For Current And Historical Material In This — 2000-01-14

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in December, before seasonal adjustment, remaining at a level of 168.3 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in December, the CPI-U increased 2.7 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also was unchanged in December, prior to seasonal adjustment. The December level of 165.1 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in December 1998. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in December, following a 0.1 percent increase in November. The food index rose 0.1 percent in December, the same as in November. The energy index, which was unchanged in November, rose 1.4 percent in December. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 4.1 percent, while the index for energy services declined 1.1 percent.