For Current And Historical Material In This — 2006-11-16

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.5 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October level of 201.8 (1982-84=100) was 1.3 percent higher than in October 2005. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.7 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October level of 197.0 (1982-84=100) was 0.9 percent higher than in October 2005. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in October on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The October level of 117.2 (December 1999=100) was 1.6 percent higher than in October 2005. Please note that the indexes for the post-2004 period are subject to revision. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U declined 0.5 percent in October, the same as in September. Energy prices, which declined 7.2 percent in September, fell 7.0 percent in October.