US Consumer Price Index Summary

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Consumer Price Index Summary

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2008

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JANUARY 2008

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.5 percent in January before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The January
level of 211.080 (1982-84=100) was 4.3 percent higher than in January
2007.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in January prior to seasonal adjustment.
The January level of 206.744 (1982-84=100) was 4.6 percent higher than in
January 2007.

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
increased 0.5 percent in January on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The
January level of 121.895 (December 1999=100) was 3.9 percent higher than
in January 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period
are subject to revision. Previously published and revised data for 2006
and 2007 are shown on page 5.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent in
January. The indexes for food and for energy each advanced 0.7 percent,
following increases in December of 0.1 and 1.7 percent, respectively. The
index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent, following
increases of 0.2 percent in each of the preceding nine months. The
January advance reflects larger increases than in December in the indexes
for apparel, for medical care, for recreation, for education and
communication, and for other goods and services.