TABLE-US Aug consumer price index data

Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), 1982-84 equals 100 (except where noted): Percent changes: Seasonally Adj. Unadjusted Aug July Aug'26/25 All items 0.4 0.1 3.4 Excluding Food/Energy 0.3 0.2 2.4 Energy 2.1 -1.5 16.3 Food and Beverages 0.1 0.1 2.6 Food 0.1 0.1 2.7 CPI-Urban Consumers-X 334.980 X-Data unadjusted Percent changes: Seasonally Adj. Unadjusted Aug July Aug'26/25 Housing 0.2 0.1 3.1 Shelter 0.3 0.1 3.0 Rent of Primary Residence 0.2 0.3 2.7 Owners' Equivalent Rent-Y 0.2 0.3 3.1 Housing Fuels/Utilities 0.1 0.3 5.0 Household Furnishings/Operations 0.1 0.1 2.0 Apparel 0.0 0.1 3.6 Transportation 1.2 -0.5 6.2 New/Used Motor Vehicles-V 0.3 0.2 -0.4 New Vehicles 0.3 0.1 0.6 Gasoline 3.9 -2.9 27.4 Medical Care -0.2 0.4 1.6 Prescription Drugs 0.0 -0.8 -2.9 Recreation 0.0 0.2 2.7 Education/Communication 1.6 0.6 2.1 Tobacco 0.6 0.5 6.3 Commodities 0.6 -0.2 4.0 Services 0.3 0.2 3.1 Airline Fares 2.7 2.2 23.4 CPI-W 0.5 0.1 3.5 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: Aug July Prev Aug'26/25 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 FORECASTS: Reuters survey of economists forecasts for Aug.: U.S. CPI ex-food/energy +0.2 pct U.S. CPI ex-food/energy year-over-year +2.4 pct U.S. CPI unadjusted index level 334.850 U.S. CPI +0.4 pct U.S. CPI year-over-year +3.4 pct NOTES: N/A-not available ((Washington newsroom))