Consumer prices rise slightly in January Consumer prices as measured by the Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers index (CPI W) rose 0.4 percent in January, prior to seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, February 19.
Real earnings as a whole unchanged in January, but fall 0.1 percent for production workers Real average hourly earnings was unchanged from December 2009 to January 2010, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, February 19. A
For Social Security beneficiaries, the average monthly benefit (prior to deduction for the Part B Medicare premium) for all retired workers is currently $1,161.