For Current And Historical Material In This — 2003-07-16

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The June level of 183.7 (1982-84=100) was 2.1 percent higher than in June 2002. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in June, prior to seasonal adjustment. The June level of 179.6 was 2.1 percent higher than in June 2002. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in June after registering no change in May. Energy costs, which declined substantially in April and May after recording sharp increases in each of the first three months of the year, increased 0.8 percent in June. Within energy, the index for petroleum-based energy increased 1.1 percent and the index for energy services increased 0.7 percent.