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The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.1 percent over the past 12 months.Indexes <br />posting larger increases include motor vehicle insurance (6.0 percent),tobacco (3.7 percent),shelter (3.2 <br />percent),and medical care (3.0 percent).Indexes rising more slowly include personal care (1.7 percent), <br />recreation (1.3 percent),and airline fares (0.4 percent).The index for new vehicles was unchanged over <br />the past 12 months,and several indexes declined,including used cars and trucks (-1.5 percent), <br />household furnishings and operations (-1.2 percent),and apparel (-0.6 percent). <br />Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures <br />The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)increased 1.1 percent over the last 12 <br />months to an index level of 239.261 (1982-84=100).For the month,the index increased 0.5 percent prior <br />to seasonal adjustment. <br />The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)increased 0.8 <br />percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 233.438 (1982-84=100).For the month,the index <br />increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. <br />The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)increased 0.7 percent over the <br />last 12 months.For the month,the index rose 0.6 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis.Please note <br />that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision. <br />The Consumer Price Index for May 2016 is scheduled to be released on Thursday,June 16,2016, <br />at 8:30 a.m.(EDT). <br />-4 -