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                    CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  AUGUST 2006
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.2 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The August
 level of 203.9 (1982-84=100) was 3.8 percent higher than in August 2005.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) also increased 0.2 percent in August, prior to seasonal
 adjustment.  The August level of 199.6 (1982-84=100) was 3.9 percent
 higher than in August 2005.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.3 percent in August on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The
 August level of 117.9 (December 1999=100) was 3.4 percent higher than in
 August 2005.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are
 subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in August,
 following a 0.4 percent rise in July.  Energy prices, which advanced 2.9
 percent in July, rose 0.3 percent in August.  Within energy, the index for
 petroleum based energy increased 0.4 percent and the index for energy
 services rose 0.2 percent. (cont.) 
     
     
 Table A.  Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                 Un-
                                                          Compound   adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate   12-mos.
      Category                      2006                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July Aug.   Aug.'06     Aug.'06
 All Items            .1    .4   .6   .4   .2   .4  .2     3.6       3.8
  Food and beverages  .2    .1   .0   .2   .3   .2  .3     3.1       2.5
  Housing             .1    .2   .1   .3   .2   .3  .2     3.4       4.2
  Apparel           -1.0   1.0   .6   .2   .0 -1.2  .9    -1.0        .3        
  Transportation     -.2    .9  2.4  1.5  -.2  1.6  .2     6.6       6.1
  Medical care        .5    .4   .4   .3   .3   .2  .4     3.5       4.3
  Recreation          .1    .4   .3   .2   .1   .3 -.1     1.1       1.8
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .2    .2   .3   .0   .3   .3  .3     3.8       3.3
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .2   .0   .1   .6  -.2  .3     2.9       2.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -1.2   1.3  3.9  2.4  -.9  2.9  .3     9.4      15.1
   Food               .1    .1   .0   .1   .3   .2  .4     3.5       2.4
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .1    .3   .3   .3   .3   .2  .2     3.0       2.8
     
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 Effective with release of the January 2007 CPI, BLS will publish index
 levels to three decimal places.  Percent changes based on these more
 precise indexes will continue to be published to one decimal place.  See
 the announcement following Table B. for more details.
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 The food index increased 0.4 percent in August.  The index for all items 
 less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in August, the same as in July.  A sharp 
 upturn in the index for apparel was largely offset by a smaller increase in 
 shelter costs, which rose 0.2 percent in August after increasing 0.4 percent 
 in July.     
      
      During the first eight months of 2006, the CPI-U rose at a 4.6
 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).  This compares with an
 increase of 3.4 percent for all of 2005.  The index for energy, which rose
 17.1 percent in 2005, advanced at a 22.3 percent SAAR in the first eight
 months of 2006.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 45.7 percent
 annual rate, while charges for energy services fell at a 2.0 percent
 annual rate.  The food index increased at a 2.4 percent SAAR thus far this
 year, following a 2.3 percent rise for all of 2005.  Excluding food and
 energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 3.0 percent SAAR in the first eight
 months, following a 2.2 percent rise for all of 2005.
      
      The food and beverages index increased 0.3 percent in August.  The
 index for food at home rose 0.4 percent in August, following a 0.2 percent
 increase in July.  The indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for
 fruits and vegetables each increased 1.0 percent in August.  Within the
 former category, prices for beef, poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs all
 turned up in August, each advancing more than 1.0 percent, and pork prices
 rose for the second consecutive month.  Increases in the indexes for fresh
 vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables--up 3.1 and 0.2
 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.6 percent drop in the index
 for fresh fruits.  The index for nonalcoholic beverages rose 0.8 percent
 in August after declining 0.5 percent in July, reflecting an upturn in
 prices for carbonated drinks.  The index for cereal and bakery products
 was unchanged in August, while the indexes for dairy products and other
 food at home declined 0.8 and 0.2 percent, respectively.  The other two
 components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 percent and were virtually unchanged,
 respectively.
      
      The index for housing, which rose 0.3 percent in July, increased 0.2
 percent in August.  The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent, following a
 0.4 percent rise in July.  Within shelter, the indexes for rent and
 owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively, while
 the index for lodging away from home fell 0.4 percent.  The index for
 fuels and utilities--up 0.3 percent in August--increased for the second
 consecutive month after registering declines in each of the preceding five
 months.  The index for natural gas rose 0.7 percent in August, its first
 increase since January.  The index for electricity decreased 0.1 percent.
 The index for fuel oil rose for the fifth consecutive month--up 2.0
 percent in August.  During the last 12 months, the indexes for fuel oil,
 for electricity, and for natural gas have increased 16.8, 12.0, and 2.8
 percent, respectively.  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which was unchanged in the two preceding months, rose 0.2
 percent in August.
      
      The transportation index increased 0.2 percent in August.  The index
 for gasoline rose 0.2 percent, following a 5.3 percent increase in July.
 (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices declined 0.5 percent from
 their peak level registered in July.)  The index for new vehicles declined
 0.1 percent in August but was 1.0 percent higher than a year ago.  (Prior
 to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices fell 0.4 percent.)  The index
 for used cars and trucks increased 0.2 percent in August and was 0.3
 percent higher than in August 2005.  Within the index for public
 transportation, airline fares declined 1.9 percent in August after
 advancing 12.6 percent in the first seven months of the year,
      
      The index for apparel, which declined 1.2 percent in July, increased
 0.9 percent in August.   (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
 advanced 2.0 percent, as price increases associated with the introduction
 of fall-winter wear more than offset the decline in prices for discounted
 spring-summer clothing.  Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for women's
 clothing, which declined 7.4 percent in July, increased 3.3 percent in
 August.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in July and were 4.3 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.3 percent.  The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent in
 August.  The indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services increased 0.3 and 0.8 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation declined 0.1 percent in August, largely
 reflecting a decline in the index for video and audio.  Within this
 category, the index for televisions declined 2.2 percent.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in
 August.  Educational costs rose 0.7 percent, reflecting increases of 1.2
 percent in the index for college textbooks and 0.6 percent in the index
 for college tuition.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for college
 tuition and fees rose 2.9 percent in August and were 7.1 percent higher
 than a year ago.)  The index for communication was unchanged.  Within this
 group, the index for telephone services rose 0.3 percent, as increases in
 charges for local and long distance land-line telephone services--up 0.4
 and 0.9 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.2 percent decline in
 wireless telephone services.  The index for information technology,
 hardware, and services declined 1.6 percent in August.
      
      The index for other goods and services, which declined 0.2 percent in
 July, rose 0.3 percent in August.  Declines in the indexes for tobacco and
 smoking products and for personal care products--each down 0.1 percent--
 were more than offset by increases in personal care services.  The index
 for legal services rose 1.2 percent in 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 0.4 percent in August.
 


 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                      2006                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June July Aug.   Aug.'06     Aug.'06
 All Items            .0    .5   .6   .5   .2   .5  .4     4.1       3.9
  Food and beverages  .1    .1  -.1   .2   .3   .2  .4     3.1       2.4
  Housing             .1    .2   .1   .3   .3   .3  .4     3.7       4.2
  Apparel            -.7   1.1   .7   .1  -.2 -1.2 1.2     -.7        .2
  Transportation     -.3   1.1  2.6  1.5  -.2  1.8  .2     7.3       6.5
  Medical care        .3    .5   .4   .3   .2   .3  .4     3.8       4.3
  Recreation          .1    .4   .3   .2   .2   .2 -.2      .7       1.6
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .2   .3   .0   .2   .3  .4     3.6       3.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .1    .3  -.1   .0   .6  -.1  .2     3.1       2.3
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -1.3   1.4  4.2  2.5  -.9  3.1  .3    10.0      15.0
   Food               .1    .1  -.1   .1   .3   .2  .4     3.4       2.4
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .4   .2   .3   .3   .2  .3     3.1       2.7


     Consumer Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on
 Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
     
     
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 Consumer Price Index Levels to be Published to Three Decimal Places
      
      Effective with the release of the January 2007 Consumer Price Index
 (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics will display CPI index values to
 three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications.  This
 change will apply to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component
 indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and C-CPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and
 for all other published areas.  In addition, percent changes will be
 computed based upon the three decimal place indexes rather than the
 current one decimal place indexes.  Percent changes will continue to be
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      This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted
 in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower
 than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e.,
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 particularly important when percent changes are very small.  Publishing
 the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to
 compute percent changes, will essentially eliminate the rounding
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 data. The index values will continue to be calculated from underlying
 price data in the same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or
 downward effect on the data will be introduced.  The levels of future
 indexes will be affected only in that they will be published to three
 decimal places rather than one.  Official CPI data previously published
 will not be revised.
      
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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
      For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0


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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.


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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2001
 through December 2005 were replaced in January 2006.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2006.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the Fuel oil, Utility (piped) gas, Motor fuels, and Educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of  sharp
 rises in the price of coffee futures.  The procedure was used to account
 for unusual butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and
 large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils
 series.  For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant
 changes in milk, butter and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable
 series, the method was used to account for the effects of hurricane-
 related disruptions.  For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase
 in demand due to warmer than expected weather, increased rates to conserve
 supplies, and declining natural gas inventories.  For New vehicle series,
 the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover
 combined with financing incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
 (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov.  If you have general
 questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-
 7000.


 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,                      Aug. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       July      Aug.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Aug.     July    May to June to July to
                                                                                 2005     2006     June    July    Aug. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     203.5     203.9      3.8      0.2     0.2     0.4     0.2 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     609.6     610.9        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     195.6     196.0      2.5      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Food.......................................     13.942     195.0     195.5      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Food at home..............................      7.988     192.6     193.1      1.9      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.4 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.098     214.6     214.6      2.1      0.0     0.3     0.9     0.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.133     185.1     187.1      1.5      1.1     0.4    -0.6     1.0 
     Dairy and related products...............       .852     180.8     180.0     -1.6     -0.4     0.1     0.1    -0.8 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.219     249.1     249.2      5.3      0.0     1.3     0.9     1.0 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .910     146.3     146.9      1.8      0.4     0.1    -0.5     0.8 
     Other food at home.......................      1.777     171.0     170.6      1.7     -0.2     0.1     0.5    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302     173.3     173.5      5.3      0.1     0.2     0.7     0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .231     166.9     167.5     -0.1      0.4    -0.2    -0.5     0.1 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.244     186.9     186.1      1.2     -0.4     0.1     0.7    -0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .328     115.0     113.8      1.8     -1.0     0.1     0.5    -1.0 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.953     199.7     200.2      3.1      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .277     136.8     137.3      3.5      0.4     0.1     0.4     0.4 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.109     201.3     201.2      2.7      0.0     0.4    -0.1     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.380     204.7     205.1      4.2      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.260     233.6     234.2      3.8      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.832     225.2     226.2      3.8      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.611     142.8     141.1      5.1     -1.2     0.3     0.6    -0.4 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.442     238.8     239.7      3.9      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .375     116.4     116.2     -1.4     -0.2     0.1     0.0    -0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.371     198.5     199.0      9.5      0.3    -0.7     0.4     0.3 
    Fuels.....................................      4.494     181.1     181.5     10.4      0.2    -0.9     0.3     0.3 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .339     241.9     245.3     16.9      1.4     1.4     3.1     1.7 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.155     186.2     186.4      9.9      0.1    -1.1     0.1     0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .877     137.1     137.8      5.0      0.5     0.5     0.6     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.749     127.1     127.1      1.0      0.0     0.0     0.0     0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .779     136.6     137.0      4.8      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.786     113.8     116.1      0.3      2.0     0.0    -1.2     0.9 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .915     110.3     110.8     -1.4      0.5    -0.4    -0.4     0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.612     102.3     105.7      0.6      3.3     0.4    -2.1     1.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .183     114.4     115.6      1.9      1.0    -0.5     1.5    -0.2 
   Footwear...................................       .759     119.1     120.6     -0.9      1.3    -0.8    -1.1    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.415     189.0     188.5      6.1     -0.3    -0.2     1.6     0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     16.329     184.9     184.5      6.2     -0.2    -0.3     1.7     0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.858      95.6      95.5      0.5     -0.1     0.1     0.2     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      5.155     136.9     136.4      1.0     -0.4    -0.1     0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.799     142.1     142.4      0.3      0.2     0.4     0.4     0.2 
    Motor fuel................................      4.191     255.6     254.4     19.6     -0.5    -1.0     5.1     0.3 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.148     254.6     253.2     19.6     -0.5    -1.0     5.3     0.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .362     117.9     118.2      5.2      0.3     0.0     0.8     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.131     216.7     216.2      4.3     -0.2     0.2     0.6    -0.1 
   Public transportation......................      1.087     237.4     234.3      4.9     -1.3     1.2     0.4     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.220     337.0     337.7      4.3      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.457     287.1     287.6      3.9      0.2    -0.1     0.3     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.764     351.2     352.1      4.4      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.815     289.8     290.2      2.8      0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.576     469.3     471.1      7.2      0.4     0.3     0.2     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.637     111.3     111.3      1.8      0.0     0.1     0.3    -0.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.783     105.0     104.7      0.4     -0.3     0.1    -0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.047     116.3     117.5      3.3      1.0     0.3     0.3     0.3 
   Education (2)..............................      2.967     160.3     163.9      6.5      2.2     0.5     0.6     0.7 
    Educational books and supplies............       .196     386.3     391.3      7.3      1.3     0.5     0.3     1.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.771     462.9     473.4      6.4      2.3     0.5     0.6     0.7 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.080      84.3      84.3      0.4      0.0     0.1     0.0     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.895      81.9      81.8      0.0     -0.1     0.1     0.1    -0.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.245      95.6      95.9      1.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .650      12.7      12.5     -6.7     -1.6    -0.8     0.0    -1.6 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .236      10.6      10.6    -14.5      0.0    -0.9    -0.9     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.463     321.2     321.7      2.3      0.2     0.6    -0.2     0.3 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .710     521.5     521.1      2.9     -0.1     0.8     0.0    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.752     189.7     190.1      2.1      0.2     0.5    -0.2     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .710     155.0     154.9     -0.2     -0.1     0.4    -0.1    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .675     209.5     210.1      2.9      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.172     312.9     314.4      3.4      0.5     0.4    -0.1     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.790     166.4     166.6      3.4      0.1     0.0     0.7     0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.051     195.6     196.0      2.5      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.739     149.3     149.4      4.0      0.1    -0.1     0.9     0.2 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.163     183.8     184.5      7.4      0.4     0.1     1.2    -0.4 
    Apparel...................................      3.786     113.8     116.1      0.3      2.0     0.0    -1.2     0.9 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.377     231.6     231.2      9.9     -0.2     0.0     2.3     0.4 
   Durables...................................     11.576     114.6     114.3     -0.1     -0.3    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
 Services.....................................     59.210     240.2     240.9      4.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     31.884     243.4     244.1      3.9      0.3     0.3     0.5     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .375     116.4     116.2     -1.4     -0.2     0.1     0.0    -0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.155     186.2     186.4      9.9      0.1    -1.1     0.1     0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .877     137.1     137.8      5.0      0.5     0.5     0.6     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .779     136.6     137.0      4.8      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.707     232.7     232.2      2.3     -0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
  Medical care services.......................      4.764     351.2     352.1      4.4      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.669     277.2     279.1      3.9      0.7     0.3     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.058     204.9     205.4      4.1      0.2     0.1     0.5     0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.740     194.0     194.4      3.9      0.2     0.1     0.5     0.3 
 All items less medical care..................     93.780     196.6     197.1      3.8      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     26.848     151.3     151.4      3.9      0.1    -0.1     0.9     0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.272     184.9     185.5      7.0      0.3     0.1     1.1    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.486     227.6     227.3      9.1     -0.1     0.0     2.1     0.4 
 Nondurables..................................     29.214     190.4     191.0      4.9      0.3     0.2     0.7     0.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.325     254.6     255.4      4.5      0.3     0.4     0.2     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.446     231.0     231.6      4.1      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................      8.685     215.1     214.7     15.1     -0.2    -0.9     2.9     0.3 
 All items less energy........................     91.315     203.9     204.4      2.8      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.373     206.2     206.7      2.8      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.319     139.6     139.9      0.6      0.2     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      4.530     256.0     255.0     19.4     -0.4    -0.9     5.0     0.4 
   Services less energy services..............     55.055     245.8     246.5      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .491    $ .490        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .164    $ .164        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-U                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 May     June    July    Aug.                                           
                                                 2006    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                Nov.   Feb.    May   Aug.   Feb.   Aug. 
                                                                                2005   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  201.9   202.3   203.2   203.7    3.3    2.7    5.7    3.6    3.0    4.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  194.7   195.3   195.7   196.2    3.0    2.9    0.8    3.1    2.9    2.0 
   Food.......................................  194.1   194.7   195.1   195.8    3.0    2.7    0.6    3.5    2.8    2.1 
    Food at home..............................  191.8   192.5   192.8   193.5    2.8    2.3   -1.0    3.6    2.5    1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  211.3   211.9   213.8   213.8    1.5    0.4    1.9    4.8    1.0    3.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.3   186.0   184.9   186.8    3.5   -0.9    0.0    3.3    1.3    1.6 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.0   181.2   181.3   179.8    0.7    0.2   -4.5   -2.6    0.4   -3.6 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  246.4   249.5   251.7   254.1    7.3   13.1  -10.3   13.1   10.2    0.7 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  146.9   147.1   146.3   147.5    3.9    0.0    1.9    1.6    1.9    1.8 
     Other food at home.......................  169.9   170.1   171.0   170.6    0.0    2.6    2.6    1.7    1.3    2.1 
      Sugar and sweets........................  171.2   171.5   172.7   173.1    7.5   -2.1   11.8    4.5    2.6    8.1 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.6   168.2   167.4   167.5    0.2    5.4   -2.8   -2.6    2.8   -2.7 
      Other foods (1).........................  185.4   185.6   186.9   186.1   -1.9    3.8    1.5    1.5    0.9    1.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  114.3   114.4   115.0   113.8    3.3    2.5    3.2   -1.7    2.9    0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  198.7   199.2   199.7   200.2    2.9    3.3    3.1    3.1    3.1    3.1 
     Other food away from home (2)............  136.2   136.3   136.8   137.3    3.1    3.0    4.8    3.3    3.0    4.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  200.8   201.6   201.3   201.2    2.5    5.0    2.6    0.8    3.7    1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  202.3   202.8   203.5   204.0    7.6    2.8    3.0    3.4    5.2    3.2 
   Shelter....................................  231.0   232.0   232.9   233.4    2.9    3.0    5.0    4.2    3.0    4.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  223.6   224.6   225.4   226.2    3.3    2.8    4.0    4.7    3.0    4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  135.4   135.8   136.6   136.1    7.0    7.5    3.6    2.1    7.2    2.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  237.1   238.1   239.0   239.7    2.3    3.1    5.6    4.5    2.7    5.0 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.3   116.4   116.4   116.2   -6.3    1.0    0.3   -0.3   -2.7    0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................  193.9   192.6   193.3   193.9   48.7    3.9   -7.8    0.0   24.3   -4.0 
    Fuels.....................................  176.5   174.9   175.4   176.0   60.0    3.2   -9.6   -1.1   28.5   -5.4 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  238.2   241.5   248.9   253.2   34.2  -18.2   33.5   27.7    4.8   30.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  181.3   179.3   179.4   179.7   62.7    4.8  -12.2   -3.5   30.6   -8.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  135.7   136.4   137.2   137.5    5.0    7.8    1.8    5.4    6.4    3.6 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  127.1   127.1   127.1   127.4    0.3    0.6    2.2    0.9    0.5    1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  135.7   136.3   136.6   137.0    5.6    7.8    2.1    3.9    6.7    3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.0   120.0   118.6   119.7   -1.3   -3.6    7.3   -1.0   -2.5    3.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.1   113.7   113.3   114.3   -3.1   -4.4    1.8    0.7   -3.8    1.2 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  111.3   111.8   109.4   111.1    1.1   -8.7   12.4   -0.7   -3.9    5.6 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.0   116.4   118.2   118.0   -6.7   11.3    0.0    3.5    1.9    1.7 
   Footwear...................................  124.8   123.8   122.4   122.3   -2.2    4.0    2.9   -7.8    0.8   -2.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  185.5   185.2   188.2   188.5   -5.1    3.5   20.9    6.6   -0.9   13.5 
   Private transportation.....................  181.8   181.3   184.4   184.7   -5.6    3.3   22.2    6.5   -1.3   14.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.8    95.9    96.1    96.1    0.4    0.8    0.0    1.3    0.6    0.6 
     New vehicles.............................  137.7   137.6   137.8   137.7    3.9    2.1   -1.7    0.0    3.0   -0.9 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  140.9   141.5   142.1   142.4   -7.1    0.3    4.1    4.3   -3.5    4.2 
    Motor fuel................................  241.7   239.3   251.6   252.3  -20.2   10.4   95.5   18.7   -6.2   52.4 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  240.4   238.0   250.6   251.2  -20.5   10.3   95.5   19.2   -6.4   52.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  117.0   117.0   117.9   118.2    4.3    4.7    7.5    4.2    4.5    5.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  215.2   215.7   216.9   216.6    4.7    5.0    4.8    2.6    4.9    3.7 
   Public transportation......................  226.7   229.5   230.5   231.1    5.9    2.2    3.8    8.0    4.0    5.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  335.1   336.0   336.6   338.0    5.7    3.3    4.5    3.5    4.5    4.0 
   Medical care commodities...................  286.3   286.0   286.8   287.6    5.6    3.8    4.6    1.8    4.7    3.2 
   Medical care services......................  349.0   350.3   350.9   352.4    5.8    3.1    4.6    4.0    4.4    4.3 
    Professional services.....................  288.1   288.6   289.3   290.2    4.6    0.4    3.1    2.9    2.5    3.0 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  467.0   468.5   469.3   473.0    6.8    8.3    8.4    5.2    7.5    6.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  111.0   111.1   111.4   111.3    1.8    0.7    3.3    1.1    1.3    2.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................  105.1   105.2   105.1   104.9    0.0   -1.5    4.3   -0.8   -0.8    1.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  116.3   116.6   117.0   117.4    4.3    3.2    2.1    3.8    3.7    3.0 
   Education (2)..............................  160.7   161.5   162.4   163.6    6.4    5.8    6.2    7.4    6.1    6.8 
    Educational books and supplies............  385.1   387.1   388.2   392.9   10.2    4.9    6.1    8.4    7.5    7.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  464.2   466.3   469.0   472.5    5.9    6.1    6.3    7.3    6.0    6.8 
   Communication (2)..........................   84.2    84.3    84.3    84.3    1.9    0.5   -1.4    0.5    1.2   -0.5 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   81.7    81.8    81.9    81.8    2.0   -1.0   -1.5    0.5    0.5   -0.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.2    95.4    95.6    95.9    4.8    0.0    0.0    3.0    2.4    1.5 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   12.8    12.7    12.7    12.5   -8.7   -3.0   -6.0   -9.1   -5.9   -7.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   10.8    10.7    10.6    10.6  -12.3  -15.7  -22.2   -7.2  -14.0  -15.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  319.7   321.5   321.0   322.0    2.4    2.9    1.1    2.9    2.7    2.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  517.5   521.5   521.5   521.1    3.8    3.7    1.2    2.8    3.7    2.0 
   Personal care..............................  189.0   189.9   189.5   190.3    2.2    2.8    1.1    2.8    2.5    1.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.6   155.2   155.0   154.9   -0.5    1.6   -2.5    0.8    0.5   -0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  208.7   209.1   209.5   210.1    2.2    5.4    1.5    2.7    3.8    2.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  311.8   313.0   312.6   314.4    3.2    3.2    3.8    3.4    3.2    3.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  165.7   165.7   166.9   167.3   -1.2    1.7    9.7    3.9    0.2    6.8 
  Food and beverages..........................  194.7   195.3   195.7   196.2    3.0    2.9    0.8    3.1    2.9    2.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  148.7   148.5   149.9   150.2   -3.8    1.1   15.3    4.1   -1.4    9.6 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  183.3   183.5   185.7   185.0   -2.5   -0.9   32.6    3.8   -1.7   17.3 
    Apparel...................................  120.0   120.0   118.6   119.7   -1.3   -3.6    7.3   -1.0   -2.5    3.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  225.4   225.3   230.4   231.4   -9.2    4.6   38.2   11.1   -2.5   23.9 
   Durables...................................  114.7   114.6   114.9   114.9   -0.3   -0.3   -0.3    0.7   -0.3    0.2 
 Services.....................................  237.8   238.5   239.2   239.9    6.6    3.3    3.1    3.6    4.9    3.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  240.7   241.5   242.7   243.3    2.8    3.3    5.0    4.4    3.0    4.7 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.3   116.4   116.4   116.2   -6.3    1.0    0.3   -0.3   -2.7    0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  181.3   179.3   179.4   179.7   62.7    4.8  -12.2   -3.5   30.6   -8.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  135.7   136.4   137.2   137.5    5.0    7.8    1.8    5.4    6.4    3.6 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  135.7   136.3   136.6   137.0    5.6    7.8    2.1    3.9    6.7    3.0 
  Transportation services.....................  230.2   231.0   231.5   232.2    2.1    1.2    2.1    3.5    1.7    2.8 
  Medical care services.......................  349.0   350.3   350.9   352.4    5.8    3.1    4.6    4.0    4.4    4.3 
  Other services..............................  276.5   277.4   278.2   279.1    4.4    3.1    4.2    3.8    3.8    4.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  203.2   203.5   204.6   205.1    3.3    2.6    6.6    3.8    3.0    5.2 
 All items less shelter.......................  192.8   192.9   193.9   194.4    3.5    2.4    6.2    3.4    2.9    4.8 
 All items less medical care..................  195.1   195.4   196.4   196.9    3.2    2.5    6.0    3.7    2.9    4.8 
 Commodities less food........................  150.7   150.5   151.8   152.2   -3.8    1.4   14.8    4.0   -1.2    9.3 
 Nondurables less food........................  184.3   184.5   186.6   186.0   -2.3   -0.7   30.3    3.7   -1.5   16.3 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  222.0   222.0   226.7   227.5   -8.4    4.6   34.1   10.3   -2.1   21.6 
 Nondurables..................................  189.7   190.0   191.4   191.4    0.0    1.1   15.7    3.6    0.5    9.5 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  252.5   253.4   253.8   254.4   10.0    3.2    1.6    3.0    6.6    2.3 
 Services less medical care services..........  228.6   229.5   230.1   230.7    5.9    3.2    3.4    3.7    4.6    3.6 
 Energy.......................................  206.1   204.2   210.2   210.8   11.4    6.3   35.0    9.4    8.8   21.6 
 All items less energy........................  203.1   203.7   204.1   204.6    2.4    2.4    3.2    3.0    2.4    3.1 
  All items less food and energy..............  205.4   206.0   206.4   206.9    2.6    2.0    3.8    3.0    2.3    3.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.9   141.0   140.8   141.1    0.0    0.3    1.7    0.6    0.1    1.1 
    Energy commodities........................  242.7   240.6   252.7   253.6  -17.4    8.1   90.8   19.2   -5.5   50.8 
   Services less energy services..............  243.6   244.5   245.4   246.0    3.4    3.0    4.4    4.0    3.2    4.2 

   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 were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  Aug. 2006 from--      July 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule    May   June   July   Aug.                                           
                                                 (1)   2006   2006   2006   2006   Aug.   June   July   July    May   June 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    202.5  202.9  203.5  203.9    3.8    0.5    0.2    4.1    0.5    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    215.7  216.7  217.5  218.1    4.5    0.6    0.3    4.6    0.8    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    218.1  219.3  220.1  220.7    4.5    0.6    0.3    4.7    0.9    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    127.4  127.7  128.2  128.5    4.5    0.6    0.2    4.2    0.6    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    193.6  194.1  194.6  195.1    2.8    0.5    0.3    3.3    0.5    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    195.1  195.6  196.3  196.9    2.8    0.7    0.3    3.3    0.6    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.7  124.0  124.1  124.1    2.6    0.1    0.0    3.2    0.3    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    188.1  189.3  190.1  190.9    3.4    0.8    0.4    3.9    1.1    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    195.5  196.3  197.0  197.1    4.1    0.4    0.1    4.5    0.8    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    197.4  198.2  198.9  199.2    4.3    0.5    0.2    4.5    0.8    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    124.6  125.0  125.5  125.4    3.7    0.3   -0.1    4.4    0.7    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    195.9  196.7  198.0  198.3    5.1    0.8    0.2    5.6    1.1    0.7 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    206.9  206.4  206.7  207.5    4.0    0.5    0.4    4.1   -0.1    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    210.3  209.5  210.0  210.7    4.1    0.6    0.3    4.3   -0.1    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.7  125.6  125.6  126.2    3.4    0.5    0.5    3.5   -0.1    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    185.3  185.6  186.2  186.7    4.0    0.6    0.3    4.3    0.5    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    125.0  125.3  125.6  125.7    3.6    0.3    0.1    4.0    0.5    0.2 
   D..........................................   M    194.4  195.3  196.0  196.6    4.2    0.7    0.3    4.7    0.8    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    198.4  199.0  199.3  200.4    2.3    0.7    0.6    2.6    0.5    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    212.4  211.1  211.4  211.9    4.3    0.4    0.2    5.0   -0.5    0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    221.6  222.6  223.1  224.1    4.7    0.7    0.4    5.0    0.7    0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    222.9      -  225.1      -      -      -      -    3.6    1.0      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    192.4      -  193.1      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    191.2      -  191.7      -      -      -      -    4.0    0.3      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    128.8      -  130.7      -      -      -      -    4.6    1.5      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  196.0      -  197.3    4.1    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  196.8      -  198.6    3.3    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  182.4      -  182.5    4.0    0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  203.8      -  205.6    5.1    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  213.9      -  216.4    4.7    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  209.1      -  210.7    3.8    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  208.2      -  209.6    4.9    0.7      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      Aug. 2006 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2005       July      Aug.                                            
                                                              2006      2006     Aug.     July    May to June to July to
                                                                                 2005     2006     June    July    Aug. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     199.2     199.6      3.9      0.2     0.2     0.5     0.4 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     593.2     594.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     194.6     195.2      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
   Food.......................................     15.519     194.1     194.7      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
    Food at home..............................      9.347     191.6     192.2      1.9      0.3     0.3     0.1     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.275     214.9     214.8      2.3      0.0     0.3     0.7     0.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.653     184.7     186.7      1.2      1.1     0.2    -0.5     1.1 
     Dairy and related products...............       .965     180.3     179.4     -1.9     -0.5     0.1    -0.1    -0.9 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.338     247.0     247.9      5.6      0.4     1.0     0.8     1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.087     145.6     146.3      2.0      0.5     0.2    -0.6     0.9 
     Other food at home.......................      2.030     170.4     170.0      1.7     -0.2     0.1     0.5    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337     172.5     172.5      5.3      0.0     0.2     0.8     0.2 
      Fats and oils...........................       .287     167.9     168.2      0.4      0.2    -0.2    -0.2    -0.1 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.406     187.0     186.2      1.2     -0.4     0.2     0.6    -0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .370     115.2     114.2      1.9     -0.9     0.5     0.2    -0.9 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.172     199.4     199.9      3.0      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .275     136.3     136.7      3.2      0.3    -0.1     0.2     0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018     200.8     200.7      2.8      0.0     0.2    -0.1     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.161     199.7     200.3      4.2      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.4 
   Shelter....................................     30.069     225.8     226.5      3.7      0.3     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      7.880     224.3     225.3      3.8      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.412     142.6     141.1      4.9     -1.1     0.7     0.4     0.1 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.429     216.5     217.3      3.8      0.4     0.4     0.4     0.4 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .348     116.7     116.6     -1.3     -0.1     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.900     196.7     197.2      9.0      0.3    -0.7     0.3     0.3 
    Fuels.....................................      4.984     178.3     178.6      9.8      0.2    -1.0     0.3     0.2 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .347     241.3     244.6     17.1      1.4     1.3     3.3     1.6 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.637     184.1     184.3      9.2      0.1    -1.2     0.0     0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .916     137.4     138.2      5.1      0.6     0.6     0.5     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.193     122.7     122.7      1.0      0.0     0.1     0.1     0.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .363     139.3     139.7      4.6      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.090     113.2     115.7      0.2      2.2    -0.2    -1.2     1.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .982     110.3     110.9     -0.8      0.5    -0.5     0.0     0.9 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.689     101.3     105.4      0.9      4.0     0.1    -2.5     2.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     115.9     117.7      1.5      1.6    -0.7     1.3     0.4 
   Footwear...................................       .964     119.1     120.3     -0.7      1.0    -0.6    -0.9    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.669     189.0     188.6      6.5     -0.2    -0.2     1.8     0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     18.931     186.1     185.8      6.5     -0.2    -0.2     1.8     0.2 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.944      94.9      94.8      0.4     -0.1     0.1     0.2     0.0 
     New vehicles.............................      5.380     137.9     137.4      1.0     -0.4    -0.1     0.1    -0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.801     143.0     143.2      0.2      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
    Motor fuel................................      5.244     256.2     255.1     19.5     -0.4    -0.9     5.2     0.2 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.193     255.3     254.1     19.6     -0.5    -0.9     5.2     0.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .434     117.5     117.8      5.3      0.3     0.1     0.8     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.130     219.1     218.6      4.2     -0.2     0.4     0.4    -0.1 
   Public transportation......................       .738     234.1     231.4      4.8     -1.2     1.2     0.1     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.171     336.5     337.3      4.3      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.140     280.3     280.6      4.0      0.1     0.0     0.3     0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.030     351.6     352.5      4.3      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.5 
    Professional services.....................      2.336     292.1     292.5      2.6      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.332     464.8     466.7      7.2      0.4     0.3     0.3     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.097     108.7     108.5      1.6     -0.2     0.2     0.2    -0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.928     104.3     104.1      0.5     -0.2     0.2    -0.1    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.635     113.5     114.5      3.1      0.9     0.2     0.3     0.4 
   Education (2)..............................      2.243     158.4     161.7      6.4      2.1     0.4     0.5     0.9 
    Educational books and supplies............       .199     387.6     393.0      7.4      1.4     0.5     0.3     1.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.044     448.0     457.7      6.3      2.2     0.4     0.5     0.8 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.392      86.2      86.2      0.6      0.0     0.1     0.1     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.244      84.5      84.5      0.5      0.0     0.1     0.1     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.653      95.7      96.0      1.8      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .590      13.3      13.1     -6.4     -1.5     0.0     0.0    -1.5 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .208      10.4      10.5    -13.9      1.0    -1.9    -1.0     1.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.640     330.7     331.0      2.3      0.1     0.6    -0.1     0.2 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.137     523.3     522.9      2.8     -0.1     0.8     0.0    -0.1 
   Personal care..............................      2.504     187.9     188.2      2.1      0.2     0.5    -0.1     0.4 
    Personal care products (1)................       .774     155.0     155.0     -0.3      0.0     0.3    -0.1     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .616     209.7     210.2      2.8      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .949     313.9     315.1      3.4      0.4     0.4     0.0     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.601     168.5     168.8      3.7      0.2     0.0     0.8     0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.537     194.6     195.2      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     28.064     152.8     153.0      4.5      0.1    -0.1     1.1     0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.599     191.1     191.8      8.2      0.4     0.2     1.2    -0.3 
    Apparel...................................      4.090     113.2     115.7      0.2      2.2    -0.2    -1.2     1.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.509     243.8     243.4     10.9     -0.2    -0.5     2.8     0.3 
   Durables...................................     12.465     114.8     114.5     -0.2     -0.3     0.1     0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.399     235.2     235.9      4.0      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.721     217.6     218.3      3.8      0.3     0.3     0.4     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .348     116.7     116.6     -1.3     -0.1     0.1     0.0    -0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.637     184.1     184.3      9.2      0.1    -1.2     0.0     0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .916     137.4     138.2      5.1      0.6     0.6     0.5     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .363     139.3     139.7      4.6      0.3     0.5     0.2     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      5.659     231.4     231.1      1.9     -0.1     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  Medical care services.......................      4.030     351.6     352.5      4.3      0.3     0.3     0.3     0.5 
  Other services..............................      9.726     268.1     269.6      3.6      0.6     0.3     0.3     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.481     199.9     200.4      4.2      0.3     0.1     0.6     0.3 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.931     191.6     192.0      4.0      0.2     0.0     0.6     0.3 
 All items less medical care..................     94.829     193.3     193.8      3.9      0.3     0.2     0.5     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     29.082     154.6     154.8      4.5      0.1    -0.1     1.0     0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.617     191.9     192.5      7.8      0.3     0.1     1.3    -0.4 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.527     239.1     238.7     10.3     -0.2    -0.2     2.5     0.4 
 Nondurables..................................     32.136     193.8     194.4      5.3      0.3     0.2     0.8     0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.679     225.8     226.3      4.3      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.369     226.4     227.0      4.0      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.3 
 Energy.......................................     10.228     215.7     215.3     15.0     -0.2    -0.9     3.1     0.3 
 All items less energy........................     89.772     198.0     198.6      2.6      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.253     199.2     199.8      2.7      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.491     140.0     140.4      0.6      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      5.591     256.2     255.4     19.3     -0.3    -0.8     5.1     0.3 
   Services less energy services..............     50.762     240.6     241.4      3.6      0.3     0.4     0.3     0.4 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .502    $ .501        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .169    $ .168        -        -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city
 average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                 Seasonally adjusted indexes    Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent 
                                                                                               change for               
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                     CPI-W                                                           3 months ended--         6 months  
                                                                                                              ended--   
                                                 May     June    July    Aug.                                           
                                                 2006    2006    2006    2006                                           
                                                                                Nov.   Feb.    May   Aug.   Feb.   Aug. 
                                                                                2005   2006   2006   2006   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  197.6   197.9   198.9   199.6    2.9    2.3    6.3    4.1    2.6    5.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  193.9   194.4   194.7   195.4    3.0    2.7    0.8    3.1    2.9    2.0 
   Food.......................................  193.3   193.9   194.2   194.9    3.0    2.7    0.4    3.4    2.9    1.9 
    Food at home..............................  190.9   191.5   191.7   192.6    2.8    2.3   -1.0    3.6    2.6    1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  211.6   212.3   213.8   214.0    1.7    0.6    2.5    4.6    1.2    3.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  185.0   185.4   184.4   186.4    3.5   -1.5    0.0    3.1    1.0    1.5 
     Dairy and related products...............  180.7   180.9   180.8   179.2    0.2    0.4   -4.9   -3.3    0.3   -4.1 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  244.7   247.1   249.2   252.6    7.2   13.8  -10.0   13.6   10.5    1.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  146.2   146.5   145.6   146.9    4.2    0.0    1.9    1.9    2.1    1.9 
     Other food at home.......................  169.3   169.5   170.4   170.0    0.2    2.9    2.2    1.7    1.6    1.9 
      Sugar and sweets........................  170.2   170.6   172.0   172.3    7.5   -2.1   11.3    5.0    2.6    8.1 
      Fats and oils...........................  168.9   168.5   168.2   168.0    0.5    7.1   -3.9   -2.1    3.7   -3.0 
      Other foods (1).........................  185.5   185.9   187.0   186.2   -1.3    3.5    1.1    1.5    1.1    1.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  114.4   115.0   115.2   114.2    4.0    2.1    2.1   -0.7    3.1    0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................  198.4   198.9   199.4   199.9    3.1    3.1    2.9    3.1    3.1    3.0 
     Other food away from home (2)............  136.1   136.0   136.3   136.7    2.7    3.3    5.2    1.8    3.0    3.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  200.6   201.0   200.8   200.7    3.5    5.0    2.4    0.2    4.2    1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  197.6   198.1   198.7   199.4    8.0    2.7    2.5    3.7    5.3    3.1 
   Shelter....................................  223.7   224.6   225.5   226.3    2.6    2.8    5.0    4.7    2.7    4.9 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  222.7   223.7   224.5   225.3    3.4    2.8    4.1    4.8    3.1    4.4 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  134.4   135.4   135.9   136.1    3.7    8.2    2.4    5.2    5.9    3.8 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  215.0   215.9   216.7   217.6    2.3    3.1    5.4    4.9    2.7    5.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  116.6   116.7   116.7   116.6   -6.3    1.0    0.3    0.0   -2.7    0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  192.3   190.9   191.5   192.0   48.1    3.8   -8.1   -0.6   24.0   -4.4 
    Fuels.....................................  173.9   172.2   172.7   173.1   58.3    3.2   -9.9   -1.8   27.8   -6.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  237.5   240.7   248.7   252.6   34.5  -19.1   34.8   28.0    4.3   31.4 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  179.5   177.4   177.4   177.7   60.3    4.9  -12.3   -4.0   29.7   -8.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  136.0   136.8   137.5   137.8    5.0    7.4    2.1    5.4    6.2    3.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  122.6   122.7   122.8   122.9    0.3    1.0    1.3    1.0    0.7    1.1 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  138.3   139.0   139.3   139.7    5.2    6.7    2.3    4.1    5.9    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  119.6   119.4   118.0   119.4   -2.3   -3.7    7.7   -0.7   -3.0    3.4 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  114.0   113.4   113.4   114.4   -3.1   -3.4    1.8    1.4   -3.3    1.6 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  111.0   111.1   108.3   111.0   -0.7   -9.1   14.5    0.0   -5.0    7.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  118.9   118.1   119.6   120.1   -6.3    7.4    1.4    4.1    0.3    2.7 
   Footwear...................................  124.0   123.3   122.2   121.9   -3.5    4.3    3.3   -6.6    0.3   -1.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  185.3   185.0   188.3   188.6   -5.7    3.2   23.2    7.3   -1.4   15.0 
   Private transportation.....................  182.6   182.2   185.5   185.8   -6.5    3.3   24.1    7.2   -1.7   15.3 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.0    95.1    95.3    95.3   -0.8    0.4    0.8    1.3   -0.2    1.1 
     New vehicles.............................  138.8   138.7   138.9   138.8    3.8    1.7   -1.1    0.0    2.8   -0.6 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  141.8   142.4   143.0   143.2   -7.3    0.3    4.3    4.0   -3.6    4.2 
    Motor fuel................................  241.8   239.7   252.2   252.8  -19.5    9.1   94.3   19.5   -6.3   52.4 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  240.9   238.7   251.2   251.8  -19.8    9.3   95.2   19.4   -6.4   52.7 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  116.5   116.6   117.5   117.8    4.7    3.9    7.9    4.5    4.3    6.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  217.6   218.4   219.3   219.1    4.8    5.0    4.5    2.8    4.9    3.7 
   Public transportation......................  225.0   227.7   228.0   228.5    6.8    3.1    3.1    6.4    4.9    4.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  334.4   335.1   336.2   337.5    6.1    2.3    4.8    3.8    4.2    4.3 
   Medical care commodities...................  279.2   279.1   280.0   280.6    5.8    3.9    4.3    2.0    4.8    3.1 
   Medical care services......................  349.3   350.2   351.3   352.9    6.2    1.9    5.1    4.2    4.0    4.6 
    Professional services.....................  290.5   290.9   291.8   292.5    4.4    0.1    3.1    2.8    2.3    2.9 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  462.1   463.7   465.3   468.6    7.8    6.6    8.6    5.7    7.2    7.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.3   108.5   108.7   108.5    1.9    0.4    3.4    0.7    1.1    2.1 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.3   104.5   104.4   104.2    0.0   -1.2    3.5   -0.4   -0.6    1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  113.5   113.7   114.0   114.5    4.4    2.5    1.8    3.6    3.4    2.7 
   Education (2)..............................  158.8   159.5   160.3   161.7    6.2    6.4    5.7    7.5    6.3    6.6 
    Educational books and supplies............  386.6   388.5   389.5   394.5    9.9    5.6    5.8    8.4    7.8    7.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  449.4   451.1   453.5   457.2    5.9    6.5    5.7    7.1    6.2    6.4 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.0    86.1    86.2    86.2    2.4    0.5   -1.4    0.9    1.4   -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   84.3    84.4    84.5    84.5    2.9   -0.5   -1.4    1.0    1.2   -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.3    95.5    95.7    96.0    4.3    0.4   -0.4    3.0    2.3    1.3 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   13.3    13.3    13.3    13.1   -8.3   -5.7   -5.8   -5.9   -7.0   -5.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   10.7    10.5    10.4    10.5  -12.5  -15.9  -19.6   -7.3  -14.2  -13.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  328.8   330.8   330.5   331.3    2.4    3.1    0.9    3.1    2.7    2.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  519.4   523.5   523.3   522.9    3.7    3.7    1.2    2.7    3.7    1.9 
   Personal care..............................  187.0   187.9   187.7   188.4    1.7    2.8    0.9    3.0    2.3    1.9 
    Personal care products (1)................  154.7   155.1   155.0   155.0   -1.3    1.8   -2.3    0.8    0.3   -0.8 
    Personal care services (1)................  208.6   209.2   209.7   210.2    2.2    5.0    1.2    3.1    3.6    2.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  312.4   313.5   313.6   315.1    2.9    3.6    3.9    3.5    3.2    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  167.6   167.6   168.9   169.3   -1.7    1.7   11.2    4.1    0.0    7.6 
  Food and beverages..........................  193.9   194.4   194.7   195.4    3.0    2.7    0.8    3.1    2.9    2.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  151.8   151.6   153.3   153.7   -4.5    1.4   17.2    5.1   -1.6   11.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  190.1   190.5   192.8   192.2   -3.1   -0.7   36.1    4.5   -1.9   19.3 
    Apparel...................................  119.6   119.4   118.0   119.4   -2.3   -3.7    7.7   -0.7   -3.0    3.4 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  237.0   235.9   242.6   243.4   -9.5    4.6   43.6   11.2   -2.7   26.4 
   Durables...................................  114.7   114.8   115.0   115.0   -1.0    0.3   -1.0    1.1   -0.3    0.0 
 Services.....................................  233.0   233.6   234.3   235.1    6.9    2.8    2.8    3.7    4.8    3.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  215.6   216.3   217.2   217.9    2.9    2.7    5.2    4.3    2.8    4.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  116.6   116.7   116.7   116.6   -6.3    1.0    0.3    0.0   -2.7    0.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  179.5   177.4   177.4   177.7   60.3    4.9  -12.3   -4.0   29.7   -8.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  136.0   136.8   137.5   137.8    5.0    7.4    2.1    5.4    6.2    3.7 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  138.3   139.0   139.3   139.7    5.2    6.7    2.3    4.1    5.9    3.2 
  Transportation services.....................  229.9   230.5   230.8   231.5    1.8    1.2    1.8    2.8    1.5    2.3 
  Medical care services.......................  349.3   350.2   351.3   352.9    6.2    1.9    5.1    4.2    4.0    4.6 
  Other services..............................  267.3   268.1   268.8   269.6    4.4    2.8    3.8    3.5    3.6    3.7 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  198.3   198.5   199.6   200.2    2.9    2.3    7.6    3.9    2.6    5.7 
 All items less shelter.......................  190.3   190.3   191.4   192.0    3.1    2.2    7.0    3.6    2.6    5.3 
 All items less medical care..................  191.8   192.1   193.1   193.7    2.6    2.6    6.3    4.0    2.6    5.1 
 Commodities less food........................  153.7   153.5   155.1   155.5   -4.2    1.4   16.9    4.8   -1.5   10.7 
 Nondurables less food........................  190.9   191.1   193.6   192.9   -3.1   -0.2   34.1    4.3   -1.7   18.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  232.6   232.2   238.1   239.0   -8.7    4.4   39.6   11.5   -2.4   24.7 
 Nondurables..................................  192.9   193.2   194.7   194.8   -0.4    1.5   17.2    4.0    0.5   10.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  223.9   224.6   224.9   225.4   10.6    3.1    0.9    2.7    6.8    1.8 
 Services less medical care services..........  224.2   225.1   225.7   226.4    6.2    3.1    2.7    4.0    4.6    3.4 
 Energy.......................................  206.4   204.5   210.8   211.4    8.8    5.9   37.5   10.0    7.3   23.0 
 All items less energy........................  197.4   198.0   198.3   199.0    2.3    2.1    2.9    3.3    2.2    3.1 
  All items less food and energy..............  198.7   199.2   199.6   200.2    2.1    2.1    3.5    3.1    2.1    3.3 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  141.3   141.4   141.3   141.6   -0.3    0.3    1.7    0.9    0.0    1.3 
    Energy commodities........................  242.4   240.5   252.8   253.6  -17.4    7.3   90.6   19.8   -5.8   51.1 
   Services less energy services..............  238.8   239.7   240.4   241.3    3.1    2.8    4.3    4.3    2.9    4.3 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  Aug. 2006 from--      July 2006 from--  
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule    May   June   July   Aug.                                           
                                                 (1)   2006   2006   2006   2006   Aug.   June   July   July    May   June 
                                                                                   2005   2006   2006   2005   2006   2006 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    198.2  198.6  199.2  199.6    3.9    0.5    0.2    4.3    0.5    0.3 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    212.1  213.0  213.5  214.2    4.6    0.6    0.3    4.7    0.7    0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    212.8  214.0  214.3  215.1    4.4    0.5    0.4    4.6    0.7    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    128.0  128.1  128.6  128.9    4.9    0.6    0.2    4.7    0.5    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    189.0  189.5  190.0  190.4    2.9    0.5    0.2    3.5    0.5    0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    189.7  190.1  190.7  191.3    2.8    0.6    0.3    3.4    0.5    0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.3  123.6  123.8  123.8    2.7    0.2    0.0    3.3    0.4    0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    186.4  187.6  188.6  189.3    3.7    0.9    0.4    4.5    1.2    0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    192.9  193.5  194.3  194.5    4.2    0.5    0.1    4.7    0.7    0.4 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    195.7  196.3  197.1  197.5    4.4    0.6    0.2    4.8    0.7    0.4 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    123.3  123.7  124.2  124.2    3.9    0.4    0.0    4.6    0.7    0.4 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    196.3  196.9  198.1  198.5    5.1    0.8    0.2    5.8    0.9    0.6 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    201.9  201.5  201.7  202.5    3.9    0.5    0.4    4.1   -0.1    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    203.6  203.0  203.3  204.0    4.0    0.5    0.3    4.3   -0.1    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    125.6  125.4  125.5  126.0    3.6    0.5    0.4    3.8   -0.1    0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    183.7  184.0  184.5  185.1    3.9    0.6    0.3    4.2    0.4    0.3 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    124.4  124.6  125.0  125.1    3.8    0.4    0.1    4.3    0.5    0.3 
   D..........................................   M    193.3  194.1  194.8  195.4    4.3    0.7    0.3    5.0    0.8    0.4 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    192.0  192.4  192.8  193.8    2.4    0.7    0.5    2.9    0.4    0.2 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    205.0  204.2  204.5  205.0    4.4    0.4    0.2    5.1   -0.2    0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    215.5  216.7  216.8  217.8    4.6    0.5    0.5    5.0    0.6    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    222.9      -  223.9      -      -      -      -    3.7    0.4      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    183.8      -  184.3      -      -      -      -    3.1    0.3      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    192.9      -  193.9      -      -      -      -    4.6    0.5      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    128.2      -  129.8      -      -      -      -    4.3    1.2      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  194.4      -  195.8    4.0    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  192.0      -  194.0    3.4    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  181.4      -  182.0    4.4    0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  202.5      -  204.6    5.6    1.0      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  213.2      -  215.8    4.8    1.2      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  205.2      -  206.7    3.6    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  203.8      -  205.1    5.0    0.6      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                    Unadjusted    
                                                 Relative       Unadjusted      percent change to 
                                               importance,       indexes         Aug. 2006 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              July      Aug.      Aug.      July  
                                                              2006      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     117.6     117.9       3.4       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072     115.5     115.7       2.4       0.2 
   Food.......................................     13.943     115.5     115.7       2.4       0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.029     112.4     112.6       1.8       0.2 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914     119.7     120.0       3.1       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130     115.9     115.8       2.8      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173     122.8     123.1       4.0       0.2 
   Shelter....................................     32.495     123.4     123.8       3.9       0.3 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702     152.7     153.2       8.5       0.3 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977      96.9      96.9       0.6       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076      85.3      86.8      -0.2       1.8 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095     123.1     122.8       5.0      -0.2 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988     123.6     123.4       4.9      -0.2 
   Public transportation......................      1.107     116.8     115.3       4.6      -1.3 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055     131.6     131.9       4.1       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458     121.5     121.7       3.8       0.2 
   Medical care services......................      4.597     135.1     135.4       4.2       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863     106.1     105.9       1.2      -0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190     103.0     103.9       2.5       0.9 
   Education..................................      2.751     148.9     152.1       6.4       2.1 
   Communication..............................      3.439      76.0      75.9      -0.5      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475     118.9     119.1       1.7       0.2 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763     125.2     125.6       4.1       0.3 
 Commodities..................................     41.237     108.2     108.4       2.7       0.2 
  Durables....................................     12.340      87.3      87.1      -0.3      -0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897     118.5     118.9       3.8       0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707     113.0     113.3       2.7       0.3 
 Energy.......................................      7.351     185.1     184.8      14.0      -0.2 

 Indexes for 2006 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2005 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.