For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Est) — 1995-02-15

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent before seasonal adjustment in January to a level of 150.3 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.4 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment. The January 1995 CPI-W level of 147.8 was 2.9 percent higher than the index in January 1994. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in January, following increases of 0.1 and 0.2 percent in the 2 preceding months. In January, the index for food declined 0.3 percent, following an advance of 0.8 percent in December. Energy costs, which declined slightly in December, increased 0.3 percent in January. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent, following a 0.1 percent rise in December.