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                   CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  SEPTEMBER 1999
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.5
 percent in September, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 167.9
 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
 Labor reported today.  For the 12-month period ended in September, the CPI-
 U increased 2.6 percent.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) rose 0.5 in September, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 September level of 164.7 was 2.8 percent higher than the index in
 September 1998.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in
 September, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the preceding two
 months.  In September, energy costs increased sharply for the third
 consecutive month--up 1.7 percent--accounting for about one quarter of the
 advance in the overall CPI-U.  The index for petroleum-based energy rose
 2.7 percent in September, and the index for energy services increased 0.8
 percent.  For the third consecutive month in September, the food index
 increased 0.2 percent.  The index for food at home, which rose 0.1 percent
 in both July and August, increased 0.3 percent in September, reflecting a
 jump in the index for dairy products.  Excluding food and energy, the CPI-
 U rose 0.3 percent in September, following an increase of 0.1 percent in
 August. Upturns in the indexes for apparel and for cigarettes, coupled
 with a larger increase in shelter costs, accounted for the acceleration in
 the September all items less food and energy index.
 
 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                      1999               3-mos. ended   Ended
                    Mar.  Apr.  May June July Aug. Sep.   Sep. `99   Sep. `99
 All Items            .2    .7   .0   .0   .3   .3   .4    4.2       2.6
  Food and beverages -.2    .1   .4   .0   .2   .2   .2    2.5       2.2
  Housing             .2    .4   .1   .2   .1   .2   .4    2.7       2.3
  Apparel            -.3   1.5  -.2  -.4  -.9  -.3  1.2     .0      -1.3
  Transportation      .7   2.4  -.5  -.6  1.2   .9   .6   11.4       4.1
  Medical care        .2    .4   .2   .4   .3   .4   .3    3.9       3.4
  Recreation          .0    .3   .2   .0   .0   .0  -.5   -1.9        .4
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .0    .1  -.1   .0   .2   .2   .0    1.6       1.0
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         -.6   1.0  -.2   .2   .9  -.2  1.9   10.3       9.2
  Special Indexes                                                       
    Energy           1.6   6.1 -1.3 -1.2  2.1  2.7  1.7   29.4      10.2
    Food             -.2    .1   .4   .0   .2   .2   .2    2.5       2.2
    All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .1    .4   .1   .1   .2   .1   .3    2.5       2.0
     
      Consumer prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of
 4.2 percent in the third quarter.  This followed increases of 1.5 and 2.9
 percent rate in the first and second quarters, respectively, and brings
 the year-to-date annual rate to 2.8 percent.  This compares with an
 increase of 1.6 percent for all of 1998.  The acceleration in 1999
 reflects an upturn in petroleum-based energy prices.  The energy index,
 which declined 8.8 percent in 1998, has risen at a 16.1 percent SAAR thus
 far in 1999.  In the nine months of 1999, petroleum-based energy costs
 increased at a 35.2 percent SAAR, and charges for energy services rose at
 a 2.2 percent annual rate.  The food index has risen at a 2.0 percent SAAR
 thus far in 1999, following a 2.3 percent increase for all of 1998.
 Grocery store food prices, which advanced 2.1 percent in 1998, have risen
 at a 1.6 percent rate thus far in 1999, reflecting in part, deceleration
 in the index for dairy products.
      
       Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.5 percent SAAR
 in the third quarter, following increases of 0.9 and 2.3 percent,
 respectively, in the first two quarters of 1999.  The 1.9 percent SAAR in
 the first nine months of 1999 compares with a 2.4 percent rise for all of
 1998.  Deceleration in the indexes for shelter and for tobacco and smoking
 products were largely responsible for the smaller rate of advance thus far
 in 1999.  The rates for selected groups for the last five and three-
 quarter years are shown below.
     

  		Percentage change 12 months              SAAR 9
                    ended in December                  mos. ended
						         in Sep.
                       1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999
 All items              2.7    2.5    3.3    1.7    1.6    2.8
  Food and beverages    2.7    2.1    4.2    1.6    2.3    2.0
  Housing               2.2    3.0    2.9    2.4    2.3    2.2
  Apparel              -1.6    0.1   -0.2    1.0   -0.7    -.9
  Transportation        3.8    1.5    4.4   -1.4   -1.7    6.0
  Medical care          4.9    3.9    3.0    2.8    3.4    3.7
  Recreation            1.4    2.8    3.0    1.5    1.2     .4
  Education and
   communication        3.3    4.0    3.4    3.0    0.7    1.1
  Other goods and
   services             4.2    4.3    3.6    5.2    8.8    6.5
                                                              
 Special indexes                                                        
  Energy                2.2   -1.3    8.6   -3.4   -8.8   16.1
   Energy commodities   5.2   -3.3   13.8   -6.9  -15.1   35.2
   Energy services     -0.6    0.8    3.8    0.2   -3.3    2.2
  All items less energy 2.6    2.9    2.9    2.1    2.4    1.9
   Food                 2.9    2.1    4.3    1.5    2.3    2.0
  All items less food                        
   and energy		2.6    3.0    2.6    2.2    2.4    1.9

   
      The food and beverages major group rose 0.2 percent in September,
 with the index for food at home up 0.3 percent. The index for dairy
 products, which turned up in August, rose 1.4 percent in September,
 accounting for about half of the September food at home advance.  Also
 contributing to the September advance were increases in the indexes for
 cereal and bakery products and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs--up 0.6
 and 0.4 percent, respectively.  Within the latter group, prices for beef
 and pork each increased 1.1 percent and poultry prices rose 0.8 percent.
 Partially offsetting these advances were declines in the indexes for
 fruits and vegetables and for nonalcoholic beverages.  The index for other
 food at home was unchanged.  Within the fruits and vegetables group, the
 index for fresh fruits decreased 3.2 percent, while the index for fresh
 vegetables rose 3.8 percent.  The index for processed fruits and
 vegetables declined 1.0 percent. The other two components of the food and
 beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages-- increased
 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.4 percent in September, following an
 increase of 0.2 percent in August.  Shelter costs rose 0.3 percent in
 September.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners'
 equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the
 index for lodging away from home rose 2.1 percent.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, the index for lodging while away from home declined 2.8
 percent.)  The index for fuels and utilities increased 0.9 percent in
 September.  The index for household fuels rose 1.1 percent, reflecting
 increases in each of the three major household fuels.  Charges for natural
 gas and electricity rose 2.7 and 0.1 percent, respectively, and the index
 for fuel oil increased 6.2 percent.  The index for household furnishings
 and operations rose 0.1 percent in September, the same as in August.
      
      The transportation component advanced for the third consecutive month-
 -up 0.6 percent in September.  The gasoline index increased sharply for
 the third consecutive month--up 2.6 percent in September, following
 increases of 4.3 and 5.6 percent in July and August, respectively.
 Gasoline prices have risen 28.0 percent thus far in 1999, but as of
 September are 7.7 percent lower than their peak level in November 1990.
 The index for new and used vehicles rose 0.5 percent in September.  The
 index for new vehicles increased 0.2 percent, reflecting in part the
 introduction of 2000 model cars.  (About 13 percent of the new vehicle
 sample was represented by 2000 models.)  The index for used cars and
 trucks rose 1.2 percent in September, its fifth consecutive large
 increase.  Airline fares, which declined 2.7 percent in August, fell 1.7
 percent in September.
      
      The index for apparel, which declined in each of the preceding four
 months, rose 1.2 percent in September.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 apparel prices rose 3.4 percent, reflecting the introduction of higher
 priced fall-winter wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in September to a level 3.4
 percent above a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.4 percent, with the index for prescription drugs up 0.3 percent.  The
 index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent.  Charges for
 professional services and for hospital and related services increased 0.2
 and 0.4 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation costs declined 0.5 percent in September,
 following three consecutive months of no change.  Decreases were recorded
 in the indexes for virtually all major recreational groups, with the
 exception of recreational reading materials, which rose 0.3 percent.  The
 categories registering declines include video and audio equipment, pets,
 pet products and services, sporting goods and equipment, photography,
 toys, and for recreational services.
      
      The index for education and communication was unchanged in September.
 Educational costs rose 0.3 percent, and the index for communication
 declined 0.3 percent.  Within the latter group, the index for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment declined 2.4 percent, and the index for
 telephone services decreased 0.2 percent.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 1.9 percent in
 September, following a 0.2 percent decrease in August.  The index for
 tobacco and smoking products, which fell 1.3 percent in August, rose 6.5
 percent in September, reflecting the pass-through of an 18-cent-a-pack
 increase in wholesale cigarette prices announced in late August.
  
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers rose 0.5 percent in September.
 

 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                      1999               3-mos. ended   Ended
                   Mar.  Apr.  May June July Aug. Sep.   Sep. `99   Sep. `99
 All Items           .1    .7   .0   .0   .4   .2   .5    4.8       2.8
  Food and 
    beverages       -.2    .1   .3   .1   .2   .2   .3    2.7       2.2
  Housing            .3    .3   .1   .1   .2   .1   .4    2.8       2.2
  Apparel           -.4   1.4  -.1  -.5  -.7  -.5  1.3     .3      -1.1
  Transportation     .6   2.6  -.4  -.5  1.2  1.0   .8   12.7       4.6
  Medical care       .3    .4   .2   .4   .3   .2   .4    3.7       3.4
  Recreation        -.1    .2   .2   .1   .0  -.1  -.5   -2.3        .0
  Education and                                                        
    communication    .0   -.1   .0   .1   .2   .1   .0    1.2       1.0
  Other goods and                                                    
    services       -1.0   1.4  -.4   .3  1.2  -.4  2.4   13.4      11.7
                    
 Special Indexes                                                       
  Energy            2.0   6.4 -1.4 -1.2  2.3  2.8  1.8   31.9      11.1
  Food              -.2    .1   .3   .1   .1   .2   .2    2.5       2.2
  All Items less                                                       
    food and energy  .0    .4   .1   .1   .2   .1   .4    2.8       2.1

 Consumer Price Index data for October are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, November 17, 1999, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
     
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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,                      Sep. 1999 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   1998       Aug.      Sep.                                            
                                                              1999      1999     Sep.     Aug.   June to July to Aug. to
                                                                                 1998     1999     July    Aug.    Sep. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     167.1     167.9      2.6      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     500.7     502.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     16.408     164.7     165.1      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Food ......................................     15.422     164.2     164.6      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
    Food at home .............................      9.691     164.1     164.5      2.0      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.544     184.9     185.2      1.8      0.2     0.3    -0.9     0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      2.569     148.5     149.2      1.2      0.5    -0.1     0.3     0.4 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.088     156.5     158.7      3.8      1.4    -0.3     0.5     1.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.440     202.1     202.6      4.7      0.2    -0.2     0.6    -0.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.049     134.5     134.2      1.5     -0.2     0.4    -0.1    -0.4 
     Other food at home ......................      2.002     154.2     153.9      1.1     -0.2     0.1     0.3     0.0 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .377     152.7     153.5      1.8      0.5     0.0     0.5     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .309     148.6     148.5     -2.6     -0.1     0.3     0.5     0.1 
      Other foods ............................      1.316     169.9     169.2      1.7     -0.4     0.1     0.2    -0.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .320     104.8     105.3      1.6      0.5    -0.7     0.6     0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.730     165.6     165.8      2.3      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .175     105.8     106.4      3.6      0.6     1.1     0.3     0.6 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................       .986     170.2     170.7      2.6      0.3     0.5     0.3     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     39.828     165.0     165.2      2.3      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     30.283     188.3     188.3      2.7      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.007     177.9     178.4      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      2.376     117.1     113.8      3.6     -2.8     0.2    -0.3     2.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.529     193.4     193.9      2.5      0.3     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .371     102.2     102.3      3.1      0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.735     131.4     132.7      2.1      1.0     0.5     0.4     0.9 
    Fuels ....................................      3.801     116.2     117.6      2.1      1.2     0.7     0.4     1.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .227      89.2      93.9      9.3      5.3     1.9     2.4     4.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.574     124.1     125.3      1.6      1.0     0.6     0.3     0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .934     104.4     104.5      2.2      0.1     0.0     0.1     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.810     126.8     127.0      0.4      0.2     0.0     0.1     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .908     105.0     105.2      2.9      0.2     0.0     0.7     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      4.831     127.5     131.8     -1.3      3.4    -0.9    -0.3     1.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.358     127.1     130.5     -0.5      2.7    -1.1    -1.7     1.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.939     117.9     125.4     -1.9      6.4    -2.0     0.8     2.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .272     128.3     129.9      4.0      1.2     0.5     0.7     1.2 
   Footwear ..................................       .876     123.8     124.7     -3.0      0.7     1.0    -1.1    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     16.999     145.7     146.5      4.1      0.5     1.2     0.9     0.6 
   Private transportation ....................     15.653     141.9     142.9      4.3      0.7     0.9     1.1     0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.843      99.7     100.1      0.3      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.5 
     New vehicles ............................      4.983     141.4     141.6     -0.5      0.1     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.914     153.8     155.7      2.5      1.2     0.9     1.0     1.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................      2.493     107.8     110.3     22.6      2.3     4.1     5.6     2.4 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      2.476     107.2     109.7     22.6      2.3     4.3     5.6     2.6 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .549     100.1     100.6     -0.6      0.5    -0.2     0.0     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.624     172.1     172.8      2.7      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.2 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.346     197.1     194.7      2.4     -1.2     4.3    -1.8    -1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      5.713     251.9     252.3      3.4      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.3 
   Medical care commodities ..................      1.252     232.5     233.1      4.1      0.3     0.6     0.6     0.4 
   Medical care services .....................      4.461     256.2     256.6      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Professional services (3).................      2.854     230.1     230.4      3.0      0.1     0.2     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.354     301.3     302.1      4.5      0.3     0.2     0.7     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      6.120     102.2     101.7      0.4     -0.5     0.0     0.0    -0.5 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.748     100.9     100.1     -1.3     -0.8    -0.1     0.3    -0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.478     101.2     101.9      1.0      0.7     0.2     0.2     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.694     107.5     109.4      4.9      1.8     0.5     0.3     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .203     264.5     267.0      5.2      0.9     0.3     0.6     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.492     309.9     315.3      4.8      1.7     0.4     0.3     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.783      95.6      95.3     -2.7     -0.3     0.0     0.1    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.580      95.0      94.7     -3.1     -0.3     0.0     0.1    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.327      99.8      99.6     -1.1     -0.2    -0.2     0.3    -0.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .253      29.8      29.3    -20.2     -1.7     0.7    -0.7    -1.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .148      50.9      49.7    -27.4     -2.4    -2.9    -3.8    -2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.624     257.6     262.6      9.2      1.9     0.9    -0.2     1.9 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............      1.159     350.1     373.8     31.9      6.8     3.3    -1.3     6.5 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.465     161.4     161.8      2.7      0.2     0.0     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .742     152.3     153.0      2.6      0.5    -0.4     0.2     0.5 
    Personal care services (1)................       .973     171.9     172.1      3.0      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.491     243.9     244.6      3.6      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     42.109     144.5     145.8      2.8      0.9     0.4     0.4     0.7 
  Food and beverages .........................     16.408     164.7     165.1      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     25.702     132.5     134.3      3.1      1.4     0.5     0.5     1.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     14.345     138.0     141.0      6.3      2.2     1.0     0.8     1.5 
    Apparel ..................................      4.831     127.5     131.8     -1.3      3.4    -0.9    -0.3     1.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................      9.514     148.8     151.2     10.3      1.6     1.5     1.8     1.5 
   Durables ..................................     11.356     125.4     125.7     -0.9      0.2     0.2     0.0     0.4 
 Services ....................................     57.891     189.9     190.1      2.5      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.912     196.1     196.1      2.7      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .371     102.2     102.3      3.1      0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.574     124.1     125.3      1.6      1.0     0.6     0.3     0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .934     104.4     104.5      2.2      0.1     0.0     0.1     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .908     105.0     105.2      2.9      0.2     0.0     0.7     0.2 
  Transportation services ....................      6.963     190.2     189.9      1.4     -0.2     1.0    -0.4    -0.1 
  Medical care services ......................      4.461     256.2     256.6      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
  Other services .............................     10.768     223.9     224.5      2.5      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     84.578     167.7     168.5      2.7      0.5     0.3     0.3     0.5 
 All items less shelter ......................     69.717     160.6     161.6      2.5      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.5 
 All items less medical care .................     94.287     162.5     163.2      2.5      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.4 
 Commodities less food .......................     26.688     134.0     135.8      3.2      1.3     0.4     0.5     1.0 
 Nondurables less food .......................     15.331     139.9     142.8      6.1      2.1     0.9     0.8     1.5 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     10.500     150.0     152.3      9.6      1.5     1.4     1.6     1.4 
 Nondurables .................................     30.753     151.5     153.2      4.1      1.1     0.5     0.5     0.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.979     196.9     197.3      2.2      0.2     0.4     0.2     0.1 
 Services less medical care services .........     53.429     183.8     183.9      2.4      0.1     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.294     111.3     113.2     10.2      1.7     2.1     2.7     1.7 
 All items less energy .......................     93.706     174.5     175.1      2.0      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  All items less food and energy .............     78.284     177.1     177.7      2.0      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     23.967     143.0     144.6      1.0      1.1     0.1    -0.1     0.7 
    Energy commodities .......................      2.720     106.3     109.1     21.5      2.6     4.0     5.4     2.7 
   Services less energy services .............     54.316     196.5     196.6      2.5      0.1     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .....          -    $ .598    $ .596        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old                                                                          
     base ....................................          -    $ .200    $ .199        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 June    July    Aug.    Sep.                                           
                                                 1999    1999    1999    1999                                           
                                                                                Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Mar.   Sep. 
                                                                                1998   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  166.2   166.7   167.2   167.9    2.0    1.5    2.9    4.2    1.7    3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  164.2   164.5   164.8   165.2    3.0    1.5    2.0    2.5    2.2    2.2 
   Food ......................................  163.9   164.2   164.5   164.9    2.8    1.7    1.7    2.5    2.2    2.1 
    Food at home .............................  163.9   164.0   164.2   164.7    3.5    0.5    2.5    2.0    2.0    2.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  185.2   185.8   184.2   185.3    2.0    2.2    2.9    0.2    2.1    1.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  147.7   147.6   148.1   148.7   -0.5   -0.5    3.3    2.7   -0.5    3.0 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  156.1   155.7   156.5   158.7   12.9   10.3  -12.7    6.8   11.6   -3.4 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  205.1   204.7   206.0   205.6    8.2   -4.5   14.9    1.0    1.6    7.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  134.4   134.9   134.8   134.2    1.8    3.4    1.5   -0.6    2.6    0.4 
     Other food at home ......................  153.5   153.7   154.1   154.1    1.8   -1.0    1.8    1.6    0.4    1.7 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  152.1   152.1   152.8   153.4    1.9   -1.8    4.0    3.5    0.0    3.8 
      Fats and oils ..........................  147.2   147.7   148.5   148.6    1.8  -10.3   -5.0    3.9   -4.4   -0.7 
      Other foods ............................  169.1   169.3   169.6   169.3    2.2    1.2    2.9    0.5    1.7    1.7 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  104.9   104.2   104.8   105.3    5.1    0.0    0.0    1.5    2.5    0.8 
    Food away from home (1)...................  164.6   165.1   165.6   165.8    2.2    3.0    1.0    2.9    2.6    2.0 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  104.4   105.5   105.8   106.4    2.4    1.6    2.7    7.9    2.0    5.3 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  169.3   170.1   170.6   170.9    2.7    1.4    2.9    3.8    2.1    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  163.6   163.8   164.1   164.7    2.5    1.2    2.7    2.7    1.9    2.7 
   Shelter ...................................  187.0   187.1   187.5   188.1    3.1    1.7    3.5    2.4    2.4    2.9 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  177.1   177.5   177.9   178.4    3.7    2.5    2.5    3.0    3.1    2.7 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  105.6   105.8   105.5   107.7    0.0   -2.3    9.6    8.2   -1.2    8.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  192.8   193.0   193.4   193.7    3.2    1.9    2.7    1.9    2.6    2.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  102.2   102.1   102.2   102.3    2.9    1.2    8.2    0.4    2.0    4.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  127.5   128.2   128.7   129.9   -0.3    1.3    0.3    7.7    0.5    4.0 
    Fuels ....................................  111.3   112.1   112.6   113.8   -0.7    0.7   -0.4    9.3    0.0    4.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................   88.3    90.0    92.2    96.4  -14.1   -2.3   19.8   42.1   -8.4   30.5 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  119.0   119.7   120.1   121.1    0.0    1.0   -1.3    7.2    0.5    2.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  103.8   103.8   103.9   104.1    2.8    2.4    2.0    1.2    2.6    1.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  126.7   126.7   126.8   126.9    1.9   -1.3    0.3    0.6    0.3    0.5 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  104.3   104.3   105.0   105.2    3.2    2.7    2.3    3.5    3.0    2.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  131.4   130.2   129.8   131.4   -2.7   -6.2    3.7    0.0   -4.5    1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  132.2   130.8   128.6   130.2    0.3   -2.7    6.6   -5.9   -1.2    0.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  123.5   121.0   122.0   124.9   -8.2   -7.5    4.3    4.6   -7.9    4.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  126.8   127.4   128.3   129.9   15.9  -11.8    3.9   10.1    1.1    7.0 
   Footwear ..................................  125.4   126.6   125.2   124.7   -1.2   -5.5   -3.1   -2.2   -3.4   -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  143.0   144.7   146.0   146.9   -1.4    1.7    5.2   11.4    0.1    8.2 
   Private transportation ....................  139.4   140.7   142.3   143.4   -1.2    0.0    6.9   12.0   -0.6    9.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.1   100.4   100.5   101.0    0.8   -5.1    2.0    3.6   -2.2    2.8 
     New vehicles ............................  142.6   142.7   142.6   142.9   -0.6   -1.9   -0.3    0.8   -1.2    0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  150.9   152.3   153.8   155.7    3.2  -14.1    9.8   13.3   -5.8   11.6 
    Motor fuel ...............................   96.9   100.9   106.6   109.2  -11.6   13.6   39.3   61.3    0.2   49.9 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................   96.1   100.2   105.8   108.5  -11.2   14.2   37.2   62.5    0.7   49.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........  100.3   100.1   100.1   100.6   -0.4   -4.3    1.2    1.2   -2.4    1.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  171.8   172.2   172.3   172.7    3.6    2.4    2.8    2.1    3.0    2.5 
   Public transportation (1)..................  192.6   200.8   197.1   194.7   -3.7   24.0  -11.9    4.4    9.2   -4.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  250.5   251.2   252.1   252.9    2.8    3.3    3.9    3.9    3.1    3.9 
   Medical care commodities ..................  229.9   231.2   232.5   233.5    3.1    2.5    4.3    6.4    2.8    5.3 
   Medical care services .....................  254.9   255.5   256.2   256.8    2.6    3.7    3.7    3.0    3.2    3.4 
    Professional services (3).................  229.0   229.5   230.1   230.6    2.7    2.9    3.6    2.8    2.8    3.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  298.8   299.3   301.3   302.4    2.9    6.0    3.8    4.9    4.5    4.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  102.0   102.0   102.0   101.5    0.0    1.2    2.0   -1.9    0.6    0.0 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.6   100.5   100.8   100.3   -1.2   -2.3   -0.4   -1.2   -1.8   -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  101.1   101.3   101.5   101.5    0.8    1.6    0.0    1.6    1.2    0.8 
   Education (2)..............................  107.4   107.9   108.2   108.5    4.7    5.9    4.6    4.2    5.3    4.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  263.4   264.2   265.8   266.5    8.0    3.3    4.8    4.8    5.6    4.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   308.1   309.4   310.2   311.0    4.5    6.0    5.0    3.8    5.3    4.4 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   95.5    95.5    95.6    95.3   -3.2   -2.0   -4.5   -0.8   -2.6   -2.7 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   94.9    94.9    95.0    94.7   -3.2   -3.3   -4.9   -0.8   -3.2   -2.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.7    99.5    99.8    99.6   -1.6   -0.4   -2.0   -0.4   -1.0   -1.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   29.8    30.0    29.8    29.3  -19.2  -24.9  -28.4   -6.5  -22.1  -18.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   54.5    52.9    50.9    49.7  -22.8  -35.2  -19.9  -30.8  -29.3  -25.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  256.8   259.0   258.4   263.2   17.7    5.0    4.3   10.3   11.2    7.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............  344.9   356.3   351.5   374.2   87.1    6.2    9.8   38.6   40.9   23.4 
   Personal care (1)..........................  161.1   161.1   161.4   161.8    2.0    4.4    2.8    1.7    3.2    2.3 
    Personal care products (1)................  152.6   152.0   152.3   153.0   -1.1    5.8    4.9    1.1    2.3    2.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  170.9   171.4   171.9   172.1    2.9    3.9    2.4    2.8    3.4    2.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  241.9   242.9   243.9   244.8    4.1    3.2    2.0    4.9    3.7    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  143.8   144.4   145.0   146.0    1.4   -0.3    4.0    6.3    0.6    5.1 
  Food and beverages .........................  164.2   164.5   164.8   165.2    3.0    1.5    2.0    2.5    2.2    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  131.8   132.5   133.2   134.5    0.3   -1.2    5.3    8.4   -0.5    6.9 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  136.2   137.6   138.7   140.8    1.2    0.9    9.6   14.2    1.1   11.9 
    Apparel ..................................  131.4   130.2   129.8   131.4   -2.7   -6.2    3.7    0.0   -4.5    1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  143.9   146.1   148.8   151.0    3.0    5.0   12.6   21.2    4.0   16.8 
   Durables ..................................  125.7   125.9   125.9   126.4   -0.6   -4.6    0.0    2.2   -2.7    1.1 
 Services ....................................  188.5   189.0   189.3   189.8    2.4    2.6    2.2    2.8    2.5    2.5 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  194.9   195.1   195.5   196.1    3.0    1.9    3.1    2.5    2.4    2.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  102.2   102.1   102.2   102.3    2.9    1.2    8.2    0.4    2.0    4.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  119.0   119.7   120.1   121.1    0.0    1.0   -1.3    7.2    0.5    2.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  103.8   103.8   103.9   104.1    2.8    2.4    2.0    1.2    2.6    1.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  104.3   104.3   105.0   105.2    3.2    2.7    2.3    3.5    3.0    2.9 
  Transportation services ....................  189.5   191.4   190.7   190.5    0.6    5.4   -2.3    2.1    3.0   -0.1 
  Medical care services ......................  254.9   255.5   256.2   256.8    2.6    3.7    3.7    3.0    3.2    3.4 
  Other services .............................  223.0   223.6   224.2   224.2    2.2    3.3    2.6    2.2    2.8    2.4 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  166.5   167.0   167.5   168.3    1.7    1.5    3.2    4.4    1.6    3.8 
 All items less shelter ......................  159.6   160.3   160.7   161.5    1.5    1.3    2.8    4.8    1.4    3.8 
 All items less medical care .................  161.3   161.8   162.3   163.0    2.0    1.3    2.8    4.3    1.6    3.5 
 Commodities less food .......................  133.5   134.1   134.8   136.1    0.6   -1.2    5.3    8.0   -0.3    6.6 
 Nondurables less food .......................  138.3   139.5   140.6   142.7    1.2    0.9    9.5   13.3    1.0   11.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  145.6   147.6   150.0   152.1    3.2    4.7   12.1   19.1    3.9   15.5 
 Nondurables .................................  150.5   151.3   152.1   153.2    1.9    1.9    5.5    7.4    1.9    6.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  195.4   196.1   196.5   196.7    1.9    2.3    2.1    2.7    2.1    2.4 
 Services less medical care services .........  182.4   183.0   183.2   183.6    2.7    2.0    2.2    2.7    2.4    2.4 
 Energy ......................................  103.8   106.0   108.9   110.7   -5.1    5.8   14.2   29.4    0.2   21.6 
 All items less energy .......................  174.4   174.7   174.9   175.4    2.6    0.9    2.3    2.3    1.8    2.3 
  All items less food and energy .............  177.0   177.3   177.5   178.1    2.5    0.9    2.3    2.5    1.7    2.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.0   144.1   143.9   144.9    2.5   -3.0    2.0    2.5   -0.3    2.2 
    Energy commodities .......................   96.1    99.9   105.3   108.1  -12.0   12.6   37.2   60.1   -0.4   48.2 
   Services less energy services .............  195.6   196.1   196.4   196.7    2.5    2.7    2.5    2.3    2.6    2.4 

   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                                  Sep.1999 from--      Aug.1999 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   June   July   Aug.   Sep.                                           
                                                 (1)   1999   1999   1999   1999   Sep.   July   Aug.   Aug.   June   July 
                                                                                   1998   1999   1999   1998   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    166.2  166.7  167.1  167.9    2.6    0.7    0.5    2.3    0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    173.1  173.4  174.1  174.8    2.5    0.8    0.4    2.1    0.6    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    174.1  174.5  175.1  175.7    2.3    0.7    0.3    2.2    0.6    0.3 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    103.8  103.9  104.3  105.1    2.8    1.2    0.8    2.1    0.5    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    162.5  162.9  163.2  164.3    2.8    0.9    0.7    2.3    0.4    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    164.1  164.6  164.8  165.7    2.7    0.7    0.5    2.4    0.4    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    103.7  103.9  104.2  105.1    2.8    1.2    0.9    2.2    0.5    0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    156.9  157.2  157.7  158.6    3.0    0.9    0.6    2.9    0.5    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    161.7  162.2  162.6  163.2    2.3    0.6    0.4    1.9    0.6    0.2 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    160.9  161.4  161.9  162.7    2.5    0.8    0.5    1.9    0.6    0.3 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    104.1  104.3  104.4  104.8    2.2    0.5    0.4    1.9    0.3    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    162.0  162.6  163.7  164.1    2.5    0.9    0.2    2.2    1.0    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    168.3  168.9  169.5  170.0    3.0    0.7    0.3    2.9    0.7    0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    169.3  169.9  170.5  171.2    3.2    0.8    0.4    3.0    0.7    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    104.5  104.9  105.2  105.2    2.4    0.3    0.0    2.6    0.7    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    150.7  151.1  151.6  152.2    2.7    0.7    0.4    2.4    0.6    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    104.0  104.2  104.5  105.0    2.5    0.8    0.5    2.1    0.5    0.3 
   D .........................................   M    162.0  162.4  163.1  163.7    2.5    0.8    0.4    2.3    0.7    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    168.9  169.4  169.3  169.7    2.7    0.2    0.2    2.4    0.2   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    165.4  165.8  166.3  167.2    2.8    0.8    0.5    2.3    0.5    0.3 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    176.8  177.2  177.6  178.2    2.2    0.6    0.3    2.0    0.5    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  175.3      -  176.8    2.7    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  162.8      -  164.2    1.7    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  158.3      -  159.8    3.4    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  104.6      -  105.4    2.4    0.8      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    164.8      -  165.9      -      -      -      -    2.5    0.7      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    163.8      -  164.2      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.2      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    148.3      -  148.9      -      -      -      -    1.0    0.4      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    161.3      -  162.3      -      -      -      -    0.9    0.6      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    172.1      -  173.1      -      -      -      -    2.7    0.6      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    171.8      -  173.5      -      -      -      -    4.1    1.0      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    172.7      -  173.4      -      -      -      -    2.9    0.4      - 

   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,                      Sep. 1999 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   1998       Aug.      Sep.                                            
                                                              1999      1999     Sep.     Aug.   June to July to Aug. to
                                                                                 1998     1999     July    Aug.    Sep. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................    100.000     163.8     164.7      2.8      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.5 
 All items (1967=100) ........................          -     487.8     490.5        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................     18.011     163.9     164.3      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
   Food ......................................     16.966     163.5     163.9      2.2      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Food at home .............................     10.832     162.9     163.5      2.1      0.4     0.0     0.2     0.4 
     Cereals and bakery products .............      1.689     184.8     185.0      1.8      0.1     0.3    -0.8     0.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........      3.055     148.2     148.9      1.2      0.5    -0.2     0.3     0.5 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........      1.193     156.0     158.4      3.8      1.5    -0.3     0.5     1.5 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................      1.492     201.2     201.6      4.7      0.2     0.0     0.7    -0.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................      1.184     133.2     133.0      1.6     -0.2     0.4    -0.1    -0.4 
     Other food at home ......................      2.220     153.5     153.3      1.1     -0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
      Sugar and sweets .......................       .420     152.6     153.3      1.8      0.5     0.0     0.6     0.4 
      Fats and oils ..........................       .354     148.3     148.1     -2.5     -0.1     0.1     0.6     0.0 
      Other foods ............................      1.446     169.7     169.2      1.7     -0.3     0.1     0.2     0.0 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .355     104.4     105.1      1.4      0.7    -0.5     0.5     0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.133     165.5     165.8      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........       .216     105.8     106.2      3.3      0.4     0.8     0.5     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................      1.045     169.2     169.8      2.8      0.4     0.4     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................     36.685     161.0     161.3      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.4 
   Shelter ...................................     27.496     182.4     182.6      2.6      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.500     177.5     178.0      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............      1.379     116.8     113.8      3.6     -2.6    -0.1    -0.3     2.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     17.296     176.1     176.5      2.4      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.1 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .320     102.3     102.5      3.1      0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
   Fuels and utilities .......................      4.850     131.4     132.6      2.0      0.9     0.6     0.4     0.9 
    Fuels ....................................      3.928     115.9     117.2      2.0      1.1     0.6     0.4     1.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................       .201      89.3      93.9      8.9      5.2     1.5     2.4     4.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.727     123.7     124.9      1.6      1.0     0.6     0.3     0.8 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .922     104.4     104.5      2.1      0.1     0.0     0.1     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations ......      4.339     124.7     124.8     -0.1      0.1     0.1     0.0     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .402     105.4     105.7      3.2      0.3     0.0     0.6     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................      5.199     126.4     130.5     -1.1      3.2    -0.7    -0.5     1.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................      1.474     127.2     130.3     -0.3      2.4    -1.0    -1.8     0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................      1.948     116.0     123.3     -1.8      6.3    -2.1     0.7     2.8 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........       .344     129.6     131.4      4.5      1.4     0.3     0.9     1.4 
   Footwear ..................................      1.057     124.4     125.1     -3.2      0.6     1.2    -1.3    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................     19.166     145.0     146.0      4.6      0.7     1.2     1.0     0.8 
   Private transportation ....................     18.109     142.4     143.6      4.7      0.8     1.0     1.3     0.8 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.250     100.2     100.7      0.6      0.5     0.4     0.3     0.6 
     New vehicles ............................      5.224     142.6     142.8     -0.4      0.1    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.216     155.2     157.0      2.5      1.2     1.0     1.0     1.2 
    Motor fuel ...............................      3.066     107.8     110.6     22.8      2.6     4.2     5.4     2.6 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................      3.045     107.3     110.0     22.8      2.5     4.2     5.6     2.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........       .682      99.6      99.9     -0.6      0.3    -0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....      1.690     173.5     174.3      2.9      0.5     0.2     0.0     0.2 
   Public transportation (1)..................      1.056     192.5     190.7      2.3     -0.9     3.5    -1.6    -0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................      4.672     251.0     251.4      3.4      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Medical care commodities ..................       .926     228.4     229.0      3.7      0.3     0.6     0.5     0.5 
   Medical care services .....................      3.746     256.0     256.4      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.4 
    Professional services (3).................      2.415     231.7     232.0      3.0      0.1     0.2     0.1     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.114     297.3     298.2      4.5      0.3     0.3     0.7     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.925     101.5     101.0      0.0     -0.5     0.0    -0.1    -0.5 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................      1.951     100.7      99.8     -1.5     -0.9    -0.1     0.3    -0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.361     101.5     102.1      1.0      0.6     0.2     0.1     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.478     107.7     109.5      5.0      1.7     0.5     0.1     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies ...........       .200     267.2     269.9      5.5      1.0     0.3     0.6     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.278     304.1     309.5      5.0      1.8     0.4     0.1     0.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................      2.883      96.5      96.2     -2.3     -0.3    -0.1     0.2    -0.3 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.733      96.1      95.8     -2.6     -0.3     0.0     0.1    -0.3 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.519      99.9      99.7     -1.1     -0.2    -0.2     0.2    -0.2 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)       .213      30.8      30.3    -20.7     -1.6     1.0    -1.0    -1.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .120      50.6      49.4    -28.4     -2.4    -2.8    -3.6    -2.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................      4.981     260.7     267.3     11.7      2.5     1.2    -0.4     2.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............      1.694     350.6     374.4     32.0      6.8     3.4    -1.4     6.5 
   Personal care (1)..........................      3.287     161.6     161.9      2.7      0.2     0.0     0.2     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .838     153.1     153.7      2.4      0.4    -0.4     0.3     0.4 
    Personal care services (1)................       .975     172.2     172.4      3.0      0.1     0.4     0.2     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........      1.253     243.8     244.5      3.6      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................     46.764     144.8     146.3      3.2      1.0     0.5     0.4     0.8 
  Food and beverages .........................     18.011     163.9     164.3      2.2      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........     28.753     133.4     135.4      3.9      1.5     0.7     0.5     1.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......     15.564     138.8     142.1      7.6      2.4     1.3     0.9     1.6 
    Apparel ..................................      5.199     126.4     130.5     -1.1      3.2    -0.7    -0.5     1.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................     10.365     150.2     153.2     12.2      2.0     1.7     2.0     1.8 
   Durables ..................................     13.189     125.7     126.1     -0.5      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.6 
 Services ....................................     53.236     186.3     186.6      2.4      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     27.175     175.6     175.8      2.6      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .320     102.3     102.5      3.1      0.2    -0.1     0.1     0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.727     123.7     124.9      1.6      1.0     0.6     0.3     0.8 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .922     104.4     104.5      2.1      0.1     0.0     0.1     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .402     105.4     105.7      3.2      0.3     0.0     0.6     0.3 
  Transportation services ....................      6.800     187.4     187.3      1.4     -0.1     0.7    -0.3     0.0 
  Medical care services ......................      3.746     256.0     256.4      3.3      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.4 
  Other services .............................     10.144     220.3     220.9      2.4      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................     83.034     163.7     164.7      2.9      0.6     0.4     0.2     0.6 
 All items less shelter ......................     72.504     158.6     159.7      2.8      0.7     0.4     0.3     0.6 
 All items less medical care .................     95.328     159.7     160.7      2.8      0.6     0.4     0.3     0.5 
 Commodities less food .......................     29.798     134.8     136.7      3.8      1.4     0.6     0.6     1.1 
 Nondurables less food .......................     16.609     140.7     143.8      7.3      2.2     1.2     0.9     1.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........     11.410     151.2     154.0     11.3      1.9     1.6     1.7     1.7 
 Nondurables .................................     33.575     151.7     153.6      4.7      1.3     0.6     0.6     0.9 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     26.061     175.0     175.5      2.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.2 
 Services less medical care services .........     49.490     180.4     180.7      2.3      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
 Energy ......................................      6.994     111.1     113.1     11.1      1.8     2.3     2.8     1.8 
 All items less energy .......................     93.006     171.1     171.8      2.1      0.4     0.2     0.1     0.4 
  All items less food and energy .............     76.040     173.1     173.9      2.1      0.5     0.2     0.1     0.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................     26.531     143.3     145.0      1.5      1.2     0.1    -0.1     0.9 
    Energy commodities .......................      3.267     106.8     109.7     21.9      2.7     4.1     5.3     2.7 
   Services less energy services .............     49.509     193.2     193.4      2.4      0.1     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar .....          -    $ .611    $ .607        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar - old                                                                          
     base ....................................          -    $ .205    $ .204        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 June    July    Aug.    Sep.                                           
                                                 1999    1999    1999    1999                                           
                                                                                Dec.   Mar.   June   Sep.   Mar.   Sep. 
                                                                                1998   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items ...................................  162.7   163.3   163.7   164.6    2.3    1.2    3.0    4.8    1.8    3.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages .........................  163.5   163.8   164.1   164.6    2.8    1.5    1.7    2.7    2.1    2.2 
   Food ......................................  163.1   163.3   163.7   164.1    2.5    1.7    1.7    2.5    2.1    2.1 
    Food at home .............................  162.8   162.8   163.1   163.7    2.8    1.0    2.2    2.2    1.9    2.2 
     Cereals and bakery products .............  185.0   185.5   184.0   185.1    1.3    2.2    3.1    0.2    1.8    1.6 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........  147.5   147.2   147.6   148.4   -1.1   -0.3    3.9    2.5   -0.7    3.2 
     Dairy and related products (1)...........  155.7   155.3   156.0   158.4   13.2   10.8  -13.6    7.1   12.0   -3.8 
     Fruits and vegetables ...................  204.1   204.0   205.4   205.1    8.4   -4.3   13.6    2.0    1.8    7.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials ...........................  133.3   133.8   133.6   133.1    1.5    4.0    1.5   -0.6    2.8    0.5 
     Other food at home ......................  152.6   152.8   153.3   153.4    1.9   -1.0    1.3    2.1    0.4    1.7 
      Sugar and sweets .......................  151.7   151.7   152.6   153.2    2.1   -1.6    2.7    4.0    0.3    3.3 
      Fats and oils ..........................  147.1   147.2   148.1   148.1    1.9  -10.3   -3.7    2.7   -4.4   -0.5 
      Other foods ............................  168.8   169.0   169.4   169.4    1.7    1.4    2.4    1.4    1.6    1.9 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  104.4   103.9   104.4   105.1    4.7    0.4   -2.3    2.7    2.5    0.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................  164.4   164.9   165.5   165.8    2.5    2.7    0.7    3.5    2.6    2.1 
     Other food away from home (1) (2)........  104.5   105.3   105.8   106.2    2.4    1.6    2.7    6.7    2.0    4.7 
   Alcoholic beverages .......................  168.7   169.3   169.6   170.0    2.9    1.0    4.4    3.1    1.9    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing ....................................  159.6   159.9   160.1   160.7    2.6    1.5    2.0    2.8    2.0    2.4 
   Shelter ...................................  181.5   181.8   181.9   182.5    3.2    2.3    2.9    2.2    2.7    2.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  176.9   177.3   177.5   178.0    3.8    2.5    3.0    2.5    3.1    2.8 
    Lodging away from home (2) (3)............  105.0   104.9   104.6   107.1    3.5   -4.2    8.0    8.2   -0.4    8.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  175.6   175.9   176.1   176.3    2.8    2.6    2.3    1.6    2.7    2.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  102.3   102.2   102.3   102.5    3.7    1.2    6.9    0.8    2.4    3.8 
   Fuels and utilities .......................  127.1   127.8   128.3   129.4    0.0    1.3   -0.3    7.4    0.6    3.5 
    Fuels ....................................  110.7   111.4   111.9   113.1   -0.7    1.1   -0.7    9.0    0.2    4.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels ................   88.8    90.1    92.3    96.4  -13.7   -1.4   19.1   38.9   -7.8   28.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  118.3   119.0   119.4   120.4    0.0    1.4   -1.7    7.3    0.7    2.7 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  103.9   103.9   104.0   104.2    2.8    2.4    1.9    1.2    2.6    1.6 
   Household furnishings and operations ......  124.6   124.7   124.7   124.8    1.3   -2.2    0.0    0.6   -0.5    0.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  104.8   104.8   105.4   105.7    3.6    3.1    2.7    3.5    3.3    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel ....................................  130.0   129.1   128.4   130.1   -0.6   -7.4    3.5    0.3   -4.1    1.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel ...................  132.4   131.1   128.8   129.9    1.9   -1.2    6.0   -7.3    0.3   -0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel ................  121.4   118.9   119.7   123.1   -5.6  -10.9    4.7    5.7   -8.3    5.2 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1).........  128.0   128.4   129.6   131.4   17.2  -12.8    4.8   11.1    1.1    7.9 
   Footwear ..................................  125.8   127.3   125.6   125.1   -1.5   -6.1   -3.1   -2.2   -3.8   -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation .............................  141.9   143.6   145.1   146.2   -1.4    0.6    6.8   12.7   -0.4    9.7 
   Private transportation ....................  139.4   140.8   142.6   143.8   -1.2   -0.6    7.8   13.2   -0.9   10.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........  100.2   100.6   100.9   101.5    1.2   -6.2    2.8    5.3   -2.6    4.1 
     New vehicles ............................  143.8   143.7   143.8   144.1    0.0   -2.5    0.0    0.8   -1.2    0.4 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  152.2   153.7   155.2   157.0    2.9  -13.7    9.8   13.2   -5.8   11.5 
    Motor fuel ...............................   96.9   101.0   106.5   109.3  -12.0   15.2   38.0   61.9    0.7   49.5 
     Gasoline (all types) ....................   96.3   100.3   105.9   108.8  -12.1   15.3   37.7   62.9    0.7   49.8 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment ........   99.8    99.5    99.7    99.9   -0.4   -2.8    0.4    0.4   -1.6    0.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .....  173.3   173.7   173.7   174.1    3.8    2.6    3.1    1.9    3.2    2.5 
   Public transportation (1)..................  189.0   195.7   192.5   190.7   -3.0   20.9  -10.1    3.6    8.3   -3.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care ...............................  249.6   250.3   250.9   251.9    2.7    3.3    3.9    3.7    3.0    3.8 
   Medical care commodities ..................  226.0   227.3   228.4   229.5    2.6    1.8    4.4    6.3    2.2    5.3 
   Medical care services .....................  254.7   255.3   255.8   256.7    2.6    3.6    3.9    3.2    3.1    3.5 
    Professional services (3).................  230.7   231.2   231.5   232.2    2.7    2.7    3.9    2.6    2.7    3.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  294.5   295.3   297.3   298.8    2.7    6.6    3.2    6.0    4.6    4.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  101.4   101.4   101.3   100.8   -0.4    0.4    2.0   -2.3    0.0   -0.2 
   Video and audio (1) (2)....................  100.4   100.3   100.6   100.0   -1.2   -2.7   -0.4   -1.6   -2.0   -1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  101.4   101.6   101.7   101.7    0.8    2.0    0.0    1.2    1.4    0.6 
   Education (2)..............................  107.7   108.2   108.3   108.6    4.7    6.3    5.4    3.4    5.5    4.4 
    Educational books and supplies ...........  266.1   266.9   268.6   269.3    8.2    3.9    4.8    4.9    6.0    4.8 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare   302.8   304.1   304.4   305.2    4.6    6.5    5.3    3.2    5.6    4.3 
   Communication (1) (2)......................   96.4    96.3    96.5    96.2   -2.8   -1.6   -4.0   -0.8   -2.2   -2.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   96.0    96.0    96.1    95.8   -2.8   -2.4   -4.5   -0.8   -2.6   -2.7 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   99.9    99.7    99.9    99.7   -1.6    0.0   -2.0   -0.8   -0.8   -1.4 
     Information and information processing                                                                             
         other than telephone services (1) (5)   30.8    31.1    30.8    30.3  -21.1  -25.0  -28.5   -6.3  -23.1  -18.2 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   54.0    52.5    50.6    49.4  -26.0  -37.5  -18.9  -30.0  -32.0  -24.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services ...................  259.4   262.4   261.4   267.7   23.9    5.0    5.3   13.4   14.1    9.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products ..............  345.2   357.0   352.0   374.8   88.1    5.4   10.1   39.0   40.8   23.7 
   Personal care (1)..........................  161.3   161.3   161.6   161.9    1.5    5.2    2.5    1.5    3.3    2.0 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.3   152.7   153.1   153.7   -1.3    5.5    4.6    1.0    2.0    2.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  171.2   171.8   172.2   172.4    2.9    3.9    2.4    2.8    3.4    2.6 
    Miscellaneous personal services ..........  242.4   243.2   243.8   244.5    4.1    4.3    2.5    3.5    4.2    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities .................................  143.9   144.6   145.2   146.4    2.3   -0.6    4.3    7.1    0.8    5.7 
  Food and beverages .........................  163.5   163.8   164.1   164.6    2.8    1.5    1.7    2.7    2.1    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages ........  132.2   133.1   133.8   135.4    1.9   -1.8    6.0   10.0    0.0    8.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages .......  136.5   138.3   139.6   141.8    2.8    1.2   10.3   16.5    2.0   13.3 
    Apparel ..................................  130.0   129.1   128.4   130.1   -0.6   -7.4    3.5    0.3   -4.1    1.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel ..............................  144.8   147.3   150.2   152.9    5.4    5.6   14.1   24.3    5.5   19.1 
   Durables ..................................  125.6   125.8   126.0   126.7   -0.3   -5.5    0.6    3.5   -3.0    2.1 
 Services ....................................  185.0   185.6   185.7   186.2    2.4    2.7    2.0    2.6    2.5    2.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  174.7   174.9   175.3   175.8    3.5    1.6    2.8    2.5    2.6    2.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  102.3   102.2   102.3   102.5    3.7    1.2    6.9    0.8    2.4    3.8 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  118.3   119.0   119.4   120.4    0.0    1.4   -1.7    7.3    0.7    2.7 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  103.9   103.9   104.0   104.2    2.8    2.4    1.9    1.2    2.6    1.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  104.8   104.8   105.4   105.7    3.6    3.1    2.7    3.5    3.3    3.1 
  Transportation services ....................  187.1   188.5   188.0   188.0    0.9    4.4   -1.3    1.9    2.6    0.3 
  Medical care services ......................  254.7   255.3   255.8   256.7    2.6    3.6    3.9    3.2    3.1    3.5 
  Other services .............................  219.6   220.1   220.5   220.5    2.1    3.4    2.6    1.6    2.7    2.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food .........................  162.3   163.0   163.4   164.3    2.0    1.0    3.5    5.0    1.5    4.3 
 All items less shelter ......................  157.4   158.1   158.6   159.5    2.1    0.5    3.4    5.4    1.3    4.4 
 All items less medical care .................  158.6   159.2   159.6   160.4    2.3    1.0    3.1    4.6    1.7    3.8 
 Commodities less food .......................  133.9   134.7   135.5   137.0    1.8   -1.8    6.2    9.6    0.0    7.9 
 Nondurables less food .......................  138.5   140.1   141.4   143.7    2.7    1.5   10.1   15.9    2.1   13.0 
 Nondurables less food and apparel ...........  146.3   148.6   151.2   153.7    5.3    4.7   14.0   21.8    5.0   17.8 
 Nondurables .................................  150.5   151.4   152.3   153.6    2.2    1.9    6.1    8.5    2.1    7.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  173.6   174.2   174.7   175.0    1.4    2.1    1.9    3.3    1.8    2.6 
 Services less medical care services .........  179.2   179.7   180.0   180.4    2.5    1.8    2.3    2.7    2.2    2.5 
 Energy ......................................  103.3   105.7   108.7   110.7   -5.9    7.1   15.2   31.9    0.4   23.3 
 All items less energy .......................  171.0   171.3   171.4   172.1    2.9    0.7    2.4    2.6    1.8    2.5 
  All items less food and energy .............  173.1   173.5   173.6   174.3    2.8    0.5    2.3    2.8    1.6    2.6 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities ...........................  144.1   144.3   144.1   145.4    4.0   -3.8    2.5    3.7    0.0    3.1 
    Energy commodities .......................   96.4   100.4   105.7   108.6  -12.0   13.6   37.0   61.1    0.0   48.6 
   Services less energy services .............  192.7   193.2   193.4   193.7    2.6    2.8    2.3    2.1    2.7    2.2 

   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                                  Sep.1999 from--      Aug.1999 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   June   July   Aug.   Sep.                                           
                                                 (1)   1999   1999   1999   1999   Sep.   July   Aug.   Aug.   June   July 
                                                                                   1998   1999   1999   1998   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average ...........................   M    162.8  163.3  163.8  164.7    2.8    0.9    0.5    2.4    0.6    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban .............................   M    170.0  170.2  170.9  171.9    2.7    1.0    0.6    2.3    0.5    0.4 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    169.9  170.3  171.0  171.8    2.6    0.9    0.5    2.3    0.6    0.4 
   Size B/C  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)..........   M    103.4  103.4  103.8  104.7    2.8    1.3    0.9    2.1    0.4    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban ...............................   M    158.5  159.1  159.4  160.6    2.9    0.9    0.8    2.4    0.6    0.2 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    159.3  159.9  160.2  161.1    2.8    0.8    0.6    2.4    0.6    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    103.4  103.8  104.0  105.1    3.1    1.3    1.1    2.3    0.6    0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    154.9  155.4  156.1  157.1    3.2    1.1    0.6    3.1    0.8    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban .................................   M    159.7  160.1  160.6  161.5    2.5    0.9    0.6    2.0    0.6    0.3 
   Size A -  More than 1,500,000 .............   M    158.4  158.9  159.5  160.4    2.6    0.9    0.6    2.0    0.7    0.4 
   Size B/C -  50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........   M    103.6  103.9  104.0  104.6    2.4    0.7    0.6    1.9    0.4    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000) ...............................   M    162.3  163.0  164.1  164.8    2.6    1.1    0.4    2.2    1.1    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban ..................................   M    164.2  164.7  165.3  165.8    3.0    0.7    0.3    2.9    0.7    0.4 
   Size A   - More than 1,500,000 ............   M    163.5  164.0  164.7  165.3    3.3    0.8    0.4    3.1    0.7    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    104.3  104.7  105.1  105.1    2.5    0.4    0.0    2.7    0.8    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    149.2  149.6  150.1  150.8    2.9    0.8    0.5    2.5    0.6    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    103.6  103.9  104.1  104.8    2.7    0.9    0.7    2.2    0.5    0.2 
   D .........................................   M    160.9  161.3  162.1  163.0    2.7    1.1    0.6    2.4    0.7    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ..............   M    163.0  163.4  163.5  164.1    2.8    0.4    0.4    2.4    0.3    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA .....   M    158.9  159.2  159.8  160.7    2.9    0.9    0.6    2.4    0.6    0.4 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA .............................   M    172.1  172.5  173.2  173.9    2.4    0.8    0.4    2.1    0.6    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .........   1        -  173.3      -  175.2    3.1    1.1      -      -      -      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH .........................   1        -  154.9      -  156.4    2.0    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .......................   1        -  158.0      -  159.6    3.4    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1        -  104.3      -  105.3    2.5    1.0      -      -      -      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA .................................   2    161.9      -  163.2      -      -      -      -    2.6    0.8      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .................   2    158.3      -  158.7      -      -      -      -    2.3    0.3      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ..............   2    147.1      -  147.9      -      -      -      -    1.2    0.5      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ...................   2    158.9      -  160.0      -      -      -      -    1.3    0.7      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD .............................   2    171.9      -  172.6      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.4      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ..........   2    168.3      -  170.0      -      -      -      -    4.5    1.0      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ................   2    168.0      -  168.8      -      -      -      -    3.1    0.5      - 

   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.