For Current And Historical This Release Is Embargoed — 1995-11-15

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in October to a level of 153.7 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in October, the CPI-U increased 2.8 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.3 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October 1995 CPI-W level of 151.0 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in October 1994. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.3 percent in October after increasing 0.1 percent in both August and September. The energy index, which had declined in each of the 3-preceding months rose 0.4 percent in October. Household fuel costs declined less than seasonally anticipated, while the index for motor fuels continued to fall, but by substantially less than in recent months.