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Issued September 23, 1953
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington 25, D. C.

EXECUTIVE 3-2*4-20
Mcffatt - Ext. 532

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
AUGUST 1953

Consumer Price Imaax m t e s
wetcent
Between July and Auamst 1963

This report presents the Consumer Price IndeoonftOr A&gust
1953 for the average of U. a. jfcfc&ia
f®r individual
cities. The measure of price change from January 1953
forward is based on the revised index struct tire. Information about the index revision is given in the February
1953 Monthly Labor Review or is available upon request.

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:
*
:
:
:

Retail prices of goods and services bought by urban families of wage earners and
clerical workers continued upward, increasing 0.3 percent between July and August 1953*
according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Largely responsible for the increase were advances of 0.7 percent for Transportation and 0.3 percent for
Food. Housing, Medical Care, and Reading and Recreation rose 0.2 percent] and Personal
Care and Other Goods and Services averaged 0.1 percent higher than in July. Apparel
prices, however, declined 0.1 percent during the month.
The U. S. All Items index for August 1953 vas 115.0 (19V7-I4.9 , 100), 0.6 percent
higher than a year ago and 13.0 percent above the level of June 1950- Converted to a
base of 1935-39 * 100, the August index was 192.3.
FOOD

The U. S. Food index rose 0.3 percent from July to August as average retail food
prices increased in 3^ of the k6 cities surveyed. The August index was 11^.1
(19^7-49 a 100), 2.1 percent below a year ago, but I3.5 percent above the June 1950 level.
All food subgroup indexes were higher with the exception of the Fruits and Vegetables
index which fell b.7 percent during the month.

Average prices of fresh fruits and fresh vegetables decreased by about 9 percent
and 6 percent respectively, as more abundant supplies of fresh produce reached retail
stores in August. Prices of apples, watermelons, green beans and tomatoes were substantially lower. Oranges and potatoes were also cheaper. Lettuce prices, however, showed
marked increases.
A 6 percent advance in beef and veal prices, the largest increase for these meats
in any month since June 19W}, caused a 1.9 percent increase in the index for Meats,
Poultry and Fish. Poultry prices averaged over 1 percent higher while prices for pork,
lamb and other meats increased slightly. Fish prices were somewhat lower over the month.
The Other Foods at Home index increased 1.9 percent as egg prices, still in a
period of seasonal advance, rose more than 5 percent between July and August. Also contributing to the rise in this index were higher prices for lard, an important food item
to consumers in Southern and smaller Western cities. Coffee prices also rose in most
cities during the month.




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TLs rise of 0.7 percent in the Dairy Products index resulted chiefly from price
increases for fresh milk in several cities. Similarly, higher bread prices in a few
places largely accounted for the 0.3 percent rise in the index of Cereals and Bakery
Products. Prices of restaurant meals, on the average, were unchanged during the month.
HOUSING

The rise of 0.2 percent in the Housing index was due mainly to an increase of
1.1 percent for Rent, following expiration of Federal rent controls July 31.
Sixteen of the k6 cities in the index were still subject to Federal control as of that
date. In k of these 16 cities, Federal controls were replaced by State or local controls.
Decontrol or transfer to local controls had occurred prior to July 1953 in 2^ of the
remaining cities and 6 small cities were never under control. Prices of some home maintenance items were higher in a few cities* Costs of Gas and Electricity advanced in
several cities, resulting in an average increase of 0.5 percent. Solid Fuels and Fuel
Oil and Household Operation averaged 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent higher, respectively.
Housefurnishings prices declined 0.6 percent, as August sales brought lower prices for
sheets and drapery fabrics.
APPAREL

Prices of apparel were 0.1 percent lower in August than in July, due mainly to
lower prices for womenfs and girls1 clothing. Prices of apparel for other
family members were also lower on the average, although men!s suits and footwear were
higher in some cities.

OTilblK
GROUPS

The rise of 0.7 percent in the Transportation index was caused primarily by the
increase of transit fares in New York, effective July 25, 1953. Also contributing to the increase were higher prices for gasoline and motor oil in cities
surveyed this month for the first time since the general rise in petroleum prices. Used
car prices continued to decline.

Costs of Medical Care continued upward in August, with an increase of 0.2 percent.
Higher fees were reported for hospital rooms and professional services.
Reading and Recreation rose 0.2 percent as higher admission charges for motion
pictures more than offset decreases resulting from sale prices for television sets.
Personal Care and Other Goods and Services were 0.1 percent higher than in July.




TABLE 1.

3

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1/ — U.S. AVERAGE ALL ITEMS AND COMMODITY GROUPS
Indexes and Percent Changes for Selected Dates

GROUP

August
1953

July
1953

This Month

Last Month

|
!

June
1953

August
1952

June
1950

Year
1939
PreWorld War II

Last Year

Pre-Korea

114.5

114.3

101.8

59.4

2 Months Ago

INDEXES (191*7-219 » 100)
ALL ITEMS

115.0

114.7

FOOD

114.1

113.8

113.7

116.6

100.5

47.1

114.1
119.5
114.1
109.1
112.7
114.4

113.8
119.1
112.0
108.3
118.2
II2.3

113.7
118.9
111.3
107.5
121.7
110.9

116.6
117.5
119.4
111.0
118.7
113.1

100.5
102.7
106.1
92.3
102.5
94.1

47.1
57.2
41.6
49.8
46.3

118.0

117.8

117.4

114.6

104.9

125.1
106.9
123.9
107.4
115.8

123.8
106.4
123.7
108.1
115.7

123.3
106.4
121.8
108.0
115.4

118.2
105.0
119.0
107.6
111.9

108.7
102.7
107.6
97.^
99.6

86.6
104.9
56.4
53.*

104.3

104.4

104.6

105.1

96.5

52.5

130.6

129.7

129.4

127.O

109.9

118.1

105.4

2/

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
HOUSING

3/

Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid fuels and fuel oil
Housefurnishings
Household operation
APPAREL

4/

TRANSPORTATION

i

'

MEDICAL CARE

121.8

121.5

121.1

PERSONAL CARE

112.7

112.6

112.6

112.1

99.2

READING AND RECREATION

107.6

107.4

107.8

107.0

102.5

OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES

118.4

118.3

118.2

115.9

103.7

5/

y
y

y

y
y
y
y
y

PERCENT CHANGE TO AUGUST 1953 FROM:
July
1953
ALL ITEMS
FOOD

2/

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at heme
HOUSING

jj/

Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid fuels and fuel oil
Housefurnishings
Household operation
APPAREL

4/

June
1953

August
1952

June
1950

Year
1939

0.3

0.4

0.6

13.0

93.6

0.3

0.4

- 2.1

13.5

142.3

0.3
0.3
1.9
0.7
- 4.7
1.9

0.4
0,5
2.5
1.5
3.2

- 2.1
1.7
- 4.4
- 1.7
- 5.1
1.1

13.5
16.4
7.5
18.2
10.0
21.6

142.3
108.9
174.3
119.1
143.4
136.*

1/

0.2

0.5

3.0

12.5

55.1

1/

1.1
0.5
0.2
- 0.6
0.1

1.5
0.5
1.7
- 0.6
0.3

5.8
1.8
4.1
- 0.2
3.5

15.1
4.1
15.1
10.3
16.3

44.5
1.9
119.7
101.1
69.3

1/

- 0.1

- 0.3

- 0.8

8.1

98.7

2.8

18.8

89.6

1/

67.8

1/

-

l.k

TRANSPORTATION

0.7

0.9

MEDICAL CARE

0.2

0.6

3.1

15.6

PERSONAL CARE

0.1

0.1

0.5

13.6

89.1

1/

READING AND RECREATION

0.2

- 0.2

0.6

5.0

70.8

1/

OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES

0.1

0.2

2.2

14.2

67.7

1/

1/
2/

4/
5/
~~
6/
7/

5/

See General Explanation at end of tables.
Includes "Food away from home."
Includes "Other shelter;" estimates for rent, heme purchase, and other home owner costs are reflected monthly in total
housing and all items.
Indexes for subgroups of apparel not yet available.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and "miscellaneous services" (such as legal services, banking fees, burial
services, etc.).
Not available.
Approximate.




TABLE 2.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1/ — ALL ITEMS INDEXES FOR SELECTED DATES
U.S. Average and 20 Large Cities

( i g k l - k 9 »

100)

(1935-39 » 100)

City
August
1953

115.0

U.S. AVERAGE

July
1953

June
1953

114.7

114.5

August
1952

June
1950

114.3

101. £

115.5

102.8
102.8

August
1953

/

192.3

CITIES PRICED MONTHLY:
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia

116.3
116.9

115.7
116.9
115.6
112.1
114.7

115.8

112.7

Ilk .9

116.6

115.0

115.4
112.0
114.6

114.9
112.2
114.9

101.3
100.9

101.6

198.1
197.3
193.5
186.5
191.2

July
1952

April
1950

July
1953

113. T
115.3
114.9 5/

182.1

114.7

101.2
101.4
102.1 5/
99.9
101.5

191.4
193.5
200.0

June
1952

June
1950

June
1953

114.6 6/

101.3 6/
101.6
101.2
101.1
100.9

115.3

CITIES PRICED II JAN., APR.,
JULY, OCT. 4/
Boston
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Portland, Ore.

113.1
115.3

115.6

113.0

•113.8
115.5

CITIES PRICED IN MAR., JUNE,
SEPT., DEC. 4/
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Francisco

117.1
115.1
114.5

113.0

112.9
115.5
114.9

115.8
116.1

CITIES PRICED I* F S B . , MAY,
AtC., NOV. 4/
Cleveland
Houston
Scranton
Seattle
Washington, D. C.
1/
?/
J/
4/
5/
%]

185.6

198.6
197.9

192.8

193.3
198.4

August
1952

May
1950

115.1

114.0

196.1
197.7

113-2

114.0
114.6
114.1

100.4
103.5
102.0
101.6

199.6
187.5

115.8

116.8

116.8
114.2

August
1953

188.1

100.2

See General Explanation at end of tables.
These are the same indexes shown in c o l u m n 1, 2 or 3, converted to a base of 1935*39 • 100.
The U.S. Average is based on prices collected in 46 cities. In addition to ttte 20 cities listed individually, 26 cities
are included in the national average. Indexes are not calculated for these 26 cities.
Foods, fuels, rents and a few other items priced monthly; other commodities and services priced quarterly.
June 1952 and June 1950; formerly priced March, June, September, December.
May 1952 and May 1950; formerly priced February, May, August, November.

TABLE 3.

City

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX l/ — PERCENT CHANGES FROM JULY 1953 TO AUGUST 1953
U.S. Average and Five Cities Priced Monthly
All Items and Commodity Groups

All
Items

Food
£/

U.S. AVERAGE
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
Nev York
Philadelphia

Housing
1/

Apparel

Medical
Care

Personal
Care

Reading
&
Recreation

it/

Other
Goods &
Services
5/

0.3

0.3

0.2

- 0.1

0.7

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.5
0
0
0.5
0.2

- 0.4
- 0.4
0.4
0.2
0.6

1.7
0.3
- 0.2
0.2
0

0.5
0.1
- 0.7
- 0.2
- 0.1

0
0.1
0.1
4.4
- 0.1

0
0.1
0.1
0.9
0

0.2
0.1
- 0.1
0.1
0.1

1.0
0
- 0.4
0.6
- 1.6

0
0
0
0.1
0

See footnotes on table 1 and General Explanation at end of tables.




Transportation

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TABLE 4. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX l/ — ALL ITEMS AND COMMODITY GROUPS
August 1953 Indexes and Percent Changes, May 1953 to August 1953
U.S. Average and 10 Cities Priced in August

City

All
Items

Total
Food

Total

U

Housing
Solid
Fuels
Gas &
Elec&
triFuel
Oil
city

Rent

3/

Housefurnishings

Household
Operation

TransAppare1 portation

MediPercal II sonal
Care !j Care

!

v

ReadOther
ing tc Goods &
Recre- Seration
vices
1/

August 1953 Indexes (1947-49 * 100)
U.S. AVERAGE

115.0

114.1

118.0

Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Scranton
Seattle
Washington,D.C.

116.3
115.1
116.9
116.8
115.8
112.T
114.9
113.2
116.8
114.2

112.3
112.2
116. T
112.8
113.3
112.1
116.5
113.6
113.6
113.3

123.1
118.2
120.1
122,5
123.7
114.9
113.0
115.3
118.9
116.4

125.1

130.7
137.5

113.1
132.9

106.9

123.9

107.4

115.8

104..3

130.6

121,,8

112.7

107.6

118.4

99.9
106.8
109.1
106.5
109.5
108.8
101.8
111.9
99.0
117.0

122.6
121.0
119.0

109.4
105.0
110.8
103.8
109.8
107.1
109.5
101.5
107.6
108.6

120.2
110.4
106.4
120.3
107.7
118.8
113.2
106.7
110.2
113.1

107..2
104..9
103.• 3
106..6
102..9
104,,2
103..7
106,.7
107,,6
104,.0

134.3
125.1
127.6
127.2
128.2
134.2
134.8
130.2
133.3
128.8

121,.2
126..7
121.-5
118,• 5
120,,2
121.,6
120..3
115-,0
125.• 5
117.

114.2
113.8
119.3
119.2
117.6
106.8
116.3
111.9
111.2
111.4

111.4
113.7
109.6
113.8
102.1
106.2
108.9
117.6
112.7
109.2

112.9
116.5
123.6
119.3
113.7
119.0
122.0
115.4
125.9
125.8

C., 9

- 0.1

- 0.4

0.3

1,.2
5-•8
0,.2
0,.1
0,-3
0,.9
0,-5
0..8
0..4
0..2

- 0.1
0
0
- 0.3
- 0.2
0.1
- 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2
0

-

1.5
0.3
0.9
0.6
1.8
0.2
3.2
0.5
2.1
- 3.3

0.5
- 0.2
0.6
- 0.1
- 0.2
0.7
0.2
0.1
0
0.6

128.8
121.8
137.3
127.0
130.2

Percent Change —
U.S. AVERAGE

0.9

1.8

0.8

Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Scranton
Seattle
Washington,D.C.

1.5
1.2
0.9
0
o.4
1.2
1.0
1.1
0.5
0.6

1.4
2.7
1.5
0.8
1.0
1.6
2.8
1.9
1.4
2.3

2.6
0.4
1.2
- 0.6
0.3
0.5
0.5
1.0
- 0.1
0.2

1.7

4.9
0.4

y

0.6
3.7

1

May 1953 to August 1953

0.3

1.7

- 0,2

- 0.1
0
- 0.1
0
0
0.7
0
0
0 ;
1.8

2.3
1.3
1.7

0.6
0
0,3
1.3
1.6
0.7
0
0.2
0.8
0.3

2.5
2.4
5.7
0
2.8

-

1.0
1.3
- i ..9
0.1
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.9
- o.l
0.1

- 0,.4

0.9

0.6
0., 8
- 0.,5 1
1.5
(
1
1.5
0.4
- 0,,4
1.1
- 0,.7
5.4
- 0,.7
1.0
- 0,.5
0.,2
0.7
0,.7
- 0.1
0..2
1.2

1/ through 5/, see footnotes on table 1 and General Explanation at end of tables.
Z/ Change from February 1953 to August 1953*

TABLE 5. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1/ — FOOD AND ITS SUBGROUPS
August 1953 Indexes and Percent Changes, July 1953 to August 1953
U.S. Average and 20 Large Cities
(1947-1+9 , 100)

City

U.S. AVERAGE

2/
Total Food
Percent
Index Change

Cereals &
Meats, Poultry
Total
Bakery Products
& Fish
Food at Heme
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index Change
Index Change
Index Change

114.1

114.1

0.3

0.3

119.5

0.3

114.1

1.9

Dairy
Products
Percent
Index Change

Fruits k
Vegetables
Percent
Index Change

Other
Foods at.Home
Percent
Index Change

109.1

0.7

112.7

- 4.7

114.4

1.9

118.7
110.5
111.5
111.0
114.9

-

0.7
5.8
4.7
4.9
5.0

106.6
112.3
110.7
119.7
121.0

0.9
2.3
2.3
1.9
2.5

-

3.6
8.8
1.9
6.5
2.2

116.7
116.1
113.5
110.8
115.0

2.5
2.0
1.7
1.1
2.0

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati

115.2
114.5
112.6
112.3
117.1

1.2
0.3
0.8
- 0.4
0.1

115.3
114.3
112.3
111.8
117.3

1.5
0.3
1.0
- 0.6
0.2

117.5
116.6
117.6
114.1
120.2

1.7
0.2
0.4
0.2
2.0

121.4
116.8
111.1
107.7
117.4

3.1
2.5
3.6
- 0.6
- 0.7

110.1
112.2
107.9
109.8
112.1

0
0
0.9
0.1
2.6

Cleveland
Detroit
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles

112.2
116.7
112.8
112.0

0.7
- 0-.4
0.2
0.1
0.4

112.3
116.4
112.7
111.6
112.7

1.1
- 0.9
0.6
0.1
0.5

116.6
116.3
115.2
120.4
122.8

1.6
0
0
2.5
- 0.1

110.9
113,2
111.0
110.7
112.6

1.6
1.3
2.1
1.0
1.7

105.1
109.4
108.0
106.3
108.7

2.8
- 0.4
- 0.1
3.2
- 0.2

110.0
122.0
115.1
110.0
104.5

Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland, Ore.

113.2
112.1
116.5
115.4
114.5

0.4
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.5

113.1
112.2
116.5
115.4
114.9

0.5
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.7

119.7
123.2
118.9
119.7
117.7

- 0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1

107 0
113.0
116.8
112.5
119.0

3.4
2.4
2.9
3.3
2.2

106.7
106.3
111.1
109.5
109.4

0
2.4
0
0
0

117.4
106.4
117.8
114.4
107.8

-

4.3
6.7
4.3
4.7
3.7

119.4
113.9
114.3
121.9
117.5

1.6
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.7

St. Louis
San Francisco
Scranton
Seattle
Washington,D.C.

117.2
113.4
113.6
113.6

0.5
0.2
- 0.4
0.8
1.1

117.3
113.8
113.4
113.7
113.1

0.5
0.3
- 0.3
0.8
1.3

114.9
127.4
116.3
120.0
115.5

1.3
- 0.1
- 0.3
0.3
0.3

115.7
112.4
114.6

0.6
1.4
2.5
2.6

106.1
109.7
109.9
107.0
114.3

0.1
0
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1 !
I

126.2
110.7
106.6
113.1
107.1

-

1.2
3.1
8.4
3.0
2.9

122.0
112.5
114.4
113.9
112.1

1.9
1.7
2.0
2.2
1.7

113.3

113.3

1.9

113.3
113.5

Dee footnotes on table 1 and General Explanation at end of tables.




fc.3

6

GENERAL EXPLANATION

The Consumer Price Index (revised January 1953) measures the average change in
prices of goods and services purchased by city wage-earner and clerical-worker families.
The goods and services included in the index "market "basket" are those required to maintain the level of living characteristic of such families in 1952. The quantities and
qualities of the items in the "market basket" remain the same between consecutive pricing
periods, so that the index measures the effect of price change only on the cost of living
of these families.
The indexes are presented on a base of 19U7-U9-100. The index numbers thus show
the average increase or decrease in prices from the 19U7-U9 average. (For convenience
of users, these indexes are also shown on the base 1935-39® 100. Note that they are
calculated using the new samples, items and weights). The city indexes do not indicate
whether it costs more to live in one city than in another. Comparisons of city indexes
show only whether prices have risen more or less in one city than another since the base
period.
The Bureau has been compiling the Consumer Price Index for nearly I4O years. At
four different times it has been necessary to bring the "market basket" of goods and services up to date and to modernize the samples and methods of calculation. The indexes in
this report are revised as of January 1953• The "market basket" is based on extensive
surveys of postwar expenditure patterns of city families, and reflects changes that have
occurred since prewar in the amounts, kinds and qualities of things people buy, as well as
new things that were not part of our pattern of living a few years ago.
About 300 items are priced to estimate the average change in prices
all items
in the "market basket." Among these items are all the important goods and services that
wage and clerical workers buy. Prices are collected at regular intervals, and the successive prices are conpared to determine price changes. The items priced are described
by detailed specifications to insure that as far as possible, the same quality is priced
each time, and that differences in reported prices are measures of price change only.
Prices are obtained in a sample of U6 cities representative of all cities in the U.S.,
including the 12 largest urban areas with populations over 1 million, 9 other large cities,
9 medium-sized cities, and 16 small cities. In each city, prices are reported by stores
of various kinds and by service establishments and individuals (such as physicians and
dentists) from whom wage and clerical workers buy goods and services.
Foods, fuels, rents, and a few other items are priced monthly in all cities.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained on a regular rotating pricing cyclemonthly in the 5 largest cities, every 3 months in 25 large and medium-sized cities, and
every U months in the 16 smallest cities. In any given month, goods and services other
than foods, fuels and rents are priced in 17 or 18 cities out of the 1|6. Price collection
extends over 3 or 1; weeks, centered on the 15th of the month. Prices for a few items
(e.g., auto insurance, railroad fares) are computed from published sources•
Food. Food prices are collected monthly from chain and representative independent
food stores in all lj.6 cities, during the first 3 days of the week which includes the l5th
of the month. Prices for restaurant meals are based on menus collected on the regular
pricing cycle for each city as described above.
Rent. Rents are obtained each month by mail from tenants of representative samples
of dwellings in each of the U6 cities, and once every 2 years by personal visit, when
local samples of dwellings are als<? reviewed. The rent index measures changes in rent
from one period to mother for the same rented dwellings, with the same facilities,
furnishings and services«
Other Shelter. Materials and services for house maintenance and repair are priced
on the regular city"pricing cycle. Prices of houses/ fire insurance rates, mortgage
interest and taxes, which change only occasionally, are obtained annually or biennially,
and changes estimated between pricing dates. Sales prices of houses are obtained from
records of mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration.




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Fuels, including Gas and Electricity, Prices prevailing on the 1.5th of the month
are collected montliljTyTSxl from fuel dealers and utility companies in h£ cities.
All Goods and Services other than Foods, Fuels and Rents. Prices ara collected
in person, on the cl^~cycle described above, firom samples of representative dep&rtnent
stores, apparel and shoe stores, houseful*nishings and appliance dealers, barber shops
beauty shops, doctors, hospitals, moving picture theaters, etc. Prices for such iberad as
newspapers, street car and bus fares, and telephone service are collected, by mail. Prices
of used cars are obtained from car dealers through a trade association*
Price changes for all items in each city are combined in accordance with their
iuportance in the "market basket" for that city to obtain an average price change for that
city. Price changes for the U6 cities are combined for the U.S. with the use of 1950 population data. Each city is given an importance or weight proportionate to the wage-earner
and clerical-worker population it represents in the index, The 12 largest cities, each
weighted by its own population, when combined have about two-fifths of the total weight in
the national index. Each of the 3 other city-size groups has about one-fifth of the total
weight; i.e., the 9 other large cities, the 9 medium-sized cities, and the 16 small cities.
City indexes are compiled for the 20 largest of the i;6 cities priced for the national average. The remaining 26 cities in which prices are collected are:
Illinois
Canton, Ohio
Charleston, W. Virginia
Evansville, Indiana
Garrett, Indiana
Grand Forlcs, N. Dakota
Grand Island,
The

Huntington, W. Virginia
Laconia, New Hampshire
Lodi, California
Lynchburg, Virginia
Madill, Oklahoma
Madison, Wisconsin
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Middletown, Connecticut
Newark, Ohio

as described above,
Price Index for 3k cities,
to 1913. 1/

For detailed descriptions of the
following:

Pulaski, Virginia
Ravenna, Ohio
Rawlins, Wyoming
San Jose, California
Sandpoint, Idaho
0kl<
Shenandoah, Iowa
Youngstown, Ohio

been linked (spliced) to the "interim
through December 1952, to form a

Price Index, its

and limitations,

Price Index," A Short Description of the Index as Revised, 1953.
onsumers1 Price Index—A Summary of Changes in the Index and
for Transition from the 'Interim Adjusted* and 'Old Series'
to the Revised Index."
of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 1039s "Interim Adjustment of the
1
Price Index."
1951 Report: "Consumers' Price Index and Retail Food Pric
1952 Report: "Consumers' Price Index and Retail Food Pric
Monthly Labor Review articles:
The Revised Consumer Price Index
Adjusted Consumers' Price Index:
Interim Adjustment of Consumers'
Selection of Cities for Consumer
Revision of the Consumers' Price

y

(February 1 9 5 3 ) .
Relative importance of Items (June 1951).
Price Index (April 1951).
Expenditure Survey-1950 (April 1951).
Index (July 1950).

See December 1952 report, "Consumers1 Price Index and Retail Food Prices." Tables of
^interim adjusted" indexes for the U. S. and for 20 cities are available upon