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Consumer Price Index Summary

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2008

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased
1.0 percent in October, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The October
level of 216.573 (1982-84=100) was 3.7 percent higher than in October
2007.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) decreased 1.3 percent in October, prior to seasonal adjustment.
The October level of 212.182 (1982-84=100) was 3.8 percent higher than in
October 2007.

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
decreased 0.8 percent in October on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The
October level of 124.784 (December 1999=100) was 3.3 percent higher than
in October 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period
are subject to revision. Full publication of Bureau of Labor Statistics