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                     CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  APRIL 1999
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.7
 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 166.2 (1982-
 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
 reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U
 increased 2.3 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) rose 0.8 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 April level of 162.7 was 2.3 percent higher than the index in April 1998.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.7 percent in April,
 its largest monthly advance since an increase of the same magnitude in
 October 1990.  About half of the April advance was attributable to a
 record increase in gasoline prices.  Overall energy costs rose 6.1
 percent; the index for petroleum-based energy increased 14.0 percent,
 while the index for energy services decreased 0.1 percent.  The food
 index, which declined 0.2 percent in March, increased 0.1 percent in
 April.  The index for food at home also turned up in April, largely
 reflecting a sharp upturn in the index for fruits and vegetables.
 Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent in April,
 following increases of 0.1 percent in each of the first three months of
 1999.  The acceleration in April reflects sharp upturns in the indexes for
 apparel and for tobacco and smoking products, coupled with a larger
 increase in shelter costs.
     
  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            1998              1999       3-mos. ended   ended
                     Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.   Apr. `99  Apr. `99
 All Items            .2    .2   .1   .1   .1   .2   .7    3.9       2.3
  Food and beverages  .5    .2   .1   .4   .2  -.2   .1     .2       2.3
  Housing             .2    .3   .1  -.1   .1   .2   .4    3.0       2.2
  Apparel             .0   -.1  -.6 -1.1  -.2  -.3  1.5    4.0       -.4
  Transportation      .1   -.1  -.4  -.1  -.1   .7  2.4   12.5       2.0
  Medical care        .2    .2   .3   .3   .2   .2   .4    3.4       3.5
  Recreation         -.2    .1   .1   .4  -.1   .0   .3     .8        .9
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .3  -.2   .3   .1   .0   .1     .8        .8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .3   -.3  4.2  2.0  -.1  -.6  1.0    1.1       9.1
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy             .1   -.3 -1.1  -.2   .0  1.6  6.1   35.0       3.0
   Food               .5    .1   .1   .5   .1  -.2   .1     .0       2.3
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .1   .3   .1   .1   .1   .4    2.3       2.2

     
      During the first four months of 1999, the CPI-U rose at a 3.3-percent
 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an increase of
 1.6 percent for all of 1998.  The index for energy, which acted as a
 moderating influence on overall consumer price index movements in 1998--
 down 8.8 percent--turned up sharply during the first four months of 1999,
 increasing at a 24.5 percent annual rate.  Food costs, which rose 2.3-
 percent in 1998, have increased at a 1.5-percent SAAR thus far in 1999.
 Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U has advanced at a 1.9-percent rate
 thus far in 1999, compared with a 2.4 percent rise for all of 1998.  The
 more moderate rate of advance this year is largely due to smaller
 increases in the indexes for shelter and for tobacco and smoking products
      
      The food and beverages index rose 0.1 percent in April. The index for
 food at home, which decreased 0.5 percent in March, increased 0.1 percent
 in April.  The indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish
 and eggs, and for other food at home, each of which declined in March,
 turned up in April, more than offsetting another decline in the index for
 dairy products.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 2.2
 percent in March, rose 1.4 percent in April.  A 3.8 percent increase in
 the index for fresh fruits more than offset small declines in the indexes
 for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables.  The index
 for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.3 percent in April, reflecting
 price increases for beef, pork, and fish and seafood.   The index for
 dairy products, reflecting sharp declines in the basic formula support
 prices, fell 3.3 percent in April, following a 0.5 percent decrease in
 March.  Among the other major grocery store food groups, the indexes for
 cereal and bakery products and for other food at home rose 0.4 and 0.3
 percent, respectively, while the index for nonalcoholic beverages declined
 0.3 percent.  The other two components of the food and beverage index--
 food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each rose 0.2 percent.
      
      The housing component rose 0.4 percent in April.  Shelter costs,
 which increased 0.3 percent in March, advanced 0.4 percent in April.
 Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each
 rose 0.3 percent, and the cost of lodging away from home increased 1.9
 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the cost of lodging while away
 from home rose 0.1 percent in April.)  The index for fuels and utilities
 rose 0.2 percent in April.  The index for household fuels increased 0.1
 percent, as advances in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity more
 than offset a 0.6 percent decline in the index for natural gas.  The
 indexes for fuel oil and for electricity increased 3.8 and 0.2 percent,
 respectively.  The index for household furnishings and operations
 increased 0.2 percent in April.
      
      The transportation component rose 2.4 percent in April.  The index
 for gasoline, which turned up in March, rose 15.0 percent in April,
 accounting for more than 90 percent of the overall April transportation
 advance.   (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 17.0
 percent, the largest monthly advance since gasoline prices were introduced
 into the CPI in 1935.)  Despite the record monthly rise, gasoline prices
 are 15.5 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990.  The index
 for new and used vehicles rose 0.2 percent in April, the first increase
 since November.  The index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent and the index
 for used cars and trucks increased 0.6 percent in April.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices fell 0.1 percent.)  Public
 transportation costs increased 1.3 percent in April, reflecting a 2.0
 percent rise in airline fares.  In the five-month period ended in April,
 airline fares have risen 12.5 percent.
      
      The index for apparel rose 1.5 percent in April, its first monthly
 increase since August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose
 1.9 percent, further reflecting the introduction of higher-priced spring-
 summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in April to a level 3.5 percent
 above a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--prescription
 drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.6 percent.
 The index for medical care services rose 0.3 percent.  Charges for
 professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.3
 and 0.1 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs, which was unchanged in March,
 increased 0.3 percent in April.  A 1.3 percent increase in the index for
 admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events more than
 offset small decreases in most recreational goods.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in April.
 Educational costs rose 0.4 percent, while the index for communication
 declined 0.3 percent.  Within the latter group, the indexes for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment and for telephone services declined 1.4
 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 1.0 percent in
 April, following a 0.6 percent decrease in March.  The index for tobacco
 and smoking products, which declined 3.5 percent in March, rose 3.6
 percent in April.  The March decline and April increase largely reflect
 variations in the discounting of selected major cigarette brands.
 
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.7 percent in April.

 
 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            1998              1999       3-mos. ended  ended
                     Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  Apr. '99   Apr.'99
 All Items            .2    .2   .2   .2   .0   .1   .7    3.5       2.3
  Food and beverages  .4    .2   .1   .4   .1  -.2   .1     .0       2.2
  Housing             .2    .3   .2   .0   .1   .3   .3    2.6       2.1
  Apparel             .4   -.1  -.5 -1.1  -.4  -.4  1.4    2.5       -.2
  Transportation      .2   -.1  -.5  -.1  -.4   .6  2.6   12.0       1.9
  Medical care        .2    .2   .2   .3   .2   .3   .4    3.6       3.5
  Recreation         -.3    .1   .1   .4  -.2  -.1   .2    -.4        .4
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .3  -.2   .3   .2   .0  -.1     .4        .8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2   -.5  5.8  2.5  -.2 -1.0  1.4     .6      11.7
 Special Indexes                                                        
  Energy              .2   -.4 -1.3  -.1  -.2  2.0  6.4   38.0       3.4
  Food                .4    .2   .0   .5   .1  -.2   .1     .0       2.2
  All Items less                                                        
    food and energy   .1    .2   .4   .1   .0   .0   .4    1.6       2.2

 Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Wednesday,
 June 16, 1999, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 CPI (Old Series)
 
      For the first six months of 1999, BLS will also publish Old Series
 CPI-U and Old Series CPI-W based on the former method of calculating the
 elementary aggregates, that is, employing an arithmetic mean in all index
 categories.  These old series data are contained in tables 1 (LAS)-4
 (LAS).  From March to April, the Old Series CPI-U and the Old Series CPI-W
 each rose 0.7 percent; these series are not seasonally adjusted.  (The
 unadjusted CPI-U and CPI-W using the new method of calculating the
 elementary aggregates rose 0.7 and 0.8 percent, respectively, in April.)
 
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 Consumer Price Index Formula Changed
      
      On April 16, 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced its
 decision to use a new formula for calculating the basic components of the
 Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Consumer
 Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).  This
 change is effective with data for January 1999.
 
     The new formula, the geometric mean estimator, will be used in index
 categories that comprise approximately 61 percent of total consumer
 spending represented by the CPI-U.  The remaining index categories, which
 are shown in the table below, will continue to be calculated as they have
 been. Based upon BLS research, it is expected that planned use of the new
 formula will reduce the annual rate of increase in the CPI by
 approximately 0.2 percentage point per year.

      The geometric mean estimator has been introduced in both the CPI-U
 and the CPI-W effective with data for January 1999, in accord with the
 past practice of introducing methodological changes at the beginning of a
 calendar year. BLS will continue to publish "overlap" CPI-U and CPI-W
 series using the former calculation method for the first six months of
 1999.  These indexes will not be published regularly for months subsequent
 to June 1999, but will be available upon request.

      Additional information on this change was published in the April 1998
 CPI Detailed Report and is available on the Internet
 (http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm).  This information also may be obtained
 by writing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
 and Price Indexes, 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E., Room 3615, Washington, D.C.
 20212 or by calling (202) 606-7000.
      
      Arithmetic Mean (Laspeyres) Formula
      
 1.  Selected shelter services:

 A) Rent of primary       B) Owners' equivalent     C) Housing at school,
 residence                rent of primary           excluding board
                          residence
                                                   
                                                   
 2.  Selected utilities and government charges:

 A) Electricity           C) Residential water and  E)  Telephone services,
                          sewerage maintenance      local charges
                                                   
 B) Utility natural gas   D) State and local        F) Cable television
 service                  registration, license,
                          and motor vehicle
                          property tax
                                                   
                                                   
 3.  Selected medical care services:

 A) Physicians' services  C) Eyeglasses and eye     E) Hospital services
                          care

 B) Dental services       D) Services by other      F) Nursing homes and
                          medical professionals     adult daycare
      

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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.  The updated seasonal data at the end of
       1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977.  Subsequent
       annual updates have replaced 5 years of seasonal data, e.g.,
       data from 1994 through 1998 were replaced at the end of
       1998.  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.
       
            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 and the motor fuels 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 some women's
       apparel indexes and the girls' apparel index, the procedure
       was used to offset the effects of changes in pricing
       methodology.  For the tobacco and smoking products index,
       this procedure was used to offset the effects wholesale
       tobacco prices and legal fees passed on to consumers.  For
       some alcoholic beverage series, Intervention Analysis
       Seasonal Adjustment was used to offset the effects of excise
       tax increases.  For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the
       procedure was used to offset the effects of a large increase
       in coffee prices due to adverse weather.  The procedure was
       used to account for unusual butter fat supply reductions
       affecting the Fats and oils series.  For the Water and
       sewerage maintenance index, the procedure was used to
       account for a data collection anomaly.
       
            A description of Intervention Analysis Seasonal
       Adjustment, as well as a list of unusual events modeled and
       seasonal factors for these items may be obtained by writing
       the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices
       and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or by calling Claire
       McAnaw Gallagher on (202) 606-6968 or sending e-mail to
       Gallagher_C@BLS.GOV.

 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,                      Apr. 1999 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   1998       Mar.      Apr.                                            
                                                              1999      1999     Apr.     Mar.   Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to
                                                                                 1998     1999     Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     165.0     166.2      2.3      0.7     0.1     0.2     0.7 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     494.4     497.8        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.408     163.7     163.9      2.3      0.1     0.2    -0.2     0.1 
   Food ......................................     15.422     163.3     163.4      2.3      0.1     0.1    -0.2     0.1 
    Food at home .............................      9.691     163.4     163.5      2.1      0.1     0.1    -0.5     0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.544     183.5     184.8      2.6      0.7    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.569     146.8     146.7      0.3     -0.1     0.9    -0.2     0.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.088     161.5     156.1      5.1     -3.3     0.7    -0.5    -3.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.440     199.9     203.3      2.9      1.7    -1.1    -2.2     1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.049     134.5     134.3      0.3     -0.1     0.2     0.1    -0.3 
     Other food at home ......................      2.002     152.9     153.6      2.7      0.5     0.1    -0.2     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .377     151.0     151.7      1.1      0.5    -0.1    -0.3     0.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .309     149.4     149.0      5.9     -0.3     0.2    -0.9    -0.2 
      Other foods ............................      1.316     168.1     169.2      2.5      0.7     0.2     0.0     0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .320     104.9     105.6      3.8      0.7     1.7    -0.9     0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.730     164.2     164.5      2.7      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .175     103.7     104.0      3.4      0.3     0.2     0.0     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .986     168.4     168.8      2.2      0.2     0.4    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.828     162.8     163.0      2.2      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     30.283     186.3     186.6      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.007     176.0     176.4      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.376     114.5     114.6      4.0      0.1    -0.5     1.8     1.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.529     191.5     191.9      3.0      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .371     100.2     100.3     -0.1      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.735     125.9     125.7     -1.0     -0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Fuels ....................................      3.801     110.5     110.2     -1.9     -0.3     0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .227      86.2      87.7     -5.5      1.7    -1.4     1.0     2.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.574     117.9     117.5     -1.6     -0.3     0.4     0.3    -0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.810     126.7     127.2      0.2      0.4    -0.2    -0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.831     132.7     135.2     -0.4      1.9    -0.2    -0.3     1.5 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.358     131.4     133.5      0.1      1.6     0.6    -0.8     1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.939     126.3     128.7     -1.7      1.9    -0.4     0.4     1.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .272     125.6     128.2      1.3      2.1    -2.8    -0.6     2.1 
   Footwear ..................................       .876     126.4     129.2      1.0      2.2    -1.3     0.7     1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     16.999     140.6     144.3      2.0      2.6    -0.1     0.7     2.4 
   Private transportation ....................     15.653     136.4     140.1      1.7      2.7    -0.3     0.5     2.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.843      99.6      99.7     -0.4      0.1    -0.7    -0.2     0.2 
     New vehicles ............................      4.983     143.4     143.3     -0.7     -0.1    -0.3    -0.2     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.914     147.4     148.3      0.1      0.6    -1.5    -0.6     0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      2.493      86.3     100.9     10.0     16.9    -0.3     3.6    15.0 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      2.476      85.8     100.4     10.2     17.0    -0.5     3.7    15.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .549     100.1     100.3     -0.2      0.2    -0.4    -0.6     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.624     170.6     170.9      3.1      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.346     198.8     201.4      4.1      1.3     1.4     3.0     1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.713     248.3     249.1      3.5      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.252     227.7     229.3      4.1      0.7     0.2     0.4     0.6 
   Medical care services .....................      4.461     253.1     253.5      3.3      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Professional services (3).................      2.854     227.4     228.2      3.2      0.4     0.1     0.3     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.354     296.6     296.3      3.7     -0.1     0.5     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.120     101.8     102.0      0.9      0.2    -0.1     0.0     0.3 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.748     101.2     101.0     -0.4     -0.2    -0.5    -0.5    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.478     100.8     100.7      0.8     -0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.694     105.4     105.5      4.8      0.1     0.8     0.4     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .203     261.4     261.2      5.0     -0.1     1.2     0.3     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.492     303.5     303.8      4.8      0.1     0.7     0.4     0.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.783      96.6      96.3     -3.0     -0.3    -0.4    -0.3    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.580      96.1      95.8     -3.4     -0.3    -0.4    -0.4    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327     100.2     100.0     -0.5     -0.2    -0.3    -0.2    -0.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .253      32.4      32.1    -25.0     -0.9    -1.5    -2.7    -0.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .148      57.6      56.8    -34.4     -1.4    -2.8    -3.5    -1.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.624     253.3     256.1      9.1      1.1    -0.1    -0.6     1.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............      1.159     335.9     349.9     32.8      4.2    -1.4    -3.5     3.6 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.465     160.0     160.2      2.8      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .742     150.8     150.9      2.4      0.1    -0.1     0.7     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .973     169.9     170.3      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.491     241.1     241.4      3.4      0.1     0.4     0.1     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     42.109     142.6     144.6      1.8      1.4    -0.2    -0.1     1.3 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.408     163.7     163.9      2.3      0.1     0.2    -0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.702     130.2     133.2      1.7      2.3    -0.4     0.0     2.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.345     133.2     138.6      4.2      4.1    -0.2     0.3     3.4 
    Apparel ..................................      4.831     132.7     135.2     -0.4      1.9    -0.2    -0.3     1.5 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.514     138.5     145.7      6.7      5.2    -0.4     0.7     4.4 
   Durables ..................................     11.356     126.0     126.1     -1.6      0.1    -0.6    -0.2     0.0 
 Services ....................................     57.891     187.6     187.8      2.5      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.912     193.9     194.3      3.1      0.2     0.1     0.4     0.4 
  Transportation services ....................      6.963     190.7     191.0      1.4      0.2     0.4     0.8     0.2 
  Other services .............................     10.768     221.3     221.7      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.578     165.3     166.7      2.3      0.8     0.1     0.2     0.8 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.717     158.5     159.9      1.9      0.9     0.0     0.1     0.9 
 All items less medical care .................     94.287     160.5     161.6      2.2      0.7     0.0     0.2     0.7 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.688     131.7     134.6      1.7      2.2    -0.4     0.1     2.0 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.331     135.3     140.4      4.0      3.8    -0.3     0.4     3.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.500     140.5     147.0      6.2      4.6    -0.4     0.7     4.0 
 Nondurables .................................     30.753     148.5     151.4      3.2      2.0    -0.1     0.2     1.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.979     194.2     194.5      1.9      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.429     181.5     181.8      2.5      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Energy ......................................      6.294      98.4     105.0      3.0      6.7     0.0     1.6     6.1 
 All items less energy .......................     93.706     173.7     174.2      2.2      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.4 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.284     176.2     176.8      2.2      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.967     143.9     144.9      0.8      0.7    -0.4    -0.3     0.6 
    Energy commodities .......................      2.720      86.4      99.9      8.8     15.6    -0.5     3.5    14.0 
   Services less energy services .............     54.316     194.7     195.0      2.8      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .....          -    $ .606    $ .602        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old                                                                          
     base ....................................          -    $ .202    $ .201        -        -       -       -       - 

   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 converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   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--   
                                                 Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.                                           
                                                 1999    1999    1999    1999                                           
                                                                                July   Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   Oct.   Apr. 
                                                                                1998   1998   1999   1999   1998   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  164.6   164.7   165.0   166.2    2.0    1.5    1.7    3.9    1.7    2.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  163.5   163.8   163.4   163.6    3.0    3.3    2.7    0.2    3.2    1.5 
   Food ......................................  163.3   163.5   163.2   163.3    3.3    3.3    2.7    0.0    3.3    1.4 
    Food at home .............................  163.5   163.7   162.9   163.0    3.6    3.5    2.5   -1.2    3.5    0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  184.4   183.6   183.9   184.6    2.5    2.7    4.5    0.4    2.6    2.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  145.5   146.8   146.5   147.0    1.6    0.3   -5.1    4.2    1.0   -0.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  161.2   162.3   161.5   156.1   -0.8   19.7   17.0  -12.1    8.9    1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  204.8   202.6   198.1   200.9   13.1    1.6    6.3   -7.4    7.2   -0.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  133.4   133.7   133.9   133.5   -0.3   -1.2    2.4    0.3   -0.7    1.4 
     Other food at home ......................  152.9   153.1   152.8   153.3    4.9    4.6    0.5    1.1    4.7    0.8 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  151.1   151.0   150.6   151.3   -0.3    2.7    1.3    0.5    1.2    0.9 
      Fats and oils ..........................  150.2   150.5   149.1   148.8   20.2   27.8  -14.9   -3.7   23.9   -9.5 
      Other foods ............................  167.6   167.9   167.9   168.7    3.2    0.2    4.2    2.7    1.7    3.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  104.1   105.9   104.9   105.6    3.6    3.6    2.3    5.9    3.6    4.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  163.5   163.8   164.2   164.5    2.3    3.0    3.0    2.5    2.6    2.7 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  103.5   103.7   103.7   104.0    4.0    4.4    3.2    1.9    4.2    2.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  167.6   168.3   168.1   168.5    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.2    2.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  161.9   162.1   162.5   163.1    2.0    2.3    1.5    3.0    2.1    2.2 
   Shelter ...................................  184.6   184.9   185.4   186.2    2.9    4.0    2.0    3.5    3.5    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  175.3   175.6   176.0   176.5    3.3    3.8    3.5    2.8    3.5    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  101.9   101.4   103.2   105.2   -0.4   11.6   -7.1   13.6    5.4    2.7 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  190.8   191.3   191.5   192.1    3.3    3.2    2.6    2.8    3.2    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..   99.7   100.1   100.2   100.3   -4.3    1.6    0.0    2.4   -1.4    1.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  126.8   127.1   127.4   127.6   -2.2   -4.6    0.0    2.5   -3.4    1.3 
    Fuels ....................................  110.8   111.1   111.4   111.5   -2.8   -6.2   -1.1    2.6   -4.5    0.7 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................   84.8    83.6    84.4    86.7   -6.0  -12.2  -11.4    9.3   -9.2   -1.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  118.6   119.1   119.4   119.3   -2.9   -5.8   -0.3    2.4   -4.4    1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  127.0   126.7   126.6   126.9    1.0   -0.9    1.0   -0.3    0.0    0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  130.8   130.6   130.2   132.1    0.0    1.5   -7.0    4.0    0.8   -1.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  130.3   131.1   130.1   132.2   -0.3    0.3   -5.3    6.0    0.0    0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  122.2   121.7   122.2   123.5    0.3    0.3  -11.0    4.3    0.3   -3.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  130.0   126.4   125.6   128.2  -13.8   29.7   -0.6   -5.4    5.8   -3.0 
   Footwear ..................................  127.1   125.5   126.4   127.8    6.5   -0.3   -4.0    2.2    3.0   -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  140.4   140.2   141.2   144.6    0.0   -1.4   -2.5   12.5   -0.7    4.7 
   Private transportation ....................  136.8   136.4   137.1   140.6    0.3   -1.2   -2.9   11.6   -0.4    4.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.5    99.8    99.6    99.8    1.2    0.8   -0.8   -2.8    1.0   -1.8 
     New vehicles ............................  143.5   143.0   142.7   142.8   -0.8   -0.3    0.6   -1.9   -0.6   -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  150.6   148.3   147.4   148.3    8.6    4.6   -6.1   -6.0    6.6   -6.0 
    Motor fuel ...............................   86.4    86.1    89.2   102.6   -4.2  -10.0  -14.3   98.9   -7.2   30.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................   86.0    85.6    88.8   102.1   -4.7   -9.7  -14.0   98.7   -7.2   30.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  101.0   100.6   100.0   100.5    2.0    0.8   -1.6   -2.0    1.4   -1.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  169.8   170.2   170.6   171.1    2.9    4.1    2.6    3.1    3.5    2.9 
   Public transportation (1)..................  190.4   193.1   198.8   201.4   -2.9   -4.3    1.1   25.2   -3.6   12.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  246.9   247.5   248.1   249.0    3.7    3.7    3.3    3.4    3.7    3.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  226.2   226.6   227.5   228.8    3.9    5.1    2.9    4.7    4.5    3.8 
   Medical care services .....................  251.3   252.1   252.6   253.3    3.6    3.1    3.4    3.2    3.4    3.3 
    Professional services (3).................  226.1   226.4   227.0   227.7    3.5    3.5    2.9    2.9    3.5    2.9 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  293.5   295.0   296.0   296.3    3.7    3.1    4.3    3.9    3.4    4.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  101.6   101.5   101.5   101.8    0.4    0.4    2.4    0.8    0.4    1.6 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.7   101.2   100.7   100.6    0.4    1.6    1.2   -4.3    1.0   -1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  101.0   101.1   101.1   101.2    2.0   -1.2    1.6    0.8    0.4    1.2 
   Education (2)..............................  105.0   105.8   106.2   106.6    4.4    3.9    4.7    6.2    4.2    5.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  256.4   259.4   260.3   260.7    4.3    9.4   -0.3    6.9    6.8    3.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   301.2   303.3   304.4   305.6    4.6    3.6    4.9    6.0    4.1    5.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   97.3    96.9    96.6    96.3   -0.8   -5.1   -2.0   -4.0   -3.0   -3.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   96.9    96.5    96.1    95.8   -0.8   -5.5   -2.8   -4.5   -3.2   -3.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.7   100.4   100.2   100.0    4.0   -3.1    0.0   -2.8    0.4   -1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   33.8    33.3    32.4    32.1  -30.3  -27.3  -23.2  -18.7  -28.9  -20.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   61.4    59.7    57.6    56.8  -43.1  -35.1  -31.5  -26.8  -39.2  -29.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  255.9   255.6   254.1   256.6    5.7    5.7   25.7    1.1    5.7   12.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............  353.9   349.0   336.9   348.9   17.7   15.8  142.2   -5.5   16.7   51.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................  158.9   159.4   160.0   160.2    2.9    2.8    2.0    3.3    2.8    2.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  149.9   149.8   150.8   150.9    5.0    0.8    1.3    2.7    2.9    2.0 
    Personal care services (1)................  168.8   169.3   169.9   170.3    2.2    3.4    3.1    3.6    2.8    3.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  239.4   240.4   240.7   241.0    3.7    3.8    3.8    2.7    3.7    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  142.8   142.5   142.4   144.3    1.1    0.8    1.4    4.3    1.0    2.8 
  Food and beverages .........................  163.5   163.8   163.4   163.6    3.0    3.3    2.7    0.2    3.2    1.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  130.6   130.1   130.1   132.8    0.0   -0.6    0.3    6.9   -0.3    3.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  133.0   132.7   133.1   137.6    2.1    0.3    0.6   14.6    1.2    7.4 
    Apparel ..................................  130.8   130.6   130.2   132.1    0.0    1.5   -7.0    4.0    0.8   -1.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  139.3   138.7   139.7   145.8    1.8    0.0    5.6   20.0    0.9   12.6 
   Durables ..................................  126.8   126.0   125.7   125.7   -0.3   -1.6   -1.3   -3.4   -0.9   -2.3 
 Services ....................................  186.5   186.9   187.5   188.1    2.4    2.2    2.2    3.5    2.3    2.8 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  192.5   192.7   193.4   194.1    3.0    4.3    1.9    3.4    3.6    2.6 
  Transportation services ....................  188.4   189.1   190.6   191.0   -0.2   -0.6    1.1    5.6   -0.4    3.3 
  Other services .............................  220.8   221.3   221.6   222.2    3.2    1.8    3.7    2.6    2.5    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  164.7   164.8   165.2   166.6    1.5    1.5    1.5    4.7    1.5    3.1 
 All items less shelter ......................  158.4   158.4   158.5   159.9    1.3    0.8    1.8    3.8    1.0    2.8 
 All items less medical care .................  159.9   159.9   160.2   161.4    1.8    1.5    1.8    3.8    1.7    2.8 
 Commodities less food .......................  132.2   131.7   131.8   134.4    0.3   -0.6    0.3    6.8   -0.2    3.5 
 Nondurables less food .......................  135.1   134.7   135.2   139.5    1.8    0.6    0.9   13.7    1.2    7.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  141.1   140.5   141.5   147.2    2.0    0.3    5.3   18.4    1.2   11.7 
 Nondurables .................................  148.3   148.2   148.5   150.5    3.3    1.4    1.9    6.1    2.3    4.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  193.5   193.8   194.4   194.9    2.1    0.4    2.3    2.9    1.3    2.6 
 Services less medical care services .........  180.5   180.9   181.4   182.0    2.5    2.3    2.0    3.4    2.4    2.7 
 Energy ......................................   98.8    98.8   100.4   106.5   -3.4   -7.9   -6.2   35.0   -5.7   12.5 
 All items less energy .......................  173.2   173.3   173.4   174.1    2.1    2.4    2.3    2.1    2.2    2.2 
  All items less food and energy .............  175.7   175.8   176.0   176.7    2.1    2.3    2.1    2.3    2.2    2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.4   143.8   143.3   144.1    0.8    0.8    2.2   -0.8    0.8    0.7 
    Energy commodities .......................   86.2    85.8    88.8   101.2   -4.2  -10.4  -14.0   90.0   -7.4   27.9 
   Services less energy services .............  193.4   193.8   194.4   195.1    2.6    3.0    2.3    3.6    2.8    2.9 

   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 converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   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                                  Apr.1999 from--      Mar.1999 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.                                           
                                                 (1)   1999   1999   1999   1999   Apr.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Jan.   Feb. 
                                                                                   1998   1999   1999   1998   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    164.3  164.5  165.0  166.2    2.3    1.0    0.7    1.7    0.4    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    171.4  171.6  171.9  172.8    1.9    0.7    0.5    1.5    0.3    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    172.5  172.4  172.8  173.6    2.0    0.7    0.5    1.5    0.2    0.2 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    102.6  103.0  103.2  103.9    1.8    0.9    0.7    1.5    0.6    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    160.4  160.5  161.0  162.2    2.0    1.1    0.7    1.6    0.4    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    161.6  161.8  162.4  163.6    2.2    1.1    0.7    1.8    0.5    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    102.6  102.6  103.0  103.7    1.8    1.1    0.7    1.4    0.4    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    155.5  155.6  155.7  156.4    2.1    0.5    0.4    1.8    0.1    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    159.9  160.0  160.6  161.5    1.9    0.9    0.6    1.5    0.4    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    158.9  158.9  159.7  160.5    1.8    1.0    0.5    1.6    0.5    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    102.9  103.0  103.3  103.9    1.9    0.9    0.6    1.5    0.4    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    160.8  160.9  161.5  162.6    2.2    1.1    0.7    2.0    0.4    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    166.4  166.9  167.3  169.0    3.3    1.3    1.0    2.4    0.5    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    167.3  167.8  168.2  170.0    3.5    1.3    1.1    2.7    0.5    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    103.6  103.8  104.1  105.1    2.8    1.3    1.0    1.8    0.5    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    148.9  149.0  149.5  150.5    2.4    1.0    0.7    2.0    0.4    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    102.9  103.0  103.3  104.1    2.1    1.1    0.8    1.5    0.4    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    160.6  160.7  161.1  162.1    2.3    0.9    0.6    1.9    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    166.1  166.4  167.0  167.6    1.7    0.7    0.4    1.8    0.5    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    164.2  164.6  165.0  166.6    3.0    1.2    1.0    2.2    0.5    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    175.0  175.1  175.5  176.0    1.7    0.5    0.3    1.4    0.3    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    174.1      -  174.8      -      -      -      -    2.0    0.4      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    160.6      -  161.2      -      -      -      -    1.6    0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    155.0      -  156.4      -      -      -      -    2.2    0.9      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    102.8      -  103.2      -      -      -      -    1.6    0.4      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  161.9      -  164.0    2.0    1.3      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  161.2      -  164.1    3.1    1.8      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  146.6      -  148.3    1.4    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  161.4      -  161.7    0.9    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  168.6      -  171.1    2.4    1.5      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  169.4      -  172.2    4.6    1.7      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  170.6      -  172.2    3.5    0.9      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in 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; 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,                      Apr. 1999 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   1998       Mar.      Apr.                                            
                                                              1999      1999     Apr.     Mar.   Jan. to Feb. to Mar. to
                                                                                 1998     1999     Feb.    Mar.    Apr. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     161.4     162.7      2.3      0.8     0.0     0.1     0.7 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     480.9     484.7        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     18.011     162.9     163.0      2.2      0.1     0.1    -0.2     0.1 
   Food ......................................     16.966     162.6     162.6      2.2      0.0     0.1    -0.2     0.1 
    Food at home .............................     10.832     162.3     162.2      1.9     -0.1     0.1    -0.4     0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.689     183.2     184.5      2.6      0.7    -0.4     0.2     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.055     146.4     146.3      0.2     -0.1     1.0    -0.3     0.3 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.193     161.5     155.7      5.1     -3.6     0.7    -0.4    -3.6 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.492     198.7     201.7      2.8      1.5    -1.4    -2.2     1.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.184     133.6     133.2      0.4     -0.3     0.2     0.2    -0.3 
     Other food at home ......................      2.220     152.3     153.0      2.8      0.5     0.1    -0.2     0.3 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .420     151.1     151.7      1.1      0.4    -0.2    -0.1     0.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .354     148.9     148.6      5.8     -0.2     0.2    -1.1     0.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.446     168.0     169.0      2.4      0.6     0.2     0.0     0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .355     105.0     105.2      3.4      0.2     1.6    -0.8     0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.133     164.1     164.4      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .216     103.8     104.1      3.5      0.3     0.1     0.1     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.045     167.3     167.8      2.2      0.3     0.5    -0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.685     158.8     159.1      2.1      0.2     0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Shelter ...................................     27.496     180.5     180.8      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.500     175.6     176.0      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.379     114.2     114.5      3.8      0.3    -0.5     1.6     1.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.296     174.5     174.8      2.9      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .320     100.6     100.6      0.1      0.0     0.3     0.2     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.850     125.8     125.5     -1.1     -0.2     0.2     0.4     0.1 
    Fuels ....................................      3.928     110.0     109.7     -1.9     -0.3     0.1     0.5     0.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .201      86.8      88.1     -5.4      1.5    -1.4     1.1     2.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.727     117.3     116.9     -1.7     -0.3     0.2     0.4    -0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.339     124.9     125.2     -0.3      0.2    -0.3    -0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      5.199     131.1     133.7     -0.2      2.0    -0.4    -0.4     1.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.474     131.6     133.6      0.5      1.5     0.8    -0.5     1.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.948     123.9     126.5     -1.4      2.1    -0.9     0.0     1.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .344     126.5     129.3      1.9      2.2    -2.8    -0.6     2.2 
   Footwear ..................................      1.057     126.8     129.5      0.9      2.1    -1.2     0.5     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.166     139.1     142.9      1.9      2.7    -0.4     0.6     2.6 
   Private transportation ....................     18.109     136.2     140.1      1.7      2.9    -0.5     0.6     2.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.250      99.5      99.7     -0.4      0.2    -0.9    -0.2     0.2 
     New vehicles ............................      5.224     144.5     144.5     -0.7      0.0    -0.5    -0.2     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.216     148.7     149.6      0.1      0.6    -1.4    -0.6     0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.066      86.4     100.8      9.7     16.7    -0.6     4.0    14.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.045      85.9     100.3      9.9     16.8    -0.5     3.9    14.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .682      99.8      99.6     -0.3     -0.2    -0.2    -0.5     0.1 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.690     172.0     172.3      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.056     194.1     196.4      3.3      1.2     1.2     2.6     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.672     247.5     248.2      3.5      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .926     223.9     225.7      4.0      0.8     0.2     0.3     0.8 
   Medical care services .....................      3.746     252.8     253.3      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
    Professional services (3).................      2.415     228.9     229.7      3.2      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.114     292.8     292.3      3.8     -0.2     0.4     0.3     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.925     101.3     101.4      0.4      0.1    -0.2    -0.1     0.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.951     101.0     100.8     -0.6     -0.2    -0.6    -0.5    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.361     101.0     100.9      0.8     -0.1     0.2     0.0    -0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.478     105.6     105.7      5.0      0.1     0.8     0.4     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .200     264.0     263.9      5.1      0.0     1.2     0.3     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.278     298.0     298.3      4.9      0.1     0.8     0.4     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.883      97.4      97.0     -2.5     -0.4    -0.4    -0.3    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.733      97.1      96.7     -2.8     -0.4    -0.4    -0.3    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.519     100.4     100.0     -0.5     -0.4    -0.3    -0.1    -0.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .213      33.5      33.0    -25.2     -1.5    -1.7    -2.6    -1.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .120      56.9      55.9    -35.0     -1.8    -2.9    -4.0    -1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.981     255.6     259.5     11.7      1.5    -0.2    -1.0     1.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............      1.694     336.0     350.5     33.0      4.3    -1.3    -3.5     3.9 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.287     160.3     160.4      2.9      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .838     151.6     151.7      2.2      0.1     0.1     0.5     0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .975     170.2     170.6      3.1      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.253     241.4     241.7      4.0      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.764     142.5     144.7      2.2      1.5    -0.3    -0.1     1.4 
  Food and beverages .........................     18.011     162.9     163.0      2.2      0.1     0.1    -0.2     0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.753     130.3     133.6      2.1      2.5    -0.5     0.0     2.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.564     133.1     139.1      5.1      4.5    -0.5     0.5     3.7 
    Apparel ..................................      5.199     131.1     133.7     -0.2      2.0    -0.4    -0.4     1.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.365     138.7     146.7      7.9      5.8    -0.5     0.7     4.9 
   Durables ..................................     13.189     125.7     125.8     -1.4      0.1    -0.7    -0.3     0.0 
 Services ....................................     53.236     184.0     184.2      2.4      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.175     173.8     174.1      3.0      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.800     187.8     187.9      1.2      0.1     0.3     0.6     0.1 
  Other services .............................     10.144     217.8     218.1      2.7      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.034     161.1     162.6      2.3      0.9    -0.1     0.2     0.9 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.504     156.1     157.7      2.0      1.0    -0.1     0.1     1.0 
 All items less medical care .................     95.328     157.5     158.8      2.3      0.8    -0.1     0.1     0.8 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.798     131.8     135.0      2.1      2.4    -0.5     0.0     2.2 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.609     135.1     140.8      4.9      4.2    -0.5     0.4     3.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.410     140.5     147.9      7.3      5.3    -0.4     0.6     4.5 
 Nondurables .................................     33.575     148.3     151.4      3.6      2.1    -0.1     0.2     1.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.061     172.6     172.7      1.7      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.490     178.2     178.4      2.3      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.994      97.5     104.5      3.4      7.2    -0.2     2.0     6.4 
 All items less energy .......................     93.006     170.2     170.7      2.2      0.3     0.0    -0.1     0.4 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.040     172.2     172.9      2.2      0.4     0.0     0.0     0.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     26.531     143.7     144.8      1.2      0.8    -0.5    -0.5     0.6 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.267      86.6     100.2      8.8     15.7    -0.7     3.7    13.9 
   Services less energy services .............     49.509     191.5     191.8      2.7      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .....          -    $ .619    $ .615        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old                                                                          
     base ....................................          -    $ .208    $ .206        -        -       -       -       - 

   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 converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   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--   
                                                 Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.                                           
                                                 1999    1999    1999    1999                                           
                                                                                July   Oct.   Jan.   Apr.   Oct.   Apr. 
                                                                                1998   1998   1999   1999   1998   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  161.3   161.3   161.5   162.7    1.8    1.5    2.3    3.5    1.6    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  162.9   163.1   162.8   162.9    3.0    3.0    2.7    0.0    3.0    1.4 
   Food ......................................  162.5   162.7   162.4   162.5    3.3    3.0    2.8    0.0    3.2    1.4 
    Food at home .............................  162.4   162.6   161.9   161.9    3.6    3.3    2.5   -1.2    3.4    0.6 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  184.0   183.3   183.6   184.3    2.9    2.2    4.2    0.7    2.6    2.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  145.1   146.5   146.1   146.6    1.4    0.3   -5.1    4.2    0.8   -0.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  161.1   162.2   161.5   155.7   -1.1   19.7   17.9  -12.7    8.8    1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  205.0   202.1   197.7   199.9   13.4    2.0    7.6   -9.6    7.6   -1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  132.3   132.5   132.8   132.4    0.3   -1.5    2.8    0.3   -0.6    1.5 
     Other food at home ......................  152.2   152.4   152.1   152.6    4.9    4.0    0.8    1.1    4.5    0.9 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  151.2   150.9   150.7   151.4   -0.3    2.2    2.1    0.5    0.9    1.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  149.8   150.1   148.5   148.5   19.9   27.2  -14.5   -3.4   23.5   -9.2 
      Other foods ............................  167.5   167.8   167.8   168.5    3.2   -0.2    4.4    2.4    1.5    3.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  104.2   105.9   105.0   105.2    4.4    2.0    3.5    3.9    3.2    3.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  163.5   163.8   164.1   164.4    2.3    3.0    3.0    2.2    2.6    2.6 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  103.6   103.7   103.8   104.1    3.6    5.2    3.1    1.9    4.4    2.5 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  166.7   167.5   166.9   167.4    2.2    2.0    2.9    1.7    2.1    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  158.2   158.4   158.8   159.2    2.1    2.1    1.8    2.6    2.1    2.2 
   Shelter ...................................  179.3   179.7   180.2   180.7    2.8    3.9    2.3    3.2    3.3    2.7 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  174.9   175.3   175.6   176.0    3.8    3.5    3.5    2.5    3.7    3.0 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  101.9   101.4   103.0   104.9   -2.0   12.9   -6.4   12.3    5.2    2.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  173.8   174.2   174.6   174.9    2.9    3.3    2.6    2.6    3.1    2.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  100.1   100.4   100.6   100.6   -4.3    2.4    0.4    2.0   -1.0    1.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  126.5   126.7   127.2   127.3   -1.5   -4.9    0.0    2.6   -3.2    1.3 
    Fuels ....................................  110.3   110.4   110.9   110.9   -2.5   -6.6   -0.4    2.2   -4.5    0.9 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................   85.3    84.1    85.0    87.1   -5.5  -11.8  -11.3    8.7   -8.7   -1.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  118.1   118.3   118.8   118.7   -2.0   -6.2    0.0    2.0   -4.1    1.0 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  125.2   124.8   124.6   124.9    0.3   -1.3    0.6   -1.0   -0.5   -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  129.9   129.4   128.9   130.7    0.0    3.4   -6.5    2.5    1.7   -2.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  130.0   131.1   130.5   132.4   -0.3    2.5   -7.1    7.6    1.1    0.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.1   120.0   120.0   121.4    0.3    2.6   -9.3    1.0    1.5   -4.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  130.8   127.2   126.5   129.3  -12.6   29.9   -0.6   -4.5    6.6   -2.6 
   Footwear ..................................  127.7   126.2   126.8   128.3    5.8    0.3   -4.0    1.9    3.0   -1.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  139.2   138.7   139.6   143.2    0.3   -1.4   -2.8   12.0   -0.6    4.3 
   Private transportation ....................  136.7   136.0   136.8   140.4    0.6   -1.4   -2.9   11.3   -0.4    4.0 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.6    99.7    99.5    99.7    2.0    1.2   -1.2   -3.5    1.6   -2.4 
     New vehicles ............................  144.8   144.1   143.8   143.9   -1.1   -0.6    1.4   -2.5   -0.8   -0.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  151.8   149.6   148.7   149.6    8.8    4.0   -6.1   -5.7    6.4   -5.9 
    Motor fuel ...............................   86.5    86.0    89.4   102.4   -4.2  -10.4  -14.3   96.4   -7.4   29.7 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................   86.0    85.6    88.9   102.0   -4.2   -9.7  -14.7   97.9   -7.0   29.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  100.4   100.2    99.7    99.8    1.6    1.2   -1.6   -2.4    1.4   -2.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  171.2   171.6   172.0   172.3    3.4    4.3    2.9    2.6    3.9    2.7 
   Public transportation (1)..................  186.8   189.1   194.1   196.4   -2.9   -5.0    1.1   22.2   -4.0   11.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  245.9   246.4   247.2   248.1    3.7    3.3    3.2    3.6    3.5    3.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................  222.6   223.0   223.6   225.4    3.6    4.8    2.6    5.1    4.2    3.8 
   Medical care services .....................  251.0   251.5   252.3   253.0    3.8    3.1    3.3    3.2    3.5    3.2 
    Professional services (3).................  227.7   228.0   228.5   229.2    3.7    3.6    2.9    2.7    3.6    2.8 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  289.9   291.2   292.2   292.3    4.0    3.1    4.7    3.4    3.6    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  101.2   101.0   100.9   101.1    0.0   -0.4    2.4   -0.4   -0.2    1.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  101.6   101.0   100.5   100.4   -0.4    1.2    1.6   -4.6    0.4   -1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  101.2   101.4   101.4   101.3    2.0   -0.8    1.6    0.4    0.6    1.0 
   Education (2)..............................  105.1   105.9   106.3   106.7    4.4    4.3    4.7    6.2    4.4    5.5 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  259.0   262.1   263.0   263.4    3.9    9.0    0.5    7.0    6.4    3.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   295.5   297.8   298.9   299.8    4.6    3.9    5.0    5.9    4.2    5.5 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   98.1    97.7    97.4    97.0    0.4   -4.7   -1.2   -4.4   -2.2   -2.8 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   97.8    97.4    97.1    96.7    0.0   -4.7   -2.0   -4.4   -2.4   -3.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............  100.8   100.5   100.4   100.0    4.0   -2.7    0.0   -3.1    0.6   -1.6 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   35.0    34.4    33.5    33.0  -31.0  -25.1  -23.3  -21.0  -28.1  -22.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   61.1    59.3    56.9    55.9  -44.0  -32.2  -32.9  -29.9  -38.4  -31.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  259.3   258.7   256.1   259.7    6.7    6.9   35.6    0.6    6.8   16.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............  353.8   349.3   337.0   350.1   16.4   15.8  141.5   -4.1   16.1   52.2 
   Personal care (1)..........................  159.1   159.6   160.3   160.4    2.9    3.4    2.0    3.3    3.1    2.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  150.7   150.8   151.6   151.7    4.7    0.8    0.8    2.7    2.7    1.7 
    Personal care services (1)................  169.1   169.6   170.2   170.6    2.2    3.4    3.1    3.6    2.8    3.4 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  239.5   240.4   240.9   241.0    3.5    5.2    4.5    2.5    4.4    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  142.9   142.5   142.4   144.4    1.7    0.8    2.0    4.3    1.3    3.1 
  Food and beverages .........................  162.9   163.1   162.8   162.9    3.0    3.0    2.7    0.0    3.0    1.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  131.0   130.3   130.3   133.2    0.3   -0.3    1.5    6.9    0.0    4.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  133.3   132.6   133.2   138.1    2.1    0.9    2.7   15.2    1.5    8.8 
    Apparel ..................................  129.9   129.4   128.9   130.7    0.0    3.4   -6.5    2.5    1.7   -2.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  139.8   139.1   140.1   147.0    1.8    0.3    8.4   22.2    1.0   15.1 
   Durables ..................................  126.7   125.8   125.4   125.4    0.6   -0.9   -1.6   -4.0   -0.2   -2.8 
 Services ....................................  183.1   183.5   184.1   184.5    2.2    2.0    2.2    3.1    2.1    2.7 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  172.8   173.1   173.5   174.1    2.6    4.1    2.3    3.0    3.3    2.7 
  Transportation services ....................  185.9   186.5   187.7   187.9    0.0   -0.4    0.9    4.4   -0.2    2.6 
  Other services .............................  217.4   217.8   218.2   218.5    3.2    2.1    3.4    2.0    2.6    2.7 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  160.7   160.6   160.9   162.4    1.5    1.3    2.0    4.3    1.4    3.2 
 All items less shelter ......................  156.2   156.0   156.1   157.6    1.6    0.8    2.1    3.6    1.2    2.9 
 All items less medical care .................  157.3   157.2   157.4   158.6    1.8    1.5    2.1    3.3    1.7    2.7 
 Commodities less food .......................  132.6   131.9   131.9   134.8    0.6   -0.3    1.5    6.8    0.2    4.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................  135.3   134.6   135.2   140.0    2.1    0.9    2.7   14.6    1.5    8.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  141.3   140.8   141.6   148.0    1.8    0.6    7.4   20.4    1.2   13.7 
 Nondurables .................................  148.1   148.0   148.3   150.8    3.1    1.4    2.5    7.5    2.2    5.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  172.1   172.3   172.8   173.0    1.9    0.7    1.9    2.1    1.3    2.0 
 Services less medical care services .........  177.5   177.8   178.2   178.6    2.3    2.1    2.3    2.5    2.2    2.4 
 Energy ......................................   97.9    97.7    99.7   106.1   -3.1   -8.4   -7.0   38.0   -5.8   13.3 
 All items less energy .......................  170.1   170.1   170.0   170.6    2.4    2.4    2.9    1.2    2.4    2.0 
  All items less food and energy .............  172.1   172.1   172.1   172.8    2.1    2.1    2.8    1.6    2.1    2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.6   143.9   143.2   144.1    1.4    1.1    3.7   -1.4    1.3    1.1 
    Energy commodities .......................   86.5    85.9    89.1   101.5   -4.6  -10.4  -13.9   89.6   -7.6   27.8 
   Services less energy services .............  190.6   191.0   191.6   192.1    2.6    2.8    2.3    3.2    2.7    2.8 

   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 converted to a
 geometric means estimator in January, 1999.
   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                                  Apr.1999 from--      Mar.1999 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.                                           
                                                 (1)   1999   1999   1999   1999   Apr.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.   Jan.   Feb. 
                                                                                   1998   1999   1999   1998   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    161.0  161.1  161.4  162.7    2.3    1.0    0.8    1.7    0.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    168.4  168.3  168.5  169.5    1.9    0.7    0.6    1.5    0.1    0.1 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    168.5  168.1  168.3  169.3    2.0    0.7    0.6    1.5   -0.1    0.1 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    102.4  102.6  102.8  103.5    2.0    0.9    0.7    1.5    0.4    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    156.6  156.5  156.9  158.2    2.1    1.1    0.8    1.6    0.2    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    157.1  157.2  157.5  158.8    2.2    1.0    0.8    1.8    0.3    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    102.3  102.2  102.6  103.5    1.8    1.3    0.9    1.3    0.3    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    153.6  153.4  153.4  154.4    2.3    0.7    0.7    1.8   -0.1    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    157.9  158.0  158.4  159.4    1.9    0.9    0.6    1.5    0.3    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    156.4  156.4  156.9  157.9    1.8    1.0    0.6    1.4    0.3    0.3 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    102.5  102.6  102.8  103.5    2.0    0.9    0.7    1.5    0.3    0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    161.1  161.0  161.5  162.7    2.3    1.1    0.7    2.1    0.2    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    162.4  162.7  163.2  164.9    3.3    1.4    1.0    2.4    0.5    0.3 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    161.6  161.9  162.3  164.2    3.6    1.4    1.2    2.7    0.4    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    103.4  103.6  104.0  105.0    2.9    1.4    1.0    1.9    0.6    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    147.4  147.4  147.7  148.9    2.4    1.0    0.8    1.9    0.2    0.2 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    102.6  102.6  102.9  103.7    2.1    1.1    0.8    1.5    0.3    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    159.6  159.4  159.8  160.9    2.3    0.9    0.7    1.9    0.1    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    160.5  160.6  161.1  161.7    1.7    0.7    0.4    1.8    0.4    0.3 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    157.8  158.1  158.3  160.1    2.9    1.3    1.1    2.1    0.3    0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    170.8  170.6  170.8  171.3    1.7    0.4    0.3    1.5    0.0    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1    172.2      -  172.3      -      -      -      -    1.8    0.1      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1    152.7      -  152.9      -      -      -      -    1.9    0.1      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1    154.6      -  155.8      -      -      -      -    2.0    0.8      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    102.7      -  102.8      -      -      -      -    1.5    0.1      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2        -  159.1      -  160.9    2.0    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2        -  155.8      -  158.7    3.4    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2        -  145.0      -  146.6    1.2    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2        -  158.8      -  159.1    1.1    0.2      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2        -  167.8      -  170.6    2.5    1.7      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2        -  165.7      -  168.8    5.0    1.9      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2        -  166.0      -  167.8    3.6    1.1      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See map in 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; 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 1(LAS).  Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                     Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative        Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                                importance,       indexes         Apr. 1999 from-  
                     CPI-U                       December                                          
                                                   1998                                            
                                                               Mar.      Apr.      Apr.      Mar.  
                                                               1999      1999      1998      1999  
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                   
             Expenditure category                                                                  
                                                                                                   
 All items ...................................     100.000     165.2     166.3       2.3       0.7 
 All items (1967=100) ........................           -     494.9     498.2         -         - 
                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages .........................      16.408     163.7     163.9       2.3       0.1 
   Food ......................................      15.422     163.3     163.5       2.3       0.1 
    Food at home .............................       9.691     163.5     163.6       2.1       0.1 
     Cereals and bakery products .............       1.544     183.4     184.7       2.5       0.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........       2.569     147.0     146.9       0.4      -0.1 
     Dairy and related products ..............       1.088     161.4     156.3       5.3      -3.2 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................       1.440     200.4     203.7       3.1       1.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                           
         materials ...........................       1.049     134.4     134.0       0.1      -0.3 
     Other food at home ......................       2.002     152.8     153.6       2.7       0.5 
      Sugar and sweets .......................        .377     151.0     151.8       1.1       0.5 
      Fats and oils ..........................        .309     149.1     148.9       5.8      -0.1 
      Other foods ............................       1.316     168.0     169.2       2.5       0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods  (1).........        .320     104.9     105.7       3.9       0.8 
    Food away from home ......................       5.730     164.2     164.5       2.7       0.2 
     Other food away from home  (1)...........        .175     103.7     104.0       3.4       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................        .986     168.4     168.8       2.2       0.2 
                                                                                                   
  Housing ....................................      39.828     163.0     163.2       2.3       0.1 
   Shelter ...................................      30.283     186.5     186.7       3.1       0.1 
    Rent of primary residence ................       7.007     176.0     176.4       3.3       0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       2.376     116.1     115.4       4.7      -0.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                             
        residence (2).........................      20.529     191.5     191.9       3.0       0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance  (1).....        .371     100.2     100.3      -0.1       0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................       4.735     125.9     125.7      -1.0      -0.2 
    Fuels ....................................       3.801     110.5     110.2      -1.9      -0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................        .227      86.2      87.7      -5.5       1.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity .............       3.574     117.9     117.5      -1.6      -0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......       4.810     127.0     127.4       0.3       0.3 
                                                                                                   
  Apparel ....................................       4.831     133.7     135.8       0.0       1.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................       1.358     132.0     133.9       0.4       1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................       1.939     127.9     130.1      -0.6       1.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............        .272     125.6     128.3       1.3       2.1 
   Footwear ..................................        .876     127.2     129.1       0.9       1.5 
                                                                                                   
  Transportation .............................      16.999     140.7     144.3       2.0       2.6 
   Private transportation ....................      15.653     136.5     140.1       1.7       2.6 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       7.843      99.7      99.8      -0.3       0.1 
     New vehicles ............................       4.983     143.4     143.3      -0.7      -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................       1.914     147.5     148.4       0.1       0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................       2.493      86.3     100.9      10.0      16.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................       2.476      85.8     100.3      10.1      16.9 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........        .549     100.3     100.3      -0.2       0.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....       1.624     170.6     171.0       3.2       0.2 
   Public transportation .....................       1.346     198.4     201.3       4.1       1.5 
                                                                                                   
  Medical care ...............................       5.713     248.4     249.2       3.5       0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................       1.252     228.1     229.8       4.4       0.7 
   Medical care services .....................       4.461     253.1     253.5       3.3       0.2 
    Professional services ....................       2.854     227.4     228.2       3.2       0.4 
    Hospital and related services ............       1.354     296.6     296.3       3.7      -0.1 
                                                                                                   
  Recreation (1)..............................       6.120     102.0     102.2       1.1       0.2 
   Video and audio  (1).......................       1.748     101.1     101.0      -0.4      -0.1 
                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (1).............       5.478     100.8     100.7       0.8      -0.1 
   Education (1)..............................       2.694     105.4     105.5       4.8       0.1 
    Educational books and supplies ...........        .203     261.1     260.9       4.9      -0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare        2.492     303.4     303.8       4.8       0.1 
   Communication  (1).........................       2.783      96.7      96.4      -2.9      -0.3 
    Information and information processing                                                         
        (1)...................................       2.580      96.2      95.9      -3.3      -0.3 
     Telephone services  (1)..................       2.327     100.3     100.1      -0.4      -0.2 
     Information and information processing                                                        
         other than telephone services  (3)...        .253      32.5      32.2     -24.8      -0.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                            
          equipment  (1)......................        .148      57.7      57.0     -34.2      -1.2 
                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services ...................       4.624     253.3     256.2       9.2       1.1 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............       1.159     335.8     348.5      32.3       3.8 
   Personal care .............................       3.465     160.1     160.4       2.9       0.2 
    Personal care products ...................        .742     150.2     150.9       2.4       0.5 
    Personal care services ...................        .973     170.1     170.6       3.3       0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........       1.491     241.5     241.8       3.6       0.1 
                                                                                                   
          Commodity and service group                                                              
                                                                                                   
 Commodities .................................      42.109     142.8     144.8       2.0       1.4 
  Food and beverages .........................      16.408     163.7     163.9       2.3       0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........      25.702     130.4     133.3       1.8       2.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......      14.345     133.6     138.8       4.4       3.9 
    Apparel ..................................       4.831     133.7     135.8       0.0       1.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                          
        apparel ..............................       9.514     138.6     145.7       6.7       5.1 
   Durables ..................................      11.356     126.1     126.2      -1.5       0.1 
 Services ....................................      57.891     187.7     187.9       2.6       0.1 
  Rent of shelter (2).........................      29.912     194.2     194.4       3.2       0.1 
  Transportation services ....................       6.963     190.7     191.1       1.5       0.2 
  Other services .............................      10.768     221.5     221.9       2.9       0.2 
                                                                                                   
                Special indexes                                                                    
                                                                                                   
 All items less food .........................      84.578     165.6     166.8       2.3       0.7 
 All items less shelter ......................      69.717     158.6     160.1       2.0       0.9 
 All items less medical care .................      94.287     160.6     161.7       2.3       0.7 
 Commodities less food .......................      26.688     132.0     134.8       1.8       2.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................      15.331     135.7     140.7       4.2       3.7 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........      10.500     140.6     147.1       6.3       4.6 
 Nondurables .................................      30.753     148.8     151.6       3.3       1.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)............      27.979     194.3     194.6       2.0       0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........      53.429     181.7     181.9       2.5       0.1 
 Energy ......................................       6.294      98.5     104.9       2.9       6.5 
 All items less energy .......................      93.706     173.9     174.3       2.3       0.2 
  All items less food and energy .............      78.284     176.5     177.0       2.3       0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                
       commodities ...........................      23.967     144.2     145.1       0.9       0.6 
    Energy commodities .......................       2.720      86.4      99.9       8.8      15.6 
   Services less energy services .............      54.316     194.9     195.1       2.8       0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                           
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................           -    $ .605    $ .601         -         - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                           
     (1967=$1.00) ............................           -    $ .202    $ .201         -         - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
   3 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(LAS).  Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): U.S.
 city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group using a Laspeyres Estimator

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                     Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative        Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                                importance,       indexes         Apr. 1999 from-  
                     CPI-W                       December                                          
                                                   1998                                            
                                                               Mar.      Apr.      Apr.      Mar.  
                                                               1999      1999      1998      1999  
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                   
             Expenditure category                                                                  
                                                                                                   
 All items ...................................     100.000     161.6     162.8       2.3       0.7 
 All items (1967=100) ........................           -     481.3     485.0         -         - 
                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages .........................      18.011     163.0     163.1       2.3       0.1 
   Food ......................................      16.966     162.6     162.7       2.3       0.1 
    Food at home .............................      10.832     162.3     162.3       2.0       0.0 
     Cereals and bakery products .............       1.689     183.1     184.4       2.5       0.7 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........       3.055     146.6     146.5       0.3      -0.1 
     Dairy and related products ..............       1.193     161.3     155.9       5.2      -3.3 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................       1.492     199.2     202.0       2.9       1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                           
         materials ...........................       1.184     133.4     132.9       0.2      -0.4 
     Other food at home ......................       2.220     152.1     153.0       2.8       0.6 
      Sugar and sweets .......................        .420     151.1     151.7       1.1       0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................        .354     148.7     148.5       5.8      -0.1 
      Other foods ............................       1.446     167.8     169.0       2.4       0.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods  (1).........        .355     104.9     105.4       3.6       0.5 
    Food away from home ......................       6.133     164.2     164.5       2.7       0.2 
     Other food away from home  (1)...........        .216     103.8     104.1       3.5       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       1.045     167.3     167.8       2.2       0.3 
                                                                                                   
  Housing ....................................      36.685     158.9     159.1       2.1       0.1 
   Shelter ...................................      27.496     180.6     180.9       3.1       0.2 
    Rent of primary residence ................       8.500     175.6     176.0       3.3       0.2 
    Lodging away from home (1)................       1.379     115.2     115.0       4.3      -0.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                             
        residence (2).........................      17.296     174.5     174.8       2.9       0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance  (1).....        .320     100.6     100.7       0.2       0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................       4.850     125.8     125.5      -1.1      -0.2 
    Fuels ....................................       3.928     110.0     109.7      -1.9      -0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................        .201      86.8      88.1      -5.4       1.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity .............       3.727     117.3     116.9      -1.7      -0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations ......       4.339     125.1     125.6       0.0       0.4 
                                                                                                   
  Apparel ....................................       5.199     132.1     134.2       0.1       1.6 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................       1.474     132.1     134.0       0.8       1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................       1.948     125.4     127.8      -0.4       1.9 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel ............        .344     126.6     129.5       2.0       2.3 
   Footwear ..................................       1.057     127.6     129.4       0.8       1.4 
                                                                                                   
  Transportation .............................      19.166     139.1     143.0       1.9       2.8 
   Private transportation ....................      18.109     136.3     140.2       1.8       2.9 
    New and used motor vehicles (1)...........       9.250      99.5      99.7      -0.4       0.2 
     New vehicles ............................       5.224     144.5     144.4      -0.8      -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks ....................       3.216     148.8     149.7       0.1       0.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................       3.066      86.4     100.7       9.6      16.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................       3.045      85.9     100.2       9.7      16.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........        .682     100.0      99.8      -0.1      -0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....       1.690     172.1     172.5       3.4       0.2 
   Public transportation .....................       1.056     193.7     196.2       3.2       1.3 
                                                                                                   
  Medical care ...............................       4.672     247.6     248.3       3.5       0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................        .926     224.3     226.1       4.2       0.8 
   Medical care services .....................       3.746     252.8     253.3       3.3       0.2 
    Professional services ....................       2.415     228.9     229.7       3.2       0.3 
    Hospital and related services ............       1.114     292.8     292.3       3.8      -0.2 
                                                                                                   
  Recreation (1)..............................       5.925     101.4     101.5       0.5       0.1 
   Video and audio  (1).......................       1.951     101.0     100.8      -0.6      -0.2 
                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (1).............       5.361     101.1     100.9       0.8      -0.2 
   Education (1)..............................       2.478     105.6     105.7       5.0       0.1 
    Educational books and supplies ...........        .200     263.7     263.5       4.9      -0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare        2.278     297.9     298.3       4.9       0.1 
   Communication  (1).........................       2.883      97.4      97.1      -2.4      -0.3 
    Information and information processing                                                         
        (1)...................................       2.733      97.1      96.8      -2.7      -0.3 
     Telephone services  (1)..................       2.519     100.4     100.1      -0.4      -0.3 
     Information and information processing                                                        
         other than telephone services  (3)...        .213      33.5      33.2     -24.7      -0.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                            
          equipment  (1)......................        .120      57.0      56.1     -34.8      -1.6 
                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services ...................       4.981     255.6     259.4      11.7       1.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............       1.694     335.9     349.0      32.4       3.9 
   Personal care .............................       3.287     160.3     160.7       3.1       0.2 
    Personal care products ...................        .838     151.1     151.7       2.2       0.4 
    Personal care services ...................        .975     170.4     170.9       3.3       0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........       1.253     241.7     242.1       4.1       0.2 
                                                                                                   
          Commodity and service group                                                              
                                                                                                   
 Commodities .................................      46.764     142.6     144.8       2.3       1.5 
  Food and beverages .........................      18.011     163.0     163.1       2.3       0.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........      28.753     130.6     133.8       2.2       2.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......      15.564     133.4     139.2       5.2       4.3 
    Apparel ..................................       5.199     132.1     134.2       0.1       1.6 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                          
        apparel ..............................      10.365     138.8     146.7       7.9       5.7 
   Durables ..................................      13.189     125.8     125.9      -1.3       0.1 
 Services ....................................      53.236     184.1     184.3       2.4       0.1 
  Rent of shelter (2).........................      27.175     173.9     174.2       3.1       0.2 
  Transportation services ....................       6.800     187.9     188.1       1.3       0.1 
  Other services .............................      10.144     218.0     218.3       2.8       0.1 
                                                                                                   
                Special indexes                                                                    
                                                                                                   
 All items less food .........................      83.034     161.3     162.7       2.3       0.9 
 All items less shelter ......................      72.504     156.2     157.8       2.1       1.0 
 All items less medical care .................      95.328     157.6     158.9       2.3       0.8 
 Commodities less food .......................      29.798     132.0     135.1       2.2       2.3 
 Nondurables less food .......................      16.609     135.4     141.0       5.1       4.1 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........      11.410     140.5     147.9       7.3       5.3 
 Nondurables .................................      33.575     148.5     151.5       3.6       2.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (2)............      26.061     172.7     172.8       1.8       0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........      49.490     178.3     178.5       2.4       0.1 
 Energy ......................................       6.994      97.5     104.5       3.4       7.2 
 All items less energy .......................      93.006     170.4     170.9       2.3       0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............      76.040     172.4     173.0       2.3       0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                
       commodities ...........................      26.531     144.0     145.0       1.3       0.7 
    Energy commodities .......................       3.267      86.6     100.1       8.7      15.6 
   Services less energy services .............      49.509     191.6     191.8       2.7       0.1 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                           
     (1982-84=$1.00) .........................           -    $ .619    $ .614         -         - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                           
     (1967=$1.00) ............................           -    $ .208    $ .206         -         - 

   1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   2 Index is on a December 1984=100 base.
   3 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(LAS).  Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U-XL): Selected areas, all items index
 using a Laspeyres Estimator

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                    Indexes             Percent change to 
                                                 Pricing                                 Apr.1999 from--  
                     CPI-U                      schedule                                                  
                                                   (1)                                                    
                                                           Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                           1999   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                          
 U.S. city average ...........................     M      164.4  164.7  165.2  166.3    1.2    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                          
            Region and area size(2)                                                                       
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
 Northeast urban .............................     M      171.6  171.7  172.1  173.0    0.8    0.8    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............     M      172.6  172.6  173.1  173.8    0.7    0.7    0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........     M      102.8  103.0  103.3  104.0    1.2    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                          
 Midwest urban ...............................     M      160.4  160.6  161.2  162.3    1.2    1.1    0.7 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............     M      161.6  161.9  162.5  163.7    1.3    1.1    0.7 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........     M      102.6  102.7  103.1  103.8    1.2    1.1    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                  
       50,000) ...............................     M      155.6  155.7  155.8  156.5    0.6    0.5    0.4 
                                                                                                          
 South urban .................................     M      160.0  160.2  160.8  161.6    1.0    0.9    0.5 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............     M      158.9  159.1  159.8  160.6    1.1    0.9    0.5 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........     M      102.9  103.1  103.4  104.0    1.1    0.9    0.6 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                  
       50,000) ...............................     M      160.9  161.1  161.7  162.8    1.2    1.1    0.7 
                                                                                                          
 West urban ..................................     M      166.5  167.0  167.5  169.2    1.6    1.3    1.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............     M      167.3  167.9  168.4  170.1    1.7    1.3    1.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........     M      103.7  103.9  104.3  105.2    1.4    1.3    0.9 
                                                                                                          
                 Size classes                                                                             
                                                                                                          
   A (4)......................................     M      148.9  149.1  149.6  150.7    1.2    1.1    0.7 
   B/C (3)....................................     M      103.0  103.1  103.5  104.1    1.1    1.0    0.6 
   D .........................................     M      160.6  160.8  161.3  162.3    1.1    0.9    0.6 
                                                                                                          
             Selected local areas                                                                         
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............     M      166.0  166.4  166.9  167.6    1.0    0.7    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....     M      164.2  164.7  165.2  166.6    1.5    1.2    0.8 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                      
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................     M      175.2  175.4  175.8  176.3    0.6    0.5    0.3 
                                                                                                          
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........     1      174.1      -  175.2      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................     1      160.6      -  161.1      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................     1      155.2      -  156.4      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (5)........     1      102.8      -  103.4      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                          
 Atlanta, GA .................................     2          -  162.1      -  163.8      -    1.0      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................     2          -  161.3      -  164.0      -    1.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............     2          -  146.8      -  148.3      -    1.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................     2          -  161.4      -  161.8      -    0.2      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                   
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................     2          -  168.7      -  171.1      -    1.4      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........     2          -  169.5      -  172.5      -    1.8      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................     2          -  170.8      -  172.6      -    1.1      - 

   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 map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 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(LAS).  Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W-XL): Selected
 areas, all items index using a Laspeyres Estimator

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
                                                                    Indexes             Percent change to 
                                                 Pricing                                 Apr.1999 from--  
                     CPI-W                      schedule                                                  
                                                   (1)                                                    
                                                           Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar. 
                                                           1999   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                          
 U.S. city average ...........................     M      161.1  161.2  161.6  162.8    1.1    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                          
            Region and area size(2)                                                                       
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
 Northeast urban .............................     M      168.5  168.4  168.7  169.7    0.7    0.8    0.6 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............     M      168.5  168.3  168.5  169.5    0.6    0.7    0.6 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........     M      102.5  102.7  102.8  103.5    1.0    0.8    0.7 
                                                                                                          
 Midwest urban ...............................     M      156.6  156.6  157.1  158.3    1.1    1.1    0.8 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............     M      157.1  157.2  157.6  158.8    1.1    1.0    0.8 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........     M      102.3  102.3  102.7  103.6    1.3    1.3    0.9 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                  
       50,000) ...............................     M      153.7  153.5  153.5  154.4    0.5    0.6    0.6 
                                                                                                          
 South urban .................................     M      158.0  158.1  158.5  159.5    0.9    0.9    0.6 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............     M      156.5  156.5  157.0  157.9    0.9    0.9    0.6 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........     M      102.5  102.7  102.9  103.6    1.1    0.9    0.7 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                  
       50,000) ...............................     M      161.2  161.2  161.7  162.8    1.0    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                          
 West urban ..................................     M      162.5  162.8  163.3  165.0    1.5    1.4    1.0 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............     M      161.6  162.0  162.4  164.2    1.6    1.4    1.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........     M      103.5  103.7  104.1  105.1    1.5    1.4    1.0 
                                                                                                          
                 Size classes                                                                             
                                                                                                          
   A (4)......................................     M      147.4  147.5  147.8  149.0    1.1    1.0    0.8 
   B/C (3)....................................     M      102.6  102.7  103.0  103.8    1.2    1.1    0.8 
   D .........................................     M      159.6  159.5  159.9  160.9    0.8    0.9    0.6 
                                                                                                          
             Selected local areas                                                                         
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                          
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............     M      160.5  160.6  161.1  161.7    0.7    0.7    0.4 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....     M      157.9  158.1  158.5  160.1    1.4    1.3    1.0 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                      
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................     M      170.9  170.8  171.0  171.6    0.4    0.5    0.4 
                                                                                                          
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........     1      172.2      -  172.7      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................     1      152.8      -  152.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................     1      154.8      -  155.9      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (5)........     1      102.7      -  103.0      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                          
 Atlanta, GA .................................     2          -  159.3      -  160.9      -    1.0      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................     2          -  155.9      -  158.6      -    1.7      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............     2          -  145.2      -  146.6      -    1.0      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................     2          -  158.8      -  159.2      -    0.3      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                   
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................     2          -  167.9      -  170.5      -    1.5      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........     2          -  165.8      -  169.0      -    1.9      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................     2          -  166.2      -  168.1      -    1.1      - 

   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 map in technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.