Consumer Price Index: November 2007

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2007

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.6 percent in November before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The November
level of 210.177 (1982-84=100) was 4.3 percent higher than in November
2006.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) increased 0.8 percent in November prior to seasonal adjustment.
The November level of 205.891 (1982-84=100) was 4.6 percent higher than in
November 2006.

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
increased 0.4 percent in November on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The
November level of 121.178 (December 1999=100) was 3.6 percent higher than
in November 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period
are subject to revision.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.8 percent in
November, its largest advance since a 1.2 percent rise in September 2005.
The index for energy advanced 5.7 percent and accounted for nearly 70
percent of the overall CPI increase in November. The index for petroleum-
based energy rose 9.5 percent and the index for energy services, 0.7
percent. The food index rose 0.3 percent in November. The indexes for
food at home and for food away from home each increased 0.3 percent. The
index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent in November,
following increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding five months.
In November, the index for shelter rose 0.3 percent after increasing 0.1
percent in October and the apparel index increased 0.8 percent.