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                CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  MAY 2006
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.5 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The May level
 of 202.5 (1982-84=100) was 4.2 percent higher than in May 2005.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 May level of 198.2 (1982-84=100) was 4.3 percent higher than in May 2005.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.3 percent in May on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The May
 level of 117.2 (December 1999=100) was 3.4 percent higher than in May
 2005.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject
 to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.4 percent in
 May, following a 0.6 percent rise in April.  Energy costs continued their
 advance--up 2.4 percent in May.  Within energy, the index for petroleum
 based energy increased 4.8 percent, while the index for energy services
 fell 0.6 percent.  The food index increased 0.1 percent in May.  The index
 for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in May, the same as in
 each of the preceding two months; the index for shelter again accounted
 for over half of the monthly advance.


 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category          2005             2006           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '06   May '06
 All Items           -.7   -.1   .7   .1   .4   .6   .4    5.7       4.2
  Food and beverages  .3    .1   .5   .2   .1   .0   .2     .8       1.9
  Housing             .4    .2   .5   .1   .2   .1   .3    3.0       4.0
  Apparel             .1   -.3   .3 -1.0  1.0   .6   .2    7.3        .0
  Transportation    -4.9   -.7  1.8  -.2   .9  2.4  1.5   20.9       9.0
  Medical care        .5    .2   .1   .5   .4   .4   .3    4.5       4.2
  Recreation         -.1    .1   .0   .1   .4   .3   .2    3.3       1.6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .4    .2   .4   .2   .2   .3   .0    2.1       2.7
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .3    .4   .3   .1   .2   .0   .1    1.1       2.5
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -8.1  -2.1  5.0 -1.2  1.3  3.9  2.4   35.0      23.6
   Food               .3    .1   .5   .1   .1   .0   .1     .6       1.9
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .1   .2   .1   .3   .3   .3    3.8       2.4

    
      During the first five months of 2006, the CPI-U rose at a 5.2 percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 3.4 percent for all of 2005.  The index for energy, which rose 17.1
 percent in 2005, advanced at a 30.8 percent SAAR in the first five months
 of 2006.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 64.4 percent annual
 rate while charges for energy services fell at a 1.1 percent annual rate.
 The food index has increased at a 1.8 percent SAAR thus far this year,
 following a 2.3 percent rise for all of 2005.  Excluding food and energy,
 the CPI-U advanced at a 3.1 percent SAAR in the first five months,
 following a 2.2 percent rise for all of 2005.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.2 percent in May.  The index
 for food at home declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.1
 percent in May.  Decreases in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for
 meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for dairy products more than offset
 increases in the other three major grocery store food groups.  The index
 for fruits and vegetables declined 0.9 percent.  The indexes for fresh
 fruits, for fresh vegetables, and for processed fruits and vegetables each
 decreased--down 1.4, 0.5, and 0.6 percent, respectively.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, fresh fruit prices increased 1.4 percent and
 processed fruit and vegetable prices rose 1.1 percent.)  The index for
 meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.5 percent, reflecting decreases
 in the indexes for beef, pork, other meats, and poultry. The index for
 dairy products declined 0.5 percent as a sharp drop in milk prices was
 partially offset by an increase in prices for cheese and related products.
 The index for other food at home rose 0.7 percent, the index for
 nonalcoholic beverages, 0.5 percent, and the index for cereal and bakery
 products, 0.4 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverages
 index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.4 and 0.3
 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing, which rose 0.1 percent in April, increased 0.3
 percent in May.  The index for shelter increased 0.4 percent in May.
 Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased
 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively, and the index for lodging away from
 home rose 0.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for
 lodging away from home declined 1.8 percent.)  The index for fuels and
 utilities declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.3 percent in
 May.  Declines in the indexes for electricity and for natural gas more
 than offset an increase in the price for fuel oil.  The index for natural
 gas declined 0.9 percent in May and has fallen 14.1 percent in the last
 four months.  The index for electricity declined 0.5 percent.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity rose 1.4 percent.)  The index
 for fuel oil rose for the second consecutive month--up 3.8 percent in May.
 During the last 12 months, charges for electricity and for natural gas
 have increased 13.0 and 10.0 percent, respectively, and fuel oil prices
 have risen 27.1 percent.  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which was unchanged in April, increased 0.5 percent in May.
      
      The transportation index advanced 1.5 percent in May, reflecting a
 5.0 percent increase in the index for motor fuel.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, gasoline prices rose 6.6 percent.  As of May, the price of
 gasoline was 0.5 percent higher than its previous peak level of September
 2005.)  The index for new vehicles declined 0.3 percent in May and was 0.7
 percent lower than a year ago.  The index for used cars and trucks
 increased 0.4 percent in May and was 1.5 percent higher than in May 2005.
 The index for public transportation increased 1.0 percent in May.  (Prior
 to seasonal adjustment, the index for public transportation rose 1.7
 percent, reflecting another increase in airline fares.)  Airline fares
 increased 2.6 percent in May and have advanced 7.9 percent in the first
 five months of the year.
      
      The index for apparel registered its third consecutive increase--up
 0.2 percent in May.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 declined 0.8 percent, reflecting discounting of both women's and men's
 clothing.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in May and are 4.2 percent higher
 than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--prescription
 drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent.
 The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent in April.  The
 indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services
 increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
      .
      The index for recreation rose 0.2 percent in May.  An increase in the
 indexes for recreational services--for admissions to movies, theaters,
 concerts and sporting events and for club membership dues and fees for
 participant sports--was partially offset by declines in the indexes for
 video and audio, for sporting goods, for photography, and for toys.
      
      The index for education and communication was unchanged in May.
 Educational costs increased 0.5 percent while the index for communication
 declined 0.4 percent.  Within the latter group, the index for telephone
 services fell 0.2 percent, reflecting a 1.0 percent decrease in long
 distance land-line telephone charges.  The index for personal computers
 and peripheral equipment declined 2.7 percent.
      
      The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in May.  A
 0.1 percent decline in the index for tobacco and smoking products was
 offset by a 0.3 percent increase in the index for miscellaneous personal
 services.
 
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers rose 0.5 percent in May.
 


 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
 Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category          2005             2006           3-mos. ended  ended
                     Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May   May '06   May '06
 All Items           -.8   -.1   .7   .0   .5   .6   .5    6.3       4.3
  Food and beverages  .3    .2   .4   .1   .1  -.1   .2     .8       1.8
  Housing             .4    .1   .5   .1   .2   .1   .3    2.5       4.1
  Apparel             .0   -.3   .0  -.7  1.1   .7   .1    7.7        .0
  Transportation    -5.2   -.7  1.8  -.3  1.1  2.6  1.5   23.2       9.8
  Medical care        .6    .2   .1   .3   .5   .4   .3    4.8       4.1
  Recreation         -.2    .0   .0   .1   .4   .3   .2    3.4       1.4
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .4    .1   .4   .1   .2   .3   .0    1.8       2.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .3    .4   .3   .1   .3  -.1   .0     .9       2.6
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -8.7  -2.1  5.0 -1.3  1.4  4.2  2.5   37.5      23.8
   Food               .3    .2   .4   .1   .1  -.1   .1     .4       1.7
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .2   .2   .4   .2   .3    3.5       2.3
 

     Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
 CPI (Old Weights)
 
      For the first six months of 2006, BLS also will calculate Old Weights
 CPI-U and Old Weights CPI-W based on the 2001-02 expenditure pattern used
 in the CPI from 2004 through 2005.  These Old Weight data are contained in
 tables 1(OW)-4(OW).  From April to May, the Old Weight CPI-U rose 0.5
 percent and the Old Weight CPI-W rose 0.6 percent.  Note these series are
 not seasonally adjusted.
 
  
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
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 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.


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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2001
 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2006.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of  sharp
 rises in the price of coffee futures.  The procedure was used to account
 for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and
 large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils
 series.  For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant
 changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable
 series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-
 related disruptions.  For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve
 supplies, and declining natural gas inventories.  For New vehicle series,
 the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
 (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov.  If you have general
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                       May 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2006      2006      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     201.5     202.5      4.2      0.5     0.4     0.6     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     603.5     606.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     194.2     194.7      1.9      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.2 
   Food.......................................     13.942     193.7     194.2      1.9      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      7.988     191.5     191.9      0.8      0.2    -0.1    -0.2    -0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.098     210.9     211.9      1.0      0.5     0.3    -0.2     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.133     185.5     184.7     -0.2     -0.4     0.3     0.2    -0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............       .852     181.3     181.0     -1.3     -0.2     0.1    -0.7    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.219     246.6     248.0      1.3      0.6    -1.7    -0.1    -0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .910     146.3     146.6      1.6      0.2     0.7    -0.7     0.5 
     Other food at home.......................      1.777     168.8     170.0      2.2      0.7     0.1    -0.2     0.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302     171.0     171.3      4.9      0.2     1.9     0.9     0.0 
      Fats and oils...........................       .231     165.0     168.6      0.5      2.2    -1.4    -1.7     2.4 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.244     184.3     185.4      1.9      0.6    -0.1    -0.1     0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .328     113.2     114.3      3.2      1.0    -0.4     0.2     1.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.953     198.0     198.7      3.2      0.4     0.2     0.2     0.4 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .277     135.8     136.0      4.4      0.1     0.4     0.5     0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.109     200.1     200.8      2.7      0.3     0.3     0.0     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.380     201.7     202.2      4.0      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.260     230.7     231.2      3.2      0.2     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.832     222.9     223.6      3.3      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.611     140.4     137.9      4.7     -1.8     0.8     0.0     0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.442     235.8     236.9      3.3      0.5     0.4     0.4     0.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .375     116.2     116.3     -1.4      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.371     190.8     192.0     11.8      0.6    -0.9    -0.9    -0.3 
    Fuels.....................................      4.494     173.2     174.4     13.5      0.7    -1.0    -1.1    -0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .339     236.4     239.8     23.7      1.4     0.4     4.0     3.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.155     177.7     178.8     12.7      0.6    -1.1    -1.5    -0.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .877     135.4     135.7      4.8      0.2    -0.2     0.4     0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.749     126.9     127.2      0.4      0.2     0.1     0.0     0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .779     135.2     135.7      4.6      0.4    -0.1     0.2     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.786     123.4     122.4      0.0     -0.8     1.0     0.6     0.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .915     118.0     116.5     -2.7     -1.3     0.5     0.9    -1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.612     116.3     114.4      0.2     -1.6     2.2     0.5     0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .183     118.2     118.3     -1.3      0.1    -0.2    -0.6     0.8 
   Footwear...................................       .759     126.1     125.8      2.1     -0.2     0.4    -0.1     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.415     184.1     187.6      9.0      1.9     0.9     2.4     1.5 
   Private transportation.....................     16.329     180.4     183.9      9.3      1.9     1.0     2.6     1.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.858      96.0      95.8      0.1     -0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      5.155     138.4     137.7     -0.7     -0.5    -0.1    -0.1    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.799     140.4     140.9      1.5      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      4.191     235.4     250.9     33.3      6.6     3.6     8.8     5.0 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.148     234.4     249.8     33.4      6.6     3.6     8.8     4.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .362     115.8     117.0      5.4      1.0     0.4     0.3     1.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.131     213.9     214.9      4.5      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.5 
   Public transportation......................      1.087     225.3     229.2      5.1      1.7    -0.3     0.2     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.220     334.7     335.6      4.2      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.457     285.3     286.3      4.3      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.764     348.8     349.7      4.1      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.815     288.5     289.0      2.6      0.2     0.4     0.1     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.576     464.6     466.1      6.6      0.3     0.6     0.8     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.637     111.1     111.2      1.6      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.783     105.8     105.5      0.9     -0.3     0.9     0.4    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.047     115.8     115.7      2.7     -0.1     0.2     0.3     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.967     158.6     158.9      6.0      0.2     0.5     0.5     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .196     383.1     384.7      6.2      0.4     0.5     0.3     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.771     457.7     458.6      6.0      0.2     0.5     0.5     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.080      84.5      84.2     -0.8     -0.4    -0.1     0.1    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.895      82.1      81.7     -1.2     -0.5    -0.1     0.2    -0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.245      95.4      95.2      0.4     -0.2    -0.2     0.4    -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .650      12.9      12.8     -7.2     -0.8     0.0    -0.8    -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .236      11.1      10.8    -18.2     -2.7    -0.9    -2.6    -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.463     320.0     320.2      2.5      0.1     0.2     0.0     0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .710     518.1     517.5      3.9     -0.1     0.6    -0.2    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.752     189.1     189.4      2.1      0.2     0.1     0.0     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .710     155.0     154.6      0.1     -0.3    -0.3    -0.1    -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................       .675     208.5     208.7      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.0     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.172     311.3     312.4      3.2      0.4     0.5     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.790     165.5     166.9      4.4      0.8     0.6     1.1     0.7 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     194.2     194.7      1.9      0.3     0.1     0.0     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.739     148.6     150.3      5.8      1.1     0.8     1.7     1.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.163     181.8     185.6     11.1      2.1     0.8     3.7     2.7 
    Apparel...................................      3.786     123.4     122.4      0.0     -0.8     1.0     0.6     0.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.377     222.3     229.2     15.4      3.1     1.8     4.1     2.3 
   Durables...................................     11.576     115.1     114.9     -0.7     -0.2     0.0    -0.1     0.0 
 Services.....................................     59.210     237.1     237.7      3.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.884     240.4     241.0      3.3      0.2     0.3     0.5     0.4 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .375     116.2     116.3     -1.4      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.155     177.7     178.8     12.7      0.6    -1.1    -1.5    -0.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .877     135.4     135.7      4.8      0.2    -0.2     0.4     0.3 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .779     135.2     135.7      4.6      0.4    -0.1     0.2     0.4 
  Transportation services.....................      5.707     229.6     230.7      2.5      0.5    -0.1     0.2     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.764     348.8     349.7      4.1      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................     10.669     275.5     275.8      3.3      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.058     202.8     203.9      4.5      0.5     0.4     0.6     0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.740     192.3     193.5      4.6      0.6     0.4     0.7     0.5 
 All items less medical care..................     93.780     194.7     195.6      4.1      0.5     0.4     0.6     0.5 
 Commodities less food........................     26.848     150.6     152.3      5.8      1.1     0.8     1.6     1.0 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.272     182.9     186.5     10.6      2.0     0.8     3.4     2.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.486     219.2     225.5     14.2      2.9     1.6     3.7     2.2 
 Nondurables..................................     29.214     188.7     191.0      6.5      1.2     0.5     1.9     1.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.325     251.0     251.8      4.6      0.3     0.0     0.2     0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.446     227.8     228.4      3.9      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
 Energy.......................................      8.685     201.4     209.3     23.6      3.9     1.3     3.9     2.4 
 All items less energy........................     91.315     203.0     203.3      2.4      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.373     205.5     205.7      2.4      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.319     141.7     141.5      0.3     -0.1     0.3     0.1     0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      4.530     236.6     251.4     32.7      6.3     3.3     8.5     4.8 
   Services less energy services..............     55.055     243.2     243.7      3.3      0.2     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .496    $ .494        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .166    $ .165        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2006    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2005   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  199.1   199.8   201.0   201.9    4.6    3.3    2.7    5.7    4.0    4.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  194.3   194.4   194.4   194.7    1.1    3.0    2.9    0.8    2.0    1.9 
   Food.......................................  193.8   193.9   193.9   194.1    1.1    3.0    2.7    0.6    2.0    1.7 
    Food at home..............................  192.3   192.2   191.9   191.8   -0.6    2.8    2.3   -1.0    1.1    0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  210.3   210.9   210.4   211.3    0.6    1.5    0.4    1.9    1.1    1.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.3   185.9   186.2   185.3   -3.0    3.5   -0.9    0.0    0.2   -0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............  183.1   183.2   182.0   181.0   -1.5    0.7    0.2   -4.5   -0.4   -2.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  253.2   248.8   248.6   246.4   -3.2    7.3   13.1  -10.3    1.9    0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  146.2   147.2   146.1   146.9    0.6    3.9    0.0    1.9    2.2    1.0 
     Other food at home.......................  168.8   169.0   168.7   169.9    3.4    0.0    2.6    2.6    1.7    2.6 
      Sugar and sweets........................  166.5   169.7   171.2   171.2    3.2    7.5   -2.1   11.8    5.3    4.6 
      Fats and oils...........................  169.8   167.5   164.7   168.6   -0.5    0.2    5.4   -2.8   -0.1    1.2 
      Other foods (1).........................  184.7   184.5   184.3   185.4    4.2   -1.9    3.8    1.5    1.1    2.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  113.4   113.0   113.2   114.3    3.7    3.3    2.5    3.2    3.5    2.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................  197.2   197.6   198.0   198.7    3.4    2.9    3.3    3.1    3.1    3.2 
     Other food away from home (2)............  134.6   135.2   135.9   136.2    6.6    3.1    3.0    4.8    4.8    3.9 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  199.5   200.1   200.1   200.8    0.8    2.5    5.0    2.6    1.6    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  200.8   201.3   201.6   202.3    2.7    7.6    2.8    3.0    5.1    2.9 
   Shelter....................................  228.2   229.2   230.0   231.0    2.2    2.9    3.0    5.0    2.5    4.0 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  221.4   222.3   222.9   223.6    3.0    3.3    2.8    4.0    3.2    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  134.2   135.3   135.3   135.4    0.6    7.0    7.5    3.6    3.7    5.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  233.9   234.9   235.8   237.1    2.3    2.3    3.1    5.6    2.3    4.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.2   116.2   116.2   116.3   -0.7   -6.3    1.0    0.3   -3.5    0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................  197.9   196.1   194.4   193.9    9.8   48.7    3.9   -7.8   27.8   -2.1 
    Fuels.....................................  181.0   179.1   177.1   176.5   11.0   60.0    3.2   -9.6   33.2   -3.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  221.6   222.4   231.3   238.2   59.7   34.2  -18.2   33.5   46.4    4.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  187.3   185.2   182.4   181.3    7.7   62.7    4.8  -12.2   32.3   -4.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  135.1   134.8   135.3   135.7    4.7    5.0    7.8    1.8    4.8    4.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  126.4   126.5   126.5   127.1   -1.6    0.3    0.6    2.2   -0.6    1.4 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  135.0   134.9   135.2   135.7    3.1    5.6    7.8    2.1    4.4    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  117.9   119.1   119.8   120.0   -2.0   -1.3   -3.6    7.3   -1.7    1.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  113.6   114.2   115.2   114.1   -4.7   -3.1   -4.4    1.8   -3.9   -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  108.1   110.5   111.1   111.3   -3.2    1.1   -8.7   12.4   -1.1    1.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.0   116.8   116.1   117.0   -8.5   -6.7   11.3    0.0   -7.6    5.5 
   Footwear...................................  123.9   124.4   124.3   124.8    4.0   -2.2    4.0    2.9    0.8    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  176.9   178.5   182.8   185.5   18.3   -5.1    3.5   20.9    6.0   11.8 
   Private transportation.....................  172.9   174.6   179.1   181.8   18.7   -5.6    3.3   22.2    5.8   12.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.8    95.7    95.8    95.8   -0.8    0.4    0.8    0.0   -0.2    0.4 
     New vehicles.............................  138.3   138.2   138.1   137.7   -6.5    3.9    2.1   -1.7   -1.4    0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  139.5   140.0   140.4   140.9    9.5   -7.1    0.3    4.1    0.9    2.2 
    Motor fuel................................  204.4   211.7   230.3   241.7   83.1  -20.2   10.4   95.5   20.8   46.9 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  203.3   210.6   229.1   240.4   84.4  -20.5   10.3   95.5   21.1   46.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  114.9   115.4   115.8   117.0    5.1    4.3    4.7    7.5    4.7    6.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  212.7   213.4   214.1   215.2    3.5    4.7    5.0    4.8    4.1    4.9 
   Public transportation......................  224.6   223.9   224.4   226.7    8.6    5.9    2.2    3.8    7.3    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  331.4   332.8   334.0   335.1    2.9    5.7    3.3    4.5    4.3    3.9 
   Medical care commodities...................  283.1   284.3   285.3   286.3    3.2    5.6    3.8    4.6    4.4    4.2 
   Medical care services......................  345.1   346.6   347.8   349.0    2.8    5.8    3.1    4.6    4.3    3.8 
    Professional services.....................  285.9   287.0   287.3   288.1    2.3    4.6    0.4    3.1    3.4    1.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  457.7   460.5   464.2   467.0    3.0    6.8    8.3    8.4    4.9    8.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  110.1   110.5   110.8   111.0    0.4    1.8    0.7    3.3    1.1    2.0 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.0   104.9   105.3   105.1    0.4    0.0   -1.5    4.3    0.2    1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  115.7   115.9   116.3   116.3    0.7    4.3    3.2    2.1    2.5    2.6 
   Education (2)..............................  158.3   159.1   159.9   160.7    5.7    6.4    5.8    6.2    6.0    6.0 
    Educational books and supplies............  379.4   381.2   382.4   385.1    3.6   10.2    4.9    6.1    6.8    5.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  457.2   459.5   461.8   464.2    5.8    5.9    6.1    6.3    5.8    6.2 
   Communication (2)..........................   84.5    84.4    84.5    84.2   -4.2    1.9    0.5   -1.4   -1.2   -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   82.0    81.9    82.1    81.7   -4.3    2.0   -1.0   -1.5   -1.2   -1.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.2    95.0    95.4    95.2   -2.9    4.8    0.0    0.0    0.8    0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.0    13.0    12.9    12.8  -11.1   -8.7   -3.0   -6.0   -9.9   -4.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   11.5    11.4    11.1    10.8  -22.1  -12.3  -15.7  -22.2  -17.4  -19.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  318.8   319.5   319.5   319.7    3.2    2.4    2.9    1.1    2.8    2.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  515.9   519.0   518.1   517.5    7.0    3.8    3.7    1.2    5.4    2.5 
   Personal care..............................  188.5   188.7   188.7   189.0    2.2    2.2    2.8    1.1    2.2    1.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.6   155.2   155.0   154.6    2.1   -0.5    1.6   -2.5    0.8   -0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................  207.9   208.5   208.5   208.7    2.6    2.2    5.4    1.5    2.4    3.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  308.9   310.3   310.9   311.8    2.5    3.2    3.2    3.8    2.9    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  161.9   162.8   164.6   165.7    7.5   -1.2    1.7    9.7    3.0    5.7 
  Food and beverages..........................  194.3   194.4   194.4   194.7    1.1    3.0    2.9    0.8    2.0    1.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  143.5   144.7   147.2   148.7   11.6   -3.8    1.1   15.3    3.6    8.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  170.8   172.1   178.4   183.3   19.2   -2.5   -0.9   32.6    7.8   14.6 
    Apparel...................................  117.9   119.1   119.8   120.0   -2.0   -1.3   -3.6    7.3   -1.7    1.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  207.9   211.6   220.3   225.4   35.2   -9.2    4.6   38.2   10.8   20.2 
   Durables...................................  114.8   114.8   114.7   114.7   -1.7   -0.3   -0.3   -0.3   -1.0   -0.3 
 Services.....................................  236.0   236.5   237.0   237.8    2.8    6.6    3.3    3.1    4.7    3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  237.8   238.6   239.7   240.7    2.3    2.8    3.3    5.0    2.5    4.1 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.2   116.2   116.2   116.3   -0.7   -6.3    1.0    0.3   -3.5    0.7 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  187.3   185.2   182.4   181.3    7.7   62.7    4.8  -12.2   32.3   -4.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  135.1   134.8   135.3   135.7    4.7    5.0    7.8    1.8    4.8    4.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  135.0   134.9   135.2   135.7    3.1    5.6    7.8    2.1    4.4    4.9 
  Transportation services.....................  229.0   228.8   229.3   230.2    4.3    2.1    1.2    2.1    3.2    1.7 
  Medical care services.......................  345.1   346.6   347.8   349.0    2.8    5.8    3.1    4.6    4.3    3.8 
  Other services..............................  273.7   274.7   275.8   276.5    1.8    4.4    3.1    4.2    3.1    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  200.0   200.8   202.1   203.2    5.5    3.3    2.6    6.6    4.4    4.6 
 All items less shelter.......................  189.9   190.6   191.9   192.8    6.0    3.5    2.4    6.2    4.7    4.3 
 All items less medical care..................  192.3   193.0   194.2   195.1    4.8    3.2    2.5    6.0    4.0    4.2 
 Commodities less food........................  145.6   146.8   149.2   150.7   11.1   -3.8    1.4   14.8    3.4    7.9 
 Nondurables less food........................  172.5   173.8   179.7   184.3   18.2   -2.3   -0.7   30.3    7.5   13.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  206.3   209.6   217.3   222.0   32.1   -8.4    4.6   34.1   10.0   18.4 
 Nondurables..................................  182.9   183.9   187.4   189.7   10.0    0.0    1.1   15.7    4.9    8.2 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  251.5   251.4   251.8   252.5    3.9   10.0    3.2    1.6    6.9    2.4 
 Services less medical care services..........  226.7   227.1   227.8   228.6    2.9    5.9    3.2    3.4    4.4    3.3 
 Energy.......................................  191.2   193.6   201.2   206.1   44.4   11.4    6.3   35.0   26.8   19.8 
 All items less energy........................  201.5   202.0   202.5   203.1    1.4    2.4    2.4    3.2    1.9    2.8 
  All items less food and energy..............  203.5   204.2   204.8   205.4    1.4    2.6    2.0    3.8    2.0    2.9 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.3   140.7   140.8   140.9   -0.9    0.0    0.3    1.7   -0.4    1.0 
    Energy commodities........................  206.5   213.4   231.5   242.7   81.5  -17.4    8.1   90.8   22.4   43.6 
   Services less energy services..............  241.0   241.8   242.6   243.6    2.4    3.4    3.0    4.4    2.9    3.7 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  May 2006 from--       Apr. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2006   2006   2006   2006    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    198.7  199.8  201.5  202.5    4.2    1.4    0.5    3.5    1.4    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    211.6  212.8  214.7  215.7    4.6    1.4    0.5    3.8    1.5    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    213.8  215.0  216.8  218.1    4.6    1.4    0.6    3.6    1.4    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.2  126.0  127.3  127.4    4.8    1.1    0.1    4.3    1.7    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    190.7  192.0  193.0  193.6    3.3    0.8    0.3    2.8    1.2    0.5 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.5  193.8  194.5  195.1    3.0    0.7    0.3    2.6    1.0    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.6  122.3  123.3  123.7    3.7    1.1    0.3    3.1    1.4    0.8 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    185.2  186.7  187.8  188.1    3.6    0.7    0.2    3.4    1.4    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    191.8  192.8  194.7  195.5    4.4    1.4    0.4    4.0    1.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.9  194.6  196.5  197.4    4.3    1.4    0.5    3.9    1.3    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.1  123.0  124.1  124.6    4.4    1.3    0.4    4.0    1.6    0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.1  192.3  195.1  195.9    5.0    1.9    0.4    4.2    2.1    1.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    202.7  203.8  205.3  206.9    4.1    1.5    0.8    3.4    1.3    0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    205.7  206.8  208.6  210.3    4.4    1.7    0.8    3.6    1.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.7  124.2  124.9  125.7    3.6    1.2    0.6    2.9    1.0    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    181.9  182.8  184.3  185.3    4.1    1.4    0.5    3.5    1.3    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    122.7  123.5  124.5  125.0    4.2    1.2    0.4    3.7    1.5    0.8 
   D..........................................   M    190.2  191.6  193.5  194.4    4.0    1.5    0.5    3.5    1.7    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    197.2  197.6  197.7  198.4    2.6    0.4    0.4    2.3    0.3    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    207.5  208.5  210.5  212.4    5.4    1.9    0.9    4.7    1.4    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    216.4  218.2  220.2  221.6    4.8    1.6    0.6    3.6    1.8    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  221.3      -  222.9    3.9    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  190.7      -  192.4    3.0    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  188.4      -  191.2    4.2    1.5      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.8      -  128.8    4.2    1.6      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    189.8      -  193.9      -      -      -      -    3.1    2.2      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    194.8      -  197.2      -      -      -      -    3.9    1.2      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    178.6      -  181.2      -      -      -      -    3.5    1.5      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    202.2      -  203.8      -      -      -      -    5.5    0.8      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    209.0      -  211.6      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.2      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    207.1      -  208.9      -      -      -      -    3.2    0.9      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    203.6      -  207.4      -      -      -      -    3.0    1.9      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                       May 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       Apr.      May                                             
                                                              2006      2006      May     Apr.   Feb. to Mar. to Apr. to
                                                                                 2005     2006     Mar.    Apr.    May  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     197.2     198.2      4.3      0.5     0.5     0.6     0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     587.3     590.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     193.4     193.9      1.8      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
   Food.......................................     15.519     192.8     193.3      1.7      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.347     190.5     190.9      0.8      0.2    -0.1    -0.2     0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.275     211.2     212.2      1.2      0.5     0.4     0.0     0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.653     185.1     184.4     -0.3     -0.4     0.4    -0.1    -0.3 
     Dairy and related products...............       .965     180.8     180.5     -1.4     -0.2    -0.1    -0.7    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.338     244.0     246.0      1.6      0.8    -2.0     0.0    -0.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.087     145.7     145.9      1.5      0.1     0.8    -0.7     0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      2.030     168.2     169.4      2.2      0.7     0.1    -0.2     0.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337     169.9     170.5      5.1      0.4     1.8     0.9     0.0 
      Fats and oils...........................       .287     165.7     169.1      0.7      2.1    -1.3    -1.7     2.1 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.406     184.5     185.5      1.8      0.5    -0.1    -0.2     0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .370     113.4     114.4      2.8      0.9    -0.4     0.0     0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.172     197.8     198.4      3.1      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .275     135.6     135.8      4.8      0.1     0.4     0.5     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018     200.3     200.6      2.7      0.1     0.6    -0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.161     196.8     197.4      4.1      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     30.069     223.1     223.7      3.2      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.880     222.0     222.7      3.3      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.412     139.8     136.6      4.2     -2.3     1.6    -0.6    -0.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.429     213.9     214.8      3.3      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .348     116.5     116.6     -1.4      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.900     189.4     190.4     11.5      0.5    -0.9    -0.9    -0.4 
    Fuels.....................................      4.984     170.8     171.8     13.0      0.6    -1.1    -1.1    -0.5 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .347     235.8     238.9     23.4      1.3     0.5     4.1     3.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.637     176.1     177.1     12.3      0.6    -1.1    -1.5    -0.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .916     135.8     136.0      4.9      0.1    -0.1     0.4     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.193     122.5     122.8      0.2      0.2     0.0     0.0     0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .363     137.7     138.3      4.6      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.090     123.1     121.9      0.0     -1.0     1.1     0.7     0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .982     117.5     116.5     -2.3     -0.9     0.0     1.0    -0.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.689     115.9     114.0      0.1     -1.6     2.1     1.1     0.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     120.3     120.2     -1.9     -0.1     0.8    -1.2     0.8 
   Footwear...................................       .964     125.4     125.1      2.2     -0.2     0.9    -0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.669     183.9     187.7      9.8      2.1     1.1     2.6     1.5 
   Private transportation.....................     18.931     181.2     184.9      9.9      2.0     1.2     2.7     1.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.944      95.1      95.0      0.3     -0.1     0.1     0.1     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      5.380     139.5     138.8     -0.6     -0.5     0.1    -0.1    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.801     141.3     141.8      1.6      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Motor fuel................................      5.244     236.1     251.3     33.2      6.4     3.7     8.7     4.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.193     235.2     250.3     33.2      6.4     3.7     8.8     4.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .434     115.3     116.5      5.4      1.0     0.5     0.3     1.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.130     216.3     217.4      4.6      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.5 
   Public transportation......................       .738     224.0     227.5      5.4      1.6    -0.3     0.3     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.171     334.2     335.0      4.1      0.2     0.5     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.140     278.4     279.4      4.3      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.030     349.2     350.0      4.0      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services.....................      2.336     290.8     291.3      2.5      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.332     459.9     461.2      6.3      0.3     0.6     0.8     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.097     108.4     108.5      1.4      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     104.9     104.7      0.8     -0.2     0.7     0.4    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.635     113.2     113.0      2.2     -0.2     0.2     0.3     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.243     156.9     157.2      5.9      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.5 
    Educational books and supplies............       .199     384.7     386.2      6.1      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.044     443.5     444.4      5.9      0.2     0.4     0.5     0.5 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.392      86.3      86.0     -0.6     -0.3    -0.1     0.1    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.244      84.6      84.3     -0.8     -0.4    -0.1     0.1    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.653      95.6      95.3      0.4     -0.3    -0.2     0.4    -0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .590      13.5      13.3     -7.0     -1.5     0.7    -0.7    -1.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .208      11.0      10.7    -17.7     -2.7     0.0    -2.7    -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.640     329.3     329.3      2.6      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.137     519.9     519.4      4.2     -0.1     0.6    -0.2    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.504     187.2     187.3      1.9      0.1     0.2    -0.1     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .774     155.0     154.7      0.1     -0.2    -0.3    -0.1    -0.2 
    Personal care services (1)................       .616     208.6     208.6      2.7      0.0     0.2     0.0     0.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .949     311.8     312.7      3.1      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.601     167.3     168.9      5.0      1.0     0.7     1.2     0.8 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     193.4     193.9      1.8      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     28.064     151.8     153.7      6.7      1.3     1.0     2.0     1.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.599     188.4     192.8     12.4      2.3     0.8     4.2     2.8 
    Apparel...................................      4.090     123.1     121.9      0.0     -1.0     1.1     0.7     0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.509     233.2     241.1     17.0      3.4     1.9     4.5     2.7 
   Durables...................................     12.465     115.2     115.0     -0.4     -0.2     0.0    -0.1    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     55.399     232.2     232.8      3.8      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.721     215.0     215.6      3.3      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .348     116.5     116.6     -1.4      0.1     0.0     0.0     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.637     176.1     177.1     12.3      0.6    -1.1    -1.5    -0.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .916     135.8     136.0      4.9      0.1    -0.1     0.4     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .363     137.7     138.3      4.6      0.4    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
  Transportation services.....................      5.659     229.5     230.3      2.2      0.3     0.0     0.1     0.3 
  Medical care services.......................      4.030     349.2     350.0      4.0      0.2     0.6     0.3     0.3 
  Other services..............................      9.726     266.6     266.8      3.1      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.481     197.8     199.0      4.8      0.6     0.5     0.8     0.6 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.931     189.8     191.1      4.8      0.7     0.4     0.7     0.5 
 All items less medical care..................     94.829     191.3     192.4      4.3      0.6     0.4     0.6     0.5 
 Commodities less food........................     29.082     153.6     155.5      6.6      1.2     1.0     1.9     1.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.617     189.3     193.4     11.8      2.2     0.9     3.9     2.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.527     229.4     236.6     15.9      3.1     1.8     4.2     2.5 
 Nondurables..................................     32.136     191.8     194.2      7.0      1.3     0.5     2.2     1.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.679     222.7     223.3      4.5      0.3     0.0     0.0     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.369     223.4     224.0      3.8      0.3     0.1     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.228     202.0     210.0     23.8      4.0     1.4     4.2     2.5 
 All items less energy........................     89.772     197.4     197.7      2.2      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.253     198.7     198.9      2.3      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.491     142.2     141.9      0.4     -0.2     0.3     0.1     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      5.591     236.9     251.4     32.5      6.1     3.4     8.5     4.7 
   Services less energy services..............     50.762     238.2     238.8      3.2      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .507    $ .504        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .170    $ .169        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May                                            
                                                 2006    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                Aug.   Nov.   Feb.    May   Nov.    May 
                                                                                2005   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  194.6   195.5   196.7   197.6    5.6    2.9    2.3    6.3    4.3    4.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  193.5   193.7   193.6   193.9    0.8    3.0    2.7    0.8    1.9    1.8 
   Food.......................................  193.1   193.2   193.1   193.3    0.8    3.0    2.7    0.4    1.9    1.6 
    Food at home..............................  191.4   191.3   190.9   190.9   -0.8    2.8    2.3   -1.0    1.0    0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  210.3   211.1   211.0   211.6    0.2    1.7    0.6    2.5    1.0    1.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.0   185.8   185.6   185.0   -3.0    3.5   -1.5    0.0    0.2   -0.8 
     Dairy and related products...............  183.0   182.8   181.6   180.7   -1.1    0.2    0.4   -4.9   -0.4   -2.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  251.2   246.2   246.2   244.7   -3.3    7.2   13.8  -10.0    1.8    1.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  145.5   146.6   145.6   146.2    0.0    4.2    0.0    1.9    2.1    1.0 
     Other food at home.......................  168.4   168.5   168.2   169.3    3.2    0.2    2.9    2.2    1.7    2.5 
      Sugar and sweets........................  165.7   168.7   170.2   170.2    4.0    7.5   -2.1   11.3    5.8    4.4 
      Fats and oils...........................  170.6   168.4   165.5   168.9   -0.7    0.5    7.1   -3.9   -0.1    1.4 
      Other foods (1).........................  185.0   184.8   184.5   185.5    3.8   -1.3    3.5    1.1    1.2    2.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  113.8   113.4   113.4   114.4    2.9    4.0    2.1    2.1    3.4    2.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  197.0   197.4   197.8   198.4    3.4    3.1    3.1    2.9    3.2    3.0 
     Other food away from home (2)............  134.4   135.0   135.7   136.1    8.3    2.7    3.3    5.2    5.5    4.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  199.4   200.5   200.3   200.6    0.0    3.5    5.0    2.4    1.7    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  196.4   196.8   197.0   197.6    3.2    8.0    2.7    2.5    5.6    2.6 
   Shelter....................................  221.0   222.0   222.7   223.7    2.6    2.6    2.8    5.0    2.6    3.9 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  220.5   221.4   222.0   222.7    3.0    3.4    2.8    4.1    3.2    3.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  133.6   135.8   135.0   134.4    1.9    3.7    8.2    2.4    2.8    5.3 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  212.2   213.0   213.9   215.0    2.5    2.3    3.1    5.4    2.4    4.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.5   116.5   116.5   116.6   -0.7   -6.3    1.0    0.3   -3.5    0.7 
   Fuels and utilities........................  196.4   194.7   193.0   192.3    9.4   48.1    3.8   -8.1   27.3   -2.3 
    Fuels.....................................  178.5   176.6   174.7   173.9   10.5   58.3    3.2   -9.9   32.3   -3.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  220.4   221.4   230.5   237.5   58.3   34.5  -19.1   34.8   45.9    4.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  185.5   183.4   180.7   179.5    7.7   60.3    4.9  -12.3   31.4   -4.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  135.3   135.1   135.7   136.0    5.0    5.0    7.4    2.1    5.0    4.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  122.2   122.2   122.2   122.6   -1.6    0.3    1.0    1.3   -0.7    1.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  137.5   137.3   137.7   138.3    4.3    5.2    6.7    2.3    4.7    4.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  117.4   118.7   119.5   119.6   -1.3   -2.3   -3.7    7.7   -1.8    1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  113.5   113.5   114.6   114.0   -4.1   -3.1   -3.4    1.8   -3.6   -0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  107.3   109.6   110.8   111.0   -2.9   -0.7   -9.1   14.5   -1.8    2.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  118.5   119.4   118.0   118.9   -9.2   -6.3    7.4    1.4   -7.8    4.3 
   Footwear...................................  123.0   124.1   123.7   124.0    4.7   -3.5    4.3    3.3    0.5    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  175.9   177.8   182.5   185.3   20.0   -5.7    3.2   23.2    6.4   12.8 
   Private transportation.....................  173.0   175.0   179.7   182.6   20.9   -6.5    3.3   24.1    6.3   13.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.8    94.9    95.0    95.0    0.8   -0.8    0.4    0.8    0.0    0.6 
     New vehicles.............................  139.2   139.3   139.2   138.8   -6.2    3.8    1.7   -1.1   -1.3    0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  140.3   140.8   141.3   141.8    9.8   -7.3    0.3    4.3    0.9    2.3 
    Motor fuel................................  204.8   212.3   230.8   241.8   83.9  -19.5    9.1   94.3   21.6   45.6 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  203.8   211.3   229.9   240.9   83.7  -19.8    9.3   95.2   21.4   46.1 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  114.3   114.9   115.3   116.5    5.2    4.7    3.9    7.9    4.9    5.9 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  215.2   215.8   216.5   217.6    3.7    4.8    5.0    4.5    4.3    4.8 
   Public transportation......................  223.3   222.7   223.3   225.0    8.7    6.8    3.1    3.1    7.7    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  330.5   332.2   333.4   334.4    2.9    6.1    2.3    4.8    4.5    3.6 
   Medical care commodities...................  276.3   277.3   278.4   279.2    3.2    5.8    3.9    4.3    4.5    4.1 
   Medical care services......................  345.0   346.9   348.1   349.3    2.8    6.2    1.9    5.1    4.5    3.5 
    Professional services.....................  288.3   289.3   290.0   290.5    2.3    4.4    0.1    3.1    3.3    1.6 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  452.7   455.6   459.4   462.1    2.6    7.8    6.6    8.6    5.2    7.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  107.4   107.8   108.1   108.3    0.0    1.9    0.4    3.4    0.9    1.9 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.4   104.1   104.5   104.3    0.8    0.0   -1.2    3.5    0.4    1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  113.0   113.2   113.5   113.5    0.0    4.4    2.5    1.8    2.2    2.1 
   Education (2)..............................  156.6   157.3   158.0   158.8    5.2    6.2    6.4    5.7    5.7    6.1 
    Educational books and supplies............  381.2   382.9   384.0   386.6    3.0    9.9    5.6    5.8    6.4    5.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  443.2   444.9   447.1   449.4    5.4    5.9    6.5    5.7    5.6    6.1 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.3    86.2    86.3    86.0   -3.6    2.4    0.5   -1.4   -0.7   -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.6    84.5    84.6    84.3   -4.2    2.9   -0.5   -1.4   -0.7   -0.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.4    95.2    95.6    95.3   -2.5    4.3    0.4   -0.4    0.8    0.0 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.5    13.6    13.5    13.3   -8.1   -8.3   -5.7   -5.8   -8.2   -5.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   11.3    11.3    11.0    10.7  -22.4  -12.5  -15.9  -19.6  -17.6  -17.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  328.1   329.2   328.8   328.8    4.1    2.4    3.1    0.9    3.2    2.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  517.9   520.9   519.9   519.4    8.1    3.7    3.7    1.2    5.9    2.4 
   Personal care..............................  186.6   187.0   186.8   187.0    2.2    1.7    2.8    0.9    2.0    1.8 
    Personal care products (1)................  155.6   155.2   155.0   154.7    2.4   -1.3    1.8   -2.3    0.5   -0.3 
    Personal care services (1)................  208.0   208.5   208.6   208.6    2.6    2.2    5.0    1.2    2.4    3.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  309.4   310.8   311.5   312.4    2.3    2.9    3.6    3.9    2.6    3.8 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  163.2   164.3   166.3   167.6    8.5   -1.7    1.7   11.2    3.3    6.4 
  Food and beverages..........................  193.5   193.7   193.6   193.9    0.8    3.0    2.7    0.8    1.9    1.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  145.9   147.3   150.2   151.8   13.6   -4.5    1.4   17.2    4.1    9.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  176.0   177.4   184.9   190.1   21.7   -3.1   -0.7   36.1    8.6   16.3 
    Apparel...................................  117.4   118.7   119.5   119.6   -1.3   -2.3   -3.7    7.7   -1.8    1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  216.5   220.7   230.7   237.0   38.1   -9.5    4.6   43.6   11.8   22.5 
   Durables...................................  115.0   115.0   114.9   114.7   -0.3   -1.0    0.3   -1.0   -0.7   -0.3 
 Services.....................................  231.4   232.0   232.4   233.0    2.9    6.9    2.8    2.8    4.9    2.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  212.9   213.9   214.6   215.6    2.5    2.9    2.7    5.2    2.7    3.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.5   116.5   116.5   116.6   -0.7   -6.3    1.0    0.3   -3.5    0.7 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  185.5   183.4   180.7   179.5    7.7   60.3    4.9  -12.3   31.4   -4.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  135.3   135.1   135.7   136.0    5.0    5.0    7.4    2.1    5.0    4.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  137.5   137.3   137.7   138.3    4.3    5.2    6.7    2.3    4.7    4.5 
  Transportation services.....................  228.9   228.9   229.2   229.9    4.0    1.8    1.2    1.8    2.9    1.5 
  Medical care services.......................  345.0   346.9   348.1   349.3    2.8    6.2    1.9    5.1    4.5    3.5 
  Other services..............................  264.8   265.7   266.6   267.3    1.2    4.4    2.8    3.8    2.8    3.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  194.7   195.7   197.2   198.3    6.3    2.9    2.3    7.6    4.6    4.9 
 All items less shelter.......................  187.1   187.9   189.3   190.3    6.8    3.1    2.2    7.0    4.9    4.6 
 All items less medical care..................  188.9   189.7   190.9   191.8    5.8    2.6    2.6    6.3    4.2    4.4 
 Commodities less food........................  147.8   149.3   152.1   153.7   13.1   -4.2    1.4   16.9    4.1    8.9 
 Nondurables less food........................  177.4   179.0   186.0   190.9   20.4   -3.1   -0.2   34.1    8.0   15.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  214.0   217.8   226.9   232.6   35.7   -8.7    4.4   39.6   11.3   20.7 
 Nondurables..................................  185.4   186.3   190.4   192.9   10.6   -0.4    1.5   17.2    4.9    9.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  223.4   223.3   223.4   223.9    3.8   10.6    3.1    0.9    7.1    2.0 
 Services less medical care services..........  222.7   223.0   223.6   224.2    3.4    6.2    3.1    2.7    4.8    2.9 
 Energy.......................................  190.6   193.3   201.4   206.4   47.0    8.8    5.9   37.5   26.4   20.7 
 All items less energy........................  196.0   196.6   197.0   197.4    1.5    2.3    2.1    2.9    1.9    2.5 
  All items less food and energy..............  197.0   197.7   198.1   198.7    1.7    2.1    2.1    3.5    1.9    2.8 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.7   141.1   141.3   141.3    0.0   -0.3    0.3    1.7   -0.1    1.0 
    Energy commodities........................  206.3   213.4   231.5   242.4   82.6  -17.4    7.3   90.6   22.8   43.0 
   Services less energy services..............  236.3   237.2   237.9   238.8    2.6    3.1    2.8    4.3    2.9    3.5 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  May 2006 from--       Apr. 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May                                           
                                                 (1)   2006   2006   2006   2006    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    194.2  195.3  197.2  198.2    4.3    1.5    0.5    3.7    1.5    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    207.9  209.0  211.0  212.1    4.7    1.5    0.5    4.0    1.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    208.6  209.7  211.5  212.8    4.6    1.5    0.6    3.8    1.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.5  126.1  127.6  128.0    5.3    1.5    0.3    4.5    1.7    1.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.9  187.0  188.3  189.0    3.6    1.1    0.4    3.0    1.3    0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    186.9  188.0  189.0  189.7    3.2    0.9    0.4    2.7    1.1    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.0  121.7  122.8  123.3    4.1    1.3    0.4    3.4    1.5    0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    183.2  184.7  186.0  186.4    4.3    0.9    0.2    3.9    1.5    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    188.9  189.9  192.1  192.9    4.7    1.6    0.4    4.2    1.7    1.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.8  192.4  194.7  195.7    4.8    1.7    0.5    4.3    1.5    1.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.7  121.6  122.9  123.3    4.6    1.4    0.3    4.2    1.8    1.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.1  192.4  195.3  196.3    5.4    2.0    0.5    4.6    2.2    1.5 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    197.2  198.3  200.0  201.9    4.1    1.8    1.0    3.3    1.4    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.6  199.7  201.7  203.6    4.3    2.0    0.9    3.5    1.6    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.1  123.6  124.4  125.6    4.0    1.6    1.0    3.0    1.1    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.0  181.0  182.6  183.7    4.2    1.5    0.6    3.6    1.4    0.9 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    121.9  122.6  123.8  124.4    4.5    1.5    0.5    3.9    1.6    1.0 
   D..........................................   M    188.7  190.2  192.2  193.3    4.5    1.6    0.6    3.8    1.9    1.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.6  190.9  191.4  192.0    2.8    0.6    0.3    2.4    0.4    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    199.9  200.8  202.9  205.0    5.3    2.1    1.0    4.5    1.5    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    210.6  212.0  214.0  215.5    4.8    1.7    0.7    3.9    1.6    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  220.5      -  222.9    4.2    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  181.6      -  183.8    3.3    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  189.7      -  192.9    4.8    1.7      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.4      -  128.2    4.1    1.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    188.5      -  192.0      -      -      -      -    3.2    1.9      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    189.6      -  192.2      -      -      -      -    3.8    1.4      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    176.7      -  180.0      -      -      -      -    4.2    1.9      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    199.9      -  202.3      -      -      -      -    5.8    1.2      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    209.1      -  211.1      -      -      -      -    4.0    1.0      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    202.5      -  204.9      -      -      -      -    2.8    1.2      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    198.0      -  202.5      -      -      -      -    3.2    2.3      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes          May 2006 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Apr.      May       May       Apr.  
                                                              2006      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items (1)................................    100.000     116.8     117.2       3.4       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072     114.7     115.0       1.9       0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.943     114.7     115.0       1.8       0.3 
    Food at home..............................      8.029     111.8     112.0       0.8       0.2 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914     118.7     119.1       3.2       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130     115.2     115.6       2.6       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173     121.2     121.5       3.7       0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.495     122.0     122.3       3.3       0.2 
   Fuels and utilities (2)....................      4.702     146.6     147.5      10.7       0.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977      96.9      97.1      -0.1       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076      92.8      91.9      -0.2      -1.0 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095     120.7     122.4       6.9       1.4 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988     121.5     123.2       7.0       1.4 
   Public transportation......................      1.107     110.8     112.7       4.7       1.7 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055     130.8     131.1       4.0       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458     120.7     121.2       4.1       0.4 
   Medical care services......................      4.597     134.2     134.5       3.9       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863     106.1     106.1       1.1       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190     102.8     102.6       1.6      -0.2 
   Education..................................      2.751     147.2     147.6       6.0       0.3 
   Communication..............................      3.439      76.4      76.0      -1.8      -0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475     119.1     119.2       2.3       0.1 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763     123.7     124.0       3.7       0.2 
 Commodities..................................     41.237     108.2     108.8       3.1       0.6 
  Durables....................................     12.340      87.8      87.7      -1.1      -0.1 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897     118.3     119.2       4.9       0.8 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707     112.8     112.9       2.2       0.1 
 Energy (3)...................................      7.351    R173.5     179.6      21.7       3.5 

   1 Revised indexes: Feb. 2006=115.4, Jan. 2006=115.1.
   2 Revised indexes: Mar. 2006=147.6, Feb. 2006=149.2, Jan. 2006=151.8.
   3 Revised indexes: Mar. 2006=163.6, Feb. 2006=161.8, Jan. 2006=164.1.
   R Revised.
 Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 1 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):  U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes        May 2006 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2005                                        
                                                              Apr.      May      May     Apr.  
                                                              2006     2006     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    201.7    202.7      4.3      0.5 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    604.2    607.3        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      15.127    194.2    194.8      1.9      0.3 
   Food.......................................      14.151    193.7    194.2      1.9      0.3 
    Food at home..............................       8.049    191.6    192.0      0.9      0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.157    210.9    212.0      1.1      0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.229    185.5    184.7     -0.2     -0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............        .836    181.3    180.8     -1.4     -0.3 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.242    247.0    248.8      1.7      0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................        .885    146.7    146.9      1.8      0.1 
     Other food at home.......................       1.700    168.8    170.0      2.2      0.7 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .297    171.0    171.3      4.9      0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................        .246    164.9    168.6      0.5      2.2 
      Other foods.............................       1.157    184.4    185.5      1.9      0.6 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .295    113.2    114.1      3.0      0.8 
    Food away from home.......................       6.102    198.0    198.7      3.2      0.4 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .338    135.7    136.1      4.5      0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................        .976    200.3    200.7      2.7      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      42.224    201.9    202.4      4.1      0.2 
   Shelter....................................      32.442    231.1    231.6      3.4      0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       6.116    222.9    223.6      3.3      0.3 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       3.009    140.2    138.1      4.9     -1.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      22.951    235.9    236.9      3.3      0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .366    116.2    116.3     -1.4      0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.538    189.9    191.0     11.2      0.6 
    Fuels.....................................       4.592    172.2    173.2     12.7      0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .360    236.6    240.1     23.8      1.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       4.233    176.5    177.4     11.8      0.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .946    135.5    135.8      4.9      0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       4.243    127.2    127.5      0.6      0.2 
    Household operations (1)..................        .717    135.2    135.6      4.5      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       3.677    123.4    122.2     -0.2     -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................        .927    117.4    116.1     -3.0     -1.1 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.568    116.5    114.2      0.0     -2.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .177    119.1    118.9     -0.8     -0.2 
   Footwear...................................        .747    126.4    126.2      2.4     -0.2 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      17.650    184.6    188.4      9.5      2.1 
   Private transportation.....................      16.595    180.9    184.7      9.7      2.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.519     96.0     95.8      0.1     -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................       4.521    138.4    137.8     -0.6     -0.4 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       1.998    140.4    140.9      1.5      0.4 
    Motor fuel................................       4.460    235.5    251.0     33.4      6.6 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       4.418    234.4    249.9     33.4      6.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .366    115.8    117.0      5.4      1.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.344    214.0    215.1      4.6      0.5 
   Public transportation......................       1.055    225.2    228.9      5.0      1.6 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       6.186    334.8    335.6      4.2      0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.488    285.6    286.6      4.4      0.4 
   Medical care services......................       4.698    348.8    349.6      4.1      0.2 
    Professional services.....................       2.776    288.5    289.0      2.6      0.2 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.540    464.5    465.9      6.5      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.605    111.2    111.4      1.7      0.2 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.637    105.6    105.5      0.9     -0.1 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.791    116.0    115.9      2.8     -0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       3.008    158.7    159.1      6.1      0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............        .223    383.3    384.8      6.2      0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.784    458.0    459.0      6.1      0.2 
   Communication (1)..........................       2.784     84.7     84.4     -0.6     -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.612     82.2     81.9     -1.0     -0.4 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.123     95.5     95.3      0.5     -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .489     12.9     12.8     -7.2     -0.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .156     11.1     10.8    -18.2     -2.7 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       3.739    320.0    320.3      2.5      0.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............        .824    518.1    517.3      3.9     -0.2 
   Personal care..............................       2.916    189.1    189.4      2.1      0.2 
    Personal care products....................        .645    154.8    154.6      0.1     -0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .647    208.5    208.7      2.9      0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.449    310.9    311.8      3.0      0.3 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      39.974    166.0    167.5      4.8      0.9 
  Food and beverages..........................      15.127    194.2    194.8      1.9      0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      24.847    149.4    151.3      6.5      1.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      14.289    182.5    186.5     11.7      2.2 
    Apparel...................................       3.677    123.4    122.2     -0.2     -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      10.612    223.3    230.5     16.1      3.2 
   Durables...................................      10.558    115.2    115.2     -0.4      0.0 
 Services.....................................      60.026    237.1    237.8      3.9      0.3 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      32.076    240.8    241.3      3.5      0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .366    116.2    116.3     -1.4      0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       4.233    176.5    177.4     11.8      0.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .946    135.5    135.8      4.9      0.2 
  Household operations (1)....................        .717    135.2    135.6      4.5      0.3 
  Transportation services.....................       6.194    229.5    230.4      2.4      0.4 
  Medical care services.......................       4.698    348.8    349.6      4.1      0.2 
  Other services..............................      10.795    275.6    276.0      3.4      0.1 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      85.849    203.1    204.2      4.7      0.5 
 All items less shelter.......................      67.558    192.5    193.7      4.7      0.6 
 All items less medical care..................      93.814    194.9    195.9      4.3      0.5 
 Commodities less food........................      25.823    151.4    153.2      6.4      1.2 
 Nondurables less food........................      15.265    183.7    187.5     11.1      2.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      11.588    220.4    227.0     14.9      3.0 
 Nondurables..................................      29.416    189.1    191.5      6.7      1.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      27.950    250.8    251.5      4.5      0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........      55.328    227.9    228.5      3.9      0.3 
 Energy.......................................       9.052    201.4    209.3     23.6      3.9 
 All items less energy........................      90.948    203.2    203.5      2.5      0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............      76.797    205.7    205.9      2.5      0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      21.004    141.9    141.7      0.4     -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................       4.819    236.7    251.6     32.8      6.3 
   Services less energy services..............      55.793    243.4    243.9      3.4      0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .496   $ .493        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .166   $ .165        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2 (OW).  Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W):  U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                  Unadjusted   
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted    percent change to
                                                importance,      indexes        May 2006 from- 
                Item and group                   December                                      
                                                   2005                                        
                                                              Apr.      May      May     Apr.  
                                                              2006     2006     2005     2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                               
             Expenditure category                                                              
                                                                                               
 All items....................................     100.000    197.3    198.5      4.5      0.6 
 All items (1967=100).........................           -    587.8    591.2        -        - 
                                                                                               
  Food and beverages..........................      16.817    193.4    193.9      1.8      0.3 
   Food.......................................      15.758    192.8    193.4      1.8      0.3 
    Food at home..............................       9.374    190.5    190.9      0.8      0.2 
     Cereals and bakery products..............       1.310    210.8    212.0      1.1      0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........       2.787    185.2    184.4     -0.3     -0.4 
     Dairy and related products...............        .946    180.9    180.5     -1.4     -0.2 
     Fruits and vegetables....................       1.365    244.1    246.3      1.7      0.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                       
         materials............................       1.051    146.0    146.2      1.7      0.1 
     Other food at home.......................       1.914    168.3    169.6      2.3      0.8 
      Sugar and sweets........................        .312    170.3    170.9      5.3      0.4 
      Fats and oils...........................        .298    165.1    168.7      0.4      2.2 
      Other foods.............................       1.304    184.8    185.8      1.9      0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1)..........        .335    113.7    114.6      3.0      0.8 
    Food away from home.......................       6.385    197.7    198.4      3.1      0.4 
     Other food away from home (1)............        .255    135.5    135.8      4.8      0.2 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       1.059    200.2    200.6      2.7      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Housing.....................................      39.247    197.0    197.5      4.1      0.3 
   Shelter....................................      29.666    223.5    224.0      3.3      0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (2).............       8.000    222.0    222.8      3.4      0.4 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.739    140.1    137.0      4.5     -2.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                         
        residence (2) (3).....................      19.607    213.8    214.8      3.3      0.5 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)......        .321    116.2    116.4     -1.6      0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................       5.903    188.7    189.7     11.1      0.5 
    Fuels.....................................       4.935    170.0    171.0     12.4      0.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................        .337    236.2    239.4     23.7      1.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (2)..........       4.598    175.2    176.2     11.7      0.6 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                       
        services (1)..........................        .968    135.8    136.1      4.9      0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......       3.677    122.8    123.1      0.5      0.2 
    Household operations (1)..................        .326    137.8    138.3      4.6      0.4 
                                                                                               
  Apparel.....................................       4.020    122.7    121.6     -0.2     -0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       1.009    116.7    115.5     -3.1     -1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................       1.582    116.0    113.6     -0.3     -2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............        .226    121.8    121.8     -0.6      0.0 
   Footwear...................................        .970    124.9    125.1      2.2      0.2 
                                                                                               
  Transportation..............................      20.141    184.2    188.1     10.0      2.1 
   Private transportation.....................      19.348    181.5    185.4     10.2      2.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       8.889     95.1     95.1      0.4      0.0 
     New vehicles.............................       4.550    139.4    138.8     -0.6     -0.4 
     Used cars and trucks.....................       3.465    141.2    141.7      1.5      0.4 
    Motor fuel................................       5.443    236.3    251.7     33.4      6.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................       5.396    235.3    250.7     33.4      6.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment.........        .451    115.5    116.7      5.6      1.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......       1.362    216.6    217.6      4.7      0.5 
   Public transportation......................        .793    223.4    226.6      5.0      1.4 
                                                                                               
  Medical care................................       5.059    334.3    335.2      4.1      0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................       1.127    278.4    279.4      4.3      0.4 
   Medical care services......................       3.931    349.4    350.2      4.1      0.2 
    Professional services.....................       2.275    291.0    291.5      2.5      0.2 
    Hospital and related services (2).........       1.297    460.0    461.3      6.4      0.3 
                                                                                               
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.408    108.5    108.7      1.6      0.2 
   Video and audio (1)........................       1.816    104.9    104.8      0.9     -0.1 
                                                                                               
  Education and communication (1).............       5.419    113.3    113.2      2.4     -0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       2.416    156.9    157.3      5.9      0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............        .220    384.3    385.9      6.0      0.4 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.       2.196    443.7    444.6      5.9      0.2 
   Communication (1)..........................       3.003     86.5     86.2     -0.3     -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)       2.861     84.8     84.5     -0.6     -0.4 
     Telephone services (1)...................       2.399     95.7     95.5      0.6     -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                      
         services (4).........................        .462     13.5     13.4     -6.3     -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                        
          equipment (1).......................        .140     11.0     10.7    -17.7     -2.7 
                                                                                               
  Other goods and services....................       3.889    329.3    329.4      2.7      0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products...............       1.275    519.9    519.1      4.1     -0.2 
   Personal care..............................       2.614    187.2    187.5      2.0      0.2 
    Personal care products....................        .696    154.7    154.6      0.1     -0.1 
    Personal care services....................        .605    208.7    208.8      2.8      0.0 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       1.154    311.8    312.7      3.1      0.3 
                                                                                               
          Commodity and service group                                                          
                                                                                               
 Commodities..................................      44.564    167.6    169.2      5.2      1.0 
  Food and beverages..........................      16.817    193.4    193.9      1.8      0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........      27.747    152.2    154.3      7.2      1.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........      15.719    188.7    193.3     12.7      2.4 
    Apparel...................................       4.020    122.7    121.6     -0.2     -0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                      
        apparel...............................      11.700    233.8    241.9     17.4      3.5 
   Durables...................................      12.027    115.3    115.3     -0.2      0.0 
 Services.....................................      55.436    232.3    232.9      3.9      0.3 
  Rent of shelter (3).........................      29.345    215.3    215.8      3.4      0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1)........        .321    116.2    116.4     -1.6      0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (2).............       4.598    175.2    176.2     11.7      0.6 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                         
      services (1)............................        .968    135.8    136.1      4.9      0.2 
  Household operations (1)....................        .326    137.8    138.3      4.6      0.4 
  Transportation services.....................       6.109    229.6    230.3      2.2      0.3 
  Medical care services.......................       3.931    349.4    350.2      4.1      0.2 
  Other services..............................       9.837    266.7    267.1      3.2      0.1 
                                                                                               
                Special indexes                                                                
                                                                                               
 All items less food..........................      84.242    198.0    199.2      4.9      0.6 
 All items less shelter.......................      70.334    189.9    191.3      4.9      0.7 
 All items less medical care..................      94.941    191.5    192.7      4.5      0.6 
 Commodities less food........................      28.806    153.9    156.0      6.9      1.4 
 Nondurables less food........................      16.778    189.6    193.9     12.1      2.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............      12.759    229.8    237.3     16.2      3.3 
 Nondurables..................................      32.537    191.9    194.5      7.2      1.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (3)............      26.091    222.6    223.2      4.5      0.3 
 Services less medical care services..........      51.504    223.5    224.0      3.8      0.2 
 Energy.......................................      10.378    202.3    210.5     24.1      4.1 
 All items less energy........................      89.622    197.5    197.8      2.3      0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............      73.864    198.9    199.1      2.4      0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                            
       commodities............................      23.026    142.3    142.0      0.5     -0.2 
    Energy commodities........................       5.780    237.2    252.1     32.9      6.3 
   Services less energy services..............      50.838    238.5    239.0      3.2      0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................           -   $ .507   $ .504        -        - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                       
     (1967=$1.00).............................           -   $ .170   $ .169        -        - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum
 index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
   3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                   May 2006 from-       Apr. 2006 from-   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule                                                                       
                                                 (1)   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                       2006   2006   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    198.7  200.0  201.7  202.7    4.3    1.4    0.5    3.6    1.5    0.9 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    211.8  213.3  215.3  216.4    4.9    1.5    0.5    4.1    1.7    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    214.1  215.4  217.5  218.9    4.9    1.6    0.6    3.9    1.6    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.3  126.3  127.5  127.6    4.9    1.0    0.1    4.5    1.8    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    190.7  192.0  193.2  193.9    3.5    1.0    0.4    2.9    1.3    0.6 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    192.5  193.8  194.7  195.3    3.1    0.8    0.3    2.7    1.1    0.5 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.6  122.3  123.5  124.0    3.9    1.4    0.4    3.3    1.6    1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    185.3  187.0  188.2  188.5    3.8    0.8    0.2    3.6    1.6    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    191.8  192.9  194.9  195.7    4.5    1.5    0.4    4.1    1.6    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.8  194.7  196.7  197.6    4.4    1.5    0.5    4.0    1.5    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    122.1  123.0  124.2  124.7    4.4    1.4    0.4    4.1    1.7    1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.3  192.3  195.4  196.3    5.2    2.1    0.5    4.4    2.1    1.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    202.7  203.7  205.4  207.1    4.2    1.7    0.8    3.4    1.3    0.8 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    205.7  206.8  208.6  210.4    4.4    1.7    0.9    3.6    1.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.7  124.2  125.0  125.9    3.8    1.4    0.7    3.0    1.1    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    181.9  182.9  184.5  185.6    4.3    1.5    0.6    3.6    1.4    0.9 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    122.8  123.6  124.7  125.2    4.3    1.3    0.4    3.8    1.5    0.9 
   D..........................................   M    190.2  191.8  193.8  194.8    4.2    1.6    0.5    3.7    1.9    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    197.2  197.6  197.7  198.5    2.7    0.5    0.4    2.3    0.3    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    207.6  208.5  210.4  212.4    5.4    1.9    1.0    4.6    1.3    0.9 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    216.6  218.6  221.2  222.8    5.4    1.9    0.7    4.1    2.1    1.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  221.6      -  222.3    3.6    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  191.0      -  192.9    3.3    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  188.5      -  191.2    4.2    1.4      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  127.2      -  129.1    4.4    1.5      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    189.8      -  193.8      -      -      -      -    3.1    2.1      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    194.8      -  197.6      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.4      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    178.9      -  181.5      -      -      -      -    3.7    1.5      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    201.2      -  203.3      -      -      -      -    5.2    1.0      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    209.5      -  212.7      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.5      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    206.8      -  208.8      -      -      -      -    3.1    1.0      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    203.6      -  207.8      -      -      -      -    3.2    2.1      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4 (OW). Old Weight Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all
 items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     Area                        ng                                   May 2006 from-       Apr. 2006 from-   
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                                                 (1)   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr.   Apr.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                       2006   2006   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    194.3  195.4  197.3  198.5    4.5    1.6    0.6    3.7    1.5    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    208.1  209.2  211.2  212.2    4.8    1.4    0.5    4.1    1.5    1.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    208.9  209.9  211.8  213.1    4.7    1.5    0.6    3.9    1.4    0.9 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.4  126.2  127.5  127.7    5.0    1.2    0.2    4.4    1.7    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    185.9  187.2  188.6  189.2    3.7    1.1    0.3    3.2    1.5    0.7 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    187.0  188.2  189.3  189.9    3.3    0.9    0.3    2.8    1.2    0.6 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.0  121.8  123.0  123.5    4.2    1.4    0.4    3.5    1.7    1.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    183.2  184.7  186.0  186.4    4.3    0.9    0.2    3.9    1.5    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    188.9  189.9  192.3  193.2    4.9    1.7    0.5    4.3    1.8    1.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    191.9  192.6  195.1  196.3    5.1    1.9    0.6    4.5    1.7    1.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.7  121.5  122.9  123.3    4.6    1.5    0.3    4.2    1.8    1.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    191.3  192.3  195.7  196.8    5.7    2.3    0.6    4.8    2.3    1.8 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    197.4  198.4  200.2  202.2    4.3    1.9    1.0    3.4    1.4    0.9 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    198.7  199.9  201.9  204.0    4.5    2.1    1.0    3.6    1.6    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.1  123.6  124.4  125.5    3.9    1.5    0.9    3.0    1.1    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    180.2  181.1  182.8  184.1    4.4    1.7    0.7    3.7    1.4    0.9 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    121.9  122.6  123.8  124.4    4.5    1.5    0.5    3.9    1.6    1.0 
   D..........................................   M    188.8  190.3  192.5  193.6    4.6    1.7    0.6    4.0    2.0    1.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    190.7  190.9  191.3  192.0    2.8    0.6    0.4    2.4    0.3    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    200.1  200.9  203.1  205.4    5.5    2.2    1.1    4.6    1.5    1.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    210.8  212.3  214.4  215.9    5.0    1.7    0.7    4.1    1.7    1.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1        -  220.4      -  221.8    3.6    0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1        -  181.9      -  184.2    3.5    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1        -  189.8      -  193.5    5.1    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  126.8      -  129.1    4.8    1.8      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2    188.6      -  192.2      -      -      -      -    3.3    1.9      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2    190.0      -  193.0      -      -      -      -    4.2    1.6      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2    176.8      -  180.4      -      -      -      -    4.4    2.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2    199.3      -  201.8      -      -      -      -    5.5    1.3      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2    209.2      -  212.3      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.5      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2    202.6      -  204.9      -      -      -      -    2.8    1.1      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2    198.5      -  202.9      -      -      -      -    3.4    2.2      - 

   1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;  
   most other goods and services priced as indicated:                      
        M - Every month.                                                   
         1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.            
         2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.          
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
   
 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.  Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
 national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local
 area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar.  Therefore, the
 Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator
 clauses. 
 
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.