For Current And Historical Material In This — 1999-12-14

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in November, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 168.3 (1982- 84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in November, the CPI-U increased 2.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also rose 0.1 percent in November, prior to seasonal adjustment. The November level of 165.1 was 2.7 percent higher than the index in November 1998. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent increase in October. The food index rose 0.1 percent in November, following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding four months. The energy index, which declined 0.1 percent in October, was unchanged in November. The index for petroleum- based energy fell 0.6 percent, while the index for energy services increased 0.4 percent.