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                CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JUNE 2005
 
      The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  The June level
 of 194.5 (1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in June 2004.
      
      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
 (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in June, prior to seasonal adjustment.  The
 June level of 190.1 was 2.6 percent higher than in June 2004.
      
      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
 declined 0.1 percent in June on a not seasonally adjusted basis.  The June
 level of 113.0 (December 1999=100) was 2.2 percent higher than in June
 2004.  Please note that the indexes for the post-2003 period are subject
 to revision.
      
 CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
      
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was unchanged in June,
 following a decrease of 0.1 percent in May.  Energy costs declined for the
 second consecutive month--down 0.5 percent in June.  Within energy, the
 index for petroleum-based energy decreased 0.8 percent and the index for
 energy services decreased 0.2 percent.  The index for food rose 0.1
 percent, as a 0.3 percent increase in the index for food away from home
 more than offset a 0.3 percent decline in the index for food at home.  The
 index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in June,
 the same as in May.  An upturn in shelter costs was offset by declines or
 smaller increases in most other non-food and non-energy indexes.
     
 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       2004              2005             3-mos. ended  ended
                     Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.  May June   June '05  June '05
 All Items            .0    .1   .4   .6   .5  -.1   .0    1.9       2.5
  Food and beverages  .0    .1   .1   .2   .6   .1   .0    3.0       2.2
  Housing             .2    .1   .4   .5   .3   .1   .1    1.9       2.7
  Apparel            -.4    .3  -.2   .8  -.6   .0  -.7   -5.2      -1.5
  Transportation     -.7   -.2   .8  1.9  1.8 -1.0  -.1    2.9       3.7
  Medical care        .3    .4   .6   .5   .2   .3   .2    3.3       4.2
  Recreation          .0    .1  -.2   .0   .2   .3  -.3     .7        .2
  Education and                                                         
    communication     .1    .1   .3   .2   .4   .0   .1    2.1       1.8
  Other goods and                                                     
    services          .4    .4   .3   .1   .0   .4   .0    1.7       2.8
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy           -1.3  -1.1  2.0  4.0  4.5 -2.0  -.5    7.5       7.3
   Food               .0    .1   .1   .2   .7   .1   .1    3.4       2.2
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy  .2    .2   .3   .4   .0   .1   .1    1.2       2.0
        
         
      Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)
 of 1.9 percent in the second quarter after advancing at a 4.3 percent rate
 in the first three months of 2005.  This brings the year-to-date annual
 rate to 3.1 percent and compares with an increase of 3.3 percent in all of
 2004.  The index for energy, which rose 16.6 percent in 2004, advanced at
 a 14.1 percent SAAR in the first half of 2005 and accounted for about 35
 percent of the advance in the overall CPI-U during the first six months of
 2005.  Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 20.4 percent annual
 rate and charges for energy services rose at a 7.1 percent annual rate.
 The food index rose at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first half of 2005,
 accounting for about 10 percent of the overall CPI-U advance thus far in
 2005.  The index for grocery store food prices, which decreased at a 0.8
 percent annual rate in the first three months, advanced at a 3.4 percent
 annual rate in the second quarter of 2005.  The index for fruits and
 vegetables, which declined at a 21.1 percent SAAR in the first quarter,
 increased at an 11.8 percent rate in the second quarter.
      
       The CPI-U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.2 percent SAAR
 in the second quarter, following an increase at a 3.3 percent rate in the
 first three months of 2005.  A smaller increase in shelter costs--up at a
 0.7 SAAR in the second quarter after advancing at a 4.4 percent rate in
 the first quarter--was primarily responsible for the slowdown in the
 second quarter.  The advance at a 2.2 percent SAAR for the first half of
 2005 was the same as for all of 2004.  Each of the major groups--including
 the non-energy portion of the housing and transportation groups--
 registered a generally similar rate of change in the first half of 2005 as
 in all of 2004.   The annual rates for selected groups for the last seven
 and one-half years are shown below.
    

                             Percentage change 12 months                SAAR 6
                             ended in December                          mos. ended
                                                                        in June 
                        1998    1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
 All items               1.6     2.7    3.4    1.6    2.4    1.9    3.3    3.1  
  Food and beverages     2.3     2.0    2.8    2.8    1.5    3.5    2.6    2.2
  Housing                2.3     2.2    4.3    2.9    2.4    2.2    3.0    2.8
  Apparel                -.7     -.5   -1.8   -3.2   -1.8   -2.1    -.2   -1.0
  Transportation        -1.7     5.4    4.1   -3.8    3.8     .3    6.5    6.5  
  Medical care           3.4     3.7    4.2    4.7    5.0    3.7    4.2    4.6
  Recreation             1.2      .8    1.7    1.5    1.1    1.1     .7     .2  
  Education and
   communication          .7     1.6    1.3    3.2    2.2    1.6    1.5    2.1 
  Other goods and     
   services              8.8     5.1    4.2    4.5    3.3    1.5    2.5    2.5
                                                                           
 Special indexes
  Energy                -8.8    13.4   14.2  -13.0   10.7    6.9   16.6   14.1
   Energy commodities  -15.1    29.5   15.7  -24.5   23.7    6.9   26.7   20.4
   Energy services      -3.3     1.2   12.7   -1.5     .4    6.9    6.8    7.1
  All items less energy  2.4     2.0    2.6    2.8    1.8    1.5    2.2    2.1
   Food                  2.3     1.9    2.8    2.8    1.5    3.6    2.7    2.3
  All items less
   food and energy       2.4     1.9    2.6    2.7    1.9    1.1    2.2    2.2


      The food and beverages index was unchanged in June.  The index for
 food at home, which rose 0.1 percent in May, declined 0.3 percent in June,
 reflecting downturns in five of the six major grocery store food groups.
 The index for fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.6 percent in May,
 declined 1.2 percent in June.  A 4.3 percent decrease in the index for
 fresh vegetables more than offset increases in the indexes for fresh
 fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables--up 1.3 and 0.6 percent,
 respectively.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, prices for fresh fruits fell
 1.8 percent.)  The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.2
 percent in June, following a 0.2 percent increase in May.  The indexes for
 beef, pork, and other meats each declined, more than offsetting price
 increases for poultry and for fish and seafood.  The index for dairy
 products decreased 0.4 percent, following an increase of the same
 magnitude in May.  Prices for milk, cheese, and ice cream each turned down
 in June.  The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for nonalcoholic
 beverages also turned down in June, declining 0.2 and 0.3 percent,
 respectively.  The index for other food at home turned up in June, largely
 reflecting an upturn in the index for sugar and sweets.  The other two
 components of the food and beverage index--food away from home and
 alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively.
      
      The index for housing rose 0.1 percent in June.  Shelter costs, which
 were virtually unchanged in each of the two preceding months, rose 0.2
 percent in June.  The index for lodging away from home, which had declined
 sharply in April and May, was unchanged in June. (Prior to seasonal
 adjustment, the index for lodging away from home rose 0.8 percent.)  In
 June, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and
 0.2 percent, respectively.  The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.1
 percent.   Increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up
 4.4 and 1.5 percent, respectively--were largely offset by a 3.5 percent
 decrease in the index for natural gas.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
 charges for electricity rose 7.8 percent, reflecting the switch to
 seasonal rates in some areas.)  The index for household furnishings and
 operations, which rose 0.6 percent in May, declined 0.6 percent in June.
 A 1.3 percent decline in the index for furniture and bedding accounted for
 about half of the overall June decrease.
      
      The transportation index declined 0.1 percent in June.  The index for
 gasoline declined for the second consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in
 June after falling 4.4 percent in May.  The index for new vehicles was
 unchanged, while the index for used cars and trucks rose 0.8 percent in
 June.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined 0.4
 percent.)  The index for public transportation increased 1.2 percent in
 June, largely reflecting an increase in the index for airline fares.
 Airline fares registered their fifth consecutive advance, up 2.3 percent
 in June.  With the recent advances, airline fares are not only 5.8 percent
 higher than a year ago, but are now higher than in the month prior to the
 terrorist attacks in 2001.
      
      The index for apparel, which was unchanged in May, declined 0.7
 percent in June.  (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices declined
 3.3 percent, reflecting seasonal discounting of spring-summer wear.)
      
      Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in June to a level 4.2 percent
 higher than a year ago.  The index for medical care commodities--
 prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased
 0.3 percent in June.  The index for medical care services rose 0.2 percent
 in June, with the indexes for professional services and for hospital and
 related services each up 0.1 percent.
      
      The index for recreation decreased 0.3 percent in June.  A 1.3
 percent decline in the index for video and audio--televisions, cable and
 satellite television and radio service, and other video and audio
 equipment--more than offset a 3.3 percent increase in the index for
 admissions to sporting events.
      
      The index for education and communication rose 0.1 percent in June.
 The education index rose 0.4 percent while the index for communication
 costs decreased 0.4 percent.  Within the latter group, the index for
 telephone services declined 0.2 percent, reflecting decreases in long
 distance land-line telephone charges.  The index for personal computers
 and peripheral equipment declined 1.5 percent in June to a level 16.1
 percent lower than a year ago.
      
      The index for other goods and services was unchanged in June.  A 0.1
 percent decline in cigarette prices offset a 0.1 percent increase in the
 index for personal care.
      
 CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
 
      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and
 Clerical Workers was unchanged in June.
 

 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    
                                                                     
     Category       2004             2005                3-mos.      12-mos.
                                                          ended      ended
                    Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May  June   June '05    June
 All Items          -.1    .1   .4   .6   .6  -.1   .0     2.1       2.6
  Food and beverages .0    .1   .1   .2   .6   .1   .0     3.0       2.1
  Housing            .2    .2   .4   .3   .3   .2   .2     2.8       2.9
  Apparel           -.3    .5  -.1   .5  -.7   .1  -.8    -5.5      -1.4
  Transportation    -.5   -.3   .8  2.1  1.8 -1.0  -.1     2.6       4.0
  Medical care       .3    .3   .6   .4   .3   .4   .2     3.7       4.2
  Recreation        -.1    .2  -.2   .0   .1   .4  -.4      .4       -.1
  Education and                                                         
    communication    .1    .1   .3   .1   .4   .0  -.1     1.1       1.2
  Other goods and                                                     
    services         .4    .5   .4   .0   .0   .3   .0     1.6       2.9
  Special Indexes                                                       
   Energy          -1.3  -1.3  2.0  4.4  4.6 -2.1  -.6     7.0       7.3
   Food              .0    .1   .1   .2   .7   .1  -.1     3.0       2.1
   All Items less                                                       
     food and energy .2    .2   .3   .2   .1   .2   .1     1.5       2.1
 


     Consumer Price Index data for July are scheduled for release on
 Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Brief Explanation of the CPI

      The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in
 prices over time of goods and services purchased by households.  The
 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:  (1)
 the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers
 households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise
 approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
 Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-
 U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and
 include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups
 such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-
 employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not
 in the labor force.
 
      The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels,
 transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs,
 and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
 Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about
 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-
 department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other
 types of stores and service establishments.  All taxes directly associated
 with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.  Prices of
 fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations.
 Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
 the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas.
 Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or
 telephone calls of the Bureau's trained representatives.
 
      In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
 location are averaged together with weights, which represent their
 importance in the spending of the appropriate population group.  Local
 data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average.  For the CPI-U and
 CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of
 the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size
 classes, and for 27 local areas.  Area indexes do not measure differences
 in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change
 in prices for each area since the base period.  For the C-CPI-U data are
 issued only at the national level.  It is important to note that the CPI-U
 and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in
 preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
 
      The index measures price change from a designed reference date.  For
 the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The
 reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
 An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown
 as 116.5.  This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows:  the
 price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
 risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
 
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       Calculating Index Changes
 
            Movements of the indexes from one month to another are
       usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index 
       points, because index point changes are affected by the level of 
       the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are 
       not.  The example below illustrates the computation of index point 
       and percent changes.
       
            Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed 
       as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula 
       for compound growth rates.  These data indicate what the percent 
       change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month 
       period.
       
         
                    Index Point Change
       
       CPI   					115.7
       Less previous index    			111.2
       Equals index point change  		4.5
       
       
                    Percent Change
       
       Index point difference			4.5
       Divided by the previous index		111.2
       Equals					0.040
       Results multiplied by one hundred	0.040 x 100
       Equals percent change			4.0

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 Regions Defined
 
 The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
 
 The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

 The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
 Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
 Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
 Columbia.

 The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,
 Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
   
   Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as
 unadjusted changes each month.
   
   For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted
 changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes
 that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
 year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions,
 production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
   
   The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
 the prices they actually pay.  Unadjusted data also are used extensively
 for escalation purposes.  Many collective bargaining contract agreements
 and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer
 Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.
   
   Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are
 derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method.  Seasonally adjusted
 indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually.  Each year, the last 5
 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised.  Data from January 2000
 through December 2004 were replaced in January 2005.  Exceptions to the
 usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977
 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently
 seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as
 a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted
 series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently
 Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI
 Detailed Report.
   
   The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived
 by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components.  Each year
 the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
 statistical criteria.  If any of the 73 components change their seasonal
 adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not
 seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
 seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period.  Note: 43 of
 the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2005.
   
   Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are
 subject to revision for up to five years after their original release.
 For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation
 agreements.
   
        Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990,
 the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment
 procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI
 series.  Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better
 estimates of seasonally adjusted data.  Extreme values and/or sharp
 movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and
 removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.  Beginning
 with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was
 used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
   
        For the fuel oil, utility (piped) gas, motor fuels, and educational
 books and supplies indexes, this procedure was used to offset the effects
 that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates of
 seasonally adjusted data for those series.   For the Nonalcoholic
 beverages index, the procedure was used to offset the effects of labor and
 supply problems for coffee.  The procedure was used to account for unusual
 butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in
 soybean oil inventories affecting the Fats and oils series.  For Dairy
 products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter
 and cheese production levels.  For Fresh vegetable series, the method was
 used to account for the effects of hurricane-related disruptions.  For
 Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer
 than expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining
 natural gas inventories.  For new vehicle series, the procedure was used
 to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing
 incentives.
   
        For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI,
 please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
 Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
 (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Chow.Daniel@bls.gov.  If you have general
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 Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity
 and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      June 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-U                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       May       June                                            
                                                              2005      2005     June      May   Mar. to Apr. to  May to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Apr.    May     June 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     194.4     194.5      2.5      0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.0 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     582.4     582.6        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     191.1     190.9      2.2     -0.1     0.6     0.1     0.0 
   Food.......................................     14.295     190.6     190.4      2.2     -0.1     0.7     0.1     0.1 
    Food at home..............................      8.183     190.3     189.4      1.4     -0.5     1.1     0.1    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.185     209.7     209.4      1.3     -0.1     0.0     0.1    -0.2 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.272     185.0     185.2      1.6      0.1     0.4     0.2    -0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .849     183.3     181.0     -4.1     -1.3     0.4     0.4    -0.4 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.276     244.7     238.4      5.2     -2.6     3.4     0.6    -1.2 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................       .884     144.3     144.0      3.0     -0.2     1.1     0.1    -0.3 
     Other food at home.......................      1.716     166.3     166.9      0.7      0.4     1.3    -0.8     0.4 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .296     163.3     165.7      1.8      1.5     1.9    -1.2     1.5 
      Fats and oils...........................       .258     167.8     164.5     -4.0     -2.0     1.8    -1.4    -1.4 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.163     182.0     182.9      1.3      0.5     0.9    -0.5     0.5 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .301     110.8     110.2     -0.6     -0.5    -1.0     0.0    -0.5 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.113     192.6     193.2      3.3      0.3     0.2     0.3     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .332     130.3     131.6      5.4      1.0     0.2     0.6     1.1 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................       .996     195.5     195.9      1.8      0.2     0.1    -0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     41.993     194.5     195.5      2.7      0.5     0.3     0.1     0.1 
   Shelter....................................     32.686     224.0     224.5      2.4      0.2     0.0     0.0     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      6.133     216.4     216.8      2.9      0.2     0.3     0.2     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      3.008     131.7     132.8      2.9      0.8    -1.2    -2.4     0.0 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     23.158     229.4     229.7      2.2      0.1     0.1     0.3     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .387     118.0     118.0      1.5      0.0    -0.7    -0.2     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.951     171.7     177.4      7.2      3.3     2.1     0.6     0.1 
    Fuels.....................................      4.021     153.7     159.9      7.7      4.0     2.5     0.6     0.0 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .300     193.9     195.0     29.4      0.6     4.8    -1.6     3.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      3.722     158.7     165.6      6.3      4.3     2.3     0.8    -0.2 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .930     129.5     129.9      5.1      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.355     126.7     126.0      0.3     -0.6     0.0     0.6    -0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .707     129.7     130.1      4.3      0.3     0.6     0.5     0.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      3.841     122.4     118.3     -1.5     -3.3    -0.6     0.0    -0.7 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................       .977     119.7     115.3     -2.0     -3.7     0.0    -0.3    -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.638     114.2     109.1     -2.8     -4.5    -1.3    -0.2    -0.5 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .188     119.8     116.4      0.2     -2.8     2.6    -0.6    -0.9 
   Footwear...................................       .765     123.2     121.7      2.8     -1.2    -0.1     0.2     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     17.414     172.1     171.8      3.7     -0.2     1.8    -1.0    -0.1 
   Private transportation.....................     16.385     168.3     167.7      3.6     -0.4     1.7    -1.1    -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      7.744      95.7      95.6      2.1     -0.1     0.0     0.3     0.1 
     New vehicles.............................      4.692     138.7     138.1      0.7     -0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      2.037     138.8     139.9      7.1      0.8     0.3     0.5     0.8 
    Motor fuel................................      3.969     188.2     185.5      7.0     -1.4     6.4    -4.4    -1.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      3.934     187.3     184.6      6.9     -1.4     6.4    -4.4    -1.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .364     111.0     111.2      2.8      0.2    -0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.341     205.6     206.1      3.2      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Public transportation......................      1.029     218.0     222.4      4.8      2.0     1.7     0.7     1.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      6.132     322.2     322.9      4.2      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.484     274.6     275.6      2.2      0.4     0.0     0.5     0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.649     335.9     336.3      4.8      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.2 
    Professional services.....................      2.767     281.6     281.9      3.8      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.516     437.3     437.9      5.0      0.1     0.4     0.3     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.733     109.5     109.1      0.2     -0.4     0.2     0.3    -0.3 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.691     104.6     103.1     -1.2     -1.4     0.2    -0.2    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.846     112.7     112.8      1.8      0.1     0.4     0.0     0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.931     149.9     150.5      6.3      0.4     0.6     0.7     0.4 
    Educational books and supplies............       .220     362.3     363.4      3.7      0.3     0.6     0.6     0.2 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.712     432.7     434.4      6.6      0.4     0.6     0.7     0.4 
   Communication (2)..........................      2.914      84.9      84.6     -2.5     -0.4     0.1    -0.5    -0.4 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.737      82.7      82.4     -2.7     -0.4     0.1    -0.6    -0.4 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.187      94.8      94.6     -1.3     -0.2     0.3    -0.5    -0.2 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .550      13.8      13.6     -8.7     -1.4    -0.7    -0.7    -1.4 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .192      13.2      13.0    -16.1     -1.5     0.0    -1.5    -1.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.750     312.5     312.5      2.8      0.0     0.0     0.4     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........       .804     498.0     497.8      4.6      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.0 
   Personal care..............................      2.946     185.5     185.5      2.3      0.0     0.0     0.4     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .658     154.4     154.3      0.3     -0.1     0.3     0.7    -0.1 
    Personal care services (1)................       .652     202.8     203.0      3.1      0.1     0.0    -0.2     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.454     302.8     302.9      3.2      0.0     0.3     0.5     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     40.239     159.8     158.9      2.0     -0.6     0.9    -0.4    -0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     15.291     191.1     190.9      2.2     -0.1     0.6     0.1     0.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     24.948     142.0     140.8      1.9     -0.8     1.1    -0.7    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     13.980     167.0     164.7      2.6     -1.4     2.2    -1.9    -0.1 
    Apparel...................................      3.841     122.4     118.3     -1.5     -3.3    -0.6     0.0    -0.7 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     10.139     198.6     197.5      4.2     -0.6     2.9    -1.6    -0.5 
   Durables...................................     10.967     115.7     115.4      0.8     -0.3    -0.2     0.3    -0.2 
 Services.....................................     59.761     228.8     229.8      2.9      0.4     0.3     0.1     0.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     32.300     233.2     233.8      2.4      0.3     0.1    -0.1     0.3 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .387     118.0     118.0      1.5      0.0    -0.7    -0.2     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      3.722     158.7     165.6      6.3      4.3     2.3     0.8    -0.2 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .930     129.5     129.9      5.1      0.3     0.2     0.4     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .707     129.7     130.1      4.3      0.3     0.6     0.5     0.3 
  Transportation services.....................      6.235     225.1     226.0      2.5      0.4     0.4     0.3     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      4.649     335.9     336.3      4.8      0.1     0.3     0.3     0.2 
  Other services..............................     10.833     266.9     266.7      2.5     -0.1     0.3     0.3     0.0 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     85.705     195.1     195.2      2.6      0.1     0.5    -0.1     0.0 
 All items less shelter.......................     67.314     185.0     184.9      2.6     -0.1     0.8    -0.1    -0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     93.868     187.9     187.9      2.4      0.0     0.5    -0.1     0.0 
 Commodities less food........................     25.943     144.0     142.8      1.8     -0.8     1.1    -0.6    -0.3 
 Nondurables less food........................     14.976     168.7     166.6      2.6     -1.2     2.0    -1.7    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     11.135     197.5     196.5      4.0     -0.5     2.6    -1.4    -0.4 
 Nondurables..................................     29.271     179.4     178.2      2.4     -0.7     1.5    -0.8     0.1 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     27.462     240.7     242.4      3.5      0.7     0.7     0.3     0.1 
 Services less medical care services..........     55.113     219.9     220.9      2.7      0.5     0.3     0.2     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      7.991     169.4     171.4      7.3      1.2     4.5    -2.0    -0.5 
 All items less energy........................     92.009     198.6     198.5      2.1     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     77.714     200.8     200.6      2.0     -0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     21.674     141.1     140.0      0.4     -0.8    -0.1     0.2    -0.2 
    Energy commodities........................      4.269     189.4     187.0      8.2     -1.3     6.3    -4.2    -0.8 
   Services less energy services..............     56.040     235.9     236.4      2.7      0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .514    $ .514        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .172    $ .172        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Mar.    Apr.    May     June                                           
                                                 2005    2005    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Dec.   June 
                                                                                2004   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  193.2   194.2   194.1   194.1    0.6    3.4    4.3    1.9    2.0    3.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  189.6   190.8   191.0   191.0    1.1    3.2    1.5    3.0    2.2    2.2 
   Food.......................................  189.0   190.3   190.5   190.6    0.9    3.5    1.3    3.4    2.2    2.3 
    Food at home..............................  188.0   190.0   190.1   189.6   -1.5    4.6   -0.8    3.4    1.5    1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.7   208.8   209.1   208.6    1.4    2.3    1.7   -0.2    1.9    0.8 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.4   185.2   185.6   185.2    1.5    0.4    2.6    1.7    1.0    2.2 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.9   182.6   183.3   182.5  -18.2   -3.7    6.2    1.3  -11.2    3.7 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  233.1   241.0   242.5   239.7    1.9   36.0  -21.1   11.8   17.7   -6.1 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  142.9   144.5   144.6   144.1    2.3    1.4    4.9    3.4    1.9    4.1 
     Other food at home.......................  165.5   167.6   166.2   166.9   -1.9   -2.2    3.2    3.4   -2.0    3.3 
      Sugar and sweets........................  161.9   165.0   163.0   165.5    2.0   -1.2   -2.4    9.2    0.4    3.2 
      Fats and oils...........................  166.6   169.6   167.3   165.0   -4.6   -1.2   -6.2   -3.8   -2.9   -5.0 
      Other foods (1).........................  181.3   183.0   182.0   182.9   -2.4   -2.4    6.9    3.6   -2.4    5.2 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  111.9   110.8   110.8   110.2   -1.4    1.1    4.0   -5.9   -0.2   -1.1 
    Food away from home (1)...................  191.7   192.1   192.6   193.2    4.1    2.1    3.8    3.2    3.1    3.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............  129.4   129.6   130.4   131.8    2.3    3.5    8.1    7.6    2.9    7.9 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  195.7   195.9   195.5   195.9    2.1    1.0    3.8    0.4    1.6    2.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  193.9   194.4   194.6   194.8    2.6    3.0    3.8    1.9    2.8    2.8 
   Shelter....................................  223.7   223.8   223.7   224.1    2.6    1.8    4.4    0.7    2.2    2.5 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  215.3   216.0   216.4   217.0    3.1    2.3    3.0    3.2    2.7    3.1 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  134.3   132.7   129.5   129.5    7.9    1.6   18.6  -13.5    4.7    1.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  228.7   229.0   229.6   230.0    2.0    1.6    3.0    2.3    1.8    2.7 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  119.0   118.2   118.0   118.0    1.4    7.4    1.0   -3.3    4.3   -1.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................  169.0   172.5   173.5   173.7    3.8   10.9    3.1   11.6    7.3    7.3 
    Fuels.....................................  151.0   154.7   155.7   155.7    3.4   12.6    2.4   13.0    7.9    7.6 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  186.9   195.8   192.6   198.6   37.4   54.2    3.7   27.5   45.6   15.0 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  156.2   159.8   161.0   160.7    1.1   10.1    2.3   12.0    5.5    7.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  128.7   129.0   129.5   130.2    5.9    2.9    7.1    4.7    4.4    5.9 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  125.9   125.9   126.7   125.9   -0.6    2.6   -0.3    0.0    1.0   -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  128.3   129.1   129.7   130.1    4.6    2.9    4.2    5.7    3.7    4.9 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.9   120.2   120.2   119.3   -3.3   -0.7    3.4   -5.2   -2.0   -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.9   117.9   117.6   116.0   -5.3   -1.4    5.3   -6.3   -3.3   -0.7 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  113.0   111.5   111.3   110.7   -6.2   -0.4    4.0   -7.9   -3.3   -2.1 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  117.1   120.1   119.4   118.3    1.0   -1.0   -3.3    4.2    0.0    0.3 
   Footwear...................................  121.9   121.8   122.0   122.3    6.5   -2.0    5.4    1.3    2.2    3.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  169.7   172.7   171.0   170.9   -4.8    6.5   10.3    2.9    0.7    6.5 
   Private transportation.....................  166.2   169.1   167.3   167.1   -4.4    6.4   10.8    2.2    0.9    6.4 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   95.4    95.4    95.7    95.8    2.6    2.6    1.7    1.7    2.6    1.7 
     New vehicles.............................  138.5   138.4   138.5   138.5   -4.3    5.1    2.0    0.0    0.3    1.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  137.7   138.1   138.8   139.9   19.3    2.4    1.2    6.5   10.5    3.8 
    Motor fuel................................  181.0   192.5   184.1   182.1  -23.3   17.7   42.4    2.5   -5.0   20.8 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  180.0   191.6   183.2   181.0  -23.4   17.7   41.6    2.2   -5.0   20.3 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  110.9   110.8   111.0   111.2    4.1    2.2    3.7    1.1    3.2    2.4 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  204.7   205.2   205.8   206.3    2.0    4.2    3.4    3.2    3.1    3.3 
   Public transportation......................  210.8   214.3   215.7   218.2   -5.5    8.0    2.5   14.8    1.1    8.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  320.2   320.9   322.0   322.8    3.8    3.8    6.0    3.3    3.8    4.6 
   Medical care commodities...................  273.2   273.3   274.6   275.3    2.2    0.7    3.0    3.1    1.5    3.0 
   Medical care services......................  333.6   334.6   335.5   336.3    4.3    4.8    6.9    3.3    4.5    5.1 
    Professional services.....................  279.2   280.4   281.3   281.6    3.7    2.7    5.5    3.5    3.2    4.5 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  435.5   437.1   438.6   439.2    3.3    6.1    7.5    3.4    4.7    5.4 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  108.8   109.0   109.3   109.0   -0.4    0.7   -0.4    0.7    0.2    0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................  104.3   104.5   104.3   102.9    0.4    0.8   -0.8   -5.3    0.6   -3.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  112.9   113.4   113.4   113.5    1.8    1.1    2.2    2.1    1.4    2.1 
   Education (2)..............................  149.8   150.7   151.8   152.4    6.9    6.2    5.2    7.1    6.5    6.2 
    Educational books and supplies............  358.5   360.6   362.6   363.4    1.7    7.8   -0.4    5.6    4.7    2.5 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  432.6   435.3   438.4   440.1    7.5    5.9    5.7    7.1    6.7    6.4 
   Communication (2)..........................   85.2    85.3    84.9    84.6   -2.7   -3.7   -0.9   -2.8   -3.2   -1.9 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   83.1    83.2    82.7    82.4   -2.8   -3.8   -1.0   -3.3   -3.3   -2.1 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.0    95.3    94.8    94.6   -2.1   -2.1    0.8   -1.7   -2.1   -0.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.0    13.9    13.8    13.6   -5.3  -12.9   -5.5  -10.9   -9.2   -8.3 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   13.4    13.4    13.2    13.0  -12.3  -26.3  -13.6  -11.4  -19.6  -12.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  311.0   311.1   312.3   312.3    3.2    2.8    3.3    1.7    3.0    2.5 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  496.6   497.0   498.0   497.8    5.9    1.6   10.1    1.0    3.7    5.4 
   Personal care..............................  184.5   184.5   185.3   185.4    2.4    3.1    1.5    2.0    2.8    1.7 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.0   153.4   154.4   154.3   -0.8   -0.3   -1.0    3.4   -0.5    1.2 
    Personal care services (1)................  203.3   203.3   202.8   203.0    4.5    4.3    4.2   -0.6    4.4    1.8 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  299.9   300.8   302.2   302.6    3.7    3.7    1.5    3.7    3.7    2.6 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  158.2   159.7   159.1   158.8   -2.5    3.7    5.2    1.5    0.5    3.4 
  Food and beverages..........................  189.6   190.8   191.0   191.0    1.1    3.2    1.5    3.0    2.2    2.2 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  140.4   142.0   141.0   140.6   -4.6    4.2    7.5    0.6   -0.3    4.0 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  162.6   166.1   163.0   162.8   -5.7   13.7    3.0    0.5    3.6    1.7 
    Apparel...................................  120.9   120.2   120.2   119.3   -3.3   -0.7    3.4   -5.2   -2.0   -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  194.6   200.2   197.0   196.1   -9.6    9.0   15.8    3.1   -0.7    9.3 
   Durables...................................  115.5   115.3   115.6   115.4    0.3    2.5    0.7   -0.3    1.4    0.2 
 Services.....................................  227.9   228.6   228.9   229.2    2.7    2.7    4.0    2.3    2.7    3.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  233.0   233.2   233.0   233.6    2.5    1.8    4.6    1.0    2.1    2.8 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  119.0   118.2   118.0   118.0    1.4    7.4    1.0   -3.3    4.3   -1.2 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  156.2   159.8   161.0   160.7    1.1   10.1    2.3   12.0    5.5    7.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  128.7   129.0   129.5   130.2    5.9    2.9    7.1    4.7    4.4    5.9 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  128.3   129.1   129.7   130.1    4.6    2.9    4.2    5.7    3.7    4.9 
  Transportation services.....................  223.1   224.0   224.6   225.5    1.6    2.4    1.6    4.4    2.0    3.0 
  Medical care services.......................  333.6   334.6   335.5   336.3    4.3    4.8    6.9    3.3    4.5    5.1 
  Other services..............................  266.0   266.8   267.6   267.5    3.1    2.5    2.3    2.3    2.8    2.3 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  193.9   194.9   194.7   194.7    0.6    3.2    4.9    1.7    1.9    3.3 
 All items less shelter.......................  183.4   184.8   184.7   184.6   -0.4    4.1    4.3    2.6    1.8    3.4 
 All items less medical care..................  186.7   187.7   187.6   187.6    0.4    3.3    4.2    1.9    1.9    3.1 
 Commodities less food........................  142.5   144.0   143.1   142.7   -4.2    4.1    7.3    0.6   -0.1    3.9 
 Nondurables less food........................  164.6   167.9   165.1   164.8   -4.6   12.1    3.2    0.5    3.4    1.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  193.9   198.9   196.1   195.3   -8.6    7.8   15.1    2.9   -0.7    8.8 
 Nondurables..................................  176.3   179.0   177.5   177.6   -3.4    8.1    2.3    3.0    2.2    2.6 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  238.9   240.5   241.2   241.5    2.8    4.5    2.2    4.4    3.6    3.3 
 Services less medical care services..........  219.0   219.7   220.1   220.3    2.4    2.8    3.4    2.4    2.6    2.9 
 Energy.......................................  164.6   172.0   168.5   167.6  -11.3   15.3   21.1    7.5    1.2   14.1 
 All items less energy........................  197.8   198.1   198.4   198.5    1.9    2.3    2.9    1.4    2.1    2.1 
  All items less food and energy..............  200.1   200.2   200.5   200.7    1.8    2.0    3.3    1.2    1.9    2.2 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.4   140.3   140.6   140.3   -0.3    1.4    1.1   -0.3    0.6    0.4 
    Energy commodities........................  182.3   193.7   185.5   184.0  -20.6   19.8   39.6    3.8   -2.5   20.4 
   Services less energy services..............  235.2   235.6   235.8   236.2    2.8    2.3    4.0    1.7    2.5    2.9 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-U                       ng                                  June 2005 from--      May 2005 from--   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Mar.   Apr.    May   June                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2005   2005   June   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr. 
                                                                                   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    193.3  194.6  194.4  194.5    2.5   -0.1    0.1    2.8    0.6   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    206.0  206.9  206.2  206.2    2.5   -0.3    0.0    3.2    0.1   -0.3 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    208.6  209.3  208.6  208.5    2.6   -0.4    0.0    3.3    0.0   -0.3 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.3  122.0  121.6  121.8    2.6   -0.2    0.2    2.8    0.2   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    186.3  187.7  187.4  187.8    2.5    0.1    0.2    2.5    0.6   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    188.3  189.6  189.4  189.8    2.4    0.1    0.2    2.4    0.6   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.7  119.6  119.3  119.6    2.4    0.0    0.3    2.5    0.5   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    179.9  181.7  181.6  182.3    3.1    0.3    0.4    3.2    0.9   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    185.9  187.3  187.3  187.8    2.7    0.3    0.3    2.9    0.8    0.0 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    187.9  189.1  189.2  189.7    2.9    0.3    0.3    3.2    0.7    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    118.4  119.3  119.4  119.7    2.3    0.3    0.3    2.6    0.8    0.1 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    184.5  187.2  186.6  186.9    3.5   -0.2    0.2    4.0    1.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    197.1  198.6  198.8  198.0    2.4   -0.3   -0.4    2.8    0.9    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    199.8  201.3  201.5  200.5    2.3   -0.4   -0.5    2.9    0.9    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    120.4  121.4  121.3  121.1    2.7   -0.2   -0.2    2.6    0.7   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    177.0  178.1  178.0  177.9    2.6   -0.1   -0.1    2.9    0.6   -0.1 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    119.2  120.1  120.0  120.2    2.5    0.1    0.2    2.6    0.7   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    184.8  186.9  186.9  186.9    2.8    0.0    0.0    3.3    1.1    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    191.3  193.2  193.3  194.0    2.6    0.4    0.4    2.4    1.0    0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    199.2  201.1  201.5  200.7    3.6   -0.2   -0.4    4.2    1.2    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    212.4  212.5  211.4  210.7    2.3   -0.8   -0.3    3.4   -0.5   -0.5 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    214.2      -  214.6      -      -      -      -    2.8    0.2      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    186.3      -  186.8      -      -      -      -    3.0    0.3      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    181.3      -  183.5      -      -      -      -    2.5    1.2      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    122.7      -  123.6      -      -      -      -    4.0    0.7      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  188.0      -  189.6    2.1    0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  189.8      -  189.6    2.0   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  175.0      -  174.2    2.9   -0.5      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  193.2      -  192.6    3.8   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  203.3      -  204.8    3.4    0.7      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  202.5      -  201.2    1.1   -0.6      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  201.3      -  199.8    2.3   -0.7      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure
 category and commodity and service group

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                   Unadjusted                           
                                                 Relative   Unadjusted indexes percent change to   Seasonally adjusted  
                                               importance,                      June 2005 from-    percent change from- 
                     CPI-W                       December                                                               
                                                   2004       May       June                                            
                                                              2005      2005     June      May   Mar. to Apr. to  May to
                                                                                 2004     2005     Apr.    May     June 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................    100.000     190.0     190.1      2.6      0.1     0.6    -0.1     0.0 
 All items (1967=100).........................          -     566.0     566.2        -        -       -       -       - 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     190.4     190.3      2.1     -0.1     0.6     0.1     0.0 
   Food.......................................     15.940     190.0     189.8      2.1     -0.1     0.7     0.1    -0.1 
    Food at home..............................      9.540     189.4     188.6      1.3     -0.4     1.0     0.1    -0.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............      1.342     209.7     209.5      1.4     -0.1     0.0     0.2    -0.3 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........      2.845     184.9     185.2      1.5      0.2     0.3     0.3    -0.2 
     Dairy and related products...............       .962     183.1     180.9     -4.3     -1.2     0.4     0.5    -0.5 
     Fruits and vegetables....................      1.407     242.2     235.9      5.2     -2.6     3.2     0.7    -1.3 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................      1.051     143.7     143.4      2.9     -0.2     1.3    -0.1    -0.4 
     Other food at home.......................      1.934     165.8     166.3      0.5      0.3     1.2    -0.8     0.4 
      Sugar and sweets........................       .311     162.3     164.8      1.6      1.5     1.9    -1.5     1.8 
      Fats and oils...........................       .311     168.0     164.5     -4.0     -2.1     1.7    -1.2    -1.5 
      Other foods (1).........................      1.312     182.3     183.1      1.3      0.4     0.9    -0.6     0.4 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......       .341     111.3     110.5     -0.8     -0.7    -1.2     0.2    -0.7 
    Food away from home (1)...................      6.400     192.4     193.0      3.3      0.3     0.2     0.2     0.3 
     Other food away from home (2)............       .251     129.6     131.5      5.5      1.5     0.2     0.3     1.5 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................      1.084     195.3     195.7      1.6      0.2     0.1    -0.5     0.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................     38.973     189.7     190.9      2.9      0.6     0.3     0.2     0.2 
   Shelter....................................     29.902     216.8     217.3      2.4      0.2     0.1     0.1     0.2 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............      8.025     215.5     215.9      2.9      0.2     0.3     0.1     0.3 
    Lodging away from home (2)................      1.742     131.1     132.9      3.2      1.4    -1.1    -2.0     0.5 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................     19.795     208.0     208.4      2.2      0.2     0.1     0.2     0.2 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..       .339     118.3     118.3      1.5      0.0    -0.8    -0.2     0.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................      5.288     170.7     176.7      7.1      3.5     2.1     0.6     0.2 
    Fuels.....................................      4.336     152.1     158.5      7.5      4.2     2.5     0.7     0.1 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................       .281     193.6     194.8     30.0      0.6     4.8    -1.2     3.1 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........      4.055     157.7     164.8      6.3      4.5     2.3     0.9    -0.1 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................       .952     129.7     130.2      5.3      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.5 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      3.783     122.5     121.9      0.5     -0.5     0.1     0.6    -0.6 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............       .321     132.2     132.8      4.6      0.5     0.8     0.7     0.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................      4.208     121.9     117.9     -1.4     -3.3    -0.7     0.1    -0.8 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................      1.063     119.2     114.9     -2.5     -3.6    -0.4    -0.3    -1.5 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................      1.664     113.9     108.7     -3.1     -4.6    -1.6     0.1    -1.0 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............       .242     122.5     118.9      0.1     -2.9     2.1    -0.2    -1.2 
   Footwear...................................       .991     122.4     121.3      3.7     -0.9    -0.2     0.2     0.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................     19.845     171.0     170.6      4.0     -0.2     1.8    -1.0    -0.1 
   Private transportation.....................     19.072     168.2     167.7      4.0     -0.3     1.8    -1.1    -0.1 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........      9.146      94.7      94.8      2.9      0.1     0.1     0.2     0.3 
     New vehicles.............................      4.725     139.6     139.0      0.6     -0.4    -0.1     0.1     0.1 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................      3.536     139.6     140.7      7.1      0.8     0.3     0.5     0.8 
    Motor fuel................................      4.843     188.7     186.1      7.1     -1.4     6.3    -4.4    -1.1 
     Gasoline (all types).....................      4.803     187.9     185.3      7.0     -1.4     6.3    -4.3    -1.2 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....       .449     110.5     110.8      2.8      0.3    -0.1     0.1     0.3 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......      1.357     207.9     208.4      3.4      0.2     0.2     0.3     0.2 
   Public transportation......................       .773     215.8     219.8      4.7      1.9     1.5     0.3     1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................      5.014     321.9     322.5      4.2      0.2     0.3     0.4     0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.126     267.9     268.8      1.9      0.3     0.0     0.4     0.2 
   Medical care services......................      3.888     336.5     337.0      4.9      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
    Professional services.....................      2.270     284.3     284.6      3.8      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........      1.276     433.7     434.3      5.2      0.1     0.3     0.4     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................      5.546     107.0     106.6     -0.1     -0.4     0.1     0.4    -0.4 
   Video and audio (2)........................      1.878     103.9     102.5     -1.2     -1.3     0.1    -0.1    -1.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............      5.498     110.6     110.7      1.2      0.1     0.4     0.0    -0.1 
   Education (2)..............................      2.361     148.5     149.1      6.0      0.4     0.5     0.7     0.3 
    Educational books and supplies............       .217     364.0     365.1      3.9      0.3     0.6     0.7     0.1 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.      2.145     419.8     421.6      6.3      0.4     0.5     0.7     0.3 
   Communication (2)..........................      3.137      86.5      86.3     -2.4     -0.2     0.2    -0.6    -0.2 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................      2.990      85.0      84.8     -2.4     -0.2     0.2    -0.6    -0.2 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............      2.473      94.9      94.8     -1.4     -0.1     0.3    -0.5    -0.1 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................       .517      14.3      14.2     -7.8     -0.7     0.0    -1.4    -0.7 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................       .171      13.0      12.7    -16.4     -2.3     0.0    -1.5    -2.3 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................      3.891     320.8     320.9      2.9      0.0     0.0     0.3     0.0 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........      1.244     498.7     498.9      4.6      0.0     0.1     0.2     0.0 
   Personal care..............................      2.648     183.8     183.8      2.1      0.0     0.0     0.4     0.1 
    Personal care products (1)................       .712     154.5     154.5      0.1      0.0     0.2     0.6     0.0 
    Personal care services (1)................       .611     203.1     203.3      2.9      0.1     0.0    -0.2     0.1 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........      1.160     303.2     303.2      3.3      0.0     0.3     0.7     0.1 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................     44.809     160.9     160.1      2.2     -0.5     1.0    -0.4    -0.2 
  Food and beverages..........................     17.024     190.4     190.3      2.1     -0.1     0.6     0.1     0.0 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........     27.786     144.0     142.8      2.3     -0.8     1.2    -0.7    -0.3 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........     15.322     171.5     169.2      2.9     -1.3     2.3    -2.0    -0.2 
    Apparel...................................      4.208     121.9     117.9     -1.4     -3.3    -0.7     0.1    -0.8 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................     11.113     206.0     204.7      4.4     -0.6     2.9    -1.6    -0.4 
   Durables...................................     12.464     115.5     115.3      1.6     -0.2     0.0     0.2     0.0 
 Services.....................................     55.191     224.2     225.3      2.9      0.5     0.4     0.2     0.2 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................     29.562     208.8     209.3      2.4      0.2     0.1     0.0     0.2 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....       .339     118.3     118.3      1.5      0.0    -0.8    -0.2     0.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............      4.055     157.7     164.8      6.3      4.5     2.3     0.9    -0.1 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................       .952     129.7     130.2      5.3      0.4     0.2     0.3     0.5 
  Household operations (1) (2)................       .321     132.2     132.8      4.6      0.5     0.8     0.7     0.5 
  Transportation services.....................      6.166     225.3     226.0      2.4      0.3     0.3     0.2     0.4 
  Medical care services.......................      3.888     336.5     337.0      4.9      0.1     0.4     0.4     0.1 
  Other services..............................      9.907     258.9     258.6      2.1     -0.1     0.3     0.2    -0.1 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................     84.060     189.9     190.0      2.7      0.1     0.6    -0.1     0.0 
 All items less shelter.......................     70.098     182.3     182.2      2.6     -0.1     0.8    -0.2    -0.1 
 All items less medical care..................     94.986     184.4     184.5      2.5      0.1     0.7    -0.1     0.0 
 Commodities less food........................     28.870     145.9     144.7      2.3     -0.8     1.1    -0.8    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food........................     16.406     173.0     170.8      2.8     -1.3     2.1    -2.0    -0.2 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............     12.197     204.2     203.0      4.2     -0.6     2.5    -1.5    -0.5 
 Nondurables..................................     32.346     181.5     180.3      2.5     -0.7     1.5    -1.0     0.0 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............     25.628     213.6     215.3      3.4      0.8     0.7     0.3     0.0 
 Services less medical care services..........     51.303     215.7     216.8      2.7      0.5     0.4     0.1     0.1 
 Energy.......................................      9.179     169.6     171.5      7.3      1.1     4.6    -2.1    -0.6 
 All items less energy........................     90.821     193.4     193.2      2.1     -0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1 
  All items less food and energy..............     74.881     194.5     194.3      2.1     -0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................     23.745     141.3     140.4      1.0     -0.6    -0.1     0.2    -0.1 
    Energy commodities........................      5.124     189.7     187.3      8.1     -1.3     6.2    -4.2    -0.9 
   Services less energy services..............     51.136     231.5     231.9      2.6      0.2     0.2     0.2     0.2 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1982-84=$1.00)..........................          -    $ .526    $ .526        -        -       -       -       - 
 Purchasing power of the consumer dollar                                                                                
     (1967=$1.00).............................          -    $ .177    $ .177        -        -       -       -       - 

   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--   
                                                 Mar.    Apr.    May     June                                           
                                                 2005    2005    2005    2005                                           
                                                                                Sep.   Dec.   Mar.   June   Dec.   June 
                                                                                2004   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
             Expenditure category                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
 All items....................................  188.7   189.9   189.7   189.7    0.7    3.3    4.4    2.1    2.0    3.2 
                                                                                                                        
  Food and beverages..........................  189.0   190.2   190.4   190.4    0.9    3.2    1.3    3.0    2.0    2.1 
   Food.......................................  188.5   189.8   190.0   189.9    0.6    3.5    1.3    3.0    2.1    2.1 
    Food at home..............................  187.3   189.2   189.3   188.8   -1.7    4.4   -0.6    3.2    1.3    1.3 
     Cereals and bakery products..............  208.7   208.8   209.3   208.7    1.4    2.3    1.9    0.0    1.9    1.0 
     Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs...........  184.4   185.0   185.5   185.2    1.1    0.4    2.6    1.7    0.8    2.2 
     Dairy and related products...............  181.7   182.4   183.3   182.4  -19.0   -3.9    6.2    1.5  -11.8    3.8 
     Fruits and vegetables....................  230.9   238.4   240.1   237.0    1.8   38.7  -21.9   11.0   18.8   -6.9 
     Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage                                                                                
         materials............................  142.2   144.1   144.0   143.4    2.0    1.4    4.6    3.4    1.7    4.0 
     Other food at home.......................  165.1   167.1   165.7   166.3   -1.9   -2.4    3.5    2.9   -2.2    3.2 
      Sugar and sweets........................  161.3   164.3   161.8   164.7    2.2   -2.2   -1.7    8.7    0.0    3.4 
      Fats and oils...........................  166.7   169.6   167.5   165.0   -4.8   -1.6   -5.6   -4.0   -3.2   -4.8 
      Other foods (1).........................  181.7   183.4   182.3   183.1   -2.4   -2.4    7.1    3.1   -2.4    5.1 
       Other miscellaneous foods (1) (2)......  112.5   111.1   111.3   110.5   -1.4    1.1    4.4   -6.9   -0.2   -1.4 
    Food away from home (1)...................  191.6   192.0   192.4   193.0    4.4    1.9    4.1    3.0    3.1    3.5 
     Other food away from home (2)............  129.2   129.4   129.8   131.7    2.3    4.2    7.4    8.0    3.2    7.7 
   Alcoholic beverages (1)....................  196.0   196.2   195.3   195.7    2.7    0.4    3.8   -0.6    1.6    1.6 
                                                                                                                        
  Housing.....................................  189.0   189.6   190.0   190.3    2.4    3.0    3.5    2.8    2.7    3.1 
   Shelter....................................  216.4   216.6   216.8   217.2    2.5    1.9    3.8    1.5    2.2    2.6 
    Rent of primary residence (3).............  214.6   215.2   215.5   216.1    3.1    2.5    3.2    2.8    2.8    3.0 
    Lodging away from home (2)................  133.3   131.8   129.2   129.9    8.2    0.3   15.8   -9.8    4.2    2.2 
    Owners' equivalent rent of primary                                                                                  
        residence (3) (4).....................  207.4   207.7   208.2   208.6    2.0    1.6    2.9    2.3    1.8    2.6 
    Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)..  119.4   118.5   118.3   118.3    1.0    7.4    1.7   -3.6    4.2   -1.0 
   Fuels and utilities........................  168.1   171.6   172.7   173.0    3.3   10.5    3.2   12.2    6.8    7.6 
    Fuels.....................................  149.4   153.1   154.2   154.3    2.8   11.8    2.2   13.8    7.2    7.8 
     Fuel oil and other fuels.................  186.0   194.9   192.6   198.5   38.6   58.7   -0.2   29.7   48.3   13.8 
     Gas (piped) and electricity (3)..........  155.2   158.8   160.2   160.0    1.1    9.3    2.4   13.0    5.1    7.5 
    Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                
        services (2)..........................  129.0   129.3   129.7   130.4    5.6    3.5    7.1    4.4    4.6    5.8 
   Household furnishings and operations.......  121.6   121.7   122.4   121.7   -0.7    3.0   -0.7    0.3    1.2   -0.2 
    Household operations (1) (2)..............  130.2   131.3   132.2   132.8    1.9    5.4    2.8    8.2    3.7    5.5 
                                                                                                                        
  Apparel.....................................  120.6   119.7   119.8   118.9   -2.6   -0.7    3.7   -5.5   -1.7   -1.0 
   Men's and boys' apparel....................  117.8   117.3   117.0   115.2   -5.0   -2.0    6.4   -8.5   -3.5   -1.4 
   Women's and girls' apparel.................  112.8   111.0   111.1   110.0   -6.2    0.4    3.3   -9.6   -3.0   -3.4 
   Infants' and toddlers' apparel.............  120.0   122.5   122.2   120.7    1.7   -0.7   -2.9    2.4    0.5   -0.3 
   Footwear...................................  121.2   120.9   121.2   122.0    6.6   -1.3    6.9    2.7    2.6    4.8 
                                                                                                                        
  Transportation..............................  168.6   171.6   169.8   169.7   -3.6    6.8   10.6    2.6    1.5    6.6 
   Private transportation.....................  166.0   169.0   167.1   166.9   -3.7    6.7   11.1    2.2    1.4    6.5 
    New and used motor vehicles (2)...........   94.3    94.4    94.6    94.9    5.3    2.6    1.3    2.6    3.9    1.9 
     New vehicles.............................  139.4   139.3   139.4   139.5   -3.7    4.4    1.7    0.3    0.3    1.0 
     Used cars and trucks (1).................  138.5   138.9   139.6   140.7   19.2    2.4    1.2    6.5   10.5    3.8 
    Motor fuel................................  181.6   193.0   184.5   182.5  -23.0   18.2   41.9    2.0   -4.6   20.3 
     Gasoline (all types).....................  180.7   192.1   183.9   181.7  -23.5   18.3   41.8    2.2   -4.9   20.4 
    Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1).....  110.5   110.4   110.5   110.8    3.4    2.2    4.5    1.1    2.8    2.8 
    Motor vehicle maintenance and repair......  206.9   207.4   208.1   208.6    2.2    4.4    3.8    3.3    3.3    3.5 
   Public transportation......................  209.6   212.8   213.4   216.1   -6.2    9.8    3.3   13.0    1.5    8.0 
                                                                                                                        
  Medical care................................  319.5   320.5   321.9   322.4    3.9    3.8    5.7    3.7    3.9    4.7 
   Medical care commodities...................  266.6   266.7   267.7   268.2    2.0    0.5    2.6    2.4    1.2    2.5 
   Medical care services......................  333.8   335.1   336.5   337.0    4.4    4.8    6.7    3.9    4.6    5.3 
    Professional services.....................  281.5   282.7   283.7   284.0    3.9    2.9    4.7    3.6    3.4    4.1 
    Hospital and related services (3).........  431.9   433.4   435.0   435.6    3.3    5.9    8.1    3.5    4.6    5.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Recreation (2)..............................  106.4   106.5   106.9   106.5   -1.1    0.4    0.0    0.4   -0.4    0.2 
   Video and audio (2)........................  103.6   103.7   103.6   102.3    0.4    0.4   -0.4   -4.9    0.4   -2.7 
                                                                                                                        
  Education and communication (2).............  110.8   111.2   111.2   111.1    1.1    0.4    1.8    1.1    0.7    1.5 
   Education (2)..............................  148.3   149.1   150.1   150.6    6.0    6.2    5.3    6.3    6.1    5.8 
    Educational books and supplies............  360.2   362.3   364.8   365.1    2.8    7.3   -0.1    5.6    5.0    2.7 
    Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.  419.7   421.9   424.9   426.3    6.5    6.1    5.8    6.4    6.3    6.1 
   Communication (2)..........................   86.8    87.0    86.5    86.3   -2.7   -3.6   -0.9   -2.3   -3.1   -1.6 
    Information and information processing (1)                                                                          
        (2)...................................   85.3    85.5    85.0    84.8   -2.7   -3.7   -0.9   -2.3   -3.2   -1.6 
     Telephone services (1) (2)...............   95.1    95.4    94.9    94.8   -2.5   -2.1    0.4   -1.3   -2.3   -0.4 
     Information technology, hardware and                                                                               
         services (1) (5).....................   14.5    14.5    14.3    14.2   -5.1  -10.1   -7.9   -8.0   -7.6   -7.9 
      Personal computers and peripheral                                                                                 
          equipment (1) (2)...................   13.2    13.2    13.0    12.7  -10.1  -26.6  -13.8  -14.3  -18.8  -14.1 
                                                                                                                        
  Other goods and services....................  319.4   319.5   320.6   320.7    3.6    2.7    3.7    1.6    3.2    2.7 
   Tobacco and smoking products (1)...........  497.4   497.8   498.7   498.9    6.0    1.5   10.0    1.2    3.7    5.5 
   Personal care..............................  182.8   182.8   183.6   183.7    2.7    3.1    0.9    2.0    2.9    1.4 
    Personal care products (1)................  153.3   153.6   154.5   154.5   -0.8   -0.5   -1.3    3.2   -0.6    0.9 
    Personal care services (1)................  203.6   203.6   203.1   203.3    4.5    4.3    3.6   -0.6    4.4    1.5 
    Miscellaneous personal services...........  299.9   300.9   302.9   303.2    4.2    4.2    0.5    4.5    4.2    2.5 
                                                                                                                        
          Commodity and service group                                                                                   
                                                                                                                        
 Commodities..................................  159.3   160.9   160.2   159.9   -2.0    4.2    5.5    1.5    1.0    3.5 
  Food and beverages..........................  189.0   190.2   190.4   190.4    0.9    3.2    1.3    3.0    2.0    2.1 
  Commodities less food and beverages.........  142.3   144.0   143.0   142.6   -4.0    4.4    8.3    0.8    0.1    4.5 
   Nondurables less food and beverages........  166.8   170.7   167.3   167.0   -7.0   15.6    3.7    0.5    3.7    2.1 
    Apparel...................................  120.6   119.7   119.8   118.9   -2.6   -0.7    3.7   -5.5   -1.7   -1.0 
    Nondurables less food, beverages, and                                                                               
        apparel...............................  201.8   207.6   204.2   203.3  -10.8   10.1   18.0    3.0   -0.9   10.3 
   Durables...................................  115.1   115.1   115.3   115.3    2.1    3.2    0.3    0.7    2.7    0.5 
 Services.....................................  223.2   224.0   224.4   224.8    2.4    2.9    3.3    2.9    2.7    3.1 
  Rent of shelter (4).........................  208.4   208.7   208.8   209.3    2.6    1.4    4.1    1.7    2.0    2.9 
  Tenants' and household insurance (1) (2)....  119.4   118.5   118.3   118.3    1.0    7.4    1.7   -3.6    4.2   -1.0 
  Gas (piped) and electricity (3).............  155.2   158.8   160.2   160.0    1.1    9.3    2.4   13.0    5.1    7.5 
  Water and sewer and trash collection                                                                                  
      services (2)............................  129.0   129.3   129.7   130.4    5.6    3.5    7.1    4.4    4.6    5.8 
  Household operations (1) (2)................  130.2   131.3   132.2   132.8    1.9    5.4    2.8    8.2    3.7    5.5 
  Transportation services.....................  223.8   224.4   224.9   225.7    1.8    2.7    1.6    3.4    2.3    2.5 
  Medical care services.......................  333.8   335.1   336.5   337.0    4.4    4.8    6.7    3.9    4.6    5.3 
  Other services..............................  258.1   258.8   259.4   259.1    2.4    2.2    2.2    1.6    2.3    1.9 
                                                                                                                        
                Special indexes                                                                                         
                                                                                                                        
 All items less food..........................  188.6   189.7   189.5   189.5    0.4    3.3    5.0    1.9    1.9    3.5 
 All items less shelter.......................  180.7   182.2   181.9   181.8   -0.5    4.1    4.6    2.5    1.8    3.5 
 All items less medical care..................  183.1   184.3   184.1   184.1    0.4    3.4    4.0    2.2    1.9    3.1 
 Commodities less food........................  144.3   145.9   144.8   144.5   -3.4    4.4    8.2    0.6    0.4    4.3 
 Nondurables less food........................  168.7   172.3   168.9   168.6   -6.0   14.3    3.9   -0.2    3.7    1.8 
 Nondurables less food and apparel............  200.5   205.6   202.6   201.6   -9.6    9.2   16.7    2.2   -0.6    9.2 
 Nondurables..................................  178.5   181.2   179.4   179.4   -3.2    8.8    2.7    2.0    2.6    2.4 
 Services less rent of shelter (4)............  212.0   213.4   214.1   214.2    2.9    4.3    2.1    4.2    3.6    3.2 
 Services less medical care services..........  214.7   215.6   215.9   216.2    2.5    2.7    2.7    2.8    2.6    2.7 
 Energy.......................................  164.8   172.3   168.6   167.6  -12.0   15.4   22.0    7.0    0.8   14.2 
 All items less energy........................  192.5   192.9   193.2   193.3    1.7    2.3    2.5    1.7    2.0    2.1 
  All items less food and energy..............  193.7   193.9   194.3   194.4    2.1    2.1    2.7    1.5    2.1    2.1 
   Commodities less food and energy                                                                                     
       commodities............................  140.6   140.5   140.8   140.6    1.2    1.4    1.4    0.0    1.3    0.7 
    Energy commodities........................  182.5   193.8   185.6   184.0  -20.9   20.0   39.3    3.3   -2.6   20.0 
   Services less energy services..............  230.7   231.1   231.5   231.9    2.7    2.1    3.5    2.1    2.4    2.8 

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.
   2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
   3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.  All other item stratum index series were calculated
 using a geometric means estimator.
   4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
   5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index 

 (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                All items                                  
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                               Prici-           Indexes             Percent change to    Percent change to 
                     CPI-W                       ng                                  June 2005 from--      May 2005 from--   
                                               sched-                                                                      
                                                 ule   Mar.   Apr.    May   June                                           
                                                 (1)   2005   2005   2005   2005   June   Apr.    May    May   Mar.   Apr. 
                                                                                   2004   2005   2005   2004   2005   2005 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                           
 U.S. city average............................   M    188.6  190.2  190.0  190.1    2.6   -0.1    0.1    2.9    0.7   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Region and area size(2)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Northeast urban..............................   M    201.8  202.9  202.5  202.5    2.5   -0.2    0.0    3.1    0.3   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    202.8  203.8  203.5  203.4    2.6   -0.2    0.0    3.2    0.3   -0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    121.2  122.1  121.6  121.8    2.5   -0.2    0.2    2.7    0.3   -0.4 
                                                                                                                           
 Midwest urban................................   M    181.2  182.8  182.4  182.9    2.6    0.1    0.3    2.6    0.7   -0.2 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    182.5  184.1  183.8  184.0    2.6   -0.1    0.1    2.5    0.7   -0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.8  118.8  118.5  119.0    2.6    0.2    0.4    2.6    0.6   -0.3 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    177.3  179.1  178.8  179.6    3.2    0.3    0.4    3.2    0.8   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 South urban..................................   M    182.7  184.3  184.2  184.7    2.8    0.2    0.3    3.0    0.8   -0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    185.3  186.7  186.8  187.3    3.0    0.3    0.3    3.3    0.8    0.1 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    117.0  117.9  117.9  118.2    2.5    0.3    0.3    2.7    0.8    0.0 
   Size D -  Nonmetropolitan  (less than                                                                                   
       50,000)................................   M    184.1  186.7  186.2  186.7    3.7    0.0    0.3    4.0    1.1   -0.3 
                                                                                                                           
 West urban...................................   M    192.0  193.7  193.9  193.1    2.4   -0.3   -0.4    2.8    1.0    0.1 
   Size A - More than 1,500,000...............   M    193.2  194.9  195.2  194.1    2.3   -0.4   -0.6    3.0    1.0    0.2 
   Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 (3).........   M    119.8  120.8  120.8  120.6    2.6   -0.2   -0.2    2.5    0.8    0.0 
                                                                                                                           
                 Size classes                                                                                              
                                                                                                                           
   A (4)......................................   M    175.0  176.3  176.3  176.2    2.6   -0.1   -0.1    3.0    0.7    0.0 
   B/C (3)....................................   M    118.3  119.2  119.1  119.3    2.5    0.1    0.2    2.7    0.7   -0.1 
   D..........................................   M    182.9  185.1  185.0  185.1    3.0    0.0    0.1    3.5    1.1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                           
            Selected local areas(5)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI...............   M    184.8  186.9  186.8  187.1    2.5    0.1    0.2    2.5    1.1   -0.1 
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA......   M    192.1  194.2  194.6  193.7    3.4   -0.3   -0.5    4.2    1.3    0.2 
 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,                                                                                       
     NY-NJ-CT-PA..............................   M    205.5  206.0  205.6  205.1    2.3   -0.4   -0.2    3.3    0.0   -0.2 
                                                                                                                           
 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT..........   1    213.1      -  214.0      -      -      -      -    2.9    0.4      - 
 Cleveland-Akron, OH..........................   1    177.2      -  177.9      -      -      -      -    3.1    0.4      - 
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX........................   1    181.6      -  184.1      -      -      -      -    2.6    1.4      - 
 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (6)........   1    122.3      -  123.2      -      -      -      -    4.1    0.7      - 
                                                                                                                           
 Atlanta, GA..................................   2        -  186.0      -  187.5    1.9    0.8      -      -      -      - 
 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI..................   2        -  185.2      -  184.7    2.4   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX...............   2        -  172.8      -  172.7    3.0   -0.1      -      -      -      - 
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL....................   2        -  191.2      -  190.7    4.0   -0.3      -      -      -      - 
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,                                                                                    
     PA-NJ-DE-MD..............................   2        -  202.9      -  204.0    3.4    0.5      -      -      -      - 
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA...........   2        -  199.3      -  197.5    1.1   -0.9      -      -      -      - 
 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.................   2        -  196.2      -  194.8    2.3   -0.7      -      -      -      - 

   1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month. 
   2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.  See technical notes.
   3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
   4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
   5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the 
 January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley,
 CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA;
 Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
   6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
   - Data not available.
 NOTE:  Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 Table 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         June 2005 from-  
                    C-CPI-U                     December                                          
                                                2001-2002                                         
                                                              May       June      June      May   
                                                              2005      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                  
             Expenditure category                                                                 
                                                                                                  
 All items....................................    100.000     113.1     113.0       2.2      -0.1 
                                                                                                  
  Food and beverages..........................     15.076     113.5     113.4       2.2      -0.1 
   Food.......................................     14.086     113.6     113.4       2.1      -0.2 
    Food at home..............................      8.062     112.0     111.5       1.3      -0.4 
    Food away from home.......................      6.023     115.5     115.9       3.3       0.3 
   Alcoholic beverages........................       .990     112.8     113.0       1.7       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Housing.....................................     41.793     117.1     117.6       2.5       0.4 
   Shelter....................................     32.380     118.2     118.4       2.3       0.2 
   Fuels and utilities........................      4.643     132.8     137.7       6.7       3.7 
   Household furnishings and operations.......      4.771      96.9      96.3      -0.1      -0.6 
                                                                                                  
  Apparel.....................................      4.317      92.2      89.0      -1.9      -3.5 
                                                                                                  
  Transportation..............................     17.315     113.3     113.2       3.4      -0.1 
   Private transportation.....................     16.206     113.7     113.4       3.3      -0.3 
   Public transportation......................      1.109     107.9     110.1       4.7       2.0 
                                                                                                  
  Medical care................................      5.783     126.0     126.2       4.0       0.2 
   Medical care commodities...................      1.466     116.6     117.0       2.0       0.3 
   Medical care services......................      4.317     129.2     129.4       4.6       0.2 
                                                                                                  
  Recreation..................................      5.978     103.8     103.1      -0.8      -0.7 
                                                                                                  
  Education and communication.................      6.004      99.9      99.8       0.3      -0.1 
   Education..................................      2.560     138.1     138.7       6.2       0.4 
   Communication..............................      3.444      77.2      76.8      -3.9      -0.5 
                                                                                                  
  Other goods and services....................      3.734     116.5     116.5       2.6       0.0 
                                                                                                  
          Commodity and service group                                                             
                                                                                                  
 Services.....................................     58.567     119.2     119.7       2.7       0.4 
 Commodities..................................     41.433     105.2     104.6       1.5      -0.6 
  Durables....................................     12.521      88.1      87.8       0.3      -0.3 
 Nondurables..................................     28.912     113.5     112.7       1.9      -0.7 
  All items less food and energy..............     78.985     110.2     110.0       1.8      -0.2 
 Energy.......................................      6.929     147.5     150.1       7.1       1.8 

 Indexes for 2005 are initial estimates.  Indexes for 2004 are interim adjustments.
 NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.