TABLE-US Sept consumer price index data

Oct 14 (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'26/25 All items 0.6 0.4 3.7 Excluding Food/Energy 0.3 0.3 2.6 Energy 5.2 2.1 20.4 Food and Beverages 0.0 0.1 2.4 Food 0.0 0.1 2.5 CPI-Urban Consumers-X 336.940 X-Data unadjusted Percent changes: Seasonally Adj. Unadjusted Sept Aug Sept'26/25 Housing 0.4 0.2 3.3 Shelter 0.4 0.3 3.2 Rent of Primary Residence 0.2 0.2 2.8 Owners' Equivalent Rent-Y 0.3 0.2 3.3 Housing Fuels/Utilities 0.5 0.1 5.8 Household Furnishings/Operations 0.0 0.1 1.6 Apparel 0.3 0.0 3.4 Transportation 2.5 1.2 7.9 New/Used Motor Vehicles-V 0.5 0.3 0.0 New Vehicles 0.2 0.3 0.6 Gasoline 9.1 3.9 34.2 Medical Care 0.1 -0.2 1.5 Prescription Drugs -1.2 0.0 -4.5 Recreation 0.5 0.0 2.8 Education/Communication 0.2 1.6 2.3 Tobacco 0.7 0.6 6.4 Commodities 1.2 0.6 4.6 Services 0.4 0.3 3.2 Airline Fares 1.2 2.7 22.4 CPI-W 0.7 0.5 3.9 Y-Dec 1982=100 base. V-Dec 1997=100 base. CPI-W--Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers. The department also released data on U.S. real average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, seasonally adjusted: Percent changes: Sept Aug Prev Sept'26/25 -0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.1 FORECASTS: Reuters survey of economists forecasts for Sept.: U.S. CPI ex-food/energy +0.2 pct U.S. CPI ex-food/energy year-over-year +2.5 pct U.S. CPI unadjusted index level 336.654 U.S. CPI +0.6 pct U.S. CPI year-over-year +3.6 pct NOTES: N/A-not available ((Washington newsroom))