For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Edt) — 1994-05-13

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in April to a level of 147.4 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U increased 2.4 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April 1994 CPI-W level of 144.7 was 2.2 percent higher than the index in April 1993. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in April, following increases of 0.3 percent in each of the 2 preceding months. The food index increased 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March. A sharp decline in the index for fruits and vegetables offset increases in the other major grocery store food groups.