For Current And Historical Until 8:30 A.M. (Est) — 1994-11-16

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment in October to a level of 149.5 (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 2.6 percent. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.1 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October 1994 CPI-W level of 147.0 was 2.6 percent higher than the index in October 1993. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in October. This compares with an increase of 0.2 percent in September and was the smallest monthly advance since a similar rise in April. The food index was unchanged in October after advancing 0.3 percent or more in each of the 5 preceding months. The energy index declined 0.7 percent in October, the same as in September.