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              CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  SEPTEMBER 2007
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.3 percent in September before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The September
 level of 208.490 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in September
 2006.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.3 percent in September prior to seasonal adjustment.
 The September level of 203.889 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than
 in September 2006.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 increased 0.3 percent in September on a not seasonally adjusted basis.
 The September level of 120.423 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher
 than in September 2006.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2005
 period are subject to revision.
 
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in
 September, following a 0.1 percent decline in August.   The index for
 energy, which declined in each of the preceding three months, rose 0.3
 percent in September.  The index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.4
 percent and the index for energy services rose 0.1 percent.  The food
 index rose 0.5 percent in September.  The index for food at home also rose
 0.5 percent, reflecting large increases in the indexes for fruits and
 vegetables and for dairy products.  The index for all items less food and
 energy advanced 0.2 percent in September, the same as in each of the
 preceding three months.

     
 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                      2007                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Mar.  Apr.  May June July Aug. Sep.   Sep. '07  Sep. '07
 All Items            .6    .4   .7   .2   .1  -.1  .3     1.0       2.8
  Food and beverages  .3    .4   .3   .5   .3   .4  .5     4.6       4.4
  Housing             .2    .2   .2   .3   .2   .0  .3     1.6       2.9
  Apparel           -1.0   -.3  -.3  -.6   .4  -.5  .3      .6      -1.8     
  Transportation     2.8   1.2  2.8  -.2  -.3 -1.2  .1    -5.6       2.2
  Medical care        .1    .4   .3   .2   .6   .5  .3     6.0       4.6
  Recreation          .0    .1   .2   .0  -.1  -.1  .3      .3        .3
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .5    .3   .6   .0   .2   .3  .1     2.7       2.4
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .2    .3   .3   .3   .0   .1  .4     2.1       3.6
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy            5.9   2.4  5.4  -.5 -1.0 -3.2  .3   -14.8       5.3
   Food               .3    .4   .3   .5   .3   .4  .5     4.9       4.5
   All Items less                                                       
    food and energy   .1    .2   .1   .2   .2   .2  .2     2.5       2.1
       
     
      Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 1.0 percent in the third quarter of 2007, following increases in the
 first and second quarters at annual rates of 4.7 and 5.2 percent,
 respectively.  This brings the year-to-date annual rate to 3.6 percent and
 compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006.  The index for
 energy, which advanced at annual rates of 22.9 and 32.9 percent in the
 first two quarters, declined at a 14.8 percent rate in the third quarter
 of 2007.  Thus far this year, energy costs have risen at an 11.7 percent
 SAAR after increasing 2.9 percent in all of 2006.  In the first nine
 months of 2007, petroleum-based energy costs (energy commodities) advanced
 at a 20.6 percent rate and charges for energy services (gas and
 electricity) increased at a 1.3 percent rate.  The food index rose at a
 5.7 percent SAAR in the first nine months of 2007 after advancing 2.1
 percent in all of 2006.  Grocery store food prices increased at a 6.7
 percent annual rate in the first nine months of 2007, reflecting
 acceleration over the last year in each of the six major groups.  These
 increases ranged from annual rates of 4.0 percent in the index for other
 food at home to 17.7 percent in the index for dairy products.
      
       The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 2.5 percent SAAR
 in the third quarter, following increases at rates of 2.3 percent in each
 of the first two quarters of 2007.  The advance at a 2.3 percent SAAR for
 the first nine months of 2007 compares with a 2.6 percent rise in all of
 2006.  The deceleration largely reflects a smaller increase in the index
 for shelter and a downturn in the index for apparel.  Shelter costs, which
 rose 4.2 percent in all of 2006, have risen at a 3.2 percent annual rate
 in the first nine months of 2007.  The index for apparel, which last year
 registered its first annual increase since 1997, has declined at an annual
 rate of 1.7 percent thus far in 2007.  The annual rates for selected
 groups for the last seven and three-quarter years are shown below.
      

                         Percentage change 12 months		      SAAR 9                              
                         ended in December                            mos. ended        
								      in Sep.
                     2000    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006    2007
 All items            3.4     1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.4    2.5     3.6
  Food and beverages  2.8     2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.3    2.2     5.7
  Housing             4.3     2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    4.0    3.3     2.7
  Apparel            -1.8    -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.1     .9    -1.7 
  Transportation      4.1    -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    4.8    1.6     6.0
  Medical care        4.2     4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.3    3.6     5.1
  Recreation          1.7     1.5    1.1    1.1     .7    1.1    1.0      .5
  Education and
    communication     1.3     3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.4    2.3     3.0
  Other goods
    and services      4.2     4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    3.1    3.0     3.4

 Special indexes
  Energy             14.2   -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   17.1    2.9    11.7
    Energy 
      commodities    15.7   -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   16.7    6.1    20.6
    Energy
      services       12.7    -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8   17.6    -.6     1.3
  All items less
    energy            2.6     2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.2    2.5     2.8
    Food              2.8     2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3    2.1     5.7
  All items less  
    food and energy   2.6     2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2    2.6     2.3

     
       The food and beverages index rose 0.5 percent in September.  The
 index for food at home, which rose 0.4 percent in August, advanced 0.5
 percent in September.  The index for fruits and vegetables, which had
 declined in each of the preceding four months, increased 1.8 percent in
 September and accounted for about one-half of the grocery store food
 advance.  The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits rose 2.5
 and 1.4 percent, respectively.  The index for processed fruits and
 vegetables increased 1.2 percent.  The index for dairy products increased
 1.0 percent in September and has advanced 13.0 percent in the first nine
 months of 2007.  Milk prices also rose 1.0 percent in September and have
 risen 19.3 percent since the beginning of the year.  The index for meats,
 poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.5 percent in September.  Beef and
 poultry prices rose 1.0 and 0.9 percent, respectively, while the index for
 pork declined 1.1 percent.  The index for eggs rose 8.7 percent in
 September and was 43.9 percent higher than a year ago.  The index for
 cereal and bakery products increased 0.4 percent, the same as in August.
 The indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home were
 virtually unchanged and declined 0.2 percent, respectively.  The other two
 components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages--increased 0.5 and 0.1 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing, which was virtually unchanged in August,
 increased 0.3 percent in September.  The index for shelter rose 0.3
 percent after increasing 0.2 percent in August.  Within shelter, the
 indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each rose 0.3 percent and
 the index for lodging away from home increased 1.0 percent.  (Prior to
 seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home declined 3.8
 percent.)  The index for household energy, which decreased 1.2 percent in
 August, rose 0.1 percent in September, as a 1.0 percent decline in the
 index for natural gas was more than offset by increases in the indexes for
 fuel oil and for electricity--up 0.9 and 0.5 percent, respectively.  The
 index for household furnishings and operations decreased 0.2 percent, the
 same as in each of the preceding two months.
      
      The transportation index turned up in September, increasing 0.1
 percent.  The index for gasoline, which had declined in each of the
 preceding three months, rose 0.4 percent.  As of September, gasoline
 prices were 10.1 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May.  The
 index for new vehicles declined 0.3 percent in September.  (About 14
 percent of the new car sample in September was represented by 2008
 models.)  The index for used cars and trucks was virtually unchanged.
 During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 1.0 percent
 and prices for used cars and trucks, 2.7 percent.  The index for public
 transportation increased 0.5 percent in September, reflecting a 1.1
 percent increase in the index for airline fares.  (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, airline fares declined 0.9 percent.)
      
      The index for apparel, which declined 0.5 percent in August,
 increased 0.3 percent in September.  (Reflecting price increases
 associated with the introduction of fall-winter wear, apparel prices
 advanced 4.5 percent in September, prior to seasonal adjustment; prices
 for women's and girls' clothing increased 7.5 percent.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in September.  The index for
 medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and
 medical supplies--was virtually unchanged.  The index for medical care
 services rose 0.4 percent.  The indexes for professional services and for
 hospital and related services increased 0.2 and 0.8 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent in September.  Increases in
 the indexes for cable and satellite television and radio, for pets, pet
 products and services, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts
 and sporting events--up 0.7, 1.0, and 0.9 percent, respectively--were
 partially offset by a 1.2 percent decline in the index for toys.
      
      The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in
 September.  The index for education rose 0.2 percent, reflecting increases
 of 0.8 percent in the index for child care and nursery school and 0.7
 percent in the index for college textbooks.  The index for college tuition
 and fees declined 0.3 percent.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for
 college tuition and fees rose 1.5 percent in September and were 5.5
 percent higher than a year ago.)   The index for communication was
 virtually unchanged in September.  Within this group, the index for
 telephone services rose 0.1 percent as a 0.3 percent increase in the index
 for land-line local charges more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the
 index for land-line long distance charges.  The indexes for personal
 computers and peripheral equipment declined 0.7 percent, while the indexes
 for computer software and accessories and for internet services and
 electronic information providers increased 1.2 and 0.2 percent,
 respectively.
      
      The index for other goods and services increased 0.4 percent in
 September.  The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.8 percent,
 reflecting in part the pass through of a wholesale price increase for
 cigarettes.  During the last 12 months, prices for cigarettes have
 increased 7.8 percent.  The index for miscellaneous personal services rose
 0.7 percent, reflecting a 1.9 percent increase in financial services.
      
       
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers increased 0.3 percent in September.
 

 Table B.  Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
           Workers (CPI-W)
                                   Seasonally adjusted                Un-
                                                          Compound  adjusted
     Expenditure        Changes from preceding month    annual rate  12-mos.
      Category                      2007                3-mos. ended  ended
                    Mar.  Apr.  May June July Aug. Sep.   Sep. '07  Sep. '07
 All Items           .8    .5   .8   .1   .1  -.2  .3       .7       2.8
  Food and beverages .3    .4   .4   .5   .2   .4  .5      4.6       4.4
  Housing            .3    .2   .2   .2   .2   .0  .2      1.5       2.8
  Apparel           -.8   -.4  -.3  -.9   .8  -.3  .1      2.4      -2.0
  Transportation    3.0   1.4  3.1  -.2  -.3 -1.4  .1     -6.0       2.4
  Medical care       .1    .4   .3   .2   .7   .5  .4      6.3       4.7
  Recreation        -.1    .0   .2  -.1  -.1  -.1  .4       .4        .2
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .4    .3   .6   .0   .3   .3  .0      2.4       2.1
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .2    .1   .3   .3   .1   .1  .4      2.5       4.1
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           6.2   2.6  5.8  -.7 -1.0 -3.4  .3    -14.9       5.7
   Food              .3    .4   .4   .5   .3   .4  .5      4.9       4.5
   All Items less                                                       
    food and energy  .1    .2   .1   .2   .3   .2  .2      2.6       2.0


     Consumer Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on
 Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
     

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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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 Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
                                     
      The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error
 because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete
 universe of all prices.  BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
 month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors
 annually, for the CPI-U.  These standard error estimates can be used to
 construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing.  For example, the
 estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for
 the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index.  This means that if we repeatedly
 sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology,
 and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these
 estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change
 based on all retail prices.  For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the
 All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that
 the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between
 0.08 and 0.32 percent.  For the latest data, including information on how
 to use the estimates of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for
 Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December 2005 in the
 CPI Detailed Report, February 2006.  These data are available on the CPI
 home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf

      
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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 					202.416
 Less previous index			201.800
 Equals index point change	           .616	
 
 
 Percent Change
 
 Index point difference			   .616
 Divided by the previous index          201.800
 Equals 				  0.003
 Results multiplied by one hundred    0.003x100
 Equals percent change                      0.3


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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 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007.
 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 in the aggregation of
 the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted
 indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 44 of the 73 components
 are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
      
      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.
   
      In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis
 Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil,
 motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
 educational books and supplies.  For example, this procedure was used for
 the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries
 from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
 requirements in the United States.
      
      For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment
 series and explanations, please refer to the article "Intervention
 Analysis Seasonal Adjustment", located on our website at:
 http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
      
      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 Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-
 6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@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                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Sep. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Aug.       Sep.                      June    July    Aug. 
                                                              2007       2007      Sep.    Aug.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    July    Aug.    Sep. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    207.917    208.490     2.8     0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.3 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    622.827    624.543       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    204.289    205.279     4.4     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.5 
   Food.......................................     13.885    203.885    204.941     4.5     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.5 
    Food at home..............................      7.896    202.126    203.193     4.7     0.5     0.1     0.4     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.103    223.981    223.372     4.6    -0.3     0.1     0.4     0.4 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.112    197.204    198.323     5.5     0.6    -0.4     0.1     0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............       .821    201.739    203.541    13.1     0.9     2.7     1.7     1.0 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.211    252.845    259.100     0.3     2.5    -1.1    -0.2     1.8 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .906    154.791    155.007     5.1     0.1    -0.1     1.2     0.0 
     Other food at home.......................      1.743    174.686    174.201     2.6    -0.3     0.3     0.1    -0.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .302    178.256    178.172     3.5     0.0     0.6     0.1     0.6 
      Fats and oils...........................       .227    174.251    174.105     3.7    -0.1     1.3     0.1    -0.3 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.214    189.781    189.076     2.2    -0.4     0.1     0.1    -0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .327    116.072    114.628     0.4    -1.2    -0.9     0.9    -1.2 
    Food away from home (1)...................      5.989    207.756    208.805     4.1     0.5     0.5     0.4     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .281    145.376    146.752     6.7     0.9     1.1     0.4     0.9 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.107    208.264    208.408     3.5     0.1     0.1     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     42.691    211.098    210.865     2.9    -0.1     0.2     0.0     0.3 
   Shelter....................................     32.776    242.238    241.990     3.5    -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      5.930    235.311    236.058     3.9     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      2.648    150.236    144.480     7.0    -3.8     0.8    -0.6     1.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.830    246.815    247.487     2.9     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .369    116.926    116.783     0.3    -0.1    -0.5     0.3    -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.264    204.334    204.264     2.3     0.0     0.0    -0.9     0.1 
    Household energy..........................      4.368    185.453    185.306     1.8    -0.1    -0.2    -1.2     0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .338    246.542    252.580     6.5     2.4     3.4     0.2     1.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.029    190.710    190.158     1.5    -0.3    -0.5    -1.3     0.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .897    144.972    145.246     5.1     0.2     1.0     0.5     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.651    126.520    126.193    -0.7    -0.3    -0.2    -0.2    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .792    140.971    140.698     2.4    -0.2     0.1     0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.726    114.439    119.535    -1.8     4.5     0.4    -0.5     0.3 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .885    109.032    112.380    -1.8     3.1     1.4    -0.7     0.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.590    103.237    110.973    -3.2     7.5    -0.2    -0.1    -0.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .177    110.221    113.611    -2.5     3.1    -0.9     0.3     0.8 
   Footwear...................................       .749    120.329    123.183    -0.8     2.4     1.5    -0.6    -0.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.249    184.480    184.532     2.2     0.0    -0.3    -1.2     0.1 
   Private transportation.....................     16.188    180.408    180.586     2.3     0.1    -0.3    -1.3     0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.581     94.121     93.985    -1.4    -0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      4.982    135.204    134.927    -1.0    -0.2     0.0     0.1    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      1.716    137.138    137.142    -2.7     0.0     0.7     0.8     0.0 
    Motor fuel................................      4.347    238.194    239.104     8.6     0.4    -1.7    -4.9     0.4 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.303    237.108    237.993     8.7     0.4    -1.7    -4.9     0.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .370    121.730    122.292     3.0     0.5     0.5     0.2     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    224.019    224.302     3.4     0.1     0.4     0.4     0.0 
   Public transportation......................      1.060    233.112    230.694     0.5    -1.0    -0.1     0.5     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.281    352.961    353.723     4.6     0.2     0.6     0.5     0.3 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.446    291.164    291.340     1.1     0.1     0.6     0.4     0.0 
   Medical care services......................      4.834    371.461    372.432     5.6     0.3     0.6     0.5     0.4 
    Professional services.....................      2.817    302.259    302.410     4.1     0.0     0.4     0.5     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.630    501.026    504.206     6.8     0.6     0.9     0.5     0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.552    111.139    111.400     0.3     0.2    -0.1    -0.1     0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.719    102.311    102.759    -1.7     0.4    -0.5    -0.4     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      6.034    120.311    121.273     2.4     0.8     0.2     0.3     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      3.076    172.873    175.486     5.3     1.5     0.5     0.5     0.2 
    Educational books and supplies............       .204    427.425    430.114     9.2     0.6     1.1     1.8     0.3 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.872    498.071    505.924     5.0     1.6     0.5     0.4     0.1 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.958     83.655     83.690    -0.6     0.0     0.0     0.1     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.769     80.944     80.976    -0.9     0.0     0.0     0.1     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.225     98.813     98.882     2.9     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .543     10.487     10.477   -14.8    -0.1    -0.7    -0.4    -0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .203      9.524      9.455   -10.0    -0.7    -1.0    -0.8    -0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.476    333.325    334.801     3.6     0.4     0.0     0.1     0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .712    555.217    559.636     7.5     0.8     0.3     0.2     0.8 
   Personal care..............................      2.764    195.521    196.202     2.6     0.3     0.0     0.0     0.3 
    Personal care products (1)................       .708    157.788    157.643     0.8    -0.1    -0.2    -0.4    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .677    217.028    217.589     3.3     0.3     0.4     0.1     0.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.188    325.566    327.783     3.6     0.7    -0.2     0.4     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.305    166.955    167.952     2.2     0.6     0.0    -0.5     0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     14.992    204.289    205.279     4.4     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     25.313    146.317    147.289     0.9     0.7    -0.2    -1.1     0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     14.191    180.480    182.902     2.9     1.3    -0.6    -2.1     0.1 
    Apparel...................................      3.726    114.439    119.535    -1.8     4.5     0.4    -0.5     0.3 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.465    225.694    226.509     4.6     0.4    -0.8    -2.4     0.2 
   Durables...................................     11.122    112.036    111.746    -1.8    -0.3     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     59.695    248.555    248.700     3.2     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.407    252.530    252.272     3.5    -0.1     0.3     0.1     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .369    116.926    116.783     0.3    -0.1    -0.5     0.3    -0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.029    190.710    190.158     1.5    -0.3    -0.5    -1.3     0.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .897    144.972    145.246     5.1     0.2     1.0     0.5     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .792    140.971    140.698     2.4    -0.2     0.1     0.2    -0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      5.638    234.563    234.322     1.1    -0.1     0.4     0.4     0.2 
  Medical care services.......................      4.834    371.461    372.432     5.6     0.3     0.6     0.5     0.4 
  Other services..............................     10.730    286.492    288.469     2.7     0.7     0.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     86.115    208.607    209.100     2.4     0.2     0.1    -0.2     0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.224    196.803    197.708     2.4     0.5     0.1    -0.3     0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     93.719    200.598    201.159     2.6     0.3     0.1    -0.2     0.3 
 Commodities less food........................     26.420    148.591    149.541     1.0     0.6    -0.2    -1.0     0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     15.299    182.170    184.450     3.0     1.3    -0.5    -1.9     0.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.572    223.057    223.802     4.5     0.3    -0.7    -2.2     0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     29.183    192.869    194.616     3.6     0.9    -0.2    -0.8     0.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.288    262.588    263.243     2.7     0.2     0.2     0.0     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     54.861    238.507    238.604     2.9     0.0     0.2     0.1     0.2 
 Energy.......................................      8.715    209.294    209.637     5.3     0.2    -1.0    -3.2     0.3 
 All items less energy........................     91.285    209.399    210.000     2.5     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.401    211.111    211.628     2.1     0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.735    138.895    139.828    -0.8     0.7     0.1     0.0     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      4.685    239.885    241.120     8.5     0.5    -1.4    -4.6     0.4 
   Services less energy services..............     55.666    254.491    254.706     3.3     0.1     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .481     $ .480       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .161     $ .160       -       -       -       -       - 

   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--    
                                               June      July      Aug.      Sep.                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Dec.    Mar.    June    Sep.    Mar.    Sep. 
                                                                                      2006    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  207.784   208.028   207.738   208.292     0.2     4.7     5.2     1.0     2.4     3.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  203.192   203.709   204.528   205.513     0.6     7.4     4.9     4.6     4.0     4.8 
   Food....................................  202.773   203.311   204.143   205.193     0.6     7.3     5.1     4.9     3.9     5.0 
    Food at home...........................  201.525   201.731   202.573   203.629    -1.2    10.0     6.1     4.2     4.2     5.2 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  221.959   222.231   223.047   223.974     3.4     4.7     6.5     3.7     4.1     5.1 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  197.568   196.783   197.030   198.081     0.9     9.7    11.0     1.0     5.2     5.9 
     Dairy and related products............  193.257   198.511   201.964   203.900     0.4    11.9    17.7    23.9     6.0    20.8 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  260.558   257.781   257.280   261.869   -12.8    19.3    -4.6     2.0     2.0    -1.4 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  153.685   153.554   155.469   155.413     3.0    11.4     1.6     4.6     7.1     3.1 
     Other food at home....................  173.792   174.356   174.576   174.222    -1.4     5.9     5.1     1.0     2.2     3.0 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  176.267   177.285   177.514   178.518     3.8     0.9     4.4     5.2     2.3     4.8 
      Fats and oils........................  172.105   174.272   174.376   173.822     3.4     2.2     5.2     4.1     2.8     4.6 
      Other foods (1)......................  189.353   189.518   189.781   189.076    -3.2     7.8     5.2    -0.6     2.1     2.3 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  116.101   115.017   116.072   114.628     3.2    -2.6     6.3    -5.0     0.2     0.5 
    Food away from home (1)................  205.934   206.931   207.756   208.805     3.4     3.8     3.7     5.7     3.6     4.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  143.183   144.700   145.278   146.610     5.3     6.1     5.2     9.9     5.7     7.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  207.383   207.624   208.264   208.408    -0.6     9.4     3.4     2.0     4.3     2.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  209.617   209.959   209.933   210.470     3.4     3.5     3.0     1.6     3.4     2.3 
   Shelter.................................  240.547   241.112   241.475   242.293     4.2     2.7     4.0     2.9     3.4     3.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  234.254   234.903   235.349   236.058     4.8     4.7     3.2     3.1     4.8     3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  145.059   146.182   145.314   146.722     3.5    -4.5    26.8     4.7    -0.6    15.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  245.778   246.191   246.761   247.445     4.1     3.1     1.9     2.7     3.6     2.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.106   116.577   116.926   116.783     2.4     0.8    -0.8    -1.1     1.6    -0.9 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  200.780   200.791   199.053   199.338     1.0    11.5     0.2    -2.8     6.1    -1.3 
    Household energy.......................  182.136   181.795   179.698   179.939     0.7    12.3    -0.3    -4.7     6.3    -2.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  244.933   253.273   253.876   256.322   -10.7    -4.7    26.2    19.9    -7.8    23.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  187.119   186.201   183.827   183.937     1.8    13.8    -2.2    -6.6     7.6    -4.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  142.805   144.181   144.972   145.246     3.2     7.4     2.8     7.0     5.3     4.9 
   Household furnishings and operations....  127.183   126.971   126.735   126.464     0.0     0.3    -0.9    -2.2     0.1    -1.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  140.527   140.691   140.971   140.698     5.0     2.2     1.9     0.5     3.6     1.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  118.065   118.585   117.936   118.232    -1.7    -0.9    -4.8     0.6    -1.3    -2.2 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  111.634   113.150   112.309   113.158    -5.1    -7.2     0.1     5.6    -6.2     2.8 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  108.817   108.619   108.533   108.461    -2.1     2.5   -11.1    -1.3     0.1    -6.3 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  112.895   111.839   112.203   113.091    -3.7     3.1    -9.6     0.7    -0.4    -4.6 
   Footwear................................  121.283   123.124   122.326   121.792     2.3    -4.2    -2.9     1.7    -1.0    -0.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  187.592   187.002   184.702   184.899    -8.6     8.3    16.5    -5.6    -0.5     4.8 
   Private transportation..................  183.924   183.322   180.862   181.008    -8.5     8.3    17.7    -6.2    -0.5     5.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   94.126    94.380    94.626    94.422    -4.9    -1.0    -0.6     1.3    -3.0     0.3 
     New vehicles..........................  136.317   136.361   136.457   136.113    -3.2     0.6    -0.8    -0.6    -1.3    -0.7 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  135.067   136.024   137.138   137.142   -12.9    -5.2     2.1     6.3    -9.2     4.1 
    Motor fuel.............................  254.122   249.813   237.534   238.498   -21.7    33.9    71.3   -22.4     2.4    15.3 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  253.031   248.717   236.522   237.409   -22.1    34.5    71.6   -22.5     2.4    15.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.885   121.514   121.730   122.292     2.7     3.3     1.3     4.7     3.0     3.0 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  222.723   223.624   224.432   224.473     3.0     4.2     3.0     3.2     3.6     3.1 
   Public transportation...................  227.879   227.627   228.803   229.945    -8.5     8.0    -0.5     3.7    -0.6     1.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  349.272   351.450   353.209   354.396     2.9     5.6     3.8     6.0     4.2     4.9 
   Medical care commodities................  288.154   289.810   290.911   290.962    -1.1     0.0     1.7     4.0    -0.5     2.8 
   Medical care services...................  367.567   369.912   371.893   373.489     4.0     7.3     4.5     6.6     5.7     5.5 
    Professional services..................  299.630   300.785   302.356   302.950     3.3     6.5     2.0     4.5     4.9     3.2 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  495.327   499.895   502.604   506.744     3.7     7.0     7.1     9.5     5.3     8.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  111.424   111.335   111.186   111.495    -0.4     0.1     1.1     0.3    -0.1     0.7 
   Video and audio (2).....................  103.318   102.766   102.381   102.924    -4.9    -3.3     3.1    -1.5    -4.1     0.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  119.517   119.812   120.182   120.304     0.7     2.7     3.5     2.7     1.7     3.1 
   Education (2)...........................  170.781   171.682   172.510   172.780     6.5     5.3     4.6     4.8     5.9     4.7 
    Educational books and supplies.........  416.568   421.161   428.565   429.676     7.3    12.2     4.3    13.2     9.7     8.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  492.532   494.925   496.848   497.589     6.5     4.8     4.6     4.2     5.6     4.4 
   Communication (2).......................   83.594    83.553    83.658    83.693    -5.1     0.1     2.3     0.5    -2.6     1.4 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   80.880    80.840    80.944    80.976    -5.3     0.0     1.4     0.5    -2.7     0.9 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   98.485    98.570    98.813    98.882     2.9     3.0     4.0     1.6     3.0     2.8 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   10.597    10.528    10.487    10.477   -31.3   -11.6    -9.3    -4.5   -22.0    -6.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................    9.700     9.601     9.524     9.455    -7.4    -4.2   -17.9    -9.7    -5.8   -13.9 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  333.375   333.462   333.712   335.133     4.0     4.7     3.4     2.1     4.4     2.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  552.314   553.987   555.217   559.636     5.1    18.4     1.7     5.4    11.5     3.5 
   Personal care...........................  195.833   195.739   195.809   196.450     3.8     1.4     3.9     1.3     2.6     2.6 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.771   158.457   157.788   157.643     6.8    -1.0     0.5    -2.8     2.8    -1.2 
    Personal care services (1).............  215.860   216.720   217.028   217.589     3.5     5.0     1.4     3.2     4.2     2.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  325.136   324.498   325.752   327.885     3.8     1.3     5.8     3.4     2.6     4.6 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  168.620   168.542   167.657   168.022    -3.8     6.3     8.3    -1.4     1.1     3.3 
  Food and beverages.......................  203.192   203.709   204.528   205.513     0.6     7.4     4.9     4.6     4.0     4.8 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  149.116   148.786   147.198   147.288    -6.7     5.7    10.3    -4.8    -0.7     2.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  184.980   183.925   180.059   180.329     3.2     4.4    15.3    -9.7     3.8     2.0 
    Apparel................................  118.065   118.585   117.936   118.232    -1.7    -0.9    -4.8     0.6    -1.3    -2.2 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  232.988   231.202   225.615   226.029   -10.7    16.4    30.0   -11.4     2.0     7.3 
   Durables................................  112.361   112.376   112.528   112.252    -3.5    -1.4    -1.9    -0.4    -2.4    -1.1 
 Services..................................  246.637   247.174   247.469   248.199     3.0     3.7     3.2     2.6     3.4     2.9 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  250.724   251.435   251.709   252.550     4.3     2.5     4.1     2.9     3.4     3.5 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.106   116.577   116.926   116.783     2.4     0.8    -0.8    -1.1     1.6    -0.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  187.119   186.201   183.827   183.937     1.8    13.8    -2.2    -6.6     7.6    -4.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  142.805   144.181   144.972   145.246     3.2     7.4     2.8     7.0     5.3     4.9 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  140.527   140.691   140.971   140.698     5.0     2.2     1.9     0.5     3.6     1.2 
  Transportation services..................  232.372   233.221   234.183   234.578    -0.3     1.5    -0.5     3.9     0.6     1.7 
  Medical care services....................  367.567   369.912   371.893   373.489     4.0     7.3     4.5     6.6     5.7     5.5 
  Other services...........................  285.569   285.897   286.386   287.243     1.9     2.4     4.3     2.4     2.1     3.3 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  208.636   208.831   208.356   208.827     0.2     4.1     5.3     0.4     2.1     2.8 
 All items less shelter....................  197.285   197.405   196.853   197.308    -1.7     5.6     5.8     0.0     1.9     2.9 
 All items less medical care...............  200.603   200.770   200.405   200.929     0.0     4.6     5.3     0.7     2.3     3.0 
 Commodities less food.....................  151.287   150.973   149.448   149.540    -6.1     5.7    10.0    -4.5    -0.4     2.5 
 Nondurables less food.....................  186.289   185.359   181.786   182.096     3.0     4.6    14.4    -8.7     3.8     2.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  229.586   227.933   222.999   223.358    -9.7    15.5    27.5   -10.4     2.1     6.9 
 Nondurables...............................  194.630   194.200   192.718   193.390     1.9     6.0     9.6    -2.5     3.9     3.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  261.082   261.518   261.644   262.272     0.3     4.8     4.0     1.8     2.5     2.9 
 Services less medical care services.......  237.044   237.457   237.685   238.208     2.4     3.2     4.2     2.0     2.8     3.1 
 Energy....................................  214.911   212.732   205.920   206.496   -11.5    22.9    32.9   -14.8     4.3     6.4 
 All items less energy.....................  208.656   209.158   209.556   210.112     1.6     2.9     2.7     2.8     2.2     2.8 
  All items less food and energy...........  210.436   210.933   211.250   211.714     1.6     2.3     2.3     2.5     1.9     2.4 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  139.809   140.013   139.963   139.929    -2.5     0.4    -1.2     0.3    -1.1    -0.4 
    Energy commodities.....................  254.792   251.255   239.722   240.784   -21.0    30.9    68.0   -20.2     1.7    15.8 
   Services less energy services...........  252.739   253.423   253.985   254.778     3.3     2.9     3.6     3.3     3.1     3.4 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series 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                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-U                      Pricing                                          Sep. 2007 from--   Aug. 2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      June      July      Aug.      Sep.                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    Sep.  July  Aug.  Aug.  June  July
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      208.352   208.299   207.917   208.490   2.8   0.1   0.3   2.0  -0.2  -0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      221.579   221.945   221.559   221.436   2.4  -0.2  -0.1   1.6   0.0  -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      224.036   224.229   224.246   224.274   2.4   0.0   0.0   1.6   0.1   0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      130.893   131.391   130.519   130.206   2.4  -0.9  -0.2   1.6  -0.3  -0.7 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      199.263   198.989   198.551   199.714   3.1   0.4   0.6   1.8  -0.4  -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      200.666   200.369   199.823   201.171   2.8   0.4   0.7   1.5  -0.4  -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      127.372   127.111   126.886   127.504   3.5   0.3   0.5   2.2  -0.4  -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      194.442   194.815   194.716   195.483   3.4   0.3   0.4   2.0   0.1  -0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      201.675   201.571   201.041   201.697   3.0   0.1   0.3   2.0  -0.3  -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      204.152   203.953   203.579   204.302   3.0   0.2   0.4   2.2  -0.3  -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      128.265   128.226   127.833   128.263   3.1   0.0   0.3   1.9  -0.3  -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      201.445   201.576   200.771   200.898   1.9  -0.3   0.1   1.2  -0.3  -0.4 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      212.680   212.542   212.406   212.920   2.5   0.2   0.2   2.4  -0.1  -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      215.901   215.855   215.825   216.429   2.4   0.3   0.3   2.4   0.0   0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      129.262   129.067   128.939   129.064   2.5   0.0   0.1   2.2  -0.2  -0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      190.637   190.571   190.382   190.962   2.6   0.2   0.3   2.0  -0.1  -0.1 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      128.628   128.601   128.216   128.506   3.0  -0.1   0.2   2.0  -0.3  -0.3 
   D.........................................    M      200.800   200.893   200.311   200.903   2.7   0.0   0.3   1.9  -0.2  -0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      206.092   205.561   205.813   206.454   3.4   0.4   0.3   2.7  -0.1   0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      217.273   217.454   217.330   217.697   2.3   0.1   0.2   2.6   0.0  -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      228.258   228.628   228.326   228.308   2.4  -0.1   0.0   1.9   0.0  -0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   226.929         -   227.850   1.5   0.4     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   197.010         -   197.000   3.3   0.0     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   194.286         -   194.847   1.5   0.3     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   134.442         -   134.678   3.4   0.2     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2      202.200         -   201.258         -     -     -     -   2.0  -0.5     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2      201.585         -   199.679         -     -     -     -   0.5  -0.9     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2      184.529         -   183.740         -     -     -     -   0.7  -0.4     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2      212.820         -   213.127         -     -     -     -   3.7   0.1     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2      217.255         -   218.692         -     -     -     -   1.1   0.7     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2      216.123         -   216.240         -     -     -     -   2.6   0.1     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2      215.510         -   215.978         -     -     -     -   3.0   0.2     - 

   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                          
                                                             Unadjusted indexes   percent change   Seasonally adjusted  
                                                 Relative                          to Sep. 2007    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                     importance,                            from-                             
                                                 December                                                               
                                                   2006       Aug.       Sep.                      June    July    Aug. 
                                                              2007       2007      Sep.    Aug.     to      to      to  
                                                                                   2006    2007    July    Aug.    Sep. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000    203.199    203.889     2.8     0.3     0.1    -0.2     0.3 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -    605.267    607.324       -       -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    203.610    204.584     4.4     0.5     0.2     0.4     0.5 
   Food.......................................     15.457    203.207    204.241     4.5     0.5     0.3     0.4     0.5 
    Food at home..............................      9.244    201.321    202.351     4.7     0.5     0.1     0.4     0.5 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.285    224.220    223.895     4.6    -0.1     0.1     0.4     0.5 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.623    196.844    197.980     5.6     0.6    -0.3     0.2     0.5 
     Dairy and related products...............       .928    201.598    203.464    13.4     0.9     2.9     1.6     1.0 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.332    251.575    257.223     0.0     2.2    -1.2    -0.2     1.6 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.082    154.152    154.501     5.2     0.2     0.1     1.2     0.0 
     Other food at home.......................      1.993    173.997    173.463     2.5    -0.3     0.3     0.2    -0.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .337    176.664    176.458     3.0    -0.1     0.6     0.1     0.4 
      Fats and oils...........................       .283    174.872    175.039     3.8     0.1     1.0     0.3    -0.1 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.373    189.941    189.110     2.1    -0.4     0.1     0.1    -0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .368    116.348    114.584     0.1    -1.5    -0.9     0.9    -1.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.213    207.533    208.578     4.2     0.5     0.5     0.4     0.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .279    144.938    145.783     6.3     0.6     1.0     0.3     0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.018    208.253    208.286     3.7     0.0    -0.1     0.3     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     40.463    206.054    206.050     2.8     0.0     0.2     0.0     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     30.570    234.169    234.275     3.4     0.0     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.021    234.457    235.175     4.0     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.430    149.919    143.727     7.3    -4.1     0.2    -0.7     0.9 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     20.776    223.693    224.321     2.9     0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .342    117.287    117.142     0.3    -0.1    -0.5     0.3    -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.779    202.397    202.304     2.3     0.0     0.0    -0.9     0.1 
    Household energy..........................      4.842    182.518    182.357     1.9    -0.1    -0.2    -1.2     0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .346    246.382    252.684     7.2     2.6     3.7     0.1     1.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.496    188.511    187.963     1.4    -0.3    -0.5    -1.3     0.0 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .937    145.259    145.513     5.1     0.2     0.9     0.6     0.2 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.114    122.190    121.820    -0.7    -0.3     0.1    -0.2    -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .368    143.526    143.250     2.5    -0.2     0.2     0.2    -0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.041    114.146    118.986    -2.0     4.2     0.8    -0.3     0.1 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .954    108.556    111.981    -2.2     3.2     1.6    -1.1     1.0 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.680    103.960    110.847    -3.0     6.6     0.5     0.5    -0.7 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .235    112.879    115.896    -2.2     2.7    -0.6     0.6     0.6 
   Footwear...................................       .954    119.831    122.846    -0.9     2.5     1.3    -0.7    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.515    184.147    184.361     2.4     0.1    -0.3    -1.4     0.1 
   Private transportation.....................     18.793    181.218    181.495     2.5     0.2    -0.3    -1.5     0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      8.626     93.229     93.118    -1.5    -0.1     0.3     0.3    -0.2 
     New vehicles.............................      5.210    136.414    136.129    -0.9    -0.2     0.1     0.1    -0.3 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.675    137.999    137.996    -2.8     0.0     0.7     0.8     0.0 
    Motor fuel................................      5.441    239.097    240.271     8.8     0.5    -1.5    -5.0     0.5 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      5.388    238.100    239.252     8.9     0.5    -1.6    -5.0     0.5 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .444    121.584    122.144     3.2     0.5     0.6     0.2     0.5 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.145    226.636    226.881     3.4     0.1     0.4     0.4     0.0 
   Public transportation......................       .723    231.082    229.148     0.6    -0.8    -0.2     0.4     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.228    352.704    353.571     4.7     0.2     0.7     0.5     0.4 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.135    283.379    283.712     0.9     0.1     0.6     0.3     0.0 
   Medical care services......................      4.094    372.261    373.306     5.7     0.3     0.7     0.6     0.5 
    Professional services.....................      2.338    304.677    304.841     4.1     0.1     0.4     0.6     0.2 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.378    495.191    498.533     6.6     0.7     0.9     0.5     0.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.022    108.179    108.495     0.2     0.3    -0.1    -0.1     0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.867    101.923    102.427    -1.4     0.5    -0.5    -0.4     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.605    116.981    117.707     2.1     0.6     0.3     0.3     0.0 
   Education (2)..............................      2.329    170.635    173.060     5.1     1.4     0.6     0.5     0.0 
    Educational books and supplies............       .208    431.089    433.670     9.7     0.6     1.1     1.8     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare       2.121    480.960    488.199     4.6     1.5     0.6     0.3     0.0 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.276     86.148     86.184     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.2     0.0 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      3.124     84.248     84.283    -0.1     0.0     0.0     0.2     0.0 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.633     98.964     99.024     2.9     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .492     10.965     10.958   -15.1    -0.1    -0.6    -0.3    -0.1 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .178      9.421      9.348    -9.2    -0.8    -0.9    -0.8    -0.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.652    344.214    345.800     4.1     0.5     0.1     0.1     0.4 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.139    556.517    561.092     7.4     0.8     0.3     0.2     0.8 
   Personal care..............................      2.513    193.598    194.160     2.6     0.3     0.0     0.0     0.2 
    Personal care products (1)................       .771    157.813    157.654     0.9    -0.1    -0.2    -0.4    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .618    217.354    217.822     3.3     0.2     0.4     0.1     0.2 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........       .962    327.235    329.329     4.0     0.6    -0.2     0.4     0.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.175    169.122    170.141     2.4     0.6     0.0    -0.6     0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     16.475    203.610    204.584     4.4     0.5     0.2     0.4     0.5 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.700    149.781    150.795     1.3     0.7    -0.1    -1.2     0.1 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.699    187.515    189.981     3.5     1.3    -0.5    -2.4     0.1 
    Apparel...................................      4.041    114.146    118.986    -2.0     4.2     0.8    -0.3     0.1 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.658    237.329    238.345     5.4     0.4    -0.5    -2.6     0.2 
   Durables...................................     12.001    112.362    112.114    -1.7    -0.2     0.1     0.1    -0.3 
 Services.....................................     55.825    243.118    243.436     3.0     0.1     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     30.227    225.760    225.867     3.4     0.0     0.2     0.1     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .342    117.287    117.142     0.3    -0.1    -0.5     0.3    -0.1 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.496    188.511    187.963     1.4    -0.3    -0.5    -1.3     0.0 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .937    145.259    145.513     5.1     0.2     0.9     0.6     0.2 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .368    143.526    143.250     2.5    -0.2     0.2     0.2    -0.2 
  Transportation services.....................      5.600    233.831    233.868     1.1     0.0     0.4     0.4     0.1 
  Medical care services.......................      4.094    372.261    373.306     5.7     0.3     0.7     0.6     0.5 
  Other services..............................      9.761    276.015    277.702     2.5     0.6     0.1     0.2     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.543    203.011    203.638     2.4     0.3     0.1    -0.3     0.2 
 All items less shelter.......................     69.430    194.109    195.018     2.5     0.5     0.1    -0.4     0.2 
 All items less medical care..................     94.772    196.949    197.629     2.7     0.3     0.1    -0.2     0.2 
 Commodities less food........................     28.718    151.846    152.837     1.4     0.7    -0.1    -1.1     0.1 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.717    188.873    191.210     3.5     1.2    -0.5    -2.2     0.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.676    233.817    234.745     5.2     0.4    -0.8    -2.5     0.2 
 Nondurables..................................     32.174    196.266    198.017     3.9     0.9    -0.2    -0.9     0.3 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.598    232.450    232.982     2.5     0.2     0.1     0.0     0.2 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.732    233.562    233.839     2.8     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2 
 Energy.......................................     10.282    209.441    209.933     5.7     0.2    -1.0    -3.4     0.3 
 All items less energy........................     89.718    203.319    204.037     2.4     0.4     0.3     0.2     0.2 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.261    203.710    204.363     2.0     0.3     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     22.932    139.557    140.491    -0.6     0.7     0.3     0.0     0.0 
    Energy commodities........................      5.786    240.247    241.692     8.7     0.6    -1.3    -4.7     0.5 
   Services less energy services..............     51.329    248.977    249.398     3.2     0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -     $ .492     $ .490       -       -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -     $ .165     $ .165       -       -       -       -       - 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
 expenditure category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                                                  Seasonally adjusted indexes        Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change
                                                                                                          for                      
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
                   CPI-W                                                                    3 months ended--            6 months   
                                                                                                                        ended--    
                                               June      July      Aug.      Sep.                                                  
                                               2007      2007      2007      2007                                                  
                                                                                      Dec.    Mar.    June    Sep.    Mar.    Sep. 
                                                                                      2006    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                   
            Expenditure category                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                   
 All items.................................  203.289   203.547   203.153   203.665    -0.4     5.2     5.6     0.7     2.4     3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
  Food and beverages.......................  202.484   202.990   203.829   204.778     0.6     7.3     5.2     4.6     3.9     4.9 
   Food....................................  202.040   202.586   203.440   204.447     0.8     7.2     5.3     4.9     4.0     5.1 
    Food at home...........................  200.582   200.860   201.705   202.691    -1.2     9.6     6.4     4.3     4.1     5.3 
     Cereals and bakery products...........  222.309   222.475   223.401   224.454     3.6     4.3     6.6     3.9     4.0     5.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs........  196.937   196.383   196.683   197.743     1.1     9.6    10.8     1.6     5.3     6.1 
     Dairy and related products............  193.100   198.664   201.842   203.765     0.2    12.0    18.8    24.0     5.9    21.4 
     Fruits and vegetables.................  258.830   255.779   255.386   259.432   -13.4    18.7    -3.9     0.9     1.4    -1.5 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                           
         materials.........................  152.979   153.081   154.886   154.914     3.0    11.5     1.6     5.2     7.2     3.3 
     Other food at home....................  173.083   173.641   173.908   173.473    -1.4     5.5     5.0     0.9     2.0     2.9 
      Sugar and sweets.....................  174.680   175.813   175.909   176.589     3.8     0.2     3.7     4.4     2.0     4.1 
      Fats and oils........................  172.917   174.579   175.126   174.955     2.9     2.6     5.1     4.8     2.7     5.0 
      Other foods (1)......................  189.456   189.667   189.941   189.110    -3.4     7.4     5.3    -0.7     1.9     2.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)...  116.366   115.355   116.348   114.584     2.8    -3.1     7.0    -6.0    -0.2     0.3 
    Food away from home (1)................  205.691   206.657   207.533   208.578     3.6     3.7     3.7     5.7     3.7     4.7 
     Other food away from home (2).........  143.004   144.409   144.899   145.613     5.7     7.4     5.0     7.5     6.5     6.2 
   Alcoholic beverages (1).................  207.767   207.647   208.253   208.286     0.4     9.5     4.0     1.0     4.9     2.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Housing..................................  204.709   205.060   205.005   205.466     3.2     4.1     2.4     1.5     3.6     1.9 
   Shelter.................................  232.821   233.328   233.721   234.435     4.3     3.0     3.4     2.8     3.6     3.1 
    Rent of primary residence (3)..........  233.368   234.070   234.536   235.196     4.9     4.8     3.1     3.2     4.8     3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2).............  145.318   145.591   144.594   145.861     5.7    -6.0    31.6     1.5    -0.3    15.6 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                             
        residence (3) (4)..................  222.727   223.171   223.664   224.285     3.9     3.1     1.7     2.8     3.5     2.3 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1)                                                                                           
        (2)................................  117.503   116.912   117.287   117.142     2.1     0.9    -0.5    -1.2     1.5    -0.9 
   Fuels and utilities.....................  198.891   198.917   197.133   197.372     1.5    12.1    -0.6    -3.0     6.6    -1.8 
    Household energy.......................  179.274   178.981   176.872   177.067     1.2    13.1    -1.3    -4.8     7.0    -3.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels..............  244.615   253.612   253.970   256.475   -10.6    -4.5    27.8    20.9    -7.6    24.3 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3).......  185.008   184.154   181.788   181.858     2.0    14.5    -3.2    -6.6     8.1    -4.9 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                           
        services (2).......................  143.086   144.432   145.259   145.513     3.2     7.3     2.9     7.0     5.2     4.9 
   Household furnishings and operations....  122.643   122.706   122.415   122.125    -0.3     0.0    -0.8    -1.7    -0.2    -1.3 
    Household operations (1) (2)...........  142.941   143.175   143.526   143.250     4.1     2.5     2.5     0.9     3.3     1.7 
                                                                                                                                   
  Apparel..................................  117.216   118.157   117.843   117.914    -2.3    -1.6    -6.3     2.4    -1.9    -2.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel.................  111.352   113.122   111.897   113.057    -6.4    -6.7    -1.4     6.3    -6.6     2.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel..............  108.380   108.877   109.399   108.672    -2.5     1.5   -11.7     1.1    -0.5    -5.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel..........  114.892   114.249   114.924   115.628    -3.0     1.3    -9.2     2.6    -0.9    -3.5 
   Footwear................................  120.984   122.575   121.695   121.591     1.6    -3.9    -2.9     2.0    -1.2    -0.5 
                                                                                                                                   
  Transportation...........................  187.605   187.060   184.468   184.715    -9.2     8.6    18.6    -6.0    -0.7     5.6 
   Private transportation..................  184.886   184.340   181.660   181.876    -9.3     8.7    19.4    -6.4    -0.7     5.7 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)........   93.140    93.427    93.724    93.522    -6.2    -1.0    -0.1     1.7    -3.6     0.8 
     New vehicles..........................  137.508   137.606   137.732   137.339    -3.1     0.5    -0.5    -0.5    -1.3    -0.5 
     Used cars and trucks (1)..............  135.917   136.880   137.999   137.996   -13.1    -5.1     2.1     6.3    -9.2     4.2 
    Motor fuel.............................  254.852   250.930   238.460   239.667   -21.8    33.5    71.8   -21.8     2.2    15.9 
     Gasoline (all types)..................  253.987   249.916   237.435   238.626   -21.6    33.3    72.7   -22.1     2.3    16.0 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1)..  120.666   121.350   121.584   122.144     2.7     3.3     1.7     5.0     3.0     3.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair...  225.350   226.248   227.106   227.084     3.3     4.0     3.2     3.1     3.7     3.1 
   Public transportation...................  226.686   226.344   227.314   228.531    -7.7     7.5    -0.1     3.3    -0.4     1.6 
                                                                                                                                   
  Medical care.............................  348.922   351.204   353.036   354.323     2.9     5.8     3.7     6.3     4.3     5.0 
   Medical care commodities................  280.455   282.230   283.195   283.310    -1.0    -0.3     1.0     4.1    -0.7     2.6 
   Medical care services...................  368.229   370.659   372.772   374.455     4.0     7.5     4.4     6.9     5.8     5.7 
    Professional services..................  301.939   303.150   304.885   305.437     3.3     6.4     2.0     4.7     4.9     3.3 
    Hospital and related services (3)......  489.841   494.151   496.677   501.200     3.4     7.0     6.6     9.6     5.2     8.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Recreation (2)...........................  108.505   108.354   108.201   108.602     0.0    -0.2     0.6     0.4    -0.1     0.5 
   Video and audio (2).....................  102.875   102.335   101.959   102.576    -4.2    -3.7     3.3    -1.2    -3.9     1.1 
                                                                                                                                   
  Education and communication (2)..........  116.283   116.590   116.935   116.988     0.0     2.6     3.4     2.4     1.3     2.9 
   Education (2)...........................  168.623   169.643   170.468   170.551     6.3     5.3     4.1     4.7     5.8     4.4 
    Educational books and supplies.........  419.674   424.475   432.277   433.081     8.7    12.6     4.2    13.4    10.6     8.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and                                                                                                
        childcare..........................  476.013   478.632   480.306   480.473     6.1     4.6     4.1     3.8     5.3     3.9 
   Communication (2).......................   85.998    86.016    86.151    86.188    -4.1     0.5     2.8     0.9    -1.8     1.8 
    Information and information processing                                                                                         
        (1) (2)............................   84.095    84.111    84.248    84.283    -4.2     0.7     2.2     0.9    -1.8     1.5 
     Telephone services (1) (2)............   98.603    98.721    98.964    99.024     2.9     3.0     4.1     1.7     3.0     2.9 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                                          
         services (1) (5)..................   11.062    11.001    10.965    10.958   -34.6   -10.2    -7.9    -3.7   -23.4    -5.8 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                            
          equipment (1) (2)................    9.583     9.495     9.421     9.348    -3.8    -6.1   -17.0    -9.5    -5.0   -13.3 
                                                                                                                                   
  Other goods and services.................  343.960   344.296   344.608   346.082     4.0     6.9     3.1     2.5     5.4     2.8 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)........  553.538   555.366   556.517   561.092     4.8    18.2     1.7     5.6    11.3     3.6 
   Personal care...........................  193.875   193.854   193.923   194.393     3.6     2.1     3.8     1.1     2.9     2.4 
    Personal care products (1).............  158.739   158.445   157.813   157.654     6.0    -0.2     0.5    -2.7     2.9    -1.1 
    Personal care services (1).............  216.174   217.040   217.354   217.822     3.7     5.0     1.6     3.1     4.3     2.3 
    Miscellaneous personal services........  326.471   325.826   327.281   329.372     3.6     2.3     6.4     3.6     2.9     5.0 
                                                                                                                                   
        Commodity and service group                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
 Commodities...............................  170.779   170.814   169.834   170.221    -4.3     6.6     9.5    -1.3     1.0     3.9 
  Food and beverages.......................  202.484   202.990   203.829   204.778     0.6     7.3     5.2     4.6     3.9     4.9 
  Commodities less food and beverages......  152.618   152.445   150.691   150.823    -7.3     6.3    12.0    -4.6    -0.7     3.4 
   Nondurables less food and beverages.....  192.248   191.368   186.841   187.085     3.8     5.1    17.2   -10.3     4.4     2.5 
    Apparel................................  117.216   118.157   117.843   117.914    -2.3    -1.6    -6.3     2.4    -1.9    -2.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                                          
        apparel............................  244.925   243.756   237.400   237.881   -11.5    18.2    32.3   -11.0     2.3     8.5 
   Durables................................  112.454   112.574   112.718   112.432    -3.5    -1.3    -1.7    -0.1    -2.4    -0.9 
 Services..................................  241.430   241.916   242.178   242.833     3.1     4.1     2.6     2.3     3.6     2.5 
  Rent of shelter (4)......................  224.459   224.974   225.280   226.032     4.3     2.9     3.6     2.8     3.6     3.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)   117.503   116.912   117.287   117.142     2.1     0.9    -0.5    -1.2     1.5    -0.9 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  185.008   184.154   181.788   181.858     2.0    14.5    -3.2    -6.6     8.1    -4.9 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                             
      services (2).........................  143.086   144.432   145.259   145.513     3.2     7.3     2.9     7.0     5.2     4.9 
  Household operations (1) (2).............  142.941   143.175   143.526   143.250     4.1     2.5     2.5     0.9     3.3     1.7 
  Transportation services..................  232.207   233.079   233.978   234.298     0.3     1.1    -0.6     3.7     0.7     1.5 
  Medical care services....................  368.229   370.659   372.772   374.455     4.0     7.5     4.4     6.9     5.8     5.7 
  Other services...........................  275.263   275.533   275.999   276.810     1.2     2.3     4.1     2.3     1.7     3.2 
                                                                                                                                   
              Special indexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                   
 All items less food.......................  203.332   203.538   202.914   203.334    -0.6     4.8     5.7     0.0     2.1     2.8 
 All items less shelter....................  194.721   194.892   194.208   194.652    -2.3     6.1     6.6    -0.1     1.8     3.2 
 All items less medical care...............  197.159   197.352   196.892   197.376    -0.6     5.2     5.7     0.4     2.2     3.1 
 Commodities less food.....................  154.607   154.434   152.735   152.865    -7.0     6.3    11.7    -4.4    -0.6     3.3 
 Nondurables less food.....................  193.378   192.421   188.244   188.582     3.6     5.2    16.5    -9.6     4.4     2.6 
 Nondurables less food and apparel.........  241.567   239.642   233.632   234.206   -10.4    17.3    31.9   -11.6     2.6     7.9 
 Nondurables...............................  198.136   197.686   196.000   196.651     1.9     6.5    10.8    -3.0     4.2     3.7 
 Services less rent of shelter (4).........  231.283   231.603   231.619   232.142    -0.2     5.1     3.8     1.5     2.4     2.7 
 Services less medical care services.......  232.397   232.694   232.933   233.393     2.3     3.5     3.7     1.7     2.9     2.7 
 Energy....................................  215.500   213.434   206.267   206.957   -11.9    23.6    34.7   -14.9     4.4     7.0 
 All items less energy.....................  202.670   203.217   203.660   204.152     1.0     3.2     2.4     3.0     2.1     2.7 
  All items less food and energy...........  203.171   203.719   204.075   204.459     1.2     2.3     1.8     2.6     1.8     2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                                
       commodities.........................  140.228   140.638   140.697   140.630    -2.8     0.5    -1.2     1.2    -1.2     0.0 
    Energy commodities.....................  255.141   251.878   240.036   241.314   -21.2    31.0    69.2   -20.0     1.6    16.4 
   Services less energy services...........  247.513   248.158   248.736   249.459     3.2     3.1     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.2 

   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 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                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                       Indexes                 Percent change to Percent change to
                    CPI-W                      Pricing                                          Sep.2007 from--   Aug.2007 from-- 
                                              schedule                                                                            
                                                 (1)      June      July      Aug.      Sep.                                      
                                                          2007      2007      2007      2007    Sep.  July  Aug.  Aug.  June  July
                                                                                                2006  2007  2007  2006  2007  2007
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 U.S. city average...........................    M      203.906   203.700   203.199   203.889   2.8   0.1   0.3   1.8  -0.3  -0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
           Region and area size(2)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Northeast urban.............................    M      217.794   217.879   217.379   217.486   2.3  -0.2   0.0   1.5  -0.2  -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      218.624   218.523   218.445   218.791   2.2   0.1   0.2   1.6  -0.1   0.0 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      131.234   131.521   130.684   130.447   2.3  -0.8  -0.2   1.4  -0.4  -0.6 
                                                                                                                                  
 Midwest urban...............................    M      194.538   194.219   193.663   194.828   3.2   0.3   0.6   1.7  -0.4  -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      195.105   194.725   194.084   195.306   2.9   0.3   0.6   1.5  -0.5  -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      126.995   126.738   126.435   127.139   3.8   0.3   0.6   2.1  -0.4  -0.2 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      192.455   192.804   192.437   193.586   3.4   0.4   0.6   1.7   0.0  -0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
 South urban.................................    M      198.838   198.673   198.063   198.873   3.1   0.1   0.4   1.8  -0.4  -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      202.215   201.867   201.384   202.354   3.0   0.2   0.5   2.0  -0.4  -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      126.930   126.878   126.445   126.953   3.3   0.1   0.4   1.8  -0.4  -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                          
       50,000)...............................    M      201.709   201.809   201.006   201.250   2.2  -0.3   0.1   1.3  -0.3  -0.4 
                                                                                                                                  
 West urban..................................    M      207.311   206.927   206.624   207.164   2.4   0.1   0.3   2.0  -0.3  -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000..............    M      208.726   208.388   208.225   208.921   2.3   0.3   0.3   2.1  -0.2  -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3)........    M      129.097   128.840   128.546   128.642   2.4  -0.2   0.1   2.0  -0.4  -0.2 
                                                                                                                                  
                 Size classes                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
   A (4).....................................    M      188.909   188.642   188.338   189.072   2.6   0.2   0.4   1.7  -0.3  -0.2 
   B/C (3)...................................    M      127.942   127.866   127.419   127.759   3.0  -0.1   0.3   1.9  -0.4  -0.3 
   D.........................................    M      199.237   199.207   198.559   199.289   2.7   0.0   0.4   1.6  -0.3  -0.3 
                                                                                                                                  
           Selected local areas(5)                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............    M      199.279   198.700   198.630   199.419   3.4   0.4   0.4   2.5  -0.3   0.0 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....    M      209.614   209.444   209.240   209.849   2.2   0.2   0.3   2.1  -0.2  -0.1 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                              
     NY-NJ-CT-PA.............................    M      222.322   222.237   221.905   222.174   2.4   0.0   0.1   1.9  -0.2  -0.1 
                                                                                                                                  
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT.........    1            -   226.465         -   227.429   1.4   0.4     -     -     -     - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................    1            -   187.344         -   187.784   3.3   0.2     -     -     -     - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................    1            -   196.198         -   197.027   1.7   0.4     -     -     -     - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6).......    1            -   133.766         -   134.277   3.4   0.4     -     -     -     - 
                                                                                                                                  
 Atlanta, GA.................................    2      200.943         -   200.162         -     -     -     -   2.2  -0.4     - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................    2      196.701         -   194.798         -     -     -     -   0.4  -1.0     - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............    2      183.380         -   182.425         -     -     -     -   0.2  -0.5     - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................    2      210.938         -   211.041         -     -     -     -   3.1   0.0     - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                           
     PA-NJ-DE-MD.............................    2      216.511         -   217.331         -     -     -     -   0.7   0.4     - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........    2      211.422         -   211.620         -     -     -     -   2.4   0.1     - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................    2      210.550         -   210.220         -     -     -     -   2.5  -0.2     - 

   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         Sep. 2007 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2003-2004                                         
                                                              Aug.      Sep.      Sep.      Aug.  
                                                              2007      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000   120.077   120.423       2.3       0.3 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.072   120.272   120.856       4.3       0.5 
   Food.......................................     13.943   120.301   120.930       4.3       0.5 
    Food at home..............................      8.029   117.198   117.827       4.5       0.5 
    Food away from home.......................      5.914   124.498   125.125       4.1       0.5 
   Alcoholic beverages........................      1.130   120.177   120.212       3.4       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     42.173   126.078   125.956       2.7      -0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.495   127.938   127.869       3.4      -0.1 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.702   153.774   153.610       2.3      -0.1 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.977    95.600    95.253      -1.2      -0.4 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.076    85.888    89.723      -1.7       4.5 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.095   120.462   120.429       1.5       0.0 
   Private transportation.....................     15.988   121.037   121.090       1.5       0.0 
   Public transportation......................      1.107   114.645   113.448       0.4      -1.0 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      6.055   137.430   137.696       4.2       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.458   123.065   123.099       0.9       0.0 
   Medical care services......................      4.597   142.452   142.802       5.3       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.863   104.699   104.846      -0.7       0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.190   105.858   106.565       1.4       0.7 
   Education..................................      2.751   160.605   163.011       5.2       1.5 
   Communication..............................      3.439    74.658    74.665      -1.6       0.0 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.475   123.675   124.438       3.4       0.6 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.763   129.206   129.317       3.0       0.1 
 Commodities..................................     41.237   108.812   109.441       1.4       0.6 
  Durables....................................     12.340    84.562    84.291      -2.3      -0.3 
 Nondurables..................................     28.897   121.452   122.623       3.1       1.0 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.707   115.274   115.583       1.7       0.3 
 Energy.......................................      7.351   179.531   179.647       4.9       0.1 

 Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.