For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Edt) — 1995-08-11

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged prior to seasonal adjustment in July and remained at a level of 152.5 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in July, the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was unchanged in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The July 1995 CPI-W level of 149.9 was 2.8 percent higher than the index in July 1994. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in July, the same as the average monthly increase of the preceding 2 months. The food index, which rose 0.1 percent in both May and June, increased 0.2 percent in July. Energy costs turned down in July after registering increases in each of the preceding 3 months.