For Current And Historical Material In This — 2000-12-15

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 174.1 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in November, the CPI- U increased 3.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.2 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November level of 170.9 was 3.5 percent higher than the index in November 1999. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in November, the same as in October. The food index, which rose 0.1 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The energy index increased 0.1 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent rise in October. In November, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 0.2 percent, while the index for energy services declined 0.1 percent.