TABLE-US Sept consumer price index data

Oct 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), 1982-84 equals 100 (except where noted):

Percent changes: Seasonally Adj. Unadjusted Sept Aug Sept'25/24 All items 0.3 0.4 3.0 Excluding Food/Energy 0.2 0.3 3.0 Energy 1.5 0.7 2.8 Food and Beverages 0.2 0.5 3.0 Food 0.2 0.5 3.1 CPI-Urban Consumers-X 324.800 X-Data unadjusted Percent changes: Seasonally Adj. Unadjusted Sept Aug Sept'25/24 Housing 0.2 0.4 3.9 Shelter 0.2 0.4 3.6 Rent of Primary Residence 0.2 0.3 3.4 Owners' Equivalent Rent-Y 0.1 0.4 3.8 Housing Fuels/Utilities -0.5 -0.1 5.8 Household Furnishings/Operations 0.4 0.2 4.1 Apparel 0.7 0.5 -0.1 Transportation 0.8 0.9 1.7 New/Used Motor Vehicles-V 0.0 0.4 1.7 New Vehicles 0.2 0.3 0.8 Gasoline 4.1 1.9 -0.5 Medical Care 0.2 -0.2 3.3 Prescription Drugs 0.3 -0.2 1.7 Recreation 0.4 -0.1 3.0 Education/Communication 0.0 0.0 0.4 Tobacco 0.6 1.0 6.9 Commodities 0.5 0.5 1.9 Services 0.2 0.3 3.6 Airline Fares 2.7 5.9 3.2 Y-Dec 1982=100 base. V-Dec 1997=100 base.

FORECASTS: Reuters survey of economists forecasts for September: U.S. CPI ex-food/energy +0.3 pct U.S. CPI ex-food/energy year-over-year +3.1 pct U.S. CPI unadjusted index level 325.036 U.S. CPI +0.4 pct U.S. CPI year-over-year +3.1 pct

NOTES: N/A-not available The report was rescheduled from Oct. 15.

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