August 2008 Consumer Price Index — 2008-09-16

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.4 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The August level of 219.086 (1982-84=100) was 5.4 percent higher than in August 2007. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.5 percent in August, prior to seasonal adjustment. The August level of 215.247 (1982-84=100) was 5.9 percent higher than in August 2007. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent in August on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The August level of 125.843 (December 1999=100) was 4.7 percent higher than in August 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U decreased 0.1 percent in August, following a 0.8 percent increase in July.