For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Est) — 1995-05-12

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3 percent before seasonal adjustment in April to a level of 151.9 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in April, the CPI-U increased 3.1 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.4 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April 1995 CPI-W level of 149.3 was 3.2 percent higher than the index in April 1994. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.4 percent in April, following an increase of 0.2 percent in March. In April, the index for food rose 0.7 percent after registering no change in March. Over 80 percent of the April food advance was due to a 7.5 percent increase in the index for fresh fruits and vegetables, resulting in part, from a record 113.1 percent increase in lettuce prices.