April 2008 Consumer Price Index — 2008-05-14

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The April level of 214.823 (1982-84=100) was 3.9 percent higher than in April 2007. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.7 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April level of 210.698 (1982-84=100) was 4.2 percent higher than in April 2007. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in April on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The April level of 123.845 (December 1999=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in April 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in April, following a 0.3 percent increase in March. The index for energy was virtually unchanged after advancing 1.9 percent in March.