For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Edt) — 1994-08-12

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in July to a level of 148.4 (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) also increased 0.3 percent in July, prior to seasonal adjustment. The July 1994 CPI-W level of 145.8 was 2.6 percent higher than the index in July 1993. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in July, the same as in June. The food and energy indexes, which had a moderating effect on the CPI-U during the first half of 1994, increased 0.5 and 1.8 percent, respectively, in July. Within the food component, increases in prices for fresh fruits and vegetables and coffee were partially offset by price declines for meats and dairy products.