For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Est) — 1995-06-13

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment in May to a level of 152.2 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in May, the CPI-U increased 3.2 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also increased 0.2 percent in May, prior to seasonal adjustment. The May 1995 CPI-W level of 149.6 was 3.2 percent higher than the index in May 1994. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in May, following an increase of 0.4 percent in April. The index for food, which advanced 0.7 percent in April, moderated substantially in May--up 0.1 percent--as fresh vegetable prices turned down.