For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Edt) — 1995-09-13

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in August to a level of 152.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in August, the CPI-U increased 2.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.2 percent in August, prior to seasonal adjustment. The August 1995 CPI-W level of 150.2 was 2.5 percent higher than the index in August 1994. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in August, about the same as in July and continuing the moderate rate of advance as in evidence in recent months. The indexes for food, energy, and all items less food and energy each registered the same change in August as in the preceding month.