July 2006

No. 200604

June 2006

All Urban Consumers

The United States City Average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June 2006 was 202.9 — representing an increase of 4.3 percent over the index for June 2005.

The New York-Northern New Jersey Area Consumer Price Index for
June 2006 was 222.6 — representing an increase of 5.6 percent over the index for June 2005. The June 2006 increase was the largest since February 1991.

The July CPI will be available August 16, 2006.

Future projections of the CPI by businesses and economic organizations are found on page 3. CPI increases are projected at 3.4percent for 2006 and 2.6 percent in 2007.

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