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PRICE TRENDS AND INDEXES

Bulletin No. 1165
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S T A T E S

D E P A R T M E N T

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C O N S U M E R P R IC E S
in th e U n ite d S t a t e s ,
1 9 4 9 -5 2




Price Trends and Indexes

B u l l e t i n

N o .

1 1 6 5

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O F LA BO R
J a m e s P. M itc h e ll, S e c r e t a r y
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clogun, Commissions

F o r sale by th e Su p erin ten d en t o f D ocum ents, U . S . G overnm ent P rin tin g Office,
W ash ing to n 25, D. C.
P r ic e 45 cen ts

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U N IT E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R ,
B ureau o f L a b o r S ta tistic s,

W a sh in g to n , D . C . , June 1 5 ; 1954*
T he S E C R E T A R Y O F L A B O R :
I h ave the h o n o r to t r a n s m it h e r e w ith a b u lle tin s u m m a r iz in g
data on c o n s u m e r p r i c e s f o r the y e a r s 1949 th ro u g h 1952* M o s t
o f th is in fo r m a tio n h as b e e n r e le a s e d in m im e o g r a p h e d m o n th ­
ly r e p o r t s fu r n is h in g c u r r e n t fig u r e s on the B u r e a u ’ s C o n s u m e r
P r i c e In d ex f o r c it y w a g e - e a r n e r and c l e r i c a l - w o r k e r f a m ilie s .
T h is r e p o r t c o n tin u e s an h is t o r ic a l r e c o r d o f in fo r m a tio n on
th is s u b je c t p r o v id e d in p r e v io u s p u b lic a t io n s .
The b u lle tin w as p r e p a r e d b y m e m b e r s o f the s ta ff o f the
B u r e a u ’ s D iv is io n o f P r i c e s and C o s t o f L iv in g , u n d er the d i r e c ­
tio n o f A b n e r H u rw itz , C h ie f, C o s t o f L iv in g B r a n c h . P la n n in g
and c o o r d in a t io n o f the m a t e r ia ls in c lu d e d w a s the r e s p o n s ib ilit y
o f D o r is P . R o th w e ll o f the C o s t o f L iv in g B r a n c h .
E W A N C L A G U E , C o m m is s io n e r .
H on.




JA M E S P . M IT C H E L L ,
S e cre ta ry o f L a b or.

" P r e fa c e
This bulletin , C o n su m er P r ic e s in the United S tates, 1 9 4 9 -5 2 , p re se n ts a
b r ie f a n a ly sis of the trend of reta il p ric e s and su m m a ry tabulations of index num ­
b e rs based on p r ic e s co llected fo r the Bureau of L abor S t a tis tic s 1 C on su m er
P r ic e Index fo r the 4 -y e a r p eriod 1 9 4 9 -5 2 . With this publication, the h isto ric a l
re co rd s on this subject co v er the period up to e a r ly 1 9 53, the date of introduction
of the la test co m p reh en siv e re v isio n of the C on su m er P r ic e Index. The p resen t
re p o rt, th e r e fo r e , does not include index num bers fo r som e groups and subgroups
of goods and s e r v ic e s fo r which fig u re s are available a fter 1952. The la te st p rio r
publication of these h isto ric a l re c o rd s was in B ulletin N o. 96 6 , C o n su m ers 1P r ic e s
in the United S ta tes, 1 9 4 2 -4 8 .
The trend of con su m er p r ic e s in the y e a rs 1 9 4 9 -5 2 , b e a rs the im pact of the
K orean conflict on the Nation*s econom y follow ing a period of gradu ally em ergin g
stability in 1949 and ea rly 1950. The sharp upturn in p r ic e s that ensued, contin­
ued through the y ear 1951. P r ic e s then leveled off and m oved within a narrow
range through 1952, and the rela tiv e stability that ch a ra cte rized that year p e r ­
sists to the p re se n t. The gen eral trend of p r ic e s indicated by the total Con­
sum er P r ic e Index d ire c tly re fle c ts the m ovem ent of com m odity p r i c e s --f o o d s ,
a p p a re l, h o u sefu rn ish in g s, e t c .,- - w h i c h rep resen t the bulk of fa m ily spending.
H ow ever, p ric e s of s e r v ic e s - - .m e d i c a l and p e rso n a l c a r e , u tilitie s , e t c . , - continued their steady upward trend throughout the 1 9 4 9 -5 2 p erio d , reflecting
the in creasin g demand fo r s e r v ic e s that accom pan ies im p rovem en ts in the econ­
om ic position of the A m e r ic a n w o rk e r.
F ollow ing the outbreak of the K orean h o s tilitie s , attention was focu sed on
the C on su m er P r ic e Index as an econom ic in d icator, and in creasin g use of the
index in wage determ ination was anticipated. R ecognizing that a long range c o m ­
prehensive p ro g ra m fo r the re v isio n of the index, a lrea d y indicated, would not
provide urgently needed index adju stm ents in tim e fo r application to em ergen cy
situ ations, the B ureau m ade an in terim adjustm ent of the index in the fa ll of 195 0.
Changes in index w eights and in the lis t of item s p riced w ere introduced into the
index s e r ie s a s of January 195 0, and a co rrectio n of the rent index was made
retroa ctiv e to 1940. The d isc u ssio n of p rice change in this report is based on
m ovem en ts of this "a d ju s te d " index s e r ie s .
The tabular su m m a ry of index num bers for the y e a rs 1 9 4 9 - 52 includes indexes
based on the unadjusted procedure (the "o ld s e r i e s " ) through June 1953. This
s e r ie s w as discontinued a fter that date.




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A n a ly s is o f p r i c e tr e n d s . . . . . . . .......... ............................................................ .
B a c k g r o u n d , 1 9 4 2 -4 8 .....................................................................................
Y e a r o f t r a n s it io n , 1948 . . . . . . . .......... •............................................. • •
R e ta il p r i c e m o v e m e n t s , 1 9 4 9 -5 2 ..................••••••••••••............
P r i c e d e c lin e , S e p te m b e r 1948 - F e b r u a r y 1950
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K o r e a n im p a c t , F e b r u a r y 1950 - D e c e m b e r 1951
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R e la tiv e s ta b ilit y , D e c e m b e r 1951 - D e c e m b e r 1952 ..........
C o m m o d it y g r o u p s ................................................................ •...........................
F o o d .......................................... .....................................................................
A p p a r e l and t e x t ile h o u s e fu r n is h in g s ••••••••.......... ..............
D u r a b le g o o d s ................................................................ ..................... ..
F u e ls , g a s , and e l e c t r i c i t y .......... • ••••.................................... .. .
M is c e lla n e o u s s e r v i c e s ........................................................................
R e n t .................... ......................................................................................... ..
I n t e r c it y v a r ia t io n •••••............... .. . .................................. ................

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The C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d ex ••••••••................................................................
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D e s c r i p t i o n .................
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C o m p a r is o n o f the O ld , A d ju s t e d , and R e v is e d S e r ie s •••••••
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The In te r im A d ju s tm e n t ••••.......... ............................................................ 16
N ew unit b ia s a d ju s t m e n t .....................................................................
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R e v is io n o f p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts .................... ................................. ..
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A d d itio n o f new i t e m s ...................
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R e v is io n o f c o m m o d it y w e ig h ts • • •• .......... •••••••••............ 20
C o m p a r is o n o f m o v e m e n t s o f the O ld S e r ie s and
A d ju s te d S e r ie s ........................................................... .... . .
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O th e r c h a n g e s in p r o c e d u r e s , 1 9 4 9 -5 2 ............... •••••••••••••• 21
C o m p r e h e n s iv e r e v is io n o f the i n d e x ............... ................................. ..
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U s e s o f the i n d e x .............................................................
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W age a d j u s t m e n t ......................
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O th er u s e s ..................................................................... • .........................
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C o n v e r s io n p r o b le m s o f in d e x u s e r s ..........................................
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TABLES
1 . - P e r c e n t C h an ge in R e ta il P r i c e s o f S e le c t e d G ro u p s o f G o o d s
and S e r v ic e s f o r S e le c t e d P e r i o d s , 1 9 4 8 -5 2 ••»••••••••

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2 . - P e r c e n t C h an ge and T u rn in g P o in ts in the T r e n d o f C o n s u m e r
P r i c e s , 1 9 4 8 -5 2 ......................

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3 . - P e r c e n t I n c r e a s e in C o n s u m e r P r i c e s f r o m S e le c t e d
P r e w a r D a tes ••••••••............... • • • • • • • ................ ...................

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4 . - P e r c e n t C h an ge in R e ta il P r i c e s o f F o o d f o r S e le c t e d
P e r i o d s , 1 9 4 8 - 52 .......................................................................

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5. - A v e r a g e R e ta il P r i c e s o f S e le c t e d F o o d s , D e c e m b e r 1948,
D e c e m b e r 1950, and D e c e m b e r 1952 ...............................................

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6. - P e r c e n t C h ange in C o n s u m e r P r i c e s B e tw e e n L a s t P r i c e d
M on th s o f 1948 and 1952 ..........................................................................

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7. - C o m p a r is o n o f O ld , A d ju s t e d , and R e v is e d C o n s u m e r P r i c e
In dex S e r i e s ..................................................................... ...............................

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8. - C o m p a r is o n o f P r i c e C h a n ges b a s e d on ’ 'A d ju s t e d 11 and
"O ld S e r i e s " C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d e x e s , 1 9 5 0 -5 2 .....................

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T A B U L A R SUM M ARY
A . - C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index: N a tion a l A v e r a g e b y C o m m o d it y G ro u p s
A d ju s te d S e r ie s 1 9 4 0 -5 2 , O ld S e r ie s 1 9 4 0 -J u n e 1953 ............

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B . - C o n s u m e r P r i c e In dex: 34 L a r g e C it ie s b y C o m m o d ity G ro u p s
A d ju s te d S e r ie s 1 9 4 0 -5 2 , O ld S e r ie s 1 9 4 0 -J u n e 1953 ............

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C . - C o n s u m e r P r i c e In dex: In d e x e s o f R e ta il P r i c e s o f S p e c ia l
G ro u p s o f G o o d s and S e r v i c e s ..............................................................

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D. - C o n s u m e r P r i c e In dex: In d e x e s o f R e t a il P r i c e s o f S e le c t e d
I t e m s ...................................................................................................................

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CHARTS
C h a rt A . - C o n s u m e r P r i c e In dex 1 9 3 5 -5 2 , C o m m o d it ie s , R e n t s ,
and S e r v i c e s .........................................................................................

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C h a rt B . - C o n s u m e r P r i c e In dex 1 9 3 9 -5 2 , M a jo r G ro u p s o f G o o d s
and S e r v i c e s .........................................................................................

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A P P E N D IX E S
A . - P u b lic a t io n o f the C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x .................................................

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B . - R e la te d P r o g r a m s o f the B u re a u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s .........................

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C . - R e la tiv e Im p o r ta n c e o f C o m p o n e n ts in A d ju s te d S e r ie s In dex . . .

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C o n s u m e r P r i c e In dex: L is t o f Ite m s In clu d e d and
R e la tiv e Im p o r ta n c e o f E a ch Item in M a jo r G ro u p s
o f Ite m s an d in T o ta l In dex A ft e r In te r im A d ju s t ­
m e n t, J a n u a ry 1950 and D e c e m b e r 1952 .........................................

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B i b l i o g r a p h y ...........................................................................................................................

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Chart A

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Commodities, Rent, and Services
IN D E X

1935 - 52

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O F LA B O R

BUREAUOF LABORSTATISTICS

■ ^ S E R V IC E S

1

U tilities-, a u to r e p a ir s ; lic e n s e s ; in s u r a n c e ; p e r s o n a l, d o m e s t ic , la u n d r y c a re a n d s e r v ic e - ,
m e d ic a l s e r v ic e ; p u b lic t r a n s p o r ta tio n - , m o tio n p ic tu r e a d m is s io n s ; n e w s p a p e r s .

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C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S , 1 9 4 9 - 5 2

“f i n i t e

Background,

1942-481

T h e A m e r i c a n e c o n o m y at the e n d
of 1 9 4 8 s e e m e d to b e r e c o v e r i n g f r o m
the w a r - i n d u c e d inflation that b e g a n
in
1942.
D u r i n g this p e r i o d ,
aggregate
personal
consumption
expenditures
r e a c h e d $ 1 7 8 billion, a n i n c r e a s e of 96
percent.
H o w e v e r , although c o n s u m e r
p r i c e s a d v a n c e d 47. 5 p e r c e n t , p e r s o n a l
c o n s u m p t i o n e x p e n d i t u r e s in
constant
doll a r s i n c r e a s e d o n l y 32 p e r c e n t .
T h e e n t r y of the U n i t e d States into
w a r in D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 1 w a s f o l l o w e d b y
a p e r i o d of r a p i d l y rising p r i c e s
which
c o n t i n u e d to M a y 1942; h o w e v e r , p r i c e s
r o s e at a m o r e g r a d u a l p a c e t h r o u g h M a y
1943, a s the G o v e r n m e n t ^ b r o a d p r o ­
g r a m of e c o n o m i c stabilization t o o k ef­
fect. M a y 1 9 4 3 to J u n e 1 9 4 6 w a s a p e r i o d
of c o m p a r a t i v e o r i c e stability u n d e r
the effect of c o n t r o l m e a s u r e s
a k e n in
s u p p o r t of the P r e s i d e n t s " h o l d - t h e l i n e n o r d e r i s s u e d in A p r i l 1943.
Be­
g i n n i n g in J u l y 194&, c o n t r o l s w e r e re ­
m o v e d r a p i d l y a n d p r i c e s r o s e at the
s h a r p e s t rate e v e r m e a s u r e d b y the
C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index.
Although w a r ­
t i m e p r e s s u r e s a p p e a r e d to h a v e slack­
e n e d b y M a r c h 1947, p r i c e s c o n t i n u e d
to i n c r e a s e u n d e r the i n f luence of
m o u n t i n g p o s t w a r d e m a n d s , rising costs
a n d continuing shortages.
T h e p e a k of
the a d v a n c e w a s r e a c h e d in A u g u s t a n d
S e p t e m b e r 1 9 4 8 w h e n it a p p e a r e d that
the m o s t u r g e n t d e m a n d s w e r e b e i n g
filled a n d s u p p l i e s w e r e b e c o m i n g m o r e
plentiful.
Y e a r of T r a n s i t i o n ,

1948

T h e yea r 1948 w a s m a r k e d
by
transition to a b u y e r s 1 m a r k e t , a n d the
1 S e e B u r e a u of L a b o r Statistics B u l ­
letin N o . 96 6 , C o n s u m e r s * P r i c e s in
the U n i t e d States 1 9 4 2 - 4 8 .




'Jn e n e te

e n d of the w a r a n d r e c o n v e r s i o n c o n ­
dition of e x c e s s d e m a n d a n d rising
prices.
A t the b e g i n n i n g of the y e a r
inflationary p r e s s u r e s w e r e still strong,
w a g e s w e r e rising, a n d d i s p o s a b l e
p e r s o n a l i n c o m e s w e r e high.
B u t sup­
plies of c o n s u m e r g o o d s w e r e building
up; a n t i c i p a t e d b u m p e r a g r i c u l t u r a l
c r o p s w e r e r e a lized, a n d
pent-up
d e m a n d w a s g r a d u a l l y satisfied. T h u s ,
s u p p l y a n d d e m a n d w e r e b r o u g h t into
better b alance.
A number
of fiscal
a c t i o n s t a k e n in S e p t e m b e r -- the r e ­
i m p o s i t i o n of r e g u l a t i o n s o v e r install­
m e n t selling a n d the rais i n g of r e s e r v e
r e q u i r e m e n t s of m e m b e r b a n k s b y the
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d -- t e n d e d to
s t e m f u r t h e r inflation.
Until the third q u a r t e r of 1948,
the p o s t w a r u p w a r d m o v e m e n t of p r i c e s
at w h o l e s a l e h a d not m a t e r i a l l y s l a c k ­
ened.
T h e effects of c u r r e n t i n c r e a s e s
in w a g e rates, freight charges., a n d in
p r i c e s of industrial r a w m a t e r i a l s w e r e
still b e i n g c a r r i e d t h r o u g h distributive
c h a n n e l s . T h e r e w a s a definite w e a k ­
n e s s in a g r i c u l t u r a l c o m m o d i t y p r i c e s ,
h o w e v e r , b e c a u s e of r e c o r d c r o p s a n d
s l a c k e n i n g of e x p o r t d e m a n d .
At re­
tail, f o o d p r i c e s b e g a n to b r e a k in the
first q u a r t e r of 1 9 4 8 b u t t u r n e d u p again
s h a r p l y until m i d - s u m m e r .
Food
p r i c e s d e c l i n e d substantially b e g i n n i n g
in S e p t e m b e r , reflecting plentiful s u p ­
plies of c r o p s a n a livestock. B y D e c e m ­
b e r , f o o d p r i c e s h a d fallen m o r e t h a n
5 p e r c e n t f r o m the J u l y p e a k .
Retail
p r i c e s of c o m m o d i t i e s o t h e r t h a n f o o d s
m o v e d over a n a r r o w e r r a n g e during
the y e a r .
F e w e r price increases w e r e
r e p o r t e d a n d d e c r e a s e s w e r e evident
t o w a r d the e n d of the y e a r a s c o n s u m e r
r e s i s t a n c e f o r c e d r e d u c t i o n s in p r i c e s
of a p p a r e l a n d h o u s e f u r n i s h i n g s i t e m s .

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

2

Reta i l P r i c e M o v e m e n t s ,

1949-52

T h e m o v e m e n t s of retail
prices
f r o m 1949 t h r o u g h 1952 m a y b e g r o u p e d
in t h r e e b r o a d p e r i o d s (1) the p e r i o d of
the p o s t - W o r l d W a r II p r i c e r e c e s s i o n
(roughly S e p t e m b e r
1 9 4 8 to F e b r u a r y
1950), (2) the p e r i o d of p r i c e r i s e s
g e n e r a t e d b y the K o r e a n hostilities
( a bout F e b r u a r y 1 9 5 0 to D e c e m b e r 1951),
a n d (3) the p e r i o d of relative p r i c e
stability ( D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 1 to D e c e m b e r
1952).
T a b l e 1 s h o w s c h a n g e s in retail
prices during these years.
T h e d o w n t u r n in
prices w h i c h
s t a r t e d in the fall of 1948, w a s a l r e a d y
c o m i n g to a n e n d w h e n the K o r e a n h o s ­
tilities b e g a n in J u n e 1950.
In the e n ­
suing period, m o s t c o m m o d i t y p rices
r o s e to l e vels e v e n h i g h e r t h a n t h o s e of
the p r e v i o u s p o s t - W o r l d W a r II p e a k s
b e f o r e r e a c h i n g s o m e d e g r e e of s t a b ­
ility at the e n d of 1951.
P r i m a r y m a r k e t (wholesale)prices
d e c r e a s e d steadily for n e a r l y a y e a r
f r o m their p o s t w a r p e a k in the fall of
1 9 4 8 a n d r e m a i n e d g e n e r a l l y stable
•Until m i d - 1950, w h e n t h e y t u r n e d u p ­

T a b le 1 —

w a r d a b r u p t l y , to r e a c h their a l l - t i m e
p e a k in e a r l y 1951. B o t h in the p o s t ­
w a r d e c l i n e a n d s u b s e q u e n t rise, the
m o v e m e n t s of a v e r a g e p r i m a r y m a r k e t
p r i c e s l e d the a v e r a g e m o v e m e n t s in
retail m a r k e t s .
In p a r t this r e p r e s e n t s
the n o r m a l lag of retail p r i c e s a n d their
g r e a t e r rigidity, b u t in p a r t it points
u p a significant f actor in the s t o r y of
retail p r i c e s of the p e r i o d , n a m e l y ,
the c o n t r a s t s in the b e h a v i o r of c o m ­
m o d i t y p r i c e s a n d s e r v i c e s fees.
The
f o r m e r r e a c t e d in v a r y i n g d e g r e e s to
c h a n g i n g conditions; the latter r e m a i n ­
e d relatively i n s e nsitive to s h o r t - r u n
i n f l u e n c e s a n d c o n t i n u e d to i n c r e a s e .
P r i c e Decline, S e p t e m b e r 1948 F e b r u a r y 1 9 5 0 . - A l t h o u g h retail prices
g e n e r a l l y r e a c h e d their p e a k in S e p t ­
e m b e r 1 9 4 8 a n d t h e n d e c l i n e d , the
t u r n i n g p oints in t r e n d s of individual
c o m m o d i t y prices w e r e b y no m e a n s
identical.
P r i c e s of f o o d s a n d s o m e
o t h e r c o m m o d i t y g r o u p s b e g a n to d e ­
cline e v e n b e f o r e the fall of 1948.
In
c o n t r a s t , p r i c e s of s e r v i c e s a n d r e n t
c o n t i n u e d to r i s e .

P e r c e n t Change in R e ta il P r i c e s of S e le c te d G ro up s of G oo ds and S e r v i c e s for S e le c te d P e r i o d s ,
1948 - 52

G ro up

Sept. 1948
to
F e b . 1950

P e r c e n t c ha ng e
D e c . 1951
F e b . 1950
to
to
D e c . 1951
D e c . 1952

D e c . 1948
to
D e c . 1952

A l l i t e m s ..........................................................................................................

-4. 2

+ 12. 6

+0. 8

+ 10. 7

C om m odities
............................................................................................
Services
.......................................................................................................
Rent
....................................................................... .. .......................................

I / - 7- 3
1/^4. 6
+ 5. 8

2/4 14. 9
2 / f 9. 0
4 7 .3

-1 .0
■»4.9
4 4 .4

+ 8 .4
+ 18. 1
+ 1 7 .2

4
0
5
8
5
5
9
8
8

+ 19. 1
+ 11. 8
+ 13. 5
+ 7 .3
+ 0. 6
+ 11. 1
+ 8 .9
+ 12. 0
+ 1 .8

-1 .0
-2. 8
-2 . 3
+4. 8
42. 1
45. 5
4 4 .4
4 1 .3
+ 1 .4

+ 12. 1
+ 0 .3
+ 3 .4
+ 13. 1
+ 4 .5
+2 1 .6
+ 15.9
+ 9 .5
+ 4 .9

F o o d .................................................................................................................
Apparel
..........................................................................................................
H o u se f u rn i s h in g s
.....................................................................................
Solid fuels and fuel oil
.......................................................................
G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y
...............................................................................
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n ..........................................................................................
M e d i c a l c a r e ...............................................................................................
................ .........................................................................
P e rsonal care
Reading and r e c r e a t i o n
.....................................................................

J./
2j

-9.
-8.
-6.
+0 .
42.
+4 .
+ 2.
-2 .
+ 3.

P e r c e n t change f r o m S e p te m b e r 1948 to M a r c h 1 9 5 0 . T
P e r c e n t change f r o m M a r c h 1950 to D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 1 .
J




( N o t e : F e b r u a r y 1950 f ig u r e s not a v a il ab le
^
fo r th es e s p e c i a l g r o u p i n g s .

A N A LY SIS O F P R I C E TR EN D S

T h e e n d of the w a r - i n d u c e d u p w a r d
s w i n g c a m e earliest for a g r i c u l t u r a l
prices.
R e d u c t i o n s in p r i c e s of r a w
m a t e r i a l s in p r i m a r y m a r k e t s followed,
a n d g r a d u a l l y the effects s p r e a d t h r o u g h
the distributive p r o c e s s .
A t the retail
level the result w a s r e f l e c t e d in c o m ­
m o d i t y p r i c e s , b e g i n n i n g w i t h f o o d in
J u l y 1948, a n d e x t e n d i n g to a p p a r e l a n d
other c o m m o d i t y g r o u p s b y a u t u m n . B y
the e n d of the y e a r , slight d e c r e a s e s
in retail p r i c e s of a p p a r e l a n d h o u s e furnishings w e r e r e c o r d e d .
Lower
c o s t s of r a w c o t t o n
and consumer re­
s i s t a n c e to h i g h p r i c e s , w e r e i m p o r ­
tant c o n t r i b u t i n g factors.
Characteristically, rents a n d
c h a r g e s for s e r v i c e s to c o n s u m e r s did
n ot s h a r e in this b r i e f d o w n w a r d m o v e ­
ment.
T h e p r i c e of s e r v i c e s r o s e a n
a v e r a g e of 4 l/z p e r c e n t f r o m S e p t ­
e m b e r 1 9 4 8 to M a r c h 1950.
P r i c e s drifted d o w n w a r d throughout
1 9 4 9 a n d r e a c h e d their l o w e s t point in
F e b r u a r y 1950.
T h e broad down-trend
w a s m a r k e d b y counterbalancing m o v e ­
ments from month
to m o n t h a m o n g
c o m m o d i t y groups.
I m m e d i a t e l y after
C h r i s t m a s 1948, a n d c o n t i n u i n g a l m o s t
u p to s u m m e r of 1949, w i d e l y a d v e r ­
t ised sal e s w e r e f e a t u r e d for a p p a r e l
a n d h o u s e f u r n i s h i n g s , a n d the i n d e x e s
for t h e s e g r o u p s m o v e d d o w n a l m o s t
steadily t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r .
Food
p r i c e s a l s o w e r e g e n e r a l l y d o w n , in
c o n t r a s t to i n c r e a s e s in r e n t s a n d s e r ­
vices as well as s o m e other c o m m o d i ­
ties, e.g. , fuels a n d a u t o m o b i l e s .
T h e total i n d e x of c o n s u m e r prices,
i n c luding c o m m o d i t i e s a n d services,
d e c l i n e d l ess t h a n 5 p e r c e n t f r o m S e p t ­
e m b e r 1 9 4 8 to F e b r u a r y 1950; retail
p r i c e s of c o m m o d i t i e s ( e x c l u d i n g r e n t s
a n d s e r v i c e s ) fell 7 l/ 2 p e r c e n t . Ret a i l
f o o d p r i c e s d r o p p e d a b o u t 9 1/ Z p e r c e r t
in this p e r i o d ; a p p a r e l p r i c e s w e r e d o w n
8 p e r c e n t ; a n d h o u s e f u r n i s h i n g s declined
6 l/Z p e r c e n t .
F u e l p r i c e s fell s e a s o n ­
ally in m i d - 1948, r e t u r n e d to their
p e a k level b y F e b r u a r y 1 9 4 9 a n d c o n ­
t i n u e d to a d v a n c e d u r i n g the r e m a i n d e r
of the y e a r .




3

K o r e a n Impa c t , F e b r u a r y 1950 D e c e m b e r 1951. T h e o u t b r e a k of
K o r e a n hostilities a c c e l e r a t e d the rise
in retail p r i c e s w h i c h h a d b e g u n in
M a r c h w h e n f o o d p r i c e s (principally
m e a t s ) increased.
In p r i m a r y m a r k e t s
the m i l i t a r y situation w a s r e f l e c t e d in
abrupt price increases.
In the first
f e w m o n t h s after J u n e 1950, p r i c e in ­
c r e a s e s w e r e r e m i n i s c e n t of the 1 9 4 1 4 2 period.
M i n d f u l of the s h o r t a g e s of
W o r l d W a r II, c o n s u m e r s a n d b u s i n e s s ­
m e n alike e n g a g e d in a s h o r t - l i v e d b u y ­
ing s p r e e .
T y p i c a l i t e m s b o u g h t in
quantity b y h o u s e w i v e s w e r e n y l o n h o s ­
iery, s u g a r , a n d coffee; t h e s e g o o d s h a d
b e e n s c a r c e d u r i n g W o r l d W a r II. D u r ­
able goods, h o m e s , a u t o m o b i l e s , ho u s e ­
h o l d linens, a n d e v e n a p p a r e l w e r e a l s o
i n c l u d e d in the r u s h of b u y i n g .
In a few
w e e k s basic p r i m a r y m a r k e t c o m m o d i t y
p r i c e s a d v a n c e d 15 p e r c e n t .
B y August
total c o n s u m e r p r i c e s w e r e u p 3 p e r ­
cent f r o m F e b r u a r y , food p r i c e s h a d a d ­
v a n c e d 7 l/2 p e r c e n t .
P r i c e s continued
u p w a r d d u r i n g the last half of 1 9 5 0 a n d
into 1951*
B y the e n d of 1 9 5 0 retail
food prices w e r e 5 p ercent a b o v e June
1950.
T h e i n c r e a s e in h o u s e f u r n i s h ­
ings p r i c e s w a s t w i c e that of foods.
T o p r e v e n t a n o t h e r inflationary
rise of the m a g n i t u d e of 1 9 4 2 - 4 8 , the
g o v e r n m e n t initiated a c t i o n s b e g i n n i n g
in J u l y 1 9 5 0 to c o n t r o l credit, c o n s t r u c ­
tion, a n d s c a r c e m a t e r i a l s , a n d to
p r e p a r e for p o s s i b l e r e g u l a t i o n of
prices a n d w a g e s .
The Defense P r o ­
d u c t i o n A c t of 1 9 5 0 w a s p a s s e d b y the
C o n g r e s s o n S e p t e m b e r 8, 1950, a n d
v o l u n t a r y restraints o n p r i c e s a n d
w a g e s w e r e attempted.
P r i c e s contin­
u e d to a d v a n c e , h o w e v e r , a n d g e n e r a l
controls w e r e p l a c e d o v e r m o s t p r i c e s
at D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 0 a n d J a n u a r y 1 9 5 1
levels b y the G e n e r a l C e i l i n g P r i c e
R e g u l a t i o n ( G C P R ) of J a n u a r y 25, 1951.
A c o m p a n i o n o r d e r f r o z e w a g e s at the
level of J a n u a r y 26.
Th<* W a g e Stabili­
z a t i o n B o a r d p e r m i t t e d a c a t c h u p in­
c r e a s e of 10 p e r c e n t in w a g e s , the
a p p r o x i m a t e i n c r e a s e in the C o n s u m e r
P r i c e Index b e t w e e n J a n u a r y 1950 a n d

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C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

February
1951; later in 1951, w a g e
a d j u s t m e n t s g e a r e d to " c o s t - o f - l i v i n g n
i n c r e a s e s , a s m e a s u r e d b y the C o n ­
s u m e r Priced I n d e x , w e r e p e r m i t t e d .
B e g i n n i n g in the s p r i n g of 1 952, the
e m e r g e n c y h a d p a s s e d a n d price c o n ­
trols w e r e g r a d u a l l y r e l a x e d -- first o n
c o m m o d i t i e s selling b e l o w ceiling a n d
b y m i d - y e a r o n all c o m m o d i t i e s .
T h e s e c o n t r o l s , p l u s the e n d of
the b u y i n g s p l u r g e , effectively a l l a y e d
f e a r s of c o n t i n u e d inflation.
Demand
for c o n s u m e r g o o d s b e c a m e m o r e
n o r m a l ; i n v e n t o r i e s b e g a n to i n c r e a s e
a n d retailers c e a s e d their s c r a m b l e for
goods.
F r o m an average monthly
a d v a n c e of 1 p e r c e n t f r o m J u n e 1 9 5 0
to F e b r u a r y 1951, the rate of i n c r e a s e
for retail p r i c e s s l o w e d to 0. 2 p e r c e n t
a m o n t h f r o m F e b r u a r y to J u n e 1951
a n d t h e n stabilized t e m p o r a r i l y . P r i c e s
a g a i n r o s e for a b r i e f p e r i o d in the fall.
T h e g e n e r a l level of retail p r i c e s
r o s e 13 p e r c e n t f r o m F e b r u a r y 1 9 5 0 to
D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 1 a n d retail f o o d p r i c e s
a d v a n c e d 19 p e r c e n t .
R e t a i l p r i c e s of
a p p a r e l a n d h o u s e f u r n i s h i n g s r o s e less
t h a n f o o d s a n d r e a c h e d their p e a k e v e n
b e f o r e the e n d of 1951.
A u g m e n t i n g the
u p s w i n g in c o m m o d i t y p r i c e s w a s the
c o n t i n u e d ris e of r e n t s a n d s e r v i c e s .
R e l a t i v e Stability, D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 1 D e c e m b e r 1952. - R e l a t i v e stability in
p r i c e s of c o n s u m e r g o o d s c h a r a c t e r i z e d
the y e a r 1 9 5 2 ( a n d e x t e n d e d w e l l into
1953).
A l t h o u g h c o n s u m e r d e m a n d for
m a n y t y p e s of g o o d s r e m a i n e d high, p r o ­
d u c t i o n of c o n s u m e r g o o d s w a s e x p a n d ­
e d a n d p r i c e s c h a n g e d little o n the a v e r ­
age.
D e f e r r e d d e m a n d s for m o s t
c o n s u m e r g o o d s f r o m W o r l d W a r II w e r e
no longer apparent.
R e s i s t a n c e to h i g h
prices developed a n d c o n s u m e r s w e r e
s p e n d i n g m o r e cautiously.
T h e a p p a r e n t e q u i l i b r i u m in the
a v e r a g e p r i c e level m a s k e d d i v e r g e n t
m o v e m e n t s of p r i c e s for c o m m o d i t i e s
a n d services.
S e r v i c e s a n d rents c o n ­
t i n u e d to a d v a n c e steadily, w h e r e a s
a p p a r e l , h o u s e f u r n i s h i n g s , a n d other




c o m m o d i t i e s fell s o m e w h a t a n d t h e n
f l u c tuated w i t h i n a n a r r o w r a n g e . F o o d
p r i c e s a d v a n c e d to a n e w h i g h b y s u m ­
m e r , b u t e a s e d t o w a r d the e n d of the
y e a r a s s u p p l i e s of m e a t s , d a i r y p r o d ­
ucts, a n d e g g s i n c r e a s e d .
Deferred
d e m a n d for a u t o m o b i l e s , h o w e v e r , c o n ­
t i n u e d d u r i n g 195 2 , a n d c o n t r o l s o n the
u s e of m e t a l s r e s t r i c t e d p r o d u c t i o n b e ­
l o w d e m a n d levels a n d s u s t a i n e d u s e d
c a r prices.
Commodity

Groups

T h e m o v e m e n t of the
average
level of retail p r i c e s d e s c r i b e d a b o v e
is a c o m p o s i t e of c o n t r a s t i n g a n d differ­
ing p r i c e c h a n g e s for c o m p o n e n t p a r t s
of the C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index.
A clear­
e r p i c t u r e of the p r i c e h i s t o r y of t h e s e
y e a r s is o b t a i n e d b y a n a l y z i n g t h e s e
c o m p o n e n t parts, a n d especially b y
d r a w i n g a distinction b e t w e e n the
p r i c e m o v e m e n t s of p h y s i c a l c o m m o d ­
ities a n d i t e m s classified a s s e r v i c e s
( chart A).
G e n e r a l l y , the c o m m o d i t y
g r o u p s a c c o u n t e d for the fluctuations
in the i n d e x w h e r e a s the s e r v i c e e l e ­
m e n t s s t r e n g t h e n e d the p r e v a i l i n g u p ­
w a r d trend.
T h e m o v e m e n t of retail
p r i c e s of c o m m o d i t i e s c o r r e s p o n d e d
c l o s e l y to c h a n g e s in p r i m a r y m a r k e t
prices a n d w a s m o r e responsive
to
c h a n g e s in the g e n e r a l e c o n o m i c s itua­
tion t h a n w e r e s e r v i c e r ates,
which
g e n e r a l l y c h a n g e s l o w l y a n d lag b e h i n d
commo d i t y prices. 2
T h e p o s t w a r t u r n i n g point in p r i c e s
of c o n s u m e r g o o d s c a m e in S e p t e m b e r
1948; the l o w point w a s r e a c h e d in M a r c h
1 9 5 0 (table 2).
T h e decline
in retail
c o m m o d i t y p r i c e s a m o u n t e d to a b o u t
7 1/ 2 p e r c e n t d u r i n g this p e r i o d . M o v ­
ing in the s a m e d i r e c t i o n a s p r i m a r y m a r ­
k e t p r i c e s , b u t at a s l o w e r rate, retail
c o m m o d i t y prices a d v a n c e d through 1950
a n d the first p a r t of 1 9 5 1 to a p oi n t w e l l
a b o v e late 1 9 4 8 , a n d t h e n l e v e l e d off.
T h e D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 2 level w a s 5 , 3 p e r ­
c e n t a b o v e S e p t e m b e r 194 8 .
2
A m o r e c o m p l e t e d i s c u s s i o n of
the relative m o v e m e n t of t h e s e t w o c o m ­
p o s i t e g r o u p s is c o n t a i n e d in a n article

in the M a y 1 9 5 4 i s s u e of the M o n t h l y
L a b o r R e v i e w , (pp. 5 1 6 - 5 2 1 ) .

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A N A LY SIS O F P R I C E TR EN D S

T a b le

2 —

P e r c e n t Change

and Turning Poi nts in the T r e n d of C o n s u m e r P r i c e s ,

1949-50
L ow

1948
P e ak

Group

A l l it e m s

A u g . - Sept.

Com m odities \ J
. . . .
S e r v i c e s J V .............................
Rent
........................................

J_ / Sept.

Ind exes a v a il a b le q u a r t e r ly -

--

_l/M a r.

1950

--

July
Oc t.
O c t.
N ov .

Feb.
July
June
May

Oc t.

M a y 1950
--

Aug, -N o v .

1 / Dec.
1 / Dec.
Dec.

--

in M a r c h ,

June,

By
December
1952
consumer
prices h a d a d v a n c e d 92 p e r c e n t
above
their 1 9 3 9 a v e r a g e level.
Compared
w i t h this p r e - W o r l d W a r II y e a r , f o o d
prices h a d increased m o r e
than
140
percent; a p p a r e l a n d h ousefurnishings
p r i c e s h a d a d v a n c e d o v e r 100
percent;
a n d solid fuels
and
fuel
oil o v e r 118
p e r c e n t . P r i c e s of s e r v i c e s
a s a group
h a d a d v a n c e d m u c h l e s s - - 66 p e r c e n t -a n d residential r e n t s w e r e o n l y 39 p e r ­
c e n t h i g h e r (table 3).

52

1951
1952
1952

-

4. 2

4-13. 8

-

7. 3

+ 14.9

__

__

--

A u g . 1952
Sept. 1951
M a y 1951
D e c . 1952
D e c . 1952
N o v . - D e c . 52
D e c . 1952
D e c . 1952
D e c . 1952

1950
1950
1950
1949

52

P e r c e n t change
1948 pe ak
1 9 4 9 - 5 0 low
to
to
1 9 4 9 - 5 0 low
1 9 5 1 - 5 2 peak

1951-52
Peak

__

S e r v i c e s o n the o t h e r h a n d m o v e d
steadily u p w a r d , c o n t i n u i n g the
trend
w h i c h h a d p e r s i s t e d s i n c e 1940.
T h e total a d v a n c e in p r i c e s of s e r v i c e s
f r o m D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 8 to D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 2
w a s a b o u t 18 p e r c e n t (table 1).




1950

__

F oo d ........................................
Apparel
................................
H o u se f u rn i sh in g s
...........
Solid fu els and fuel oil
G as and e l e c t r i c i t y
.............
T ra n s p o r t a t io n
M e d i c a l c a r e .....................
Personal care
................
Read ing and r e c r e a t i o n

l/

Feb.

1948 -

- 10, 1
- 8 .5
- 7. 1
- 4 .6

+20. 8
+ 1 3 .4
+ 15. 1
+ 18 .5

-

+ 13. 6

3 .9
--

--

S e p t e m b e r , and D e c e m b e r .

T ab le 3

—

P e r c e n t I n c r e a s e in C o n s u m e r P r i c e s
f r o m S e le c t e d P r e w a r Dat es

Consum er p r ic e s

T o D e c e m b e r 1952 f r o m ___
Year
June
1950
_ . 1939

A l l i t e m s ..........................................

9 1 .9

12. 0

Com m odities
.............................
S e r v i c e s ..........................................
R e n t .....................................................

115. 8
66 . 5
39. 3

10. 9
1 4.4
1 1.0

F oo d ..................................................
Apparel
..........................................
Ho u s e f u rn i s h in g s
.....................
Solid fu els and fuel oil
....
G as and e l e c t r i c i t y
................
T r a n s p o r t a t io n ...........................
M e d i c a l c a r e ................................
P erso n al care
...........................
Reading and r e c r e a t i o n . . . .

141. 5
100. 1
102. 7
118. 5
0. 7
87 . 1
64. 3
88. 8
7 1 .4

13. 2
8.9
11. 1
14. 6
2.9
17. 3
13. 2
13. 4
5 .4

6

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

F o o d . - M o v e m e n t s in
retail
f o o d p r i c e s w e r e the m o s t i m p o r t a n t in­
f l u e n c e o n the a v e r a g e c h a n g e in
the
level of c o n s u m e r p r i c e s f r o m the fall
of 1 9 4 8 t h r o u g h 1952.
F o o d prices
at
retail t e n d e d to l e a d b o t h in m a g n i t u d e
a n d t i m i n g of p r i c e c h a n g e (chart B).
T h e y r e a c h e d a p o s t w a r p e a k in J u l y
1948, a l m o s t 5 0 p e r c e n t a b o v e J u n e
1946 w h e n w a r t i m e price controls w e r e
r e m o v e d . A t this point the effects of a
r e c o r d 1 9 4 8 c r o p (after a p o o r 1 9 4 7
crop), l a r g e s h i p m e n t s of l i v e s t o c k to
markets, and growing
consumer
re­
s i s t a n c e to the existing h i g h levels of
p r i c e s , r e s u l t e d in a definite d o w n t u r n .
P e r capita c o n s u m p t i o n of m e a t declined
a n d p r i c e s d r o p p e d sharply.
A t the
s a m e t i m e d a i r y p r o d u c t s p r i c e s fell
contra seasonally.
D e s p i t e s o m e fluc­
tuations, p a r t l y s e a s o n a l , t r e n d of f o o d
p r i c e s w a s g e n e r a l l y d o w n w a r d throughr
out the

latter

i n c r e a s e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in M a y , J u n e ,
a n d J u l y 1 9 5 0 a s the result of d a m a g e
to c r o p s f r o m b a d w e a t h e r , the s u d d e n
c h a n g e in the g e n e r a l e c o n o m i c situation^and w a r - s c a r e buying.
In t h e s e 3
m o n t h s , a v e r a g e retail f o o d p r i c e s in ­
c r e a s e d 1.3 p e r c e n t , 1.7 p e r c e n t , a n d
2. 5 p e r c e n t , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
By D e c e m ­
b e r 1 9 5 0 t h e y w e r e 11 p e r c e n t a b o v e
F ebruary.
All i m p o r t a n t foo d g r o u p s s h a r e d
in this a d v a n c e (table 4).
The meats,
p o u l t r y , a n d fish g r o u p , w h i c h r e p r e ­
s e n t s a b o u t a t hird of the total f o o d
i n d e x , r o s e 14 p e r c e n t ; p r i c e s of c e ­
reals a n d b a k e r y pr o d u c t s , g e nerally
quite stable, r o s e 5 p e r c e n t ; p r i c e s of
e g g s a n d f r e s h fruits a n d v e g e t a b l e s ,
w h i c h n o r m a l l y d i s p l a y the g r e a t e s t
seasonal m o v e m e n t , w e r e m o s t vola­
tile.
T h e rise of 77 p e r c e n t in e g g
p r i c e s f r o m F e b r u a r y to D e c e m b e r
1 9 5 0 r a i s e d the
national a v e r a g e
p r i c e of e g g s to 87 c e n t s a d o z e n , the

p a r t of 1 9 4 8 a n d d u r i n g

1949, r e a c h i n g a level in F e b r u a r v
1 9 5 0 10 p e r c e n t b e l o w J u l y 1948.
A m o n g the f o o d s u b g r o u p s o n l y b e v e r ­
ages and sugar a nd sweets m o v e d u p ­
w a r d (table 4).

h i g h e s t level in 3 0 y e a r s .
This star­
tling p r i c e rise r e f l e c t e d the effects not
o n l y of s e a s o n a l t r e n d s b u t a l s o the in­
c r e a s i n g u s e of e g g s a s a substitute ibr
m o r e costly m e a t s , a n d substantial
p u r c h a s e s of d r i e d e g g s u n d e r the p r i c e
support p r o g r a m .

W i t h the o u t l o o k f o r
reduced
s upplies, f o o d p r i c e s g e n e r a l l y t u r n e d
u p in M a r c h 1950.
T h e rate of a d v a n c e

T a b le 4 —

P e r c e n t Change

in R e ta il

Group

1

Prices

July 1948
to
F e b . 1950

of Fo od fo r Se le c te d P e r i o d s ,

P e r c e n t change
F e b . 1950
D e c . 1950
to
to
D e c . 1950
Dec. 1952

19 48 -

52

D e c . 1948
to
D e c . 1952

.............................................................................

- 10. 1

+ 11.0

+ 6 .3

+ 12. 1

C e r e a l s and b a k e r y pr od uc ts
................................
M e a t s , p o u lt r y ,
and fis h
........................................
D a i r y p ro du c ts
...............................................................
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
................................................

- 1. 1
-15. 2
-1 2 . 2
- 6 .6
-31. 1
+47. 8
-33. 5
+ 4 .2

+ 5. 1
+ 14. 1
+ 5. 7
+ 2 .3
+ 77 . 1
+ 8. 0
+ 18.6
+ 3.9

+ 9 .5
t 3 .6
+ 11 .9
+ 1 5.9
-1 9 . 1
+ 6 .0
-1 1 . 8
+ 3 .0

+ 14. 3
+ 8 .7
+ 9 .0
+2 2 .9
- 7. 1
+67. 0
-2 4 . 2
+ 10. 1

T ot al f ood s

E g g s .............................................................................................
Beverages
............................................. .. ............... . . . .
F a t s and oi ls ..................... ..................................................
Sugar and s w e e t s
..........................................................




Chart B

CONSUMER PR ICE INDEX
MAJOR

GROUPS

OF G O O D S

1939 - 52

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau el Labor Statistics




AND

SERVICES

C O N SU M E R

8

P R IC E S

IN

R eta il food p r ic e s continued
to
c lim b slo w ly a fte r issu a n c e of the
G e n e r a l C e ilin g P r ic e R eg u la tio n
in
January 1951 and then fluctu ated during
1952; by D e c e m b e r 1952 they w e re one
p e rc en t b e lo w D e c e m b e r 1951
but
18
p e rc en t h ig h er than th eir F e b r u a r y 1950
low .
The p r ic e
con tro l
reg u la tio n
c o v e r e d ite m s w hich r e p r e s e n te d about
85 p e rc e n t *of the r e ta il food p r ic e index
w eigh t.
A bout h a lf of the index w eight
r e p r e s e n te d foods w hich w e re su b ject
to p a rity re g u la tio n s or w e re
below
le g a l m in im u m s and p la c e d under fle x ­
ible c o n t r o ls , and about a th ird r e p r e ­
sented ite m s su b je ct to fir m c o n tr o l.
I n c r e a s e s in b e e f and v e a l prices
sp a rk ed both the 1951 r is e and the 1952
d eclin e in food p r i c e s . R isin g
cattle
p r ic e s in 1951 le d to s e v e r a l ceilin g
p r ic e a d ju stm e n ts to p e r m it p a c k e rs
to c o v e r c o s t s , and th ese in c r e a s e s
w e re p a s s e d on to c o n s u m e r s . In 1 95 2,
h o w e v e r , p rod u ction of liv e s t o c k
was
v e r y high and m a rk e tin g s
e x c e ed ed
p r e v io u s p e a k s.

T able

5 —

A verage

R etail

P rice s

T H E

U N IT E D

S T A T E S

A s a r e s u lt , lo w e r g ra d e s of b e e f and
and v e a l so ld to c o m m e r c ia l u s e r s
r e g is t e r e d s iz a b le p r ic e re d u c tio n s.
P r i c e s to c o n s u m e r s of b e tte r g ra d e s
d e clin ed quite ste a d ily and in D ecem ber
1952 w e re 7 l / 2 p e rc e n t lo w e r than the
p r e v io u s y e a r and only 2 p e rc e n t above
2 y e a r s e a r lie r . P o rk p r ic e s w hich
w e re a ffe c te d by m u ch d iffere n t p r o ­
duction and m a r k e t s itu a tio n s , w e re
slig h tly h ig h er at the c lo s e of 1952 than
at the end o f 1 9 5 0 .
P o u ltry p r ic e s
in c r e a s e d 15 p ercen t during this p e r io d .
In the 2 y e a r s ending D e c e m b e r
1 9 5 2 , food p r ic e s r o s e an a v e r a g e of
6 p e r c e n t, p a r tly b e c a u s e o f the upvard
p r ic e m o v e m e n ts o f u n co n tro lle d foods,
e s p e c ia lly fr e s h fru its and v e g e ta b le s .
O nly p r ic e s of e g g s , fa t s , and oil w e re
lo w er at the end of 1952 than they w e re
2 y e a r s e a r lie r .
T ab le 5 show s a v e r ­
ag e r e ta il p r ic e s fo r im p o rta n t foods
in this p e r io d .

of S e le c t e d F o o d s , D e c e m b e r
and D e c e m b e r 1952

1948,

A verage
u n it

Item

B r e a d , w h i t e ...............................................................................
R o u n d s t e a k ..................................................................................
P o r k c h o p s ....................... ............................................................
Deg nf la m b
................................... .. .................................. ...
M ilk , d elivered
...................................................................•
R u tter
....................................................................................
O ranges , fresh
.......................... ...........................................
Po tato es
.......................................................................................
Canned to m atoes
....................... ...........................................
C offee
..............................................................................................
Lard
.................................................................................................
S u g a r , w h i t e ...............................................................................
Eggs
................................................................................................

1[

Based




on th e a v e r a g e

of 56

cities

Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Q uart
Pound
Dozen
15 p o u n d s
No. 2 ca n
Pound
Pound
5 pounds
Dozen

p riced

for

D ecem ber
1948
cents
1 3 .9
88 . 3
67. 4
68 . 8
22 . 6
75. 6
43. 4
74. 8
16. 2
52. 1
27. 0
46. 5
75. 2

the food in d e x.

D ecem ber

re ta il p ric e

D ecem ber
1950
cents
14. 7
100. 8
71. 5
77. 5
21. 9
76. 3
47. 3
5 9 .4
15. 8
8 3 .3
22. 3
50. 1
86 . 8

1950,

1 /

D ecem ber
1952
cen ts
16. 2
108. 1
72. 3
75. 3
24. 8
81. 7
47. 2
109. 4
17. 9
86 . 6
16. 1
5 2 .4
7 0 .4

A N A L Y S IS

O F

A p p a re l and T e x tile H ousefuriisw ­
in g s. P r ic e s of a p p a rel and te x tile
h o u sefu rn ish in g s con trib u ted to the
fluctu ation o f the g e n e ra l r e ta il c o m ­
m o d ity p r ic e le v e l.
The 1948 peak fo r
a p p a re l p r ic e s had been re a ch e d
in
O c to b e r , s e v e r a l m onth s a fte r the food
p r ic e p ea k , at a point about double the
1939 le v e l and 28 p e rc e n t above
June
1946 con tro l l e v e l s .
Slight d e c r e a s e s
in a p p a rel and h o u sefu rn ish in g s p r ic e s
w e re re p o rte d at the end of 1 9 4 8 , le d
by p r ic e red u ction s fo r cotton
g o o d s.
Contributing fa c to r s w e re lo w e r c o sts
o f raw cotto n , str o n g e r c o n su m e r r e ­
s is ta n c e to high p r i c e s , and the c o n ­
tr o ls o v er in sta llm e n t bu yin g.
A ft e r
C h r is tm a s 1946 the d e c lin e s sp re a d to
other g o o d s. W id e ly a d v e r tis e d s a le s
w e re p re v a le n t and continued until the
s u m m e r of 1 9 4 9 . P r ic e red u ction s on
n ation a lly a d v e r tis e d bran ds of a p p a rel
ite m s w e re sig n ific a n t. In the th ird
q u a rte r of 1949 red u ction s extended
even to sh o es which had r e s is te d the
in itial w eakening of the re ta il p r ic e
s tr u c tu r e . F ro m the 1948 p e a k ,
the
a p p a r e l index dropped 8 l / 2 p e r c e n t,
though not without in terru p tio n , to July
1 9 5 0 , when it turned up along with the
r e s t o f the in d ex , a s c o s ts and dem and
m ou n ted . The r i s e in a p p a re l p r ic e s
by F e b ru a ry 1951 w as n e a rly 10 p e r ­
cen t.
F i r s t p o rten ts o f an end to the
p r ic e r i s e s fo r th ese c o m m o d itie s were
the c a n c e lla tio n o f la r g e m ilit a r y c o n ­
t r a c t s , expanding in v e n t o r ie s , improved
quality of m e r c h a n d is e , re a p p e a ra n c e
o f lo w er p r ic e lin e s , and p ro m o tio n a l
s a l e s . Soft goods m a r k e ts w e re n o tice ­
a b ly w eak; p r ic e s both o f cotton
and
w ool w e re lo w er to the fa r m e r
and
th e se red u ced p r ic e s w e re r e fle c te d
in w h o le sa le p r ic e s o f s e m im a n u fa c ­
tu red te x tile p r o d u c ts. R eta il p r ic e s
le v e le d o ff fo r a p p a r e l sooner than fo r
m o s t other g r o u p s , fr o m a peak r e a c h ­
ed in S e p tem b e r 1 95 1. A ft e r that d a te ,
the a p p a re l index d e clin ed g ra d u a lly
e v e r y m onth until the la tte r h a lf o f 1952.
T e x tile
h o u sefu rn ish in g s
show ed
a




P R IC E

T R E N D S

9

s im ila r tr e n d .
In the s u m m e r o f 1951
w id e sp r e a d p r o m o tio n a l s a le s in r e ta il
s to r e s w e re re p o rte d fo r rugs and other
te x tile s .
A t the end o f 1 9 5 2 , a p p a rel prices
on the a v e r a g e w e re at a lm o s t the sam e
le v e l a s 4 y e a r s e a r lie r . W o ol apparel
p r ic e s w e re up about 7 p e rc e n t
but
cotton a p p a re l w as 4 p e rc e n t
lo w e r .
R ayon and nylon a p p a re l p r ic e s
w e re
n e a r ly 2 0 p e rc e n t below p r ic e s
pre­
v a ilin g at the end o f 1 94 8. F o otw ear
w as about 9 p e rc e n t h igh er in p r ic e .
Included am ong the a r t ic le s showing
g r e a te s t in c r e a s e s in p r ic e w e re menfe
o v e r c o a ts and s w e a t e r s , m e n ?s
union
s u it s , w om en*s g i r d l e s , and m e n 's
s tr e e t
s h o e s . Item s r e g is te r in g
the
la r g e s t d e c r e a s e s included
w o m e n 's
ra y o n d r e s s e s and s l i p s , rayon y a rd
g o o d s , nylon h o s e , and w o m e n 's fur
c o a t s . In D e c e m b e r 1952 p r ic e s
of
b e d sh e e ts w e r e m o r e than 5 p e rc e n t
lo w e r than 4 y e a r s e a r l i e r ,
w h e re a s
A x m in s te r rugs w e re m u ch high er
p r ic e d .
D u rable G o o d s . - New d e v e lo p ­
m e n ts in c o n su m e r du rable goods
in ­
d u s tr ie s a ttra c te d attention
in
this
p e r io d but th eir e ffe c t on the m o v e ­
m en t of a v e r a g e p r ic e s to c o n s u m e r s
w as lim ite d . B e c a u se of the u se
of
m e t a ls and other s c a r c e m a te r ia ls in
th eir m a n u fa c tu re , m a n y of th ese goods
had b een s c a r c e during W o r ld W a r II.
A c c u m u la te d dem ands fo r th ese p r o ­
ducts w e re not y e t c o m p le te ly s a tis fie d
by 1948 and new dem ands w e re c r e a te d
by h igh er in c o m e , r e c o r d co n stru ctio n
of new h o u sin g , introdu ction of t e le v i ­
s io n , and p o stw a r m o d e ls of a u to m o ­
b ile s .
The scar.e buying of the seco n d
h a lf of 1950 w as n o tice a b le p a r tic u la r ly
in th ese c o m m o d itie s . A s a g ro u p ,
h o u sefu rn ish in g s (which a ls o includ es
te x tile h o u se fu rn ish in g s) r o s e 13 p e r ­
cent in p r ic e betw een June 1950 and
F e b r u a r y 1 95 1. R e ta il p r ic e s o f radios
w e r e up about 13 p e r c e n t; w ashing
m a c h in e s , 1 0 p e rc e n t; and s t o v e s ,
16
p e r c e n t.

10

C O N SU M E R

P R IC E S

The buying panic did not la s t long.
The im m e d ia te m ilit a r y situ ation
d e­
m anded l e s s than had b een an ticip a ted
of m a te r ia ls going into the m a n u factu re
of c o n su m e r g o o d s. H eavy in v e n to r ie s ,
tight c o n tro ls o v er u se of m e t a ls , and
c re d it r e s t r i c t i o n s , a ll s e r v e d to curb
the p r ic e r i s e s . F in a lly , the
GCPR
fr o z e p r ic e s at January 1951 l e v e l s .
D urin g 1 9 5 1 , dem and fo r c o n s u m ­
e r d u ra b le s fe ll noticeably*
B y 1951
the m a jo r it y o la u t o m o b ile ow n ers had
re p la c e d th e ir p re w a r c a r s w ith postwar
m o d e ls and h a lf o f the c a r s owned w e re
le s s
than
5 y e a r s old. The ra tio of
p r ic e s of u se d c a r s to new c a r s re m a in ­
ed high but in the spring o f 1951 su b ­
stan tial reductions w e re m a d e in p r ic e s
of la te m o d e l u se d c a r s . Owing p r i ­
m a r ily to the s te e l str ik e w hich h alted
new c a r p ro d u ctio n , u sed c a r p r ic e s
stren gth en ed ag a in in 1 95 2. P r ic e cuts,
either through sp e c ia l s a le s or a s d is ­
c o u n ts, w e re frequ en t in 1952 p a r tic u ­
la r ly fo r the m a jo r h o u seh old appliances.
A s the future of te le v is io n b e c a m e m o r e
a s s u r e d and prod u ction of r e c e iv e r s in ­
c r e a s e d , red u ction s in lis t p r ic e s a s
w e ll a s in actu a l r e ta il se llin g p r i c e s ,
w e re r e p o rte d .
In m o s t c o n su m e r
durable goods
in d u strie s p r ic in g p r a c tic e s a r e c h a r ­
a c t e r iz e d by u n ifo rm su g g e ste d re ta il
p r ic e s w h ich r e m a in fix ed fo r long p e r i ­
ods* C o m p e titio n at the r e ta il le v e l o f­
ten ta k es the fo r m o f sp e c ia l d isco u n ts
to c u s to m e r s (o r , c o n v e r s e ly , bonus
p r i c e s ) , t i e - i n s a l e s , c h a rg e s fo r in­
sta lla tio n , and g e n e ro u s t r a d e -in a llo w ­
a n c e s * It is s o m e t im e s d ifficu lt fo r the
B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistic s to
obtain
su b sta n tiated r e p o r ts on a ctu al p r ic e
changes fo r th ese goods or to evaluate
th e ir im p o rta n c e on the a v e r a g e .
The
index p xobably u n d e rsta ted both upw ard
and downward m o v e m e n ts in the p r ic e s
of th e se c o m m o d itie s that o c c u r r e d
during the 4 -y e a r p e rio d c o v e r e d by
this r e p o r t.




IN

T H E

U N IT E D

S T A T E S

On b a la n c e , h o w e v e r , the total
change in actu al p r ic e s is fa ir ly m e a s u r ­
ed by the follow in g re p o rte d p r ic e changes
o v er the total p e rio d :
P e r c e n t Change
D e c e m b e r 1948 to
D e c e m b e r 1952
F u r n i t u r e .......................................
Sewing m a ch in e ........................
W ash in g m a ch in e
..................
V acu um c le a n e r
. . ................
R e fr ig e r a to r
.............................
Cook sto v e
...............................
N ew a u to m o b ile s
...................

+ 1 .1
+7.4
+1.3
+ 8 .6
- 9 .7
+ 0. 4
+ 1 9 .5

The com b in ed re la tiv e importance
of c o n su m e r d u rable goods w as only 1 0
p e rc e n t in the B u r e a u fs in d ex , r e f l e c t ­
ing th eir r e la tiv e ly infrequent p u rc h a se
fo r fa m ily u s e .
F u e ls , G a s , and E le c t r ic it y . The fuel group o f the index w hich in ­
clu d es so lid fu e l, fu el o i l s , g a s , and
e le c tr ic ity c o m p r is e s about 3 p e rc e n t
of the index by w eig h t. P r ic e s of s o lid
fu el and fuel o ils w e re m ild ly in flu e n c ­
ed by the g e n e ra l downturn in p r ic e s
fr o m the fa ll 1948 p eak . T hey d e clin ed
fo r about a y e a r - - t h e total drop w as
l e s s than 5 p e r c e n t --b u t then turned up­
w a rd and in c r e a s e d rath er ste a d ily to
the end o f 1952 when they w e re 13 p e r ­
cent above th eir p r ic e s at the end of
1 94 8.
D uring th is 4 -y e a r p e rio d r e ta il
p r ic e s of bitu m inous coa l r o s e 1 0 p e r ­
c e n t, a n th r a c ite , n e a rly 25 p e r c e n t,
and fuel o i l s , 6 p e rc e n t.
G as and e le c tr ic ity ra te s have
shown re m a r k a b le sta b ility o v er a long
p e r io d . The trem e n d o u s exp ansion of
th ese in d u strie s to
s a tis fy
grow ing
dem ands for e le c tr ic light and pow er
and gas fo r r e s id e n tia l h e a tin g , and
continued public re g u la tio n , have r e ­
sulted in the m a in ten a n ce of r e la tiv e ly
low ra te s to c o n s u m e r s in spite o f in ­
c r e a s in g p rod u ction c o s t s .
In the
y e a r s 1949 to 1 9 5 2 , gas and e le c tr ic ity '
b ills in c r e a s e d only a little o v er 4 p e r ­
cen t.

A N A L Y S IS

O F

M is c e lla n e o u s S e r v i c e s . - The
group of s e r v ic e s c o v e r e d by the C on ­
su m e r P r ic e Index in clu d es
u t ilit ie s ,
p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s , m e d ic a l f e e s ,
re­
p a i r s , m o tio n p ic tu re a d m is s io n s , and
s im ila r it e m s . Including re n t, which
freq u en tly p a r a lle ls p r ic e changes for
s e r v i c e s , this group acco u n ts fo r about
one third of the w eight in the total index.
The steady r i s e in p r ic e s w hich has
c h a r a c te r iz e d the s e r v ic e s group for
so long a tim e is in strik in g c o n tra st
to the m a jo r flu ctu ation s in the upw ard
p r ic e m o v e m e n t of c o m m o d itie s (ch art
A ).
The r e la tiv e ly steady upw ard m o v e ­
m en t o f s e r v ic e p r ic e s sin c e 1 9 4 0 , and
th eir apparen t stron g r e s is ta n c e to price
d e c lin e s , r e fle c ts the continued increase
in re a l w a g es and c o n su m e r in co m e
o v er the w ar and p o stw a r y e a r s , and the
e v e r -in c r e a s in g dem and for s e r v ic e s
that a cc o m p a n ie d this im p ro v e d e co n o ­
m ic p o sitio n of c o n s u m e r s .
S e rv ic e ite m s a r e m o r e h o m o ­
gen eou s than c o m m o d itie s with r e s p e c t
to p r ic e ch a n g e , and c h a r a c t e r is tic a lly
resp o n d slo w ly to e co n o m ic c h a n g e s.
A nu m ber of th e m , lik e public t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n , a r e re g u la te d by fe d e r a l or
lo c a l a u th o r itie s. O th e r s , such a s
p h y s ic ia n s 1 f e e s , tend to be fix e d by
tra d itio n . The a v e r a g e r is e in s e r v ic e s
ra te s sin ce p re w a r d a y s , th e r e fo r e , has
been l e s s than that of co m m o d ity p r i c e s .
P r ic e s of m o s t s e r v ic e s r o s e about 10
to 15 p e r c e n t. A few ite m s such a s
a u to m o b ile lic e n s e s and f e e s , m o tio n
p ic tu re a d m is s io n s , and beauty shop
s e r v ic e s in c r e a s e d fr o m 3 to 5 p e rc e n t;
and a few o th e r s , a u to m o b ile in su r a n c e ,
lo c a l tr a n sit f a r e s , h o sp ita l r a t e s , and
m e n ’ s h a ir c u t s , advan ced 25 p e rc e n t or
m ore.




P R IC E

T R E N D S

11

The lis tin g b e lo w show s the e x ­
tent of the r i s e in p r ic e s fo r individual
s e r v ic e ite m s in this 4 -y e a r p e rio d :
P e rc e n t of In c r e a s e
D e c e m b e r 1948 to
D e c e m b e r 1952
A u to m o b ile r e p a i r s .....................
A u to m o b ile lic e n s e s and fe e s
A u to m o b ile i n s u r a n c e ................
L o c a l tr a n s it fa r e s .....................
R a ilr o a d fa r e s ................................

1 3 .3
4. 9
3 0. 2
40. 2
9 .2

P h y s ic ia n s 1 fe e s
........................
D e n t i s t s 1 fe e s
................................
H o sp ita l ra te s ...............................

1 1 .9
1 1 .1
34. 3

L au n dry s e r v ic e s ........................
D ry cleanin g
................................
Shoe r e p a ir s
..................................
D o m e s tic s e r v ic e ........................
T elep h on e
.......................................

1 5 .8
1 0 .7
1 1 .7
15. 8
1 8 .4

N e w sp a p e rs
..................................
M o tio n p ictu re a d m is s io n s . .

14. 0
2 .6

M e n ’ s h a irc u ts
.............................
B eauty shop s e r v ic e s
.............

2 4 .6
4. 8

R e n t. - R e sid e n tia l ren ts have
in c r e a s e d ste a d ily in re ce n t y e a r s , the
ra te o f in c r e a s e depending la r g e ly on
the d e g re e and e ffe c tiv e n e s s of rent
c o n t r o ls . 3 R en ts w e r e co n tro lle d m u c h
m o r e rig id ly than c o m m o d itie s and
s e r v ic e s p r ic e s during W o r ld W a r II.
A s a re s u lt they re m a in e d a lm o s t s ta ­
tio n a ry w h ile oth er p r ic e s w e r e r is in g
sh a r p ly . In m i d - 1 9 4 7 , h o w e v e r , new
housing w<is e x em p ted fr o m rent c o n ­
tr o l and in c r e a s e s up to 15 p e rc e n t in
ren ts fo r e xistin g housing w e re g ra d u ­
a lly a u th o rize d . In 1 9 4 9 - 5 0 , a v e r a g e
re n ta ls for new housing in m o s t a r e a s
w e r e m o r e than tw ice that fo r ren tal
housing built b e fo r e 1 94 7.

3
F o r a c o m p le te d is c u s s io n se e
E ffe c ts o f D ec o n tro l on R e sid e n tia l
R e n ts , M o n th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , F e b ­
ru a ry 1954 (pp. 1 3 4 -1 3 8 ) .

1 2

C O N SU M E R

P R IC E S

A la r g e p ro p o rtio n of ren ta l h o u sin g ,
h o w e v e r , w as b u ilt m a n y y e a r s ago
and is b elow the quality stan dard s of
new h o u sin g . N e v e r t h e le s s , a siz a b le
d iffe re n tia l in re n ts e x iste d b etw een
new and old h o u se s of c o m p a r a b le
qu ality; th is d iffe re n tia l w as e stim a te d
at 15 to 20 p e rc e n t up to 1946 and BO75 p e rc e n t a fte r d econ tro l in m i d - 1947 4
A fte r a rapid spurt in m i d - 194 7,
ren ts r o s e s te a d ily . Under the 1951
co n tro l le g is la tio n , individual rent in­
c r e a s e s o f 20 p e rc e n t above June 1947
w e re p e r m itte d . U n derlyin g the r is e
in re n ts w as the housing sh o r ta g e , and
the dem ands of la n d lo rd s fo r r e li e f
fr o m h igh er ta x e s and r e p a ir c o s t s , a s
w e ll a s fo r h ig h er p r o fits .
In l e s s than 2 y e a r s , fr o m M a rc h
1947 to D e c e m b e r 1 9 4 8 , ren ts jum ped
12 p e r c e n t, and betw een D e c e m b e r
1948 and D e c e m b e r 1952 another 17
p e rc e n t in c r e a s e w as r e g is te r e d .
N e v e r t h e le s s , of a ll the group s in the
C o n su m e r P r ic e In dex, except gas and
e le c t r ic it y , rent show ed the s m a lle s t
r is e fr o m p r e -W o r l d W a r II le v e l s .

IN

T H E

U N IT E D

S T A T E S

Since the m i d - 1 9 3 0 fs the in c r e a s e in
h om e ow n ersh ip has b e en p ron ou n ced.
In 1 9 3 4 -3 6 l e s s than one th ird o f urban
w a g e -e a r n e r fa m ilie s c o v e r e d by the
index w e r e h o m e o w n e r s . D uring 1949,
with G o v e rn m e n t a s s is t a n c e and en­
co u ra g em e n t through lib e r a l m o r tg a g e
p r o v is io n s , a p riv a te building p r o g r a m
of "e c o n o m y 11 housing w as begun to
m e e t the n eed s of m id d le -in c o m e fa m ­
i l i e s . V ir tu a lly a ll h o m e s w e r e bought
under m o r tg a g e . V e r y few h o m e s were
a v a ila b le at t e r m s to m e e t the n eeds of
lo w -in c o m e fa m i li e s . In 1949 the a v e r ­
age p r ic e paid fo r new h o m e s in 15
m e tro p o lita n a r e a s su r v e y e d w a s about
$ 1 1 ,0 0 0 . 5
P r ic e s paid fo r h o m e s ,
and th e r e fo r e the s iz e and qu ality of
h o m e s p u r c h a s e d , v a r ie d d ir e c tly with
the in c o m e of the p u r c h a s e r .
The e m p h a s is on l o w -c o s t housing
d im in ish ed in 1949 and 1 95 0. By 1 9 5 1 ,
new h o u se s bu ilt in urban a r e a s w e re
l a r g e r , of b e tte r g r a d e , and b e tte r
equipped. In the sprin g of 1 9 5 1 , the
a v e r a g e s a le s p r ic e s of new h o m e s in
1 0 m e tro p o lita n a r e a s w as $ 1 2 , 2 0 0 . 6
In te rc ity V a ria tio n

The upw ard tren d of m on th ly rent
p a y m en ts does not d e s c r ib e c o m p le te ly
the risin g c o s t s of housing to consumers.
In d ire ct p r ic e in c r e a s e s w e re e ffe cte d
through p o o r e r ja n ito r ia l and other
s e r v i c e s , e lim in a tio n of c o n c e s s io n s
such a s fr e e re n t, and a red u ced amourt
of r e d e c o ra tio n and r e p a ir s by landlords.
Sh o rta g es of d w ellin gs a v a ila b le for
rent fo r c e d m a n y fa m ilie s to buy h o m es
at g r e a tly in c r e a s e d p r i c e s , or to rent
m o r e exp en siv e h o m e s than they w ant­
ed.
In addition to the fo r c e d shift
fr o m re n te r to ow ner sta tu s, th ere has
b e en a grow ing d e s ir e fo r h o m e owner­
ship by m o d e r a te -in c o m e f a m ilie s .
4 See E s tim a te of N ew Unit B ia s in
C P I Rent In dex, M onthly L a b o r R eview ,
July 1949 (pp. 47 and 48) and C o r r e c ­
tion of N ew Unit B ia s in the R ent Index
in B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistic s B u lletin
N o . 1 0 3 9 , In te rim A d ju stm e n t of C on­
s u m e r s 1 P r ic e Index (p. 7. )



F r o m the end of 1948 to the end of
1 9 5 2 , the a v e r a g e change in re ta il prices
fo r the U nited S ta te s , a s m e a s u r e d by
the C o n su m e r P r ic e In dex, w as s o m e ­
what l e s s than 11 p e r c e n t.
T w o -th ir d s
of the 34 c itie s p r ic e d fo r the index
e x p e r ie n c e d a v e r a g e p r ic e in c r e a s e s of
8 to 1 2 p e r c e n t; p r ic e s in only th ree
c itie s (M a n c h e s te r , M o b ile , and N ew
O r le a n s ) in c r e a s e d l e s s than 8 p e r c e n t;
and in only 7 c itie s (D e tr o it, M ilw aukee,
A tla n ta , B a ltim o r e , J a c k s o n v ille ,
H o u ston , and Sea ttle) did the p r ic e level
advance by m o r e than 1 2 p e r c e n t.
P r ic e change fo r m a jo r group s of
ite m s by city during this 4 -y e a r p e r io d ,
a r e shown in ta ble 6 .

5
See N ew H ousing T re n d s in 1 9 4 9 5 1 , M onthly L a b o r R e v ie w , July 1951
(p. 6 ).
F inancing of N ew S a le s H ousing
in M e tro p o lita n A r e a s , M onth ly L a b o r
R e v ie w , A p r il 1952 (p. 3 9 1 ).

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ANALYSIS OF PR ICE TRENDS

T able 6

_

P e r c e n t C h a n g e in C o n s u m e r P r i c e s B e t w e e n L a s t P r i c e d M o n th s of 1948 and 1952

A ll
ite m s

Food

Rent

U N I T E D S T A T E S ......................

1 0. 7

12. 1

17. 2

0. 3

NEW ENGLAND:
B o s t o n ....................................
.....................
M anchester
P o r t l a n d , M a i n e ...........

9. 5
6. 8
8 .9

11. 1
8. 2
9 .4

13 . 1
19 . 5
17. 0

-2. 4
-0. 6
1. 5

-2. 6
2. 0
0. 8
-2 .5
1 .4

C ity and re g io n a l a r e a

M ID D L E A TLA N TIC :
B u f f a l o .................................
New Y o r k ............................
Philadelphia
....................
Pittsbu rgh
.........................
S c r a n t o n ...............................

A pparel

5
2
6
2
9

12. 0

11. 0

11.9
1 5. 8
13 . 0
1 3. 8

8 .9
9. 0
12. 0
15 . 7

EA ST NORTH C EN T R A L:
C h i c a g o .................................
.........................
Cincinnati
C l e v e l a n d ............................
D e t r o i t ....................................
I n d i a n a p o l i s ......................
M i l w a u k e e .........................

9 .6
9 .3
1 2. 7
8. 2
1 5. 6

11 . 5
1 3. 4
10. 0
16 . 1
9 .9
12. 2

16 . 5
11.9
19.3
15 . 3
1 4. 5
50. 7

0 .9
-2. 4
- 1. 3
-0. 7

W EST NORTH CEN T R A L:
K a n s a s C i t y ......................
M i n n e a p o l i s ......................
S t. L o u i s ...............................

10 . 3
10. 8
1 1 .9

10 . 3
13 . 3
1 3. 3

1 8 .4
1 5. 0
1 2. 7

SOUTH A T L A N T IC :
A tlanta
.................................
B altim o re
.........................
Jack son v ille
....................
N o r f o l k .................................
R i c h m o n d ............................
S a v a n n a h ...............................
W a s h i n g t o n , D. C .
...

1 3 .4
12. 2
12 . 5
10. 1
8. 4
1 1 .4
11. 1

12 .
1 2.
1 2.
11.
7.
12.

20 . 0

E A S T SOU TH C E N T R A L :
B i r m i n g h a m ......................
............................
M em p his
M obile
.................................

9.
9.
11.
10.
10.

11.

3
4
5
8
2
5

11.6

18 . 1
2 9 .4
23. 9
25. 8
28. 7
17 . 2

1 1. 5
8. 8
7. 8

7 .9
7. 0
7. 2

42. 3
17. 3
2 0 .4

12. 6
7. 3

10. 6
11. 2

20. 8

.................................

11. 8

10. 2

1 7. 4

PA C IFIC :
Los A ngeles
....................
P o r t l a n d , O r e g ..................
S a n F r a n c i s c o .................
Seattle
.................................

10 . 7

10. 1

9 .5
8. 5
10. 8
1 1. 7

28.
22.
1 7.
22.

W EST SOUTH C E N T R A L :
H o u s t o n .................................
N ew O r l e a n s
....................
MO UN TA IN :
D enver

1 /

11.3
12. 1

I n f o r m a t i o n not a v a i l a b l e .




32. 3

1
5
1
9

1. 8
0. 1

H ousefu rn ish in g s

-

Solid fu els
G as and
a n d f u e l o il e l e c t r i c i t y

3. 4

13. 2

4. 5

13. 6

0. 3
4. 3
3. 8

14. 8
10 . 5
9 .2

1 .4
16 . 3
3. 5

14. 6
10 . 5
10 . 5

19. 3

14 .
5.
1.
8.
12 .

14.6
9. 1
14 . 8
15 . 8
13. 8

2. 4
5. 0
5 .2
0. 5
0. 1

21. 0
1 5.2
8 .9
29. 0

6
7
2
0
7

0

12. 0
11.6
10. 0

3 .6
0 .9
0. 2
6. 0
1. 0
11. 1

6 .5
8. 5
10. 5

0. 3
2. 4
-0. 7

3. 0
2. 5
5. 3

4 .6
2. 4
14. 5

8. 7
5 .4

4. 1
-1 .3
-2. 3
-3. 3
4. 8
-1 .6

6 .9
0. 3
4. 6
1. 5
4. 7
3. 2
5. 7

9 .0
16 .9
1 1 .4
13. 1
10. 6
6. 6
22. 6

4. 7
- 4 .9
-1 5 .4
- 2. 1
6. 9
24. 3
12. 8

1. 8
2. 2

0. 6
0. 1

10. 6

-

-

0

17.
12.
14.
15.
14.

0
4
2
1
4

9 .5

0. 7

14. 1

(1)
9. 7
(1)
8. 0

6. 7
15 . 3
30. 1
- 3 .3

0.6

2. 7

4 .9

7.
3.
2.
3.

1
7
4
7

18. 6

20 . 1

16 . 0
5. 0

0. 5
4. 1

6
4
5
2

0. 3

16. 3
1 2 .4
17. 1

5 .9
1 .3

2. 0
- 1. 1

0.
-0.
-0.
1.

0

1 4 .4
12. 0
1 1 .4
14 . 3
13 . 6
15. 5

1. 3

2 .6

-

-

3. 1
1.3
8. 5
4 .8
5. 1

14. 3
14 . 1
13 . 1

6 .3
7. 2

-0. 3

M iscel­
lan eo u s

(!)

0

-

11.
15.
16.
16.

6
3
5
7

14

C O N SU M E R

P R IC E S

The g r e a te s t v a ria tio n betw een c itie s
o c c u r r e d for r e n t s , re fle c tin g v a r ia ­
tion s in the status of rent con tro l and
dates of d e c o n tro l. A m on g the 34
c it i e s , the r i s e in rents fro m 1948
through 1952 ran ged fr o m about 9 p e r ­
cent in N ew Y o rk and P hiladelph ia to
o v er 50 p e rc e n t in M ilw a u k e e . Other
c itie s e x p erien cin g su b sta n tia lly higher
ren ts at the end of 1952 w e re B ir m in g ­
ham with a rent in c r e a s e of 42 percent;
H ou ston , 32 p e rc e n t; and J a c k s o n v ille ,
Savannah, and L o s A n g e le s , 2 8 -2 9 per­
cen t. B u ffa lo , P ittsb u r g h , C in cin n a ti,
B o sto n , and St. L o u is had r e la tiv e ly
s m a lle r rent a d v a n c e s. C itie s w hich
had the s m a lle s t a v e r a g e rent increases
w e re am on g th ose s till under F e d e r a l
or State re g u la tio n s at the end of 1952.
The g r e a te s t rent in c r e a s e s o c c u r r e d
in c itie s in w hich rent had been d e ­
co n tro lle d in 1949 and 195 0.
C hanges in food p r i c e s , am ong
the 56 c itie s included in the food c o m ­
ponent of the in d ex , ran ged fr o m 6 . 5
p e rc e n t to o v er 1 6 p e rc en t betw een
1949 and 1 9 5 2 , roughly the sa m e as
fo r the total C o n su m er P r ic e Index in
this p e r io d . C itie s in the Southern and
W e s te r n States for the m o s t p a rt experk
enced s m a lle r in c r e a s e s in food p r ic e s
than th o se in the N o rth e rn and E a s te r n
S ta te s. During 1 9 4 9 , food p r ic e d e ­
c r e a s e s w e re r e c o r d e d c o n siste n tly in
a ll 56 c itie s p r ic e d fo r the index. In­
c r e a s e s ranging fr o m 5 to 15 p e rc en t
w e re r e c o r d e d in 1950 and fr o m 4 to 10
p e rc e n t in 1 95 1. P eak food p r ic e s fo r
1952 w e re re a ch ed in a lm o s t a ll c itie s
in July or A u g u st and the food p r ic e
le v e l at the end o f 1952 w as below that
p r e v a ilin g at the end of 1951 in about
fo u r -fifth s of the c itie s p r ic e d . V a r ia ­
tion s in the tim in g and m agn itu de of
food p r ic e changes betw een c itie s r e ­
fle c te d the in flu en ce of d iffe r e n c e s in
the a v a ila b ility and con su m p tio n of
s e a so n a l it e m s .




IN

T H E

U N IT E D

S T A T E S

D uring 1 9 4 9 -5 2 , changes in prices
o f a p p a rel and h o u sefu rn ish in g s v a r ie d
l e s s am ong the 34 c itie s p r ic e d fo r the
in d ex , than did ren ts and food p r i c e s .
The a p p a rel index d e c r e a s e d fr o m 1 to
3 p e rc e n t in about l / 3 of the c it ie s ; in ­
c r e a s e d fr o m 1 to 5 p e rc e n t in l / 3 of
the c it ie s ; and a v e r a g e p r ic e changes
of l e s s than 1 p e rc en t w e re re p o rte d
fo r other c it i e s . Southern c itie s w e re
am on g th o se showing the g r e a te s t in ­
c r e a s e s w h ile E a s te r n c itie s w e re p r e ­
dom inant am ong th ose r e g is te r in g
d ecreases.
H o u se fu rn ish in g s p r ic e s changed
m o r e than a p p a re l p r i c e s , and in a ll
but 4 c itie s p r ic e in d exes fo r this g ro ip
of ite m s w e r e h ig h er at the end of the
p e r io d . I n c r e a s e s ranging up to 11 p e r ­
cent (M ilw a u k ee) w e re re c o r d e d , and
the g r e a te s t d e c r e a s e w as l e s s than 3
p e rc e n t (M o b ile ). T h e re a p p ea re d to
be no re g io n a l p a ttern of in te r c ity varia­
tion s for h o u sefu rn ish in g s p r i c e s .
The U nited States 4 -y e a r -a v e r a g e
in c r e a s e in p r ic e s of so lid fu els and
fu el oil w as m o r e than 13 p e rc en t m o r e than fo r foods and m o s t other
grou p s of c o m m o d itie s . L a r g e s t in ­
c r e a s e s w e re re p o rte d fo r N o r th e a s te r n
c it i e s , with S cranton showing an a d ­
van ce of 29 p e r c e n t. By c o n tr a s t, gas
and e le c tr ic ity b ills advan ced only 4 l/ 2
p e rc e n t on the a v e r a g e , but in c r e a s e s
a s la r g e a s 30 p e rc e n t in San F r a n c is c o
and 24 p e rc e n t in Savannah w e re report­
ed. G as and e le c tr ic ity b ills fe ll in 8
c itie s and re m a in e d unchanged in 3. A n
a v e r a g e d e c r e a s e o f o v er 15 p e rc en t
w as re p o rte d fo r J a c k so n v ille .
In te rc ity d iffe r e n c e s in the le v e ls
of re ta il p r ic e s in the y e a r s 1 9 4 9 - 5 0 - 5 1
w e re m e a s u r e d by d iffe r e n c e s in the
c o s t of the B u reau *s C ity W o r k e r !s
F a m ily B u dget. 7
7
F o r a d e sc rip tio n of the b u dget,
se e W o r k e r s 1 B udgets in the U nited
S ta tes: C ity F a m ilie s and Single P e r ­
sons 1946 and 1 9 4 7 , B u reau of L a b o r
S ta tis tic s B u lle tin N o . 9 2 7 . A ls o se e
M onth ly L a b o r R e v ie w , F e b ru a ry 1 9 51
(pp. 1 5 2 - 155) and M ay 1952 (pp. 52 -

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The c o m p a ra tiv e p r ic e le v e ls of a ll
goods and s e r v ic e s includ ed in the
budget (W ash in gton 3 1 0 0 ) in O ctob er
1 9 5 1 , ran ged fr o m 100 in W ashington,
D . C . , to 87 in N ew O r le a n s . The
d e g re e of d iffe re n c e b etw een c itie s
w as v e r y s im ila r in other y e a r s a l ­
though so m e shifting in the p o sitio n of
c itie s o c c u r r e d .
W ide v a ria tio n s in the le v e l of
re sid e n tia l r e n t s , including c h a rg e s
fo r heat and u t ilit ie s , a ccou n ted fo r
m o s t o f the in te r c ity d iffe r e n c e s in the
g e n e ra l le v e l o f p r i c e s , and the v a r y ­
ing d e g r e e s of change in re n ts overthe
3 y e a r s fo r w hich the budget c o s ts were

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e s tim a te d w as m a in ly r e s p o n s ib le fo r
sh ifts in the r e la tiv e p o sitio n s o f the
c it i e s . A m o n g the h ig h est rent c itie s
w e re W a sh in g to n , R ich m o n d , H o u ston ,
and M ilw a u k e e . L o w e st re n ta ls w e re
re p o rte d in N ew O rle a n s and M o b ile .
In c o n tra st to the w ide v a ria tio n in
r e n t s , r e la tiv e ly little d iffe re n c e w as
found in food p r ic e s betw een c it i e s .
C itie s having the h ig h est r e la tiv e food
p r ic e s w e re th o se in w hich a 3 p e rc e n t
s a le s tax w as in e ffe c t. P r ic e s of
other goods and
s e r v ic e s on the aver­
age v a rie d w ithin a n a rro w ran ge fro m
city to c ity .

Police *)*cUx
’

The se ctio n that fo llo w s is intend­
ed to
p rov id e a s u m m a r y guide to the
im p ortan t d e v elo p m e n ts re la te d to the
p rep a ra tio n and u se of the C o n su m er
P r ic e Index in the p e rio d c o v e r e d by
this r e p o r t. It is p r im a r ily a sy n ­
th e s is of m a t e r ia ls p r e v io u s ly pub­
lis h e d by the B u reau on v a rio u s a s ­
p e c ts of the ind ex. F o r a m o r e c o m ­
p lete re v ie w of th ese d e v e lo p m e n ts,
a r t ic le s and p u b lica tio n s r e fe r r e d to
in footn otes and the b ib lio g ra p h y
should be co n su lted .
D e s c r ip tio n
The B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistic s*
C o n su m e r P r ic e Index m e a s u r e s the
a v e r a g e change in re ta il p r ic e s of goods,
r e n t s , and s e r v ic e s c u s to m a r ily p u r ­
c h a sed by city w a g e -e a r n e r and c l e r ­
ic a l-w o r k e r f a m i li e s . R eta il p r ic e s
u se d in the c a lc u la tio n of th e index a r e
b a se d on d eta iled s p e c ific a tio n s o f
goods and s e r v ic e s and include
s a le s and e x c is e t a x e s . P r ic e s




a r e obtained fr o m a re p re s e n ta tiv e
sa m p le of r e ta il s to r e s and s e r v ic e
e s ta b lis h m e n ts , lo c a te d in a r e p r e ­
sen tative sa m p le of U nited States
c it ie s . P r ic e s of foods a r e c o lle c te d
m on th ly in a ll o f th ese c it ie s . P r ic e s
of other goods and s e r v ic e s a r e c o l l ­
ected m on th ly or at l e s s frequ en t in ­
t e r v a l s , depending on the im p o rta n ce
of the ite m and the c ity , and the d e g re e
of v a ria tio n in p r ic e ch an ge. The
fre q u en cy c y c le of p r ic e c o lle c tio n i s
d ir e c te d tow ard the m a x im iz a tio n of
a c c u r a c y in the m e a s u r e m e n t of p r ic e
ch a n g e, within the lim it s of funds
a v a ila b le for this w o rk .
The index is c a lc u la te d by the for­
m u la :
R.

i

=

R

P.
i-M

l q a Pi - l }( ___________

P

1

)

i- 1

)

< * qa p i - l
w h ere R. is the index n u m ber fo r the
p r e v io u s 1 p e r io d , (qa )*s a r e the quantity

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w e ig h ts, ( P .) l s are c u rre n t p r ic e s and
(Pi j ) 1*s are p r ic e s fo r the p re v io u s
p e r io d .
The C o n su m e r P r i c e Index has
undergone s e v e r a l r e v is io n s sin ce it
w as in itiated during W o rld W a r I. T h e se
r e v is io n s w e re n e c e s s a r y to keep the in ­
dex u p -t o -d a te in r e s p e c t to its w eight
str u c tu r e , and to im p ro v e the s a m p le s
o f ite m s , s t o r e s , and c itie s that a ffe c t
the c o lle c tio n o f p r ic e data. The c a lc u ­
la tio n of the index w as o r ig in a lly b a se d
on fa m ily exp en d itu res and p r ic e data
obtained during 1917 to 1 9 1 9 . In the fa ll
o f 1935 im p r o v e d m eth od s o f c a lc u la tio n
w e re in tro d u ced , and in the la te 1 9 3 0 1*s
the f i r s t e x te n siv e r e v is io n o f the index
w as c o m p le te d . D uring W o rld W a r II
w eights w e re adju sted to r e fle c t w a r ­
tim e s c a r c it ie s and ra tio n in g .
T hrou ghout m o s t o f the p e rio d c o v e r­
ed by this r e p o r t, the B u reau w as en­
gaged in a seco n d c o m p r e h e n siv e r e v i­
sio n o f the in d ex stru c tu re that w as c o m pie ted e a r ly in 1 9 5 3 . In the la tte r p a rt
o f 1 95 0, w h ile this r e v is io n w as u n d er­
w ay, an in te r im a d ju stm en t to the index
w as c a r r ie d out to e ffe c t u rg en tly n eed ­
ed r e v is io n s of w eights and to include
new ite m s that had b e co m e im p o rta n t
in fa m ily spending p a ttern s sin ce the
m i d - 1 9 3 0 1*s . C a lcu la tio n s b a se d on this
in te r im a d ju stm en t w e re in trodu ced in­
to the ind ex s e r ie s in January 1 9 5 1 . In­
d ex es beginning January 1950 w ere
c o m p le te ly re c a lc u la te d and a c o r r e c ­
tion o f the ren t index w as c a r r ie d back
to 1 9 4 0 , re su ltin g in the "a d ju s t e d ” in ­
dex s e r i e s .
C o m p a riso n of the O ld, A d ju ste d , and
R e v is e d S e r ie s
T a b le 7 show s the changes that have
been in trodu ced in the str u c tu r e and c a l ­
cu lation o f the C o n su m er P r ic e Index by
the in te r im a d ju stm en t and the c o m p r e ­
h e n siv e r e v is io n . It c o m p a r e s the "old , "
"a d ju s te d , " and " r e v i s e d " s e r i e s with
r e s p e c t to population c o v e r a g e , c it ie s
includ ed , and ite m s p r ic e d .




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The In te rim A d ju s tm e n t8
The sudden d e v elo p m e n t o f the
K o rea n c r i s i s in the s u m m e r o f 1950
fo c u se d attention on the C o n su m er P r ic e
Index as an e co n o m ic in d ic a to r , and in­
c r e a s e d u se o f the index in wage d e te r ­
m in a tio n w as a n ticip a ted . F o llo w in g
the ou tbreak o f h o s t ilit ie s , p r ic e s o f
c o n su m e r goods and s e r v ic e s in c r e a s e d
ra p id ly and at d iffe re n tia l r a t e s , and
the need fo r adjusting the index w eights
to r e fle c t u p -t o -d a te con dition s b e ca m e
u rg en t. It w as th e r e fo r e decid ed to r e ­
v is e the in d ex r e tr o a c tiv e ly to a date in
1950 p reced in g the K o rea n c o n flic t,
u tilizin g such fa m ily expenditure data
and other in fo rm a tio n as w e re a lre a d y
a v a ila b le fr o m the w ork in p r o g r e s s on
the c o m p r e h e n s iv e r e v is io n . The n e c e s ­
s a r y w ork w as c o m p le te d in the s u m m e r
and fa ll o f 1950 in tim e fo r u se in the
January 1951 in d ex .
The in te r im a d ju stm en t w as planned
as a se t of im p r o v e m e n ts to the existin g
3 4 - c ity index which would not change the
b a sic con cep ts o r m eth o d o lo g y o f the in d e^
and would include only those changes that
w e re u r g e n t, and which could be m ade
q u ick ly . The follow in g a d ju stm en ts w e re
m ade:
1. C o r r e c tio n o f the "n e w unit b i a s " in
the ren t ind ex, 1 9 4 0 -4 9 .
2 . R e v is io n o f c ity population w e ig h ts .
3. A dd ition o f new i t e m s .
4 . R e v is io n o f ite m w e ig h ts.
N ew Unit B ia s A d ju s tm e n t. - N o r ­
m a lly , in a m a r k e t f r e e fr o m re n t co n tro ls,
th ere is no c o n s is te n t d iffe re n tia l in p r ic e
betw een new ly con s tru cted housing units
and c o m p a r a b le ex istin g d w e ll1A d eta iled r e p o r t on the In te rim A d ­
ju stm e n t, including d e s c r ip tio n s o f the
v a rio u s e stim a tin g p r o c e d u r e s , w ill be
found in B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s B u l­
letin N o . 1 03 9, In te rim A d ju stm e n t o f
the C o n s u m e r s ' P r i c e Index, C o r r e c tio n
o f N ew Unit B ia s in R en t C om ponent o f
C o n s u m e r s 1 P r i c e Index and R e la tiv e Im ­
p o rta n ce o f It e m s . A ls o In te rim A d ju s t­
m en t o f C o n su m e r s l P r ic e In d e x , in M o n tb ly L a b o r R e v ie w , A p r il 1951 (p. 4 2 1 ) .

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C o m p a r is o n o f O ld , A d ju s te d , and R e v ise d C o n s u m e r P r ic e Index S e r ie s

Old Index

Adjusted Index

Revised Index

1935-39=100_________ ____ ______ ______ ____
Average family expenditures derived from
1934-36 Survey of Money Disbursements of
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in 42
Cities.

1935-39=100_______________________
Relative weights of Old Index adjusted
to post-war pattern by estimates
based on Surveys of Income and
Expenditures in 7 Cities, 1947-49,
and appiopriate postwar data from
other sources such as i ecent food con­
sumption surveys by U. S. Depart­
ment of Agriculture, and from trade
and official sources on production,
marketing, sales, etc.

1947-49=100.
Average family expendituies derived from
1950 Consumer Expenditure Survey in
91 Cities, adjusted to reflect the 1952
expenditure pattern required to maintain
the level of living charactei istic of urban
wage and clerical woikers’ families.

Item
BASE PERIOD
BASIS OF INDEX
WEIGHTS.

POPULATION COVERAGE
"Family size
Employment—Occupa­
tion of chief earner or
head of family.
Length of employ­
ment.

2 or more persons__________________________ Same as old index__________________
Wage earner or salaried-clerical worker_______ ____do________ ___________________

1 member, at least 1,008 hours spread over 36
weeks.

Head of family, 26 weeks____________

_____________ Minimum family Income of $500 and earnings
of chief earner at least $300. Chief-earner,
salaried-clerical workers, earning less than
$2,000 during year or less than $200 during
any 1 month. No upper limitation on wage
earners or total earnings of all members of the
family combined. No more than H of in­
come could be from interest, dividends, rents,
gifts, income in kind, etc.
Economic level. ............ No relief families either ©n direct or work
relief.

Family income under $10,000 after
taxes. No lower income limit, ex­
cept that families which had no
incomes from wages or salaries were
excluded.

Income

No exclusion for receipt of relief, as
such, but only families with wage
or salary earnings included.

Same as old index.
Do.

No specific requiiement but major portion
of income of family head must be from
employment as wage earner or salariedclerical worker.
Same as adjusted index.

Do.

CITY COVERAGE
34 large cities—None less than 50,000 popula­
tion; only 1 with 1950 population of less than
100,000. (56 cities for food.)
Pricing and Index Cycle. Food and fuels priced monthly in all cities.
Other commodities and services priced on
cycles as shown below:
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit,
Philadelphia. Priced and indexes cal­
culated monthly.
Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh.
Priced and indexes calculated monthly.*
Birmingham. Priced and indexes cal­
culated monthly.
Kansas City; Portland, Oreg. Priced and
indexes calculated quaiterly—January,
April, July, and October.
Atlanta, Cleveland, Scranton, Seattle,
Washington. Priced and indexes cal­
culated quarterly—February, May,
August, and November.
Baltimore, Minneapolis, St. Louis, San
Francisco. Priced and indexes calcu­
lated quarterly—March, June, Septem­
ber, and December.
Buffalo, Denver, Indianapolis, Man­
chester, Richmond, Savannah, Mil­
waukee, New Orleans, Norfolk. Jackson­
ville, Memphis, Mobile, Poitland
(Maine). Priced and indexes calculated
quarterly.
Sample..................... .




Same as old index__________________

46 cities, ranging in size from Madill, Okla.
(about 2,500 population) to New York
City.
....... do.................................................... Food, fuel, and rent priced monthly in all
cities. Other commodities and services
as shown below.
____do________________ ____ ________ Same as old index.

____do

________________________

Priced and indexes calculated quarterly.

____do

__________________________

Discontinued.

____do_____________________________ Same as old index.

____do_____________________________ Same, except Atlanta pi iced on a March,
June, September, and December cycle.

____do.______________________ _____

Same, except Minneapolis priced on a
January, April, July, and October cycle.

____do_____________________________ Discontinued.

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CITY COVERAGE—Continued
Old Index

Item

Revised Index

Adjusted Index

Pricing and Index Cycle. Not priced.

Not priced.

Not priced

Not priced.

National index coverage. 34 large cities included (56 cities for food prices).
Index each month based on foods priced in
56 cities; fuel in 34 cities monthly, other com­
modities and services in 18 cities.

Same as old index.

Canton, Ohio; Charleston, W. Va.; Evans­
ville, Ind.; Huntington, W. Va.; Lynch­
burg, Va.; Madison, Wis.; Middletown,
Conn.; Newark, Ohio; San Jose, Calif.;
Youngstown, Ohio.
Priced on quarterly cycle for inclusion in
U. S. index only; no separate city indexes.
Anna, 111.; Camden, Ark.; Garrett,. Ind.;
Glendale, Aiiz.; Grand Forks, N. Dak.;
Grand Island, Nebr.; Laconia, N. H.;
Lodi, Calif.; Madill, Okla.; Middlcsboro,
Ky.; Pulaski, Va.; Ravenna, Ohio;
Rawlins, Wyo.; Sandpoint, Idaho;
Shawnee, Okla.; Shenandoah, Iowa.
Priced on a 4-month cycle for inclusion in
U. S. index only; no separate city indexes.
All U. S. urban (2,500 and over); monthly;
based on food, fuel, and rent priced in 46
cities; other commodities and services in
18 or 17.

COMMODITY COVERAGE
Number of items (ap­
proximate).
Food___ _________
Rent_____________
Apparel______ ____
Housefurnishings.. .
Fuels________ ____
Miscellaneous goods
and services.
Published group indexes.

Important changes:
Food away from
home.
Used cars_________

200_______________________________________

225......................... ................................ 300.

51 items.
- _ . ___ .
. _______ _____ _
37,000 dwellings - ____ .. _ ______________
62 items_________ .. - . _______________
25 items____. . . ______ _ _______________
10 items_____ _____ __ _ _ ______________
51 items__________ ______ _______________

60 items.................................................
52.000 dwellings____________________
66 items.................................................
29 items___________________________
11 items________ ___ __________ _
58 items______ __________ _ ____

90 items.
32,000 dwellings.
75 items.
35 items.
10 items.
90 items.

Food, rent, apparel, housefurnishings, fuel,
miscellaneous goods and services.

Same as old index__________ ________

Food, housing, apparel, transportation,
medical care, personal care, reading,
recreation, and other goods and services.

Estimated to have same price movement as
food consumed at home.
Estimated to have same price movement as
new cars.

Same as old index__________________

Restaurant meals priced.

Same as old index................. ..............

Used cars are priced.

Adjusted for new unit bias . _______
Same as old index----------------------------

Same as adjusted index.
Home purchase included. Home mainte­
nance items priced and purchase price of
home represented by direct pricing.

Housing—
Rent.................. No adjustment for new unit bias__ ______
Home-ownership Home purchase not included in index. Main­
tenance costs estimated to have same price
costs.
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in g s . H o w e v e r, under rent co n tro l p o li­
c ie s w hich c o n tro lle d o ld e r units but
exem p ted m o s t of the new u n its, the
m a r k e t fo r c e s w hich tend to equate the
re n ts fo r " n e w " and " o l d " housing of
c o m p a r a b le qu ality w e r e not p e rm itte d
to fu n ction . D urin g the w a r and p o s t ­
w a r y e a r s , the rent com pon en t o f the
index had u n d e rsta ted the a ctu a l r is e
b e c a u se the index tech n iq u es fa ile d to
r e fle c t the sig n ifica n t d iffe re n c e betw een
re n ts fo r new d w ellin g s w hen th ey fi r s t
c a m e on the ren ta l m a r k e t and th o se of
c o m p a r a b le d w ellin g s a lr e a d y in the
m a r k e t, 9 E s t im a t e s 10 of the e ffe c t of
the u n d e rsta tem e n t had b een m a d e ,b u t
the data w e re too m e a g e r to p e r m it in ­
c o rp o ra tin g th em into the in d ex . D w e ll­
ing unit s u r v e y s , con du cted e a r ly in
195 0 in con n ection w ith the c o m p r e h e n ­
siv e r e v is io n , p ro v id e d adequate data
fo r c o r r e c tio n .
Two kinds o f data w e re re q u ire d in
o r d e r to c o r r e c t the rent ind ex fo r each
city : ( l) t h e p r o p o rtio n of the to tal n u m ber
of ren tal d w ellin g s w hich w e re add itions
to the re n ta l h ou sing m a rk e t o v e r the 1 0 y e a r p e r io d , 1 9 4 0 - 4 9 , e ith e r through
new c o n stru c tio n o r c o n v e r s io n of e x is t ­
ing str u c tu r e s and (2) the a v e r a g e d iffe r ­
ence in c u rre n t re n ts betw een th ese and
c o m p a r a b le e x istin g d w e llin g s.
Both kinds of data w e r e obtained
fr o m the D w ellin g Unit S u r v e y s , ( l ) T h e
p ro p o rtio n of te n a n t-o c c u p ie d dw ellin g s
w hich had been c o n stru c te d a fte r 1940
ran ged fr o m 4 p e r c e n t in C h ic a g o , St.
L o u is , and S cranton to o v e r 4 0 p e rc e n t
in M o b ile and N o r fo lk . (2) F o r the s e c ­
ond type o f d ata, it w a s n e c e s s a r y to
se p a ra te the sa m p le o f te n a n t-o cc u p ie d
dw elling units into g ro u p s having the
9 The C o s t of L iv in g Index of the
B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistic s , a m im e o ­
graph ed r e p o r t , F e b r u a r y 2 5 , 1 9 4 4 . The
R ep o rt o f the P r e s id e n t *s C o m m itte e on
the C o s t of L iv in g , 1 9 4 5 .
1 0 The Rent I n d e x --P a r t 2: M eth o d ­
o lo g y of M e a s u r e m e n t, M on th ly L a b o r R e ­
v ie w , January 1949 (pp. 6 6 - 6 7 ) , a ls o r e ­
p rin ted a s S e r ia l N o . R J 9 4 7 ; and E stim a te
of N ew Unit B ia s In C P I Rent In dex, M onth­
ly L a b o r R e v ie w , July 1949 (p. 4 5 ) , or
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sa m e qu ality c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . W ith in
each of th e se gro u p in g s the d iffe r e n c e s
in the a v e r a g e ren t fo r the new and old
units w e r e com pu ted and a v e r a g e d .
Q u a lity c h a r a c t e r is t ic s of the d w el­
li n g unit u tiliz e d in th is w o rk w e r e r e ­
la ted to n u m b er of r o o m s , b a th ro o m
and plu m b in g f a c i l i t i e s , kind of heating
eq u ip m en t, kind of r e fr ig e r a tio n ,w h e th ­
e r u tilitie s and fu rn itu re w e re includ ed in
the re n t, s tr u c tu r a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s ,
and type of s tr u c tu r e --d e ta c h e d d w e ll­
ing o r a p a rtm e n t. The a v e r a g e rent
d iffe r e n tia ls by c it y , a s d e te rm in e d by
the s u r v e y s , ranged fr o m a low of 4
p e rc e n t fo r P itts b u r g h to a high of 105
p e rc e n t fo r D e n v e r .
C o r r e c tio n fa c to r s w e re obtained
fo r each c ity by com bin in g the r e la tiv e
p ro p o rtio n o f new re n ta l housing to old
ren ta l h o u sin g , and the p e rc e n ta g e rent
d iffe r e n c e s b etw een new and old ren ta l
u n its. The a p p lic a tio n of th ese c o r r e c ­
tion fa c to r s to the January 1950 index
had the e ffe c t o f r a is in g the United States
na ll i t e m s 11 ind ex by 0. 8 p e rc e n t and the
rent index b y 5 . 5 p e r c e n t. The d i s t r i ­
bution o f th e se adju stm en ts fr o m 1940
fo rw a rd w a s e s tim a te d , and p u blish ed
in d ex es fo r the 1 0 -y e a r p e rio d w e r e
c o r r e c te d a c c o r d in g ly .
R e v is io n of P op u latio n W e ig h ts . R e v is e d population w eig h ts fo r c o m b in ­
ing 3 4 - c ity data into a nation al index
fo r a ll i t e m s , and 5 6 - c i t y data into a
n ation al food in d ex , w e r e c a lc u la te d on
the b a s is of the 195 0 d ecen n ia l c e n s u s .
The city pop ulation w e ig h ts in u se at
the tim e of the a d ju stm en t had been
b a s e d on B u re au of the C e n s u s e s tim a te d
population counts fo r 1942 d e riv e d fr o m
M a y 1942 r e g is tr a tio n s fo r su g a r ra tio n ­
in g . It is a g e n e r a l p r a c tic e of the B u r ­
eau to r e v is e pop ulation w eig h ts w hen
cu rre n t fig u r e s b e c o m e a v a ila b le .
A dd ition of N ew I t e m s . - A d ju s t­
m e n ts to the li s t o f ite m s p r ic e d fo r the
index w e re d e sig n e d to m ak e the lis t
m o r e r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f goods and s e r v ­
ic e s in the c u rre n t m a r k e t s , and to i m p ro v e the sa m p le o f ite m s fo r m e a s ­

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uring p r ic e ch a n g e . Item s added b e ca u se
o f th eir in c r e a s e d im p o rta n ce in co n ­
s u m e r exp en d itu res w e re : fr o z e n p e a s ,
s tr a w b e r r ie s , and o ra n g e ju ic e c o n ce n ­
tr a te ; canned baby fo o d s; group h o s p ita li­
zatio n p a y m e n ts; hom e p e rm a n e n t w ave
r e f i l l s ; te le v is io n s e t s ; and b e e r . Item s
added with a v iew to im p ro v in g m e a s u r e ­
m en t o f p r ic e change included la y e r
c a k e, fr a n k fu r te r s , ice c r e a m , c o la
d r in k s, g ra p e je l l y , m e n 1 s ra y o n suits,
men* s w o rk g lo v e s , women* s rayon
b lo u s e s , boys* je a n s , cotton r u g s ,
dinette s e t s , e le c tr ic t o a s t e r s , a lu m in ­
um p a n s, v e lo c ip e d e s , and gas fo r space
h ea tin g .
R e v is io n o f C o m m o d ity W e ig h ts . The m o s t u rg en t need fo r m aking the in ­
te r im a d ju stm e n t of the ind ex w as to
brin g the index c o m m o d ity w eigh ts up
to d a te. P o s t w a r stu d ies m ade by the
B u reau show ed that im p o rta n t changes
in c o n su m e r spending p a ttern s had
o c c u r r e d sin ce the 1 9 3 4 -3 6 p e rio d when
the index w eigh ts had la s t been d e te r ­
m in e d . Since the p ro c e d u re u sed in
c a lc u la tin g the in d ex h old s quantity
w eigh ts con sta n t, s e r io u s w eight d i s ­
lo c a tio n s w e re evid en t in the index by
1950.
W eig h ts w e re r e v is e d c o m p le te ly fo r
7 c itie s in w hich su r v e y s o f fa m ily e xp en ­
d itu re s had b e e n m a d e betw een 1946 and
1 9 4 9 o 11 T h e se exp en d itu res w e re adjusted
fo r quantity and p r ic e ch an ges to 1 9 5 0 .
F o r c it ie s not su rv ey e d in th ese y e a r s ,
r e v is io n s o f index w eigh ts w e re b a se d
on the a d ju stm en ts m ade fo r the seven
c it i e s , and on r e la tio n sh ip s in the d i s ­
tribution o f c o n su m e r exp en ditu res
e sta b lish e d through a n a ly sis of the p o s t­
w ar and e a r lie r stu d ie s.
U sing the r e v is e d or "a d ju s t e d 11 li s t
o f it e m s , new c o m m o d ity w e ig h ts, and
new population w e ig h ts, p r ic e changes

See B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistic s B u ll­
etin N o . 1065, F a m ily In com e E x ­
p e n d itu re s, and Savings in 10 C it ie s .
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fr o m January 1950 fo rw a rd w e re c a lc u ­
la ted and link ed to the January 1950 index,
c o r r e c te d fo r new unit b ia s in the re n t in ­
d ex . T h is b e c a m e known as the "a d ju s t ­
e d " index s e r i e s . F o r the con v en ien ce
of la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t grou p s the B u reau
continued to c a lc u la te the in d ex on the
unadjusted b a s is a ls o , and, to d is tin ­
guish it fr o m the "a d ju s t e d " in d ex s e r ie s ,
it w as d esig n a ted as the "o ld s e r i e s . "
C o m p a r is o n of M o v e m e n ts o f the Old
S e r ie s and A d ju ste d S e r ie s
The "o ld S e r i e s " ind ex m e a s u r e d
a v e r a g e p r ic e change fo r the 1 9 3 4 -3 6
m a rk e t b a sk e t o f goods and s e r v ic e s on
w hich its w eights a re b a s e d . The " a d ­
ju s t e d " ind ex s e r ie s m e a s u r e d a v era g e
p r ic e change fo r the 1 9 3 4 -3 6 m a rk e t
b a sk e t up to 1950 and fo r the 1950 m a r ­
ket b a sk e t sta rtin g in 195 0, and in clu d ­
ed the c o r r e c tio n fo r new unit bias in
the re n t index back to 1 9 4 0 . U ntil 1940
the two index s e r ie s a re id e n tica l and
betw een 1940 and 1950 they a re alike
e x c e p t fo r re n t.
F o r the m o s t p a rt th ere w as little
differen ce betw een the m o v e m e n ts of
the "a d ju s t e d " 3 4 -c i t y index s e r ie s and
the *61d s e r i e s " a fter 1950 (table 8 ). The
"a d ju s t e d " s e r i e s advanced 1 p e r c e n t
l e s s than the "o ld s e r i e s " during 1 95 0,
the f i r s t y ea r o f c a lc u la tio n . The slo w e r
m o v e m e n t o f the "a d ju s t e d " s e r i e s is
p r im a r ily the r e s u lt o f the s m a lle r
w eigh t given to food p r i c e s , w hich r o s e
ra p id ly during the y e a r .

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C o m p a r is o n o f P r i c e C h a n g es B a s e d on " A d ju s t e d " and "O ld S e r i e s " C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x e s ,
1950 - 1952

P ercen t Change
G roup

J a n u a r y 1950 to
D e c e m b e r 1952
A d ju ste d
O ld
s e rie s
s e rie s

J a n u a r y 1952 to
D e c e m b e r 1952
A d ju ste d
O ld
s e rie s
se rie s

1 3 .4

1 4 .4

17. 3

17. 8

- 1. 1

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8. 7

9 .5

-1 .7

.............................................................

12. 3

1 2 .4

4. 0

F u el, e le ctr ic ity , and
................................
re frig e ra tio n

7. 1

9. 6

3. 4

A l l i t e m s .....................................................
Food

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Apparel
Rent

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11.2

1 1.9

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12. 8

14. 0

H ou sefu rn ish in g s
M isce lla n e o u s

0. 8

-1 .9
3. 2

0 .4

J a n u a r y 1951 t o
J a n u a r y 1952
A d ju ste d
O ld
s e rie s
s e rie s
4. 1

4. 7

J a n u a r y 1950 to
J a n u a r y 1951
A d ju sted
O ld
se rie s
se rie s
7.9

8. 3
13. 1

-1 .6

4. 7

5 .9

13 . 2

- 2 .- 0

3. 1

3. 5

7. 3

7.9

4. 2

4 .9

4 .9

2. 9

2. 8

4. 2

1. 2

1.9

2. 4

3. 2

-1 .8

0 . 8

0. 8

12. 3

13. 1

3 .3

4. 6

4. 5

4. 5

5

5

The two s e r ie s show ed a lm o s t the
s a m e a v e r a g e change in food p r ic e s fo r
1 95 0, although th ere w e re so m e s h o r trun d iffe r e n c e s . A d ju stm e n ts in the
w eights fo r the fu e l, lig h t, and r e f r i g ­
e ra tio n group re su lte d in a m o r e sta b le
fu el index owing to in c r e a s e d w eight fo r
gas and e le c tr ic ity and red u ced w eight for
c o a l. L o w er a v e r a g e p r ic e changes fo r
the a p p a r e l, h o u se fu r n ish in g s, and m i s ­
ce lla n e o u s groups in the ’’a d ju s te d " index
in the f i r s t y e a r r e s u lte d fr o m in tern a l
w eight a d ju stm en ts and the addition of new
it e m s . Rent m o v e m e n ts w e re a lm o s t
id e n tic a l.

G r e a te r d iffe r e n c e s app ear b e t ­
w een the two index s e r ie s fo r individual
c itie s than fo r the 3 4 -c i t y a v e r a g e .
T his is in p a rt due to the v a ria tio n b e ­
tw een c itie s in the am ount of c o r r e c ­
tion fo r new unit b ia s , a ffe ctin g the
le v e l of both the "a d ju s t e d " a ll ite m s
index and rent index in January 1 9 5 0 ,
and in p a rt to the v a ria tio n of w eight
a d ju stm en ts fo r s o m e of the c itie s
fr o m the a v e r a g e a d ju stm en t fo r a ll
c itie s .

In 1951 and 1952 the two ind exes c o n ­
tinued to c o r re sp o n d v e r y c lo s e ly ; the
"a d ju s t e d " s e r ie s m o v e d so m ew h a t m o r e
s lo w ly , but the d iffe re n c e in the index
le v e ls was a lw ays le s s than 1 p e r c e n t.
O c c a sio n a lly the a d ju sted d istrib u tio n of
w eights re su lte d in the ind exes m ovin g
in opp osite d ir e c t io n s , as in A u g u st 1 9 5 2 .
O ver the en tire p e rio d fr o m January
1950 to D e c e m b e r 1952* the d iffe re n c e
in the rate of change shown by the two
ind exes was only 1 p e r c e n t.

Other than the in te rim a d ju stm en t
of the ind ex, th ere w e re r e la tiv e ly few
w eight a d ju stm en ts or changes in the
lis t of ite m s p r ic e d during the 1 9 4 9 52 p e r io d . In 1 9 4 9 , dinette se ts r e ­
p la ced dining ro o m su ites in the index
and table m o d e l ra d io -p h o n o g ra p h s
w e re added to the h o u sefu rn ish in g s




Other C hanges in P r o c e d u r e s ,

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g ro u p . In a p p a r e l, p r ic in g of boys*
o v e r c o a ts and cotton s la c k s w as d i s ­
continued; p r ic e m o v e m e n ts fo r th ese
c o m m o d itie s w e re re p r e se n te d in the
index by m a ck in a w s and blue jean s*
The re la tiv e im p o rta n ce a s s ig n e d to
th ree sp e c ific a tio n s of w o m e n ’ s rayon
d r e s s e s w as a d ju sted to c o n fo rm with
c o n te m p o ra ry data on p rod u ctio n and
p r ic e s of the v a rio u s types of rayon
d resses.

Continuing re v ie w of c o m m o d ity
s p e c ific a tio n s r e s u lte d in r e v is io n s
w hich w e re m a d e to r e fle c t changes
in s ty lin g , c o n stru c tio n d e ta il, and
m e r c h a n d isin g p r a c tic e s w hich o c c u r ­
red during the p e r io d . T h e s e changes
did not r e p r e s e n t m a te r ia l ch an ges in
the qu ality of goods d e s c r ib e d but r e ­
lated the B u reau s p e c ific a tio n s m o r e
c lo s e ly to d e s c r ip tio n s of a r t ic le s c u r ­
re n tly in the m a r k e t s .

In 1949 a l s o , p r ic in g of fr e s h sp in ­
ach was d isco n tin u ed ; fr e s h to m a to e s
w e re added to the food index; and a p ­
p ro p ria te w eight a d ju stm en ts w ere
m ade.
P r o c e s s e d c h e e se re p la c e d
cheddar c h e e s e , and fry in g chick en s
re p la c e d ro a stin g c h ic k e n s. In m i d 1 9 5 0 , c o lo r e d m a r g a r in e re p la c e d un­
c o lo r e d m a r g a r in e in c itie s w h ere its
sa le w as p e r m itte d by la w .
In 1 9 5 2 ,
s e v e r a l s p e c ific v a r ie t ie s of. fr o z e n
and fr e s h fis h w e re p r ic e d and a v e r a g e
p r ic e s p u b lish ed fo r the f i r s t tim e .

C o m p r e h e n s iv e R e v isio n of the Index 1 3

The p r o c e d u r e u se d in calcu la tin g
a v e r a g e changes in r a t e s ', fo r p o s ta l
s e r v ic e s w as s im p lifie d by exclu d in g
th o se s e r v ic e s w hich a r e of m in o r
im p o r ta n c e .
A vera ge rate changes
a re now b a se d on changes in ra te s of
a ir m a il le t t e r s , p o s ta l p o s t, and m o n e y
o r d e r s . In 1952 w o rk w as co m p le te d
on the ta sk of coord in atin g the v a rio u s
s e r ie s of ind exes and a v e r a g e p r ic e s
of individual ite m s of fu e l c a lc u la te d by
the B u re au . T his re su lte d in p u b lic a ­
tion of a sin g le r e le a s e c o v e rin g a ll the
p r ic e and index s e r ie s c o m p ile d b^- the
B u reau fo r individual fu el it e m s . 1

12See R e ta il P r ic e s and Indexes of
G a s , E le c t r i c i t y , and R e sid e n tia l H e a t­
ing F u e l s , M a r c h 1952 is s u e .




The B u reau began a c o m p re h e n siv e ,
-y e a r p r o g r a m fo r the r e v is io n c f the
C o n su m er P r ic e Index in N o v e m b e r
1 9 4 9 . A l l a s p e c ts of the index w e re
r e -e x a m in e d and the index w as r e d e ­
fin ed in te r m s of c u rre n t fa m ily e x ­
penditure p a tte r n s .
C o n sid era tio n
was g iven to im p ro v e d s ta t is tic a l p r o ­
c e d u re s and te c h n iq u e s.
3

The r e v is io n p r o g r a m c o n s is te d
of the fo llo w in g fiv e p h a s e s :
( l ) . A n a n a ly s is of the stru c tu re
and con cepts of the e n tire index was
m a d e with s p e c ia l r e fe r e n c e to the
population it r e p r e s e n t s , the goods
and s e r v ic e s in clu d ed , the re la tiv e
im p o rta n ce of the ite m s s e le c te d as
re p r e s e n ta tiv e of c u rre n t p r ic e tr e n d s ,
the c ity c o v e r a g e , the c o m p o sitio n of
the hou sing com p o n en t, and g e n e ra l
c a lc u la tio n te c h n iq u e s.

13See R e v is io n of C o n s u m e r s 1 P r ic e
Index, M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w , July 1950
(p. 1 29 ), and The R e v is e d C o n su m e r
P r ic e Index, M o n th ly L a b o r R e v ie w ,
F e b r u a r y 1953 (p. 1 61 ).

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The r e v is e d C o n su m e r P r ic e In­
d e x ,14 which w as in trod u ced e ffe c tiv e
January 195 3, is not fu n d a m en ta lly d if­
fe re n t fr o m the "a d ju s t e d ” in d ex s e ­
r ie s ; it con tin ues the m e a s u r e m e n t o f
the a v e r a g e change in p r ic e s o f goods
and s e r v ic e s p u rc h a se d by c ity w a g e e a rn e r and c le r i c a l-w o r k e r f a m i li e s .
It i s , h o w e v e r, b a sed on a c o m p le te ly
new w eight s tr u c tu r e , a new sa m p le o f
it e m s , and a new sa m p le o f c it i e s .
The b a sic expen diture w eigh ts r e p r e ­
sent the January 1952 p attern o f livin g
o f urban fa m ilie s o f w age e a r n e r s and
The "m a r k e t b a s ­
(3 )
. The Su rvey of C o n su m e r E x ­c le r i c a l w o r k e r s .
k e t " p r ic e d to e stim a te the a v e r a g e
pen d itu res was conducted in the spring
change in p r ic e s o f a ll ite m s , has b een
o f 1951 co v e rin g 91 c it i e s . T h is su r v e y
in c r e a s e d to about 300 ite m s e m b ra cin g
fu rn ish ed d eta iled in fo rm a tio n on the
a ll the im p o rta n t goods and s e r v ic e s
kinds and qu an tities o f goods and s e r v ­
ic e s p u rc h a se d by fa m ilie s living in
bought by w o rk ers* f a m i li e s .
The p u r­
urban a r e a s in the United States in 1950.
ch a se o f a h o m e has been added to the
index c o v e r a g e . C hanges in other costs
T h e se data b e ca m e the b a sis o f r e v is e d
o f sh e lte r to h o m e o w n e rs , including
index w e ig h ts.
re p a ir and m ain ten an ce o f h o m e s , a re
(4 )
, Beginning in 1950 and exten d­p r ic e d d ir e c tly by B u reau a g en ts,
w h ere a s fo r m e r ly they w e re m e a s u r e d
ing into 1952 a s e r i e s o f s tu d ie s o f p r i ­
by changes in r e n t s . M e a ls in r e s ta u ­
c e s and p r ic e re la tio n sh ip s w as c o n ­
rants a r e p r ic e d , w h ere a s fo r m e r ly
ducted to p rov id e the data needed for
changes in the c o s t o f food eaten away
the s e le c tio n o f ite m s for p r ic in g , sto re
fr o m hom e w e re e s tim a te d .
s a m p le s and c it ie s to be included, and
fo r determ in in g a p p ro p ria te p ricin g
S m a ll c it ie s have been added to the
p roced u res.
index c o v e r a g e to m a k e it r e p r e s e n ­
(5 )
. W h ile the c o lle c tio n and tabu­ tative o f the p r ic e e x p e r ie n c e o f a ll
w a g e -e a r n e r and c le r i c a l-w o r k e r
la tio n o f the b a sic data fr o m th ese
fa m ilie s living in a ll urban a r e a s o f
stu dies w e re un derw ay, the B u reau d e ­
the United States with population o f
te rm in e d the con cep ts and c a lc u la tio n
2, 500 or m o r e . P r ic e s fo r the new
p r o c e d u r e s fo r the r e v is e d index, d e­
index a r e collected in a re p r e s e n ta tiv e
v elo p ed r e v is e d index w e ig h ts, and s e ­
sa m p le o f 4 6 c it ie s , including the 12
le c te d ite m and s to re s a m p le s and the
la r g e s t , 9 oth er la r g e c it i e s , 9 m e d i­
c itie s to be included in the r e v is e d
u m - s i z e , and 16 s m a ll c it i e s . P r i c e
in d ex . F o r testin g p u rp o se s the r e ­
ch an ges fo r the 4 6 c itie s a re com b in ed
v is e d index w as c a lc u la te d sim u lta n ­
fo r the United States u s in g 1950 popu­
e o u sly with c u rre n t c a lc u la tio n s on the
la tio n data, each c ity having an i m ­
u n re v ise d b a s is fo r an o v e r la p p e rio d
po rta n ce or w eigh t p ro p o rtio n a te to
of a y ea r.
Throughout the planning and
the w a g e -e a r n e r and c le r i c a l-w o r k e r
execu tion o f the en tire p r o g r a m the B u ­
population in the urban a re a it r e p r e reau had the b e n e fit o f the ad vice o f
sentso 15
s e v e r a l c o m m itte e s , including the B u­
r e a u 1 s B u sin e ss R e s e a r c h A d v is o r y
See B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s B u l­
C o m m itte e , L a b o r R e s e a r c h A d v is o r y
letin N o . 1140 - The C o n su m e r P r ic e
C o m m itte e , a sp e c ia l te ch n ica l com m it­
Index - A Laym an* s G uide.
tee o f the A m e r ic a n S ta tistic a l A s s o c i a ­
15 See S e le c tio n o f C itie s fo r C o n su m e r
tion, and the I n te r -A g e n c y C o m m itte e
E x p en d itu res S u rv e y , 1950, M onthly
o f P r ic e S ta tistic s o f the U nited States
L a b o r R e v ie w , A p r il 1951 (p. 4 3 0 ).
B u reau o f the B udget.

(2 )
. In fo rm a tio n about re n ts and
housing c h a r a c t e r is tic s fo r a la r g e
sa m p le o f dw elling units in 60 c itie s
w as c o lle c t e d . T h e se su r v e y s fu r ­
n ish ed the b a sis fo r the a d ju stm en t of
the "n e w u n it11 b ia s , and p a r t o f the
data fo r the r e v is io n o f the housing c o m ­
ponent o f the in d ex . The dw elling unit
s u r v e y s a lso fu rn ish ed a c o m p r e h e n ­
s iv e listin g o f a d d r e s s e s fr o m which a
su b sa m p le o f h ou seh o ld s w as s e le c te d
fo r the su r v e y s o f fa m ily in c o m e s and
e x p e n d itu re s.




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I N

The r e v is e d in d ex es a r e p r e se n te d
on a b a se of 1 9 4 7 -4 9 - 100 to c o r r e s ­
pond to other in d ex es p u blish ed by G o v ­
ern m en t a g e n c ie s , a s re c o m m e n d e d by
the U .S . B u reau of the B u d get, O ffice
of S ta tistic a l S tan d ard s.
F o r the con­
v en ien ce of u s e r s the ’ ’a ll i t e m s ” index­
es for the United States and 20 c itie s
a r e a ls o p u b lish ed on the b a se 1 9 3 5 -3 9
= 100. The r e v is e d index has b e e n lin k e d
to the in te r im ’ ’a d ju s te d ” index to fo r m
a continuous s e r ie s back to 1 91 3. A new
c o m m o d ity c la s s ific a tio n sc h e m e w as
adopted fo r the r e v is e d in d ex , and
p r ic e s fo r e a r lie r dates w e re re g ro u p ed
to obtain in d ex es back to 1947 fo r the
new group s and su b g ro u p s. T h e se index
s e r ie s a r e pu b lish ed in cu rre n t re p o rts
on the C o n su m e r P r ic e Index.
U s e s of the Index
W age A d ju stm e n t. 1 6 - The g re a tly
expanded u se of the C o n su m er P r ic e
Index a s a b a s is for adju stin g w ages
a u to m a tic a lly w as one of the m a jo r
d ev elo p m e n ts in c o lle c tiv e bargain in g
during the p e rio d under r e v ie w . The price
r is e s follow in g the o u t-b r e a k of h o s ­
tilitie s in K orea in June 195 0 p rov id ed
the p rin c ip a l im p etu s to the w id e sp re a d
adoption of this type of a d ju stm en t p r o ­
v isio n in la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g re e m e n ts.
Although c o n sid e ra tio n of livin g c o s ts
had a lw a y s been an im portan t fa c to r in
w age n e g o tia tio n s, au tom atic w age
e s c a la to r s tied to a m e a s u r e of livin g
c o s ts w e re not u se d e x cen siv ely p r io r
to 1950.
The a g r e e m e n t con clu ded betw een
the G e n e r a l M o to r s C o rp o ra tio n and
the U nited A u to m o b ile W o r k e r s (CIO )
in M a y 1948 g en e ra te d w id e sp r e a d in ­
t e r e s t and d is c u s s io n a s the r e su lt of
the in c lu sio n of an e s c a la to r c la u se tying
w a g es to m o v e m e n ts of the C o n su m er
P r ic e Index. A slo w ly declin ing p r ic e
le v e l in the ensuing 2 y e a r s , h o w e v e r,
d isc o u ra g e d wide adoption of this type of
w age a d ju stm e n t. In M ay 1 9 5 0 , the
G e n e r a l M o t o r s -U A W a g r e e m e n t
1 6 See C o st of L iv in g W age A d ju s t­
m e n ts in C o lle c tiv e B argain in g (m im e o ­
g ra p h ed ), S ep tem b er 1951 - B u reau of
L a b o r S ta tis tic s .




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S T A T E S

w as renew ed fo r a 5 -y e a r p e rio d w ith
the e s c a la to r c la u se re ta in e d .
In June 1 9 5 0 , so m e 5 0 0 , 000 w o r k ­
e r s w e r e e s tim a te d by the B u reau to be
c o v e re d by c o s t -o f - l i v i n g e s c a la to r
c la u s e s . D urin g the s u m m e r of 1 9 5 0 ,
the w a g e s of a p p r o x im a te ly 3 0 0 , 000
m o r e w o r k e r s b e c a m e su b je c t to a u to ­
m a tic c o s t -o f - l i v i n g a d ju s tm e n ts . M o s t
w o r k e r s c o v e r e d by e s c a la to r c la u s e s
w e re e m p lo y e d in the a u to m o b ile in d u s­
t r y . W ith the c o n clu sio n in M a rc h 1951
of a g r e e m e n ts in the r a ilr o a d in d u stry
an add ition al 1 m illio n e m p lo y e e s w e re
c o v e re d by e s c a la to r p r o v is io n s , r a i s ­
ing the to ta l n u m ber with such c o v e r a g e
to an e s tim a te d 2 , 6 5 0 , 0 0 0 . By S e p tem ­
b e r 1 9 5 1 , th is e s tim a te had in c r e a s e d
to 3 m illio n , and a y e a r la te r the total
w a s a p p r o x im a te ly 3 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . In so m e
c a s e s , s a la r ie d e m p lo y e e s who w e r e
not c o v e r e d under th e se c o n tra c ts w e re
granted pa y a d ju stm e n ts c o m p a r a b le to
th o se r e c e iv e d by p rod u ction w o r k e r s .
M o st w age e s c a la to r c la u s e s p ro v id ed
fo r a u to m a tic a d ju stm en ts in t e r m s of
the m o v e m e n t of the B u r e a u 's C o n s u m e r
P r ic e In dex, but a c o n s id e ra b le n u m ber
r e lie d upon s im ila r in d ex es c o n stru cte d
by State and p riv a te a g e n c ie s .
The W age S ta b iliza tio n B oard *s
G e n e r a l R eg u la tio n s is s u e d in F e b r u a r y
and M a rc h 1 9 5 1 , p e r m itte d in c r e a s e s in
w a g e s and s a la r ie s to a le v e l 10 p e rc e n t
above that of January 1 5, 1 9 5 0 , as w e ll
a s w age a d ju stm e n ts in d ir e c t p r o p o r ­
t io n to r i s e s in the c o s t o f liv in g . M any
w age a g r e e m e n ts con clu ded during th is
p e rio d con tained p r o v is io n s fo r r e n e g o t­
iation w h en ev er the C o n s u m e r P r ic e In ­
dex in d icated a change in the p r ic e l e v e l.
In so m e c o n tra c ts the am ount o f change
n e c e s s a r y to p e r m it ren e g o tia tio n w a s
c le a r ly s p e c ifie d , w h e re a s in o th ers
this w as le ft to the d is c r e tio n o f the
p a r t ie s . E a r ly in 1 9 5 0 , a s u r v e y of
2 , 754 a g r e e m e n ts by the B u re a u of L a ­
b o r S ta tis tic s re v e a le d tw ice a s m an y
with th is type of p r o v is io n a s th ose w ith
autom atic e s c a la t o r s .

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O ther U s e s . - A u to m a tic adjustm ents
b a se d on p r ic e index ch an ges have been
im p o rta n t m a in ly in w age c o n tr a c ts .
H o w e v e r, a v a r ie ty o f oth er kinds o f
c o n tra c ts have a ls o em p loy ed this
d e v ic e . L e a s e r e n ta ls , r o y a lt ie s , and
p e n sio n pa y m en ts have been m ade su b ­
je c t to such e s c a la tio n . No in fo r m a ­
tion is a v a ila b le as to the extent o f
this p r a c tic e in lo n g -t e r m c o n tra c ts
but th ere have been in d ication s that
this too has grow n c o n s id e r a b ly in
recen t y e a r s.
The C o n su m er P r i c e Index has c o n ­
tinued to s e r v e as a u se fu l guide to
those r e s p o n s ib le fo r fo rm u la tin g e c o n ­
o m ic p o lic y c lo s e ly a ffe cte d by changes
in living c o s t s . C o n su m er pu rch a sin g
pow er is w id e ly re c o g n iz e d as one of
the c r u c ia l fa c to r s in the m ain tenan ce
o f high levels o f eco n o m ic a c tiv ity .
The C o n su m e r P r i c e Index, as a d e fla ­
tor o f net w age and s a la r y e a r n in g s, is
an im p o rta n t fa c to r in the m e a s u r e o f
ch an ges in the r e a l earn in gs o f w age
and c le r i c a l w o r k e r s . The P r e s id e n t ' s
C ou n cil of E c o n o m ic A d v is o r s and C on­
g r e s s io n a l C o m m itte e s r e s p o n s ib le fo r
le g is la tio n b ea rin g on the e co n o m ic
health o f the N atio n , have te rm e d the
ind ex one o f the p r in c ip a l eco n o m ic in ­
d ic a to r s . D uring the K o re a n e m e r g e n ­
c y , eco n o m ic sta b ili zation a g e n c ie s
r e lie d h e a v ily upon the index in d e ­
v elop in g ren t and p r ic e c o n tro ls and
in evaluating the e ffe c tiv e n e s s o f th ese
co n tro l p r o g r a m s .

C o n versio n P r o b le m s of Index
U s e r s . - The in te r im a d ju stm en t of the
C o n su m er P r ic e Index in 1951 and the
im pending r e v is io n o f 1953, c re a te d
p r o b le m s for th ose using the ind ex fo r
au tom atic a d ju stm e n ts. M o s t o f the
im p o rta n t w age c o n tra c ts continued to
u se the "o ld s e r i e s " ind ex pending the
c o m p le tio n o f the c o m p r e h e n siv e r e ­
v is io n . Since the r e v is e d index w as to
be a continuation o f the "a d ju s te d s e r ­
i e s " , on the new b a s e , the p r o b le m o f
n o n co m p a ra b ility b etw een the Mold s e ­
r i e s " and the r e v is e d index r a is e d
se v e ra l is s u e s .
T h e se included the
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the d a te o f tr a n sitio n to the r e v is e d
in d ex . Som e c o n tra c ts tre a te d the
p r o b le m o f c o n v e r s io n s p e c ific a lly *
G e n e ra l M o to rs and the U nited A u to ­
m o b ile W o r k e r s , fo r e x a m p le , r e a c h ­
ed a fo r m a l understanding in M a rc h
1951 w hich sp e lle d out the d e ta ils of
the p r o c e d u r e fo r tr a n sitio n to the
r e v is e d in d ex . P a r tie s to c o n tra c ts
involving the r a ilr o a d w o r k e r s c a lle d
upon the B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s
to fu rn ish a c on v ersio n fo r m u la .
Other a g r e e m e n ts p rov id ed fo r the
n eg o tia tio n o f c o n v e r s io n is s u e s or
te rm in a ted the e s c a la to r c la u s e en­
tir e ly in* the even t o f a r e v is io n o f
the in d ex. S till o th ers r e fe r r e d to
the m a tte r v a g u e ly or not at a ll. A
g e n e ra l s u m m a r y o f in fo rm a tio n and
p r o c e d u r e s c on cern in g c o n v e r s io n w as
pu blish ed by the B u reau as an aid for
index u s e r s . 17
W ith the r e v is e d index scheduled
to b e c o m e e ffe c tiv e January 1953,
linked to the "a d ju s te d s e r i e s , " the
"o l d s e r i e s " w as discontin ued as o f
D e c e m b e r 1952. H o w e v e r, m e m b e r s
o f C o n g r e s s who e x p r e s s e d c o n ce rn
about in d u stria l r e la tio n s p r o b le m s
w hich m igh t a r is e out of d isco n tin u ­
ance o f the "o ld s e r i e s , " re q u e ste d
its r e s to r a tio n . T hey w e re jo in ed by
m a jo r la b o r and m a n a g em e n t grou p s
w hich had c o lle c t iv e bargain in g a g r e e ­
m en ts with w age e s c a la to r c la u s e s
b a sed on the "o ld s e r i e s . " A s a r e ­
su lt, the W hite H ouse on January 30,
1953, d ir e c te d the B u reau to r e s u m e
as qu ick ly as p o s s ib le the c o m p ila tio n
and pu b lica tio n o f the "o l d s e r i e s " in ­
dex through June 1 9 5 3 .
^ The R e v is e d C o n su m e rs* P r ic e In­
dex, A S u m m a r y o f C hanges in the
Index and S u g g estio n s fo r T ra n sitio n
fr o m the In te rim A d ju ste d and Old
S e r ie s In dexes to the R e v is e d Index.
(M im eo g ra p h ed - a v a ila b le on r e ­
q u e st. )

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In c o m p lia n ce with this re q u e st
the B u reau r e s u m e d the p ricin g of the
old lis t of ite m s and old c itie s and
is s u e d a join t re p o rt on the January
and F e b r u a r y in d exes on A p r il 6 , in ­
cluding a b r i e f d e sc rip tio n of the
techniques u se d . In dexes fo r the m o n ­
ths of M a r c h through June 1953 w e re

A P P E N D IX A

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U N I T E D

c a lc u la te d and is s u e d sh o rtly a fte r
the r e le a s e of the c o rre sp o n d in g r e ­
v is e d in d e x e s . The old s e r ie s in ­
d ex es w e re o ffic ia lly discon tin u ed as
of June 1953. F o r c o m p le te n e s s of
the h is t o r ic a l r e c o r d , they a r e shown
through June 1953 in s u m m a r y ta b le s
A and B o f this b u lle tin .

2.

A m onth ly p r e s s r e le a s e is p r e ­
p a re d in the B u re a u 1 s W a sh in g ­
ton o ffic e as soon as the N atio n ­
al C o n su m er P r ic e Index is
a v a ila b le , u su a lly about the 25th
o f the m onth follow ing the m onth
to which the index r e la t e s .
T his
r e le a s e contains in d exes fo r the
U nited States and individual c it ­
ie s for a ll ite m s , m a jo r g ro u p s,
and so m e su b gro u p s, for the c u r ­
re n t m onth and fo r other se le c te d
d a te s. A b r ie f a n a ly sis o f U n it­
ed States a v e r a g e p r ic e changes
during the m onth is included in
the r e l e a s e . A r e p o r t containing
su p p le m e n ta ry data is is s u e d a bout a w eek a fte r the date o f the
m on th ly p r e s s r e le a s e .
T his r e ­
p o rt con tains additional ta b le s of
in d ex es and p e rc e n ta g e changes
fr o m e a r lie r d a te s.

C ity p r e s s r e le a s e s
P r e s s r e le a s e s containing s i m ­
ila r data fo r individual c itie s
a re p r e p a r e d in the Bureau* s
re g io n a l o ffic e s fo r r e le a s e at
the sa m e tim e as the m onthly
nation al r e l e a s e .

N ation al p r e s s r e le a s e




S T A T E S

P U B L IC A T IO N O F T H E C O N S U M E R PRICE IN D E X

The C o n su m er P r ic e Index and r e ­
la ted data a re p u blish ed r e g u la r ly in
the follo w in g pu blica tio n s of the B u ­
rea u of L a b o r S ta tistic s:
1.

T H E

3.

M onthly L a b o r R ev ie w
T his o ffic ia l p u blication of the
B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tistic s
con tains tab les of U nited States
C o n su m er P r ic e Indexes fo r
a ll it e m s , m a jo r group s and
su b g ro u p s, and U nited States
a v e r a g e p r ic e s o f individual
c itie s fo r a ll ite m s and m ajor
group s a re in clu d ed . M onthly
in d ex es a re p u blish ed fo r at
le a s t the p reced in g y e a r , with
annual a v e r a g e s fo r e a r lie r
s e le c te d d a te s .

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4.

5.

R e ta il F ood P r i c e s by C itie s

R e ta il P r i c e s c f F ood
Data on food p r ic e s a re pub­
lish e d in annual b u lle tin s , as
fo llo w s:

R e ta il P r i c e s and Indexes of
G a s , E le c t r ic it y , and R e s i ­
dential H eating F u e ls

T h e se bu lletin s contain d e ­
ta iled a n a ly s e s of changes in
food p r ic e s during the year,
annual a v e r a g e p r ic e s o f in­
dividu al foods by c ity , and
United States m onth ly and
annual in d exes o f food sub­
group s and individual it e m s .

Indexes o f R e ta il P r i c e s o f A p ­
p a r e l, H o u se fu r n ish in g s, S e r v ­
i c e s , and M is c e lla n e o u s G oods
T his r e p o r t, is s u e d at q u a r­
te r ly in te r v a ls through D e c e m ­
b er 1952, contained U nited
States a v e r a g e in d exes fo r in ­
dividu al ite m s o f a p p a rel,
hous e fu rn ish in g s, s e r v i c e s ,
and m is c e lla n e o u s goods in­
cluded in the C o n su m er P r ic e
Index. It a lso con tained s p e c ia l
com b in atio n s o f ite m s other
than the m a jo r group s pub­
lish e d in oth er r e p o r t s . (See
su m m a r y tab les C and D . )

7.

.

T his re p o r t, is s u e d m on th ly,
con tains U nited States and city
a v e r a g e p r ic e s for individual
fo o d s . Through D e c e m b e r
1952, U nited States in d ex es for
food subgroups and United
States in d exes fo r individual
foods w e re a lso p u b lish e d .

T his r e p o r t, is s u e d m o n th ly ,
t
con tains U nited States in d ex es
and a v e r a g e p r ic e s fo r s e ­
le c te d fu el ite m s and a v e ra g e
p r ic e s fo r a ll fu el ite m s in 20
la r g e c it i e s .
The M a rch 1932
is s u e o f this re p o r t contains
the f i r s t p u b lica tio n of the s e ­
r ie s on the 1 9 3 5 -3 9 b a se shown
in this r e p o r t, which r e p r e s e n t
a coo rd in a tio n and c o n d e n sa ­
tion o f s e r i e s pu b lish ed b e fo re
that d ate.
6.

8

The C o n su m er P r ic e Index:
R e la tiv e Im p orta n ce o f C o m ­
ponents
T his re p o r t, is s u e d annually,
show s the r e la tiv e im p o rta n ce
o f each ite m included in the
in d ex . (See appendix C ).




B u lle tin N o . 1032 for 1949
B u lle tin N o . 1055 for 1950
B u lle tin N o . 1141 fo r 1951 and
1952

9.

H andbook o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s
T h is pu blica tio n , m o s t r e c e n t­
ly is s u e d in l o o s e - l e a f fo r m in
1950 (B u lletin N o . 1016), g iv e s
C o n su m er P r ic e Indexes fr o m
1913 to date by co m m o d ity
group fo r the U nited States
a v e r a g e and individual c it i e s .

10.

H is to r ic a l T abulation s o f In­
d e x es
T a b le s o f in d exes fo r " a l l
i t e m s " and m a jo r group s fo r
the U nited S ta te s, and fo r
c it ie s , fr o m 1913 to date, a re
a v a ila b le on r e q u e s t.

11.

D e s c r ip tiv e m a te r ia l
In addition to the pu blica tio n s
lis te d ab o v e, s p e c ia l r e p o rts
c o v e rin g te ch n ica l a sp e c ts of
the index c a lc u la tio n a re
is s u e d . A d eta iled listin g of
th ese re p o r ts is included in the
bibliograph y, p. 6 9.

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Appen dix B - R ela te d P r o g r a m s of the B u reau of L a b o r S ta tistic s
A s s is t a n c e to A g e n c ie s C a lcu la tin g
P r ic e Indexes
The B u reau is often c a lle d upon byoth er g o v ern m en t a g e n c ie s and p r iv a te
o rg a n iza tio n s fo r a s s is t a n c e in w ork
re la te d to p r ic e in d e x e s . In m any c a s e s
such a s s is ta n c e is lim ite d to continuous
te ch n ica l a d v ic e ; in o th ers it ta k es the
fo r m of sp e c ia l ta bu la tio n s o r stu d ie s .
A n u m b er of State a g e n c ie s and un i­
v e r s i t i e s c a lc u la te c o n su m e r p r ic e in ­
d e x es fo r th eir lo c a l i t i e s . W ith few e x ­
cep tio n s they c a ll on the B u reau fo r
guidance in tech n iq u es and fo r the b a s ic
data u sed in d e riv in g index w eighting
d ia g r a m s d e v elo p ed fr o m the c o n su m e r
expenditure su r v e y s conducted by the
B u re a u . A l s o , the d e s ir e fo r u n ifo r m ­
ity in c a lcu la tin g tech n iq u es has led to
in c r e a sin g u se by oth er a g e n c ie s of the
B u r e a u ’ s c o m m o d ity sp e c ific a tio n s and
procedu res.
A t the tim e of the in te r im a d ju s t­
m en t of the in d ex , a w o rk sh o p c o n fe r ­
ence w a s held in W a sh in gton to exp lain
the a d ju stm e n ts m ade and to p rov id e
n e c e s s a r y data fo r r e v is io n of lo c a l in­
d e x e s . The w ork sh op w a s attended by
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f State and p riv a te a g e n c ie s , and u n iv e r s itie s w hich c a lc u ­
la te c o n su m e r p r ic e in d e x e s. M any of
th ese o rg a n iza tio n s a d ju ste d th eir index
s e r ie s to c o n fo rm w ith ch an ges in tro ­
duced by the B u re au at that t im e .
A s s is t a n c e to O th er F e d e r a l A g e n c ie s
The B u reau a ls o fu rn ish e s s p e c ia l
p r ic e in fo rm a tio n to other F e d e r a l a g e n c ie s and fre q u e n tly m a k e s sp e c ia l
stu d ies fo r th em on r e q u e s t. B etw een
1949 and 1952 B L S s e r v ic e d r e g u la to ry
a g e n c ie s , including the O ffice o f P r ic e
S ta b iliz a tio n , N a tio n a l P ro d u ctio n A u ­
th o r ity , and O ffice of Rent S ta b iliz a tio n ,




by fu rn ish in g w e e k ly p r ic e situ ation a n a ly s e s and n u m ero u s s p e c ia l r e p o r t s .
In fo rm a tio n on p r ic e s and p r ic e chang­
es w as a ls o fu rn ish ed to the A to m ic E n ­
e r g y C o m m is s io n , F e d e r a l R e s e r v e
B o a r d , C iv il S e rv ic e C o m m is s io n , D e ­
pa rtm en t of the A r m y , United N a tio n s ,
and o th e r s . E x a m p le s of the ty p e s of
a s s is ta n c e w hich the B u reau has re n d ­
e re d a r e d e s c r ib e d b elow :
(1 )
. The E c o n o m ic S ta b iliza tio n A g en cy re q u ire d food p r ic e data on a s
cu rre n t a b a s is a s p o s s ib le fo r p r ic e
p o lic y d e te rm in a tio n in the p o s t -K o r e a n
p e r io d . A t th e ir r e q u e s t, the B u reau
of L a b o r S ta tis tic s began in A u g u st 1 950
to p u b lish e s tim a te d food p r ic e in d ex es
and a v e r a g e p r ic e s fo r both the m id d le
and end of each m onth . T h e se in d ex es
w e re b a s e d upon s u r v e y s m a d e in a
su b sa m p le o f c it ie s and w e re given p r i ­
o rity in c a lc u la tio n so that they cou ld be
m ade a v a ila b le w ithin a p p ro x im a te ly 2
w eek s of the c o lle c tio n d a te. P u b lic a ­
tion of th e se e s tim a te s continued th ro ­
ugh June 1 9 5 3 .
(2 )
. A s u r v e y of g r o c e r y sto re m a r ­
gins (m arkup o v e r c o s t) w a s m ade in
1952 in c o o p e ra tio n w ith the O ffice of
P r ic e S ta b iliz a tio n . The p u rp o se of the
su rv e y w a s to d e te rm in e the a v e r a g e
g r o s s m a r g in s r e a liz e d in the w h o le ­
sa le and r e ta il g r o c e r y tr a d e s im m e d ­
ia te ly p r io r to the K o re a n c r i s e s , in
o rd e r to a s s e s s the adequ acy of the
m a r g in s a llo w ed by O PS re g u la tio n s .
In the c o o p e ra tiv e a r r a n g e m e n t, the
B u reau o f L a b o r S ta tis tic s d esig n ed the
s u r v e y , s e le c te d the sa m p le o f c it i e s ,
tra in ed the su r v e y s u p e r v is o r s , and
tabulated the r e s u lts of the s u r v e y . The
O ffic e o f P r ic e S ta b iliza tio n w hich spon­
s o r e d the p r o je c t fin an ced the su r v e y
and fu rn ish ed a ll fie ld o ffic e and su rv e y
p e r s o n n e l. The su r v e y c o v e r e d a p p r o x ­
im a te ly 80 c a te g o r ie s of d ry g r o c e r i e s ,
and in v o lv ed a sa m p le o f s e v e r a l hund­
red w h o le s a le and r e ta il g r o c e r s l o ­
cated in 136 c itie s throughout the
United S ta te s.

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(3 )
. A ft e r the en a ctm en t o f the H ou­
sing and Rent A c t of 1 9 4 9 , w hich set
up the p ro c e d u r e fo r cityw ide rent d e ­
c o n tro l a c t io n s , the B u reau w a s f r e ­
quently re q u e ste d b y O RS to conduct
fie ld su r v e y s in d e c o n tro lle d c it ie s to
m e a s u r e the e ffe c ts o f d e c o n tro l on
r e n t s . The r e s u lts of so m e of th ese
stu d ies a p p ea red in 3 p r e s s r e le a s e
b u lle tin s c o v e rin g a total o f 19 d iff e r ­
ent c it ie s and dated January 1 8 , 1 9 5 0 ,
A p r il 21, 1 9 5 0 , and A p r il 2 6 , 1 9 5 1 .
(4 )
. R eta il p r ic e s of se le c te d food
ite m s w e re c o lle c te d fo r the B u reau of
A g r ic u ltu r a l E c o n o m ic s (now c a lle d
A g r ic u ltu r a l M a rk e tin g S e r v ic e ) fr o m
1949 to 1 9 5 2 . D urin g 1 9 5 2 -5 3 data on
both w h o le sa le and r e ta il p r ic e s of c it ­
ru s p rod u cts w e r e c o lle c te d m onth ly
fo r th is a g en cy in 10 c it i e s .
(5 )
. D ata on a v e r a g e exp en d itu res
by sin g le e m p lo y e d g o v ern m en t w o m en
in W a sh in g to n , D . C . , in 1 9 4 9 -5 0 w e re
supplied to the B u re au o f Hum an N u tr i­
tion and H om e E c o n o m ic s (now c a lle d
the H om e E c o n o m ic s B ra n ch o f the
A g r ic u ltu r a l R e s e a r c h S e r v ic e ) fo r use
in the p r e p a r a tio n of th eir p u b lica tio n ,
"H o w to M ake A Spending P l a n - -S u g ­
g e s tio n s fo r Single G o v e rn m e n t W o m en
in W a sh in g to n , D . C . 11

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(7 )
. R eta il p r ic e s w e re c o lle c t e d ,
and c o n s u m e r p r ic e in d ex e s and in te r ­
c ity d iffe r e n c e s in p r ic e le v e l betw een
s e le c te d c it ie s w e r e c a lc u la te d , at the
re q u e st o f the United States A to m ic
E n e rg y C o m m is s io n fo r th eir in s t a ll­
atio n s at Oak R id g e , T en n. , a s w e ll
a s n e a rb y K n o x v ille , T en n . , fo r L o s
A l a m o s , N ew M e x ic o , and R ich la n d ,
W a sh in g to n . C o n s u m e r p r ic e in d ex es
have b een com pu ted se m ia n n u a lly fo r
the Oak R idge a r e a sin ce D e c e m b e r
1 9 4 6 ; sem ia n n u a lly fo r K n o x v ille fr o m
D e c e m b e r 1947 through M a y 1 9 5 3 ;
q u a r te rly fo r the L o s A la m o s a r e a
fr o m O cto b er 1 948 through A p r il 1952;
and se m ia n n u a lly fo r the R ichlan d a r e a
sin ce N o v e m b e r 1 9 4 9 .
T h e se in d ex es a r e not included in the
B u reau *s C o n s u m e r P r ic e Index s e r ­
i e s , but a r e c a lc u la te d by s im ila r
m eth o d s fo r the u se o f the A E C .
(8 )
. D ata r e fle c tin g p r ic e m o v e ­
m en ts fo r s e le c te d ite m s of c o n su m e r
d u rable goods w e r e fu rn ish ed m onth ly
to the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a rd and the
N atio n a l S e c u rity R e s o u r c e s B o a rd .

(9)
. R eta il p r ic e s fo r s e le c te d c o m ­
m o d itie s and s e r v ic e s w e re c o lle c te d
q u a r te rly in W a sh in g to n , D . C . , fo r
the u se of the U . S. D ep artm en t of
State in com pu tin g p o s t a llo w a n c e s fo r
(6 )
. The B u reau of A g r ic u ltu r a l E c o ­ th eir e m p lo y e e s station ed in fo r e ig n
areas.
n o m ic s w as sup plied data on consum er
food exp en d itu res in 1951 for u se in
The B u re a u a ls o p ro v id ed the U. S.
r e v is in g so m e o f the w eights of th eir
D ep artm en t of State w ith the r e s u lts
F a r m -R e t a i l - P r i c e Sp read s s e r ie s
o f a s p e c ia l study of exp en d itu res of
on the co st of fa rm fo o d s.
F e d e r a l w o r k e r s in W a sh in g to n , D . C .,
in 1 9 4 9 -5 0 .




(10). The B u reau c o o p era ted w ith
v a rio u s a g e n c ie s of the D ep artm en t of
D e fe n se in m aking so m e p r ic e stu dies
of housing c o s t s , p l a c e -t o -p l a c e d iffe r
e n c es in livin g c o s t s , fa m ily a llo w ­
a n c e s , o v e r s e a s p o st d iffe r e n tia ls ,
food d iffe r e n tia ls
betw een c o m m i s ­
s a r ie s and p riv a te s t o r e s , e tc .

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C O N S U M E R

P R I C E S

I N

T H E

U N I T E D

S T A T E S

(1 1 )
. A t the re q u e st of oth er F e d ­
e r a l a g e n c ie s , the T e r r it o r ia l G o v e rn ­
m e n ts , and p riv a te g r o u p s, the B u reau
has m ade v a rio u s e s tim a t e s of the r e la ­
tive d iffe re n c e in the c o s t of the urban
A la sk a n le v e l of liv in g in se le c te d A la sk a n c it ie s and in S e a ttle , W a sh . The
m o s t re ce n t e s tim a t e s w e re fo r A n c h o r ­
age and F a ir b a n k s , A la s k a , c o m p a r e d
w ith Seattle at F e b r u a r y 1951 p r i c e s 1
and fo r K etch ik a n , A la s k a , c o m p a r e d
w ith Seattle at D e c e m b e r 1951 p r i c e s . 2
Som e te c h n ic a l a s s is ta n c e a ls o w a s
given to the A la s k a A g r ic u ltu r a l E x ­
p e rim e n t Station of the U n iv e r s ity of
A la s k a on th eir w o rk in the r e ta il p r ic e
fie ld .

(1 )
. The c o s t of the C ity W o r k e r ’ s
F a m ily B udget w hich w a s d e v elo p ed by
the B u re a u to d e s c r ib e a ’ ’m o d e s t but
a d e q u a te ” le v e l of liv in g fo r a c ity
w o r k e r ’ s fa m ily c o n s is tin g of fo u r p e r ­
s o n s , w a s o r ig in a lly e s tim a te d at
p r ic e s p r e v a ilin g in M a rc h 1946 and
June 1 9 4 7 . 3 The b u d get, without
change in its quantity s tr u c tu r e , w as
p r ic e d in O cto b er 1 9 4 9 , O cto b er 195 0 ,4
and O cto b er 1 9 5 1 ,5 and in te r c ity d iff e r ­
e n ces in p r ic e s betw een 34 c itie s w e re
e stim a te d fo r th e se p e r io d s . B e c a u s e
the budget d o es not r e p r e s e n t p o stw a r
fa m ily spending p a tte rn s a d e q u a te ly ,
c u rre n t e s tim a t e s of the budget c o s ts
have been d isco n tin u ed .

(1 2 )
. The B u reau c a lc u la te s a sp e ­
c ia l index o f D e p a rtm en t Store Inven­
to r y P r i c e s fo r u se in the p r e p a r a tio n
of ta x re tu rn s by s to r e s on the re ta il
in v e n to ry m eth od and u sin g the L IF O
(la st i n - - f i r s t out) m ethod of a cc o u n t­
in g . The index is p r e p a r e d in c o o p e r ­
ation w ith the In tern al R evenue S e rv ic e
and the A m e r ic a n R eta il F e d e r a tio n .

(2 )
. The S o cia l S e c u rity A d m in is ­
tra tio n of the F e d e r a l S e c u rity A g e n c y
(now c a lle d the United States D e p a r t­
m en t of H ealth , E du cation and W elfa re)
d ev elo p ed the budget fo r an e ld e r ly
cou ple and c a lc u la te d its c o s t s in 8
la r g e c it ie s at M a rc h 1946 and June
1947 p r i c e s , 6 and in 13 la r g e c it ie s at
M a rc h 1949 p r i c e s . 7 T h is budget w a s

F a m ily B u dgets
No new d e v elo p m e n ta l w ork on fa m ­
ily budgets has been undertaken by the
B u reau betw een 1949 and 1 9 5 2 .

3 The C ity W o r k e r ’ s F a m ily B u d g et,
M onth ly L a b o r R e v ie w , F e b r u a r y 1948
(p. 1 3 3 ), a ls o a p p e a rs in B u reau o f L a ­
b o r S ta tis tic s B u lle tin N o . 9 2 7 , W o r k ­
e rs* B u dgets in the United S ta te s.

4 F a m ily Budget of C ity W o r k e r ,
O cto b e r 1 9 5 0 , M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w ,
F e b r u a r y 1951 (p. 1 5 2 ), a ls o a p p e a rs
in B u reau of L a b o r S ta tis tic s B u lle tin
N o . 1 0 2 1 , F a m ily Budget of C ity W o r k ­
e r , O cto b er 1 9 5 0 .
5C ity W o r k e r ’ s F a m ily Budget fo r
O cto b er 1 9 5 1 , M onth ly L a b o r R e v ie w ,
M ay 1952 (p. 5 2 0 ).
1 C o s t of L ivin g S u rv ey fo r A la s k a ,
U . S. D ep a rtm en t of L a b o r , P r e s s R e ­
le a s e of A p r il 2 6 , 1 9 5 1 .
2 R eta il P r i c e s in K etch ik an 22 p e r ­
cent h igh er than in S e a ttle , B u reau of
L a b o r S ta tis tic s P r e s s R e le a s e of F e b ­
ru a ry 2 8 , 1 9 5 2 .




6
A Budget fo r an E ld e r ly C o u p le ,
S o c ia l S e c u rity B u lle tin , F e b r u a r y
1948.

7C o s t o f Budget fo r an E ld e r ly
C ou ple in S e le c te d C i t i e s , p r o c e s s e d ,
S o c ia l S e c u rity A d m in is tr a tio n , F e d ­
e r a l S e c u rity A g e n c y , F e b r u a r y 2 4 ,
1950.

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d e v elo p ed in o r d e r to d e s c r ib e and
p r ic e a "m in im u m but a d e q u a te " le v e l
of liv in g fo r an e ld e r ly couple liv in g in
c i t i e s , u sin g m eth o d s s im ila r to th ose
d e v elo p ed by the B u re a u of L a b o r Sta­
t i s t i c s in settin g up its C ity W o r k e r 's
F a m ily B u d g et. The B u re au e stim a te d
the c o s t o f th is budget at O cto b er 1950
p r ic e s in 34 s e le c te d la r g e c it i e s . 8

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(3). In c o o p e ra tio n w ith the W o m ­
e n 's B u re a u of the U . S. D ep artm en t of
L a b o r and State and lo c a l a g e n c ie s , e s ­
tim a te s w e r e p r e p a r e d fo r the cu rre n t
c o s t of the sin g le w o rk in g w o m e n 's
budgets fo r W a sh in g to n , M in n e s o ta ,
and the D is tr ic t o f C o lu m b ia (o rig in a lly
c o m p ile d by State a g e n c ie s ) fo r the u se
of th e se a g e n c ie s in a d m in is te r in g m in ­
im u m w age la w s .

8 Budget fo r an E ld e r ly C ou p le: E s ­
tim a te d C o s t , O cto b e r 1 9 5 0 ; and E s t i ­
m a tin g a Budget fo r an E ld e r ly C o u p le ,
M onthly L a b o r R e v ie w , S e p tem b e r 1951
o r re p rin t S e r ia l N o . R . 2 0 5 9 .

A pp en dix C .

R e la tiv e Im p orta n ce of C om ponen ts in A d ju ste d S e r ie s Index

The table w hich fo llo w s lis t s the
ite m s included in the a d ju sted s e r ie s
index and th eir im p o rta n ce in the group
in d exes and in the total in d ex in January
1950 and D e c e m b e r 1952. The data r e p ­
r e s e n t the p e rc e n ta g e d istrib u tio n o f
value w eights (quantities tim e s p r i c e s ) .
Data fo r January 1950 a re b a se d on
the d istrib u tio n o f e s tim a te d exp en di­
tu res o f w a g e -e a r n e r and c l e r i c a l-w o r k ­
er fa m ilie s in 1 9 4 9 -5 0 .
They a re the
r e v is e d w eights in trod u ced into the in ­
dex c a lc u la tio n in January 1950 as p a rt
o f the in te r im a d ju stm en t d e s c r ib e d on
pp. 1 6 -2 0 of this b u lle tin .
In the index c a lc u la tio n , the quantities re m a in con sta n t fr o m m onth to
m onth but the v a lu e s (qu antities tim e s
p r ic e s ) change each m onth as p r ic e s
ch a n g e. The D e c e m b e r 1952 data shown




in the table r e p r e s e n t the p e rc e n ta g e
d istrib u tio n o f index valu e w eights in
D e c e m b e r 1952 (the sa m e qu an tities as
in January 1950 tim e s D e c e m b e r 1952
p r i c e s ) . U nlike the January 1950 w e ig h ts,
th ese fig u r e s do not ind icate actual
spending p a ttern s in D e c e m b e r 1952,
but only how fa m ilie s would be d is t r ib ­
uting exp en d itu res if_ they had continued
to buy the sa m e kinds and qu an tities o f
goods and s e r v ic e s a s in 1 9 4 9 -5 0 .
A fte r c o m p le tio n o f the D e c e m b e r
1952 index, c o m p le te ly r e v is e d w eights
w ere in trod u ced b a se d on 1952 spending
p a tte r n s . F ig u r e s shown do not r e p r e ­
sent the r e v is e d ind ex w e ig h ts.
The b ib lio g ra p h y on p . 69 lis t s a
num ber of p u b lica tio n s giving r e la tiv e
im p o rta n c e s fo r other dates and tech n i­
cal lim ita tio n s on th eir u s e .

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CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES
APPENDIX C — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: List of Items Included and Relative Importance of Each Item
in Major Groups and in Total Index After Interim Adjustment
January 1950 and December 1952

Doooofeor
1952

January
mo

January
1950

ItM
i n it»«»
total

il l ltoao
total

total

total

33. 3

100. 0

34. 5

1 00. 0

C e r e a ls and b a k e ry p ro d u c ts ...........................
C e r e a ls :
F l o u r , w heat ................................................
C o rn flak es ...................................................
C o rn m e a l .....................................................
R ice .....................................................................
R o lled o a ts
..........................................
B a k e r y p ro d u cts :
B r e a d , w hite ................................................
V an illa c o o k ie s ...........................................
L a y e r ca k e and je lly r o ll ...................

3 .9

1 1 .7

3 .9

1 1 .4

M e a ts , p o u ltr y , and fish ...................................
B eef:
Round s t e a k .....................................................
Rib r o a s t ..........................................................
Chuck r o a s t ..................................................
F r a n k f u r te r s ..........................................
H a m b u rg e r .....................................................
V eal c u tle ts ..........................................................
P o rk :
C h o p s ..................................................... ..
B a c o n , s lic e d .............................................
H am , w hole ..................................................
S alt p o r k ..........................................................
L a m b , leg .............................................................
........................
P o u ltr y - fry in g ch ick e n s
F is h :
F is h ( f r e s h , fro z e n ) ................................
S alm o n , pink , can n ed ...........................

10. 6

.7
. 3

D a iry p ro d u c ts
........................................................
B u tte r
..................................................................
C h eese
..................................................................
M ilk , f r e s h ( d e liv e r e d ) .............................
M ilk , f r e s h ( g r o c e r y ) ...................................
M ilk , e v a p o ra te d
...........' ..............................
Ice c r e a m ................................................................

6. 1
.9
.6
2. 1
1 .6
. 3
.6

E g g s , f r e s h ..................................................................

1 .4

Su g ar and s w e e ts
..................................................
S ugar ........................................................................
G rap e je lly ..........................................................

1. 0
.7
.3

F r u i t s and v e g e ta b le s
........................................
F r o z e n foods
.....................................................
S tr a w b e r r ie s
.............................................
O ran g e ju ic e ................................................
P e a s .....................................................................
F r e s h f r u its and v e g e ta b le s
...................
F r e s h f r u its :
A PPl e s ..........................................................
B an an a s
..................................................
O ran g es
..................................................
F r e s h v e g e ta b le s :
B e a n s , g r e e n ..................................... .
C abbag e
..................... ......................... ..
C a r r o t s .....................................................
L e ttu c e .....................................................
Onions ........................................................
P o ta to e s ..................................................
Sw eet p o ta to e s .....................................
T o m a to e s ................................................
C anned f r u its and v e g e ta b le s ...................
Canned f r u its :
P e a c h e s .....................................................
P in eap p le ................................................
C anned v e g e ta b le s :
C o rn
..........................................................
T o m a to e s ................................................
Peas
..........................................................
B aby food .................................................
D ried f r u its and v e g e ta b le s .....................
F r u i t s , p ru n e s ..........................................
V e g e ta b le s , navy b ean s
.....................

7.
.
.
.
.
4.

F O O D .....................................

.6
. 1
(i)
. 1
. 1

1.
.
.
.
.

8
4
1
2
2

.6
.2
(1 )
. 1
. 1

2. 2
.8

6. 5
2. 5
U)

2. 1
. 3
.5

U)

3 1 .5

1 1 .2

1.
.
.
.
.

7
4
1
2
2

6. 4
. 8
1. 6
32. 3

1 .6
.5
.6
.9
1. 1
.4

4. 5
1 .4
1. 8
2. 7
3. 4
1. 0

1.
.
.
.
.
2.

0
5
6
1
8
1

2. 8
1 .4
1 .9
. 3
2. 2
6. 1

2. 1
.9

.7
.3

1. 9
.9

18. 3
2. 6
1. 7
6. 7
4. 7
.9
1. 7

6. 3
. 8
.6
2. 4
1 .7
. 3
. 5

18. 4
2. 4
1. 7
6. 8
5. 0
.9
1 .6

4. 3

1. 7

4. 9

3. 1
2. 2
.9

1. 0
. 7
. 3

2. 8
2. 0
. 8

0
3
1
1
1
7

2 1 .2
. 8
. 2
.2
.4
14. 1

7. 2
.2
. 1
(1)
. 1
4 .9

20. 8
.6
. 2
. 1
. 3
14. 1

.3
.5
.7

. 8
1. 6
2. 1

.4
. 5
.7

1. 1
1. 3
2. 0

1 .4
.4
.6
.9
1. 1
. 3

4.
1.
1.
2.
3.
1.

.9
c;
.6
. 1
. 8
2. 0

2. 8
1 .6
1. 9
. 3
2. 3
5. 5

. 3
.2
. 3
.5
. 3
.9
. 1
.6
1 .8

.
.
.
1.
1.
3.
.
1.
5.

7
5
8
2
0
4
5
6
5

. 2
.2
. 3
.4
.4
1. 0
.2
.6
1 .9

.9
. 7

. 3
. 2

3
5
3
2
2
1
1

1. 0
1 .4
.9
.7
. 7
. 2
.5

.4
. 5
.3
.2
. 2
. 1
. 1

B e v e r a g e s ...................................................................
C o ffee .....................................................................
C o la d rin k s ..........................................................

2 .4
1 .8
.6

7. 1
5. 3
1. 8

2 .4
1. 8
.6

7. 0
5. 2
1. 8

F a t s and o ils
..........................................................
L ard
.....................................................................
S h o rten in g , h y d ro g en ated ........................
Salad d r e s s in g ..................................................
O le o m a r g a r in e
................................................

.9
. 1
.4
. 2
.2

2. 8
.4
1 .0
. 7
.7

.
.
.
.
.

2. 4
. 3
.9
. 6
.6

. 3
.2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

1.
.
.
1.
1.
2.
.
1.
5.

0
3
7
7
4
0

0
5
8
6
0
6
4
7
6




Ooooabor
1952

ItM

8
1
3
2
2

.9
.6
1.
1.
.
.
.
.
.

1
5
8
6
6
2
4

A PPA REL

i l l ltMO
total

Qroup
total

i l l ltoas
total

Group
total

12. 8

1 00. 0

12. 3

1 00. 0

W o o l ...............................................................................
M e n 's:
O v e r c o a ts
.............................................
T o p c o a ts ..................................................
Suits .............................................................
S lack s ........................................................
S w e a te rs ..................................................
W o m e n 's :
C o a ts , h e a v y , f u r -trim m e d . . . .
C o a ts , s p o r t, h eav y ........................
C o a t s , lig h t ................................ .. . . .
Suits . ..........................................................
D resses
...................................................
G i r l s ': C o a ts ..................................................
B o y s ':
Suits .............................................................
S lack s ........................................................
M ack in aw s .............................................

3. 7

29. 1

3. 6

30. 0

C o tto n .............................................................................
M e n 's:
.
Suits .............................................................
T ro u se rs
................................................
O v e r a lls , denim ................................
S h irts , w o r k ...........................................
S h ir t s , b u s in e s s ................................
P a j a m a s .....................................................
S h o rts ........................................................
U n d e r s h ir ts ...........................................
U n io n su its
.............................................
S o c k s .............................................................
G l o v e s , w o rk
.....................................
W o m e n 's :
D re s se s, stre e t
.............................
H ouse d r e s s e s .....................................
N ightgow ns .............................................
G lov es ........................................................
G i r ls ':
D resses
...................................................
Slips ................ ............................................
P a n ti e s .....................................................
A n k lets .....................................................
Boys ’ :
S l a c k s ..........................................................
J e a n s , blue denim
...........................
S h i r t s , sp o r t ...........................................
S h i r t s , p o l o .............................................
S h o r ts , knit
........................................
Y a rd g o o d s ..........................................................
D ia p e rs
.............................................................

.2

1 .6

.2

1. 8

1. 1
.2
. 1

8. 1
1. 7
.5

.9
. 2
. 1

8. 1
1. 6
.6

.
.
.
.
.
.

2
4
3
6
1
2

1. 8
3. 2
2. 2
4 .9
1. 1
1 .4

.
.
.
.
.
.

3
5
3
6
1
2

2. 1
3. 7
2. 3
4. 7
1. 0
1 .5

. 1
(1 )
. 1

.4
.3
.8

(1)
(1 )
. 1

.4
.3
.8

2 .4

1 9 .0

2. 3

18. 6

(1 )
. 1
. 1
. 1
.. 3
. 1
. 1
. 1
(1 )
. 1
. 1

.
.
.
.
2.
.
.
.
.
.
.

1
5
8
8
2
5
8
5
3
9
5

(3 )
. 1
. 1
. 1
.3
. 1
. 1
. 1
(1 )
. 1
. 1

(3 )
.5
. 8
. 8
2. 1
. 5
. 8
.5
.3
.9
.5

.2
. 1
(1)
. 1

2.
1.
.
.

0
0
3
4

.2
. 1
(1 )
(1)

1 .9
.9
.3
.4

. 1
(1)
(1 )
. 1

1 .6
.3
. 3
.5

.2
(!)
(l)
. 1

1.
.
.
.

. 1
. 1
. 1
(1)
( 1)
.2
.2

.7
.4
.6
. 2
. 3
1. 3
1. 2

(3)
. 1
. 1
(l)
(l)
.2
.2

(3 )
1. 1
.6
.2
.3
1. 2
1. 2

S ilk , r a y o n , and nylon
...................................
M e n 's:
S u its, r a y o n , tr o p ic a l ...................
S ocks ..........................................................
W o m en 's:
B lo u s e s , ra y o n ...................................
D r e s s e s .....................................................
Slips
...........................................................
N ightgow ns
...........................................
P a n tie s .....................................................
H o s e , n y l o n .............................................
Y a rd g o o d s ..........................................................

2. 4

18. 5

2. 1

17. 0

. 1
. 1

.6
. 5

. 1
. 1

.6
. 5

•2
.6
.3

1. 6
5. 5
1. 8

.2
.6
.2

1 .4
5. 5
1. 6

. 1
.8
. 1

. 8
5. 8
. 8

. 1
.6
. 1

. 8
4. 8
. 7

F o o tw e a r ..................................................................
M e n 's:
S h o e s, o x fo rd ........................................
S h o e s, w o rk ...........................................
R u b b e r s , d r e s s ...................................
W o m e n 's :
S h o e s, o x fo rd
...................................
S h o e s, s t r a p , p u m p, o r tie
C h ild r e n 's :
G i r l s ', o x fo rd .....................................
B o y s ', o x fo rd
.....................................

1. 8

14. 0

1. 8

14. 7

.5
. 1
(1)

3. 6
1. 0
.3

.4
. 1
(1 )

3. 9
1 .0
.3

.5
.2

4. 0
1. 8

.6
.2

4. 3
1. 7

.2
.3

1 .3
2. 0

.2
. 3

1. 4
2. 1

O th er g a r m e n ts
..................................................
M e n 's:
H a ts , f e lt ................................................
J a c k e t s , h o r s e b id e ...........................
W o m en 's:
C o a ts , fu r ........ .......................................
G lo v e s , ca p e s k in ................................
G ird le s .....................................................

1. 0

7. 8

1. 0

7. 8

. 1
. 1

1 .0
1. 1

. 1
. 1

1. 0
1. 1

2. 6
. 3
2. 8

.3
(1)
.5

2. 3
.3
3. 1

.4
(1)
.4

7
3
3
5

3 3

APPENDIXES
APPENDIX C — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: List of I terns Included and Relative Importance of Each Ite
in Major Groups and in Total Index After Interim Adjustment
January 1950 and December 1952 — Continued

January
1950
ItM

All ltOBO
total

Group
total

All ltMM
total

Oroup
total

1. 5

11. 6

1. 5

1 1 .9

1. 1
.2
.2

8 .4
1 .9
1. 3

1. 1
.2
.2

8. 5
2. 0
1. 4

..........................................

1 1 .6

100. 0

11. 5

100. 0

F U E L , E L E C T R IC IT Y ,
AND R E F R IG E R A T IO N ................

3. 7

100. 0

3. 4

100. 0

Solid fu els and fuel o i l ..........................................
A n t h r a c i t e ................................................................
B itu m in o u s co a l ................................................
L i g n i t e .......................................................................
B r iq u e ts ..................................................................
Coke ..........................................................................
Wood and p r e s to lo g s .....................................
F u e l oil .....................................................................
R an g e oil ................................................................
K e ro s e n e ................................................................

14
. 3
.5
U)
(l)
. 1
(l)
.4
. 1
(i)

37. 2
7. 3
12. 7
(i)
(i)
2. 7
. 1
11. 1
2. 3
1. 0

1. 3
.3
.4
(i)
(i)
. 1
(i)
.4
. 1
(t)

38. 6
8. 4
12. 6
. 1
. 2
2 .6
. 1
1 1 .4
2. 2
1. 0

G as and e l e c t r i c i t y ................................................
G as:
S p ace h eatin g
..............................................
...................
O ther than s p a c e h eatin g
E l e c t r i c i t y .............................................................

2. 1

57. 1

1 .9

55. 4

.3
. 7
1. 1

7. 8
1 8 .4
30. 9

. 3
.6
1. 0

7. 8
17. 7
29. 9

Ice

.......................................................................................
HO USEFU RNISH INGS

...........

T ow els .............................................................................
S h eets
.............................................................................
C u rta in s
........................................................................
B la n k e ts
........................................................................
R u g s:
C otto n . . . ................................................................
A x m in s te r .............................................................
F e lt b a s e ................................................................
L iv in g ro o m s u ite s
............................................
D inette s e t s :
Wood ..........................................................................
C h ro m e
.......................................................... .. . .
B e d ro o m su ite s ........................................................
Sofa b eds
.....................................................................
B e d sp rin g s ..................................................................
M a t t r e s s e s ..................................................................
Sewing m a c h in e s , e l e c t r i c
.............................
T o a s t e r s , e l e c t r i c ................................................
W ashing m a c h in e s , e l e c t r i c ...........................
V acu u m c l e a n e r s , e l e c t r i c ................................
R e f r i g e r a t o r s , e l e c t r i c ........................................
S to v e s , c o o k ..................................................................
D in n e rw a re , 5 3_p iece s e t
................................
P a n s , alu m in u m
.....................................................
B ro o m s
........................................................................
M IS C E L L A N E O U S

Itou
All ltMl
total

.............

T r a n s p o r ta tio n ..........................................................
A u to m o b iles ..........................................................
T ir e s ..........................................................................
G aso lin e ..................................................................
M o to r oil ................................................................
A uto r e p a ir s
........................................................
A uto in s u r a n c e ..................................................
A uto li c e n s e , f e e s , and r e g is t r a t io n . .
.............................
S t r e e t c a r and bus f a r e s
R a ilr o a d f a r e s .....................................................

.2

5. 7

. 2

6. 0

5. 7

1 00. 0

5. 6

1 00. 0

.
.
.
.

1
2
5
1

1.
3.
9.
1.

0
1
0
7

. 1
.2
.6
. 1

1. 0
3. 5
10. 6
1 .9

(i)
.3
. 1
.5

.
4.
2.
8.

7
6
0
7

(i)
. 3
. 1
.5

.
5.
2.
8.

. 1
. 1
.4
. 1
. 2
.2
. 1
. 1
. 8
.2
.9
.3
.2
. 2
(i)

2. 6
1 .9
6. 8
1. 3
2. 7
3. 4
1 .8
2. 3
14. 1
4. 1
15. 8
5. 0
3 .9
2. 8
.7

. 1
. 1
.4
. 1
.2
.2
. 1
. 1
.7
.2
. 8
.3
.2
.2
(i)

2. 4
1. 8
6. 8
1. 3
2. 7
3. 6
1. 7
2. 1
13. 4
4. 0
14. 2
4 .6
4. 0
2. 9
.8

3 2 .9

100. 0

32. 7

100. 0

1 1 .4
3. 7
.2
2. 1
.2
. 7
. 7
.3
2. 8
.7

3 4.
11.
.
6.
.
2.
2.
.
8.
2.

11. 5
3. 3
.2
1 .9
.2
. 7
.8
.2
3. 6
.6

34.
10.
.
5.
.
2.
2.
.
10.
2.

7
5
7
3
5
1
0
8
7
1

A dequate p r i c e s not a v a ila b le J a n u a r y 1 9 5 0 .




All ltoao
total

Oroup
total

7
4
0
6

9
4
7
4
4
1
5
8
6
0

M e d ic a l c a r e .............................................................
P h y s ic ia n s :
O ffice v is it .............................................
H ouse v is it ..............................................
O b s te tr ic a l c a s e
................................
S u rg eo n s: A p p en d ectom y
.....................
S p e c ia lis t: T o n s ille c to m y .....................
D en tist:
F i l l i n g ..........................................................
E x tr a c tio n ............. .................................
H o sp ita ls :
M e n 's pay w a rd ...................................
R o om ..........................................................
G roup h o s p ita liz a tio n ................................
O p to m e tris t: E y e g l a s s e s , co m p le te . .
M ed icin e and d ru g s:
.....................................
P re sc rip tio n s
A s p i r i n ........................................................
Quinine
.....................................................
T in c tu r e of iodine .............................
M ilk of m a g n e s ia ................................

5. 2

15. 7

5. 2

.6
.5
.2
. 1
. 1

2. 0
1. 7
.6
.4
.4

.
.
.
.
.

6
5
2
1
1

1 .9
1. 6
.6
.4
.4

.9
.3

2. 4
.9

. 8
. 3

2. 4
.9

.2
.3
1 .0
. 2

.
.
2.
.

7
9
7
7

.4
. 1
(i)
. 1
.2

1.
.
.
.
.

H ousehold o p e ra tio n ...........................................
L a u n d ry s e r v i c e s ........................................
D o m e s tic s e r v i c e s
.....................................
T elep h o n e ..........................................................
P o s ta g e
.............................................................
W a te r r e n t
........................................................
L a u n d ry so ap:
B ar
.............................................................
G ra n u la te d
.............................................
T o ile t ti s s u e .....................................................

4. 1
1 .0
1. 1
.7
. 1
.2

12.
3.
3.
2.
.
.

.
1.
3.
.

9
0
1
7

1
2
1
3
6

.4
. 1
(i)
. 1
.2

1.
.
.
.
.

1
2
1
2
5

5
1
4
2
4
7

4. 1
1. 1
1 .3
. 7
. 1
•2

12.
3.
3.
2.
.
.

6
4
5
1
4
7

. 3
.4
. 3

. 8
1. 1
. 8

.2
.3
.2

1. 0
. 8

R e c r e a tio n ................................................................
V e lo cip e d e s
.....................................................
M otion p ic tu r e s : A dults ...........................
N e w sp a p e rs
.....................................................
T e le v is io n s e ts
.............................................
R a d io s : T ab le m o d e ls
.............................

5. 8
.9
2. 2
1 .5
.9
.3

17. 6
2. 6
6 .9
4 .4
2. 6
1. 1

5 .4
.9
2. 1
1 .5
.6
.3

1 6 .6
2. 7
6. 6
4. 4
1. 9
1 .0

...........
A lco h o lic b e v e r a g e s and to b a c c o
C ig a rs
................................................................
C i g a r e tt e s
.........................................................
..................................................
P ip e to b a c c o
B eer
................................................................

4. 0
.2
1 .9
. 1
1. 8

12.
.
6.
.
5.

4.
.
2.
.
1.

12.
.
6.
.
5.

P erso n al ca re
.....................................................
B a r b e r shop s e r v i c e , H a ircu ts :M e n 's
B e a u ty shop s e r v i c e , W o m e n 's :
P la in sh am p o o s and w a v e s ...........
P e r m a n e n t w av es ................................
........................
H om e p e rm a n e n t r e f ill s
T o ile t a r t i c l e s :
T o ile t soap .............................................
T o o th p aste
.............................................
F a c e pow der ...........................................
S a n ita ry napkins
................................
R a z o r b lad es ..........................................

2. 4
.7

7. 2
1. 9

2. 4
.7

7. 3
2. 0

.3
.2
(i)

. 8
.6
. 1

. 3
. 2
(i)

. 8
.5
. 1

Added to in d ex J a n u a r y 1 951.

.
.
.
.
.

3
3
3
2
1

1.
.
.
.
.

3
5
1
3
4

1
9
8
6
4

.
.
1.
.

16. 0

3
3
0
2

L e s s than 0. 05 p e r c e n t .

Discontinued.

Group
total

M IS C E L L A N E O U S - co n tin u ed

A P P A R E L - continued
S e r v ic e s ..........................................................................
M e n 's :
D ry clean in g
................................................
Shoe r e p a ir .....................................................
W o m e n 's : Shoe r e p a i r ................................
REN T

Doeoabor
1952

Jmwu7
1950

Doooubor
1952

.
.
.
.
.

1
2
0
1
8

3
3
3
2
1

_7

6
5
3
2
6

1. 0
.9
.9
. 7
.4

34

Su*H*H(VUf
T a b le A .— CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: N a tio n a l A vera g e by Commodity G roups
A d ju s te d S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 -5 2
Old S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 -J u n e 1953
[
- =
]

1935 39 100

OLD SERIES2

ADJUSTED SERIES2

Period

9 4 1
9 4 2
9 4 3
9 4 4
9 4 5
9 4 6
9 4 7
9 4 8

1 9 4 9

Food

..............................
..............................
...............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
...............................

1 0 0 .
1 05.
11-6.
12 3 .
12 5 .
12 8 .
1 3 9 .
1 5 9 .
1 7 1 .

: ............................

1 7 0 . 2

1 9 4 w ..............................
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

All

2
2
6
7
7
6
5
6
9

1950 ............................... 1 7 1 . 9
1 9 5 1 ...............................

1 8 5 . 6

1952 ............................... 1 8 9 . 8

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Rent

Apparel

Housefurnish­
ings

Mis­
cella­
neous

9
1 0
1 2
1 3
13
1 3
15
19
2 1

6
5
3
8
6
9
9
3
0

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

6
5
9
0
1
1
6
8
2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0
0
2
2
3
4
6
8
9

1
6
4
9
8
5
0
5
8

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

7
3
2
7
8
9
2
8
0

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

4
6
8
8
9
9
0
3
1

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

6
4
8
7
1
5
1
6
2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3

9
2
5
7
9
0
2
1
3

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

7
2
4
7
8
3
4
1
9

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

0
0
2
3

1
4
7
1

.
.
.
.

9
5
4
5

1 9
1 8
2 0
2 0

0
7
4
2

.
.
.
.

1
7
5
4

1
1
1
1

2
3
3
4

6
1
6
1

.
.
.
.

4
0
2
9

1
1
1
1

3
4
4
4

7
0
4
6

.
.
.
.

5
6
1
6

0
0
2
2
3
4
5
8
9

0.
7 .
2 .
5 .
6 .
5 .
9 .
4 .
5 .

5
3
2
6
4
8
2
4
8

1
1
n
1
1
1
1
1
1

0 1 .
0 4 .
o .
1 5 .
21.
2 4 .
2 8 .
39.
4 9 .

1 8
19
2 1
2 0

9
0
0
5

.
.
.
.

0
2
9
8

1
1
1
1

5
5
6
7

4
6
5
2

All

1
0
9
8
3

Food

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0
1
1
6
8
2

1
6
4
9
8
5
0
5
8

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

7
3
2
7
8
9
2
8
0

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

4
6
8
8
8
8
8
1
7

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

6
2
5
0
2
3
6
2
4

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3

9
2
5
7
9
0
2
1
3

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

7
2
4
7
8
3
4
1
9

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0
0
2
2
3
4
5
8
9

0
7
2
5
6
5
9
4
5

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

5
3
2
6
4
8
2
4
8

1
1
n
1
1
1
1
1
1

0 1 .
0 4 .
o .
1 5 .
2 1 .
24.
2 8 .
3 9 .
4 9 .

1
0
9
8
3
1
8
9
9

.
.
.
.

9
1
2
9

1 9
1 8
2 0
2 0

0
8
6
4

.
.
.
.

1
0
2
2

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
3

0
4
8
4

.
.
.
.

8
1
8
3

1
1
1
1

3
4
4
4

7
1
6
8

.
.
.
.

5
1
0
5

1 8
1 9
2 1
2 0

9
0
2
7

.
.
.
.

0
8
8
2

1
1
1
1

5
5
6
7

4
7
6
4

.
.
.
.

6
1
8
0

8
7
6
8
4
3
7
6
2
6
8
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8

6 .
5 .
3 .
2 .
1 .
0 .
8 .
7 .
7 .
6 .
6 .
5 .

5
1
9
5
3
3
5
4
2
8
3
8

1 19.
1 1 9 .
1 20.
12 0 :
1 20.
1 2 0 .
1 20.
1 2 0 .
1 21.
1 21.
122.
1 2 2 .

7

3
4
6
7
8
2
5
0
2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

2
8
9
4
4
6
6
8
0
4
1
7

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9 6 .
9 5 .
9 3 .
9 1 .
8 9 .
8 7 .
8 6 .
8 4 .
8 5 .
8 5 .
8 5 .
8 5 .

5
6
8
9
5
3
8
8
6
2
4
4

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

1
1
4
6
5
2
3
8
2
2
9
5

0
8
0
6
3
6
0
0
5
0
5
. 4

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
1 9

5 .
4 .
5.
5 .
5.
5 .
4 .
5 .
0 .
3.
5 .
6 .

0
8
0
1
1
0
7
9
5
4
0
4

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

6
8
9
1
5
9
3
6
8
0
4
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4

0
0
0
1
8
8
9
0
1
3
3
4

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

0
3
9
4
8
9
5
9
8
1
7
1

1 8 4 .
1 8 5 .
18 5 .
1 8 5 .
1 8 5 .
1 8 5 .
1 8 6 .
1 8 9 .
1 9 5 .
1 9 9 .
2 0 2 .
2 0 4 .

7
3
4
6
4
2
4
3
4
8
3
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6

5
5
5
4
5
5
6
8
8
9
0
2

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

1
1
0
8
3
3
2
1
8
5
5
0

. 6

6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
0
0
1
1

8
9
9

0
5
6
3
5
8
9
9
1

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

2
2
5
6
5
4
3
2
2

9 6 .
1 05.
1 2 3 .
1 3 8 .
1 36.
1 39.
15 9 .
1 9 3 .
2 1 0 .

.
.
.
.

6
5
4
5

1
1
1
1

6
7
8
9

9
1
5
0

.
.
.
.

1
2
9
7

2
2
2
2

1
4
7
3

Housefurnish­
ings

0
0
2
2
3
4
6
8
9

0
0
1
2
2
2
3
5
7

0
0
2
3

Rent

Apparel

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

6
5
9

J a n u a r y ____
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ...............
M a y ..................
J u n e .................
J u l y ........... . .
A u g u s t .............
Septem ber . .
O c t o b e r ..........
November . .
December . .

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

7
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
6
6

1
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
9
9
8

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

7
9
4
7
2
6
6
9
7
7
8
8

2 0
1 9
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
19

4
9
1
2
2
4
1
2
4
0
0
7

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

8
7
6
8
4
3
7
6
2
6
8
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9 6 .
95.
9 3 .
9 2 .
9 1 .
90.
88.
8 7 .
87.
86.
8 6 .
8 5 .

5
1
9
5
3
3
5
4
2
8
3
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

4 .
4 .
5.
5 .
5 .
6.
6 .
6.
7.
7 .
8.
8.

4
8
1
5
8
2
4
7
3
8
4
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

2
8
9
4
4
6
6
8
0
4
1
7

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

6.
5 .
3 .
1 .
9 .
7 .
6 .
4 .
5.
5 .
5.
5.

5
6
8
9
5
3
8
8
6
2
4
4

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

4 .
4.
4 .
4.
4 .
4 .
4 .
4.
5 .
5 .
4.
5 .

1
1
4
6
5
2
3
8
2
2
9
5

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

0 .
9 .
9 .
9 .
9 .
9 .
8 .
8 .
9 .
8 .
8 .
7 .

9
0
5
7
2
6
5
8
6
5
6
5

2 0
1 9
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
1 9

4 .
9 .
1 .
2 .
2 .
4 .
1 .
2 .
4 .
0 .
0 .
7 .

1 9 5 0 :

J a n u a r y ..........
February . . .
M a r c h . .............
A p r i l .............
May ...............
Ju n e ...............
J u l y ...............
August ..........
September . .
O c to b e r . . . .
N ov e m b er . .
December . .

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

8
7
8
8
9
0
2
3
4
5
6
8

.
.
.
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.
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2
9
4
5
3
2
0
4
6
6
4
8

1 9
1 9
1 9
1 9
19
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 1
2 1
2 1
2 1

6
4
6
7
9
3
8
9
0
0
0
6

.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
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0
9
6
3
8
1
2
9
0
6
8
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9

5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
9
3
4
5

.
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0
9
1
9
7
6
5
7
8
0
3
5

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
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3
3
3

9
9
9
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2

.
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.
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.
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4
7
8
1
6
9
3
6
8
0
5
9

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4

0
0
0
0
8
9
9
0
1
2
2
2

.
.
.
.
.
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.
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0
1
3
3
8
1
4
2
2
0
5
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
0
0

4
5
5
5
5
4
6
9
4
8
1
3

.
.
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7
2
3
4
0
8
1
1
2
7
1
2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6

5
5
5
4
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
0

.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
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1
1
0
7
1
6
2
8
8
3
2
6

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

6
6
7
7
8
0
2
3
3
4
5
8

.
.
.
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.
.
.
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9
5
0
3
6
2
5
0
8
8
6
4

19
1 9
1 9
19
2 0
2 0
2 1
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 0
2 1

6
4
6
6
0
4
0
9
8
9
9
5

19 5 1 :

J a n u a r y ..........
February
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ...............
M a y ..................
Jun e ...............
J u l y ...............
August ..........
S e p te m b e r . .
O c to b e r . . . .
N o v e m b er . .
Decem ber . .

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

1
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

5
8
5
6
4
2
5
5
6
4
6
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

2
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6
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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3
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3
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1
1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4
4
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3
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

0
0
1
1
1
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7
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4
7
7
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6
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8
1
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8
2

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
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1
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1
1
1
1

8
8
8
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2
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2
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2
2
2

2
2
2
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4
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2
2

0
1
1
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8
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5

1 9 5 2 :

January . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
April
............
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Ju n e ...............
J u l y ...............
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November . .
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
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8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
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1
9
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7
0
6
8
1
8
9
1
7

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2

2
7
7
0
0
1
4
5
3
2
2
9

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1

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6
3
5
7
3
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4
1
3
1
3
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

9
0
0
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1
1
1
2
2
3
3
5

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7
2
5
8
3
6
9
3
4
0
9
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

5
5
5
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4
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7
7
8
9
9

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0
3
3
3
6
8
4
3
6
4
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9

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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9
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5

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1
6
6
2
4
4
2
2
0
6
9
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
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7
7
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9
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3
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4
4
5

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6
2
7
1
4
5
0
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8
4
7
0

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
8
8
8
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9
9
9
9
9
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9

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8 .
8 .
9 .
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2 .
2 .
1 .
1 .
1 .
1 .

2
3
4
6
4
1
4
3
4
5
6
0

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

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9 .
9 .
2 .
4 .
6 .
9 .
8 .
4 .
4 .
3 .
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6
1
2
3
6
0
1
4
7
1
7
9

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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6
6
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
3
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7
1
6
0
4
0
3
7
6
2
7
5

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

3 2 .
3 2 .
32.
33.
33.
34.
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3 4 .
3 4 .
3 5 .
3 6 .
3 7 .

2
8
9
2
7
0
3
7
7
3
2
8

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5

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7 .
7.
7 .
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5.
7 .
8 .
9 .
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1 .
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2
3
4
2
5
9
8
7
5
9
7
4

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

1
1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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7
7
5
5
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6
6
6
6

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5
0
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7
0
7
8
3
6
3
2
7

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

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2 .
2 .
2 .
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4 .
5 .
6 .
6 .
6 .

1
5
0
4
9
9
4
7
5
4
7
8

1 9 5 3 :

J a n u a r y .........
February . . .
M a r c h ..........
A p r i l ...............
Ma y
..............
Jun e ...............

1
1
1
1
1
1

9
8
8
8
8
9

0
8
8
8
8
0

3
6
8
3
8
9

2
2
2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2
2
2

8
3
2
1
2
7

6
1
9
1
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4

2
2
2
2
2
2

0
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1
1
1
2
2

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2
8
7
8
0
2

1
1
1
1
1
1

3
3
3
3
3
4

2
4
6
0
9
3

1
1
1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5
5
5

4
4
4
3
1
1

0
1
1
9
6
8

2
2
2
2
2
2

0
0
0
0
0
0

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6 .
6 .
6 .
6 .
6 .

0
3
4
5
4
4

1
1
1
1
1
1

7
7
7
7
7
7

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7 .
8 .
9.
9.
9 .

4
6
9
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6
9

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4
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0
0
0
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For references to a general description of the Consumer Price Index see Bulletin No.

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Consumers' Prices in the United States, 1942-48, pp. 23 and 80.

For a description of the Interim adjustment and of the differences between adjusted series and old series Indexes see pp. 1<3 through 20.The adjusted series and old series
are identical from 1940 through 1949, except for "All Items" and "Rent",, which were revised back through 1940 as part of tlie Interim Adjustment.
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TABU LA R SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C itie s by Commodity Groups
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953
( 1935-39= 100)

OLD SERIES

ADJUSTED SERIES

Period

All

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Rent

Food

Housefurnith­
ings

Miscella-

All

ATLAN TA,
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9 9 .
•104.
1 1 5 .
12 3 .
1 2 6 .
13 0 .
14 0 .
It 2.
1 7 3 .

1
6
8
9
0
4
2
5
4

1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9

4
5
5
5

9
0
1
2

1
1
1
1

7
7
9
9

3
5
2
6

.
.
.
.

1
1
1
1

7
7
7
7

1
2
4
3

19 4 9 :

February . . .
M a y ..................
August ..........
N ov e m b er . .

1 950:

February . . . 1 7
M a y .................. 4 1 7
August .......... 1 7
N ov e m b er . . 1 8
February . . .
M a y ..................
August ..........
N ov e m b er . .

19 5 2 :

February . . .
M a y ..................
August ..........
N ov e m b er . .

1 953:

M a r c h .............
J u n e ..................

1 951:

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

9
0
2
3
3
4
5
9
0

4
3
2
8
6
0
9
8
8

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2
1 0 2 . 3
8
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12 4 . 5
8
8 • 12 8 . 6
7
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0
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0
7
18 2 . 9
4 4 2 0 2 . 7

0
5
1
7

1
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2
2

9
0
2
2

9
1
8
9

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3
5
5
6

1
1
2
2

9
9
1
1

7
6
6
5

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8
5
5
0

1
1
2
1

9
9
0
9

4
7
3
7

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2
1
1
1

0
9
9
9

2
9
5
2

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0 .
1 .
7 .
0 .

8
8
9
7

1
1
1
2

9 1 .
9 1 .
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9

1
3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

4
5
6
7
7
8
9
4

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3
1
8
3
9
4
5
2
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10 3 .
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11 4 .
11 4 .
11 6 .
1 3 2 .
14 5 .

9
9
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7
6
7
3
5
1

4
0
3
7

1
1
1
1

3
4
4
5

8
3
7
3

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1
3
8
1

1
1
1
1

4
5
5
6

7
4
8
0

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0
8
2
1

1
1
1
1

3
3
3
4

4 .
7 .
9 .
1 .

1
3
4
7

1
1
1
1

5
4
4
5

1
3
3
1

3
6
3

1
1
1
1

4
4
4
4

2
3
3
4

.
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.
.

8
6
7
8

1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5

Food

App.rel

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

furni ah-

Mis­
cella­
neous

GA.

iu 0. 3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4 1

9
0
1
2
2
4
5
8
9

8
6
9
0
9
3
9
5
6

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2
2
2
7
8
5
7
8
6

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4 1

0
1
1
2
3
3
4
5

3.
1 .
8.
5.
2.
8.
5.
3.

5
2
1
6
3
1
9
4

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4 1

9
0
1
2
2
3
3
6
7

9 .
4.
5.
3.
5 .
0 .
9 .
2 .
2 .

1
2
5
6

1
1
2
2

9
9
1
1

2
3
7
5

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3
3
1
8

1
1
1
1

5
6
7
8

9 .
1.
4 .
2 .

0
7
1
7

1
1
1
1

7
7
9
9

0
3
1
5

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2
8
6
2

1
1
1
1

9
9
8
8

8
5
6
7

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8
5
9
8

1
1
1
1

5
5
6
5

7
8
0
9

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4
6
3
8

1
1
1
1

7
7
7
7

5
3
3
4

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3
1
6
4

1
1
1
2

8
8
9
0

6
7
4
4

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.
.

5
2
6
0

1
1
1
1

5
5
6
6

9
9
1
5

.
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.
.

7
7
5
6

1
1
1
1

1
6
8
8

9
0
2
3
3
4
5
9
0

4
3
2
8
6
0
9
8
8

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3

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

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9
6
1
7

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2 0 2 .
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2 3 2 .

0
0
2
0

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1
5
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1
6

1
1
1
2

8
8
9
0

9
6
7
6

. 3
. 9
. 6
. 4

1
1
1
1

5
5
5
6

2 .
2 .
9 .
1 .

9
8
4
1

1
1
1
1

1
2
1
1

. 7
. 5
. 2
. 0

1
1
1
1

6
6
6
6

3
4
5
9

.
.
.
.

8
6
8
7

1
1
1
1

8 7 .
8 8 .
88.
9 2 .

4
7
7
0

2
2
2
2

3
3
3
4

6
9
7
4

.
.
.
.

7
7
9
2

1
2
2
2

9 9 .
0 1 .
0 1 .
0 0 .

9
3
5
8

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2

1
2
4
5

.
.
.
.

4
2
2
8

1
1
1
1

5
5
5
5

3
0
1
4

.
.
.
.

5
3
8
3

2
2
2
2

1
1
1
1

7
8
7
7

.
.
.
.

4
2
5
3

1
1
1
1

6
6
6
6

3
4
5
8

.
.
.
.

9
6
4
3

0
0
0
0

4
6
1
2

.
.
.
.

1
1
1
1

7
7
7
7

2
2
8
9

.
.
.
.

5
6
6
5

1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9

3
4
7
5

2
2
2
2

4
4
4
4

1
6
8
3

.
.
.
.

3
6
5
0

1
1
1
1

9
9
9
9

1
2
2
7

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
3

7 .
8 .
9 .
0 .

0
5
4
6

1
1
1
1

5
5
5
6

4
1
4
1

.
.
.
.

6
8
5
3

2
2
2
2

1
1
0
1

2 .
3 .
9 .
2 .

3
4
7
0

1
1
1
1

7
7
7
7

1
1
8
8

.
.
.
.

1
4
5
5

__

4
2
2
6

__

1 .
3 .
5 .
4 .

9

19 2 . 0
19 4 . 6

2 3 4 . 8
2 4 2 . 1

8
8
6
5

.
.
.
.

1 9 6 . 5
1 9 7 . 3

1 3 0 . 9

(s)

16 1 . 3
15 7 . 0

0
6
3

0

2 1 1 . 3
2 1 1 . 1

1 8 0 . 4
1 8 1 . 0

36

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 3«* Large C it ie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries I9H0-June 1953

Continued

(1 9 3 5—3 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES 3

ADJUSTED SERIES 3

ATI

Food

Apparel

93. 8
103. 3

102. 4

Fuel,
electricity, and
refrigeration

Rent

Housefurnith­
ing!

Mis­
cella­
neous

All
i tests

BIRM INGHAM ,

1940 ..............................
1941
..................
1942 ..............................
1943 ..............................
1944 ..............................
1945 ..............................
1946 ..............................
1947 ...............................
1948 ..............................

* 9 9 .9
106. 7

*

118. 3
125. 6

122. 4

129.
132.
142.
165.

139. 3

109. 0
125. 7
130. 3

113. 9
12 1 .5

92. 2
96. 3

125. 1

99. 7
101. 8

122. 4
123. 4

3
4
7
3

139. 9
1 43.4
164. 4

138. 2

203. 5

184. 4

176. 0

211. 7

205. 1

1949 ..............................
1950 ..............................
1951
..................
1952 ..............................

172. 9
174. 6
19 1 .5
195. 4

198. 2

197. 6

196. 5
219. 7
220. 7

196. 8
216. 4
213. 4

152.
171.
196.
205.

1949: J a n u a r y
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ...............
M a y ..................
J u n e ................
J u l y ...............
A u g u s t ..........
Septem ber . .
O c to b e r . . . .
November . .
December . .

174. 9
173. 0

202. 0
195. 8

206. 2

(s)

173. 1
17 3 . 0

197. 4
198. 3

201. 1

172. 9
173. 7

198. 5
201. 4

172. 6
172. 8
173. 6

198. 6

1950: J a n u a r y . . . .
February
M a r c h .............
A pr il
May ...............
J u n e ...............
J u l y ...............
August ..........
Septem ber . .
O c t o b e r ..........
N o v e m b er . .
December . .

169. 0
168. 2
170. 0

172. 2
172. 4
170. 4

169. 9
170. 5
171. 6
1 7 5 .4

199. 3
198. 3
197. 0

12*. 7
132. 7
144. 1
8
6
0
1

106. 6
1 1 1 .5

138. 2

1 9 1 .9
197. 0

135. 6

191. 5
190. 7

150. 0

173. 7

150. 2
150. 7
150. 7

171. 7
171. 8
1 7 1 .6

150.
150.
150.
150.

1 7 1 .4

198. 5

172. 1
171. 0

2 0 1 .4
198. 6

171.
171.
170.
170.

199.
201.
197.
197.

194. 8

179. 7

206. 4
202. 7
203. 0
212. 3

1951: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l .............
May ...............
J u n e ...............
J u l y ...............
A u g u s t ..........
S e p te m b e r . .
O c to b er . . . .
N ov e m b er . .
December . .

188. 2
189. 8
190. 6

1 9 1 .4
196. 0

219.
220.
220.
218.
218.
216.
214.
217.
220.
224.

196. 3
196. 0

1952: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ...............
May ...............
J u n e ...............
J u l y ...............
August ..........
S e p te m b e r . .
O c to b er . . . .
N ov e m b er . .
December . .

195. 0
198. 3
200. 7
202. 7
204. 3

183. 1
184. 4
(5)
( 5)
188. 2

(5)

220. 0

162. 1
170. 6

186. 4
183. 0

193. 5
193. 8

197. 6
197. 6

195. 6

131. 1

199. 8
201. 5

122. 8
18 4 .4
129. 4
205. 1 41 3 7 .9

197. 4
220. 3

134. 1
135. 5

176. 8

164. 4
203. 5

198. 2

133. 9
130. 4
130. 1

157. 6
168. 8

142. 5
164. 8
175. 2
171. 3

155. 1

194. 1

128. 8

173. 8

( 5)

157. 5
157. 6

138. 2

151. 2

154. 6

2
9
8
2

139. 9
143. 4

150. 4

193. 4
193. 3
194. 6

189.
189.
191.
192.

129. 2
132. 2

183. 6

193. 8

19 4 .9
194. 4
194. 5

139. 3

122. 4

182. 7
200. 5

131. 1
131. 1

188. 2
186. 4
184. 5
183. 9
182. 9
179. 4
179. 2
178. 7

121. 3
124. 6

125. 5

133, 3
135. 3
137. 3

( 5)

156. 8
157. 5

140. 0

113. 9

115. 8
123. 3
12 6 .6

189. 7

135. 6

155. 9
156. 4

118. 9
1 21.4
133. 7

102. 4
109. 0
125. 7
130. 3

4 9 3 .8
103. 3

133. 7

2 0 1 .9
197. 2
197. 2
190. 5

199. 8

104. 2
1 1 1 .5

137. 9
145. 7

135. 6

(s )

106. 1

8
6
4
1

150. 3
150. 2
150. 2

1
8
3
5

211. 7

142. 9
155. 5

225. 3

2 1 5 .4

202. 0
195. 8
197. 4

204. 7
201. 1

198. 3

206. 2

199. 3
198. 3
197. 0
195. 5

8
9
2
2

194. 1
193. 8
1 93.4
193. 3

179. 0
178. 7

150. 3

168. 4

190. 5

194. 6

135. 5
135. 5
136. 8

177. 8
178. 8

150. 0
150. 0

186. 4

194. 8

184. 5

178. 9

150. 0

166. 9
1 6 6 .4
1 68.4

194. 8
194. 4

133. 2
133. 3

179. 0
178. 5

149. 7
150. 1

167. 7

133. 5

177. 3

149. 8

169. 0
171. 1

189. 6
193. 1
195. 0

133. 6
135. 1
135. 1

179. 1
181. 1

149. 5
150. 8

175. 7
177. 7
179. 7

135. 5

189. 8

201. 9

194.
194.
193.
193.

5
2
2
6

Mis­
cella­
neous

189. 2
190. 4
193. 1

179. 1
180. 3
184. 0

202. 6
202. 0
211. 5

137. 6
138. 6
138. 6

196. 6
198. 4
200. 3

187. 3

216. 2
218. 7

137.
135.
135.
136.

200. 2
200. 1
200. 7

157.
158.
160.
160.
160.
160.
160.
160.
160.
167.

213.
216.
218.
218.

104. 2
111. 5
115. 8

150. 0

128. 8

125. 0

173. 7

133. 7

189. 7

137. 9
145. 7

142. 1
157. 0

133. 3
135. 2

183. 6

150. 4

178. 9
187. 8

138. 7
140. 7

(5)
141. 1

135. 6

(5)

135. 6

( 5)

133. 9
1 30.4

141. 9

( 5)
( 5)
142. 7

135. 6

182. 6
201. 1
196. 3
191. 5
190. 7
188. 2
186. 4
184. 5

130. 1

183. 9

131. 1
131. 1

182. 9

131. 1
134. 1
135. 5

142.
142.
143.
143.

7
7
1
1

143.
143.
143.
143.

1
7
7
8

143. 8
154. 0
167. 1

131. 6

179. 4
179. 2
178. 7

151. 8
163. 5
174. 0
150. 0
150. 2
150. 7
150. 7
150. 8
150. 6
1 5 0 .4
150. 1
150. 3

135. 5

179. 0
178. 7

150. 2
150. 2
150. 3

135. 5

177. 8

150. 0

135. 5
137. 8
131. 4

179.
179.
178.
178.
177.

149. 9
150. 0

1 3 1 .9
132. 1
134. 8

7
8
5
0
1

149.
150.
150.
150.

8
3
4
6

134. 8

179. 5
179. 8
188. 3

171. 8

138. 7
138. 7

189 .4
190. 9

153. 5
155. 4

(5)

139. 2

192. 5

155. 9

( 5)

139. 3
141. 1
141. 1

198. 0
1 9 9 .4
201. 1
201. 0
201. 0

158. 3

( 5)
(5 )

203. 1
205. 5
207. 5

118. 9

106. 6

200. 2

152. 9
154. 5
154. 8

99. 7
101. 8
104. 5

100. 7

11 1 .5

168. 3

152. 3

98. 8
106. 1

123. 3
126. 6

194. 8

188. 9

92. 2
9 6 .3

121. 4
133. 7
140. 0

121. 8
122. 5
122. 5

204. 9
206. 9

137. 3
137. 3
137. 6

152. 2
153. 1

210.
213.
215.
215.
215.

7
3
0
1
3

224. 3

215.
214.
215.
218.
222.
220.

4
7
5
7
3
8

138. 2

200. 4
202. 2
201. 8

168. 1

189. 8
1 8 9 .9
191. 5
192. 3
196. 8
197. 4

224. 9

182. 8

140. 3

201.
200.
202.
202.

222. 7

219. 7

( 5)

138. 2

201. 7

168. 9

197. 4

226. 0

223. 4

(s)

140. 3

202. 2

172. 3

194. 7

220. 2

218. 3

(5 )

138. 2

168. 0

196. 3

224. 9

220. 1

(5)

140. 3

200. 5

171. 3

193. 9

217. 3

216. 1

2 0 1 .3

138. 2

199. 9
198. 7

168. 8

194. 6

183. 7

140. 3

215. 7

138. 2

197. 7

169. 7

193. 8

( 5)

140. 3

193. 3

215. 8

213. 8

196. 2

212. 5

(5)
187. 5

140. 2

2 1 6 .4

137. 4

194. 0

172. 9
174. 8

194. 5

217. 4

( 5)

138. 3

194. 1

174. 6

196. 7
198. 5

225. 5
230. 8

212. 9
2 1 1 .4

169. 7
1 7 1 .4
171. 2

194. 2

194. 2

137. 9
136. 4

196. 1

217. 1
216. 3

199. 8
198. 7

172. 2

215. 3

2 1 9 .9
217. 2

217. 6

193. 6

194. 8
195. 5

171. 2

199. 0
201. 1

231. 5

(5)
189. 3

139. 4
140. 1

174. 6

236. 2

214. 0
215. 3

195. 5

171. 1

19 5 .9

174. 7

196. 6

224. 2
223. 8

1 93.9
194. 6

171. 2

198. 5

228. 5

214. 3

141. 0

171. 6

1 9 9 .0

214. 0

143. 4

19 4 .9
19 5 .4

175. 1

194. 4

171. 5

197. 6

229. 3
224. 7

(5)
( 5)

213. 8

190. 7

143. 4

195. 0

175. 1

194. 2

171. 5

197. 8

224. 8

213. 0

(s)

144. 7

195. 1

175. 0
175. 4

1 8 9 .9
190. 1
189. 8
189. 2
190. 5

196. 7
196. 1

8
8
5
3
1
4
5
3
1
0

212. 7
212. 6
212. 2

( 5)
192. 8

(5 )
(5)
194. 1
(s)

(5 )
197. 4
(5)
(5)
200. 3

(s)

( 5)
205. 4

136. 5
136. 5
138. 0

(5)

136. 8

(5)
2 0 7 .4

137. 5

( 5)
( 5)

138. 3

137. 8
139. 6

221. 2
2 2 1 .0

211. 7

__

__

__

--

--

--

--

---

---

---

---

--

--

--

--

196. 1

211. 1

9
6
6
5

209. 0
(5)

139. 6
140. 3
__

202. 2
201. 8

1 9 3 .9
194. 0

8
7
2
2
7
8
7
8
1
8

Housefurnish­
ings

ALA.
9 9 .9
106. 6
118. 2

4

150. 0
173. 7

14 9 .9

152. 1

100. 7

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Rent

Apparel

125. 0

( 5)
154. 2

183. 9




204. 7

123. 7

195. 5
194. 1

179. 3
180. 8

1953: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A pr il .............
May ...............
J u n e ...............

142. 9
155. 5

104. 5

98. 8

Food

189. 6
190. 5
189. 8
19 0 . 0

195. 5
197. 0

219. 4
217. 5

9
3
6
7

175. 9
(5)

( 5)

217. 8
217. 0
217. 4

218. 9

177. 1

2 19 . 0

( 5)

218. 4

220. 6

219. 3
222. 0
2 2 5 .4

( 5)
180. 1

221. 9
225. 3
225. 8

219. 2
221. 3
225. 7

214. 6
215. 0

(5)
( 5)

139. 8
135. 7
135.
137.
137.
137.
140.

7
2
2
2
0

200. 9
201. 8
7
8
6
2

159. 7
160. 8
160. 7
1 61.4
161. 6
161. 3
161. 2
1 6 1 .4
171. 7
172. 0

173. 0

174. 8

__

__

197. 3

2 2 3 .9

2 1 1 .4

146. 3

--

( 5)

---

212. 1
211. 6

146. 3

---

2 1 6 .9
216. 9
217. 8

1 9 1 .0

---

1 9 4 .9
195. 2

195. 0
195. 4
195. 6

140. 5

195. 0

175. 2
175. 3

--

—

--

(s)
( 5)

146. 3

211. 5

195. , 4

219. 0

211. 3

1 9 2 .9

137. 8

195. 0

175. 6

196. 6

222. 1

211. 3

( 5)

137. 8

195. 7

175. 5

1 95. , 3

174. 8

TABU LAR SUMMARY

3 7

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C itie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953

Continued

( 1 9 3 5 -3 9 = 1 0 0 )

ADJUSTED SERIES 3

Per iod

All
i.—

Food

Apparel

Rent

OLD SERIES3

Fuel,
electricity, and
refrigerat ion

Houaefurniahinga

Miacellaneoui

BOSTON,
1 9 4 0 .....................................

9 9 .3

1 9 4 1 .....................................

103. 5
114. 5
120. 7

1 9 4 2 .....................................
1 9 4 3 .....................................
1 9 4 4 .....................................
1 9 4 5 .....................................

122. 0
1 24 .4

9 6 .2
103. 2

100. 9

100. 5

105. 0

105. 2

101. 5

121. 3
133. 1
130. 9

121. 1
125. 7

104. 9
105. 1

136. 5

133. 6

143. 1
1 56 .4
176. 3

105. 1
105. 4

108. 2
114. 2
1 18 .4
120. 1

1 9 4 6 .....................................

134. 7

1 9 4 7 .....................................
1 9 4 8 ....................................

153. 3
165. 9

1 9 4 9 .....................................
1 9 5 0 .....................................

163. 9
166. 1

192. 9
195. 6

1 9 5 1 .....................................

177. 1

215. 0

1 9 5 2 .....................................

180. 9

219. 2

1949: January . . . .
F ebruary .. .
M a r c h ................

164. 5

194. 1
187. 8
190. 9

163. 1

M a y ......................
J u n e ...................

162. 9
164. 0
1 6 3 .4

J u l y .....................

O ctober . . . .
Novem ber . .
Decem ber ..

1952:

164. 6
1 66 .2
164. 9
164. 9
163. 6

1 9 1 .3
1 92 .4
1 95 .9
1 9 4 .2
194. 6
197. 1
193. 7
193. 2
189. 5

January . . . .

1 62 .4

186. 6

February . . .

161. 9

1 8 5 .4

M a r c h ................

162. 9
163. 0

1 8 7 .9
188. 6
1 9 0 .6

A p r i l ................
M a y ......................

1951:

1 6 3 .2

A p r i l ..................

A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . .

1950:

162. 0

153. 1
184. 0
200. 9

163. 6
165. 5

J u n e ...................
J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . .

167. 1
168. 1

O ctober . . . .
Novem ber ..
Decem ber ..

169. 5
169. 7
1 7 1 .2

1 6 8 .2

196. 1
202. 0
202. 9
200. 1
2 0 1 .9
201. 5

1 23 .4
136. 5

146. 5

(5 )
119. 5

154. 8
155. 0

187. 2

146. 0

1 61 .4

(5 )
119. 8
120. 3

153. 1
148. 0

182. 0
181. 1

145. 9
146. 0
145. 7

1 62 .4

1 77 .3
1 7 7 .2
178. 6

(5 )
(5 )
1 21 .3

149. 1
148. 7
151. 0

1 76 .4
177. 0
176. 3

121. 5
121. 8
122. 2

154. 1
1 54 .4
154. 5

174. 9
175. 0
1 75 .3
1 7 4 .9
175. 2
176. 1
174. 6
175. 7
1 80 .2
180. 6
1 8 1 .2

204. 1

182. 3

176. 9

1 8 7 .2
1 86 .4
1 87 .4
187. 9
186. 8

A u g u s t .............
Septem ber . .

1 7 7 .2
177. 8

O ctober . .
Novem ber
Decem ber

..
..
..

January . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...............

1 87 .3
194. 3

1 22 .4
122. 7
123. 2
1 2 3 .2
123. 6

(s)
(5 )

153 .3

162. 7

155. 1
1 53 .3

177. 7
177. 5

1 53 .3
153. 0

161. 5
160. 7

1 5 3 .4

1 7 8 .4

1 5 3 .3

162. 0
1 62.3

152. 7
149. 9
1 5 1 .8

1 81 .7

152. 9
153. 9
154. 5

159. 7
160. 0

197. 7
1 99 .5

161.
161.
160.
160.
160.

1 99 .3
201. 8
201. 8

1
1
1
0
8

1 6 1 .2
1 61 .7

1 94 .4
1 94 .4

(5 )
(5 )

219. 3

193. 9

131. 8

162. 0
162. 0
1 6 2 .5

180. 0

2 1 8 .2
2 1 4 .5

191. 6
192. 9

(5 )
(5 )

162. 5
162. 6

214. 6

189. 8
187. 1

132. 7

162. 6

183. 1

1 53 .2
153. 5
1 53 .2

1 55 .4
155. 9
156. 8

158. 1

180. 9

J u l y ...................

1 7 6 .9
1 7 6 .4
175. 9
177. 0

159. 5
159. 7

179. 3
180. 0

2 1 5 .2
218. 8

1 7 7 .4
176. 6

1 81 .9
1 9 1 .4
1 9 1 .8
1 92 .5

213. 9
2 1 7 .8
2 1 8 .4

2 1 9 .9
225. 9
2 2 5 .5

162. 6

1 77 .5
178. 1

(5 )
(5 )
125. 6

1 2 9 .2

162. 2
1 63 .3
163. 8
1 6 5 .4
164. 1
164. 0

152. 7
153. 5
1 56 .4

(s)
(5 )
127. 2

176. 6

1 45 .9
1 46 .4

162. 5

152. 5
1 53.3
1 53.3
153. 0

123. 9
123. 9
124. 2
1 24 .4

(5 )
(5 )
126 . 3

1 80 .9
179. 5
177. 1

2 0 2 .2
2 0 2 .2
2 0 1 .4
202. 5
202. 2
2 0 2 .4
200. 9
1 99 .3
2 0 1 .3
200. 0

104. 9
105. 1

2 2 1 .2

187. 7

147. 5

143. 1
156. 4
176. 3

182. 6

194. 7

154. 9

1 82 .4
180. 1

136. 5

133. 6

163. 9

164. 5

183. 8

104. 9
104. 9

192. 9
195. 7

133. 3

183. 3

100. 5
101. 5

121. 1
125. 7

215. 9

159. 9
165. 5

185. 8

100. 9
105. 2

103. 2

163. 2
165. 9
178. 1

149. 0
154. 1

is)

96. 2
121. 3
133. 1
130. 9

1 89 .2

180. 1
181. 6

185. 6

Rent

153. 1
184. 0
200. 9

201. 2

1 84 .4
187. 1

1 79 .9
1 8 0 .4

134. 6

152. 1
154. 7
161. 0

1 43.2

Apparel

153. 0
1 65 .4

123. 6
128. 1

209. 1
213. 8

June . . . . . . .

122. 0
1 24 .4

120. 3

2 1 3 .3
212. 8
2 1 4 .4
214. 9
216. 6
215. 5

M a y ...................

1 5 2 .4
1 74 .4
186. 3

114. 5
120. 7

180. 3
189. 3
188. 0

173. 5
175. 5

A p r i l ................

112. 7
116. 2
118. 3

4
0
2
7

9 9 .3
103. 5

177. 2

175.
175.
176.
176.

179. 1
1 78 .9

131. 0
1 43 .4

100. 3
102. 8
108. 8

109. 9
115. 8

M a r c h ...............
A p r i l ..................
M a y .....................
J u n e ...................
July . . . . . . .

1 7 9 .3

118. 0
120. 5

Food

1 63.3
1 66 .2
1 68 .4
1 68 .4
1 68 .2
1 69 .4
1 69 .6

T66. 3

185. 6

(5 )

154. 9

187. 7

146. 5

185. 8

(5 )
1 1 6 .4

154. 8
155. 0

191. 3
1 92 .4

183. 3
1 8 2 .4
180. 1

(5 )
116. 5

153. 1
148. 0
147 .5

1 87 .2
182. 0
181. 1

145. 9
146. 0

1 9 5 .9
1 9 4 .2
194. 6
197. 1

1 8 6 .6

1 7 4 .9
1 7 4 .4

118. 2
118. 5

153. 6

174. 2

118. 9

1 88 .4
1 9 1 .7
1 98 .4

1 7 4 .2
174. 7
175. 7

1 18 .9
119. 3
119. 6

2 0 4 .2
202. 2
1 99 .6

174. 1
175. 1

119. 6
119. 9
120. 1

184. 8
187. 7

1 5 7 .7
1 58 .3

174. 3
1 76 .4

2 1 4 .3

159. 0
158. 6

1 76 .4
1 76 .1
177. 0
177. 8

210. 0

(5 )
(5 )
121. 9

(5 )
(5 )

164. 7

163. 1
163. 6

182. 0
180. 7

216. 5

194. 6
195. 6

(5 )
(5 )

163. 7

1 80 .4
180. 6

216. 1
216. 7

193. 3

128. 1

2 2 0 .5

164. 7

.

177. 7
177. 8

1 53 .3
1 53 .4
153. 7

179. 0
1 78 .4
178. 2
177. 6

153. 7
153. 8
153. 9

1 79 .2
1 86 .2
186 .3
194. 8

153. 9
154. 9
155 .3
156. 3

1 95 .3
196. 5

157. 6

1 56 .6

158. 9

1 2 7 .2

219. 5
2 2 0 .3
2 2 1 .8

153. 0
1 53.3

159.
160.
160.
160.
160.
160.

196. 0
196. 2
195. 6

182. 5

1 53 .3

1 77 .5
178. 1

1 46 .4

202.
205.
205.
205.
206.

1 62 .9
163. 0
163. 9
1 6 4 .4
1 6 4 .4

1 81 .3

153. 3

202. 5

124. 7

1 61.3
162. 9
163. 7

1 52 .5

1 77 .4
176. 6

2 0 0 .8

1 8 7 .2
187. 5
195. 8

(5 )
(5 )

176. 6

1 61 .2
1 61 .8

(5 )
122. 8

(5 )

145. 7
145. 9

163. 8
163. 7
1 6 1 .5
1 61 .4

7
0
3
8

164. 7

7
1
1
8
0

5
1
1
1
1
1

203. 7
204. 8
205. 0

1 61 .6

204. 6
204. 0

162. 6
163. 7

1 61 .2
160. 8

202. 0
204. 1

164. 1
164. 5

2 0 2 .4
197. 6

164. 5

1 9 5 .9
1 9 5 .4

1 65 .9
167. 0

191. 6
1 91 .3

(5 )
(5 )

223. 0

129. 1

161. 5

193. 0
193. 0

1 66 .5

2 2 8 .9
2 2 7 .4

1 90 .9
190. 1

(5 )
(5 )

166. 9
167. 7

1 6 7 .4

1 85 .2
183. 6

190. 3

128. 8

168. 0

1 9 5 .9
195. 7

1 67 .3
167. 8

190. 2

1 6 9 .2

1 94 .5

1 8 9 .4

1 69 .2
173 .3

194. 1

189. 6

(5 )
(5 )
(5 )

1 67 .9
1 6 7 .9
168. 1

129. 6

1 73 .3

1 9 4 .5

173 .3
1 73.3

1 95 .3
1 95 .5
195. 8

1 68 .3
168. 0

1 95 .9
1 94 .2

186. 1
185. 1

(5 )
(5 )

1 64 .2
164. 1

166. 5

1 81 .5
1 8 1 .0

219. 2
215. 7

187 .3
187. 5

167. 1
167. 0

1 9 1 .9
191. 6
1 91 .5

167. 6
167. 5

182. 7

2 2 2 .9
2 2 3 .4
2 2 0 .8

168. 8

192 .5

167 .5

182. 0

2 1 6 .3

__




1 61 .2

213. 0
212. 3
214. 9
2 1 6 .2
217. 3
2 1 6 .3
2 1 4 .4

(5 )
(s)
(5 )

J u n e ...................

159. 7
160. 9

(5 )
(5 )
1 2 1 .2

180. 9
179. 5
177. 1

221. 8

1 94 .8
192. 8

__

__

183. 9

1 9 2 .2

__

180. 9

215. 1

--

1 78 .9

2 0 9 .4

1 86 .3
187. 0

2 0 8 .8

186. 6

--

1 79 .2
1 77 .4
1 77 .5

2 0 4 .2
2 0 5 .5

186. 7

(5 )
(5 )
(5 )

186. 2

(5 )

180. 6

213. 5

1 8 6 .2

(5 )

__
__

184. 1
186. 5
186.
186.
187.
187.

1 5 1 .2
153. 1
1 55 .3
157. 6

146. 0

182. 1

1 61 .2
1 61 .2
165. 9
166. 3

--

1 79 .2
180. 1

155. 1
153. 7
1 5 4 .4
1 49 .7

149. 0
154. 7
160. 7

182. 8
185. 7

162. 7

133. 7

__

151. 0
154. 1
1 54 .4
154 .5

1 3 3 .4

__

149. 1
148 .7

(5 )
(5 )
117. 5
117. 6
117. 8
118. 1

187. 9

__

1 7 7 .2
178. 6
1 7 6 .4
177. 0
176. 3

187. 6

A p r i l ................
M a y ...................

177. 3

116. 9

183. 9

1 64 .3
166. 1

1 9 4 .8

(5 )
(5 )

186. 3

__

183. 8

193. 7
193. 2
1 8 9 .5

2 2 1 .9

__
__

123. 4
136. 5
1 43 .2

164. 8
164. 9
1 6 1 .5

186. 5

__

1 5 2 .4

194. 1
187. 8
190. 9

2 2 1 .3

__
__

1 74 .4
186. 3
180. 1

183. 0

M arch . . . . .

121. 0
131. 2
150. 7

112. 7
116. 2
118. 3

2 0 4 .2
197. 5

182. 2
1 8 2 .5

1953: January . . . .
February . . .

131. 0
1 43 .4

152. 1
155 .5

S eptem ber . .

Decem ber . .

108. 3

1 19.4

100. 3
102. 8
108. 8

163. 0
166. 4

August . . . . .
O ctober . . . .
N ovem ber . .

105. 3
113. 3

98. 2
105. 0
118. 0
120. 5

116. 9

1 8 0 .4

1 80 .8

1 14.2
1 18 .4
120. 1

119. 7
123. 7
128. 7

1 8 1 .4

1 78 .3
178. 0
1 7 8 .6

105. 0
108. 2

180. 3

200. 9
200. 8

1 6 0 .6

lliaceilaneoua

189. 7
191. 6

203. 6

158. 7
160. 6

Houaefurni ail­
ing•

176. 5

1 71 .2

159. 0
158. 7

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

MASS.

189. 2

J a n u a r y ....
February .. .

8
5
1
5

106. 0

119.
121.
131.
150.

98. 2
105. 0

All

--

1 73.3

1 97 .4

195. 0

1 65 .4
1 65 .5

1 68 .3
168. 6
171. 1
1 70 .8
1 71 .4
172. 0

38

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 3*1 Large C i t i e s by Commodity Groups— Continued
Adjusted S e r i e s I9W-52
Old S e r i e s 1940-June 1953
(1935-39=100)

ADJUSTED SERIES3
Fuel,
tlectric-

Bouaefurniah-

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

IIi acelia-

refrigeration
BUFFALO,
1940.

101. 0

1941.

107. 5
120. 1

1942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.
1947.
1948.
1949.
1950.

126. 6
126. 5
129. 0
138. 8
159. 2
171. 2
169. 8
171. 1

1951.
1952.

189.

1949:

1950:

1951:

1952:

January . . . .
A p r i l .............
J u l y ................
O ctober . . . .
January . . . .
A p r i l .............
J u l y ..................
O ctober . . . .

136.

8

152. 7
187. 0
204. 9
196.

2

101. 0 1 0 6 .
106. 1 n o .
126. 0 116.
116.
129. 4
136. 6 117.
144. 7
160. 4
188. 8
197. 5
188. 7

1

2
8
0
4

2

117. 7
118. 1
119. 7

126.

3

132.
135.

5

6

181.

184. 7

221. 5
225. 9

199. 7
198. 0

138. 3

2
0

197. 7

130.

189. 8
188. 1
185. 3

131.

8
0
8
0

134.
135.

171.

169. 7
170. 9
169. 1
166. 6
167.
171.
174.

4
5

1
8

180.

January . . . .
A p r i l ................
J u l y ................
October . . . .

188. 3
188. 8




2

198. 7

January . . . .
A p r i l ...............
J u l y ..................
O ctober . . . .

1953: J a n u a r y . . . .
A p r i l .............

98.

108. 5
126. 5
140. 3
134. 1

183. 3
185. 5
186. 9

189. 9
190. 3
__
--

197. 9
195. 5
200. 2
195.

1

189. 8
192. 3
204. 9
204. 0

179.
177.

2 1 5 . ■5

0
222.,.1
224. 2
225. 2

193. 2
200. 1
201. 7
202. 4
198. 0

224. 7
228. 3
227. 4

198. 9
198. 0
195. 6

218.

175.
187.

__

141.

0
8
8

132. 9
133. 5

8
1

100. 0
2
0
126. 4
107. 1 137. 1
106. 9
143. 2
112. 5 160. 5
122. 0 1 9 2 . 7
1 3 4 . 6 201. 6
142. 2 189. 5
148. 2 189. 8
210. 8
153. 5
98. 9

101. 1
103. 5
105. 0

101. 0
107. 5
120. 0

121.

126. 3
126. 1

153. 9
158. 9
159.
170.
178.

195. 3

158.

146.
147.

5
4

147. 7
149.

136. 9
137. 2
138. 8
139. 4

152.
153. 5
153. 4
153. 9

139. 8
141. 0
141. 4

154.

8
1

4
4

183.

8

183. 0
184. 1
185. 4
198. 8

206. 1
211. 3
212. 8
211. 7
0 210. 7

152. 4
154. 6
154. 6

209. 4
208. 3
209. 9

__
--

6
2
0
8

128. 5
138. 3
158. 6
170. 3

98. 2
108. 5
126. 5
140. 3
134. 1
136. 8
152. 7
187. 0
204. 9

168. 3
170. 3
184. 4

199. 7
223. 4

189.

159. 7
159. 5
158. 4

169. 4
167. 4

1
157. 8
159. 0
161. 1
166. 8
168. 5
170. 2
172. 0

164. 8
166. 3

182. 5
185. 3
186. 8

176. 5
178. 0
178. 4
180. 3

189. 0
188. 9
190. 8
190. 6

157.

172.
173.
180.

196.

8

169. 8
168. 3

__
""

7

124. 9
126. 0
131. 8
145. 1

209. 5

135. 9

__

101. 6

154. 4

192.
190.

Y.

106. 3
116. 8

140. 2
140. 9
138. 3
145. 5

135. 7

142. 3

109.
125.

N.

Bouaefurniahinga

0
0
2

(s)
187. 3

232.

2

195.

106. 2
n o . 5

98. 9

100. 0

101. 6

101. 1

114.

103. 5
105. 0

109. 2
125. 0
126. 4

106. 3
116. 8

129. 4
136. 6

1
6

114. 7
114. 9
115. 2

107. 1
106. 9
112. 5

137. 1
143. 2
160. 5

7
124. 9
126. 0
131. 8

144. 7
160. 4
188. 8
197. 5
188. 7

182. 1
201. 3
1 200. 1

197. 9
195. 5
200. 2
.

101. 0
1
126. 0

106.

1

189. 8
193. 3
208. 0

197. 7
189. 8
188. 1
185. 3
179. 8
178. 4
176. 8
188. 2

1
215 . 8 194. 8
2 1 8 . 0 201. 1
223. 7
202. 8
226. 7 2 0 4 . 6
2 3 1 . 2 201. 2
230. 3
201. 1
2 3 5 . 1 200. 6
2 32. 8 198. 0
203.

(s)
217.

(s)

1 200., 2

115.

116. 3 122. 0
121. 0 1 3 4 . 6
124. 4
142. 2
125. 7
149. 8
128. 3
159. 8
131. 2 159. 1
124. 0 140. 2
124.

6

124.

5

140. 9
138. 3
145. 5

125.

1

146.

125. 3
125. 9
126. 0

149.

124. 3

131.
132.

145.

153. 9

189. 5
188. 4
211. 2

158. 9
160. 8
170. 9
178. 8

209.

8

8

195. 3

158.

192. 4
190. 4

159. 7
159. 5
158. 4

205.

8
0
2
1
6
6

159. 7

212.

4

159. 6
4 160. 6
7
160. 7
8 156. 6
1 159. 3
0 159. 0

213.
211.

169. 7
171. 2
171. 9

208. 9
208. 5
210. 6

176. 3
177. 9
178. 3
180. 9

126. 9
127. 3

129.
130.

1

192. 7

201. 6

149.
152.
157.

(s)
133. 7

183.

5
5

183.
183.

2
2
1

184.
195.

128. 7
129.

121.

6
8
210. 1

157.

1

157. 8
161. 0
163., 5

168. 2

(5 )

(s)

(5 )

167.. 6

2 1 4 .,9

183., 1

39

TABU LAR SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C itie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953

Continued

( 1 9 3 5 -3 9 = 1 0 0 )

ADJUSTED SERIES3
Per iod

All
items

Food

Apparel

Rent

OLD SERIES3

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Housefurnish­
ings

Miscella-

All

Food

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Housefurnith­
ings

Mis­
cella­
neous

CHICAGO, ILL.
1 9 4 0 ...............................
19 4 1 ...............................
1 9 4 2 ...............................
19 4 3 ...............................
19 44 ...............................
.......................
1945.
1 94 6...............................
19 4 7 ...............................
19 4 8 ...............................

100. 6
96 . 7
105. 7 4106. 2
116. 3 122. 9
122. 8 136. 0
124. 8 135. 0
1 2 7 . 4 137. 8
138. 6 160. 1
161. 0 1 9 7 . 5
175. 1 21 5 . 2

99.
104.
120.
125.
133.
140.
154.
184.
2 00 .

7
0
2
3
0
3
7
8
0

108. 6
110. 6
114. 2
114. 6
114. 9
115.2
116. 1
122. 7
134. 1

100.
101.
103.
103.
105.
106.
105.
115.
127.

3
6
5
4
1
0
2
2
7

102. 0
107. 5
119. 3
120. 8
135.2
138. 7
149. 7
176.2
181. 9

100. 3
103. 0
110. 1
114.4
119. 2
122. 1
125. 7
138.3
149. 7

100.
105.
116.
122.
124.
127.
138.
160.
174.

6
7
3
8
7
3
4
8
9

96.
4106.
122.
136.
135.
137.
160.
197.
2 1 5.

7
2
9
0
0
8
1
5
2

99.
104.
120.
125.
133.
140.
154.
184.
200.

7
0
2
3
0
3
7
8
0

108.
110.
114.
114.
114.
114.
115.
121.
132.

6
5
1
5
7
8
5
8
8

100. 3
101. 6
103. 5
103.4
105. 1
106. 0
105. 2
115. 2
127. 7

102.
107.
119.
120.
135.
138.
149.
176.
181.

19 4 9 ...............................
19 50 ...............................
19 51 ...............................
19 52 ...............................

174.
176.
190.
194.

9
7
6
8

20 7 . 4
2 09.4
23 3 . 4
23 7 . 0

194.
192.
2 07 .
204.

2
4
0
4

141.
145.
150.
156.

130.
135.
138.
138.

0
1
0
7

175.
175.
197.
194.

156.
159.
167.
175.

174.
177.
191.
196.

5
2
7
6

207.
21 0 .
23 4 .
24 0 .

4
4
8
0

194.
193.
21 0 .
207.

2
2
5
5

139.
142.
147.
154.

6
9
9
1

130.
134.
137.
139.

0
7
5
1

175. 6
174. 1
198. 2
195.9

156.
159.
168.
176.

1949: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a y ..................
J u n e ................
J u l y ..................
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
Decem ber . .

175. 2
173.2
174. 8
175. 4
174. 6
176.3
174. 3
174. 8
176.2
174. 8
175. 8
173. 7

207.3
202. 7
205. 9
208. 5
207. 0
211. 6
207. 4
209. 2
212. 1
206. 5
208. 3
2 02.2

199.6
198. 0
198. 6
196. 7
195.9
195.2
192. 9
192. 7
191.2
190.2
189.9
189. 6

131.4
131.4
131.4
129. 3
128. 7
128. 7
128. 0
128. 0
128. 1
128.3
132. 5
133. 6

184 . 7
182. 4
182. 1
177. 7
176. 2
174. 0
172. 2
171.2
172. 7
171. 5
171. 3
170. 7

155 . 6
155. 5
156. 5
156. 5
156. 2
156.3
155. 8
155. 6
156. 7
159.4
158. 9
159. 3

1950: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M arch . . . . . .
A p ril . . . . . . .
M ay . . . . . . . .
J u n e ................
J u l y ..................
A u g u s t ..........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
December . .

172. 8
172.4
173. 0
172. 9
174. 5
175. 1
177. 3
179. 0
179. 5
180. 3
180. 6
183.4

199.9
198. 6
201. 1
201. 1
206. 0
208.4
214. 8
217. 0
214. 7
215. 0
214. 8
221. 6

190. 0
189.3
189. 1
188. 6
189.4
189. 7
190. 1
191. 8
195. 3
197.4
198.9
199. 0

144.
144.
144.
144.
144.
144.
145.
145.
145.

134.3
135. 1
135.4
136. 0
133. 0
133. 0
133. 0
134. 7
134. 7
135. 7
135. 7
136. 0

169.4
169. 6
168. 6
169. 8
169. 8
168. 9
169. 7
171.3
179.9
183. 8
183. 3
184. 6

159.
159.
158.
158.
158.
158.
158.
160.
160.
161.
162.
163.

1951: J a n u a r y ' . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
A p r i l .............
M a y ............. ..
J u n e ................
J u l y ................
August . . . . .
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
December . .

185.4
188. 5
189. 1
189. 1
189. 8
190. 1
190. 9
190. 9
191. 8
193. 5
194.3
194.2

225. 1
23 2 . 9
231. 6
231. 1
233. 0
23 3 . 4
235.3
233.4
23 2 . 3
236.2
23 7 . 8
238. 1

202. 3
204. 6
2 0 5.2
206. 0
205. 8
205. 6
205. 1
205. 1
2 12.9
2 11.2
210. 5
2 09.4

(5 )
(5 )

136.3
137. 6
138. 1
138. 2
137. 0
137. 0
137. 0
137. 0
137.2
137. 9
138. 1
138. 1

193. 0
194. 8
198. 0
199. 3
199.4
199.2
199. 1
197. 6
198. 6
199. 7
199.9
199. 6

164. 5
164. 7
166. 1
166. 3
166. 5
166.6
167. 1
169. 5
170.4
171. 5
172. 9
172. 0

1952: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M arch . . . . .
A p r i l .............
M a y ...............
J u n e ................
J u l y ................
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
December . .

194. 1
191. 9
192. 7
193. 1
194. 7
195. 6
195.9
196.7
195.9
195.9
196. 0
195. 1

237.5
231.4
233.3
234.8
2 39.3
239.2
239.9
241. 8
2 3 8.6
238.5
238. 1
232. 1

204. 9
203. 7
204.5
203.3
203.7
203.4
203. 0
203. 5
205.2
205. 0
206. 0
206. 0

138. 1
138. 1
138. 1
138. 1
138. 1
138. 3
139. 0
139. 0
139. 0
140. 7
140. 7
141.7

198.4
199.3
199.2
197. 0
197. 0
195. 0
195. 0
194. 7
194. 0
193. 5
193.9
194. 0

173. 6
173. 5
173. 5
173. 6
173. 9
177. 5
177. 5
178.6
178. 6
178. 6
179. 1
179.3

142. 5
142.5
142. 5
142. 5
139.9
139. 9

191.9
194. 0
193.3
192. 1
193.4
196.2

179. 5
179. 7
179. 7
180.3
180. 6
181. 1

1953: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
A p r i l .............
M a y ...............
J u n e ................

(s)

(5 )
(5 )

141.2
(5 )
(5 )

141. 8
142. 7
143.4
143. 5

(5 )

146. 6

148.4
(5 )
(5 )

149. 9
(5 )
(5 )

151. 7
(5 )
(5 )

153.9
(5 )
(5 )

154.4
(5 )
(5 )

155.7
(5 )
(5 )

156. 5
(5 )
(5 )

163. 0

__

__

---

---

-__

__

--

V




0
5
6
7
6
7
3
6
9

(5 )

__

--

•

(5 )

140. 8

-__
__

5
0
4
6

6
1
3
6

9
4
8
0

131.4
131.4
131. 4
129. 3
128. 7
128. 7
128. 0
128. 0
128. 1
128. 3
132. 5
133. 6

184 . 7
182.4
182. 1
177. 7
176.2
174. 0
1 72. 2
171. 2
172. 7
171. 5
171.3
170. 7

155. 6
155.5
156. 5
156. 5
156.2
156. 3
155. 8
155. 6
156. 7
159. 4
158. 9
159.3

174. 9
172 . 9
174. 5
175. 0
174. 2
175. 9
173. 9
174.4
175. 8
174.4
175.3
173.2

207.3
202. 7
205. 9
208. 5
207. 0
211. 6
207. 4
209.2
212. 1
206. 5
208. 3
2 0 2.2

199 . 6
198. 0
198. 6
196. 7
195.9
195.2
192.9
192. 7
191. 2
190. 2
189. 9
189. 6

134. 3
135. 0
135. 3
135. 5
134. 0
134. 0
134. 0
134. 9
135. 0
136.3
136.3
136. 5

169. 4
169. 7
169. 1
170. 6
170. 6
169.3
170. 6
173. 1
181.2
184. 8
185. 0
187.3

159. 0
159. 0
158. 4
157. 8
157. 9
157. 5
157. 4
159. 0.
160. 6
161.4
161.9
163. 0

172. 3
172. 0
172. 9
172. 9
175. 3
176.4
179. 2
180. 2
179. 8
180.4
180. 6
184. 1

199.9
198. 6
201. 5
201. 5
2 0 8. 2
211. 1
218. 0
218. 6
2 15.2
215. 2
2 1 4. 9
2 22.4

190.
189.
189.
188.
190.
190.
190.
192.
196.
199.
2 0 1.
202.

137. 5
138.2
138.3
138. 4
137. 8
137. 8
.137. 8
137. 8
137. 9
138. 2
138.2
138.2

194. 0
195. 7
197.3
198. 7
198. 8
198. 8
197.9
195. 7
197. 2
198. 0
197. 9
197. 7

163. 6
164. 1
166.2
166. 3
166.4
166.3
167.4
169.2
169. 6
171.2
172.4
171.3

186.4
189. 7
190. 0
190.8
191.3
192.3
191.9
192.8
194.4
195.4
195. 8

2 26.2
234. 0
2 32.4
23 2 . 1
234.4
2 3 4. 9
2 37.2
235. 0
234. 1
237. 6
239.4
240.2

206. 3
208. 0
208. 8
209. 8
209. 4
209.4
208. 8
209. 2
21 5 .4
214. 5
214. 0
212. 9

138. 2
138. 2
138. 2
138. 2
138. 2
138.3
138. 7
138. 7
138. 7
139.4
139.4
139. 8

196. 6
196.9
196.9
196. 0
196. 1
194. 7
194. 1
194.0
193.3
191. 8
192. 7
192. 7

172.9
172. 9
172. 8
173. 0
173.3
175. 7
176. 0
176.5
176.4
176.5
177. 0
177.3

195. 7
193.2
194. 0
194. 5
196.5
197.9
198.4
198.9
197. 8
197.9
197.6
196.3

2 4 0. 3
233. 8
235. 6
237.2
242.4
243. 5
244. 6
245. 3
241. 7
241.9
240. 6
233.4

208. 3
207.3
207. 8
2 0 6.9
207.3
2 0 6.9
2 0 6 . 6'
206. 9
2 0 7.9
207. 7
208. 3
2 08.4

194. 8
193.3
192. 5
192.9
193. 5
195.7

2 29.4
224. 8
223. 1
223.3
224.6
229.3

2 06.2
204. 9
205.4
2 06.4
2 0 6.4
209.2

__

__

__

--__

----

----

--

--

--

1 9 0 .0

0
5
0
6
1
1
4
2
5
0
1
1

(5 )
(5 )

139 . 0
(5 )
(5 )

139. 3
(5 )
(5 )

139.
140.
141.
141.

7
6
2
3

141. 7
142. 1
142. 2
142 . 4
142. 3
142.4
143 . 0
143. 3
143. 6
(5 )
(5 )

144. 2
(5 )
(5 )

146 . 0
(5 )
(5 )

147. 5
(5 )
(5 )

149. 3
(5 )
(5 )

151.4
(5 )
(5 )

151. 9
(5 )

(5 )

153. 2
(5 )
(s)

153. 9
(s)
(5 )

160.4
(5 )
(5 )

161.4
(5 )
(5 )
(5 )

0
5
3
8
2
7
7
2
9

100. 3
103. 0
110. 1
114.4
119. 2
122. 1
125. 7
138. 3
149. 7
9
8
2
4

0
0
6
2
3
2
5
1
8
6
0
8

4 0

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 3^ Large C itie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953

Continued

(1935-39=100)

OLD S ERIES

ADJUSTED SERIES 3
Fuel,
Period

All
item*

Apparel

Food

Fuel,

electric­
i t y , and
re frig er ­
ation

Rent

Houaef ur ni th ­
ing*

Miacella-

All
itema

neoua

C I NC INNA TI ,
1 9 4 0 .....................................
1 9 4 1 .....................................
1 9 4 2 .....................................
1 9 4 3 .....................................
1 9 4 4 .....................................
1 9 4 5 .....................................
1 9 4 6 .....................................

105. 0
124. 0

123. 1
125. 6

136. 0
135. 3

128. 5

137. 6
156. 0

............................

138. 7
161. 1

1 9 4 8 .....................................

173. 7

1947.

1 9 4 9 .....................................
1 9 5 0 .....................................

170. 4

1 9 5 1 .....................................

4172. 1
18 5 .4

1 9 5 2 .....................................

189. 4

1949: J a n u a ry . . . .
February . . .

172. 7
170. 4
171. 4

A p r i l ................

171. 4

M a y ...................

169. 8
171. 2

J u n e ...................
J u l y ...................

169. 5

A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . .
O ctober . . . .

169. 6
171. 6

N ovem ber
D ecem ber

169. 1
168. 6

. .
. .

1950: J a n u a ry . . . .
F ebruary .. .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ................
M a y ...................
J u n e ...................
J u l y ...................

169. 5

J u n e ......................
J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . .
O ctober

. . . .

126. 9
133. 5

100. 8

1 0 1 .1

n o . 5

103. 1

125. 3

103. 8
110. 6

105. 6

103.
106.
107.
110.

105. 9
106. 2

195. 5

158. 2
184. 2

107. 0
110. 0

212. 8

194. 2

116. 5

201. 5

188. 2
4 186. 3

206. 2

204. 0

121. 2
125. 8

199. 7

129. 9

205. 5

193. 4

(5 )

199. 7
201. 9

192. 2

203. 2
200. 3
204. 2
200. 5
201. 6
205. 4

191. 4
188. 5
187. 3
187. 8
185. 6
185. 0
186. 6
187. 3

185. 1
183. 3
183. 6

168. 1

197. 0
198. 2
197. 7

169. 7
170. 5

202. 0
205. 1

182. 8

121. 0
121. 4

200.
203.
204.
204.
204.
204.

9
6
8
6
8
2

(5 )
(5 )
124. 3

203. 5
203. 0
206. 1

(5 )
(5 )
126. 4

210. 2

3
9
4
6
8
0

2 2 3 .'7
226. 9
225. 8
226. 0

185. 6
185. 3
186. 8

229. 2
228. 3
229. 7
232. 0
230. 4

206. 0

(5 )

203. 4
202. 9

(5 )
128. 2

200. 8

(5 )

182.
183.
184.
184.
184.
185.

..

187. 0
187. 8

D ecem ber

..

187. 9
188. 3

2
2
6
7

215. 9

227. 1
226. 9

229. 0

12 r . 9

187. 5

228. 6

200. 6

A p r i l ................

188. 4

200. 6

(5 )

M a y ...................

189. 4
190. 1

231. 9
234. 3

200. 5

236. 9

200. 4

(5 )
129. 6

June . . . . . . .

200. 9

122. 1
125. 4
130. 8
141. 4
151. 4
155. 4

Housef urnish-

Miacella-

inga

neoua

OHIO

99. 0
104. 8
116. 5
123. 1
125. 5
128. 3

94. 3

103. 7

102. 2

105, 0

108. 0

124. 0
136. 0

126. 9

103.
104.
105.
105.
105.

135. 3
137. 6

138. 6
160. 7

156. 0
195. 5

173. 0

212. 8

6
1
0
6

227. 3
236. 0

133. 5
138. 7
147. 6
158. 2
184. 2
194. 2

0
8
2
5
6

106. 2
107. 8
112. 8

98. 6

100. 6

1 0 1 .1

n o . 5

103. 1

125. 3

103. 8
106. 0

128. 9
41 4 0 . 8

107. 1
110. 7
121. 2

143. 9
156. 5
180. 1

139. 5

191. 0
182. 6
182. 3
2 0 0 .5

201. 5

188. 2

115. 8

144. 7

206. 2

187. 0
206. 0

116. 5
120. 4

149. 8
151. 4

100. 8
103. 8
110. 6
115. 9
122. 1
125. 4
130. 8
141. 4
151. 4
155. 4

191. 7

1 7 2 .2

203. 3

124. 4

154. 8

193. 6

173. 3

146. 4
146. 4

193. 7

154. 1

172. 0

205. 5

193. 4

146. 4

193. 7

154. 1

191. 2
188. 7

154. 2
155. 7

169. 7
170. 7

199. 7
201. 9

146. 4
146. 4

187. 1
183. 5

156. 0
155. 7

170. 7

203. 2
200. 3

(5 )

143. 8

191. 2
188. 7
187. 1

154. 2
155. 7

143.' 8

192. 2
1 9 1 .4
188. 5

(5 )
(5 )
115. 7

182. 1
178. 6
175. 8

155. 7
155. 5
155. 3

176. 7
177. 2

1 5 6 .2
155. 7

178. 6
177. 6

155. 7
155. 4

5
2
6
7

177. 1
175. 7

146. 9
146. 8
146. 8

176. 1
175. 5

149. 1

179. 7
183. 1
186. 6

151.
151.
147.
146.

4
4
4
9
2
4

1
5
5
7

2
1
4
7

148. 2
148. 2
149. 9
150. 2
150. 5

(5 )
129. 1

115. 9

electric­
i t y , and

Rent

169.
172.
186.
190.

150. 8
150. 8

(5 )
(5 )
125. 9

187. 1

182. 6
180. 2

149.
150.
150.
150.

(5 )
(5 )
122. 9

M a r c h .............

144. 7

149.
150.
151.
150.

121. 4
121. 7

233. 2
228. 1

191. 0

148. 3

121. 1
120. 9

3
1
0
1
6
4
3
1

139. 5

142.
142.
142.
144.
145.
145.

120. 9
121. 0

182.
182.
182.
183.
4 190.
192.
193.
195.

121. 2

142. 4

1
9
5
7

128. 9
^40. 8
143. 9
156. 5
180. 1

149. 4

(5 )
(5 )
120. 8
(s)
(5 )
121.
120.
120.
120.

8
0
1
7

149. 7
153. 4

(5 )
120. 1

0
9
5
1
1
4

213.
214.
212.
210.

98. 6

120. 5

227. 9
234. 5

197. 4

168. 5
168. 1
168. 6

100. 6

103. 1
105. 0

102. 2

138. 7
14 7 .6

,

187. 0
186. 3

N ovem ber

1952: J a n u a ry . . . .
F ebruary .. .

1953:

103. 7
108. 0

199. 7
198. 7
197. 3

172.
173.
A u g u s t .............
S e p te m b e r . . 4 175.
176.
O ctober . . . .
176.
N ovem ber . .
D ecem ber . .
178.
1951: J a n u a ry . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ................
M a y ...................

94. 3

99. 0
104. 8
116. 5

Apparel

F ...

198. 6

177. 3
175. 5

176. 1

189. 7
190. 6
194.
198.
200.
200.
200.
201.
201.

1
4
5
8
8
6
7

198. 0
197. 3
197. 0

156. 6
165. 5

204. 2
200. 5
201. 6

187.
187.
185.
185.

205. 4

186. 6

167. 8

199. 7
198. 7
197. 3

187. 3
187. 0
186. 3

(5 )
116.
115.
115.
115.

154. 8

167. 7

197. 4

185. 1

115. 7

154. 7
154. 6
154. 4

167. 2

196. 8
197. 9
196. 7

183. 5
183. 6

115. 8
116. 0

155. 9
155. 6
155. 4

169.
171.
173.
174.
175.
176.
176.
178.

156.
157.
159.
159.
160.

9
6
0
8
7

162.
162.
164.
164.
164.
164.

8
9
0
2
4
5

164. 4
165. 3

169. 1
170. 5
168. 7
168. 8
170. 8
168. 7
168. 3

167. 9
167. 3
7
2
4
4
5
0
0
7

183. 0
184. 7
184.
184.
185.
185.

8
7
2
6

202. 9
206. 9
212. 9
213. 2
2 1 3 .3
211. 6

3
8
6
0

184. 3
184. 2
183.
183.
184.
190.

9
6
6
0

209. 9
215. 4

191. 9
194. 2
195. 4

223.
226.
224.
224.
226.
226.

201.
204.
205.
205.
206.
206.

2
9
6
3
1
4

6
3
8
9
7
6

229. 1
228. 1
228. 1

205. 8
205. 1

167. 5

186. 6
185. 9
186. 9

208. 5

(5 )
116. 1
(5 )
2
9
5
6

115. 8
115. 9
116. 2
116. 2
116. 5
116. 7
(5 )
(s)
117. 7
(s)
(5 )
119 : 0
(s)
(5 )
120. 6
(5 )
(5 )
121. 0

157. 3
167. 4

142. 4

183. 5

156. 0
155. 7

142. 4
142. 4

182. 1
178. 6
175. 8

155. 7
15 5 .5
155. 3

176. 7
177. 2

156. 2
155. 7
155. 7

142. 4
144. 9
145. 2
145. 4
148. 3

178. 6
177. 6

152. 1
151. 4

177.
175.
177.
176.

146. 7
146. 7
146. 7

177. 9

149. 5
150. 4

149. 2
149.
152.
152.
152.

2
0
0
1

1
7
3
0

177. 9
177. 3
182. 4
187. 2
190. 3
193. 5
195. 0

155. 4
154. 8
154.
154.
154.
156.
156.

8
6
6
0
3

156. 4
157. 7
158. 1
160. 6
161. 4
162. 5

152. 4
152. 4

1 98.4
200. 5

164. 9
165. 1

152. 7
152. 6
148. 4

202.
203.
203.
204.

166.
166.
166.
166.

148. 3
150. 3

5
3
2
6

4
3
5
6

204. 3

166. 4

152. 0
152. 2

1 9 8 .9
197. 7
198. 0

166. 9
168. 9

1 5 0 .3

167. 7

187. 2

228. 5

1 9 6 .6

168. 9

188. 3

231. 6

209. 1
206. 3

19 7 .4

196. 2

1 6 9 .9

188. 5

231. 2

206. 6

(5 )
122. 8

1 5 2 .2

151. 2

152. 7

1 9 7 .4

170. 6

151. 3

193. 6

189. 3
187. 4

234. 2

204. 8

(5 )

152. 7

195. 0

170. 5

228. 6

204. 1

(5 )
123. 6

152. 7

195. 1

171. 7

152. 9

195. 8

171. 9

1 5 2 .9
149. 7
151. 0

173. 2
173. 3

154. 6

1 9 5 .9
19 4 .9
191. 7
190. 7

156. 3

187. 9

174. 5

151. 3

193. 9

169. 9
170. 8

151. 6

194. 1

171. 3

188. 0

151. 6

193. 7

1 7 1 .2

149. 3
151. 4

192. 8
190. 7

172. 4

189. 4
190. 6

172. 5

192. 0

204. 2
229. 5
233. 6 - 2 0 3 .9
236. 7
203. 8
240. 8
203. 5

153. 5

189. 8
187. 3

172. 9
172. 9

19 2 .9
192. 4

242. 5
241. 1

202. 8

(5 )

(s)
(s)
124. 1

169. 2
170. 7

171. 8

J u l y ...................

190. 9

239. 1

1 9 9 .8

A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . .

190. 9
190. 7

239. 7
237. 4

1 9 9 .2
200. 3

(5 )
130. 1

154. 6

190. 7

172. 9

192. 0

238. 4

202. 1
203. 4

1 5 7 .3

193. 3

174. 5

O ctober . . . .
Novem ber . .

190. 8

237. 6

200. 2

(5 )

156. 8

190. 2

173. 0

203. 5

(5 )

158. 9

192. 7

174. 6

234. 1

196. 8

157. 0

191. 6

173. 1

234. 4

232. 6

196. 2

157. 1

191. 8

173. 0

190. 8

2 3 3 .3

(5 )
127. 9

159. 5

194. 7
195. 1

174. 7

189. 5

202. 3
2 0 1 .6

159. 6

D ecem ber

(5 )
133. 5

192. 2
190. 7

238. 7

189. 5

2 3 1 .9
226. 5

201. 3

(5 )

--

191. 6
190. 1

203. 0

(5 )

159. 5
161. 4

194. 6
194. 5

180. 5
180. 7

202. 9
204. 0

(5 )
(5 )

162. 4
16 2 .4

195. 0

181. 4
181. 3

203. 7

(5 )

203. 5

136. 7

159. 4
160. 3

. .

January . . . .

__

February

__

.. .

__
__

M a r c h .............

__
__

__

__
__

—

__

--




155. 5

__

A p r i l ................
M a y ...................
J u n e ...................

(5 )

__

‘

-__

--

--

190. 3

226. 4

--

--

190. 2

225. 4

--

--

--

191. 3
195. 0

227. 8
235. 8

(s)
(5 )
124. 5

195. 0
195. 3
195. 0

174. 1

174. 6

181. 4
181. 4

4 1
TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C itie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953

Continued

(1935-39=100)

OLD S ERIES 3

ADJUSTED SERIES

Fuel,

Fuel,
Period

All

Apparel

Food

Rent

i t y , and
re frig er­
ation

Bouaefurniah-

Miacellaneoua

All
iteaia

Apparel

Food

Rent

electric­
i t y , and
refrig er­
ation

Houief ur ni th ­
ing a

Miacell a-

CLEVELAIH
D, OHIO

4

1940
1941

..................................
..................................

101. 3
107. 2

1942
1943
1944

..................................
..................................
..................................

119. 0
1 2 7 .2

125. 7
142. 6

101. 9
107. 9
126 .4
133. 0

129. 5
131. 6
141. 8

142. 0

140. 3

1 1 7 .4

145. 9
155. 1

200. 1

1945

..................................

9 7 .6
107. 7

1 4 3 .2

1946

..................................

1947
1948

..................................
..................................

1 6 2 .4
17 5 .9

218. 8

1949
1950
1951

..................................
..................................
..................................

172. 9
174. 6

209. 0
2 1 1 .4

188. 7

1952

..................................

193. 0

235. 0
2 4 0 .4

201. 3

1949:

February ..
M a y ......................
A u g u s t .............

173. 6
172. 8
173. 0

2 0 7 .2

194. 1

208. 1
2 1 0 .4

N ovem ber. .

171. 9

206. 0

F e b ru a ry ..
M a y ......................
A u g u s t .............
N o v e m b e r . ..

170. 3
171. 1
176. 5

201. 7
205. 7

1950:

1951:

F ebruary ..
M a y .. . . . . . .
A u g u s t .............
N ovem ber. . .

1952:

F e b r u a r y . ..
M a y ......................
A u g u s t .............
N ovem ber. . .

1953:

February

179. 6
1 8 6 .2
1 8 8 .2

163. 9

218. 3
217. 8

184. 5
4196. 1

116. 7

108.
n o .
112.
113.

5
4
0
6

100. 6
n o . o

102. 8

9 9 .8

123. 5
125. 6

1 1 0 .4
115. 8

136. 3

1 2 0 .4

1 1 3 .2

114. 1
113. 3

145. 5

118. 9
123. 3

116. 3

1 5 2 .2

123. 0
128. 1

125. 1

1 1 6 .4

129. 8

140. 9

134. 7

144. 6

138. 8

170. 3
1 3 9 .4
4 1 8 2 .7 4 1 4 9 .8

..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................

1 6 8 .4

150. 0

19 0 .9
192. 3
1 8 9 .4

203. 2

189. 1

239. 0

205. 0

191. 8
192. 7

2 3 7 .2
240. 3
245. 5

202. 6
201. 8

238. 9

200. 5

200. 3

143. 3
144. 0
144. 9
147. 5
149.
152.
153.
156.

1
1
3
6

1 5 1 .4
151. 0
154. 1

“

-

1949
1950
1951

..................................
..................................
..................................

1952

..................................

1949:

January . . . .
A p r i l ...................
J u l y ...................
O ctober . . . .

1950:

1951:

1952:

1953:

January . . . .
A p r i l ...................

99. 3

9 4 .4

100. 0

106. 7

10 3 .2
123. 7

104. 1
122. 1

1 07.4
109 .4

124. 9
1 3 0 .4
1 3 6 .2
15 1 .5
1 82.4

109.
110.
111.
114.

158. 9
172. 9

1 3 7 .2
137. 1
138. 8
158. 3
194. 0
210. 0

195. 5

139. 5

171. 5
173. 7
188. 3
1 92.4

2 0 3 .4
207. 6
232. 3
2 3 4 .2

186. 2
185. 8
205. 7

124. 7
1 2 7 .4
137. 5

174. 3
1 7 3 .4
171. 6
168. 6

209.
208.
204.
196.

168. 8

1 9 6 .8

J u l y ...................

169. 7
172. 6

O ctober . . . .

178. 1

January. . . .
A p r i l ..................

1 8 4 .9
187. 0

J u l y ...................

187. 6

6
1
5
0

7
3
3
0

1 25.4

191. 5
186. 7

164. 9
171. 2

182. 8

153. 3

156. 5

194. 1
190. 1
187. 1

126. 6

145. 8
143. 1

1 8 5 .2

127. 8

1 4 3 .2
145. 1

170. 3
168. 7

207. 2
208. 1
2 1 0 .4
206. 0

201. 8
206. 3
218. 1
2 1 6 .7

1 8 3 .4

232. 3
234. 9
234. 7

203. 7

238. 9

126. 7

1 2 6 .8

167. 6
170. 2
1 8 3 .4

158. 8

205. 9
2 0 6 .4

133. 8
1 3 4 .4
135. 3

152. 5
151. 0

192. 1
1 9 3 .4

163. 5

1 3 7 .7

152. 3
153. 5

190. 7

2 0 7 .2

191. 1

165. 9
168. 7

1 8 6 .4

190. 1

160. 8
1 6 3 .4
167. 7

188. 0
188. 7
191 .4

150. 5

1 8 6 .4

169. 3

1 8 3 .9
1 8 3 .9
184. 6

169. 1
169. 1
170. 7

191. 6
193. 1

239. 2
2 4 3 .4

2 0 4 .4

1 5 0 .2
153. 6

203. 2

139. 3
141. 8

195. 4
194. 5

248. 3
241. 3

201. 6
201. 9

1 4 2 .9
146. 0

191. 0
192. 8

225. 5
2 2 7 .4

201. 6

150. 2

202. 5

9 4 .4

1 0 0 .0

-

103. 7
107. 7

100. 1

99. 3

103. 7

99. 1
100. 7
103. 9
102. 7
9 9 .3
102. 3
1 0 9 .2

1 2 1 .2
1 2 2 .2

110. 8

1 0 3 .9
115. 6

122. 1

203. 1
217. 0

115.
120.
123.
127.
137.
148.

208. 3
215. 0
2 4 1 .4

160. 9

169. 6
1 8 4 .8

230. 5

169. 3

189. 8

2 1 4 .8

152.
152.
151.
151.

171. 0

147. 0

112. 1

2 0 4 .4

152. 5
161. 3
164. 8

112. 5
113. 7
114. 5

1 9 3 .9
187. 7
184. 6

144. 0
145. 6
147. 1

112. 1
112. 0
112. 1

182. 9

148. 9

111. 7

2 1 3 .9
2 0 4 .2
2 0 3 .5

181. 3

150. 8

1 1 2 .2

205. 3

6
0
7
1
3
7

151. 9
152. 0

5
8
8
6

(5)

156. 5

161. 7

153. 5

188. 2

1 6 9 .9

153. 1
158. 5

186. 3
185. 6

1 6 9 .9
171. 0

160. 7

186 .4

173. 5

160. 8
16 2 .2

186. 0
186. 5

179. 7

98. 0

103. 7

100. 1

178. 0

COLO.

98. 0
97. 7

139. 0
158. 0
176. 8

1 5 1 .4
151. 2

147. 9
152. 5

182. 5
186. 2
196. 0

1 68.4

152. 8
152. 6
153. 0

148. 5
147. 0

158. 6

1 5 4 .9

168. 6

4 149. 8

128. 6
1 2 9 .4

15 6 .2

149. 0
149.8
150. 5

172. 7
1 6 8 .2

110 .4
115. 8
1 20.4

129. 8
131. 3

170. 1
176. 0
178. 6

-

10 3 .9
115. 7

152. 9
154. 6

142. 6

136. 9

167. 9
170. 8
183. 8

172. 7

205. 5

18 5 .2

14 8 .4

149. 0
1 5 2 .4

202. 9

172. 5
171. 5
171. 6

1 4 7 .4
147. 7
150. 0

173. 1

2 3 4 .4
243. 0

153. 3

137. 7

144. 6

1 2 9 .8
135. 3

182. 8
172. 7

139. 0
140. 6

127. 0

189. 2
187. 3

145. 8

138. 6

128. 1
139 .4

218. 8

133. 1
134. 1
135. 0

1 8 3 .4

123. 0

152. 2

170. 3
140. 9 4 1 8 2 .7

209. 0
2 1 1 .4

190. 1
187. 1

182. 5
186. 3
1 9 6 .4

145. 5

116. 3
125. 1

118. 9
4 196. 1 4 1 2 4 .4

17 4 .9

193. 5

152. 8
152. 6
153. 0

113. 3

116. 0

171. 5

162. 6

16 8 .2
168. 6

115. 8

200. 1

169. 3

143. 1
1 4 3 .2
145. 1

145. 9
155. 1
184. 5

143. 2

161. 7

190. 3
184. 8

9 9 .8

113. 6
114. 1

140. 3

o
5
6
3

102. 8

112. 0

133. 0

149. 8
152. 0

100. 6

11 6 .1
1 15.4
115. 7

142. 6
142. 0
163. 9

108. 5
1 1 0 .4

n o .
123.
125.
136.

12 9 .2
13 1 .2
141. 3

144. 9
152. 9

192. 0

1 2 2 .2

12 7 .1

173. 6
1 8 8 .4

DENVER ,

1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948

107. 9

111. 0

148. 5

...

1940
1941

101. 9
1 0 7 .9
1 2 6 .4

152. 9
153. 3

204. 9
205. 1

M a y ......................

101. 3 4 97. 6
1 0 7 .2
107. 7
125. 7
118. 9

173. 1
173. 0

189. 2
1 87.4
204. 3

232. 7
235. 6
235. 7

1 9 4 .2
193. 6

107. 9

111. 2

124. 5
127. 1
137. 1
1 5 7 .2
170. 1
167. 8

1 0 3 .2
123. 7
137. 2
137. 1
138. 8
158. 3
194. 0
210. 0
2 0 3 .4
205. 8
2 2 9 .2
235. 8

1 6 9 .9
1 6 7 .8
164. 6

209.
208.
204.
196.

164. 5

196. 8

149. 9
151. 0

165. 7

1 5 1 .2
1 5 3 .4

169. 5
172. 8

6
1
5
0

106. 7

104. 1

1 0 7 .2

97. 7

107. 7

103. 7

122. 1

109. 0
109. 0
109. 3
109. 6
1 1 0 .4
113. 7
122. 0

121. 2
1 2 2 .2

110. 8

124. 9
130. 4
1 3 6 .2
151. 5
1 8 2 .4
195. 5

9 9 .1
100. 7
103. 9
102. 7
9 9 .3
102. 3

139. 0
158. 0
176. 8

186. 2

124. 8
127. 5
134. 7

112. 1

138. 7

1 1 7 .2

1 2 4 .2
124. 5
124. 8
125. 3

112. 1
112. 0
112. 1

186. 7
2 0 7 .2
205. 1
1 93.9
187. 7
184. 6
182. 9

109. 2

113. 0
115. 3

203. 1
217. 0

115.
120.
123.
127.
137.
148.

6
0
7
1
3
7

208. 3
216. 8
247. 7
2 3 3 .4

151.
152.
162.
170.

9
5
6
1

214. 8

152.
152.
151.
151.

5
8
8
6

213. 9
204. 2

111. 7

203. 5
205. 3

127. 3

1 1 2 .2
112. 9
112. 9

207. 7

151. 7

127. 5

113. 3

233. 6

153. 9

126. 0

198. 6

181. 3
181. 7

208. 6

182. 5

209. 5

194. 4

14 9 .9
151. 3

1 9 9 .0

179. 2

151. 7

1 1 2 .4

206. 7

209. 6
215. 1

179. 7

1 5 2 .4

112 .4

206. 1

1 9 6 .2

152. 7

112. 5

229. 5

227. 8

2 0 0 .9
203. 1

1 5 9 .2

113. 3

241. 5

156. 9

18 2 .2

225. 6

2 0 2 .2

133. 0

113. 8

248. 6

1 5 9 .2

1 6 1 .2

11 3 .8

245. 5

158. 9

2 2 6 .4

205. 3

134. 6

115. 5

252. 3

204. 3

161. 3

1 1 3 .8

2 4 3 .2

160. 0

183. 7
184. 1

226. 3

2 0 6 .4

134. 7

115. 5

2 5 1 .2

1 6 0 .9
1 6 2 .2

2 2 9 .9
230. 6

126. 7

206. 0

O ctober. . . .

1 9 1 .2

234. 9

2 1 2 .2

162. 1

113. 8

237. 8

1 6 4 .4

186. 5

2 2 9 .4

213. 0

135 .4

115. 5

242. 3

165. 3

J a n u a ry ....

192. 3

207. 9
203. 7

163. 7
1 6 4 .4

113. 8

235. 1

167. 4

190. 7

208. 2

168. 5

1 1 5 .5

201. 2
206. 0

1 6 5 .4

114. 6

226. 1

170. 2

189. 0
190. 5

238. 6
234. 3

167. 8

231. 6

136. 7
137. 3

11 5 .5

113. 8

240. 8
236. 0
240. 1

116. 9

228. 3

170. 3

115. 7

229. 0

172. 7

189. 5

233. 7

202. 7
204. 6

138. 1

166. 7

139. 3

119. 5

233. 9

171. 8

__

__

__

__

__

"

“

-

—

"

(O
189. 1

00
2 2 3 .4

(»)
2 0 5 .8

(s)
1 5 3 .0

12 0 .5

(s)
234. 1

1 74.4

A p r i l , ................

191. 1

2 3 6 .2
2 3 2 .0

J u l y ...................

192. 8

237. 7

O ctober . . . .

194. 5

236. 6

J a n u a ry ....
A p r i l ................

__
-




__

205. 9

(s)

168. 7

(s)

4 2

CONSUMER

P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1:
34 Large C i t i e s by Commodity Groups— Continued
A d justed S e r ie s 19 40 -52
Old S e r ie s 1940-June 1953
(1935—39=100)

OLD S E R I E S 3

ADJUSTED S E R I E S 3
Fuel,
per iod

All

Food

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,

ele c tr ic i t y , and
refrigerat ion

Houaefurniah-

Miacella-

inga

neoua

All
lteaia

DETROI T,
1 9 4 0 .....................................
1 9 4 1 .....................................
1 9 4 2 .....................................
1 9 4 3 .....................................
1 9 4 4 .....................................
1 9 4 5 .....................................

100. 3 4 95. 6
106. 6
104. 9
118. 4
123. 4
124. 8
135. 8
126. 6
132. 8
130. 0
135. 6

1 9 4 6 .....................................
1 9 4 7 .....................................

141. 4

156. 4

161. 0

1 9 4 8 .....................................

173. 8

189. 2
204. 9

1 9 4 9 .....................................
1 9 5 0 .....................................

171. 6
174. 5

196. 6
203. 5

1 9 5 1 .....................................

188. 3

1 9 5 2 .....................................

193. 0

1949: J a n u a ry . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ................

172. 5
171. 6

A p r i l - ...............
M a y ...................
J u n e ...................
J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . .
O ctober . . . .
N ovem ber . .
D ecem ber
1950:

. .

January . . . .
F ebruary . . .
M a r c h .............

J ' u n e ...................
J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber
O ctober . .
N ovem ber
D ecem ber
1951:

. .
. .
.' .
. .

January . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...............
A p r i l ................
M a y ...................
J u n e ...................
J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............

107. 9

106. 8

112. 5
116. 8

106. 9

115. 1

108. 9

116. 0
117. 0

112. 1

124. 9
130. 4
137. 2
144.
157.
184.
196.

9
0
0
0

185. 9

117. 8
121. 3
129. 7

112. 6
114. 0

173. 0

168. 1
176. 8

173. 7

228. 2

156. 0

221. 2

185. 5

150. 5

202. 2

166. 5

152.
152.
151.
147.

202. 1
201. 2

167. 0
167. 0
167. 1

148. 9

197. 0
200. 0
201. 5

186. 9
186. 0
185. 9

133. 0

183. 5

171. 0

197. 9
197. 2

(s)
(s)
133. 6

182. 9
183. 7
183. 2

(s)
134. 1
134. 4

147. 4
147. 4

182. 9
181. 9

134. 9
135. 2

147. 7
148. 7

181. 3
180. 9
181. 1

135. 7

149. 4
150. 0

181. 0
181. 4

135. 7
135. 7

181. 3
180. 8

135. 7

171. 5

197. 4
192. 4
195. 5

169. 7
169. 5
170. 1

191. 8
190. 8

172. 1
173. 5
175. 0
175. 9
177. 5
179. 1
179. 8
181. 3
184.
186.
187.
186.
187.
188.
188.
188.

2
2
0
7
4
3
6
5

193. 4

192. 8
194. 9
198. 7
202. 9
208. 0
208. 8
209.
212.
213.
217.

7
5
5
2

223.
228.
228.
227.

7
3
8
3

229. 1
229. 4
1
9
4
5

181. 5
185. 3
187. 7
189. 3
190. 0
192.
195.
196.
196.
196.
196.
196.
196.
200.
200.

6
5
1
0
0
8
1
7
7
6

135. 8
135. 6

136. 3
136. 4
(s)
137. 0
(s)
(s)
137. 8
(5 )

(5 )
138. 2
(5 )
(5 )
140. 0

S eptem ber . .
O ctober . . . .
N ovem ber . .

189. 0
190. 2
191. 5

233. 5

199. 3

D ecem ber

191. 9

234. 5

199. 1

‘( s )
(5 )

(5 )
(5 )
143. 0

129. 6
140. 9
160. 4

170. 5

132. 3

169. 8
171. 0
170. 3

112. 3
116. 5

166. 7

192. 7
190. 9
190. 4

1
6
0
5

106. 8
124. 9
130. 4

163. 4

197. 3
194. 5
195. 1

172.
172.
173.
171.

107. 9

104. 9
123. 4
135. 8

139. 8
151. 9

154. 4

(s)

101. 7

106. 6
118. 3

166. 1

198. 3
205. 5

(s )

4 95. 6

105. 4
113. 2

124. 7
126. 3

148. 8
150. 6

6
7
8
7

148. 4
145. 9
145. 2

151. 1
151.
148.
148.
148.

4
5
1
2

149. 5
150. 8
152. 8
153. 6
153. 9
154.
154.
153.
154.
154.
154.
154.
154.
154.
154.
155.

1
1
9
8
7
2
0
0
2
4
4

1 9 9 .8
199. 4
197. 0
196. 7

167. 0
166. 7
166. 5

196. 4

166. 3

197. 1
196. 0
195. 7

1 6 6 .5
166. 5

196. 0
195. 5
196. 9
197. 3
198. 2
197. 7
198. 2
202. 3
209.
217.
216.
218.
218.

2
0
9
1
5

223.
225.
227.
228.
231.

4
9
8
6
8

232.
232.
231.
228.
225.
225.

7
4
3
3
6
5

electric­
i t y , and
re frig er­
ation

Rent

188. 4
194. 5
17 1 .6
170. 7
170. 8
171. 1
171. 6
172. 0
170. 4
169. 9
170. 4
168. 7

132. 8
135. 6

185- 9

198. 3
203. 9
224. 6

128. 2
130. 4

148. 8

183. 9
200. 7

134. 3

235. 2

198. 9

142. 5

159. 1
161. 1

197. 3

192. 7
190. 9
190. 4

127. 4

150. 5

202. 2

166. 5

(5 )

152. 6
152. 7
151. 8

202. 1
201. 2

167. 0
167. 0
167. 1

147. 7

199. 4
197. 0

183. 5

(5 )
(5 )
128. 2

182. 9
183. 7
183. 2

(5 )
128. 5
128. 8

145. 2

196. 4

1 4 7 .4
147. 4

197. 1
196. 0

166. 3
166. 5
166. 5

182. 9
181. 9

129. 2
129. 4

147. 7
148. 7

195. 7
196. 0

166. 5
166. 5

129. 8
129. 9
129. 8

149. 4
150. 3

195. 5

166. 3

195. 9
196. 6

166. 3

129.
129.
129.
130.

152. 5
149. 5

197.
197.
197.
201.

166. 2
168. 1
170. 8

194.
195.
197.
200.
201.

5
1
0
0
5

197. 9
197. 2
197. 4
192. 4
195. 5

186. 9
186. 0
185. 9

194.
198.
205.
210.

181. 1
181. 6

175. 4
177. 7
179. 2
181. 0

202.
206.
210.
214.

7
8
2
6

185.
188.
187.
186.

4
0
8
8

224.
230.
228.
225.

6
9
4
0

187.
188.
188.
187.
186.

9
4
2
1
7

227.
228.
226.
223.
220.

9
4
8
3
4

179. 2
181. 0

155. 3

225. 7

181. 3

2
7
2
6

205. 2

181. 1

181. 5
181. 0
181.
186.
188.
190.

6
6
8
3

(5 )
127. 9

8
9
9
4

130. 5
(5 )
131. 1
(5 )

191. 5

(5 )

195. 5
198. 7

131. 8

199.
199.
199.
200.

9
6
9
1

(5 )
132. 2

199.
199.
204.
204.
203.

4
9
3
7
8

(5 )

152. 5

148. 4
145. 9

151. 6

149.
149.
152.
153.
157.
157.
157.

4
6
3
2
2
7
8

158. 4
158. 4
158. 4

201. 4

139. 6

181. 8

193. 8
190. 4

237. 7
227. 8

200. 9

(5 )

159. 7
159. 7

A p r i l ................

191. 7

231. 2

223. 9
223. 5
223. 5

182. 6
183. 1

191. 1
193. 4

229. 5
236. 1

(5 )
140. 4

159. 7
159. 6

M ay

191. 8

231. 6

195. 2

(5 )

237. 8

199. 7
199. 5
198. 7

(5 )

158. 9

192. 3
193. 5

234. 2

1 9 5 . 1.

198. 5

237. 2
235. 3

195. 7

(5 )

183. 3

194. 3
195. 5
196. 8

244. 0

198. 5

1 5 9 .2
161. 5

218. 5

183. 9

(5 )
141. 7

186. 0
185. 0

217. 8

186. 3

1 5 5 .7
155. 7

219. 2
2 1 8 .3

187. 5

195. 4

237. 2

198. 6

(5 )

161. 7

197. 4

19 0 .3
190. 7

232. 3

198. 2

(5 )
144. 6

161. 7

218. 7

193. 4
195. 8

231. 5

156. 8

188. 0
190. 5

216. 9
215. 1

162. 7

216. 4

196. 3

197. 1

(5 )

163. 6
165. 1

216. 6

196. 3

216. 4

196. 2

164. 8
164. 8

215. 8

196. 6
196. 5

242. 3

194. 3
194. 7

(5 )
151. 2

N ovem ber

. .

194. 6

193. 2

(5 )

157. 7

219. 0

190. 7

196. 1

233. 2

D ecem ber

. .

1 9 5 .8

231. 9
230. 7

(5 )

161. 5

219. 0

190. 6

198. 1

233. 3

197. 9

(5 )

--

--

--

--

197. 8
196. 0

198. 1
198. 3

196. 2

231. 1
225. 7
225. 0

196. 0
196. 7

224. 5
225. 6

198. 9

(5 )
(5 )
(5 )
1 5 6 .2

200. 4

235. 4

----

---

--

A p r i l ................

--

--

----

----

----

M a y ...................

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

J u n e ...................




--

183. 9

220. 8

183. 7

221. 3
220. 7

233. 2

February . . .
M a r c h ...............

182. 5

220. 6

223. 1

233. 0

--

181. 2

154. 2

193. 6
195. 0

193. 5

221. 6
222. 4

179. 3
179. 3
180. 1

154. 3
155. 5

.

--

178. 9

183. 9

180. 8

155. 3
155. 2

1953: J a n u a ry . . . .

2
3
6
1

177. 8
177. 6
177. 6

183. 0

223. 8

155. 4

(5 )
146. 7

. .

229.
229.
228.
224.

174. 9

220. 9
220. 6

155. 3

(5 )

.

175. 8
176. 4

220. 6

145. 9

S eptem ber

4
3
6
0
6

182. 9
183. 2

19 6 .3
196. 1

O ctober

219.
221.
223.
225.
228.

222. 5

197. 0

(5 )
148. 1

172. 1
173. 4
174. 1

159. 7

197. 6

195. 1

6
9
1
5

(5 )

229. 1
228. 8

194. 2

170. 9
171. 7

’ 214.
213.
215.
215.

(5 )

235. 0

J u n e ...................

206. 6

166. 1

202. 7

190. 7

J u l y ...................
A u g u s t ............

2
0
5
0

167. 0
166. 7
166. 5

232. 4
236. 2

192. 0
190. 7

........

196. 7

226. 1

(5 )
(5 )
136. 8

. . .

February

199. 8

179. 2
188. 4

189. 4
191. 8
193. 0

(5 )

(5 )
133. 9

3
2
1
1
1
1
3
7

218. 4

166. 7
170. 1

159.
159.
159.
159.
159.
159.
159.
159.

M a r c h .............J

1952: J a n u a ry . . . .

139. 8
151. 9
163. 4

105. 4

227. 5

5
4
2
2
1

177. 4
177. 4
178. 2

166. 1
191. 9
204. 6

169.
171.
174.
176.
175.

6
3
8
7
7
7

121. 1
126. 9
130. 4

127. 8
144. 7

181. 3
180. 8

171. 5

113. 2

117. 9
125. 3

191. 8
190. 4
190. 8

172.
173.
174.
174.
174.
176.

100. 5

123. 7
138. 5
155. 8

144. 9
157. 0

168. 5
168. 1
168. 3

169. 1
170. 1
170. 5

108. 9
112. 1
112. 6
1 1 4 .0

184. 0
196. 0

166. 3
166. 3

4
0
7
8

114. 4

189. 2
204. 9

193. 4

167.
168.
167.
167.

Miacell aneoua

99. 9
107. 9
120. 4

15 6 .4

169. 8
169. 1

166. 2

98. 5
101. 9
106. 9

114. 7
115. 0
115. 5

196. 6
201. 8

137. 2

166. 5
166. 5

166. 2

Houaefurni ahinga

MICH.

121. 1
126. 9
130. 4

191. 9
204. 6

Apparel

100. 3

123. 7
138. 5
155. 8

127. 8
144. 7

229. 3
232. 6

171. 8

100. 5

99. 9
107. 9
120. 4

133. 5
136. 3
140. 4

229.
228.
228.
230.

. .

98. 5
101. 9

183. 5
197. 1
195. 3

170. 7

A p r i l ................
M a y . ................

101. 7

Food

198. 7
199. 3
199. 6

164. 8

217. 1
217. 1

(5 )

164. 7
165. 1

216. 9
217. 8

197. 7

(5 )

164. 8

218. 4

199. 1

197. 5
197. 3

4 3

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C it ie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953

Continued

(1935-39=100)

ADJUSTED S ERIES 3

OLD S E R I E S 3

Fuel,
Period
Food

items

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,

ele c tr ic -

House-

i t y , and
refrigerat ion

f urnish-

Mis­
c ell a­

lngs

neous

HOUSTON,
1 9 4 0 .....................................
1 9 4 1 .....................................
1 9 4 2 .....................................
1 9 4 3 .....................................

101. 2
105. 7

9 9 .4
108. 9

116. 7

127. 6

122.
124.
126.
136.
160.

139. 0
136. 2

102. 9
107. 5
125. 8
130. 9

106. 7

93. 9

107. 4

93. 3

109. 0

93. 3

122. 1

91. 2

122. 9
126. 8

1 9 4 7 .....................................
1 9 4 8 .....................................

8
0
7
7
5

138. 7
158. 3
201. 2

174. 0

219. 9

1 9 4 9 .....................................
1 9 5 0 .....................................

173. 5

211. 6

201. 9

139. 9

98. 8

178. 7

214. 5

200. 0

193. 0
195. 4

237. 4
239. 1

221. 0
218. 0

162. 6
168. 6

98. 6
98. 6
101. 2

174. 3

215. 7

1 9 4 4 .....................................
1 9 4 5 .....................................
1 9 4 6 .....................................

1 9 5 1 .....................................
1 9 5 2 .....................................
1949: J a n u a ry . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l ................
M a y ...................
J u n e ..............
J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber

. .

O ctober . . . .
N ovem ber . .
D ecem ber

. .

1950: J a n u a ry . . . .

189. 9
208. 4

207. 2
204. 4

111. 0

91. 1
90. 4

112. 9
117. 5
128. 4

89. 6
94. 3
96. 7

221. 3

153. 9

102. 7

172. 6
170. 2

215. 7

207. 2
204. 4

(5 )

134. 2

153. 3
153. 7

122. 3

(5 )
(5 )
136. 5

99. 4
99. 4
9 9 .4

193. 3
190. 1

153. 4
153. 5

170. 2

204. 1
204. 4
204. 3

(5 )
(5 )
123. 1

99. 4
98. 2
98. 2

142. 3
146. 4
153. 8
155. 4
159. 2
1 6 0 .2
160. 2
160. 6

0
0
1
7
1
7
2

153. 5
155. 6
155. 4

171. 0
170. 6
170. 5
170. 4
170. 4

211. 0
2 1 1 .6

155. 5
155. 6
155. 8

171. 4
172. 0
173. 3

212. 2
2 1 2 . ‘4

185. 9

157. 8

173. 2

212. 7
210. 5

199. 9
199. 3
197. 9

98. 9

186. 3

157. 6

9 8 .9
98. 6

184. 6

157. 5

172. 8
1 7 2 ,0

207. 7
205. 6

196. 7
1 9 5 .6

184. 3

157. 8

172. 9

98. 6
98. 6

182. 4
183. 4

157. 8
158. 2

171. 9

208. 3
205. 1
205. 5

195. 7

98. 6

183. 3

98. 6
98. 6
98. 6

184. 0
187. 0
188. 7

157. 9
1 5 8 .4
159. 0

177. 9

159. 5

179. 8

98. 6
98. 6

189. 8
1 9 2 .3

159. 7
160. 6

1 7 9 .9
181. 1

98.
98.
98.
98.

1
1
1
1

189.
187.
186.
185.
185.
185.
186.

153. 5

195. 2

162. 0

194. 8

163. 5
165. 0
165. 0

S eptem ber

..

182. 2

1 9 5 .2
197. 8
205. 5

O ctober . . . .
N ovem ber . .

222. 3
222. 1
2 2 7 .5

206. 8
208. 5

(5 )
(5 )
165. 7

..

182. 3
183. 0
186. 1

211. 0

(5 )

98. 6

193. 0

164. 1

January . . . .

190. 1

23 6. 0

216. 8

(5 )

98. 6

200. 1

165. 6

F ebruary ..
M arch . . . . .
A p r i l ................
M a y ...................

191. 0
1 9 2 .4
192. 5
192. 5
1 9 2 .3
192. 6
193. 0
194. 1
1 9 4 .4
195. 1
196. 0

235.
238.
238.
23 7.
235.

218. 6
219. 8
220. 5

1 6 7 .4

98.
98.
98.
98.
98.
98.
98.
98.
98.

202.
205.
206.
206.

166.
167.
167.
167.
168.

1 95.4

2 4 1 .4
236. 0
236. 1

1952: J a n u a ry . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............

194. 3
194. 3

A p r i l ................

194. 7

M a y ...................
J u n e ...................

194. 3

237. 9
236. 1

220. 5
2 1 9 .4
219. 5
2 1 9 .4
219. 0
218. 8
217. 6

(5 )
(5 )
168. 6
(5 )
(5 )
169. 9
(5 )
(s )
170. 8
(5 )

(5 )
172. 1

98. 5
98. 5

9
3
3
3

205. 9
205. 5
203.
205.
205.
205.
205.

8
3
0
7
7

206. 1

98. 5
98. 5
98. 5

2 0 5 .4
205. 0

98. 5

202. 9

98. 5

202. 6

5
2
3
3
1

217. 1

(5 )

240. 3

216. 7

239. 7
2 4 1 .2

215. 6

(5 )
174. 6

103. 1

1 9 6 .4
197. 5

103. 1

198. 5

176. 7

215. 2

(5 )

103. 1

1 9 9 .4

177. 9

__

January . . . .
__
__

A p r i l ................

__

__
__
__

M a y . ................
J u n e ................

__

__

February

..

. . . . .




194. 5

243. 2

1 9 5 .3
194. 7
195. 7

242 .3
240. 5

194. 9
193. 1

157. 9
157. 9
158. 4

9 8 .4

183. 6
184. 2
186. 0

144. 5
145. 8

223. 4
221. 8
220. 9
219. 8
2 1 9 .4

(5 )
(5 )
150. 2
(5 )
(5 )
150. 3
(5 )
(5 )
151. 5
(5 )
(5 )
1 5 2 .3
(5 )
(5 )
153. 5
(5 )
(5 )
154. 2
(5 )

9 8 .4
9 8 .4
9 8 .4
9 8 .4
9 8 .3
9 8 .4

1 8 8 .4

208. 9
209. 6
209. 7
209. 4
2 0 9 .8
2 0 8 .4

161. 7
166. 2
167. 9
1 6 8 .8
169. 6
169. 6
169. 6
1 7 0 .4
170. 9
170. 8
171. 7

8
1
1
1

172. 3
174. 0
174. 5

2 0 9 .9
208. 3
207. 8
206. 7

172. 5
173. 3
1 7 3 .3
1 7 3 .4

9 8 .3
105. 8

207. 8

17 3 .3

207. 5

1 7 3 .2

105. 8

2 0 7 .4

1 7 3 .2

1 0 5 .8
105. 8

205. 9
205. 5
201. 9

173. 5
173. 7
178. 2

98.
98.
98.
98.

4
4
3
3

209.
209.
210.
210.

158. 6
1 59.4
160. 2
160. 6
160. 8

2 1 9 .3
218. 3
216. 7

(5 )
155. 7

105. 8
105. 8

1 9 9 .3

178. 3

( 5 ).

105. 8

1 9 9 .3

17 9 .3

241. 1

214. 7

198. 8

179. 5

215. 3

(5 )
157. 1

106. 2

234. 6
235. 5

106. 2

197. 8

1 0 6 .2
106. 2

199. 1
198. 5

179. 5
180. 1

1 0 6 .2
106. 2

198. 6
196. 7

2 4 2 .4

__

__

--

--

__
__

---

__

__

__

--

193. 9
193. 6

--

__

--

193. 3

233. 5
2 3 1 .5

2 1 4 .2
214. 8
214. 7

(5 )

__

1 9 3 .4

232. 1

212. 6

(5 )

"

184. 0

206. 0

242. 0
245. 9

196. 6

185. 2
184. 0

142. 9
143. 2

9 8 .4
9 8 .4
98. 4
9 8 .4
98. 5

194. 2
195. 3

4
5
6
8

9 8 .4
9 8 .4

142. 9

221. 8
223. 2
2 2 4 .4
225. 5
225. 8

5
6
6
8

155.
155.
155.
155.

157. 8

2 3 7 .8
240. 3
240. 5

224.
223.
223.
223.

153. 5
153. 5
153. 5
155. 6

157. 6
157. 5

201. 8

244. 9

153. 3
153. 7
153. 4

185. 9

9 8 .4

2 2 6 .4
225. 8

174. 6

186. 3
1 8 5 .5

(5 )
149. 2

239. 7
240. 1

154. 7
159. 7
170. 8

98. 1

219. 3

2 2 5 .4
225. 1
227. 6
227. 7

9
2
4
4
0

9 8 .9
9 8 .9
98. 4

236. 6

8
3
2
8
1

117. 0
121.
124.
128.
140.
151.

138. 7

9 8 .4

238.
236.
237.
238.
24 L

100. 1
102. 5
n o . 0

142. 0

(5 )

242. 3
240. 2

173. 0

185. 1
185. 7
186. 2

213. 3

2 4 0 .2

17 2 .9
172. 9
173. 2
176. 6

0
0
1
7

227. 8

193. 6

2 0 2 .2

189.
187.
186.
185.

1 8 9 .2
193 .4
195. 0

193. 7

202. 0

9
3
7
1
5
2

1 9 7 .9
193. 3
190. 1

9 8 .4
9 8 .4
98. 5

1 7 2 .9
172. 9

.

..

189. 1
190. 5

4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1

198. 5

(5 )
(5 )
147. 8

239. 9
2 4 0 .4

. . . .

D ecem ber

184. 8

99.
99.
99.
98.
98.
98.
98.
98.

1 8 9 .2
187. 1
208. 6
205. 6

209. 6
211. 4

1 93.4
1 9 3 .4
194. 0

202. 9
2 0 2 .3
200. 8

..

2 2 1 .3

17 2 .9
173. 0

103. 1
103. 1

Septem ber

197. 3
207. 8

220. 2

246. 1

242. 8
240. 9

216. 8

219. 2
220. 7

195. 0

103. 1

195. 2

137. 6

99. 4

1 8 5 .9
196. 1

9 8 .4
9 8 .4

172. 0
173. 0

(5 )

195. 5

(5 )
(5 )
124. 0
127. 0
130. 6

99. 4
9 9 .4

143. 7
157. 4

147. 1
147. 1

193. 9
195. 5

(5 )

199. 8
197. 6
200. 5

194. 9
195. 3

173. 1
173. 5

103. 1

202. 9

212. 1

191. 9
192. 1

20 7 .3

169. 1
1 6 9 .2
169. 7
171. 7

196. 0
195. 6

239. 7

172. 4
173. 1
175. 1

6
6
3
8

191.
191.
191.
192.
193.
193.

2 3 7 .2

N ovem ber

M arch

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

194. 6
195. 1

J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............
O ctober

2 4 1 .2

(5 )
(5 )
168 .4

208. 0
209.
212.
211.
211.

212. 8
221. 9
223. 3

222. 0
221. 4

89. 6
94. 3
96. 7

198. 5
197. 9

208. 1

237. 8

152. 7

99. 4
99. 4

177. 5
180. 6

221. 1
223. 1
222. 8

122. 9
126. 8

224. 8

175. 8

2 3 5 .2
23 7. 2
2 3 9 .4
237. 6

122. 1

91. 2
91. 1
90. 4

239. 3
242. 1

J u l y ...................
A u g u s t .............

221. 8
2 2 2 .4
2 2 1 .5

93. 3

109. 1
109. 4
109. 4
110. 4

192. 2
194. 4

209. 2
206. 6
206. 3

6
5
3
1
2

138. 7
158. 3
201. 2

108. 4

130. 9
136. 3
140. 1

169. 0
173. 9

204. 8

175. 1
175. 3

195. 8

104. 9
n o . 9

202. 5

154. 7

175. 0
175. 9

196. 2
196. 1

139. 0
136. 2

106. 7
107. 1

98. 8

(5 )

196. 7

7
9
4
3

102. 9
107. 5
125. 8

98. 5
98. 4

(5 )
138. 8

207. 7
206. 0

122.
123.
126.
136.

9 9 .4
108. 9
127. 6

145. 5
150. 3

202. 9

175. 5

101. 2
105. 7
116. 6

126. 2

211. 8
211. 0
211. 6

199. 9
199. 3
197. 9

93. 9
93. 3

TEXAS

201. 9
200. 7

172.
172.
172.
173.
174.
175.
175.

212. 2

neous

211. 6
213. 4

204. 1

212. 4
212. 7
210. 5

Mis­
cella­

ings

171. 3
176. 1

208. 0

189. 2
186. 6

Housef urnish-

re frig er­
ation

159. 0

(5 )

151. 0

electric­
i t y , and

113. 3
4120. 0

172. 6

185. 9
196. 1

Rent

189. 9
208. 4

209. 6
212. 6
211. 3

199. 8
197. 6
200. 5

9
2
4
4

items

Apparel

219. 9

172. 0

204. 4
204. 3

121.
124.
128.
140.

Food

159. 8
172. 8

1 72-. 1
172. 9
172. 6
6
6
7
8
4
8
8

143. 7
157. 4

117. 0

A p r i l ................
M a y ................ .
J u n e ...................

J u n e ...................
J u l y ............... .
A u g u s t .............
S eptem ber . ,
O ctober . . . .
N ovem ber ..
D ecem ber . .

1953:

152. 7

109. 9
110. 6

100. 1
102. 5
110. 0

February .. .
M arch . . . . .

D ecem ber
1951:

136. 3
140. 1

104. 9
110. 9

All

(5 )
(5 )

1 8 0 .9
181. 8
182. 6

4 4

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C itie s by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953

Continued

(1935-S#=100)

OLD S ER IE S3

ADJUSTED SERIES

Fuel,

Fuel,
All

Food

item*

Rent

electric­
i t y , and
re frig er ­
ation

fur nis h­

Miacella-

i ng!

electric­

All

Food

iteaia

INDIA!I A P 0 L I S ,
1940
1941

.............................. ..
.................................

1942
1943

..................................
..................................

1944
1945

..................................
.................................

100. 3
106. 7
1 1 8 .4
124. 5

95. 8
106. 3
1 2 5 .2
135. 5

126. 3

133. 0

129. 1
138. 7
161. 7

1 3 5 .4
156. 5
193. 1

150. 2
177. 9

n o . l
114. 6

124. 8

117. 7
115. 8

108. 8

116. 1

112. 1

116. 5
117. 1

113. 1
116. 3

121. 4

129. 3
150. 0

129. 3
134. 7
138. 1

1946

..................................

1947
1948

..................................
..................................

175. 3

209. 2

191. 1

130. 8

1949
1950

..................................
.................................

172. 4
175. 1

184. 3
184. 7

134. 5
138. 7

1951
1952

..................................
. . ............................

19 1 .2

197.
201.
223.
227.

19 7 .9
194. 7

143. 5
1 4 8 .4

1949:

January . . . .
A p r i l ..................

187. 6
185. 5

1951:

200. 9
196. 7
195. 7

172. 7

198. 9

J a n u a ry ....
A p r i l .................

1 7 1 .2
1 71.4

192. 3

J u l y ...................

1 7 4 .4

193. 3
2 0 3 .4

O ctober. . . .

178. 9

J a n u a r y . . . ,0
A p r i l .................
J u l y . , - ...............
O ctober. . . .

1952:

January . . . .
A p ril. . . . . .
Ju ly . . . . . .
O ctober. . . .

1953:

174. 0
172. 4
171. 5

J u l y .....................
O ctober. . . .
1950:

187. 9

9
5
6
8

9 7 .4

102. 9
108. 2

182. 9
182. 9

129. 1
143. 7

100. 1
103. 6
112. 2
117. 9

1 1 8 .4
124. 5

122. 7

126. 3

127. 8

129. 0
138c 7

148. 8
154. 9
177. 0

131. 3
144. 8
157. 7

180. 6

161. 0

162. 3
161. 8

180. 8
195. 8

163. 0
173. 6

161. 8

193. 8

179. 3

132. 8

1 5 7 .4
157. 0
156. 1

1 8 9 .2
1 8 4 .4

157. 4

178. 0
175. 7

160.
160.
161.
161.

3
8
3
0

173. 6

133. 5
134. 2
136. 0

162. 8
163. 2

1 7 4 .4
177. 6

161. 9
160. 7

1 5 9 .9
163. 8

179. 3
184. 7

162. 1
165. 1

1 9 5 .2
1 9 8 .2
197. 0

137. 9
138. 7

208. 6

190. 4

140. 0

1 8 4 .4

218. 6

196. 2

141. 1

4 18 7 .5
187. 8

198. 7
197. 0
1 9 9 .8

142. 1

163. 9
162. 0

1 8 9 .9

4 221. 6
223. 3
226. 3

143. 1
145. 8

161. 0
1 6 1 .4

1 9 0 .9

227. 6

196. 7

146. 5

189. 8
192. 1

2 2 2 .2
232. 0

193. 1

2 30. 3

1 9 5 .9
192. 5
193. 2

148. 9
151. 1

148. 1

__

__

. —

i

__

171. 9
175. 4
189. 8
193. 7

1 9 4 2 ..................................
1 9 4 3 ..................................
1 9 4 4 ..................................

100. 1
1 0 7 .4
120. 1
1 2 9 .4
132.
136.
144.
166.
176.

1
0
2
3
7

98.
108.
130.
147.
144.
148.
166.
202.
216.

6
6
3
6
7
2
5
6
2

101. 6
106. 9
124. 0

104. 1
111. 8
115. 3

129. 2
137. 5

112. 6
113. 3
• 1 1 4 .3
1 1 4 .4
116. 8

189. 6
187. 8

1945
1946
1947
1948

..................................
..................................
.................................
.................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

.................................
.................................
. .
_____
.............................. .

175. 8

206. 3

179. 0
191. 3
197. 6

209. 5
233. 0
2 36. 1

1949:

1950:

1951:

1952:

1 9 9 .9
196. 8

M a r c h ............
J u n e ...................

174. 7

206. 0

191. 3

175. 3

208. 3

Septem ber

.

177. 0

208. 5

18 9 .9
187. 2

D ecem ber

164. 0

143. 3

205. 0

116c 3

209. 2

191. 1

119. 5
128. 1

129» 3
150. 0

1 9 7 .9
202. 5
225. 2

184. 3
185. 5

131. 0

157. 4

134. 9

161. 6

200. 3
196. 2

139. 5
145. 0

162. 5
163. 6

187. 6
185. 5

129. 7
1 3 0 .2
130. 8
1 3 2 .4

157. 4

182. 9
182. 9

231. 6

179. 8

209. 5

191. 3

1 5 7 .2
164. 1

1 6 8 .4

1 8 6 .4

220. 6

198. 1

173. 3

189. 3
189. 7
191. 7

222. 7

1 3 7 .2
13 8 .2

224. 9
227. 7

200. 9
1 9 9 .2
202. 7

192. 8
1 9 1 .4

229. 7
225. 0

1 9 5 .4

157. 0
156. 1
157. 4

148. 8
154. 9
177. 0

1 1 2 .2
122. 7
127. 8
131. 3
144. 8

187. 2

157. 7

180.
181.
200.
196.

161. 0
164. 0

6
1
5
6

18 9 .2
1 84.4
178. 0
175. 7
174c 4
177. 1
178. 2

176. 9
183. 1
160.
160.
161.
161.

3
8
3
0

161. 9
161. 1

186. 7

163. 5
166. 4

164. 3

1 9 8 .4

171. 2

2 0 5 .4

176. 6

13 9 .2

163. 2
161. 3
1 6 2 .2

202. 5
196. 3

176. 9

141. 8

199. 5
198. 2

142. 5
144. 0

163. 3
163. 3

197. 6
196. 8

181. 5
181. 8

1 9 3 .9
194. 7

144. 8

162. 8

195. 5

1 9 4 .9

238. 9
2 3 3 .4

147. 0

1 6 3 .2

196. 8

182. 6
185. 1

(5 )
192. 5

(5 )
222. 5

(5 )
195. 3

(5 )
148. 9

(5 )
165. 1

(5 )
197. 7

(5 )
187. 0

101. 6
106. 9
124. 0

104. 1
111. 8
115. 1

96. 6
1 0 1 .2
108. 8

10 .0 . 7
106. 7

100. 0
105. 8

120. 1
1 2 9 .4

98.
108.
130.
147.

139. 4
151. 5
157. 8

144. 7
1 4 8 .2
166. 5
202. 6
2 1 6 .2

129.
137.
142.
154.

120.
126.
143.
150.
153.
172.
186.

9
0
2
3
7
6
1

112. 4

132.
135.
144.
166.
176.

161.
163.
172.
184.

1 7 5 .4

206. 3

179. 2
192. 8
1 9 9 .2

181.
188.
211.
206.

1
5
9
0

193. 5

181. 1
188. 0
210. 0

115. 9
116. 1

177. 9

162. 8
163. 5

160. 6

146. 6
148. 6
145. 0

138. 1
150. 2

134. 8
136. 1

178. 8

136. 8
147. 4
153. 8

135. 4
156. 5
193. 1

133. 0
134. 1

179. 4
182. 3

126. 9

108. 8
112. 1
113. 1

180. 8

192. 8

119. 7
132. 0
1 4 4 .4

neoua

__

100. 0
105. 8
1 1 2 .4
122. 6
131. 1
137. 7

9
9
1
3

179. 5

FLA.

100. 1
10 7 .4

0
9
1
0
4

6
6
3
6

2
5
3
0

11 2 .2
112. 7
1 1 3 .4

112. 7
1 1 4 .2
115. 3

113. 3

179. 6
194. 9

1 1 5 .2
124. 7

119. 7
132. 0
144. 4

209. 5
233. 1

189. 6
1 88.4
2 0 2 .4

133. 9
144. 3

146. 6
148. 4

238. 8

198. 3

150. 3
160. 7

15 1 .2
151. 2

122. 6
131. 1
137. 7
1 39.4
1 5 1 .5
157. 8
1 6 1 .9
1 6 4 .3
172. 5
185. 6

130. 8
131. 6

146. 9
1 4 6 .4

187. 6

160. 7

174. 3

206. 0

191. 3

128. 1

160. 7

162. 1

208. 3

174. 6

162. 7

208. 5

1 8 9 .9
187. 2

128. 7

1 4 6 .4

174.-9
176. 5

146. 9
1 4 6 .4

187. 6

176. 8

143. 8

140. 7

1 4 6 .4

176. 8
174. 6

162. 1
162. 7

.

176. 0

202. 8

186. 1

146. 7

1 4 6 .4

183. 0

163. 6

175. 5

202. 8

186. 1

1 4 3 .4

1 4 6 .4

183. 0

163. 6

M a r c h .............

175. 6

202. 3

185. r

146. 8

148. 6

181. 9

162. 9

174. 8

201. 2

185. 1

143. 4

1 4 9 .4

181. 9

143. 9
144. 7

147. 6

183. 1

162. 9
163. 0

147. 7

192. 3

164. 1

145. 8

149. 7

203. 5

168. 7
171. 0

J u n e ....................

176. 3

205. 8

184. 0

147. 3

S eptem ber

.

181. 7

190. 8

148. 1

147. 9
148. 8

D ecem ber

.

185. 6

219. 1
223. 1

181. 9

162. 6

176. 7

207. 0

184. 5

163. 8
167. 5

1 8 2 .4

218. 8

151. 2

191. 1
2 0 4 .0

18 6 .5

223. 1

191. 6
1 9 5 .7

193. 9

149. 3

M a r c h .............

1 9 0 .4

234. 8

197. 8

151. 6

1 43.4

208. 0

19 2 .3

234. 8

2 0 0 .4

148. 1

151. 0

143. 7

209. 0
213. 7

231. 6
233. 7

202. 3
206. 1

150. 8
151. 6

151. 3

170. 8

192. 0
193. 5

209. 1
211. 1

203. 2

154. 3
155. 2

170. 2
171. 1

J u n e .....................

190. 6

.
.

192. 0

2 31. 9
2 34. 7

19 9 .8

Septem ber
D ecem ber

19 5 .9

235. 0

1 51.4

216. 6

1 7 1 .2
171. 1

2 0 1 .2

156. 7

143. 0

212. 1

180. 6

M a r c h ..............

195. 6

231. 2

1 9 7 .2

236. 7

203. 8

1 5 3 .2

151. 1

214. 8

180. 8

197. 6

161. 1

143. 0

208. 0

182. 3

196. 6

233. 5

2 0 0 .4

157. 5

151. 1

210. 5

J u n e ....................
S eptem ber .

198. 2

236. 2

195. 7

1 6 5 .4

185. 3

2 0 0 .2

240. 1

151. 1

207. 7

166. 7

200. 9

186. 0

201. 1

2 0 1 .2

182. 5
186. 6
187. 7

168. 5

143. 8

199. 5

186. 8

1 9 9 .8

195. 1

16 2 .9
164. 6

151. 1

193. 6

242. 7
238. 3

197. 8
196. 8

161. 6

196. 5

143. 0
143. 6

205. 5

240. 1
236. 1

199. 5
198. 6

152. 0

199. 6

188. 3

M a r c h ..............

195. 7

225. 8

193. 5

1 6 5 .2

J u n e ....................

19 8 .2

2 3 1 .4

193. 6

166. 9

152. 0
155. 7

199. 3
2 0 2 .4

1 8 8 .9
188. 8

D ecem ber
1953:

142. 3
154. 0
179. 6
194. 9

115. 5
115. 7

181. 9
182. 4

194. 1

120. 9
126. 0

117. 9

129c 3
134. 7

192. 3
192. 6
205. 5

178. 3

1 4 3 .2
150. 3
153. 7
172. 6
186. 1

129. 1
143. 7

135. 5
133. 0

101. 3
103. 3

170. 9
175. 1

194. 8

100. 7
106. 7

100. 1
103. 6

1 1 0 .0
114. 5
117. 5

1 9 8 .9

162. 0
162. 0
161. 7

96. 6
101. 2
108. 8
112. 7
1 1 4 .2
115. 3

9 9 .9
109. 6
125. 0

102. 9
10 8 .2
124. 8

172. 1

JACKSONVILLE,
1 9 4 0 ..................................
1 9 4 1 ..................................

9 7 .4

95. 8
106. 3
125. 2

170. 6

173. 5
176. 1

_

furniah-

200. 9
196. 7
195. 7

1 9 3 .2

__

Miacell a-

i t y , and
re fr ig er­
ation

171. 9
171. 0

January. . . .
A p r i l ..................

161. 5
174. 9

18 7 .2

180. 1

Rent

1!ND.

100. 3
106. 7

157 .4

136. 8

181. 9
1 8 1 .4

101. 3
103. 3

9 9 .9
109. 6
125. 0

Apparel




.

143. 4

4 5

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34- Large C itie s by Commodity Groups—Continued
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953
(1935-39=100)

OLD SERIES

ADJUSTED SERIES3
Fuel,
Period

All

Food

electric­
i t y , end
re frig er­
ation

Rent
1" “ " 1

Houaefurnish-

Mi acella-

All

KANSAS C I T Y ,
1 9 4 0 ...............................
1 9 4 1 ...............................
1942
1943

...............................
...............................

9 8 .4
102. 8
1 1 4 .2

...............................

121. 2
123. 5
12 6 . 7

1 9 4 6 ...............................
1 9 4 7 ............................•.

135. 6
153. 3

1 9 4 4 ...............................
1945

91. 8
1 01.2

102. 8
106. 1

119. 4
133. 0

121. 8
127. 0

130. 6

136. 0

133. 0
150. 7
185. 1

102. 8
104. 5
109. 0
109. 5
1 1 0 .4

118. 0
1 2 4 .4

9
3
3
0

...............................

165. 7

19 9 .8

1 8 2 .9

163. 9
166. 5

1 8 8 .9

182. 0

133. 8

126. 8

1 8 0 .4

154. 7

182. 1

141. 0

198. 0

180. 7
196. 3

162. 5
165. 0

145. 6

127. 9
131. 0

156. 8

179. 1
184. 3

191. 2
213. 0

166. 7

178. 3

1 9 0 .9
213. 0

216. 6

194. 6

151. 0

135. 5

192. 1

175. 7

183. 7

218. 9

199. 3
195. 8

166. 0

194. 6

187. 4

1 3 0 .2

189. 8
188. 5
186. 0

184. 7
180. 8
178. 0

131. 9
133. 9
136. 3

5
2
3
5

186. 9
1 8 1 .4
180. 3
176. 8

154.
155.
154.
155.

2
0
2
1

165. 1
163. 3

194. 6

164. 5
163. 5

128.
128.
126.
125.

162. 1
161. 1

178. 2

138. 7

126. 2

176. 1

155. 0

178. 3

140. 5
141. 5

17 8 .2
178. 0

154. 9

178. 9
187. 8

1 2 6 .9
13 0 .2

142. 3

12 9 .4

185. 3

1 2 9 .4
130. 1
132. 5

191. 1
1 9 7 .2
197. 8

1949:

1950;

1951:

1952:

January. . .
A p r i l .............
J u l y ................
O ctober. . .

162. 8

January. . .

162. 5

A p r i l ..............

163. 2

183. 6
184. 7

J u l y ................

166. 9

195. 0

122. 2

189. 8
188. 5
186. 0

1 8 4 .7

12 4 .4
125. 0
125. 9

125. 5

180. 3
176. 8

160. 6

183. 6

178. 2

12 6 .2

176. 1

155. 0

161. 1
166. 1

184. 0

126. 9
128. 5

127. 1

157. 6

180. 8
178. 0

196. 1
19 4 .9

186. 9

9
7
8
0

175. 0
177. 3
178. 8

209. 1
2 1 1 .4
213. 8

195. 0

179. 7

2 1 3 .9
219. 7
216. 8

129. 0
128. 9

193. 2

165. 3

199. 7
200. 0
201. 7

129. 3
129. 7
129. 8

1 9 8 .9
199. 6
198. 7

167. 2
1 6 8 .2

198. 1

136. 0

132. 1
132. 3

197. 6

172. 9
178. 0

1 9 7 .4

196. 2
196. 3

148. 1

133. 3

196. 7

170. 8

1 8 2 .2

183. 3

2 1 7 .8
214. 4

150. 3

1 9 4 .9

151. 4

182. 7
1 8 5 .4

224. 5

198. 3
1 9 5 .4

185. 5

218. 9

192. 5

151. 9

134. 7

191. 8
190. 6

175. 9
178. 0

137. 5

220. 2

1 3 4 .9
1 3 4 .4

19 1 .8

185. 6

179. 4

184. 5

220. 3

192 .8

138. 9

__

„

„

182. 3
181. 8

212. 2
206. 1

193. 5

(5 )
1 4 3 .4

97. 1
107. 7

103. 4
108. 0
126. 2

108. 0

1 0 7 .2

1 9 4 2 ...............................
1 9 4 3 ' . ............................

1 1 9 .4

1 2 6 .2

110. 3

1 2 5 .4

13 1 .9
143. 3

1 9 4 4 ...............................
1 9 4 5 ...............................
1 9 4 6 ...............................

1 2 7 .4
131. 1
141. 3

131.
137.
143.
154.

n o .
111.
112.
113.

1 9 4 7 ............................ '.
1 9 4 8 ...............................

159. 5
171. 1

1949
1950
1951
1952

...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................

170. 6
171. 7
1 8 6 .4

1949:

January . . .
February. .
M arch . . . .
A p r i l .............
M a y .................

172. 9
1 7 1 .4

1 4 1 .2
145. 6
166. 6
198. 6
212. 5

2
8
2
2

9
6
2
6

179. 4
187. 5

130. 9
141. 0

9
3
2
6
6

137. 8
143. 2
154. 2

139. 4
149. 4

159. 0
16 9 .9

198. 6
212. 5

179. 7
194. 6

168. 7

205. 8

168. 9
184. 7
190. 5

202. 9
228. 0
235. 6

184. 6
183. 5

172. 7
171. 3
171. 0

215.
210.
211.
212.
208.

94.
98.
98.
100.

7
5
7
6

183.
186.
205.
202.

1
8
7
6

154. 7
154. 2
161. 5

191. 6

138. 0
146. 9
161. 7
1 6 8 .4

1 74- . 2

215. 5

19 2. 0

172. 9
172. 7

210. 8

(5)
136. 2

94.
94.
94.
94.
94.

0
5
5
5
6

189.
188.
186.
183.

3
6
7
7

154. 3
1 5 5 .2
154. 8
155. 3
154. 8

199. 5
197. 1

183. 3
1 8 2 . 1.

(5 )
139. 0

Septem ber.

169. 3
168. 8

202. 8

181. 2

139. 3

200. 6
200. 5

180. 9
181. 0

139. 7
140. 3

^D ecem ber.

16 8 .9
167. 8

1 9 7 .2

180. 7

January. ..

1 6 9 .4

2 0 1 .4

180. 7

168. 9

1 9 8 .9
1 9 9 .5

182. 3
183. 5

142. 7
143. 6

J u l y _____ . . .
August . . . .
S eptem ber.

1 2 4 .2
127. 6
13 1 .2

■ 169. 1
169. 5
169. 5
169. 3
170. 1

2 1 1 .2
212. 1
208. 7

(5)

94. 6

1 7 9 .9
179. 8
1 8 1 .4

170. 5

154. 7

1 7 1 .2
169. 6
168. 7

5
8
2
1
7

206. 6

1 2 4 .2
127. 6
131. 2

179. 4
187. 5

139. 4
149. 4

126. 2

94. 7

132. 0
144. 8

99. 7
100. 1
103. 3

183. 1
187. 8
207. 9
202. 7

154.
155.
163.
172.

189. 3
188. 6
186. 7

154. 3
155. 2
154. 8

183. 7

155. 3
154. 8
154. 7

150. 8
(5 )
126. 2
(?)
(5)
126. 2

94.
94.
94.
94.
94.

0
5
5
5
6

94. 6

179. 9
179. 8
1 8 1 .4

7
4
0
5

126. 5

95. 1

18 3 .2

154. 6

127. 0

95. 1

183. 6

1 5 4 .4

153. 6

198. 3

181. 7

127. 8

1 0 0 .2

184. 6

153. 6

153. 1

165. 9

197. 7

183. 1

128. 6

1 0 0 .2

184. 3

152. 7

1 5 2 .4

1 6 6 .9
166. 7

200. 6

182. 7

130. 1

1 99.8

181. 8

1 3 1 .4

166. 7

181. 5

131. 6
1 3 2 .4

9 8 .8

184. 6

9 8 .8

184. 3
183. 6

146. 7

98. 8
9 8 .8

146. 9

98. 8

182. 1

152. 3
151. 8

98. 8

151. 6

16 8 .2

149. 0

98. 8

181. 7
183. 6

200. 3
204. 1

153. 3

169. 1

203. 8

98. 8

188. 3

155. 3

169. 5

2 0 2 .2

(5 )

119 .0
1 2 9 .9
1 4 3 .2
153. 1

180. 7

145. 3

147. 9

9 3 .5
92. 5
9 2 .5
92. 5
9 4 .5
9 4 .2

180. 7

182. 0

184. 1

9
0
6
6
3

105. 0

197. 2

182. 2
182. 0
182. 2

189.
188.
186.
185.
184.

102. 0
112. 3
117. 8

2 0 1 .4

183. 1

208. 6

192. 0

101. 0
107. 2
118. 2

166. 9
166. 1

1 54.4

201. 6
2 0 4 .4
207. 8

1 9 9 .9
196. 1

9 5 .5
94. 3
94. 2

1 6 5 .4

154. 6

201. 6
201. 3

172. 1

131. 2

106. 8
107. 0
109. 8
110. 0
110. 5
n o . 8
1 11.4
114. 7
122. 5

95. 1
95. 1

183. 6

95. 1

181. 8
183. 6

126. 2
1 2 6 .4

1 8 3 .2

95. 1

141. 8

190. 6

180. 9
181. 0

166. 6

140. 9

187. 5

138. 3

202. 8

166. 5

155. 0

182. 3

137. 1

179. 2
181. 1

200. 6
200. 5

154. 7

95. 1

189. 7

94. 8
95. 1

154. 5

95. 1

192. 5
191. 6

(?)
(5 )
1 2 6 .4
126. 2

202. 3
201. 7

1 7 9 .9
179. 7
18 2 .4

133. 3
135. 3

169. 8

182. 1
181. 2

154. 5
1 5 4 .4

1 6 7 .2
166. 8
167. 1

94. 6
94. 8
95. 1

184. 1

17 3 .2




(5 )
(5 )
137. 3

1 0 6 .2

131.
143.
141.
145.
166.

184. 6
183. 8

206. 6

June . . . . . .

12 9 .9
143. 2
153. 1

119. 3
12 5 .4
127. 3

8
5
0
5

202. 3
201. 7

A p r i l .............
M a y ................

119. 0

112. 3
117. 8

205*
205.
232.
235.

1 6 9 .2
168. 9

. . .

1 1 8 .2

9 4 .2

170. 6

February. .

9 4 .2
9 3 .5

129. 8

J u n e .............

M arch

101. 1

119 .0

J u l y .................
A ugust. . . .
O ctober. . .

102. 0
105. 0

179. 7
194. 6

1 8 9 .9
188. 0
186. 6
185. 6
184. 3

N ovem ber.

101. 0
10 7 .2

5
5
5
5

1 9 3 .9

138. 5

1 5 8 .4

CALI F.

9 5 .5
94. 3

92.
92.
92.
94.

154. 9

3
7
7
3

129. 8

LOS ANGE^LES,

2
0
2
1

130.
131.
133.
135.

147. 9

106. 8

178. 5

128. 6

199. 8

103 .4

157 .4

129. 5
13 0 .2

213. 9

97. 1
107. 7

127. 9

179. 1
1 7 9 .4
187. 0

19 8 .9
198. 7

101. 1
1 0 6 .2

154.
155.
154.
155.

128. 5
12 8 .2
126. 3

163.
165.
166.
168.

1 9 4 0 ...............................
1 9 4 1 ...............................

186. 9
1 8 1 .4

124. 2

1 6 7 .4

“

1 9 7 .9
192. 0

187 .4

142. 5
144. 0
146. 1

“

154. 7
168. 2

139. 0
150. 5

1 3 3 .8

194. 0

Janua r y . . .

180. 4
181. 8

182. 9

138. 2

19 6 .2

182. 3

171. 8

126. 8

208. 5
2 1 2 .4
213. 7

January. . .
A p r i l .............

130. 3

118. 0
1 24,4

129. 7

169. 0

178. 5

126. 5

125. 1

182. 0
182. 1

175. 6
179. 7
1 8 0 .4

110. 1

129. 1
1 3 3 .2

188. 9

January. . .
A p r i l ............
J u l y ................
O ctober...

A p r i l .............

1950:

119. 6
125. 9
135. 6
1 5 2 .4

O ctober...

J u l y ................
O ctober. . .
1 9 5 3:

1 9 9 .8

178. 4
1 7 9 .2

156. 8
157. 5

1 1 1 .7
116. 1

145.
152.
173.
188.

1 9 4 9 ...............................
1 9 5 0 ...............................
1 9 5 1 .....................
.........................

108. 0

109. 5
109. 7
n o . 0
1 1 4 .4

136. 0

133. 0
150. 7
185. 1

139. 0
150. 5

1952

108. 7

n o . 9
116. 9
124. 1

130. 6

145.
152.
173.
188.

1948

101. 1
102. 4

126. 6
135. 3
15 2 .9
165. 1

116. 7
126. 3

98. 2

1 2 3 .4

126. 5
130. 3

152 .4
171. 8

neous

116. 8

121. 1

10 2 .8
11 4 .2

116. 1

ing a

104. 7

108. 6

1 0 2 .4
n o . 9
116. 9
124. 1

9
3
3
0

Mis­
cella­

98. 6

102. 8
104. 5

121. 8
127. 0

104. 7
116. 8
119. 6
125. 9
135. 6

Housef ur ni th ­

101. 6
105. 6

102. 8
106. 1

101. 6
105. 6
n o . 1
11 1 .7

i t y , and
re frig er­
ation

91. 8
101. 2

9 8 .2

108. 0

Rent

119. 4
133. 0

98. 6

110. 7
111. 4

Apparel

M0.
9 8 .4

101. 1

Fuel,
electric­
Food

183. 3

181. 5
181. 3
183. 8

133. 5
(5 )

94. 6

1 7 9 .9
179. 7
1 8 2 .4
182. 3

154. 5
1 5 4 .4
154. 5
154. 7
155. 0

100. 2
100. 1

183. 8

152. 1

183. 2

100. 1

18 2 .2

151. 9
151. 8

100. 1

181. 9
185. 3

100. 1
100. 1

19 0 .0

152. 0
154. 2
155. 8

4 6

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE B —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1:
3»* Large C i t i e s by Commodity Groups— Continued
A d justed S e r ie s 19 40 -52
Old S e r ie s 1940-June 1953
( I 935—39—tOO)

OLD SERIES

ADJUSTED SERIES3
Fuel,
Period

All

Food

items

Rent

Fuel,

electric­
i t y , and
re frig er­
ation

Housefur nis h­

Miscella-

1 9 5 I:

O ctober. . .
N ovem ber.

174. 8
176. 2

210. 9
212. 1

187. 8

D ecem ber.

178. 5

218. 0

189. 5

January. . .

226. 3

191. 3

F ebru ary.

181. 3
184. 1

M arch. . . .
A p r i l .............

185. 6
185. 6

229. 8
228. 9

M a y ................

186. 3
186. 1

230.
230.
232.
232.
233.
234.
237.

June . . . . .
J u l y ...............
A ugust. . .
S eptem ber

1952:

1953:

186. 7
186. 6
1 8 7 .2

O cto b e r..

187. 9

Novem ber
D ecem ber

189. 6
1 9 0 .4

J a n u a ry ...

190. 0

F ebruary .
M arch. . . .
A p r i l .............

190. 7

M a y ................
J u n e .............

226. 9

1 9 0 .9
191. 5
191. 3

1 9 2 .2

O ctob er..
N ovem ber

1 9 1 .9
1 9 2 .4

D ecem ber

192. 7

19 6 .9
0
1
0

201.
201.
202.
201.
201.
200.
201.
200.

6
3
9
6
5

198. 6

240. 7

197. 4

239. 3
2 3 4 .2
234. 6
237. 1

196 .4
198. 5

235. 7
2 3 5 .4

19 1 .9
192. 1
192. 0

J u l y ................
A u gu st...
Septem ber

9
9
7
3
3
5
1

185. 7

19 9 .8
19 9 .2
1 9 8 .4
197. 5

235. 7
235. 3
234. 5

196. 9

233. 7

195. 1
196. 0

2 3 4 .9
2 3 5 .4

195. 2
195. 8

19 5 .9

98. 7

19 1 .9

98. 7
98. 7

19 5 .9
197. 6

(5 )
159 .4

98. 7
98. 7

1 9 9 .9

(5 )
(5 )
161. 4

98. 7
98. 7

(5 )
150. 2
(5 )

C,A U F .

(5 )
(5 )
162. 7
O
(5 )
164 .4
(5)
(5)
165. 9

0
(5 )
167. 3

o
(5)
169. 3
(?)
(5 )
171. 0
(5 )

98.
98.
98.
98.

7
7
7
7

98. 7
98. 7
98. 7

15 6 .2
157. 5
158. 5

2 0 1 .6

159. 5
160. 7

202. 3
203. 8
204. 8

161. 5
161. 7
161. 0

2 0 4 .9
208. 0
208. 2

160. 5

209. 7
2 0 8 .4

98. 7

2 0 8 .4
2 0 8 .4

98. 7
98. 7
98. 7

2 0 6 .4
205. 1
203. 0

100. 9
100. 9
100. 9
100. 9
100. 9
1 0 1 .8
101. 8
101. 8
101. 8

203. 3

2 0 1 .2
200. 8
200. 8
200. 5

2 0 2 .2
2 0 2 .4

202. 9
2 0 2 .4

160.
160.
160.
162.

6
2

F ebru ary.

M a y ................
J u n e .............

__
__
__

__
__
__

__

__

“

“

__
__
__
__

__
__
__

-

205. 2

186. 0

173. 2
175. 8

208. 0

187. 7

213. 7

189. 7

1 7 9 .4

223. 0

182. 0
184. 0

222. 9

1 9 1 .9
196. 6

183. 5
184. 1
183. 9
18 5 .2
184. 5
1 8 5 .2
185. 8

1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948

...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................

1 9 4 9 ...............................
1 9 5 0 ...............................
1 9 5 1 ...............................
1952

...............................

1949:

January. . .
A p ril . . . .

1950:

1951:

1952:

1953:

100. 1
1 0 5 .2
1 1 8 .4
1 2 6 .4
127. 7
130. 3
140. 3
162. 5
175. 3

4

9 7 .9
1 0 4 .8
124. 0
1 3 6 .4
132. 9
1 3 5 .2
156. 6
191. 6
209. 3

100. 6
105. 7
125. 8
132.
142.
148.
157.

1
2
6
6

178. 3
189. 8

172. 0
172. 0
172. 3

191. 1
189. 6

__
__
__

__

__

—

—

105.
111.
115.
120.

1 9 4 .4
194. 2

191. 3
1 8 9 .4

234. 2

192. 3

N.

124. 3
136. 1
144. 8

152. 9
154. 3
164. 6
1 7 2 .4

19 5 .9
197. 6
214. 6

147. 9
1 5 0 .4
157. 8

170. 1
172. 1
185. 8

214. 0

162. 5

19 0 .2

156. 9
152. 6

2 0 1 .2
198. 2

1 4 8 .4
148. 3

172. 3
170. 6

122. 2

19 3 .9

119. 9
123. 7
130. 1
1 3 7 .4

173. 0

201. 8

184. 6

118. 8

1 7 1 .4

199. 7
200. 3
1 9 7 .2

182. 1
181. 3

119. 2
120. 2
120. 5

147. 9
1 5 5 .2

1 9 3 .4

147. 7

170. 0

193. 6

146. 9

169. 3

January. . .

168. 0

191. 6

176. 2

122. 1

154. 8

192. 8

149. 1

167. 1

A p r i l .............

168. 0

192. 6

122. 5

151. 3

172. 1

206. 3

152. 2

176. 6

208. 8

1 8 9 .2

123. 9
124. 7

195. 0
194. 0

156. 6

2 0 2 .4

149. 2
149. 6
151. 8

167. 1

J u l y ................
O ctober. . .

174. 9
175. 1

155. 3

January. . .

180. 6

215. 1

1 8 2 .9
1 8 4 .4
187. 0

2 1 7 .8

J u l y ................
O ctober. . .
J a n u a ry ...
A p r i l .............

187, 0
187. 0

J u l y ................
O ctober . .

1 9 0 .2

January. . .
A p r i l .............




189. 3

“

188. 9
1 9 3 .4

neous

1 9 1 .9

192. 6
193. 3
193. 3
192. 8

(5 )
134. 5
(5)
(5 )
142. 7
(5)
(5 )
144, 6
(5)
(5 )
145. 7
(5 )
14 7 .2
(5 )
(5 )
148. 5
o
(5 )
149. 8
(5 )
(5 )
151. 6
(?)
(5 )
153. 1

100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.

0
0
0
0
1
1
1

158. 5
159. 4

201. 3
203. 6
204. 8

16 0 . 3

206. 3
207. 5
207. 3

162. 3

162. 8
163. 0
1 6 2 .4
161. 9
161. 9

1
1
1

210. 5

163. 7

1
1

210. 0
209. 7

166. 4
1 6 6 .5

100. 1
100. 1
100. 1
10 3 .2
10 3 .2
10 3 .2
10 3 .2
1 0 3 .2
105. 8

(5 )
(5 )

107. 0

(5 )

156. 8

211. 6
210. 6
212. 0

105. 8
105. 8
105. 8

o
(?)
(5 )
155. 9

196. 0
198. 4

200. 6

107. 0
107. 0
107. 0
1 0 8 .4
107. 8

206. 9
205. 3
202. 6

161. 9
1 6 2 .4

167. 2
171. 3
1 71.4

203. 0

171. 5

201. 2
200. 6

171. 9
173. 1
173. 4

201. 3
200. 8

202. 1
202. 0
2 0 3 .4
203. 5

173. 5
173. 7
174. 7
174. 0
174. 0

205. 0
204. 5

175. 2

205. 1

177. 6
178. 2
178. 2
1 7 8 .4

205. 9
205. 7
2 0 4 .4

175. 2

100. 6
105. 7
125. 8
132.
142.
148.
157.

1
2
6
6

102. 3
104. 5
1 0 7 .4
107. 7
107. 9
107. 8
108. 4

178. 3

109. 0

189. 8

111. 1
113. 8
116. 7

102.
107.
117.
123.
126.
126.
124.
135.
154.

5
0
0
5
0
1
9
2
3

199 .4

181. 5

200. 5
220. 8
2 2 5 .4

179. 7
1 9 3 .9
192. 8

122. 8

152. 9
154. 5
164. 6

130. 3

201. 8

184. 6

113. 3

199. 7
200. 3
1 9 7 .2

182. 1

1 1 3 .4
114. 0

181. 3
180. 7

100. 1
105. 0
120. 2
123. 2
137. 5

101. 1
1 0 5 .4
111. 7

148. 8
163. 9
188. 8
1 9 9 .5

115.
120.
122.
124.
136.
144.

1
3
2
3
1
8

1 9 5 .9

147. 9
149. 9
157. 8

169. 7

2 0 0 .2
222. 6
220. 2

156. 9
152. 6

201. 2
1 9 8 .2

148. 4

1 93.4

147. 7

114. 0

147. 9
15 5 .2

193. 6

146. 9

1 1 5 .2
1 1 5 . 7.

154. 8

192. 8

149. 1

1 5 1 .5

149. 0

164. 2

148. 3

1 7 6 .2
175. 2

173. 1

191. 6
192. 1
207. 1

175. 3

116. 9

1 5 2 .2

197. 1
196. 2

1 76.2

207. 1

187. 6

117. 7

157. 5

206. 6

216. 0
217. 8

189. 0
195. 0

217. 2

1 54.4

193. 6

120. 9
122. 1

1 6 3 .2
163. 6

222. 3
223. 1

163. 6

2 2 4 .2
225. 8

157. 2

1 9 6 .4

125. 7

166. 5

222. 8

161. 1

225. 4

194. 4

127. 9

167. 9
167. 6

219. 1
220. 1

162. 6
1 6 4 .4

173. 6

220. 2

149. 1
150. 8

210. 6
214. 6

156. 7
157. 7

181. 9
1 8 4 .2
186. 3

159. 7

1 8 8 .4

2 1 3 .9
214. 7

161. 3
163. 1

189. 5
187. 9

193. 3

129. 5
130. 6

173. 8

162. 7
163. 1

1 9 2 .9

139. 6

2 1 3 .2
213. 8

219. 7
2 3 1 .4

194. 0

138. 3

169. 7
170. 0
177. 1

1 9 1 .2

227. 7

191. 0

131. 7

1 7 0 .9

220. 3

163. 8
1 6 4 .4

(5 )
184. 7

(5)
205. 9

(5 )
188. 7

(5 )
134. 0

(5 )
174. 3

(5 )
223. 6

(5 )
171. 2

197. 1

133. 2

194. 5
194. 5

135. 5
137. 2

193. 7
191. 5

—

ings

216. 0
216. 3

221. 2

—

Mis­
cella­

162. 2
1 6 2 .2

192. 8

217. 5

House-

162. 3
167. 9

126. 7
128. 1
1 2 9 .4

221. 6
222. 8

228. 6
226. 0

f ur nis h­

H.

148. 8
163. 9
188. 8
1 9 9 .5

4
7
1
3

181. 5

A p ril.. . . .

222. 3

9 7 .9
105. 2 4 1 0 4 .8
1 1 8 .4
124. 0
126. 3
1 3 6 .4
127. 6
132. 9
135. 2
1 3 0 .2
140. 2
156. 6
162. 2
191. 6
174. 7
209. 3

0
2
2
5

1 7 9 .9
193. 5

180. 7

228. 8
2 3 1 .2
227. 6
2 2 4 .4

100. 1

1 9 9 .4

1 7 0 .2

193. 7
194. 6
194. 1

195. 8

231. 5
234. 1
235. 4

189. 4
188. 7

105.
120.
123.
137.

196. 6

189. 7

191. 3

101. 1

238. 2
237. 3

189. 8
190. 8
1 9 1 .4

190. 8

100. 1

239. 1
237. 6

197. 8
199. 0
198. 3
197. 6

232. 5
231. 7

2 0 0 .9
2 1 9 .9
222. 6

170. 8

196. 8

233. 5
235. 2

170. 9
1 7 2 .2
1 8 4 .2
188. 3

J u l y ..................
O ctober. . .

199. 8
199 .4

189. 3

__

109. 6
1 1 1 .3
115. 5

200. 9

1 8 9 .9
191. 3
191. 0
1 9 1 .4

—

123. 5
126. 0
126. 1
124. 9
13 5 .2
154. 3

2 2 9 .2

2
2
6
5

__

108. 1
108. 5
108. 5

201. 7
201. 1
2 0 2 .4

169. 0

“

102. 5
107. 0
117. 0

202. 2
201. 7

229. 0
226. 9
227. 8

169.
169.
169.
171.

__
__

102. 3
104. 5
107. 6

225. 8
225. 8

241. 3

MANCHESTER,
1 9 4 0 ...............................
1 9 4 1 ...............................

200. 7

190. 5

188. 0

200. 8

226. 7
225. 1

19Q. 5

__
__
__

electric­
i t y , and

C ontinued

165. 0

172. 0

Rent

171. 3

2 3 3 .2
240. 7

172. 3
171. 7

Apparel

re frig er­
ation

6
1
164. 5
164. 6

January. . .
M arch. . . .
A p r i l .............

Food

items

ings

LOS ANGELES,
1950:

All

—

—

—

—

119. 5

155. 8

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C itie s by Commodity Groups— Continued
Adjusted S eries 1940-52
Old S eries 1940-June 1953
M 935-39=100)

OLD S ER IE S3

ADJUSTED SERI ES3

Fuel,

Fuel,
Period

Ail
items

Food

Apparel

electric­
i t y , and
re frig er­
ation

Rent

Housefur nis h­
ings

Miscella-

MEMPHI S ,
1 9 4 0 ...............................
1 9 4 1 ...............................

9 8 .9
104. 9

93. 3
103. 8

1 9 4 2 ...............................
1 9 4 3 ...............................

117. 6

125. 8
145. 5

1944

129. 1
131. 7

...............................

1 9 4 5 ...............................
1 9 4 6 ...............................
1 9 4 7 ...............................

126. 9

102. 0
108. 1
131. 8

105. 7
1 1 0 .4

9 4 .2
9 6 .4

115. 7
116. 6

103. 5
104. 3

102. 0

100. 6
102. 9
107. 0

144. 6

14 5 .2

11 7 .2

1 0 5 .2

1 0 8 .9
123. 8
125. 1
134. 7

149. 2
1 58.4

117. 3
117. 7

1 0 6 .2
10 9 .2

140. 7
143. 8

1 9 4 .9
209. 5

123. 8
134. 9

119. 3
130. 9

1 6 2 .4
180. 3

120.
122.
131.
138.

138. 0

1 9 4 9 ...............................
1 9 5 0 ...............................
1 9 5 1 ...............................

175. 0

2 1 3 .2

205. 7

1 44.4

1 3 9 .4

173. 7

144. 6

175. 9

21 2 .1
234. 3

206. 8

148. 3
155. 8
161. 7

140. 7
141. 5
141. 7

1 7 4 .2
182. 1

145. 0
154. 3

1952

...............................

1949:

M arch . . . .
J u n e ................
Septem ber.

175. 1
175. 6
175. 1

D ecem ber .

173. 5

M a r c h _____

172. 8

J u n e ................

172. 7

Septem ber
D ecem ber.

17 9 .2
182. 7

221. 5
224. 0

210. 6
2 1 3 .2

M a r c h _____
J u n e ................
S eptem ber
D ecem ber.

186. 5
187. 8
1 8 9 .9
1 9 1 .4

233. 8
233. 0
2 3 7 .4

1950:

1951:

1952:

M a r c h _____
J u n e ................
Septem ber
D e ce m b e r..

1953:

M a r c h _____
J u n e ................

9 8 .9
104. 7
117. 5
126. 7

1
6
9
6

1 7 2 .9
1 7 3 .4
186. 3

236. 0

218. 8
217. 3

211. 9
215. 3
213. 0

206. 6
205. 6
204. 7

141. 8

140. 6

144. 1
146. 2

2 0 6 .9

203. 3

1 4 8 .4

140. 0
140. 3
140. 3

204. 8

204. 0

148. 9

140. 5

17 1 .5

143. 8

1 6 9 .4

208. 3

202. 8

149. 7
150. 1
151. 1

140. 5
1 4 1 .2
141. 5

172. 0
176. 6
1 8 0 .4

141. 3
145. 7

1 6 9 .9
1 7 7 .2

150. 9

18 0 .2

217. 0

154. 4

1 8 3 .4

151. 3

217. 9
222. 2

155. 7
156. 8

182. 3
181. 8
181. 5

154. 7
155. 6

184. 0
185. 6
188. 7

2 3 0 .4

1949
1950
1951
1952

...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................

169. 1
174. 6

1949:

F e b ru a ry ..
M ay . . . . . .
August . . .
N ovem ber.
February. .
M a y ................

95. 0
104. 0

9 9 .3
104. 1

102. 3
104. 1

98. 7
1 0 1 .4

100. 3
108. 8

120. 7

121 .4
125. 6

108. 7
108 .4

103. 8
106. 0

1 3 1 .4

108. 7

137. 5
154 .4
184. 3

109. 1
109. 6
112 .4

199. 7

118. 9

109. 5
1 1 0 .5
1 1 4 .4
125. 3
141. 1

191. 3
197. 5

202.
206.
228.
233.

2
8
2
8

1 8 9 .9
1 8 8 .2
204. 8

1 26.4
143. 6
163. 5
176. 2

145. 8
145. 7
1 5 0 .4
152. 6

169. 3
170. 0
167. 7

200. 8
204. 9
200. 0

196. 3

146. 1
144. 6
144. 6

169. 3

199. 3

191. 5
187. 0
184. 2

121.
122.
123.
137.

168. 6

1 9 6 .4

1 85.4

2 0 4 .2
213. 7

184. 0

August . . .

172. 0
176. 6

185. 6

139. 2
140. 9
14 5 .2

N ovem ber.

180. 3

213. 0

197. 0

203. 8

8
8
8
0

147. 2

98. 7

12 4 .2

1 0 3 .2
110. 3

103. 9
114. 7

124. 9
137 .4

114. 9
117. 7

121. 3
123. 3

144.
159.
188.
195.

3
1 1 9 .9
124. 9
5
6 4 136. 7
3
146. 8

190. 1
191. 6
2 1 4 .2
216. 6
195.
192.
187.
184.

3
6
5
9

185. 8

140. 3
140. 3
1 4 3 .2
144. 0

171. 5

143. 8

158. 0

149. 7

204. 3
204. 1

1 6 2 .2
165. 6

N ovem ber

.

195. 3

208. 7

168. 6

149. 3
1 5 0 .2
151. 8

F e b ru a ry ..

195. 1

227. 3

206. 1

198. 1

237. 1

203. 7

176. 3

152. 3
151. 5

216. 0

M a y ...................
August . . . .
N ovem ber .

1 9 9 .2

240. 1

202. 7

178. 0

1 5 2 .4

217. 1

1 9 8 .4

232. 7

1 9 9 .9

18 1 .4

153. 9

217. 0

136. 9
138. 1

144. 9
144. 7

172. 0
178. 0

141. 0

182. 1

150. 6
150. 3
155. 1
156. 1

144. 0

185. 0

143. 7
143. 7
144. 8

183. 6
182. 8
181. 8

146. 0

220. 2
220. 1

142. 6
144. 1

144. 7
144. 7

182. 5
180. 6

244. 1

216. 5
216. 8

144. 7
1 4 7 .7

182. 1

237. 0

14 4 .2
144. 8

159. 8
159. 7
1 6 0 .4

1 8 5 .2

158. 7

236. 9

214. 8
216. 6

146. 0
146. 0

1 4 9 .4
154. 0

184. 1
184. 3

162. 2

95. 0
104. 0

99. 3
104. 1

102. 3
104. 1

98. 7
1 0 1 .4

100. 3
108. 8

120. 7
134. 9
134. 2

1 21.4
125. 6

108. 6
10 8 .2

103. 8
106. 0

1 3 1 .4

108. 3

191. 8
211. 0

137. 5
154. 4
184. 3
1 9 9 .7

108. 8
108. 9
1 1 1 .0
1 1 6 .4

109. 5
1 1 0 .5
1 1 4 .4
125. 3
141. 1

1 2 4 .2
124. 9
1 3 7 .4

2 0 2 .2
206. 1
2 2 8 .2
237. 1

1 8 9 .9
188. 1
205. 3
2 0 2 .4

122. 0
1 3 8 .4
157 .4
170. 6

145. 8

190. 1

1 4 9 .4

145. 5
150. 8
15 3 .2

1 9 2 .9
217. 6
220. 0

151. 8
162. 0

200. 8
204. 9
200. 0

196. 3

11 8 .2
118. 7
1 1 9 .2
131. 9

146.
144.
144.
147.

1
6
6
2

195. 3
192. 6
187. 5

134. 0
135. 7

185. 8
190. 6

241. 1

1 3 7 .4
156. 5

169. 3
166. 9
1 6 8 .4

199. 3

191. 5
187. 0
1 8 4 .2

146. 9
150. 6

167. 6

196. 6

1 8 5 .4

203. 9

183. 9
185. 8

210. 5
2 1 6 .5

203. 3

134. 0

168. 5

2 2 3 .2

149. 8
149. 7
148. 1

179. 1

2 2 9 .2
231. 7

3
8
2
6

139. 1
140. 9

168. 7

155. 5

227. 5




145. 3

150. 3

153. 1

2 2 7 .4

M a y ..................

1 6 8 .4

189. 3
2 0 5 .0

__

169. 7
169. 5

173. 6
190. 6
197. 7

144. 7
1 4 7 .4

187. 5

__

140. 3
140. 3

4
6
7
7

149. 0

1 9 0 .9
192. 3

„

0
0
0
8

1 7 0 .9
175. 7

F e b ru a ry ..

__

149.
151.
163.
170.

126.
136.
158.
170.

185. 9

M a y ...................
August . . . .

F e b ru a ry ..

144. 7

143. 6

158 .4

161. 8

WlS.

100. 3

145. 9
1 4 3 .4

173. 3

182. 7

217. 0
217. 8
223. 8

188. 0
190. 8

13 4 .2
1 3 7 .4
156. 5
1 9 1 .8
211. 0

159. 6

140. 6
140. 0

232. 0

189. 3

139 .4

206. 6

132. 8
133. 1

161. 5
161. 5

119. 3
130. 9

131. 9
138. 6
144. 6

132. 1

18 1 .5
182. 8

120. 1
122. 6

162. 4
180. 3

118. 0

144. 9
154. 3

204. 0

162. 6
163. 3

140. 7
143. 8

173. 7

209. 6
213. 1

2 1 5 .2

10 6 .2
10 9 .2

174. 9

203. 1

233. 1

10 5 .2

183. 3
1 82.3

220. 6
2 2 3 .4

1 9 2 .9

102. 9
107. 0
1 12.4

141. 3

202. 7
2 0 6 .4

191. 3

100. 6

144. 0
1 4 5 .2

205. 6
204. 7

141. 6

102. 0
1 08.9
123. 8
125. 1
134. 7

1 3 2 .8

203. 3

232. 6
2 3 9 .2
242. 5

9 4 .2
9 6 .4
103. 5
104. 3

13 8 .2

206. 9

240. 8

1 2 3 .4
126. 1
136. 1
15 8 .2
171. 2

130. 8

173. 5
172. 7
170. 8

235. 1

...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................
...............................

205. 7

144. 9
144. 7
145. 3

-- -

ing a

206. 6

130.
130.
131.
131.

169. 5

Misc ella-

furnish­

219. 6
218. 9

240. 3

188. 6
190. 6
1 9 1 .4

1944
1945
1946
1947
1948

119. 5
1 2 7 .2

211. 9
215. 3
213. 0

190. 6

134. 9

1 9 4 .9
209. 5

190. 1

160. 3
160. 0

121. 3

115. 7
1 1 6 .0
115. 6
115. 3

173. 3

158. 1

1 9 4 3 . ............................

n o . l
115. 1

1 6 0 .4

181. 1
178. 7

--

105. 7

144. 7

141. 6
141. 6

-

i t y , and
refrig er­
ation

1 8 0 .9

160. 8
162. 5

10 3 .9
114. 7

1953:

213. 2
211. 0
2 3 4 .4

158. 8

1 9 4 1 ...............................
1 9 4 2 ...............................

1952:

211. 6
2 2 4 .4

218. 8
218. 6
213. 8

98. 7

1951:

1 4 9 .2
1 5 8 .4

220. 9

...............................

1950:

1 4 5 .2

2 3 8 .9

--

131. 8
138. 0

145. 5
144. 6

231. 0
235. 6

“

102. 0
108. 1

148. 1
171. 3

1 9 0 .2
1 9 1 .2

-

Rent

182. 7
1 6 8 .5
16 9 .7

MILWAUKEE,
1940

93. 3
103. 8
125. 8

141. 5
1 4 1 .4
1 4 1 .4
141. 7

1 4 2 .4

Apparel

TENN.

128. 9
1 3 1 .4
140. 5
164. 0
174. 6

175. 7

18 8 .2
1 9 1 .4

items

1 12.4

...............................

1948

Food

118. 0

148. 1
171. 3
211. 6
2 2 4 .4

1 4 0 .9
164. 7

House-

All

212. 6
211. 3

100. 3
103. 2
110. 3
114. 9
117. 7

144. 3
159. 5
188. 6
195. 3

184. 9

4

1 1 9 .9
124. 9
136. 7
146. 8

169. 0
150. 3
149. 8
149. 7
148. 1

1 3 9 .8

1 4 5 .5
142. 7
144. 7

196. 5

143. 4

147. 6

207. 1

152. 9
156. 5

187. 6

146. 9
1 50.4

157. 6

188.

228. 3
227. 1

203. 8
204. 7

152. 1

1 5 0 .2

211. 1

158. 4

163. 7
165. 1

189. 6

149. 7
150. 7

1 6 8 .5

229. 0
232. 5

204. 5

215. 6

191. 2
194. 6

15 6 .2
1 5 9 .4

220. 5

214. 7

209. 5

162. 3

152. 1

219. 6

160. 8
16 2 .2
16 6 .4

1 6 6 .9
169. 8
1 7 1 .4

216. 8

„

1

16 9 .9
170. 5

194. 7

230. 3

205. 8

19 8 .9

170. 9
173. 3

199. 6
198. 0

241. 9
243. 0

201. 7

__

202. 7

219. 7

1 5 2 .8

218. 9

1 5 1 .9

220. 1

168. 5

220. 5

168. 7

235. 7

199 .0

174. 6

1 5 2 .9
1 5 4 .8

194. 6

2 2 3 .4

1 98.4

175. 5

158. 3

19 6 .9

226. 9

1 98.9

178 .4

1 5 8 .6

168. 3

220. 3

170. 6

222. 5
2 2 4 .4

171. 5
173. 2

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STAGES

4 8

TABLE B —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1:
34 L a r g e C i t i e s by Commodity Groups—
A d ju st e d S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 - 5 2
Old S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 - J u n e 1953

C o n tin u e d

(1935-39=100)

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES3

Period

ALI

Food

Fuel,
electricity, and
refrigerat ion

Houaefurni ahings

Miacellaneoua

M1

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Houaefurni ahinga

Mi acellaneoua

108. 0
108.4
109. 7
110. 0
no. 3
no. 3
no. 9
116. 3
125. 7

96.5
97.4
98. 8
101. 6
103.8
103. 3
106. 6
118. 7
137. 0

103. 2
109. 2
123. 5
125.4
132. 0
140. 6
156. 3
181. 6
193. 4

101.
105.
114.
117.
120.
123.
127.
139.
154.

3
8
0
6
9
0
1
9
7

194. 7
193.5
212. 0
209. 1

132.2
136. 3
142.4
147. 7

140.4
141. 1
141. 2
145.4

183. 0
182. 0
203. 3
199.7

160.
162.
170.
178.

1
2
8
2

4
3
8
7

198.4
194. 7
190. 8
190. 3

131. 1
131. 7
133. 3
134.4

142.
139.
138.
140.

1
0
0
6

189.
182.
177.
176.

8
8
9
6

159. 7
159.9
160.4
161. 0

134. 9
135. 8
136. 8
139.2

142.4
139.1
139.4
141.7

175.
176.
185.
196.

8
2
8
7

159.
159.
163.
167.

5
6
9
9

Food

Apparel

Rent

Apparel

Kent

2
6
8
0
6
0
0
5
7

100.
106.
123.
124.
135.
141.
160.
190.
205.

8
4
8
8
6
5
2
8
1

108.
108.
109.
110.
110.
110.
111.
117.
127.

0
5
8
2
7
7
6
7
9

96 . 5
97.4
98 . 8
101. 6
103. 8
103. 3
106. 6
118. 7
137. 0

103.2
109.2
123. 5
125. 4
132. 0
140. 6
156. 3
181. 6
193.4

101. 3
105. 8
114. 0
117. 6
120. 9
123. 0
127. 1
139.9
154. 7

100. 8
106. 0
115. 9
121. 0
122.2
124.4
135. 5
156.4
170. 5

97 .
106.
121.
132.
129.
132.
153.
185.
202.

2
6
8
0
6
0
0
5
7

100. 8
106.4
123. 8
124. 8
135. 6
141. 5
160.2
190. 8
205. 1

2
2
7
2

140.4
141.9
140. 1
150. 1

183. 0
181. 0
200. 0
197.9

160.
161.
168.
176.

168.
171.
184.
189.

8
1
6
3

192.
196.
? 19.
224.

0
3
0
6

189.
182.
177.
176.

159. 7
159. 9
160.4
161. 0

169. 3
169. 1
168. 3
167.4

192.
194.
192.
188.

MINNE*IP0LIS, MilIN.
1940 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
1942 ..........................
1943 .........................
1944 ..........................
1945 ..........................
1946 ..........................
1947 ..........................
1948 ..........................

100.
106.
115.
121.
122.
124.
135.
156.
170.

8
0
9
0
3
5
6
6
9

1949 ..........................
1950 ..........................
1 9 3 1 ..........................
1952 ..........................

169. 3
170. 9
183. 5
189.4

192. 0
195. 2
2 18.4
223. 4

194.
193.
211.
210.

7
0
6
9

135.
139.
145.
151.

1949: M a r c h . . . .
J u n e ..............
Septem ber.
D ec em b e r .

169.
169.
168.
168.

8
6
9
0

192.4
194. 3
192. 8
188. 7

198.
194.
190.
190.

4
7
8
3

133. 8
134. 6
136.4
137. 6

142.
139.
138.
140.

1950: M a r c h . . . .
J u n e .............
Sep tem ber.
Decem ber.

167.
169.
172.
177.

4
1
8
7

187.
194.
199.
206.

2
1
1
8

190.
190.
192.
202.

5
2
9
6

138.
139.
140.
142.

0
0
0
5

142. 8
141.4
141. 7
142. 3

175. 8
176. 6
183. 5
193.9

159.
159.
163.
165.

5
0
0
0

167. 1
169.2
17 3 . 2
178. 8

188.
194.
201.
208.

1
9
0
0

190.
190.
193.
203.

1951: M a r c h . . . .
J u n e .............
Se p te m b e r.
D ecem ber.

183.2
183. 6
183. 1
187. 7

217. 7
219.4
215. 6
224. 0

208.
208.
218.
216.

0
9
1
3

144.
145.
147.
148.

4
2
1
0

142. 3
136.2
141. 3
142. 5

199. 0
200.2
2 01.4
202. 0

168.
168.
165.
172.

9
8
8
1

184. 1
184. 6
184.4
188. 5

217.
218.
217.
224.

6
8
6
9

209. 5
210.4
216. 8
215. 5

141.
141.
143.
144.

1
9
8
6

141.9
140. 0
141.0
142. 7

202.
203.
204.
205.

5
6
8
1

171.
171.
167.
174.

6
6
9
2

1952: M a r c h ____
J u n e .............
Septem ber.
Decem ber.

188.
190.
190.
189.

220.
226.
223.
221.

211.
2T0.
209.
20 9 .

9
8
3
1

150. 3
151. 1
152. 2
(S )

152.
150.
150.
148.

200.8
196.5
196. 0
196. 5

174.
177.
179.
179.

9
4
0
2

188. i
189. 9
190.2
189.4

2 21.4
2 2 6.2
22 6. 1
222. 7

210. 5
208.2
207. 6
207. 3

9
6
7

147.
146.
144.
145.

0
3
7
9

203. 3
198.4
197. 8
196. 6

176.
178.
180.
180.

1
7
0
0

1953: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ...........

__

188. 9
188. 0

220. 6
213. 9

206. 4
206. 0

146.
147.
148.
(5 )
149.

5

145. 9
148. 8

196. 6
199.5

181. 3
185. 1

100. 6 106. 6
107. 2 115. 7
125. 7 120. 4
128. 3 114. 0
134. 5 114. 6
139. 0 114. 9
154 .4 4 114.5
182. 9 118. 3
2 0 2 . 2 123. 6

95 . 6
98 . 1
103. 1
105.2
103. 9
103. 3
105. 6
119. 5
128. 4

102.
107.
120.
121.
136.
139.
150.
170.
176.

0
7
9
5
8
5
6
2
2

98 . 9
103. 6
111. 0
115.4
119. 0
119.9
122. 7
132. 2
140. 8

0
3
1
7

--

97 .
106.
121.
132.
129.
132.
153.
185.
202.

2
6
7
6

--

-

1
0
0
6

1
8
7
2

--

8
8
9
6

--

1
3
3
7

-

5
5
4
9

(5)

m ob il e , ala.

1940 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ....................... ..
1942 ..........................
1943 ..........................
1944 ..........................
1945 ..........................
1946 .........................
1947 ..........................
1948 ..........................

4 9 9.4 4 9 6.9
107. 2
109. 0
120. 7
131. 0
146. 6
127 , 1
128. 3
144. 5
130. 2
147. 1
164. 5
139. 5
162. 5
201. 0
174. 1
217. 0

100. 6
107. 2
125. 7
128. 3
134. 5
139. 0
154.4
182. 9
202.2

106. 6
116. 0
122. 3
117. 6
118. 6
119. 1
119. 0
123.4
129. 8

95 .
98 .
103.
105.
103.
103.
105.
119.
128.

6
1
1
2
9
3
6
5
4

102. 0
107. 7
120. 9
121. 5
136. 8
139. 5
150. 6
170.2
176.2

98. 9
103. 6
111. 0
115.4
119. 0
119. 9
122. 7
132.2
140. 8

4 99.4 4 9 6 .9
107. 2 109. 0
1 2 0 . 4 131. 0
126. 7 146. 6
127. 8 144. 5
129. 7 IT 7. 1
138. 9 164. 5
161. 9 2 0 1 . 0
173. 3 •217. 0

1949 .........................
1950 ..........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1952 ..........................

171.
170.
183.
188.

0
9
7
3

206.
203.
226.
229.

2
9
8
6

192.
190.
206.
205.

9
0
7
0

133.
136.
144.
155.

7
7
3
1

129. 4
129. 8
130.4
130. 8

169. 7
169.4
179. 2
175. 6

145.
147.
156.
163.

6
9
7
6

170.
170.
183.
188.

0
0
7
5

2 0 6. 2
204. 3
2 27.4
2 32. 3

192.
190.
206.
204.

9
0
3
3

126.4
129. 5
136. 0
146. 7

129.4
129.9
133. 1
134. 1

169.
170.
183.
181.

7
3
9
3

145.
147.
156.
162.

1949: M a r c h ____
J u n e .............
Septem ber.
Decem ber .

172. 0
171.2
170. 2
168.4

206.
207.
207.
201.

9
9
0
3

198.
192.
188.
186.

8
3
3
3

133.
133.
133.
134.

3
8
9
5

129.9
129. 0
129. 0
129. 1

174.8
167. 5
165. 8
166. 7

145.
145.
145.
146.

7
7
1
2

171. 1
170. 3
169.2
167.4

'206. 9
207.9
207. 0
201. 3

198.
192.
188.
186.

8
3
3
3

126.2
126.5
126. 3
126. 7

129.9
129. 0
129. 0
129. 1

174.
167.
165.
166.

8
5
8
7

145. 7
145. 7
145. 1
146.2

1950: M a r c h ____
J u n e .............
Septem ber.
D ecem ber.

167.4
168. 2
173. 9
177. 1

198. 7
200. 1
210.2
213.2

187.2
186. 7
192. 1
198. 0

134.
136.
139.
140.

8
6
7
5

129. 8
130.2
129. 8
129. 8

164.4
165. 0
172. 9
179. 7

145.
145.
149.
152.

3
9
7
6

166.
167.
172.
176.

198.
201.
211.
213.

187. 2
186. 9
191.4
198. 7

127. 1
128. 7
131. 7
132.4

129.
129.
129.
132.

2
3
8
6

164.4
167-. 2
173. 0
181. 5

145. 3
145. 3
147. 7
152.2

1951: M a r c h . . .'.
Ju n e .. . . . .
Septem ber.
Decem ber.

181.
183.
185.
187.

9
5
6
3

223. 8
2 25 . 7
229. 1
2 31.4

205.
207.
209.
208.

142.
143.
146.
147.

7
2
3
1

130. 6
130.4
130. 8
130. 5

177.
181.
178.
179.

6
3
5
5

154.
156.
158.
160.

6
0
1
8

181.9
183.4
185. 5
187. 8

224. 3
22 6. 2
2 29.4
2 33.2

204.
206.
208.
208.

7
6
6
7

134.
135.
137.
138.

5
0
9
7

133.
133.
133.
133.

1
1
1
8

182.
185.
183.
184.

8
3
8
8

154. 0
155.4
157. 2
160. 0

1952: M a r c h ..........
J u n e ................
Septem ber. .
D ecem ber. .

187. 9
188.4
189.4
i88. 0

228. 0
2 3 0.4
233. 1
227. 1

206. 0
204.4
204. 2
202. 8

133. 3
155. 8
157. 9
159.9

130. 7
131.0
131. 3
131. 1

178.
173.
174.
173.

1
9
1
5

163.
164.
163.
164.

8
0
9
4

187. 9
189. 1
189.4
187. 7

2 30. 6
234. 2
234. 9
229.2

205.
203.
203.
201.

8
9
5
7

144.
146.
148.
150.

5
9
8
7

133. 9
133. 9
134. 0
135.2

182.
180.
180.
180.

1
9
7
1

162.
162.
161.
162.

187. 3
185. 6

226. 8
220. 6

202. 9
2 0 3.4

152. 5
1F2. 5

135.2
135.2

179. 3
179. 1

1953: M a r c h ...........
J u n e ................




4
2
3
4

2
4
9
6

6
1
2
5

6
1
0
0

5
2
5
5

162. 7
164.4

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C ities by Commodity Groups—Continued
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953
( t 9 3 5 -5 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES

Period

All

Food

Apparel

Fuel,
electric­
ity, end
refriger-

Rent

Housefurnish­
ings

Hi scella-

Ail

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Rent

Food

Housefurnith­
inga

Miacella-

NEW ORLEANS, LA.
101. 7 103. 3
1 0 8 . 9 104. 5
127. 6 106. 7
133. 7 107. 1
137 .4 107.2
140. 2 107. 2
159. 2 107. 1
189. 8 108. 5
2 0 5 . 4 4 111. 8

100. 0 1 0 3 . 4
98 . 3 1 1 2 . 4
9 6 . 9 125. 9
9 9 . 6 127. 5
104. 5 129. 1
101. 5 133. 8
103. 0 152. 2
106. 8 178. 8
112. 7 4 191. 1 4

101. 1
104. 0
109. 6
114. 0
117. 3
121. 1
129. 3
139. 8
144.7

212. 6
215. 7
2 39.9
2 44.4

202. 2
200. 0
213. 2
211.2

114.
116.
120.
127.

3
7
3
3

113.4
113.2
113.9
114. 0

194. 7
193.4
207. 7
208.4

146.
147.
154.
157.

0
1
7
2

173.2
172. 5
173. 8
173. 3

2 10.2
210. 1
214. 4
213. 2

206.
202.
199.
199.

6
6
9
3

113.
114.
114.
115.

6
0
5
0

113.4
113.4
113.4
113. 1

198. 8
196.9
192. 1
191. 3

146.
146.
145.
145.

9
0
7
6

1
5
0
6

170. 6
171. 5
178. 7
178.5

206.
209.
225.
219.

9
3
6
3

198 . 8
197. 1
198.4
204. 8

115.
115.
117.
117.

5
9
3
9

113.
113.
113.
113.

1
1
1
9

190.4
190. 1
191. 6
200. 3

145. 1
1.45.4
146. 2
151.2

150.
151.
151.
153.

8
6
4
1

188. 6
188. 3
189. 1
190.9

240.
238.
239.
242.

2
0
6
0

2 1 1.2
212. 8
215. 0
214. 9

118.
119.
120.
122.

9
5
6
3

113.
113.
113.
114.

9
9
9
1

208.
208.
205.
209.

8
5
2
2

153.
154.
154.
156.

5
9
3
2

154.
154.
153.
154.

5
1
9
6

191.4
191.8
194. 7
191.9

242.
243.
250.
240.

4
4
9
5

213. 2
2 12.2
2 10.4
208. 8

123.
125.
126.
133.

7
0
1
9

114.
114.
113.
114.

1
1
7
3

209. 6
209. 0
207.4
207.4

157.
157.
156.
158.

2
0
7
0

190.9
190. 1

236. 0
232. 0

207. 6
209. 6

139. 7
142. 1

114. 3
115. 3

208.4
206. 8

157. 9
158. 8

100. 8
104. 7
114. 7
123. 1
126.2
129. 1
141. 7
158. 6
169.4

98.
106.
122.
138.
137.
140.
162.
192.
210.

6
0
2
5
2
0
3
9
5

101. 1
105. 3
123. 9
131. 0
143. 6
152.4
174. 8
194. 2
197. 9

102.
102.
103.
103.
103.
103.
103.
104.
107.

6
8
1
3
5
5
5
5
0

99 .9
103. 1
106.2
111.2
114. 0
114.4
115. 1
120. 0
130. 6

97. 8
102. 2
117.2
119. 4
129. 0
136. 8
155. 6
176. 7
185. 5

102. 7
104. 6
110. 2
115. 1
123. 6
126. 5
131. 2
141. 3
152.4

202.
203.
2 2 5.
230.

7
4
4
6

188. 4
186.4
206. 6
208. 4

108.
109.
110.
114.

6
0
7
0

135.
141.
147.
149.

178.
179.
203.
197.

3
8
4
7

158.4
160. 7
169.4
174. 3

8

185. 9
185.4
183. 3
183. 0
179. 0
177. 2
176. 3
172. 8
174. 3
173. 7
174.4
174. 7

159. 7
159.4
159. 1
159. 1
158. 1
158. 1
157. 9
157. 7
158. 3
158. 2
157. 2
158. 0

172,
174.
173.
173.
173.
173.
175.
177.
185.

157. 9
158. 8
158. 8
158. 1
157. 5
157. 7
161. 2
162.4
162. 5

103.4
104. 8
107. 7
108. 9
109.4
110. 3
111. 1
113. 6
122. 4

100. 0
98 . 3
96.9
99. 6
104. 5
101. 5
103. 0
106. 8
112. 7

2 0 2.2
■-99. 5
210. 2
208. 9

129.
133.
137.
144.

8
0
8
2

113.4
113. 1
113. 2
112. 7

194.
192.
205.
206.

7
1
0
2

146.
146.
151.
154.

0
1
7
2

173. 2
175.2
188. 9
192.4

210.2
210. 1
2 14.4
213.2

206. 6
202. 6
199.9
199. 3

128. 0
129. 2
130.4
131. 7

113.4
113.4
113.4
113. 1

198.
196.
192.
191.

8
9
1
3

146.
146.
145.
145.

9
0
7
6

5
4
6
1

2 07.4
210. 8
227. 0
220. 7

198.
197.
198.
203.

8
1
0
2

132.
132.
134.
135.

2
7
3
0

113. 1
113. 1
113. 1
113.2

190.4
188. 3
191. 0
197. 7

145.
145.
145.
148.

187.
188.
188.
190.

9
5
9
0

239.
239.
240.
241.

8
5
8
3

209.
210.
211.
210.

1
7
3
7

136.
136.
138.
140.

1
9
0
0

113.2
113. 2
113. 2
113. 2

205.
206.
203.
206.

6
3
0
0

1952: F e b r u a r y . . . .
M a y ...................
August ............
November. . .

190.
190.
192.
191.

5
1
7
7

240. 5
239.2
248. 7
2 4 0.4

210.
209.
207.
206.

0
7
7
9

141.
143.
144.
153.

6
1
3
3

113.2
113.2
112. 0
112. 0

206. 5
207. 0
205. 6
2 0 5.4

1953: F e b r u a r y . . . .
M a y ...................

-

1940 ..............................
1 9 4 1 ..............................
1942 ..............................
1943 ..............................
1944 ..............................
1945 ..............................
1946 ..............................
1947 ..............................
1948 ..............................

101.4
107. 1
119. 8
129. 7
130. 5
133. 1
145.4
168. 3
178. 9

100.
110.
132.
151.
149.
153.
173.
209.
224.

7 101.
7 108.
9 127.
7 133.
6 137.
3 140.
8 159.
1 189.
9 4 2 05 .

1949 ...............................
1950 ..............................
1 9 5 1 ..............................
1952 ..............................

175.
177.
188.
191.

7
1
6
1

212. 6
216. 9
240. 3
242.4

1949: F e b r u a r y . . . .
M a y ..................
A u g u s t .............
Kovember . . .

175.4
174. 9
176.4
176. 0

1950: F e b r u a r y . . . .
M a y ..................
A u g u s t .............
N ov e m b er . . .

173.
174.
179.
180.

1951: F e b r u a r y . . . .
M a y ...................
Au gus t..............
N o v e m b er . . .

-

7
9
6
7
4
2
2
8
4

-

--

-

1 0 3 . 4 101. 1
1 1 2 . 4 104. 0
125. 9 109. 6
127. 5 114. 0
129. 1 117. 3
133. 8 121. 1
1 5 2 . 2 129. 3
178. 8 139. 8
4 191. 1 4 1 4 4 . 7

«

-

101.4
107. 1
119. 6
129. 4
130. 1
132. 7
144. 8
167. 5
4 177.3

100.
no.
132.
151.
149.
153.
173.
209.
224.

7
7
9
7
6
3
8
1
9 4

NEW YORK, N. Y.'
1940 ...............................
1 9 4 1 ...............................
1942 ...............................
1943 ...............................
1944 ...............................
1945 ...............................
1946 ..............................
1947 ...............................
1948 ...............................

100. 8
104. 7
114. 8
123.2
126.2
129. 2
141. 8
158.9
169. 8

98 . 6
106. 0
122.2
138. 5
137.2
140. 0
162. 3
192.9
210. 5

101. 1
105. 3
123. 9
131. 0
143. 6
152. 4
174. 8
194.2
197.9

102. 7
102. 9
103.4
103. 7
i 03. 9
103. 9
104.2
105. 9
109. 6

99.9
103. 1
106.2
111.2
114. 0
114.4
115. 1
120. 0
130. 6

97. 8
102.2
117. 2
119.4
129. 0
136. 8
155. 6
176. 7
185. 5

102.
104.
110.
115.
123.
126.
131.
141.
152.

1949 ...............................
1950 ...............................
1 9 5 1 ...............................
1952 ...............................

167. 8
168. 9
181.4
184. 6

202.
204.
226.
229.

188.
186.
205.
205.

4
0
0
6

112. 6
114. 0
115. 8
119.2

135.
140.
14 4.
147.

5
0
0
3

178. 3
179. 6
2 01.4
196. 1

158. 4
159.9
167. 2
172..0

166.
167.
181.
185.

1949: J a n u a r y ...........
F eb ru ary .. . .
M a r c h ...............
A p r i l .................
May. . ...............
J u n e .................
J u l y ..................
August. . . . . .
Sep tem ber.. .
O c t o b e r ............
November. . .
D e c e m b e r . ••

169. 8
167. 5
168. 1
168. 9
167. 6
167. 8
168, 0
167. 7
168.4
166. 9
166. 8
166. 0

205. 3
200. 0
202. 4
203. 7
202. 2
2 03.4
204. 1
204. 1
205. 8
201. 0
201. 5
198. 8

196. 4
193. 9
192.4
192. 1
190.4
188. 9
187. 1
185. 2
184. 3
183. 9
183.4
183. 0

111. 1
(5 )
(5 )
112. 2
0
(5 )
113.
(5 )
113.
113.
113.
113.

134.2
135. 3
135.2
136. 9
132. 1
133. 0
133. 0
133. 5
134. 8
139. 3
139. 5
139. 6

185. 9
185.4
183. 3
183. 0
179. 0
177. 2
176. 3
172. 8
174. 3
173. 7
174.4
174. 7

159.
159.
159.
159.
158.
158.
157.
157.
158.
158.
157.
158.

7
4
1
1
1
1
9
7
3
2
2
0

169.2
166. 8
167. 4
168. 1
166. 8
167. 0
167. 1
166. 8
167. 5
165. 9
165. 8
164. 9

205. 3
200. 0
202. 4
203. 7
202. 2
203.4
204. 1
204. 1
205. 8
201. 0
201. 5
198. 8

196. 4
193. 9
192. 4
192. 1
190. 4
188. 9
187. 1
185. 2
184. 3
183. 9
183.4
183. 0

107.
(!)
(5 )
108.
(5 )
(5 )
108.
(5)
108.
108.
108.
108.

9
9
9
9

134. 2
135. 3
135.2
136. 9
132. 1
133. 0
133. 0
133.5
134. 8
139. 3
139. 5
139. 6

1950: J a n u a r y . . . • •
February . . •
M a r c h ...............
A p r i l .................
May/ .................
J u n e .................
J u l y .................
August ............
S e p te m b e r . .

164.
165.
165.
165.
166.
167.
169.
169.
171.

195.9
195.9
197. 2
198. 7
200. 3
203. 7
209.2
207. 2
210. 6

182.4
182. 5
182. 6
183. 6
183. 1
182. 7
183. 0
183. 9
189.4

113.
113.
113.
113.
113.
114.
114.
114.
(5 )

139. 7
139.2
139. 1
139. 3
138. 6
138. 8
139. 2
139. 8
140. 9

172. 5
174. 1
173. 6
174. 2
173. 5
174.2
176. 7
177. 9
184. 3

157.
158.
158.
158.
157.
157.
160.
161.
161.

9
6
6
0
4
2
0
1
3

163.
163.
164.
164.
165.
167.
170.
168.
170.

195.
195.
195.
197.
200.
204.
209.
203.
207.

182.4
182. 5
183. 1
184. 0
183. 7
183. 2
183. 6
184. 2
189. 6

108. 9
108. 9
108.9
108. 9
108. 9
108. 9
108. 9
109. 0
(5 )

139. 7
139. 6
140. 7
141. 6
140.4
140. 2
141. 1
142. 0
142. 8

8
1
5
9
1
0
8
7
7




7
7
3
7

1
3
5
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
0
0
0

7
6
2
1
6
5
2
3
4

9
9
6
5

7
7
0
5
4
0
0
0
3

9
3
7
1
1
3
9
5
3

5
9

5
6
1
5

5
2
3
8
2
8
9
4
2

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

5 0

TABLE B —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1:
34 L a r g e C i t i e s by Commodity Groups—
A d ju st e d S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 - 5 2
Old S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 - J u n e 195 3

C on tin u ed

(1935-39=100)

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES3

Per iod

All

Food

Apparel

Fuel,
electrici t y, and
refrigerat ion

Rent

Housefurnish­
ings

Mis­
cella­
neous

All

Food

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Housefurni shings

143. 4
144. 0
144. 0

190. 0
193. 1
195. 0

163. 3
164. 3
166. 0

144. 1
146. 2
146. 2
146. 2
146. 1
146. 7
148. 3
148. 7
148. 8
148. 1
148. 0
148.0

199. 5
203. 1
203. 3
203. 2
205. 1
204. 4
205. 3
203. 4
203. 9
203. 6
204. 0
202. 0

167.
168.
169.
169.
169.
169.
169.
169.
169.
169.
170.
171.

8
6
3
3
7
0
1
0
3
2
8
1

200. 5
2
199.9
197. 8
197. 0
196.4
195. 9
195. 2
197. 8
197. 3
197. 3
197. 6

173.
172.
172.
172.
173.
174.
175.
175.
175.
175.
176.
176.

0
7
0
1
1
3
5
0
7
5
0
3

196. 3
197. 1
194. 3
195. 3

176.
176.
177.
177.
177.
177.

5
6
5
6
7
9

99 . 9
108.2
123. 4
129. 0
139. 3
144. 2
1 2 0 .2
1 2 1 . 1 157. 9
128. 8 181. 1
145. 6 4 1 9 2 . 5

101.
104.
115.
123.
128.
132.
134.
143.
4 149.

1
9
5
9
1
1
9
8
1

Mis­
cella­
neous

NlEW YORK, N. Y. - Cion t inued
1950: O c to b e r . . .
N ov e m b er .
D ecem ber.

172. 4
173. 2
175. 4

210. 2
211. 3
216. 1

1951: J a n u a r y . . .
February .
March. . . .
A p r i l ..........
M a y . ..........
J u n e ..........
July. . . . . .
August . . .
S e p te m b e r
O c to b e r . . ,
N ov e m b er .
D ecem ber.

177. 8
180. 8
180.4
180. 6
181.4
180. 5
181.2
180. 9
182. 5
183. 0
184. 1
184. 0

221.

1952: J a n u a r y . . .
February. .
M a r c h ..........
A p r i l .............
M a y . .............
J u n e .............
J u l y .............
August. . . .
Septem ber.
October. . .
November.
Decem ber.

184. 2
183. 0
182. 4
183. 5
183. 2
183. 6
185. 9
185. 7
186. 0
186. 0
186. 9
185.4

230. 2
226. 2
225. 3
229. 3
227.4
226. 9
233. 2
232. 5
231. 7
231. 3
234. 0
228. 6

1953: J a n u a r y . . .
February .
March. . . .
A p r i l ..........
M a y .............
J u n e ..........

192. 3
192. 4
194. 0

0 195. 6
227. 0 *2 0 0 .6
224. 7 201. 5
224. 9 2 0 1 . 8
2 2 6 . 4 2 03 . 4
2 2 4 . 4 203. 2
226. 5 2 0 1 . 8
225. 5 2 0 2 . 9
2 2 6 . 1 213. 8
227. 8 2 1 3 .2
230. 9 2 1 1 .2
230. 6 210. 4
208.
2 07 .
206.
204.
204.
205.
204.
204.
206.
206.
205.
204.

114. 1
(5 )
(5 )
114. 5
(5 )
115.
(5 )
(5 )
115.
(5 )
(5)
116.
(5 )
(5 )
117.
(5 )
(5 )
118.
(5 )
(5 )
119.

2
7
4
6
9
0
0
0
0
3
(5 )
2
120.
1 1 (5 )
8
(5 )

0
8
9

8
7
3
2

141. 5
142. 1
142. 1
142.
142.
142.
142.
143.
144.
144.
145.
145.
144.
144.
144.

1
9
9
9
9
1
8
0
1
7
6
5

144.
144.
144.
144.
143.
143.
146.
150.
150.
150.
150.
152.

7
7
7
7
9
9
5
0
3
9
9
0

189. 0
191. 7
193. 8

161.
162.

9
9
164. 3

171. 0
172 . 1
175. 1

207. 2
20 8. 9
215. 4

192. 7
193. 3
195. 0

196.9

177. 7
180. 8
179. 8
180. 1
181. 0
180. 7
181. 3
181. 1
182. 6
183. 8
185. 2
185.4

220.
226.
222.
223.
224.
224.
225.
224.
224.

5
0
6
1
5
0
2
5
7
227. 3
230. 8
231. 6

196.
201.

201. 7
6
203. 8
202. 5
202. 8
201. 7
201.9
201. 8
201. 7
200. 3

165. 9
167. 0
167.6
167. 6
167. 8
166.9
167. 1
166. 8
167. 0
166. 7
168. 0
168. 3

199. 0
198.9
197. 0
195.4
194.9
194. 5
194. 0
193. 8
196. 6
196. 3
196. 3
196. 8

169.
170.
1-69.
169.
170.
172.
173.
173.
173.
173.
174.
174.

185. 3
183.4
183. 0
184. 8
185. 0
185. 2
187.4.
186. 2
186.2
186. 7
187. 5
185. 3

230. 5
226. 0
225. 4
230. 3
2 30. 8
230. 6
2 35.5
232. 7
231. 3
232. 0
234. 0
227. 7

2 1 1 .2

210. 5
209. 9
2 08.4
208. 3
208. 2
206. 9
206. 2
208. 2
2 0 8.2
207. 5
207. 1

226. 5
0
220. 4
218.4
219.4
226. 1

206.
206.
205.
205.
205.
205.

95 .
107 .
129.
147.
143.
143.
164.
202.
213.

102.

2 0 0 .2
201.

_
__
__
_

_
„
__
_

_
__
__
_

_
_
„
_

_
_
__
__

„
_
_
__
_

_
_
__
_

-

-

-

-

--

-

-

102.

8
0
8
8
6
4
6
1
7
6
0
2

184. 8
183.2
182. 6
181. 7
182. 7
185.4

222.

202.
203.
204.
204.
203.
204.
215.
216.
214.
213.

1
0
5
0
9
3
0
1
8
2
6
6

7
6
9
1
5
5

109. 1
(5)
(5 )
109.4
(5 )
(5 )
109.9
( ')
(5 )
no. 7
(5 )
(5)
111 7
(5 )
(5)
112.

6

0

(5 )
113. 5
(5 )
(5 )
114. 0
(5 )
115. 0
(*>
(5 )
115.4
0
( )
( )
( )
(5 )

148. 0
148. 0
148. 0
148. 0
145. 3
145. 3
148. 8
150. 6
151. 2
152. 5
152. 9
155.4
155.
155.
153.
153.
150.
150.

8
8
7
7
3
3

200.

196. 9
1 9 6 ..8

N0RFC|LK, VA.
1940 .........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
1942 .........................
1943 .........................
1944 ..........................
1945 ..........................
1946 .........................
1947 .........................
1948 .........................

9
107. 8
121. 8
131.2
132. 0
134. 1
143. 5
164. 9
175. 2

9 5. 0
107. 4
129. 3
147. 6
143. 1
143. 8
164. 6
202. 9
213. 9 4

9
109. 4
128. 7
133. 6
139. 4
143. 5
155. 6
176. 1
194.0

102.
111.

9
6
117. 4
117. 8
119. 1
119.9
120. 7
123. 4
130. 2

94. 4
108. 0
114. 2
116. 0
118.4
120. 2
121. 1
12 8. 8
145. 6

1949 .........................
1950 ..........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1952 ..........................

172.
175.
188.
193.

204. 2
2 06.4
230. 0
236. 7

185.
181.
193.
191.

0
0
2
6

135. 0
142. 0
151.5
164. 9

152. 6
160. 7
161. 5
151.7

188.
188.
204.
2 C2.

1949: F e b r u a r y . .
M a y .............
August . . .
November.

173. 3
173. 2
1 7 3 .2
171. 3

202.
204.
206.
200.

0
9
1
8

190.
185.
183.
180.

7
3
0
6

133 .
134.
135.
136.

154.
151.
151.
152.

1
0
0
5

1950: F e b r u a r y . .
May. . . . . . .
August . . . .
November.

170.
173.
178.
179.

3
6
8
3

195. 1
1
217. 6
210. 8

179.
178.
180.
185.

0
31
4

136.4
142. 5
145. 4
146. 0

1951: F e b r u a r y . .
M a y ...............
August . . . .
N ov e m b er .

187.
188.
188.
191.

1
3
6
7

231. 1
2 2 9.4
229. 1
231. 9

192.
192.
192.
196.

5
8
8
0

146.
148.
151.
159.

1952: F e b r u a r y . .
M a y .............
August . . .
November.

192. 0
192.9
195. 7
194. 5

232.
235.
244.
239.

192.
191.
190.
190.

5
1
8
5

160. 1
161. 3
163.4
164. 4

1953: F e b r u a r y . .
M a y .............




98.

„

8
7
7
6

202.

7
0
0
1

8
5
6
3

6
9
2
1

99 . 9 1 0 1 .
108. 2 104.
1 2 3 . 4 115.
129. 0 123.
139. 3 128.
144. 2 132.
157. 9 134.
181. 1 143.
4 1 9 2 . 5 4149.

1
9
5
9
1
1
9
8
1

98 . 9
107. 5
121. 1
129. 8
130. 5
132. 5
141. 9
163. 1
4 172.9

9
6
7
1

169.9
173.4
187. 5
193. 2

204..2
206. 3
230. 6
238. 9

185.
181.
195.
192.

0
5
8
8

196. 6
188. 8
183. 5
184.2

15 2 0 8
152. 8
152. 9
152. 8

170. 6
170. 3
170.2
168.2

202.

0
204. 9
206. 1
200. 8

190.
185.
183.
180.

159.9
159.9
160. 3
163. 1

184. 5
185.2
188. 6
196. 4

154.
156.
15 6.
159.

5
2
5
0

167. 1
170.9
177. 2
177. 0

195. 0

164.
164.
159.
159.

6
6
4
5

203. 0
204.4
206. 5
205. 6

161.

2
164. 4
165. 2
167. 9

159. 6
159.9
162. 0
164.4

203. 9
202. 0
201. 3
199.2

169.
170.
170.
170.

3
9
6
i

152.
156.
164.
170.

3
4
5
9

0
4
3
6
1
8
6
9
9

9 102. 9
1 0 9 . 4 110. 7
128. 7 1 1 2 . 2
133. 6 108. 7
139. 4 108. 8
143. 5 109. 2
155. 6 109. 2
176. 1 1 1 0 . 8
4 1 9 4 . 0 41 1 4 . 6

94 . 4
108. 0
114. 2
116. 0
118.4

129.4
138. 6

152. 6
159.9
160. 3
160. 8

188.
190.
208.
205.

3
4
3
3

152.
156.
166.
172.

9
9
1
3

7
3
0
6

115. 9
115. 9
116.4
116.4

154.
151.
151.
152.

1
0
0
5

196. 6
188. 8
183. 5
184.2

152.
152.
152.
152.

8
8
9
8

217. 3
210. 7

179.
178.
180.
186.

0
9
1
8

116.
121.
124.
124.

5
7
2
7

159.
159.
159.
161.

5
5
5
8

184.
186.
190.
199.

5
9
5
0

154.
156.
157.
159.

5
1
1
6

186.4
186. 9
137. 1
190. 6

2 31. 7
229. 3
229. 0
233. 0

194.
195.
195.
198.

7 ■ 125.2
6 127. 2
7 129. 1
6 135. 9

162.
162.
158.
159.

7
7
5
1

206.
208.
210.
209.

4
1
1
6

162.
165.
166.
169.

4
7
6
8

190.
192.

9
6
195. 6
194.2

234.
238.
246.
240.

193.
192.
191.
192.

9
9
8
3

136. 8
137. 8
139. 6
140.4

159.2
159.4
161. 0
166. 1

207. 5
206. 0
2 0 4.9
2 02.4

171.4
172. 5
172. 4
173. 1

18°. 5
191. 3

226. 5
229. 5

191.2
190. 7

141. 1
141.4

166. 0
166. 0

2 0 2 .2
202. 1

173. 9
177. 6

2 0 2 .2

2
3
3
6

116. 1
1 2 1 .8

TABULAR SUMMARY

51

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 3^ Large C ities by Commodity Groups—Continued
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953
( 19 3 5 -3 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES

ADJUSTED SERIES

Period

All

Food

Apparel

Rent

LtJaaS

Fuel,
electricity, and
refrigerat ion

HousefurnishIngs

Mis­
cella­
neous

All

Food

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Housefurnish­
ings

Mis­
cella­
neous

PHILADELPHIA, PA.
19 40 ...........................
1 9 4 1 ...........................
1 9 4 2 ...........................
1 9 4 3 ...........................
1 9 4 4 ...........................
1 9 4 5 ...........................
1 9 4 6 ...... ...................
1 9 4 7 ...........................
1 9 4 8 , ............................
1 9 4 9 ...........................
1 9 5 0 ...........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1-952...............................
1949: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
A p r i l ................
M a y ................
Ju n e . . . . . . .
J u l y ................
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . .
O c to b e r . . . .
November . .
Decem ber . .
195 0: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ..........
A p r i l ................
May . . . . . . .
J u n e ................
J u l y ................
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
December . .
1951: J a n u a r y . . . .
F ebruary
M a r c h ..........
A p r i l .............
M a y ................
J u n e ................
J u l y ...............
August . „. . .
September . .
O c to b e r . . . .
November . .
Decem ber . .
1952: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h .............
A p r i l .............
M a y ................
J u n e ................
J u l y ................
A u g u s t ..........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
D ecem ber . .
1953: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ..........
A p r i l .............
M a y ...............
June . . . . . . .

98. 7
103. 6
115. 3

94. 1
1 02.4

1 2 2 .7

12 1 .3
135. 8

124. 5
127. 5
138. 5

134. 0
137. 1
156. 8

158. 6
1 7 1 .2

1 8 9 .2
205. 3

169. 3
1 70.3
186. 0

223. 8

1 97.4
201. 3

101. 3

103. 2

105. 9
124. 0

104. 7
106. 8

129. 0
138. 9
146. 8
157. 6

1 07.2
1 0 7 .4
107. 6
108. 1

1 8 1 .9
193. 3

112. 6
120. 7

187. 0
183. 7
201. 2

123. 3
125. 1
1 2 7 .5

189. 6

229. 8

1 9 7 .2

132. 5

170. 8

2 0 0 .4
195. 0
196. 7

190. 7
190. 8

(5 )

168. 9
1 69.4
1 69.4
170. 3
169. 6
168. 0
169. 2
170. 1
1 6 9 .4
169. 1
167. 8
1 6 6 .4
165. 9
166. 8
166. 7
1 6 7 .4

1 9 7 .9
198. 1
198. 7

190. 0
189. 1
188 .2
187. 7

122. 7
(5 )
(5 )
123. 0

1 0 3 .4
106. 1
1 0 9 .4
1 11.6
117. 8
126. 3
1 3 8 .4

1 8 0 .8
186. 3

1 25.4

(5 )

181. 0

217. 7

1 8 5 .4
185. 6
185. 9
1 8 6 .4
185. 6

2 2 2 .2
2 2 1 .4

1 9 6 .9
201. 1
201. 3
201. 7

(5 )
126. 1

222. 3
223. 8
2 2 2 .2
223. 6

202. 5
2 0 2 .4
200. 0

(5 )
(5 )
126. 5
(5 )
(5 )
127. 3

1 7 3 .3
1 5 2 .4
1 5 2 .5
152. 6
152. 7
156. 6

152 .4

142. 1

(5 )
125. 9

152. 8
1 5 2 .9
168. 1

189. 3
1 8 9 .1

124. 8
124. 7
124. 8

191. 7

197 .2
195. 5
194 .4

1 3 7 .9
147. 8

189. 1

180. 9
180. 8
1 8 0 .5

1 8 7 .9
190. 3

183. 2
1 9 8 .9

119. 0
120. 8
125. 5

1 5 2 .3
152.'3
152. 1
1 5 2 .4

142. 5
143. 6

2 1 2 .9

144. 7
160. 0

192. 2
1 9 1 .6
1 91.4
191 .6

124. 6
124. 8

2 0 7 .9
206. 7

106. 6
106. 7
106. 8

152. 8
1 5 2 .4

180. 9
180. 5

178. 1

124. 0

192. 0
192. 0

143. 8
143. 3

173. 8
174. 1

1 2 1 .3
1 3 5 .8

142.
142.
143.
145.

124. 6

(5 )

1 1 5 .3

192. 5
1 9 0 .8

124. 5

208. 8

111. 1
115. 1

1 4 2 .4
1 4 2 .4

181. 3

2 0 5 .9
208. 1

104..7

121. 1
123. 8
134. 7

196. 8

1
7
7
3

1 82.4

173. 1

105. 9

144.
144.
144.
140.

190 .2
1 93.4

2 0 1 .4

103. 2

102 .4

193. 2
1 96.4

1 9 1 .3

193. 6
1 9 5 .5

101. 3

103. 6

2 1 8 .9
211. 6

193. 5

7
9
0
1
3

1 0 1 .1
103. 9

143. 8
144. 3

184. 9
184. 8
1 84.4

199 .9
197 .9
196. 8

1 8 3 .9
183. 6
185. 5

102. 3
1 0 7 .2

149. 5
150. 7

(5 )
(5 )
123.
123.
124.
124.
124.

1 9 5 .2
198. 3

169. 1
1 7 0 .4
171. 8

1 8 5 .4
1 8 5 .4
186. 1
186. 7

98. 0
101. 5

7
7
8
0

147. 2
145. 9

141. 3
142. 5
144. 6
145. 7
146. 3

189. 3
189. 9
1 9 0 .4
1 9 1 .6

152. 7

98. 7

122. 7
1 2 4 .4

94. 1

134. 0
137. 1
156. 8

129. 0
138. 9
146. 8
1 5 7 .6

106. 9
107. 3

1 7 0 .9

1 8 9 .2
2 0 5 .3

181. 9
193. 3

111. 3
41 1 8 . 6

168.
170.
186.
190.

197 .4

187: 0

120. 6

1 9 9 .9
221. 6
2 3 0 .4

184. 5
203. 1
198. 2

122. 1
1 2 4 .4

2 0 0 .4
195. 0

(5 )
120. 2

196 .7

190. 7
190. 8
190. 0

197 .9
198. 1
198. 7

189. 1
1 8 8 .2
187. 7

(5 )

1 95.2
1 9 8 .3

183. 9
183. 6
185. 5

1 2 7 .4
1 3 8 .4
1 5 8 .4

9
3
1
6

1 7 0 .4
168. 5
169. 0
169. 0
169 .9
169 .2
167. 5
168. 7
169. 6
1 68.9

199. 9

1 6 8 .6

1 9 7 .9
196. 8

1 6 7 .3

193. 5

184. 9
184. 8
1 8 4 .4

165. 9
165. 1

1 9 1 .3

1 52.2

189. 5

152 .2
151. 7

1 6 6 .0
166. 0

152. 0
151. 6

194. 6

1 5 1 .2
1 5 2 .3

1 9 9 .3
208. 7

152. 8
1 5 3 .5

1 6 7 .1
169. 7
17 1 .5
1 7 2 .3
173. 6

194. 6
201. 5

1 8 1 .8
181. 6
1 8 1 .3
181. 7
187. 1

204. 3
210. 5

192. 2
193. 8

215. 7
2 2 0 .2
2 1 8 .4
218. 8

202. 9
203. 2
2 0 4 .4

123. 0

2 2 1 .2
220. 6
220. 7

204. 9
204. 6
202. 0
2 0 1 .5

168. 0

1 8 1 .2
185. 5

221. 1
220. 7
2 2 1 .3
220. 6

169. 0
169. 3
1 6 8 .9
168. 1

1 8 5 .2
18 5 .4
186. 3
1 85.8

1
7
7
9
5
5

2 1 7 .9
216. 7
217. 8
215. 8

1 67.4
1 6 7 .7
167. 8
167. 5

18 5 .3
185. 3
185. 8
1 8 7 .3

2 1 7 .2
217. 5

1 7 1 .3
1 71.4

189. 6
190 .2

150. 5
150. 5

217. 0
214. 6

1 8 9 .9
187. 8

229. 8
224. 5

220. 3

224. 3

1 9 9 .3

(5 )

150. 5

213. 2

1 9 6 .9
1 9 6 .3

(5 )
132. 7

150. 3

211. 1

172 .4

1 8 8 .2
1 8 9 .4

223. 9
227. 8

147. 0

189. 1

228. 8
235. 1

1 9 5 .9
196. 1

(5 )

147. 0

209. 3
2 0 9 .3

1 7 2 .3
174. 0

189. 6
1 9 0 .5

1 9 4 .5
198. 0

149. 9
150. 5

174. 1

2 3 5 .4

208. 5
2 1 0 .5

193. 1
1 9 2 .5

229. 8
2 3 1 .2
237. 7
236. 3

2 3 2 .3
2 3 1 .4

1 9 0 .9
1 9 0 .8

231. 2
230. 7

__

__

__




2 2 9 .2

204. 0
203. 6
2 0 4 .4
204. 0
199. 7
199. 1
200. 2

(5 )
(5 )
1 2 3 .4
(5 )
(5 )
1 2 4 .2
(5 )
(5 )
127. 0
(5 )
(5 )
128. 6

198. 1

(5 )
(5 )
1 2 9 .4

197. 8

(5 )

197. 6
195. 5

(5 )
1 2 9 .4

1 9 8 .4

152. 7
156. 6
152. 7
152. 8
1 5 2 .4

153. 7
152. 7
149. 5
150. 9

192 .2
191. 6
191 .4
191. 6
189. 1
1 89.8
189 .4
189. 8
191 .2
192. 0
193 .2
1 9 6 .4
203. 5

15 2 .3
1 5 2 .3
152. 1
1 5 2 .4
1 5 2 .4
1 52.2
152. 2
152. 0
152. 3
1 52.4
1 52.4
153. 6
154. 0

211. 0
213. 1
2 1 8 .3

154. 9
155. 1

221. 7

162. 5

223. 7
225. 8
2 2 5 .4
225. 3
224. 0

169.
170.
171.
171.

1 6 0 .4

8
7
0
1

1 5 1 .3
1 52.4
1 5 2 .4

222. 6
220. 0
221. 0

169. 9
169. 1
1 6 9 .3
1 69.2

152. 9
1 5 4 .2
1 54/2

2 1 8 .2
220. 5
220. 8

168 .9
172. 1
1 7 2 .2

1 54.2
1 5 4 .2
154 .2
153. 9
1 4 7 .4

220. 5
217. 1
2 1 5 .8
213. 0
210. 6

172. 1
1 7 1 .4
174. 1
174. 0

147 .2
1 4 9 .8

211. 0
2 1 0 .5

1 5 0 .8

211. 7
212. 6

175. 6
176. 0

212. 7
213. 7

175 .9
1 7 6 .4
176. 6

173. 9
175. 6
175. 6

1 5 1 .3
1 5 3 .4

2 1 1 .3
2 1 1 .0

1 7 4 .4

1 9 1 .6

232. 6

198. 3

(5 )

152. 6

(5 )
1 3 3 .2

191 .4

2 3 1 .2
2 3 0 .5

197. 6

2 1 1 .8

174 .9
175. 1

1 9 1 .4

153. 6

197. 8

(5 )
130. 0

197. 1

(5 )

153. 9

2 1 2 .2

1 7 5 .2

1 9 1 .3

2 2 9 .9

198. 1

(5 )

1 5 6 .9
157 .2
158. 0

194. 8
1 9 6 .4

(5 )
13 0 . 5

160. 1
160. 1

214. 0

177. 6

1 9 7 .9
196. 3

(5 )

160. 1

214. 0

(5 )

1 5 9 .4

197. 0

(5 )

214. 1

__

__

__

190. 2

226. 9

__

__

__
__
__
--

187. 9
188. 6

2 2 0 .4
2 2 1 .0

1 87.4

218. 6

2 1 2 .5

178. 7
178. 8

1 8 7 .3
1 9 0 .5

218. 7

1 9 7 .4

(5 )

154. 9

211. 6

179.

226. 7

1 9 7 .4

(5 )

1 5 5 .2

212. 2

179 .9

__

__
__

221. 0
2 2 5 .4
2 2 7 .4

152. 5
152. 6

1 9 4 .4
1 9 2 .5

197. 0

__
__

1 4 1 .5
1 4 1 .5
142 .4

1 4 9 .2
1 5 2 .5

1 6 1 .0

2 2 6 .9
228. 1

190. 7

121. 7
121. 8
1 2 2 .4

(5 )

219. 1
220. 8

1 9 7 .2
195. 5

190. 8

198. 0

148. 1

152 .4

192. 0
192. 0

149. 1

189. 0

174. 8

196. 8

142. 7
142. 7
143. 8
145. 0

147 .2
148. 1

1 78.2

213. 6

1 4 2 .4

(5 )

173. 8
174. 1

183. 2

(5 )
(5 )
120. 9

(5 )
122. 8

153. 8
1 59.2

174. 0

1
7
7
3

1 4 5 .2
1 46.4

18 8 .2
1 88.3

(5 )
132. 7

144.
144.
144.
140.

(5 )

1 7 1 .2
170. 0
1 7 2 .5

191. 1
1 9 1 .2
190. 8

152. 8
153. 7
169 .6

1 9 1 .9
1 9 1 .5

199. 1
198. 9

(5 )
131. 7

193. 2
198. 1
2 2 2 .4

143. 9
143. 9
146. 0

2 2 9 .4
2 2 4 .4

(5 )

143. 8
144. 9
1 52.2
153. 0

143. 8

188. 9
187. 1
187. 8

(5 )
(5 )
130. 1

1 3 7 .9
147. 8

121. 5

1 99.9
2 0 2 .4
201. 6
2 0 2 .4
2 0 2 .4

1 98.9

121. 6
121. 6

2 0 5 .9
206. 1
206. 5
205. 0

119. 0
120. 8
125. 5

1 3 8 .4

14 2 .4

121. 7
121. 7

111. 1
115. 1

144. 7
160. 0

120. 3

121. 1
121. 1
121. 2

101. 1
103. 9

111. 6
117. 8
126. 3

1 8 1 .2
181. 1
180. 9

2 2 3 .2
224. 1
227. 1
228. 6
228. 8

189. 1
189. 2

1 09.4

1 8 2 .4

214. 8

149.
149.
149.
149.
150.
150.

121. 1
123. 8
134. 7

121. 3

2 1 1 .3

149. 7
148. 1
148. 9

(s)

102. 3
1 0 7 .2

1 0 3 .4
106. 1

1 4 7 .2
145. 9

147. 6
148. 1

149. 7
15 0 . 3

1 29.3

98. 0
101. 5

__

__

__
__

__
__
__

2 1 2 .6

1 7 7 .5

1

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

52

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 3Y Large C ities by Commodity Groups—Continued
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953
( 1 9 3 5 -5 9 = 1 0 0 )

ADJUSTED SERIES

Period

All

Food

*pp" . i

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

OLD SERIES 3

furnish­
ings

Misceila-

All
i teas

Food

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and

Housefurnishings

tfisceila-

ation
PITTSBURGH, PA.

1 9 4 0 ...............................
1 9 4 1 ...............................
1 9 4 2 .....................; . . .
1 9 4 3 ...............................
1 9 4 4 ...............................
1 9 4 5 ...............................
1 9 4 6 ...............................
1 9 4 7 ...............................
1 9 4 8 ...............................

10 0. 1
10 5. 5

1 9 4 9 ...............................
1 9 5 0 ...............................
1 9 5 1 ...............................
1 9 5 2 ...............................

102. 6
107 . 0
126. 0
13 4. 9
155.2
167 . 5
181.2
212. 1
2 2 6.2

105. 5
106 . 5
107 . 6
107.4
107 . 6
107. 6
107 . 7
111.4
117.9

10 1. 6
105.3
10 8. 0
110 . 3
111.9
1 12 . 1
1 14 . 8
124.4
1 36 . 0

102 . 0
108 . 8
121 . 7
123.9
1 33 . 1
144 . 1
155.7
185 . 6
2 01.4

99 . 7
102. 9
110. 0
114.7
118.4
119.8
124 . 0
137 . 0
145 . 6

10 0 . 1

1 23 . 7
126.3
129.4
140 . 6
1 62. 8
174 . 8

496 . 1
106.2
123.4
13 7. 8
135 . 6
138 . 6
160.8
197.9
213.6

105.5
116.2
1 23 . 7
126.3
129.4
140 . 6
162 . 8
17 4. 7

*96. 1
106.2
123.4
137.8
135 . 6
138 . 6
160.8
197.9
213. 6

102 . 6
1 0 7. 0
1 26 . 0
1 34 . 9
155.2
1 67 . 5
181.2
212. 1
2 26.2

105.5
106 . 5
107 . 5
10 7. 3
107 . 5
10 7. 5
10 7. 6
111.3
11 7. 7

101.6
105.3
108 . 0
110.3
111.9
112.1
11 4. 8
124.4
136 . 0

10 2. 0
10 8. 8
12 1. 7
123. 9
13 3. 1
144 . 1
155.7
185 . 6
2 0 1.4

99 . 7
102. 9
110. 0
114. 7
118.4
119. 8
12 4. 0
137. 0
145. 6

172.4
173 . 8
188.4
1 91. 8

205. 8
208. 1
2 30.4
234. 7

2 2 2.2
216. 0
235. 1
229 .8

121 . 1
1 23. 0
1 26. 7
132.2

1 3 8. 6
138.4
1 4 9. 6
149 . 6

193. 2
192. 0
215. 1
208.3

147.2
152 . 6
163.4
170 . 0

1 7 2. 3
174.4
189. 3
19 3. 7

205. 8
207.9
229. 3
236. 8

222. 2
217.3
238. 1
232. 6

12 0. 8
122.5
126.2
131 . 7

138 . 6
139.2
149. 0
151 . 9

193 . 2
194.3
218.4
210. 7

147.2
153.4
165. 3
171.2

174 . 7
1949: J a n u a r y . . . .
F eb ru ary . . . . 172.2
M a r c h ............. 17 2. 8
17 3. 1
A p r i l .............
M a y ................
17 3. 0
J u n e ................
173.2
J u l y ...............
1 72. 0
172.5
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . . 1 7 2 .4
October . . . .
171.2
November . .
171.4
December . .
170.4

208. 0
2 02.2
204. 6
206. 1
208. 0
2 08.8
205.3
2 07.9
208. 0
204. 8
205.4
200. 8

2 30.7
229. 7
227. 9
2 27.4
222. 9
222. 3
220.3
219. 6
218. 0
217. 1
216. 1
214. 9

120.4
(s)
(5 )
120 . 7
(5 )
(5 )
121 . 3
(5 )
121.5
121 . 8
121.8
121.8

140 . 3
140.4
140.3
13 7. 9
137 . 8
137 . 8
13 7. 7
137 . 7
137 . 8
138.4
138.4
13 8. 2

201.7
197.9
198. 1
196.3
193.4
191.8
194 . 6
189. 3
189.6
188.9
188.9
188.3

148.4
147. 6
147.4
147 . 1
146 . 7
146. 8
146 . 7
146.4
146 . 1
146.2
146.3
150.2

174 . 6
172.1
17 2. 7
173 . 0
172.9
173 . 1
171.9
172.4
172.3
171. 1
171.3
170.3

208.0
2 02.2
204. 6
206. 1
208. 0
208. 8
205. 3
207.9
208. 0
204. 8
2 05.4
200. 8

230. 7
229. 7
227.9
2 27.4
222. 9
222. 3
220. 3
219. 6
218. 0
217. 1
216. 1
2 14.9

12 0. 1
(5 )
(5 )
120.4
(5 )
(5 )
120 . 9
(5 )
12 1. 1
121.4
121.4
121.4

140.3
140.4
140.3
137.9
137. 8
137.8
137 . 7
1 37 . 7
137 . 8
138.4
138.4
138.2

2 0 1.7
197.9
198.1
196 . 3
193.4
191.8
19 4. 6
189.3
1 89 . 6
188.9
188.9
188.3

148.4
147 . 6
147.4
14 7. 1
146. 7
14 6. 8
146. 7
146.4
146 . 1
146.2
146.3
150.2

1950: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
A pr il .' ...........
May
J u n e ................
July . . . . . . .
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . •
December . •

17 0. 0
169.4
169.5
169.9
171.0
171.8
172.9
1 76 . 0
177.4
17 8. 8
178 . 7
180.2

199.7
198.4
198 . 5
201. 0
205. 1
207.5
211. 1
213.3
214. 6
215. 9
213. 8
218. 0

214. 8
214. 3
214. 0
212.5
2 12.9
213. 7
213. 0
2 14.2
219.4
220.4
2 21 . 6
221. 6

122.2
122.2
122.3
122 . 3
123 . 1
123.4
123.4
123.4
(5 )
123. 7
(s)
(5 )

138.2
13 8. 2
13 8. 5
13 8. 6
137. 0
13 7. 0
13 7. 0
13 8. 6
13 8. 5
13 9. 6
140. 1
14 0. 1

188 . 0
186 . 7
1 87 . 0
186.9
183 . 6
184. 5
187 . 6
191.8
196.2
202. 5
203.2
206.4

149.9
149 . 7
149 . 8
149 . 5
149 . 8
149. 6
149.4
155.2
155. 8
157 . 0
157.7
158.2

169.9
169.5
•169.5
17 0. 1
17 2. 0
173.4
174.9
176.4
17 7. 7
179.2
178 . 9
180 . 8

199.7
198.8
1 98 . 7
200. 5
205.9
209. 1
2 13.2
212.5
213. 0
214. 1
2 12.2
216. 8

214. 8
214. 8
214. 0
2 13.4
213.4
214. 6
214. 0
215. 1
222. 0
2 23.4
224. 1
223. 5

138.2
138.2
138 . 8
138 . 9
137 . 1
1 37 . 1
137 . 1
138.8
138. 8
141 . 9
142 . 7
142 . 7

1 8 8. 0
188 . 3
189.4
189.9
186.9
187.6
1 90 . 1
192.9
198.8
204. 1
205. 5
210.5

149.9
149 . 6
149 . 8
149.8
149. 9
149.9
150. 0
156. 3
156 . 7
15 8. 9
159.4
160 . 1

1951: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
April . . . . . .
May . . . . . . . .
J u n e ................
J u l y ...............
A u g u s t ...........
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November . .
December . .

183.4
18 5. 6
18 6. 0
186 . 7
18 7. 8
18 7. 8
18 9. 3
188.8
190 . 0
191.2
192 . 0
19 1. 7

222.4
2 27.4
2 2 7.2
227. 8
230. 5
23 0 . 3
232. 9
232. 0
231. 0
233. 5
235.2
234. 6

227. 0
232. 5
234. 3
234. 6
234. 9
233.5
235. 7
235. 0
239.5
239. 3
238. 0
236. 5

12 3. 7
(5 )
(5 )
125.4
(5 )
(5 )
126 . 5
(5 )
(5 )
128.9
(5 )
(5 )

14 8 . 8
149. 9
150 . 0
15 0. 3
150 . 2
150 . 2
150 . 5
150 . 5
150.5
15 0. 7
146 . 6
14 6. 6

2 1 3.9
214. 7
214. 9
216. 6
216. 6
216.5
217. 1
214.3
214. 7
213.4
2 1 3.9
214.9

159 . 7
159.9
16 0. 7
161 . 0
161 . 7
162.4
163.3
163.2
165.9
166.5
168. 2
168 . 2

184.4
186 . 7
186.9
1 87 . 6
1 88 . 6
188 . 6
1 90 . 2
189.4
190 . 2
192.4
193.2
193.3

221.7
226.4
225. 6
226. 0
228. 8
229.3
231. 7
230.3
228. 8
232. 8
234. 6
2 3 5.4

230.
234.
236.
237.
237.
235.
237.
237.
243.
243.
242.
240.

121.8
1 21 . 8
12 1. 8
121 . 8
12 2. 6
12 2. 9
12 2. 9
12 2. 9
(5 )
123.2
(5 )
(3 )
123.2
(5 )
(5 )
1 24 . 9
(5 )
(5 )
1 26 . 0
(5 )
(5 )
128.4
(5 )
(5 )

14 7. 9
149 . 0
149.2
149 . 5
149.4
149.4
149.4
149.4
149.4
149.9
147 . 5
147.5

216. 5
219. 7
219. 8
220. 7
220. 1
219.6
220. 2
216.3
217. 1
216.4
216.9
217.9

162. 0
162. 2
163 . 0
163.4
163.4
163. 5
164 . 8
164. 7
167. 7
168. 5
170 . 1
170.2

1952: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . . .
M a r c h ...........
A pril . . . . . .
M a y ................
June . . . . . . .
J u l y ............. ..
August . . . . .
Septem ber . .
October . . . .
November. . .
December . .

192 . 2 2 3 5 . 7
1 9 0 .9 229. 8
190.3 2 29.3
190.9 2 3 1 .4
19 1. 1 2 3 3 . 0
190.8 23 2 .9
192.1 2 3 7 .3
192.9 2 4 0 .9
1 92.4 237. 1
1 92 . 8 2 3 7 . 0
1 93. 0 2 3 7 . 4
192 . 8 . 2 3 5 . 0
__
--..
-----

2 33.4
234. 9
23 0 . 8
2 30.7
2 2 9.2
2 2 8.8
226.7
226. 5
23 0. 1
229 .4
229 .2
228.3

130.4
(5 )

14 7. 6
14 7. 6
147.6
147.6
14 7 . 5
14 8 . 5
149 . 6
1 4 9. 6
149.6
153.3
153.3
153.3

212. 5
212.3
211.7
209. 7

169.3
169.8
170 . 0
169.9
169.8
169.6
169 . 6
169.6
170 . 0
170.4
170.5
171. 9

194 . 1
191.9
191.5
192.2
1 93 . 1
193 . 1
194 . 6
195.4
194.2
195.1
195.1
19 4. 0

2 3 7.7
231.6
231. 1
233.1
236.6
237. 0
240.4
243.3
238.2
2 3 8.7
2 3 8.7
235. 1

237.3
2 37.2
2 34.6
234. 1
232. 0
231. 7
229. 6
229. 0
2 32.2
231.8
231. 7
23 0 . 2

129.9
(5 )

148.9
148. 9
148.9
1 48 . 9
148.8
1 49 . 5
152.7
152 . 7
152.7
156.9
15 6. 9
156.9

214. 5
2 1 4.2
2 1 3.6
211.6
210. 0
206.8
2 09.9
207. 6
210. 0
2 09.4
210. 1
210.3

170. 6
170 . 8
17 1. 0
170.9
17 0. 7
170.6
170.6
170.6
171.1
17 2. 0
17 2. 1
173.4

19 2. 7
191.3
191.7
19 1. 1
191.7
19 4. 6

2 3 1.7
2 26.9
2 28.2
225. 6
2 2 6.9
2 34.9

228.3
23 0. 5
2 28.5
2 27.9
226.9
22 7 .4

159.3
159.2
159.6
159.6
159.7
159.7

209. 1
208. 7
208. 0
207.1
206. 6
2 05.4

173.6
173.6
174.4
174.9
174.8
175. 0

1953: J a n u a r y . . . .
February . .
M a r c h ...........
A p r i l .............
May . . . . . . .
J u n e ................




1 16 .2

__
---

(5 )

13 1. 5
(5 )
(5 )

13 2. 1
(5 )
(5 )

13 3. 6
(5 )
(5 )

__
-----

__
-----

2 0 9 .0

2 05.8
207.9
206.2
206.3
205. 7
206.3
206. 5
-----

----

7
5
7
1
1
9
7
0
0
9
7
8

(5 )

13 1. 0
(5 )
(5 )

131.6
(5)
(5 )

133 . 1
(5 )
(5 )
(5 y
(5 )
(3 )

135 . 1
(5 )
(5 )

TABULAR SUMMARY

5 3

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C ities by Commodity Groups—Continued
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953
( 1 9 3 5 -3 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES

Period

All

Food

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

furnish-

lliscella-

All
i teas

Apparel

Food

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger-

Houaefurni th­
ing!

lliscelia-

PORI'LAND, MAINE
1940 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
1942 ..........................
1943 ..........................
1944 .........................
1945 ..........................
1946 ..........................
1947 .........................
1948 ..........................

4 98. 7
103. 3
116. 0
122.9
124.4
126. 0
* 134.7
155. 8
166. 6

4 96.2
4 103. 8
1 22.8'
135.2
132. 9
133. 6
153. 3*
186. 3
20 0 . 8

100.
104.
122.
127.
138.
145.
156.
180.
197.

1
0
5
9
3
8
5
8
8

100. 6
101.2
105. 5
106. 6
107. 0
106. 8'
106. 7
107. 9
112.2

100. 6
103. 5
111.2
116. 8
119.2
117.2
119. 0
130.4
148. 7

99. 6
104. 5
120. 0
121. 6
133.2
141. 5
155. 0
180. 1
139.2

99 . 1
103. 7
112 . 7
117.2
120. 3
122. 3
124. 8
138. 6
148.4

4 98 .
103.
116.
122.
124.
125.
134.
155.
166.

7 4 96 .
3 4103.
0 122.
8 135.
3 132.
9 133.
6 153.
7 186.
5 200.

1949 ..........................
1950 ..........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1952 .........................

465. 1
166. 2
176.9
181. 7

191.9
194. 1
213. 1
21 6 . 9

192.
192.
209.
207.

1
0
6
8

114. 7
116.4
119. 4
127. 3

148. 9
150. 5
156.4
161. 9

186.
183.
200.
200.

7
9
9
5

152.
153.
159.
166.

0
7
6
2

165.
166.
177.
182.

0
2
7
9

1949: M a r c h ____
J une . . . . . . .
September.
December .

165. 1
165.9
165. 0
162.9

191. 5
197.2
193. 8
187. 2

194. 0
191.9
190. 6
187. 9

114.
114.
115.
115.

1
6
0
8

152.
144.
149.
151.

9
1
3
1

190.9
187. 3
183. 1
181. 7

151.
151.
152.
152.

8
9
0
6

1950: M a r c h ____
Jun e ...........
Septem ber.
December .

163. 7
164.4
168. 1
171. 3

190.
193.
197.
202.

3
0
7
9

188. 1
187. 7
196.2
200. 0

116. 0
116. 3
116. 7
117.2

149.
148.
152.
155.

7
0
1
0

179. 0
178. 6
187. 1
195.2

1951: M a r c h . . . .
Ju n e ..........
Septem ber.
Decem ber .

175. 7
176.4
178. 6
179.9

210. 5
213.9
21 3 . 2
216. 1

207. 7
2 09.9
213. 2
211. 7

117. 7
118.4
120. 0
123. 5

156. 0
155.2
157. 2
160. 0

1952: M a r c h ____
Jun e . , . . .
Septem ber.
Decem ber ,

180.
182.
182.
182.

213.
219.
219.
213.

2 10.2
208. 3
205.2
203. 3

124. 1
127. 7
128. 8
133.4

160. 0
160. 0
163.4
165. 0

1953: M a r c h ____
Ju n e . . . .

“

6
3
8
0

8
0
0
3

-

--

-

2
8
8
2
9
6
3
3
8

100.
104.
122.
127.
138.
145.
156.
180.
197.

1 100. 6
0 101.2
5 105. 5
9 106.4
3 106. 6
8 106. 5
5 4 106.2
8 107. 3
8 111.5

100. 6
103. 5
111.2
116.8
119.2
117.2
119. 0
130.4
148. 7

99. 6
104. 5
120. 0
121. 6
133.2
141. 5
155. 0
180. 1
189. 2

99. 1
103. 7
112. 7
117. 2
120. 3
122. 3
124. 8
138. 6
148.4

191.9
193.9
214. 2
218. 5

192.
191.
208.
208.

1
2
5
1

148. 9
150.4
156.4
162.4

186. 7
185. 0
206.2
206.2

152. 0
153. 7
159.4
166. 3

165. 0
165. 8
164.9
162.8

191.
197.
193.
187.

5
2
8
2

194. 0
191.9
190. 6
187. 9

113.4
113. 9
114.2
115. 0

152.
144.
149.
151.

9
1
3
1

190.
187.
183.
181.

9
3
1
7

151. 8
151.9
152. 0
152. 6

152.4
152. 6
154. 6
156.4

163. 7
164. 5
167. 9
171.4

190.
193.
197.
202.

8
5
0
8

188.
187.
194.
197.

1
9
3
8

115.2
115. 5
115.9
116.4

149. 8
147.2
152. 3
155. 0

179.
178.
188.
199.

0
6
9
0

152.4
152. 6
154. 8
156. 3

199.4
2 00.4
204.2
202. 1

159.
157.
161.
162.

2
6
6
0

176. 1
177.5
179. 1
181. 5

211.
215.
213.
218.

0
7
7
0

205. 6
2C7. 7
212. 7
2 1 3 .4

116. 9
117.6
119.2
122. 6

156. 6
154. 8
156. 9
159.9

204. 6
206. 0
209.4
207. 6

158.
156.
161.
162.

9
8
7
0

200.8
200.7
199.2
200. 7

166.
165.
167.
167.

3
9
6
9

181. 5
183.4
184. 0
183.2

215.
220.
220.
2 14.

2
7
3
6

2 1 1.2
208. 3
205. 8
203. 9

123.
126.
128.
132.

160.
160.
163.
167.

0
0
9
5

206. 7
206.2
205. 3
206. 1

166.
165.
167.
167.

3
6
3
7

181. 5
181. 9

204. 1
205. 7

203. 8
203. 9

134.2
135. 1

170. 9
165.5

204. 7
203. 9

173. 5
174. 3

106. 5
109. 3
115. 5
115. 3
115.4
114. 7
114.2
117. 2
123.4

93 .4
97. 0
111. 9
116.5
114. 6
119. 0
121.4
122. 3
127. 6

100.4
106. 9
120. 9
122. 9
133. 3
145. 9
158. 7
176. 4
187. 3

101.2
104. 7
112. 5
118. 7
124. 4
130. 0
133. 7
142. 1
152. 9

-

-

114.
115.
118.
126.

0
6
6
9

3
9
0
5

PORTLAND, OREG.
1940 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
1942 .....................•. .
1943 ..........................
1944 ..........................
1945 ..........................
1946 ..........................
1947 ..........................
1948 ..........................

100.9
107.4
122. 3
129. 7
131.2
135. 5
145. 0
164. 0
178. 8

99.2
111.5
135. 5
147. 3
144. 8
149. 5
169. 0
203. 6
226.4

102.9
106. 6
123. 6
131. 1
139. 7
142. 5
152. 2
180. 3
195. 8

106.5
109.4
116. 8
118. 3
118.9
118. 3
118. 1
122. 0
129.9

93.4
9 7. 0
111. 9
116. 5
114. 6
119. 0
121.4
122. 3
127. 6

100.4
106.9
120. 9
122.9
133. 3
145. 9
158. 7
176. 4
187. 3

101. 2
104. 7
112. 5
118. 7
124.4
130. 0
133. 7
142. 1
152. 9

100. 9
107. 3
122. 1
129.2
130. 7
135. 0
144. 5
163.4
178. 0

9 9.2
111. 5
135.5
147. 3
144. 8
149. 5
169. 0
203. 6
226. 4

102.
106.
123.
131.
139.
142.
152.
180.
195.

1949 ..........................
195 0 ..........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1952 .........................

176. 8
179.9
194. 7
198. 8

21 5 . 6
221.4
249. 3
249. 3

189. 2
187. 6
201. 0
199.2

134. 5
139.4
151. 5
159 . 8

133. 5
132.4
134. 7
138. 8

181.2
186.4
2 06.4
198. 5

158. 6
161. 8
170.4
177. 2

175.
179.
195.
199.

8
3
5
3

215.
220.
248.
250.

189.2
187. 4
203.5
2 01.3

126.
131.
142.
150.

7
0
3
2

133. 5
132.4
133.9
137. 8

181.2
187. 8
2 1 2 .4
202. 1

158.
161.
170.
178.

1949: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
O c to b e r . .

179.
178.
176.
174.

5
6
1
7

224.2
221. 6
21 3. 6
209. 7

194.9
191. 1
188.4
186. 0

133.
133.
134.
135.

1
5
1
9

130. 6
135.9
132.4
131. 7

187. 3
183. 1
179.9
177. 6

156.
157.
159.
159.

178.
177.
175.
173.

6
6
1
6

224.2
221. 6
213. 6
209. 7

194.
191.
188.
186.

9
1
4
0

125.
125.
126.
12 7.

8
9
3
8

130. 6
135.9
132.4
131. 7

187.
183.
179.
177.

3
1
9
6

156. 5
157. 0
159.9
159. 8

1950: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ...........
J u l y .............
O c to b er . .

174.
175.
179.
184.

9
8
3
3

2 10.4
212.9
'2 2 4 .2
2 2 8.7

183.
185.
184.
193.

8
1
0
3

137.2
138.2
139.2
140.4

131. 8
131. 5
131.2
133. 7

178. 3
181. 1
182. 3
195.4

159.9
159. 3
160. 7
164. 9

173. 8
174. 8
179. 2
183.4

210.4
213. 0
225. 0
227. 0

183.
184.
183.
193.

8
3
1
1

128. 9
129.9
130.8
131. 9

131.
132.
131.
132.

178. 3
182.2
184.4
196.4

159.9
159. 1
160.2
165. 3

1951: J a n u a r y . . .
April. . . . .
J u l y .............
O c to b e r . .

190.4
194. 1
195. 7
195.8

2 4 3.4
248. 6
251.2
246.9

196.5
199. 6
202. 1
203. 6

144 . 9
150. 9
152. 8
153.2

135. 1
134.9
134. 3
134. 5

203. 1
207. 8
208.2
206.2

166.
169.
170.
172.

9
1
0
9

191.4
195.0
196.5
196. 0

243.
247.
249.
245.

3
8
8
9

199.
201.
204.
207.

1
3
3
1

136.
141.
143.
143.

1
8
6
9

134. 6
134. 1
133.2
134. 0

207.
215.
215.
210.

167. 5
169. 8
170. 8
172.9

1952: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
O c to b er . .

199.0
198. 6
,19 8 . 6
199.2

2 54.8
250. 6
250. 5
247. 6

203. 1
198. 6
197.4
200. 1

157.
159.
160.
161.

136. 0
138. 0
138. 1
139.4

204.4
199.0
194.8
197. 6

174. 5
177.4
178. 0
179. 7

200. 8
199.8
199.4
198. 5

257.
253.
252.
246.

2
6
5
9

205. 8
201. 2
199.9
200. 6

147. 5
149.4
150.4
151. 5

135.9
137.2
137.2
138. 5

209.9
203.4
197. 3
200. 3

174.
177.
178.
179.

197. 6
198.9

241. 9
241. 7

199. 3
198. 4

153.4
(5 )

145. 1
147. 1

2 02.4
206. 3

180. 3
183. 1

1953: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........




0
0
0
2

__

5
0
9
8

6
9
6
7

9
6
6
1
7
5
2
3
8

8
0
5
9

8
1
5
5

6
8
9
0

8
5
0
8

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

5 4

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large C ities by Commodity Groups—Continued
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953
( 1 9 3 5 -3 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES3

Period

All

Food

Apparel

Rent

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger-

Houaefurniah-

Miacella-

All
iteaia

Food

App.,.1

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refrigeration

Rent

Houmefurniah-

Miacellaneoua

RICHMiOND, VA.
1940 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
1942 ..........................
1943 ..........................
1944 ..........................
1945 ..........................
1946 ..........................
1947 ..........................
1948 ................, . . .

9 9. 0
104.2
115. 7
121. 7
122. 7
125.4
134. 2
156.4
168.4

9 2. 9
103. 4
123. 2
137. 1
134. 1
136.4
155. 1
192. 8
205. 6

103.
109.
129.
133.
140.
144.
156.
183.
196.

5
0
8
3
0
5
0
7
9

102.
103.
104.
104.
104.
104.
106.
110.
122.

9
5
6
1
1
5
0
7
6

99. 6
101. 6
104. 6
106.4
108. 1
109.4
111.0
121. 8
138. 9

103. 7
111.9
12 6. 8
128. 0
135.4
144. 9
159. 1
190. 4
206. 4

100.
103.
109.
113.
115.
118.
122.
131.
140.

5
1
2
0
5
7
3
9
1

99. 0
104.2
115. 7
121. 7
122. 7
125. 3
133. 9
155. 9
166. 9

92.9
103. 4
123. 2
137. 1
134. 1
136. 4
155. 1
192. 8
205. 6

103. 5
109. 0
129. 8
133. 3
140. 0
144. 5
156. 0
183. 7
196.9

102. 9
103.4
104. 5
103. 9
103. 9
104. 1
104. 2
107. 1
112. 8

99 . 6
101. 6
104. 6
106. 4
108. 1
109.4
111. 0
121.8
138. 9

103. 7
111.9
126. 8
128. 0
135. 4
144. 9
159. 1
190. 4
206. 4

100.
103.
109.
113.
115.
118.
122.
131.
140.

1949 ..........................
1950 ..........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1952 ..........................

167.
169.
181.
185.

0
6
8
0

196. 8
196. 8
217.2
217. 8

190.2
188. 1
203. 7
2 04 . 3

129.
140.
151.
156.

8
5
6
4

144.
150.
147.
149.

2
0
8
2

199.4
201. 2
2 2 5. 1
219.2

145.
147.
153.
159.

2
3
5
5

164. b
167. 2
180.4
183. 9

196.
197.
218.
222.

8
3
7
4

190.
188.
206.
204.

2
2
9
7

114.
122.
132.
136.

8
6
2
8

144. 2
149.4
146. 6
148. 0

199.4
2 02.4
224. 9
219. 4

145.2
147. 6
153. 8
160. 9

1949: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
October. . .

168.
166.
166.
167.

6
5
8
5

200. 3
195. 5
195. 8
197.4

196. 7
192. 0
188. 7
187.2

127. 8
129.0
130. 0
131. 0

142.
142.
143.
146.

5
9
5
5

207. 1
199. 6
198.8
196. 1

144. 0
144 . 3
145. 9
146.2

166. 5
164. 2
164. 4
164.9

200.
195.
195.
197.

3
5
8
4

196.
192.
188.
187.

7
0
7
2

114.
114.
114.
114.

5
8
8
9

142. 5
142.9
143. 5
146. 5

207.
199.
198.
196.

144.
144.
145.
146.

1950: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
October. . .

164.
164.
170.
173.

6
7
0
8

188.
189.
200.
202.

185.
185.
184.
193.

0
1
6
3

132.
132.
145.
147.

1
0
3
5

149. 6
150. 3
148.2
152. 2

195.
195.
193.
211.

3
7
3
7

145.
145.
146.
149.

7
4
6
2

161.
161.
168.
171.

188. 3
188.2
201. 7
201. 8

185.
185.
184.
193.

0
0
2
6

115.
115.
126.
128.

1
0
7
6

149.
151.
147.
151.

6
6
0
5

195. 3
196. 0
194.4
215. 1

145. 7
145. 5
147.2
149. 6

1951: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
October. . .

179. 8
181.2
181. 3
183. 8

215. 6
215. 9
216. 5
2 1 8.4

198. 1
202. 0
201.2
211. 2

148.
150.
151.
153.

5
8
2
7

148. 3
148. 3
147.2
148. 8

220. 8
226. 6
227.9
225. 1

152.
153.
153.
154.

4
1
0
3

177. 5
179. 9
180.2
182. 3

214.
217.
219.
220.

7
4
0
4

200.
206.
205.
212.

1
6
8
5

129.
131.
131.
134.

5
5
8
0

147.
147.
145.
148.

5
5
0
4

221.
224.
226.
226.

3
6
5
9

152. 8
153. 7
153. 6
154.2

1952: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
October. . .

183. 8
184. 5
185. 8
186.4

219.
216.
220.
218.

205. 4
204. 5
203.2
203. 3

155.
155.
157.
158.

1
9
1
4

148.
148.
148.
150.

221. 6
220. 0
217.2
216.9

155.
159.
160.
163.

5
8
7
6

183.2
183.2
185. 1
184. 1

223.
220.
226.
222.

9
3
5
3

208.
206.
204.
202.

0
1
2
2

135.2
135. 9
137. 0
138. 1

148.4
148.4
145.9
149.4

222. 1
219.9
218. 8
218. 7

155. 6
161. 0
161. 9
162.4

(5 )
181. 5

(5)
211. 7

(5)
202. 4

(5)
139. 5

(5)
153. 1

(5 )
214. 5

(5 )
164. 2

3
0
7
0

3
8
7
2

8
8
7
5

8
9
1
6

1
6
8
1

5
1
2
0
5
7
3
9
1

0
3
9
2

1953: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ...........

-

1940 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
1942 .........................
1943 ..........................
1944 ..........................
1945 ..........................
1946 ..........................
1947 ..........................
1948 .........................

99 .
104.
116.
122.
124.
126.
137.
159.
171.

6
81
5
3
6
5
5
5

96 . 8
107. 5
126. 1
139. 6
138. 5
141.4
162.4
2 0 1.4
217. 5

102. 8
106.9
125. 7
130. 6
138. 0
141. 7
155. 8
181. 2
199. 1

101.
102.
106.
106.
106.
106.
107.
110.
119.

5
1
4
4
5
5
0
9
3

101. 7
104.2
106. 1
106. 3
107. 2
107. 8
110. 1
120. 9
134. 1

96 . 9
102.2
115. 8
11704
124.4
127. 0
139.2
160. 6
172. 6

100.
103.
109.
112.
117.
120.
124.
133.
142.

8
0
0
4
3
1
5
9
2

99. 6
104. 8
116. 1
1 2 2 .4
1 2 4 .2
126. 5
137.4
159. 3
171.2

96. 8
107. 5
126. 1
139. 6
138. 5
141. 4
162.4
201. 4
217. 5

102.
106.
125.
130.
138.
141.
155.
181.
199.

8
9
7
6
0
7
8
2
1

101. 5
102. 1
106.2
106. 1
106. 0
106. 0
106.2
109. 5
117.4

101.
104.
106.
106.
107.
107.
110.
120.
134.

7
2
1
3
2
8
1
9
1

96 . 9
102. 2
115. 8
117.4
124.4
127. 0
139.2
160. 6
172. 6

100. 8
103. 0
109. 0
112.4
117. 3
120. 1
124. 5
133. 9
142. 2

1949 ..........................
1950 .................. . . .
1 9 5 1 .........................
1952 .........................

169.
171.
185.
191.

6
5
7
7

208.
213.
238.
243.

194.
191.
205.
203.

1
6
6
5

122.
125.
130.
135.

6
7
0
4

133.
139.
142.
144.

7
7
6
9

169.
171.
186.
182.

144.
146.
157.
168.

8
1
0
3

169. 2
172. 1
187.4
193. 0

208.
214.
240.
248.

9
3
4
3

194.
191.
208.
205.

1
8
6
6

120.
122.
126.
132.

133. 7
139.2
144. 5
148. 9

169. 6
172. 8
187.4
184. 7

144.
146.
157.
166.

1949: M a r c h ..........
J u n e ................
Septem ber.
December. .

169.4
170. 2
169.4
168. 3

207. 6
212. 8
2 1 1.6
206.2

197. 5
195.5
190. 2
188. 9

122.
122.
122.
123.

0
4
9
6

135.
130.
134.
136.

3
5
0
8

173. 5
168.2
167. 0
167. 0

145.2
144. 5
143. 6
146. 3

169.
169.
168.
167.

207.
212.
211.
206.

6
8
6
2

197. 5
195. 5
190.2
188. 9

119. 8
119.9
120.2
120. 6

135.
130.
134.
136.

3
5
0
8

173.
168.
167.
167.

5
2
0
0

145.2
144. 5
143. 6
146. 3

1950: M a r c h ..........
J u n e ...............
Septem ber.
D ecem ber. .

168. 0
168.8
174. 0
178. 8

204. 7
210.2
220.4
229. 7

188.
188.
193.
199.

124.
126.
126.
127.

9
1
7
5

140.
137.
140.
142.

5
3
1
8

167.
1 6 6.
175.
182.

1
1
3
6

145.
143.
146.
149.

5
9
7
2

167. 4
169.7
175. 0
180.2

204. 5
212 .4
220. 5
229. 1

188.
1 88 .
193.
200.

121.
123.
123.
124.

8
0
5
3

140. 1
135.?
140. 8
144. 8

167.
167.
177.
185.

1
0
9
0

145.
144.
147.
150.

1951: M a r c h ...........
J u n e .............
Sep tem ber.
Decem ber.

185.
185.
186.
190.

2
0
2
2

2 39.4
238.2
23 8 . 8
243. 9

203. 6
204. 7
2 09.4
207. 8

128. 3
129. 0
131.4
133. 3

1 43 . 0
141.2
142. 3
143. 5

187.
187.
186.
184.

5
8
6
8

156.
156.
156.
163.

3
3
9
5

186. 8
186.8
188. 3
191. 5

240. 0
2 3 9.9
240. 8
247. 1

206. 4
207.4
212. 8
211. 3

125. 1
125.8
128. 2
130..0

145. 0
142. 3
144.4
146. 0

188.
188.
186.
185.

6
7
9
6

157. 6
157.4
158. 3
161.4

1952: M a r c h . . . .
J u n e ...........
Septem ber.
Decem ber. .

190.
192.
192.
191.

2
7
7
8

238. 3
247. 6
244. 3
2 4 0.4

205.
204.
202.
200.

134.
135.
136.
137.

143. 6
143. 6
146.4
148. 0

183.
180.
182.
184.

1
8
7
7

167.
168.
170.
170.

8
3
2
1

190.9
195. 1
193. 7
192. 7

242.
254.
247.
244.

207.
205.
204.
202.

131.
132.
132.
133.

5
1
6
8

146. 0
146. 0
152.7
155.9

184.
182.
185.
187.

0
8
3
3

166.
166.
168.
168.

190. 5
192.9

2 34. 9
240. 3

(5 )
134.2

156. 6
158. 3

183.5
183. 5

-

-

-

-

"

ST . L.0UIS, M0..

1953: M a r c h ..........
J u n e .............




9
7
9
5

6
7
4
0

3
0
0
0

8
4
0
2

6
5
5
8

0
8
9
8

4
5
9
2

6
6
3
6

8
5
1
0

202. 3
203. 5

1
8
8
0

8
7
7
6

5
5
7
3

0
5
1
2

172. 8
173. 2

TABULAR SUMMARY

5 5

TABLE B — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1:
34 L a r g e C i t i e s by Commodity Groups—
A d ju s t e d S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 - 5 2
Old S e r i e s 1 9 4 0 - J u n e 1953

C o n tin u e d

<I 93 !5—39nl 00)

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES

Period

All

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger-

Food

Rent

103. 7
104. 4

Miacella-

furniah-

All
i tema

Food

Fuel,
electric­
ity, and
refriger­
ation

Rent

Houaefurniah-

Miacell a-

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL IF.

5
1
3
0

181.4
181. 3
184. 9

1951: M a r c h . . . .
J u n e ...........
Septem ber.
Decem ber.

188. 7
188.4
188.4
193. 1

241. 7
237.4
234. 8
2 48.4

1952: M a r c h ____
Ju n e . . . . . .
S e p te m b e r
Decem ber.

193.
196.
195.
197.

2 45.4
247.4
2 4 0.9
245. 0

1953: M a r c h ____
J u n e ..........

"

1
3
6
6

”

172. 3

2
7
8
5

3
3
9
5

166.
165.
1 67.
169.

9
7
6
1

91.9
91.9
96 .3

183.2
185. 7
182. 6
174. 6

174.
175.
176.
180.

2
0
2
7

132. 1
133. 5
133. 6
135.2

96. 8
96. 8
8
106.4

170.4
170.2
171.4
173. 7

181.
191.
194.
195.

8
1
3
3

(5 )
137.4

106.4
106.4

175. 8
176. 3

198. 6
200. 5

1 1 6 .2

3
6
7
7

166. 9
165. 1
167. 7
169.4

172.
173.
176.
182.

3
1
0
8

211.
214.
218.
232.

6
3
6
5

181.4
181. 2
185. 0
191. 6

117.
118,
118.
120.

0
9 2. 1
9 2. 1
97 . 5

179. 1
182. 0
180.9
174. 9

173.5
174. 3
175. 3
177. 9

189.
190.
190.
195.

7
7
3
8

241.
242.
239.
251.

6
1
6
3

199.
201.
201.
201.

0
1
6
0

126. 0
127. 3
128. 3
130.2

9 8 .8
98. 8
98. 8

171.
170.
171.
173.

180.
187.
190.
191.

195. 0
199.5
197. 8
199. 0

2 4 8 .4
254. 0
246. 7
247. 2

199.5
196. 8
196.2
196. 2

197. 3
199. 1

238. 9
241. 8

196.

138.
139.
139.
141.

210.
211.
214.
229.

159.
158.
170.
178.

190.
186.
181.
181.

3
7
6
0

172. 9
172.4
175. 3
181. 5

84. 5
86. 8
86. 8

3
5
7
1

199.
196.
195.
195.

1950: M a r c h ____
J u n e ...........
S e p te m b e r
Decem ber.

6
0
4
3

216.
215.
213.
210.

92.

1 2 1 .2
121. 6
121. 8

165.
166.
167.
166.

6
7
0
5

131. 9
133. 3
134.2
136. 3

0
186. 1
181. 7
181. 3

6
7
3
7

174.
173.
173.
171.

3
3
7
5

190.

166.
156.
159.
158.

165. 6
166. 0
167.4
166. 3

199.
201.
202.
201.

3
5
7
1

82. 7
82 . 7
82.7
84. 5

6
7
3
7

1 9 2 .2

216.
215.
213.
210.

166. 1
167. 1
175. 5
189.4

116.4
118. 1
127. 1
133. 0

159.
157.
169.
175.

175.4
1 7 4 .5
173.9
172.4

161.2
165. 1
181. 8
171. 5

186. 0
184. 0
199.9
197. 6

84 . 5
86. 5
86. 5
86.5

1949: M a r c h . . .
J u n e ...........
S e p te m b e r
Decem ber.

82.9

3
7
6
8

8
123. 5
123. 5
125. 6

6
123. 1
133.0
139. 2

121.

9 1.7
98 .4

215.
217.
241.
248.

122.

186. 0
184. 1
2 00.4
197.2

102.9
106. 7
115. 7
123. 2
128. 8
132. 8
138. 6
149. 5
159. 5

6
1
5
6

166.
156.
159.
158.

215. 3
215.2
238. 6
244. 3

5
7
7
3

8
107. 3
119.2
119. 1
131. 0
132. 0
134. 8
155.2
164. 6

173.
175.
190.
197.

7
7
7
5

174.
174.
188.
195.

107. 3
108. 6
109. 0
109.4
112. 7
118. 8

91.
91 .
93 .
9 2.
92.
92.
85 .
82.
82.

1 0 0 .2

82 .
82 .
82 .
84 .

107.2

-

101.

3
8
7
6

”

102.

106.
115.
123.
128.
132.
138.
149.
159.

9
7
7
2
8
8
6
5
5

166.

3
5
5
3

-

0
0
5
6
0
3
7
1
5

101.

1
167. 0
174. 5
185. 7

161.2
1 6 4 .2
179. 3
172. 0

1949 .......................
1950 ..................
1 9 5 1 .................... ..
1952 .......................

1 0 6 .2

91 . 7
91. 8
93.8
9 2.3
92. 6
9 2.8
85.8
82. 6
82.9

103.
107.
124.
128.
137.
143.
154.
178.
192.

82.9
86. 0
92. 0

103. 0
96.5
107. 0 107. 0
128. 5 124. 5
1 4 3 . 4 128. 6
143. 8 , 137. 0
1 4 8 . 2 143. 3
170. 1 154. 7
2 0 3 . 7 178. 1
220. 8
192. 5

7
3
0
0

96. 5
107. 0
128. 5
143.4
143. 8
148.2
170. 1
203. 7
220. 8

8
107. 3
119.2
119. 1
131. 0
132. 0
134. 8
155. 2
164. 6

100.4
105. 9
118. 7
126. 6
129. 8
133. 3
144. 1
163. 3
174. 9

103.
104.
106.
106.

100.4
105.9
118. 7
126.4
129.4
132. 9
143. 7
162. 8
174.2

7
8
8
3
6
8
8
6
9

1940 .......................
1 9 4 1 .......................
1942 .......................
1943 .......................
1944 .......................
1945 .......................
1946 .......................
1947 .......................
1948 .......................

0
1
7
3

6
196.4

1 0 6 .2

106. 3
106. 6
1 0 9 .2

114.4

116.4
116. 5
116. 9
3
0
0
0

8 6 .2

8 6 .8
9 1 .6

96.

SAWINNAH, GA.
1940 .....................'.
1 9 4 1 .......................
1942 .......................
1943 .......................
1944 .......................
1945 .......................
1946 .......................
1947 .......................
1948 .......................

100.

6
106. 9
120. 9
131. 5
13c . 2
138. 1
148. 8
169. 2
180.4

9 8. 7
109. 8
130. 5
149. 7
15 0. 9
153. 7
175.0
2 1 2.4
220. 8

8
107.4
125.9
131.8
140.0
145. 1
157. 5
178. 3
193. 7

104. 7
108.4
116. 6
120.4
124. 3
125. 5
125. 6
127. 2
133. 3

9 7. 5
9 8. 7
107. 6
113.2
112, 4
113. 0
115.4
129.4
150.2

104. 8
108.4
119. 7
121.5
134.4 •
155. 1
171. 8
192. 1
204.2

100.4
104. 0
113.2
121. 5
13 3 . 2
130. 0
132. 8
142. 6
153. 0

100,
106.

6
8
120. 7
130. 7
133. 3
136. 7
147.4
167. 6
178. 0

98. 7
109. 8
130. 5
149. 7
150. ?
153. 7
175. 0
212.4
220. 8

104. 7
101. 8
1 0 7 . 4 107. 8
1 2 5 . 9 115. 0
131. 8 1 1 4 . 9
140. 0 113. 3
145. 1 115. 7
157. 5 4 1 1 5 . 4
178. 3 115. 8
193. 7 117. 3

97.5
98 . 7
107. 6
113.2
112.4
113.0
115.4
129.4
150.2

104. 8
108.4
119. 7
121. 5
131. 4
155. 1
171. 8
192. 1
204.2

100.4
104 . 0
113. 2
121. 5
178. 2
130. 0
132. 8
142. 6
153. 0

1949 .......................
1950 .......................
1 9 5 1 .......................
1952 .......................

176. 9
178.2
195.9
200. 8

2 1 1.4
208. 8
237.9
2 42 . 9

187.
186.
205.
207.

137. 7
149. 0
162. 8
170.2

152. 3
153.4
162. 7
170. 6

197. 3
196.4
216. 7
214. 8

157.
160.
171.
176.

3
6
0
9

173.9
176. 3
195. 0
200. 0

211. 4

187.8
187. 9
206. 1
2 0 8.2

118. 1
126. 7
138.4
145. 9

152. 3
153. 0
161.4
168. 3

197. 3
196.4
217. 6
216. 1

157. 3
1
170. 6
176. 0

1949: J a n u a r y . . .
April. . . . .
J u l y .............
October. . .

179.
177.
176.
176.

215. 3

192.9
189.4
186.4
185. 2

136.
137.
137.
138.

7
1
7
3

156. 9
1 5 2 .2
148. 6
152.4

205. 1
201 . C
194.2
193. 3

155. 4
156.4
156. 6
159. 6

176. 7
174.9
173. 3
173.4

2 12o 2
2 1 0 .2

208.2

192.9
189.4
186.4
185. 2

118.2
118. 0
118. 0
118. 0

156. 9
152.2
148. 6
152.4

205.
201.
194.
193.

155. 4
156.4
156. 6
159. 6

1950: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ...........
J u l y .............
O c to b e r . .

172. 3
173.4
177. 7
183. 6

6
3
1
3

139.4
142. 1
152. 7
155. 5

152.2
152. 5
152. 6
154.4

1 9 2 .2

215. 9

184.
182.
181.
194.

193.5
190.9
202.9

158.
158.
158.
163.

169. 1
170.9
177.2
181. 6

197.
200.
214.
216.

184.
185.
183.
194.

6
0
8
4

118.5
120. 8
129. 8
132.2

152.2
152. 1
152. 3
154. 0

193. 8
8
203. 5

158.
159.
159.
164.

5
0
2
9

1951: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........
J u l y .............
O c to b e r . . .

1 8 9 .2

1 9 8 .8

229. 8
237: 6
241.2
240. 7

196. 1
205.2
205. 3
210. 1

158. 5
161. 6
162. 9
165.4

156.4
160. 6
164.5
164. 5

209. 8
218.2
217. 7
219. 1

165. 7
170.9
169.9
173. 8

188.
194.
195.
197.

231. 1
239. 3
24Z .4
243.4

196. 1
2 0 6.2
206. 8
211. 1

134. 7
137.4
138. 5
140. 6

155.2
160. 1
163.2
163.2

208.
218.
218.
221.

166 .
171.
169.
172.

5
1
5
6

1952: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ...........
J u l y .............
October. . .

200.
199.
202.
201.

242.
239.
247.
242.

207. 9
208. 3
207. 3
2 06.4

167.
168.
171.
174.

168.8
168. 8
170. 1 '
175. 6

216. 6
215. 3
2 13.8

176.
176.
176.
178.

199.2

3
0
0
6

209.2
209. 5
208. 3
206. 8

142.4
143. 6
145.9
1 4 8. 6

166.8
166. 8
168. 1
172.4

218. 1
217.2

200.9

245.
242.
251.
245.

(5 )
197. 7

(5 )
232. 8

(5 )
205. 8

(5 )
155.2

(5 )
170. 1

5
8
3
5

195. 5
196. 5
3
6
0
8

2 1 2 .2
2 1 0 .2

208. 2
197. 0
200. 0
2 1 1 .6

6
3
3
1

101.

8
5
1
7

1953: J a n u a r y . . .
A p r i l ..........




"

5
9
7
8

2 1 2 .2

5
9
8
7

5
6
8
9

0
6
8
8

1 9 8 .2
201. 8

2 1 0 .2

239. 5
246. 1
215. 3

0
5
8
8

1
0
2
3

1 9 2 .2
190.

1
8
9
5

2 1 6 .2

214. 6
(5)

212.

2

161.

175. 1
175. 0
175.4
177. 3
(5 )
180. 9

56

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE B —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1:
Adjusted Series 1940-52

M Large

Continued

Cities by Commodity Groups —
Old Series 1940-June 1953

( 1 9 3 5 —3 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES3

ADJUSTED SERIES 3

F uel >

F uel,
Period

A ll

Food

Apparel

e le c tric ­
i t y , and
r e f r ig e r ­
at i o n

Rent

Houaef ur ni ahlnga

Miac e lla -

A ll

SCRAN1r ON,
1 9 4 0 .................................
1 9 4 1 .................................

98. 6
103. 3

1 9 4 2 ..................................
1 9 4 3 ..................................
1 9 4 4 ..................................

114. 1
1 21 .4

1 9 4 5 ..................................
1 9 4 6 ..................................
1 9 4 7 ..................................

1 23 .2
126. 6
1 38 .2
160. 7

9 7 .3
104. 9
123. 0
138. 9
1 36 .2
1 3 9 .4

101. 8
108. 1

98. 1
98. 3

95. 8
97. 7

9 8 .9
1 0 8 .4

100. 3
103. 3

126. 3

98. 1
97. 4

9 9.2
104. 5
111. 6

122. 8

108. 3
110. 3
114. 1

142. 8
155. 1

1 2 9 .9
1 40 .4
148. 3
161. 2

9 7 .2

189. 6
42 0 2 . 6

9 7 .9
102. 0
103. 2
107. 8

114. 5
124. 6
130. 7

1 9 9 .0
196. 2

111. 8
115. 1

1 4 4 .2

1948

..................................

170. 1

1 5 9 .9
1 9 4 .9
209. 8

1949
1950
1 951
1952

..................................
..................................
..................................
..................................

167. 9

2 0 1 .4

169. 0
182. 5
186. 9

202. 6
225. 0
231. 1

211. 1
2 1 1 .2

120. 5
125. 5

F e b ru a ry ....

1 66 .9
168. 5

110. 8
111. 8

1949:

M a y ......................
A u g u s t ...............
N o v e m b e r.. .
1950:

February.

138. 9
1 3 6 .2
1 3 9 .4

98. 1
98. 3

126. 3
1 29 .9
1 40 .4
148. 3
161. 2

169. 3
171. 5

144. 0

167. 8

2 0 1 .4

145. 7

187. 9
182. 9

152. 7
158. 5

169. 5
185. 0

201. 6
224. 5

1 9 9 .0
197. 1
214. 0

190. 1

2 3 4 .2

144. 6

178. 8

144. 1

169. 3
1 64 .9
163. 1

143. 9
144. 1
144. 2

169. 5
1 66 .3

200. 5
197. 7

198. 1

194. 3

112. 5

140. 9
143. 0
147. 1

1 6 6 .8
1 6 8 .4

9 5 .8
9 7 .7

9 8 .9
1 0 8 .4

98. 1
9 7 .4

9 9 .2
104. 5

9 7 .2

111. 6
1 1 4 .5
124. 6

122. 8
123. 9
136. 8

9 7 .9
101. 9
103. 1
189. 6
42 0 2 .6 41 0 7 .5

1 9 4 .9
209. 8

203. 1

Miac e l l a-

130. 7

142. 8
155. 1

100.
103.
108.
110.
114.
115.

3
3
3
3
1
5

121. 1
133. 9
4 1 39 .2

1 39 .2

179. 0
4 18 3 . 1

1 11 .2
114. 4

1 44 .2
1 4 9 .4

169. 3
172. 6

146. 5

214. 9

119. 8
124. 7

1 5 9 .9
1 65 .2

189. 3
181. 1

154. 9
1 59 .2

144. 0

196. 0

203. 1

110. 3

144. 6

178. 8

144. 1

202. 6
206. 1

200. 5
1 9 7 .7

111. 3
111. 6

1 9 .8 . 1

194. 3

1 1 1 .8

140. 9
143. 0
147. 1

169. 3
164. 9
163. 1

143. 9
144. 1
144. 2

1 9 1 .4

1 94 .4

113. 0

147. 1

167. 7

143. 8

1 6 3 .7

191. 0

1 9 4 .4

167. 7

143. 8

1 9 9 .6

148. 9

1 7 3 .7

115. 6
116. 6

149. 6
152. 1

144. 2
146. 8

180. 3

1 9 4 .8
204. 6

168. 0
172. 1

117. 3

199. 6
2 0 7 .4
205. 3

1 4 7 .2

145. 8

1 6 7 .3
1 71 .8

193. 5

149. 1
151. 1

1 67 .2
1 70 .8

144. 0

209. 8
207. 1

1 1 3 .8
116. 3

1 47 .2

1 71 .2
173. 1

193. 1
194. 5
201. 8

112. 3
113. 0

147. 1

166. 6

1 8 0 .8
1 82 .4

223. 7
225. 2

210. 5
2 1 0 .4

118. 7

158. 3

1 85 .7

150. 5

1 83 .4

223. 4

2 1 2 .6

161. 1

225. 1

213. 3

121. 8

161. 6

1 8 9 .1
187. 1

151. 9
155. 4

184. 7
1 8 5 .0

2 2 9 .8

210. 5
214. 3

154. 9
157. 7

153. 1

225. 9

1 19 .9
121. 5

190. 8

182. 5
1 8 5 .4

225. 0
230. 5

2 1 3 .3
218. 0

1 1 7 .9
1 19 .2
120. 7
121. 1

184. 2
186. 3

161. 6

184. 6
182. 5
181. 6
1 8 2 .4

155. 7
158. 0

1 8 7 .4
1 89 .8

2 2 8 .4

1 5 7 .2
160. 3

123. 5
124. 3

158. 7

1 93 .2

214. 6
213. 6

162. 8
175. 7

1 57 .2
161. 3

190. 5

125. 3
125. 8

180. 0

161. 3

235. 5
241. 3
231. 8

215. 6
215. 6

161. 1

1 80 .4

161. 5

186. 3

2 1 9 .4
•217.2

(5 )
126. 9

181. 0

185. 3

213. 9
213. 6

173. 9

1 7 7 .8
178. 1

163. 2
164. 5

103. 6
1 0 8 .4
126. 8

106. 7
1 11 .5
114. 6
1 10 .4
111. 3
1 11 .4

96. 7
9 6 .4

98. 7
104. 6

100. 6

118. 9
121. 6
130. 0
144. 0
157. 3
182. 5
4 1 92 .8

102. 5
106. 1
114. 6

February.

. .

February.

. .

February.

225. 6

212. 1

1 8 9 .4

231. 1
237. 7

211. 6
211. 3

1 87 .9

2 3 0 .9

209. 7

124. 3
125. 1
126. 1
126. 6

170. 7

188. 1

. .

M a y .....................

-

"

-

-

“
SEAT! LE ,

1940
194 1
1942
1943
1944

1 23 .2
1 2 6 .6

101. 8
108. 1

1 5 9 .9

196. 0

Houaef u r n i ah-

164. 0

M a y ......................
A u g u s t .............
N ovem ber. . .
1953:

104. 9
123. 0

160. 7
4170. 1

149. 0
157. 7
162. 5

e le c tric ­
i t y , and
re frig er­
ation

. .

M a y ......................
A u g u s t ...............
N o v e m b e r.. .
1952:

97. 3

103. 3
114. 1
1 2 1 .4

138. 2

1 3 9 .2

Rent

PA.
98. 6

121. 1
133. 9
179. 0
4183. 1 41 3 9 .2

202. 6
206. 1

1 12 .2

115. 5

Apparel

M a y ......................
A u g u s t ...............
N ovem ber. . .
1951:

169. 6
1 6 6 .4

123. 9
1 3 6 .8

Food

.................................
..................................
....................... ; . . .
..................................
..................................

1 9 4 5 .................... : _____
1 9 4 6 .................................
1 9 4 7 ..................................
1 9 4 8 ..................................

101. 7
1 07 .8
121. 3
128. 2
130. 1
1 33 .2
1 43 .4
162. 1
175. 6

9 9 .4
1 10 .2
132. 8
144. 0
141. 6
1 4 4 .4
164. 3
198. 7
217. 6

1 03 .6
1 08 .4
126. 8
131. 5
138. 2
145. 4

106.
111.
116.
114.
117.

7
6
1
8
6

96. 7
9 6 .4
100. 6
101. 9

118. 1

1 02 .9
104. 5

155. 9
178. 3
41 9 2 . 3

119. 5
124. 1
134. 2

107. 0
114. 6
123. 1

208. 9
211. 8
234. 5

188. 7
185. 9
2 0 3 .4

141. 0
145. 3
1 53 .2

127. 9
1 2 9 .4
132. 1
130. 8

98. 7
104. 6
118. 9

102. 5
106. 1
114. 6

121. 6
123. 9
130. 0
1 2 9 .9
144. 0
1 32 .4
157. 3
136. 6
182. 5
144. 2
4 1 9 2 . 8 4 15 3 . 6

182. 7

150. 9
153. 2

1 5 6 .8

188. 1
1 9 2 .4

160. 3
163. 8

191. 0
187. 0

1 6 3 .8

1 8 3 .4
1 80 .4

155. 8
154. 5
1 5 6 .4
1 5 6 .6

WASH.
101. 7
107. 8
121. 1
127. 5

1 29 .2
i 32. 2
1 42 .4
160. 8
4 173. 7

1 3 1 .5
138. 2
1 4 5 .4

164. 3
198. 7
217. 6

155. 9
178. 3
4 1 9 2 .3

208. 9
210. 6
232. 3

188. 7
186. 3

1 24 .4
127. 1

204. 9

133. 5

127. 9
130. 8
134. 3

101.
102.
104.
107.
114.
123.

112. 0
114. 7
41 2 1 .8

9
9
5
0
6
1

188. 8
195. 3

123. 9
1 29 .9
132. 4
136. 6
144. 2
4 153. 6
158. 8

1952

...................................

174. 9
1 7 7 .4
1 9 1 .2
196. 1

2 3 9 .4

2 0 1 .9

163. 8

1949:

F e b ru a ry ....

176. 5

213. 6

1 94 .2

M a y ......................

175. 0

190. 7

A u g u s t ...............
N ovem ber. . .

173. 5
1 7 4 .5

209. 3
205. 5
2 0 7 .4

1 38 .9
140. 1

185. 5

141. 8

1 28 .0
128. 0
127. 6

1 84 .2

143. 3

128. 3

1 85 .9

159. 6
160. 0

F e b ru a ry ..

174. 3
1 7 4 .4

205. 3

182. 5

128. 3

1 8 7 .2

161. 8

171. 6

205. 6

126. 2

128. 3

187. 2

161. 8

182. 8

128. 9

189. 7

160. 2

171. 8

206. 8

182. 3

126. 7

177. 3

2 0 6 .9
214. 6

14 4 . 8
1 4 5 .4

184. 8

145. 8

184. 9

127. 1

130.-9
131. 5

189. 7
193. 1

159. 8
163. 0

1 9 2 . 3.

147. 6

166. 2

1 75 .2
180. 8

212. 6

2 2 1 .8

189. 6
2 05 .2

161. 4

183. 1

129. 0
1 3 1 .2

219. 0

194. 2

128. 7

1 32 .5

210. 5

167. 9

. .

188. 3

231. 7

201. 8

148. 1

132. 0

213. 5

168. 7

186. 8

236. 6

202. 2

152. 7

132. 1

217. 1

171. 0

1 33 .9
134. 3

220. 8

172. 7

1 90 .9
1 9 4 ,6

232. 7
2 38 .. 1

203. 7
207. 5

154. 8
1 5 6 ,7

132. 1
132, 2

214. 7
2 1 3 ,5

171. 6
175. 6

189. 6
188. 6
192. 7

129. 1
133. 1

171. 1

1 9 1 .4

202. 9
203. 6

2 1 8 .4

M a y .....................
A u g u s t ..............

229. 7
234. 0
229. 8
236. 7

205. 6
208. 9

134. 9
136. 6

134. 3
134, 8

2 1 7 .2
216. 7

1 7 3 .4
177. 1

195. 3
195. 8

238. 2

204. 3

1 6 1 .4

1 77 .2
1 78 .4

1 79 .2

2 0 2 .3

140. 6
141. 5

213. 3

194. 8

2 38. 8
241. 5

134. 8
135. 0

1 9 5 .9
197. 6

239. 0
238. 3

201. 6

162. 3
163. 7

210. 9
206. 5

205. 1

2 0 1 .8

1 32 .2
1 32 .2

194. 0

239. 7

129. 3

206. 3

193. 8

238. 3

202. 3

168. 2

129. 6

2 0 5 .2

195. 2

237. 4

200. 3

142. 7
146. 6

133. 3

199. 5

178. 9
183. 1

208. 3
206. 8

134. 7

206. 2

179. 7
180. 3
184. 8

193. 1

229. 1
229. 3

200. 8

148. 6

135. 5

204. 7

1 86 .2

140. 7

206. 5

191. 3

1 9 4 9 ..................................
1 9 5 0 ..................................
1 9 5 1 ..................................

1950:

. .

M a y ......................
A u g u s t ..............
N ovem ber. . .
1 9 5 1: F e b r u a r y .

1952:

N ovem ber.

. .

Febru ary.

. .

M a y .....................
A u g u s t ...............

1953:

N ovem ber.

. .

Fe b ru a ry ..

. .

M a y . ...................




„

__

1 88 .8
193. 1
2 1 4 .4

158. 8
1 6 2 .4
1 7 1 .7

2 0 7 .2

178. 7

189. 3
194. 3

239. 6

202. 6

142. 8

1 3 4 .4

2 1 7 .9
208. 7

196. 3

157. 1

174. 3

213. 6

1 9 4 .2

124. 0

128. 0

196. 3

188. 7

158. 3

172. 5

124. 0

158. 3

185. 5

124. 6

128. 0
127. 6

188. 7

170. 8

209. 3
205. 5

190. 7

1 83 .8

183. 8

171. 6

207. 4

1 8 4 .2

1 24 .9

128. 3

185. 9

159. 6
160. 0

182. 5

__

1 72 .3
175. 0

9 9 .4
110. 2
132. 8
144. 0
141. 6
1 44 .4

1 95 .4

199. 7

(5 )

■

1 63 .2
173. 5
181. 0
157. 1

57

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE B —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX1: 34 Large Cities by Commodity Groups—
Adjusted Series 1940-52
Old Series 1940-June 1953

Continued

( 1 9 3 5 —3 9 = 1 0 0 )

OLD SERIES

ADJUSTED SERIES 3

F ue l,

Fuel,
P e r i od

A ll
items

e le c tric ­
i t y , and
r e f r ig e r ­
at i o n

Rent

Food

furn ish­
i ngs

Mi sc e lla -

A ll

WASHI NGITON,
1 9 4 0 ..........................
1 9 4 1 ..........................
19d 2
1943
1944
1945

99. 7
1 0 4 .4
115. 7
123. 0
124. 8

..........................
..........................
.........................
..........................

128. 6

1 9 4 6 ..........................
1 9 4 7 ..........................

139. 7
157. 9
167. 5

1 9 4 8 ..........................

167. 3

1 9 4 9 .........................
1 9 5 0 ..........................
1 9 5 1 ..........................
1952

..........................

1949:

Febru ary.
M a y ............
A ugust. . .

1950:

1951:

169. 5
181. 0
185. 8
165. 6
167. 1

N ovem ber

168. 0
168. 5

123. 9
138. 2
134. 9

102. 6

113. 1
116. 7

228. 1

220. 7

1 95 .2
2 0 1 .2
203. 5

216. 3
213. 5

213. 1

211. 6
210. 3

202. 6
194. 0

Febru ary.

1 79 .2
180. 0
180. 8
184. 7

186. 9

101. 0
101. 5
102. 0

3
6
3
1

210. 9
224. 3

1 96 .9
2 0 7 .4

183. 9
184. 9
1 8 7 .4

109.
130.
137.
147.

200. 5
202. 6
224. 3

166. 8
170. 8
173. 5

February.

100. 2

102.
103.
104.
108.

166. 0

M a y ............
A ugust. . .
Novem ber

103. 1

1 5 6 .4
1 39 .9
1 7 8 .2
159. 8
193. 7 ' 2 06. 1
2 0 8 . 2 42 1 8 . 8

Febru ary.

Novem ber

1953:

1 05 .4

M a y ............
A ugust. . .
N ovem ber

M a y ...............
A u g u st.. .

1952:

96. 4

2 1 0 .2
208. 5
209. 0
215. 1

2 0 8 .9
223. 3
224. 3
222. 6
228. 1
223. 1
226. 8
233. 1
227. 8

9
4
6
1

122. 0
127. 8

98. 3
100, 1
102. 9
106. 2
109. 2
1 1 0 .4
114. 6
1 22 .4
1 33 .2
1 38 .2
144. 2
148. 6
153. 7

104. 6
1 13 .9
128. 6
131. 6
135. 6
141. 7

113. 0
119. 7
125. 0

128. 3
157. 3
1 3 3 .4
143. 5
191. 1
4 2 0 2 . 7 4 1 5 1. 2
1 97 .8

156. 4

202. 0
220. 0
215. 1

159. 2
166. 4

155. 5
156. 3

174. 2

1

See

"

f o o t n o t e 1,

T a b le

1 38 .9
157. 1
4 1 6 6 .4
1 65 .4
167. 7
1 8 1 .2
186. 7

1 95 .4

1 1 6 .4

143.
141.
144.
147.

196. 7
200. 7
213. 0

156. 9
157. 4

163. 7
165. 2

1 5 9 .9
162. 5

168. 9
171. 9

2 2 2 .4

164. 3
165. 1
165. 5

179. 3
1 80 .2

172. 9
172. 1
1 75 .4
177. 8

1 16 .5
1 1 7 .4
117. 8
118. 1

0
7
0
1

1 96 .8

226. 4

126. 1

149. 3

221. 0
217. 8
2 2 0 .4

222.
221.
220.
218.

1 27 .3
127. 6

149. 3
152. 7

2 1 6 .2
215. 3

128. 2
1 28 .4

156. 0
157. 5

212. 3
2 1 6 .4

”

A ,

1 24 .2
128. 0

1 41 .2

118. 7
124. 8

""

122. 6

2 0 4 .4
1 96 .9
1 94 .4

149. 1
148. 1
148. 9

156. 9
156. 9

170. 6

“

”

Apparel

96. 4

103. 1

105. 4

134. 9

109. 3
130. 6
1 3 7 .3
147. 1

1 3 9 .9
159. 8
193. 7

1 5 6 .4
178. 2
206. 1

123. 9
138. 2

2 0 8 .2
200. 5
201. 9
225. 0
233. 5
195. 2

42 1 8 .8

3

See

R e v is e d .

fo o tn o te

2,

N o t a v a ila b le .




T a b le

A ,

34.

M is c e lla -

i ngs

100. 0
100. 6
100. 5
100.
100.
100.
100.

3
3
3
3

101. 1
41 0 3 .3

98. 3
100. 1
102. 9
1 06 .2
1 09 .2
1 10 .4
114. 6
1 2 2 .4

104. 6

100. 7

113.
128.
131.
135.

103. 3
113. 0

9
6
6
6

141. 7
157. 3

119. 7
125. 0
128. 3
1 3 3 .4

1 3 3 .2

191. 1
42 0 2 . 7

143. 5
4 1 5 1 .2

197. 8

156. 4
160. 3

105. 0

212. 1

1 07 .2
111. 7

138. 2
1 4 5 .4
151. 7

2 02 .2
223. 1

117. 1

156. 8

219. 5

104. 3
104. 6

138. 6
134. 6

2 0 4 .4

1 04- . 8
1 0 6 .4

137. 5
141. 2

164. 1
165. 3
166. 0

201. 2
203. 5

216. 3
213. 5
211. 6

1 6 6 .2

202. 6

210. 3

196. 9
1 94 .4

156. 9
158. 0
161. 6

106. 6

1 4 3 .4

106. 8
107. 5

1 42 .4

206. 9

107. 9

148. 3

223. 3

228. 1

180. 8
185. 6

224. 6
222. 0
230. 8

230. 3
2 3 0 .4

1 0 8 .2
108. 8
1 1 4 .4

152. 9
150. 1
151. 8

231. 5

115. 5

1 52 .9

1 8 4 .4

227. 2

228. 5

116. 6

186. 6
188. 6

234. 6

226. 7
224. 7
223. 3

117. 0
117. 5
117. 6

222. 0

225. 9
228. 6

(5 )
118. 0

1 66 .2
161. 6

221. 1
220. 1

187. 3
185. 3
185. 5

223. 2
222. 0

156. 9

196. 8
196. 0

2 1 0 .2
209. 4
209. 6
218. 1

239. 0
231. 9

155. 5
156. 3
156. 9

193. 6

146. 0

169. 1
177. 6

195. 4

198. 4
206. 0

p. 3 4.

p.

Housefurnish-

213. 1
229. 7
226. 0

2 D a t a f o r t h e a d j u s t e d s e r i e s a r e s h o w n f o r a l l p e r i o d s , 1 9 4 9 t o 19 52. , i n c l u s i v e ,
fo r w h ic h a ll- it e m s in d e x e s w e r e co m p u te d ,
a n d f o r th e
o l d s e r i e s , f r o m 1949 to
June 1953, in c lu s iv e .
In d e xe s fo r food an d fu e l a r e a v a ila b le m o n th ly in o th e r p u b lic a tio n s
o f th e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is t ic s .

4

Rent

C.

138. 6
134. 6
137. 5

Febru ary.
M a y ...............

D.

99. 7
104. 3
115. 5

110. 9
1 12 .2
1 13 .4
116. 1

222. 5
224. 6
225. 0

7
2
2
0

100. 7
103. 2

Food

items

e le c tric ­
i t y , and
r e f r ig e r ­
ation

1 99 .5
215. 5

164. 5

224. 8
225. 0

166. 6
1 67 .4

221. 0
223. 1

168. 2
174. 5

152. 9

218. 8

175. 7

1 53 .9
1 5 8 .3
161. 7

219. 8
217. 0

175. 5
178. 4
181. 0
1 8 1 .4
183. 3

58

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE C —

CONSUMER P R I C E

I ND EX :

Indexes o f

All lt9M
excluding rent

Parted

1935
1936
1937
1938

............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................

1939
194o
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
194o
1947
1948

............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

R e ta il

P ric e s

of

S p e c ia l

9c. 9
97. 9
1u 1 . 4
102. 3
101. 5

99.
105.
118.
127.

2
0
3
2

101.9
105. 0
112. 6
115. 6
120. 0
8
0
7
4

............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................

180.
181.
196.
200.

0
0
4
3

150.
154.
163.
168.

6
2
9
0

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h .................................•.................................................
June
....................................................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................................................
......................................................................
Decem ber

180.
180.
180.
17 7 .

6
6
5
7

15 1 .4
150. 1
150. 1
150. 6

J a n u a r y ...............................................................................
F e b r u a r y .........................................................................
M a r c h .................................................................................
A p r i l ....................................................................................
M ay
....................................................................................
June
....................................................................................
Ju ly
...........................................................................................
August
.....................................................................................
S e p t e m b e r .......................................................................
O cto ber
..................................................................................
Novem ber
............................................................................
Decem ber
............................................................................

176.
176.
177.
177.
178.
178.
181.
182.
184.
185.
186.
188.

8
5
1
1
0
9
0
7
0
2
0
8

152.
152.
152.
152.
152.
152.
152.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.

Jan u ary
..................................................................................
F e b r u a r y ...............................................................................
M a r c h .................................................................................
A p ril
. .....................................................................................
M ay
....................................................................................
June
...........................................................................................
Ju ly
...........................................................................................
August
.....................................................................................
S ep tem b er
.........................................................................
O c t o b e r .....................................................................................
Novem ber
............................................................................
Decem ber
............................................................................

192.
194.
195.
195.
196.
196.
196.
196.
197.
198.

0
6
3
4
2
0
3
2
3
2

160. 4

Jan u ary
..................................................................................
F e b r u a r y ...............................................................................
M a r c h ........................................................................................
A p ril
........................................................................................
M ay
...........................................................................................
June
...........................................................................................
J u ly
...........................................................................................
August
.....................................................................................
S e p t e m b e r ............................................................................
O cto ber
..................................................................................
Novem ber
............................................................................
Decem ber
............................................................................

199. 8
198. 4
198. 4

1952:

199. 5
199. 9

199.
199.
200.
201.
201.
201.
201.
201.
200.

2
5
1
5
7
5
4
5
8

and S e r v i c e s

99. 5
99. 0
100. 0
100. 1
100. 8
100. 9
102. 1
lO t. 7
11 1 .4
116. 8

7
8
1
2
5

122.
128.
139.
149.

1951:

Good s

A l l cervloaa
exoludlng r e n t 1

169. 9
183. 2

1950:

of

A l l ltaaw
excluding food

98.
99.
103.
100.
98.

129. 5
133. 0
146. 2

G roups

166.
166.
167.
167.
167.
167.
168.
168.
168.

6
9
0
1
2
7
0
1
7

169. 1
169. 3
169. 8

98. 5
99. 9
103. 8
100. 0
9 7. 8
98. 8
105. 7
121.0
131. 6
133. 1
137. 0
151. 9
182. 5
195. 6

119. 3
123. 6
129.9
137. 3

3
3

144. 2
148. 2
157
164
143.
143.
145.
146.

190. 8
3
3

3
7
0
3

191. 8
209
212
191. 5
191.5
190. 6
18 1 .7

__

__

4
4
4
4
5
3
8
1
6
8
8
9

1 61.9
162. 8
1 63.2
163. 5
163. 5
163. 6
163. 9
165. 2
165. 6
166. 4
166. 7

A l l oome d lt le c 2

-146. 7
__
-146. 7
--

185. 7
__
-190. 3
---

149. 3

194. 9

152. 2

2 01. 0
__

3

3

209

3

3

156
--156
--158

3

209
--211

3

160

3

213

3

161
--

3

210
--

3

164
--

3

212

3

166
--

3

213

3

168

3

211

3

__

N O TE:
In d e x e s a r e b a s e d o n r e t a i l p r i c e s c o lle c t e d f o r the C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x .
T h o se fo r a ll ite m s e x c lu d in g re n t and a ll ite m s e x ­
c lu d in g fo o d a r e b a s e d o n a l l c i t i e s in c lu d e d in the in d e x .
T h o s e f o r a l l s e r v i c e s e x c lu d in g r e n t a n d a l l c o m m o d it ie s a r e b a s e d o n the
s a m p le o f c itie s p r ic e d in M a r c h , June, S e p te m b e r, and D e c e m b e r.
F o r the l a t t e r g r o u p s c h a n g e s in th e l i s t o f it e m s a n d c i t i e s h a v e
been m ade fro m

tim e

to t i m e .

1 In c lu d in g s u c h it e m s as g a s and e le c t r ic it y , d r y c le a n in g an d la u n d r y , sh o e r e p a i r s , te le p h o n e , p u b lic t r a n s p o r ta tio n , m e d ic a l s e r v ­
ic e s , b e a u ty and b a r b e r sho p s e r v ic e s , d o m e s tic s e r v ic e , auto r e p a ir s , auto in s u r a n c e and r e g is t r a t io n , w a te r re n t, p o sta g e ,
m o v ie

a d m is s io n s ,

and n ew sp ap e rs.2

2 In c lu d in g s u c h it e m s as food , a p p a r e l c o m m o d it ie s , s o lid fu e l and fu e l o il, h o u s e f u r n is h in g s , r a d io and T V ,
d ru g s , to ile t g o o d s, a u to m o b ile s , t ir e s , g a s o lin e and m o t o r o il, to b a cco p r o d u c ts , and a lc o h o lic b e v e r a g e s .

Approxim ate,




p re s c rip tio n s

and

59

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE D —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Items1

11935 —39=*100 unless otherwise indicated)

A P P A R E L
WOOL
Pe ri od

All
apparel

Men' s
a p pa re l

Women1s
apparel

Boys’
apparel
1/

1 /

1935

....................................................................

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

....................................................................
....................................................................
....................................................................
....................................................................
....................................................................
....................................................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

96. 8
100. 5
106. 3

96.
100.
107.
143.
163.

7
4
3
3
2

97. 0
100. 6
106. 3
148. 4
1 58 .4
180. 8
193. 1
182. 2
177. 3
193. 2

---

----

....................................................................
....................................................................
....................................................................
....................................................................

191. 4
203. 2
200. 0
200. 7
221. 8
52 2 2 . 0

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h .................................................
J u n e ......................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................
Decem ber
......................................

1 9 3 .9
190. 3
187. 2
185. 8

2 0 1 .4
200. 3
1 97 .7
197. 8

187. 5

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h .................................................

185.
184.
189.
195.

197. 4
197. 8

174. 1
174. 0

202. 3
208. 8

179. 6
184. 6

99. 1
1 02 .9
107. 3

193.
192.
197.
193.

110.
110.
114.
114.

June
....................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................
Decem ber
......................................

1
6
8
5

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h .................................................
June
...................................................
S e p t e m b e r . . . . ...........................
......................................
Decem ber

209. 0
206. 8

216.
220.
228.
228.

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h .................................................
J u n e ......................................................
S ep te m b e r
.....................................
D e c e m b e r ........................................

203.
202.
202.
201.

221. 8
219. 0
218. 9

203. 1
204. 0

5
0
3
1

1 8 1 .9
177. 6
174. 8

8
8
1
0

223. 8

1
0
4
5

-105. 0

MEN’ S
T o ta l

3/

1 45 .9
160. 2
185. 8
198. 0
190. 1
187. 7
204. 5
202. 4

51 89 .9

G irls’
a p p ar e l

(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

Over­
coats

Top­
coats

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

102. 2
101. 8
1 1 1 .7
5112. 1

104.
100.
100.
110.
5112.

4
7
3
8
2

103. 3
1 0 1 .4
101. 3
100. 1

101.
100.
99.
98.

7
2
8
8

(4 )
(4 )
187. 3
185. 2

(4 )
(4 )
1 7 1 .7
1 7 6 .0

97. 9
98. 4

(4 )
(4 )
189. 8
191. 2

(4 )
(4 )
180. 6
184. 3

(4 )
(4 )
218. 4
216. 4

(4 )
(4 )
208. 3
216. 6

(4 )
(4 )
211. 0
206. 8

(4 )
(4 )
214. 2
208. 0

100. 0

101 .9
105. 0

0
7
2
3

108. 3
108. 7
115. 2
1 1 3 .9

190. 8
188. 2

1 11 .4
111. 0

1 1 1 .8
1 11.4

189. 9
188. 2

112. 6
112. 3

112. 9
1 11 .3

A P P A R E L

-

(i)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
164. 4
(4 )
164. 0
166. 0
162. 3
(4 )
1 67 .3
170. 6
174. 6
(4 )
191. 5
191. 5
189. 3
(4 )
183. 9
182. 6

S v. it s ,
year-round
■weight

Suits ,
summer
wei gh t

TrouserB

(4 )
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

94. 6
100. 9
108. 7

94.
100.
108.
140.
154.

5
7
3
2
8

179.
206.
205.
204.
228.
52 2 8 .

4
2
9
2
9
2

208.
207.
202.
202.

9
0
7
6

(4 )
220. 3

201.
203.
204.
210.

2
1
7
3

(4 )
215. 3

222. 5
226. 0
237. 6

(4 )
241. 3

239. 3
229. 6
227. 5
224. 2
223. 5

Sweaters

(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

149. 3
164. 2
178. 3
1 86 .4
189.
185.
197.
5194.

5
0
1
4

193. 9

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
236. 0

191. 4
185. 3
185. 3

(4 )
(4 )
156. 2
153. 7

184.
183.
185.
187.

7
5
3
2

(4 )
(4 )
163. 7
175. 3

194.
196.
201.
201.

3
5
1
5

(4 )
(4 )
209. 1
210. 9

197. 1
193. 1

(4 )
(4 )
202. 0
202. 0

191. 2
190. 9

(4 )
(4 )

C o n tin u e d

WOOL - Continued
CHILDREN’ S

WOMEN’ S
Feriod

1 9 3 5 .........................................................................
1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

.........................................................................
..........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
..........................................................................
..........................................................................

1949
195 0
1951
1952

..........................................................................
..........................................................................
.........................................................................
..........................................................................

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h .................................................
J u n e ......................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................
Decem ber
......................................

C o at s ,
Coats,
Coats,
h eavy w e i g h t , l i g h t w e i g h t ,
he a v y ,
pla in
p la in
f u r —trimmed

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
173. 1
163.7

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )
184. 8
174. 4

2 1 4 .9

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h .................................................
June
....................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................
Decem ber
......................................

(4 )
(4 )
206. 2
203. 3

(4 )
(4 )
264. 0
256. 6

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h .................................................
J u n e ......................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................
Decem ber
......................................

(4 )
(4 )
204. 0
198. 4

(4 )
(4 )
252. 8
243. 2




180. 5

(4 )
(4 )
210. 2
200. 5

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h .................................................
June
....................................................
S e p t e m b e r ......................................
......................................
Decem ber

See footnotes at end of table,

(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4)

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
1 60.9

(4 )
(4 )
216. 0

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
205. 0
(4 )
■

(4 )
(4 )
190. 6

S u i ts

Dresses

3/

3/

---

(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
1 11.6
(4 )
106.9
105. 7
106. 7
(4)
108. 8
n o . 7
119. 3
(4 )
118. 6
114. 9
120. 5

Boys’
suit s

(4)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

Boys’
slacks
3/

--(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

----100. 5
(4 )
(4 )
(6)
--

ill. ;
(4 )
109. 3
108. 7

(4 )
99. 5
98. 6

(4 )
(4 )
171. 0

108. 4

96. 3

(4 )
111.9
114. S

(4 )
96. 8

119. 4

(4 )
(4 )
184. 5
170. 6

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
116. 2

(4 )
(4 )
178. 0

(4 )

n o . 1

171. 5

G irls’
coats
3/

__
--

(4 )
(4)
1 67.8
16 6 .2

1 71.0

Boys’
mackinaws
2/

100. 5

--

--

----

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )
100. 3

(4 )
(4 )
101. 6

99. 5

9 6 .9

(4 )
(4 )
9 7.9
100. 3

(4 )
(4 )
103. 1
100. 5

(6)

(4 )
(4 )
113. 0

--

114. 8

(4 )
(4 )
114. 2
n o . 7
(4 )
(4 )
in .

99. 1

(4 )
125. 6
124. 9

--

125. 6
(4 )
125. 6

---

(4 )
(4 )
115. 5

125. 6

--

114. 5

1
10 9 .7

60

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TA BL E D

CONSUMER P R I C E

I ND E X :
Indexes o f R e t a il P r ic e s o f
( 1935-39=*100 unless other wis e i n d i ca te d )

APPAREL

S e le c te d

I t e m s 1— C o n t i n u e d

C on tinued

-

COTTON
MEN'S

P er io d
Total

Trousers,
work

S h ir ts ,
work

S h ir ts ,
b us i n e s s

102. 2
95. 1

5 2 1 1 .9

219. 5
205. 0
210. 0
245. 5
5 2 4 5 .3

209. 6
210. 6
196. 7
198. 1
212. 9
5 2 0 4 .9

98. 6
9 9 .4
103. 8
145. 3
192. 8
247. 8
248. 8
224. 5
221. 1
238. 1
5 23 2 .9

196.
194.
194.
192.

7
5
5
4

212.
199.
201.
200.

4
8
7
5

201.
194.
191.
194.

0
8
8
1

225.
223.
221.
221.

7
9
0
2

268. 0
2 6 1 .6
2 6 1 .6
264. 1

274. 4
265. 2
261. 0

193. 5
192. 4
202. 2
2 05.4

201.
201.
215.
233.

1
1
5
0

195.
196.
198.
205.

6
4
6
5

220.
218.
220.
226.

5
6
2
7

269. 2
268. 0

--

214. 6
217. 6
218. 6

--

213. 6

245.
246.
248.
245.

6
3
7
6

210.
215.
216.
211.

7
2
4
3

239.
239.
238.
238.

6
8
7
7

213.
211.
210.
210.

245.
245.
244.
244.

6
6
8
8

207. 4
204. 9
201. 7

Suits

1 9 3 5 ..................................................

..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................

7
6
4
8
0
2
5
4
8
9
8

M a r c h .............................
J u n e ..................................
S e p te m b e r . . . . . . .
D e c e m b e r ..................

225.
218.
215.
215.

3
3
5
0

(4 )
174. 3

M a r c h ..............................
June .................................
S e p te m b e r ...............
D e c e m b e r ...............

215.
215.
220.
227.

2
5
6
9

(4 )
165. 6

M a r c h .........................
June ............................
S e p te m b e r ...............
D e c e m b e r ...............

237.
238.
238.
236.

2
7
7
0

M a r c h .........................
J u n e ............................
S e p t e m b e r ...............
D e c e m b e r ...............

233. 1
230. 6
2 3 0 .6
230. 2

..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................

1949
1950
1951
1952
1949:

1950:

1951:

1952:

100.
96.
105.
144.
176.
198.
202.
195.
197.
215.

99.
98.
107.
165.
196.
235.
240.
220.
218.
236.
5 2 3 1.

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

U)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4)
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )
(6)

---

8
2
9
7
2
6
2
5
3
4

Overalls

102. 6
9 5.9
1 1 0.9
161. 1
198. 3
231. 8

6
5
5
5

10 9. 0
162. 8
186. 4

234. 7
231. 9
2 3 0 .4
230. 2

199. 7

Pajamas

10 0.7

98. 2
100. 1
11 1 .9
204. 2
272. 8
3 3 9 .4
318. 4
265. 9
275. 5
305. 0
5 283. 6

Under­
shirts

Shorts,
woven

98.
105.
205.
236.

1
5
9
9

(4 )
(4 )
267.
266.
298.
5 288.

8
1
6
4

279. 4
296. 0
307. 1
312. 6
307. 1
2 91.9
285. 0
282. 2
280. 8
280. 8

101. 3
96. 9
103. 1
159. 1
182. 7
210. 8
212. 5
196. 7
202. 9
23 0 .6
5 2 1 1 .9

Union
s uit s

Sooks

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

9 7 .9
101. 3
1 0 4 .4
1 36.6
151. 2
174. 7
170. 4
163. 5
165. 6
180. 4
5 17 9 .4

259. 3

197.
195.
195.
195.

4
2
2
2

(4 )
(4 )
195. 8
195. 8

162.
162.
163.
164.

259. 3
259. 3
272. 7
2 7 9 .4

196.
197.
203.
224.

3
4
1
5

(4 )
(4 )
206. 5

163. 1
163. 7
167. 3

21 1 .9

169. 8

296.
302.
302.
300.

8
2
2
4

231.
232.
231.
228.

5
7
5
0

(4 )
(4 )
252. 4
247. 9

179. 4
181. 6

290.
284.
285.
284.

3
8
8
8

215. 1
208. 0

(4 )
(4 )
250. 2
247. 9

182.
180.
176.
175.

2 0 6 .9
206. 9

1
1
7
7

182. 6
182. 6
1
0
2
7

A P P A R E L - Continued
COTTON

-

Continued

WOMEN’ S

CHILDREN’ S

P e r io d
Dre s se s ,
street

1 9 3 5 ...............................................
1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................

1 9 4 9 ...............................................
1 9 5 0 ...............................................
1 9 5 1 ...............................................
1 9 5 2 ...............................................

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
168. 4
180. 1
(4 )
( 4)
( 4)
(4 )
(4)
(4)

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h ...........................
June
.............................
Sep tem ber
............
Decem ber
...............

250. 6
224. 3

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h .........................
June
...........................
S ep te m b e r
...........
Decem ber
..............
1 9 5 1 : M a r c h .........................
June
...........................
S ep te m b e r
...........
Decem ber
..............

227. 8
227. 2

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h ...........................
June
.............................
S e p t e m b e r ..............
Decem ber
..............

223. 7
226. 6

S’ a footnotes ?t end of table<




House—
dresses

99. 3
98. 7
111.9
237. 0
273. 2
303. 9
297. 9
273. 4
271. 5
282. 5
5 2 7 5 .0

97.6
101.4
108.
195.
241.
314.

9
5
7
3

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4)
(4 )

280.-1
270. 2
268. 5
265. 9

284. 2

215. 1

268. 5

2 1 7 .9

272. 4
271. 1
278. 0

265. 6
263. 8

(4)
(4)

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

269. 4
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

287. 6
286. 0
2 7 9 .6
276. 3

289. 1
294. 2

274.
274.
274.
275.

291. 7
291. 7

7
7
7
5

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

B oy s’
B oy s’
shirts,
shirts,
polo
broadclott
3/
i/

Yard
goods,
peroale

Ni gh t­
gowns

1 01.4
95. 2
109. 1
154. 9
173. 3
245. 3
265. 6
210. 7
217. 7
244. 6
5 22 0 .6

10 7 . 0
98. 8
95. 6
98. 3
5 9 7 .7

213. 7
208. 5
2 0 3 .4
204. 1

1 0 3 .9
10 1 .6

208.
207.
226.
241.

92.
85.
101.
102.

5
1
2
0

255. 0
255. 0
235. 6

---

---

B oy s’
s ho r ts *
tap

B oy s'
j e ans
y

G irls’
dresses
y

----

...
...
...

__

__

__

10b. 6
96. 3
96. 1
103. 9
5 1 06.3

105. 0
95. 6
89. 4
91. 6
5 89 .6

108. 2
104. 1
101. 0
107. 1
5 10 7 .8

G irls’
slips
y

G irls’
panties
y

G irls’
anklets
y

Diaper s
y

__
__

__

...
...

95. 3
90. 5

9
8
6
3

229. 3

93. 7
9 1 .0
105. 1
104. 2

219. 6
217. r
2 1 9 .6
222. 1

94.
88.
104.
102.

6
8
1
3

104. 3
99. 3
97. 1
1 1 1 .5
5 n o . 0

9 9 .9
9 2 .9
91. 2
100. 4
5 9 9 .7

97.7

96. 3

103. 9
94. 5
93. 7

9 1 .9
90. 1

92. 2

8 9 .4
88. 8
93. 8
9 4 .4

99. 2
95. 3
105. 5

...
...
104. 1
5 104.2

9 7 .5
---

94. 7
94. 3
94. 7

89. 4

94. 7
-100. 0

9 6 .9
96. 7
96. 7

100.
95.
93.
90.

0
8
1
3

106. 2

107. 1
105. 7
105. 0
104. 3

90. 3
88 .9
88. 9
88. 9

101.
98.
100.
105.

1 0 2.9
104. 3

107. 9

9 9 .2
101. 6
10 1 .6
1 0 1 .6

104.
105.
104.
104.

0
1
6
3

100.9
101. 7
108. 8
107.9

91. 5
9 2 .4
92. 4
90. 6

109. 1
11 1 .5
107. 9
110. 3

100. 0

102.
105.
104.
104.

8
1
b
3

106.
106.
106.
103.

89.
88.
90.
88.

9 9 .2
99. 2
9 9 .2

8
1
5
9

2
7
8
3
6

102. 5
102. 5
102. 5

3
7
7
7

110.
112.
112.
112.

1u4 .
105.
104.
113.
5 111.

8
9
6
0

2
8
0
0

1 0 4.3

94.2

5

87. 7
8 6 .4
94. 8
8 9 .7
92. 6
85. 2
85. 2
8 5 .2

109. 3

85.
81.
88.
92.

1 0 6 .9
1 0 6 .9
107. 9

113.
113.
114.
113.

8
2
4
2

96. 1
96. 1
95. 3
9 1 .6

107.
106.
107.
108.

111.5
1 1 1 .5
111.5
111.0

9 1 .0
88. 1
88. 7
90. 7

9
9
9
9

2
5
9
6

61

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE D —

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Items1—

Continued

(1935-39=100 unless otherwise indicated)

A P P A R E L

-

C o n tin u e d

RAYON AND NYLON

*

MEIN’ S
S uit s ,
r ayo n

Socks,
rayon

Dresses,
rayon

Slips,
rayon

...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

...................... .......................
...................................... ..
...............................................
...............................................

98. 4
100. 7
105. 8

3/

139. 1
148. 2
16 7 . 2
17 7 .3
157. 7
147. 1
153. 6
5 1 47.3

97.
104.
106.
148.

__
__
_
__
__
__
_
__

166. 1

1949: M a r c h
.........................
J u n e ..............................
............
Septem ber
Decem ber
...........

15 6 .9
147. 3
144. 8

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h ................

6
1
3
6

--

...........................
June
...........
Sep te m b e r
Decem ber
.. ...

145.
145.
146.
152.

5
9
9
4

......................
1951: M a r c h
June
...........................
...........
S ep tem b er
...........
Decem ber

156.
155.
152.
149.

5
2
3
6

(4 )
105. 8

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h .........................
June
..............................
Sep tem ber
...........
Decem ber
...........

148.
146.
146.
146.

1
8
2
6

(4 )
100. 9

100. 0
(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

(4 )
(4 )

97. 4

100. 1
9 8 . 6101. 6

__
__
_
_
__

5
9
1
8

165.
158.
147.
147.

3
1
0
0

96. 1
9 3 .5
89. 6
89. 1

(4 )
(4 )
84. 6
82. 1

„
„

191. 7
194. 6

(4 )
147. 9
145. 2
151. 6

151.
151.
154.
160.

6
0
7
2

147.
147.
154.
158.

0
0
2
9

90.
89.
90.
94.

2
6
4
1

(4 )
(4 )
80. 9
8 3 .3

__
__

211. 2
213. 2

159. 5
15 5 .4

166. 0
167. 0

212. 2
212. 2

162. 4
156. 9

162. 1
160. 2

162.
162.
163.
163.

7
7
2
2

9 4 .9
94. 0
85. 8
8 4 .4

212. 2
2 1 2 .2
210. 1
208. 1

(4 )
(4 )
157. 1

155.
155.
148.
146.

83.
83.
80.
80.

188. 8
188. 8

177.
161.
150.
145.

159. 1

4
1
6
7

102. 2
93. 3
90. 7
90. 6
5 8 2 .4

162. 6
161.6
161.6
162. 6

-

1 9 3 5 ...............................................

( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
(4)

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952

...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
............................................ ..
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................

\00.
100.
102.
176.
171.

3
0
9
7
8

( 4)
.(4 )
177. 3
188. 2
215. 2
5 2 2 0 .2

(4 )
(4 )
U)
(4 )
(4)

1
2
8
8

101. 1
5 100. 1

9 7 .9
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)

9 5.9
10 1 .4
107. 1
133. 7
150. 2
190. 4
208. 4
206. 2
208. 9
2 3 5 .4
5 2 3 0 .6

i fc n’ s
r ubbe r s

99. 3
( 4)
( 4)
(4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
( 4)
(4)
( 4)

To ta l

95. 7
1 01.6
107. 1
132. 9
148. 7
191. 1
209. 2
206. 9
209. 7
236. 6
5 2 3 1 .5

(4 )
(4 )
91. 1
90. 5

176, 9

100. 0

169. 7
170. 6
1 72.4
173. 3

(4 )
(4 )
84. 6
84. 2

100. 9
100. 6
101. 5

179. 4
179. 4
171.5

177. 9

102. 2

1 6 4.9

(4 )
(4 )
98. 7
96. 7

(4 )
(4 )
84. 2
8 5 .4

101. 3
100. 0

157. 1

-

99. 1
98. 0

Men's
shoes*
street

Men’ s
shoes,
work

Women' s
shoe s ,
street

Ch ildr en's
shoes

94. 2
101. 9
111.1
137. 1
157. 9
211. 1
230. 5

9 4 .9
102. 0
111. 4
154. 5
171. 6
2 1 1 .6
230. 7

9 6.5
100. 9
103. 1
124. 2
137. 8
173. 4

9 5 .9
102. 4
108. 9
139. 6
153. 5
198. 0
213. 8

269. 4
5 2 6 5 .4

224.
225.
260.
5 256.

5
5
4
1

191.
188.
188.
209.
5 202.

2
0
5
7
1
1
4
6
5

230. 4
236. 1

176.
177.
177.
178.

5
6
6
2

( 4)
( 4)
190. 7
191.9

208. 2
207. 1
203. 8
20 3 .6

( 4)
(4)
203. 0
203. 0

208.
207.
204.
204.

9
8
5
2

231. 3
23 1 .6
228. 1
229. 3

228.
224.
221.
219.

3
7
7
3

191.
189.
184.
184.

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h .........................
June
............................
Sep tem ber
...........
Decem ber
...........

(4 )
(4 )
153. 1
150. 5

182. 1
186. 0
190. 5

(4 )
(4 )
1 91.9
193. 2

2 03.4
204. 1
212. 1
222. 2

(4 )
(4 )
204. 6

0
8
0
2

229. 6
229. 8
240. 1

219.
218.
230.
241.

3
1
7
0

183. 3
184. 5

209. 2

204.
204.
213.
223.

191. 1
19 9 .9

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h .........................

(4 )
(4 )
166. 0
161. 7

2 1 4 .4
214. 0
218. 8

234. 4
2 3 6 .4
239. 5
236. 2

(4 )
(4 )
221. 5

235. 6
237. 6
240. 7

219. 8

(4 )
(4 )
197. 2
201. 2

257.
260.
266.
266.

2
5
3
3

209.
211.
213.
207.

9
1
3
2

(4 )
(4 )
155. 6

219. 8
218. 5
221. 8

(4 )
(4 )
19 9 .2

232. 7
230. 3
227. 2

203. 8
2 0 1 .4

153. 3

222. 0

199. 2

228. 4

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h .........................
June
...........................
S ep te m b e r
...........
Decem ber
...........

See footnotes at end of table.




(4 )
(4 )
9 1 .6
9 1 .3

155.9
154. 7
154. 7

(4 )
177. 9
177. 4

(4 )
176. 9
177. 4

(4 )
177. 9
178. 8
178. 8
(4 )
179. 3
179. 3

SERVICES, DRY CLEANING
AND SHOE REPAIRS

( 4)
( 4)
154. 6
148. 5

June
...........................
Sep te m b e r
...........
Decem ber
. . ...

( 4.)
180. 3

(4 )
(4 )
88. 7
88. 1

F002WEAR

T o ta l

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4)

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

5 156.9
204.
171.
167.
167.

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

__
__
__
__

5
5
9
9

1949: M a r c h
........................
June
...........................
Septem ber
............
Decem ber
...........

202. 2

99. 7
9 6 .5
112. 7
153..2
164. 2
218. 0
255. 3
185. 0
171. 1
174. 5

SHOES
Glov es,
le ath er

Hats ,
fur
felt

C o n tin u e d

WOMEN'S
Girdles

—
__

Jacke ts ,
leather
1/

__
__
_
__
__
_
_
__

183.
178.
158.
153.

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

169. 3
156. 4
150. 8

OTHER APPAREL - Con ti nu ed

C o at s ,
fu r

__
__
__

5
7
1
0

5
5
5
7
2

132. 7
135. 6
160. 7

A P P A R E L-

Pe r i o d

2/

3/

162. 6
5 162. 2

202.
192.
190.
210.
5 211.

•193.6
192. 7
190. 8
188. 8

__
__

98. 8
100. 3
103. 6
150. 0
152. 8
174. 7
1 8 8 .8
162. 6

B l o u s e s , Yard g o o d s ,
rayo n
rayo n

102. 0
113. 6
144. 9
131. 6
1 57.7
190. 4
171. 7
153. 9
163. 8
5 153. 1

172. 6
200. 7

U)
(4 )

Ni ghtgowns,
rayo n

Hose ,
nylon

Pantie8,
rayo n

2 /

1935

MEN'S

Total

Period

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

OTHER APPAREL

WOMEN’ S

252. 1
266. 6

2 2 4 .9

237. 2

269. 6
275. 6
273. 2

(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
226. 7

233. 7
2 3 1 .2
227. 9

267. 0
264. 7
261. 7

261. 8
253. 3
250. 7

229. 2

262. 8

250. 7

199. 1
201. 3

210. 9
215. 1
243. 1
5 2 4 2 .2

Total

Dry
clean in g

98. 8
101. 2
102. 2
127. 9
137. 6
152. 4
159. 1
161. 3
163. 0
175. 0
5 1 77.0

9 9.9
101. 1
101. 5
115. 2
119. 5
130. 6
137. 1
139. 6
141.9
1 51.2
5 153. 1

Shoe
rep air s

96.
101.
103.
150.
168.
190.
198.

8
5
6
2
3
6
1

200. 1
201. 0
221. 2
5 22 3 .3

161.
161.
161.
161.

3
7
2
0

139. 1
139. 7

2 2 8 .9

160.
160.
164.
168.

8
7
5
2

139. 1
144. 6
146. 9

1 99.2
199. 2
201. 1
206. 8

2 4 2 .4
244. 7
245. 6
245. 6

173.
176.
176.
176.

8
3
5
3

149.
152.
152.
152.

8
3
3
2

222. 7
223. 6
223. 3

244. 9
243. 8
238. 3

1 76.4
177. 3
177. 2

152. 2
153. 4
153. 3

223. 3
223. 3
223. 3

238. 0

178. 3

154. 6

223. 4

212. 0
211. 2
2 0 9 .9
208. 6
209. 5
210. 6
218. 1

139. 7
140. 0

1 3 9 .4

200.
200.
200.
199.

0
4
4
2

220. 7

62

C O N S U M E R P R I C E S IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S

TABLE D —

—Continued

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Iterns1

(1935-39=100 unless otherwise indicated)

H O U SEFU R N ISH IN G S
TEXTILE HOUSEFURNISHINGS

ALL FURNITURE AND D ’ADDING
BEDEENG

FURNITURE
All
h ou saf ur n i s ti­
ngs

Period

Di ne tt e
s e ts

L i v in g
room
su i t e s

Total

2/
1 9 3 5 ..............................................
1 9 3 9 ...............................................
1 9 4 1 ..............................................
1 9 4 5 ..............................................
1 9 4 6 ..............................................
1 9 4 7 ..............................................
1 9 4 8 ...............................................

94.
101.
107.
145.

8
3
3
8

159. 2
184. 4
195. 8

91. 3
102. 5
1 16 .4
172. 0
185. 9
206. 7
226. 8
221.
222.
245.
5 241.

0
8
8
8

90. 1
8 9 .4
102. 8
103. 2
118. 5
122. 2
167. 8
1 9 6 .0
210. 8
180. 9
200. 3
223. 1
221. 8
233. 1
225. 2
214. 9
215. 7
227. 2
236. 4
248. 8
5 23 1 . 3 5 2 4 5 . 7 5

219. 3
218. 7

114.
108.
106.
106.

0
4
6
6

217.
210.
208.
208.

3
6
9
2

249.
251.
248.
247.

9
8
9
0

1
5
2
0

220. 3
2 21 .4
233. 6
240. 9

104.
101.
110.
115.

8
8
2
1

207.
207.
222.
230.

3
1
0
3

246.
251.
255.
261.

1
8
6
4

6
0
8
2

248. 9
252. 2
247. 6
2 4 9 .6

115.
116.
115.
116.

1
0
9
1

239.
238.
240.
236.

4
4
6
1

275. 7
277. 0

113. 7

232.
228.
228.
228.

1
4
4
2

275. 6

193.
187.
185.
185.

8
3
6
4

.4
220. 2
216. 5
216. 0

2 21 .0
213. 6

2 31 .9
225. 0

209. 8
209. 3

1950: M a r c h

185.
184.
194.
203.

3
8
2
2

2 1 5 .9
215. 7
229. 2
237. 7

209.
208.
222.
230.

245.
247.
246.
246.

236.
238.
236.
236.

1951: M a r c h
.........................
June
...........................
..............
S ep tem ber
..............
Decem ber

210. 7

................... ..
1952: M a r c h
June
............................

207. 6

...........
.................

212. 5
211. 1
210. 2

204. 4
205. 0
205. 3

2 2 6

8
5
7
3

243. 9
240. 2
240. 3
239. 2

93. 1

9
3
7
3

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h ..........................
J u n e ..............................
..............
S ep te m b e r
Decem ber
..............

S ep te m b e r
Decem ber

233. 5
229. 2
230. 0
228. 9

249. 1
242. 6
245. 0
242. 8

__
__
__
_
__
115. 0

1 1 2 .9
112. 4
112. 3

102. 2
111. 6
219.
230.
243.
253.
250.

Rugs ,
Carps t s ,
wool,
wo ol
Axmi nster v e l v e t

1935

...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................

1949
1950
1951
1 9 5 .2

...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................

90. 2
104. 8

Rugs ,
felt
base

Radios,
plastic
table
model

y

2 /

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

c ott on

1 21.9
136. 2
144. 8
1 6 5 .4
175.9
181. 2
211. 4
269. 1
52 45.4

1949: M a r c h
.........................
June
..................... ..
S ep te m b e r
...........
Decem ber
...........

183. 0
181. 5
178. 5

167. 6
164. 6
167. 6

__
__

1 81.9

169. 1

--

129. 1

1950: M a r c h

......................

190. 6

June
.........................
S e p t e m b e r ...............
Decem ber
..............

199.9
2 28.4
248. 9

171.
175.
197.
217.

__

129. 1
128. 4
128. 4

1951: M a r c h
......................
June
............................
S ep tem b er
...........
Decem ber
............

275. 0

1952: M a r c h
......................
June
...........................
S ep te m b e r
Decem ber

...........
...........

282. 2
264. 6
258. 3
248. 7
239. 6
241. 0
2 4 5 .9

See footnotes at end of table,




M at tr es ses
in nerspring

S h e e t s , C u r t a i n s , tn 'inV-’ +.R t
woo l
cott on
muslin

y

3/

279. 6
276. 9

269. 1
270. 5
277. 0

6
6
0
8

105.
90.
87.
90.
97.
127.
134.
132.
128.
107. 3
133.
5 1 0 4 .0 5 138.

__

-

2
__
2
_
9
__
2
__
9
__
7
_
3
__
5
8
164. 9
5
181. 2
6 5 182.8

134. 6
134. 0
130. 3

•V 1 8
102. 8
104. 7
(4 )
(4 )
1 41.4
1 59.0
164.6
166. 2
173. 3
5 174.0

91. 3
104. 3
112. 4
(4 )
(4 )
188.
202.
200.
197.
211.

96.
99.
107.
127.
145.

9
8
4
7
6

182.
184.
182.
190.

0
8
7
4

219. 8
217. 7

__
__
_
__
_
_
_
__
5

104. 8
9 9 .0

7
7
6
1

„
_

1 5 3 .9

184.
182.
180.
181.

153.
153.
158.
160.

181.
181.
197.
211.

6
1
5
3

_
„

9
9
3
9

102.
94.
102.
179.
203.
235.
238.
238.
248.
285.
5 277.

2
8
8
0
5
3
7
0
7
5
3 5

100. 0

_
__
_
__
_

2
2
3
8
101. 8
0
88. 4
5
89. 9
106. 1
4
0 5 101. 5

239. 0
239. 0

247.
220.
214.
217.

3
3
0
4

91.
87.
85.
85.

5
1
5
0

(4 )
(4 )
163. 7
164. 4

237.
237.
255.
276.

218.
215.
248.
281.

4
0
7
0

85.
85.
92.
100.

9
7
6
7

(4 )
(4 )
175. 7
183. 9
(4 )
(4 )
236. 8
213. 4

2 53 .4

(4 )
(4 )
199. 5
200. 2

9
9
0
5

219. 2
221. 7
220. 3
2 2 1 .7

104.
106.
106.
103.

4
5
2
3

289. 5
286. 2
279. 7

292. 5 , 105 .3
109. 0
291. 2
106. 8
2 7 2 .9
104. 8
269. 5

173.
173.
173.
172.

220. 3
218. 5
214. 9
2 12 .4

99.
97.
97.
98.

4
8
7
6

278.
274.
278.
276.

239, 8
241. 1
246. 2

Re f r i t ­
er at ors ,
electrio

Stoves,
cook,
gas

2
2
6
1,

U)
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )
(4 )

149.
192.
242.
255.
228.
235.
282.
248.

237. 9
235. 8

-

99. 8
9 1 .6
1 0 5 .7 •

170. 9
172. 4
174. 0
1 74.4

(4 )
(4 )
139. 7
135. 2
136. 1
135. 2
144. 3
5 211. 9 5 1 4 7 .4 5

287. 9

1
8
1
5

D in n er ware,
53—p i e c e
sets

Brooms

101. 1
100. 4
101. 1
102. 0

T o a s t e r s , Pans,
e l e c t r i c aluminum

y

189. 2
189. 2

134. 0
133. 5
135. 5

142. 2
140. 0

183.
182.
193.
197.

5
7
0
g

190.
190.
190.
194.

164.
163.
167.
171.

5
6
2
8

195. 2

181. 0
1 81.6

0
6
6
6

210. 4
211. 7

1 82.9
182. 5

173.
173.
173.
173.

212. 1

1 45.4
144. 5
144. 5

106. 3
103. 6
101. 8

138. 6

189. 1

139. 4

182. 1
183. 5
183. 1

173. 0
173. 6
174. 3

212. 4
212. 2
211. 7

19 0 .2

103. 6

139. 4

182. 5

176. 7

210. 8

212. 4

137.
136.
135.
135.

139. 0
144. 7

142. 6
147. 0
150. 1
150. 1

209. 8

212. 0

150. 9
1 5 1 .4

213. 1
208. 5
210. 1

147. 0
148. 3
148. 1

147. 4
141. 5
143. 6

209. 3
209. 0
205. 2

148. 3

142. 8

206. 0

1 0 3 .4
98. 5
105. 0
186. 2
188. 7
188. 6
194. 6
200. 6
199. 6
215. 8

8
8
0
9
3
0 5 2 2 2 .7 5

1
5
3
7

3
8
1
8

1 3 2 .9
133. 4
136. 0

169.
180.
190.
190.
203.
5 210.

199.
193.
192.
186.

161.
160.
167.
173.

108.9
109. 8
105. 4

94. 5
101. 7
11 1 .3
132. 8
147. 6

150.3
141.7
143.3
L43. 4

202. 9
199. 5
19 5 .4

191. 8
201. 0
204. 1

4
9
1
8
4
4
7
4
4

0
5
5
0

5
5
5
4

199. 0

(4 )
(4 )
136. 2
150. 6

91.
105.
115.
154.
161.
190.
201.
194.
188.

520 7 .9

164.
164.
164.
165.

_

97. 0
1 01.8
89. 3

145.9
142.7
1 50.2
144.9

165. 5
163. 7

134. 2

138. 6

99. 5
99. 9
99. 1

4
8
0
6
0

107. 1

199. 0
188. 1

153. 0
154. 8
153. 0

Vacuum
'.Vashing
machines c l e a n e r s

129. 1

209. 5
201. 7

105. 9
n o . 6
113. 3
124. 2
145. 0
153. 5
156. 2
1 7 1 .8
5 173. 3 5

C o n tin u e d

100. 0

235. 6
2 41.4

97. 9
100. 3

y

ic /

90. 2
106. 2
126. 8
143. 3
1 51.4
167. 5
161. 6
166. 9
186. 5
223. 3
5 1 93.0

__
_
__
__
_
_
_
__

Sewing
machines

0
7
9
5
1

252. 6
276. 0
5 2 7 3 .0

H O U S EFU R N ISH IN G S

P er io d

Bed
s pr i ng s

109.
107.
115.
113.

0
2
9
8

J u n e ..............................
S ep te m b e r
..............
Decem ber
..............

S of a
beds

9 1 .0
102. 0
114. 8
142. 8
155. 6
283. 6
217. 0
212. 5
214. 9
238. 1
5 230. 3

189.
190.
210.
205.

.........................

Bedroom
suite s

3/

..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

T owe ls ,
bath

Total
To ta l

191. 5
190. 0

7
0

201.
198.
204.
197.

5
7
3
4

__

97.5
93.1

-

102. 8

5 104. 4

-

196. 0
196. 0

0

198. 7

6

212. 6

100.0

100. 0

201. 3
201. 6
206. 4

2 1 4 .4
216. 2
216. 2
218. 0

101.3
97.4
95.0
94.4

102. 6

2 2 1 .6
221. 6

94.2

208. 4

210. 0

2 0 9 .0
210. 9
211. 9

103. 1
103. 1
103. 5

225. 2

92. 6
92. 3

104. 8
104. 6
1 04.4

226. 9

92. 1

104. 4

63

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE D

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Items1—

Continued

(1935 —39=*100 unless otherwise indicated)

All
m is cel­
All
l an eo us
me di oal
goods
and
c ar e
s er vi oe s
and
drugs

Pe ri od

M E D IC A L

C A R E

AN D

c are
excl ud­
ing
drugs

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

98.
100.
104.
124.
128.

..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................

1
7
6
1
8

99. 0
100. 7
1 01 .4
115. 3
121.
131.
140.
144.
147.
155.
51 6 3 .

6
6
1
9
9
0
3

9 8 .9
100. 9
1 01 .6
117. 7
124. 8
135. 3
144. 4
149. 7
153. 1
160. 9
5 1 70 .6

O ffic e
visit

T o ta l
Total

99.
100.
100.
116.
122.
130.
135.
137.
140.
145.
5 151.

3
4
7
6
4
2
5
9
0
2
5 5

1 9 5 1 ..............................................
1 9 5 2 ..............................................

139 .9
1 4 9 .9
154. 6
156. 5
165. 4
17 2 . 5

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h ...........................
..............................
June
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

154.
154.
155.
155.

4
2
2
5

144.
144.
145.
146.

3
8
3
0

149. 1
149. 6
150. 2
151 .0

137. 7
137. 8

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h ...........................
J u n e ................................
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

155.
154.
157.
160.

0
6
8
6

146.
147.
148.
150.

8
2
6
7

152.
152.
153.
156.

0
4
7
0

139.
139.
140.
141.

5
6
7
3

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h ...........................
June
.............................
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

164. 3
164. 8
166. 0

153.
154.
155.
158.

5
7
7
7

159.
160.
161.
165.

2
5
6
2

144.
144.
146.
148.

2
7
0
3

160. 9
164. 1
165. 5
1 66 .4

167.
171.
173.
174.

8
7
4
2

150. 2
1 51 .4
153. 3
153. 8

169. 1
170. 7

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h ............................
..............................
June
S ep te m b e r
..............
Decem ber
..............

172. 5
17 3 . 8
175. 0

DENTISTS’ FEES

GENERAL PRACTI T I ONERS’ :PEES
House
visit

Obs tet ­
rical
c are

2/

1 9 3 5 ..............................................

DRUGS

PHYSICIANS’ FEES

1 37 .9
138. 5

M E D IC A L

99.
100.
100.
116.

3
3
7
6

122.
130.
135.
137.

4
3
2
7

137.
137.
137.
138.

5
6
7
1

9 9 .6
100. 2
100. 5
117. 2
123. 5
131. 5

136 .9
139. 0
140. 9
139. 8
145. 2
146. 0
151. 7 5 151. 7
1 38 .9
138. 3

SURGEONS’ AND
SPECIALISTS’ FEiiS
Tonsil­
Appen­
Total
dectomy, l e c t o m y ,
child
adult

99. 1
100. 2
100. 2
113. 3
118. 0
125. 3
128. 5
1 3 1 .4

98. 9
101. 2
103. 2

131. 3

155. 1
155. 5
155. 9

137. 8
138. 3
138. 6

1 5 5 .9
156. 8
156. 8
157. 2

126. 1
133. 7
143. 7
1 53 .4
155. 6
157. 3
133. 9
138. 3
167. 3
5 1 42 .3 5 1 8 4 .8

99.
100.
100.
116.
122.

Optom­
etrists’
fees,
eye
glas ses

To t a l

Men’ s
pay
ward

99. 4
100. 3
101. 5
118. 2
122. 4
128. 2
133. 1
134. 2
137. 4
141. 6
5 1 4 7 .4

9 9 .4
io i. i

F illings

98. 4
101. 1
101. 5

97. 8
101. 6

142.
143.
143.
143.

5
6
0
0

149. 5
150. 8
151. 1

150. 6
150. 8
150. 8

139. 6

3
3
3
4

152. 2

152. 3

1 39 .9
140. 2
141. 2

1 36 .4
136. 4
138. 5

6
1
1
7

152.
154.
155.
156.

3
0
5
9

152.
154.
155.
157.

5
3
7
2

155. 1
156. 3
158. 1

139. 5

143.
144.
144.
144.

159. 3
1 59 .4
161. 0

158.
158.
160.
161.

5
7
8
7

164.
164.
164.
166.

5
3
9
9

162.
162.
164.
166.

4
8
6
5

166.
166.
166.
166.

2
2
3
7

139. 4
140. 5
141. 0

140. 1
140. 1
141. 8
1 42 .4

133. 8
133. 8
134 .4
134. 4

159. 7

142. 0

144.
144.
145.
148.

145.
145.
147.
148.

0
5
2
3

138. 6
1 38 .4
138. 3

162. 4
165. 2
168. 6
179. 9

0
4
7
7

139. 5
1 39 .9
144. 1
144. 5

146. 7
147. 1
147. 5

139. 7

143.
143.
145.
146.

149. 1

162. 2

1 50 .4
152. 1
153. 5
153. 6

140. 6

184.
185.
186.
186.

148.
148.
151.
152.

7
9
8
4

146. 1
146. 5

151.
151.
154.
155.

162. 8
164. 1
165. 6

1 50 .4
151. 7
153. 4
153. 9

C A R E

A N D

142. 0
144. 1
145. 1

DRUGS

-

5
1
3
6

102. 4
118. 8
121. 4
127. 3
128. 4
137. 7
139. 0
145. 1
146. 8
150. 9
152. 9
154. 5
156. 9
164. 5
159. 5
5 1 6 3 . 5 516 6 . 4

133.
133.
134.
136.

129. 4
135. 8
138. 4
140. 6
144. 3
5 1 4 9 .7

119. 7
126. 9
1 3 7 .4
144. 8
150. 6
154. 3
160. 0
5 1 5 2 .4 5 163. 3

1 31 .9
131. 2
1 31 .6

3
8
9
4

98. 5
101. 1
101. 1

2
7
3
7
7
8
0
2

139. 1
139. 6

1 39 .4

E xt r ac ­
tions

99.
115.
122.
130.
138.
142.
144.
147.

149. 6
150. 0

5
5
3
1

16 2 . 5

149.
153.
154.
155.

159. 6

PRESCRIPTIONS AND DRUGS

Semi­
priv ate
room

Pr iv a te
room

Group
hospi­
talization

T o ta l

Pre­
scriptions

A spirin
ta b le t s

Quinine

Ti nc t ur e
of
iodine

Mi l k
of
magnesia

8/
1 9 3 5 ..............................................
1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

..............................................
..............................................
. . .........................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................

9 9 .3
101. 0

96.
103.
105.
132.
150.

7
0
5
3
6

96.
102.
107.
136.
158.
194.
231.
253.
265.
297.
5 327.

7
5
1
0
4
4
6
5
5#
2*
8

149. 1
175. 1
204. 2
221. 7
229. 6
253. 6
5 2 7 6 .2

96.
103.
105.
133.

8
0
9
3

9 6 .6
103. 1
104. 8
128. 9
1 45 .4
169. 7
194. 7
207. 7
213. 7
233. 7
5 2 54 .7

102. 1
112. 0
114. 0
118. 6
123. 6
127. 6
128. 9
134. 6
5 136 .2

179. 6
209. 7
226. 8
235. 3
260. 7
5 2 85 .6

1949: M a r c h
.........................
June
..............................
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

127.
127.
128.
128.

5
5
2
2

225.
226.
228,.
230.

6
3
7
2

252.
252.
256.
258.

5
5
0
1

220.
221.
223.
224.

3
7
7
3

209. 0
210 . 5

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h ...........................
June
.............................
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

128.
128.
128.
131.

2
5
5
2

233.
233.
235.
244.

0
1
2
7

261.
264.
.
275.

6
3
1
5

227. 0
227. 0

212. 8
210. 8

229. 7
239. 7

212. 8
222. 2

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h ...........................
June
..............................
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

134. 3

230.
234.
235.
241.

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h ...........................
June
..............................
S e p t e m b e r .................
Decem ber
.................

136.
136.
136.
136.

250. 8
255. 6
260. 3

See footnotes at end of table,




134. 9
135. 3
135. 5
1
5
3
7

2 6 6

257 .' 3
2 61 .4

293. 8
298. 3

262. 7
269. 5

300. 2
307. 3

249. 7
2 53 .9
255. 6
263. 1

282.
287.
290.
294.

324.
330.
333.
338.

2 73 .9
278. 1
279. 8
283. 1

1
5
8
6

1
8
5
7

7
9
8
1

C o n tin u e d

HOSPITAL RATES
Period

3
6
5
9
3

T o ta l

103. 1
5 116 .4

99. 7
100. 3
100. 8
105. 6
107. 5
1 15 .4
121. 5
123. 3
124. 8
128. 4
5 1 29 .5

--

122.
123.
123.
123.

-__
----

206. 4
207. 5

6
3
0
3

262. 9

100. 0
100. 6
102. 9
102. 9
108. 7
110. 7
119. 6
120. 6
120. 4

9 9 .4
100. 6
1 0 1 .9
108. 7
112. 5
123. 7
133. 9
137. 1
140. 7
147. 7
5 1 4 9 .4

9 8 .9
99. 7
98. 5
100. 1
9 9 .4
100. 4
101. 2
101. 2
100. 8
100. 3
5 1 00 .4

9 7 .9
100. 4
108. 9
1 3 5 .4
143. 8
156. 8
1 69 .4
173. 4

9
2
5
8

136.
136.
137.
138.

3
8
7
3

101.
101.
101.
101.

2
2
2
2

172. 7
175. 7

123. 7
1 23 .9
125. 7
127. 1

138.
138.
142.
145.

3
8
6
4

101.
101.
100.
100.

128. 0
128. 3

146. 8
147. 6

129. 1
129. 0
129.
129.
129.
130.

4
5
6
3

(4)
(6)

99. 6
100. 1
95. 8
100. 1
99. 7
101. 2
107. 1
108. 4
108. 1
1 11 .5
5 1 1 3 .5

102.
98.
98.
101.
101.
108.

8
3
7
0
1
9

109.
109.
109.
110.
5 n o .

2
4
7
0
7

172. 7
172. 7

108.
108.
107.
107.

7
7
9
9

109.
109.
109.
109.

3
3
7
7

2
2
3
3

172.
172.
172.
172.

107.
107.
108.
110.

1
1
7
3

109.
109.
109.
109.

7
7
7
7

3
3
3
3

U)

148. 9
148. 4

100.
100.
100.
100.

149. 2
149. 5
149. 5
1 5 0 .4

100.
100.
100.
100.

9
3
3
3

--

--""

7
7
7
7

111. 2
1 11 .2
112. 2
112. 2
113.
113.
113.
116.

1
1
6
0

109. 7
1 0 9 .9
110. 3
110. 5
n o .

7

1 1 0 . 7
1 1 0 . 7
1 1 0 . 7

64

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

TABLE D — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Continued

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Iterns 1—

11935-39=100 unless otherwise indicated)

T R A N SP O R T A T IO N
STREETCAR AND BUS FARES
P er i o d

All
trans­
p or tatio n

1 9 3 5 .....................................................

98. 4

1939
1941
194 5
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1949:

1950:

99. 5
.....................................................
.....................................................
102. 1
.....................................................
110. 5
..................................................... 111 1 7 . 2
..................................................... 1113 1. 0
..................................................... 111 4 5 . 4
..................................................... 111 5 7 . 5
..................................................... 111 6 2 . 2
.....................................................
173. 2
..................................................... 5 1 8 4 . 1

Auto­
mobil es,
new

T ir es

96. 7
101. 9

Auto
repairs

Auto
op erato rs'
licenses
and
fe es

97. 4
94. 5
95. 3
96. 4
100. 0
107. 7
121. 0
123.9
124. 1
125. 5

100. 0

100. 0
100. 0
103. 6

Ga s ol in e

(4)
( 4)
163.
178.
195.
196.
205.
5 223.

1
2
0
7
9
2

129. 2
150. 2
5 150. 0

97.
95.
98.
105.
107.
121.
137.
141.
140.
144.
5 148.

109. 8

Motor
oil

94. 4
101. 9
97. 4
( 4)
( 4)
113. 9
1 15 .9
1 15 .4

0
5
5
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0

5 126.2

99.
103.
116.
120.
130.
138.
141.
144.
155.
5 158.

109.0

109. 7
124. 1
140. 3

9 9 .9
100. 2
100. 3
100. 9
99. 8
104. 5
1 11 .4
119 .4

127.
96.
84.
107.
107.
113.
127.
138.

101 .4
101. 3
104. 7

132. 1
1 5 6 .9
177. 2
166. 1
171. 2
5 202. 8

3
3
6
6

1 0 0 .6
100. 6
100. 6
100.. 6

175.
178.
178.
178.

3
1
1
1

134.9
134. 9
138. 8
143. 7
143. 8
146. 1
154. 0

149.
127.
97.
100.
100.

8
4
1
0
6

122. 0
137. 1
149. 3
167. 6

140.
141.
142.
141.

0
6
2
0

123.
123.
124.
124.

9
6
2
2

141.
141.
141.
141.

.............................. 111 5 9 .
J u n e .................................... 111 6 0 .
S e p t e m b e r .................... 111 6 4 .
D e c e m b e r ..................... 111 6 6 .

8
2
3
6

196.
196.
196.
197.

5
6
7
1

117. 9
121. 5

137.
138.
141.
143.

9
4
2
0

123.
123.
124.
124.

9
9
2
5

141. 3
140. 3
149. 4
148. 7

101.
101.
101.
101.

5
5
5
2

178. 1
161. 7

139. 2
149. 2

3
8
4
5

150.
150.
150.
150.

3
1
3
7

144.
143.
142.
146.

4
7
7
2

125.
125.
125.
126.

6
1
6
4

154.
155.
156.
156.

9
4
7
5

101.
101.
101.
101.

3
3
3
3

159.
162.
184.
188.

1
9
0
9

166.
166.
170.
171.

8
9
3
0

150. 7
150. 5
148. 8

147.
148.
149.
147.

5
7
0
2

125.
126.
126.
125.

9
4
4
6

157. 0

105.
105.
105.
105.

1
1
1
5

1 8 8 .9
1 88.9
2 2 4 .9
228. 3

174.
181.
182.
185.

0
7
4
2

M arch

M a r c h ................................
June
.................................
September
..................
D e c e m b e r .....................

181. 6
1 84 .4
187. 0
188. 1

2 2 3 .4
223. 5
224. 8
226. 1

149. 6

159. 7
159. 7
160. 5

R ECREATION
NEWSPAPERS
Pe r io d

1 9 3 5 .....................................................

A ll
Rec rea­
tio n
and
Tobacco

Daily
and
Sunday,
deli v ered

Total

.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................

96. 7
1 0 3 .4
108. 8
134. 7
139. 2
149. 5
156. 6

1 9 4 9 .....................................................
1 9 5 0 .....................................................
1 9 5 1 .....................................................

162. 4
163. 8
168. 5

1 9 5 2 .....................................................

5 172. 6

M arch
.............................
J u n e ..................................
S e p t e m b e r ........... '. . .

162. 1
162. 1
163. 1

D e c e m b e r ......................

162. 5

170.
170.
170.
170.

M a r c h ................................

163. 3

172. 2

J u n e ....................................
September
...................
D e c e m b e r .....................

162. 2
165. 0
165. 6

172. 2
173. 5
172. 3

M a r c h ...............................
J u n e ...................................
S e p t e m b e r .....................
D e c e m b e r .....................

169.
168.
167.
170.

173.
174.
175.
180.

M a r c h .................................
J u n e ....................................
S e p t e m b e r ............ : . .
Decem ber
.....................

171. 6

See footnotes at end of table<




1
3
6
6

172. 8
173. 7
174. 0

9 5 .4
105. 8
108. 3
129. 4
134. 2
(4 )
(4)
170. 6
17 2 .4
175. 3
5 18 5 .4
7
7
7
7

9
9
0
0

180. 0
183. 1
191.9
193. 2

94. 7
106. 2
109. 6
134. 1
139. 5
1 5 1 .9
165. 2
174. 4

95.
108,
n o .
130.
135.

0
0

5
5
2

(4 )
(4 )
169. 5

Sunday,
sold
on
street

100.
100.
100.
107.
110.

0
0
0
3
8

(4 )
(4 )
154. 2

(4)

(4 )

(4 )

U)

(6)

-5
5
5
5

154. 4
154. 4
154. 4
1 5 4 .4

174. 6

1 74.6

154. 4

174. 6
176. 6
174. 7

174. 6
174. 9
174. 9

1 5 4 .4
1 54.4
1 5 4 .4

(6)

6
6
6
6

169.
169.
169.
169.

( *)

---

__

__

---

---

--

U)
----

--

To ta l

( 4)
U)

Ad ul t

157.9

119. 0

142. 1
147. 6

120. 1
121. 4

147.
148.
157.
160.

1 21 .4
130. 4

119. 0

8
9
7
7

95. 7

95.
102.
110.
153.
157.
165.
167.

5
0
3
1
8
1
8

172. 7
172. 1
176. 2
172. 8
5 174. 2 5 1 7 7 .9
171. 8

172. 7

169. 8
171.9
171. 0

1 7 1.9
174. 3

171.9
16 8 .6

172. 2
173.
170.
171.
173.

7
5
3
1

172. 2
172. 1
172. 4

178.
175.
175.
176.

0
9
8
1

173.
175.
174.
174.

179. 6
177. 9
177. 9

169. 5
171. 0
175. 1

8
6
1
3

1 36 .9
136 .9
136. 9
148. 1
148.
148.
148.
148.

133. 0
141. 7

( 6)

__
--

1
1
1
1

(6)

148. 1
148. 1
148. 1

--

149. 5

--

149.
149.
149.
149.

5
5
5
5

C hi l d

TOBACCO PRODUCTS

T o ta l

Cigar s

C i g ar ­
ettes

Pipe
tobacco

2/

101.9
109. 8
153. 2
157. 7
165. 0
166. 7
171. 0
170. 3

148. 1
148. 3
5 149 .5

( 4)
U)

137. 8
137. 8

4
8
0
7
7
6
5
8

TOBACCO

MOTION PICTURE ADMISSIONS
Daily,
s o ld
on
street

U)

174.
174.
174.
174.

AND

159/1
159. 1

8
5
1
6
1

5 1 79 .0

119. 1
114. 8
110. 3
116 .4

1952:

1952:

99.
100.
101.
101.
105.

5
0
7
5

202.
202.
208.
216.

1951:

99. 8
100. 5
1 01 .0
1 01.5
104. 5

99.9
100. 4
101. 2
98. 1
117. 2

8
9
7
4
4
0 4
4
2
7 5

194.
195.
196.
196.

1 71 .4
171. 6
175. 2
178. 5

1950:

Rail road
ooac h
fares

3
8
7
5

M arch
..............................
June
.................................
Septem ber
..................
D e c e m b e r .....................

1949:

Bus
far es

T o ta l

111 5 6 .
111 5 6 .
111 5 8 .
111 6 0 .

M arch
..............................
J u n e ....................................
S e p t e m b e r .....................
D e c e m b e r .....................

1 95' 1:

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

Str eet­
car
fares

Auto
in su ran ce

177. 1

2/

96.
101.
106.
153.
156.
160.

6
1
4
9
7
6

159.
160.
158.
151.

7
7
9
2

5 1 50.3

166.
156.
157.
163.

5
1
0
7

160. 1
157. 3
158. 2
15 8 . 2
156. 3
149. 0
147. 8
148. 3
152.
149.
149.
151.

T el e­
vision

5
5
4
5

97. 9
102. 9
108. 1
1 24.9
129. 1
140. 3
146. 7
151. 1
153.- 7
158. 8
5 1 66.2
1 5 0 .4
151. 0
151. 6
151. 6

102. 7
99. 1
98. 6
165. 6
184. 0
207. 2
212. 5
220.-3
221. 2
227. 2
5 2 2 7 .2
219.
220- .
220.
220.

4
0
9
9

151. 6
1 5 1 .4
15 6 .4
157. 0

220. 3
220. 3

157. 3
157. 7

223. 8

221. 2
224. 2

96. 7
103. 8
110. 9
123. 2
125. 1
135. 8
143. 0
146. 9
149. 6
155. 1
5 16 3 .2 5
146.
146.
147.
147.

6
9
2
0

147. 1

101.
99.
98.
104.
112.
117.
120.
124.
128.

8
7
6
0
4
8
5
8
0

132. 2
13 2 .8
121. 7
1 24.9
126 . 8
128. 2

146. 9
153. 1
153. 5

127.
127.
128.
128.

7
7
2
4

153. 7
153. 8

131. 3
133. 6

__
--

Rad ios,
plastic,
table
model
12/

-__

__

--

__
__
9 7.9
5 86. 5

164. 9
181. 2
5 182. 8

165. 5
--

163. 7

__
__

161.
160.
167.
173.

100. 0

3
8
1
8

2 2 6 .9
230. 0
230. 0

104. 4
1 00.5-

181. 0
181. 6

157. 9
165. 1

1 5 3 .9
161. 8

132. 4
133. 0

92. 1
9 1.9

1 8 2.9
182. 5

1 64.9
167. 0
167. 0
167. 1

2 2 6 .9
226. 0
2 2 6 .4
228. 6

161.
164.
164.
164.

133. 0
133. 0

88.
85.
84.
84.

182. 1
183. 5
183. 1

7
1
1
1

13 2 .4
1 3 2 .4

3
4
1
8

182. 5

6 5

TABULAR SUMMARY

TABLE D — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Items1—

Continued

(1935-39=100 unless otherwise indicated)

PERSONAL

CARE

BEAUTY SWOP SERVICES
Pe r io d

All
personal
c a re

Men's
hair
cut

9 4 .9
103. 6
106. 1
141. 7
152. 0

92.
105.
107.
156.
173.

8
9
6
1
8

9 2 .9
105. 3
110.4
175. 8
186. 1

169. 7
176.4
17 6 .5 .
176. 6

188. 0
201. 2

192. 8
192. 6
191. 0
188.9
195. 2

Shampoo
and
wave s e t

T o ta l

TOILET GOODS

Permanent
wave

Tooth
p ast e

T o ta l

Face
powder

Sanitarynapkins

100. 1
98. 6
100. 2

95.
103.
113.
117.
124.

Home
T o i l e t soap,
h a r d - m i l l e d permanent
wave
refill

Razor
blades

2/
1 9 3 5 _____ ; .....................................

97. 3
101. 1
103. 1
116. 5
1 21.6

100. 6

192. 5
5 194. 9

209. 1
215. 7
236. 7
5 2 5 3 .6

5 199.9

92. 9
103. 9
111.5
204. 3
214. 6
224. 8
225. 2
225. 7
224. 8
234. 8
52 4 3 .4

1 9 4 9 : M a r c h .............................
J u n e ................................
S e p t e m b e r ..................
D ecem ber
..................

177.
176.
175.
174.

6
5
8
3

209.
208.
208.
208.

6
8
8
7

191.
191.
191.
189.

3
3
2
6

225.
225.
226.
224.

9
9
2
1

163.
163.
162.
161.

0
0
4
3

147.
146.
144.
142.

8
0
5
2

132. 8
132.9
133. 8
131. 4

1 2 7 .4

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h .............................
J u n e ..................................
S e p t e m b e r ..................
Decem ber
..................

172.
173.
176.
188.

5
9
3
1

208.
213.
216.
231.

7
7
2
8

189. 1
188. 1
188. 7

224.
224.
224.
226.

7
1
7
5

159. 8
158. 3
158. 9
159. 2

138.
138.
141.
154.

5
0
2
1

127.
127.
128.
140.

6
6
5
1

135.
136.
136.
166.

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h ..............................
J u n e . ..............................
S e p t e m b e r ..................
Decem ber
..................

193. 1
193. 6
191.6
193. 6

235.
235.
236.
243.

7
7
2
2

193. 8
195. 6
1 9 5 .9
198. 7

232.
234.
235.
240.

7
8
7
9

161.
162.
162.
162.

2
8
5
8

159.
159.
156.
156.

4
5
5
5

140.
140.
138.
138.

8
5
2
3

167. 4
168. 8
168. 8

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h ..............................
J u n e ................................
September
...............
Decem ber
...............

1 9 3 .4
195. 2
195. 9
196. 5

246. 3
256. 0

198.9
200. 6
200. 6
200. 6

241.
244.
244.
245.

3
0
9
6

162.
163.
162.
161.

8
5
5
8

155.
154.
153.
153.

0
0
9
8

135.
135.
136.
135.

7
8
0
8

1939
1941
1945
1946
1947
1948

..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
. ............................................
..................................................

1949
1950
1951
1952

..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................

189. 7

259. 2
262. 2

91..
105.
107.
156.
164.
167.
166.
162.

9
0
0
9
4
2
1
6

159. 2
162. 0
5 162. 8

146. 4
151. 0
145. 9
142. 0
157. 8
5 154.5

HOUSEHOLD

99. 2
100. 4
110. 4
111.5
121.
127.
132.
130.

119.
119.
123.
127.
131.
141.
168.
5 169.

6
4
8
2

139. 6
5 136. 1

5
8
0
6
6
0
3
O'

0
3
0
6
7

147.9
1 69.4
175. 3
177. 2
199.6
5 204. 9
175.
175.
175.
175.

96. 8
102. 6
101. 5
104. 6
1 05.4
105. 8
1 05.9
106. 4
106. 4
106. 8
5 1 07.0

92. 6
103. 4
107. 7
12 6 .4
133. 9
18 5 .4
183. 5
160. 3
146. 7
162. 7
5 150. 4

__
----

100. 0
51 1 2 . 6

3
3
3
3

106. 4
106. 4
1 06.4
106. 4

168. 0
160. 4
154. 0

---

149. 3

--

175. 3
175. 3
176. 3
184. 9

106. 4
106. 4
1 06.4
106. 4

142.
140.
148.
157.

4
8
6
5

10 0 . 0

169. 0

200.
200.
200.
203.

3
9
3
1

106.
107.
107.
107.

4
0
0
0

168.
167.
158.
156.

4
3
2
9

100.
100.
100.
100.

0
0
0
0

169.
169.
169.
169.

204.
205.
205.
205.

6
2
5
5

107.
107.
107.
107.

0
00
0

153. 0
148. 4

107.
115.
118.
118.

1
3
8
8

1 31.9
134. 4
135. 4
7
0
3
1

0
0
0
0

147.9
147. 6

OPE RATIO N

LAUNDRY SOAP
P er io d

All
h o u se h ol d
operation

1 9 3 5 ..................................................

Laundrybund I s
servioe

Res id enti al
t e le p ho n e
s ervi ces

100. 5
100. 5

101. 2
9 9 .3

102. 9
124. 7
131. 7
144. 2
153. 0
161. 7
165. 9
178. 0
5 181.6

9 9.9
113. 6
113. 6
115. 6
121. 5
126. 7
136. 5
139 .4
5 144 .2

1 49 .4
147. 8
147 .4
148. 4

161.
161.
161.
162.

8
5
6
3

123.
123.
128.
134.

1 9 5 0 : M a r c h ..............................
J u n e ...................................
Septem ber
...............
D ecem ber
...............

147.
147.
151.
157.

4
4
3
6

162.
162.
166.
176.

1 9 5 1 : M a r c h ..............................
J u n e ................................
Septem ber
...............
D ecem ber
...............

161. 5
161. 7
161. 7

1 9 5 2 : M a r c h ............................
J u n e ................................
Septem ber
...............
Decem ber
..............

100. 4
9 9 .4
100. 7
120. 6
126. 5
144. 4
151. 2
148. 6
150. 2

1 39.9

180.
175.
170.
167.

140. 4
140. 0
1 41.5
145. 5

122.
122.
122.
122.

0
0
0
0

7
5
5
1

134.
133.
141.
153.

3
6
8
7

165. 6
165. 1
1 69 .4
176. 6

146.
147.
148.
151.

8
0
1
5

122.
122.
122.
122.

0
0
0
0

165.
164.
156.
154.

9
3
1
5

190. 4

154.
156.
157.
156.

4
0
8
3

U)

162. 8

179. 2
176. 8
171 .6
171. 0

1 59 .4
153. 8
154. 2
154. 2

168. 7
162. 3
162. 5
162. 3

1 5 0 .5
145. 5
146. 0
146. 2

1 84 .8
181. 7

9
9
9
9

162.
153.
148.
146.

3
7
3
3

172.
162.
156.
152.

6
1
0
0

152. 7
145. 5
140. 7

7
8
5
2

134. 8
135. 6
137. 8
139 .4

283.
283.
284.
284.

9
9
6
6

141. 6
140. 6
148. 9
160. 4

148.
147.
155.
166.

4
2
8
6

139. 0
139. 2
139. 2
1 4 0 ., 8

289. 7
293. 7
296. 0

173. 1
171. 2
164. 0

165. 1

178.
178.
177.
178.

3 1 3 .9

165. 3
165 .4
166. 4
168. 6

178.
181.
184.
186.

8
3
0
1

144.
144.
144.
146.

3 14 .4
316. 4
3 17 .4
327. 3

1949: M a r c h
...........................
June
..............................
Septem ber
...............
Decem ber
...............

2
2
9
3

13/

100.
100.
100.
114.
114.
112.
112.
121.

283.
283.
283.
283.

161.9
5 166 .0

Pos tage

1 00 .0
100. 2
104. 1
115. 9
1 1 5 .9
125. 9
135. 2
141. 7
147. 8
155. 6
160. 9

6
8
5
5

..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................

Ioe

T oil et
paper

101. 1
98. 6
100. 2
112. 4
121. 9
166. 0
187. 4
175. 0
168. 4
187. 0
5 1 8 3 .2

2 9 5 .9
5 317. 2

1949
1950
1951
1952




100. 0

101 .4
97. 1
96. 8
114. 5
131 .4
198. 7
194. 7
163. 5
153. 3
174. 2
5 165 .0

..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................
..................................................

100. 0
100. 0
111.3
257. 7
274. 5
278. 5
282. 4
283. 8
284. 2

Laundry soap* Laundry soap,
yellow
g r a nu l a te d

T o ta l

99. 5
98. 6
9 9 .8
116. 7
125. 3
180. 3
185. 2
155. 5
146. 8
167. 5
5 156.5

1939
1941
1945
194 6
1947
1948

Sae footnotes at end of table,

Domestio
s ervi ces

99. 7
1 01.9
119. 2
125. 6
166. 1
175. 7
147. 4
139. 8
160. 1
5 148. 1

6
8
0
2

189. 4
186. 0
185. 0

182 .9
181. 7

i

156 .5
156. 8
165. 8
166. 5

0
0
0
6
2
2
2
1

(4)
U)

---

__
----

66

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

TABLE D— CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Continued

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Items1—

<1935—39=*100 unless otherwise indicated)

FUEL

Period

electricity#
electricity
refrideration

for
heating

See footnotes at end of table.




100. 7
102. 1
99. 0
100. 5
100. 2
100. 8
100. 8
99. 1
99.9
100. 5
100. 2
100. 8
99.2
100. 0
100. 7
99.9
101. 2
98. 6
99.3
100. 0
99.0
100. 1
97. 5
98. 6
99.9
99. 7
100. 6
98. 6
99. 3
100. 7
102. 2
100. 7
101.4
103. 7
104. 1
105. 4
104. 5
105. 0
106. 2
106. 3
107. 7
107. 4
107. 7
107. 6
109.4
109. 8
109.9
109. 6
109. 8
109. 4
110. 3
no. o
no. o
no. 7
no. 3
112.4
no. 5
no. 5
114. 4
115. 5
121. 1
117. 6
117. 7
124. 6
127.8
133. 9
130. 3
132. 6
137. 3
137. 8
137. 5
138. 9
135. 6
137.0
139.7
140.6
140.3
139. 1
141. 2
142. 8

102. 8
103. 5
102. 9
102. 1
100. 8
101. 5
101. 1
100. 7
100. 4
100. 1
99. 1
99. 3
99.0
99. 0
98. 7
99. 0
99. 3
99. 0
98.9
98. 8
98.9
99. 3
99. 0
98. 5
98. 7
98. 0
98. 6
97. 7
97. 6
97. 6
97. 1
97. 3
97. 4
96.9
96. 7
96. 7
96. 7
96. 6
96. 7
96. 8
96. 1
96. 2
96. 1
95. 8
96. 0
95. 8
96. 0
95.6
95. 8
94. 8
95.0
95. 5
95. 2
95. 2
94. 0
92. 3
92. 9
92. 1
91.7
92. 0
92. 0
92. 2
91. 7
92. 1
92.6
94. 3
93. 8
94. 2
94. 6
95. 3
96. 7
96. 1
96.9
97. 1
97. 2
96. 8
96.9
96. 8
91.9
96. 8

108. 4
109. 0
108. 1
108. 1
105. 8
107. 7
107. 7
106. 1
106. 0
100. 3
97. 5
100. 3
98. 1
94. 8
94. 8
94. 3
94. 8
94. 1
94. 2
94. 0
94. 0
94. 5
94. 3
93.6
93.6
93. 1
93. 3
93. 3
93. 3
92. 0
91. 5
91. 5
91. 5
91.6
91. 3
89. 8
91.2
88. 6
88. 6
89.9
89. 6
89. 5
89. 5
89. 5
89.5
89. 1
89. 5
89. 6
89. 1
86.4
88.4
88. 6
88. 6
88. 6
87. 6
87. 5
87. 9
87. 3
87. 2
87. 8
88. 4
87. 9
88.4
88. 8
88. 9
89. 2
89. 3
89. 0
89. 1
89. 4
90. 4
91. 5
90. 0
90. 1
90. 5
90. 7
90. 8
90. 6
90. 6
91. 0

OTHER THANSPACE HEATING
NATURAL

ALL TYPES
Total

y

1935: Average ...............................
March ...............................
July ...................................
October .............................
1936: Average .............................
January .............................
April ...................................
July ..................................
September .........................
December ........................
1937: Average .............................
March ...............................
June .................................
September .........................
December ........................
1938: Average .............................
March ................................
June .................................
September .........................
December .........................
1939: Average .............................
March .................................
June ...................................
September .......................
December .......................
1940: Average .............................
March ...............................
June .................................
September .......................
December .......................
1941: Average .............................
March ...............................
June .................................
September .......................
December .......................
1942: Average .............................
March ...............................
June ...................................
September .......................
December .......................
1943: Average ...............................
March
.............................
June ...................................
September .........................
December .........................
1944: Average .............................
March ...............................
June
. . . . . . .....................
September .........................
December ........................
1945: Average .............................
March ...............................
June .................................
September .......................
December ..................... .
1946: Average ............................
March .............................
June
...............................
September .........................
December .........................
1947: Average .............................
March ...............................
June .................................
September .........................
December .........................
1948: Average ............................
March ...............................
June
...............................
September .........................
December .........................
1949: Average .............................
March ...............................
June .................................
September .......................
December ........................ j
1950: Average......................... .. . !
March ............................... i
June .................................
September .......................
December ........................

14/

100. 4
100. 4
100. 4
100. 5
99. 7
100. 4
100. 1
99. 6
99. 5
98.9
98. 7
98. 8
98.6
98. 7
98. 8
100. 0
100. 2
100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
101. 1
101.4
101.4
100.8
101. 5
100.4
101. 3
99. 8
100. 1
100. 0
99. 3
99.4
99. 5
99. 3
99. 1
99. 0
99. 0
98.9
99. 0
99. 2
98. 0
98. 1
98. 0
97. 5
97. 8
97. 5
97. 8
97. 7
97. 4
95. 5
96.3
96. 8
96. 6
96. 7
95. 6
94. 7
95. 1
94. 5
94. 4
94. 9
95. 5
95. 7
95. 0
95. 6
96. 3
98.9
98. 5
99. 1
99. 1
100. 2
103. 1
102. 5
103. 2
103. 9
104. 0
103. 2
103. 9
103. 7
103. 3
102. 8

10.6
therms
99. 5
99.5
(4)
(4)
99. 1
(4)
(4)
(4)
99. 1
98. 8
98. 8
98. 7
98. 8
98. 9
98.9
100. 8
100. 8
101. 0
101. 0
101. 0
101. 6
101.6
101.6
101. 5
102. 0
100. 9
102. 1
100. 4
100.4
100. 2
99. 8
99.9
100. 0
99.6
99.4
99. 5
99.4
99. 5
99. 5
99. 5
98.9
98.9
,
98. 9
1 98. 8
98. 8
j
98. 6
98. 8
98. 8
98. 7
98. 8
98. 2
98. 8
98. 7
98. 8
97. 7
96. 8
97. 2
96. 5
96. 8
97. 4
99. 4
98. 1
99. 2
100. 4
101. 0
104. 9
103. 7
105. 6
105. 6
106. 2
111.9
111.6
112. 5
112. 8
112. 9
10 8. 7
108. 7
108. 3
108. 1
107. 9

MIXED

MANUFACTURED

30.6

10.6

30.6
therms

10.6
therms

30.6
therms

10.6
therms

30.6
therms

103. 1
103. 4
(4)
(4)
100. 9
(4)
(4)
(4)
100.9
100. 0
98. 2
99.9
96. 6
96. 5
99. 5
98.9
100. 3
97. 5
97. 6
100. 6
99. 2
100.9
97.9
97. 5
100. 4
98. 0
100. 2
96. 3
96. 2
98. 8
96.6
98. 3
95. 3
94.9
97. 7
96. 3
97. 7
94. 8
94. 9
97.9
94. 1
95.4
92. 4
92. 3
95. 3
93.5
95. 3
92. 3
92. 2
95. 2
93. 1
95. 2
92. 2
92. 2
93.9
92. 0
93.6
90. 3
90. 5
94. 2
94. 4
94. 8
92. 3
93. 8
97. 7
100. 6
100. 4
99. 8
99.9
104. 5
106. 1
106. 0
106. 5
106. 4
106. 3
106. 5
106.9
106. 9
106. 3
105.9

100. 6
100. 6
(4)
(4)
99. 5
(4)
(4)
(4)
99. 2
99. 2
99. 1
99. 1
99. 1
99. 1
99. 1
98. 8
99. 0
98. 7
98. 7
98. 7
101. 9
102. 4
102.4
101.9
101. 9
101. 7
101.9
101. 6
102. 0
100. 9
99. 7
99.7
99. 7
99. 5
99.4
98. 6
99.4
99. 7
97.4
97.4
96. 7
96.9
96. 6
96. 4
96. 4
95. 1
96.2
96. 3
96. 1
96. 2
93. 0
96. 4
96. 1
96. 1
90. 6
88. 6
89. 4
89. 4
89. 2
89. 4
87. 6
89. 4
86. 7
86. 9
86. 6
86. 4
87. 1
86. 4
86. 1
86. 0
86. 4
86. 1
85. 9
86. 2
87. 9
84. b
85. 1
85. 1
83. 9
82. 7

101. 8
101. 8
(4)
(4)
99. 8
(4)
(4)
(4)
99. 2
99. 2
99. 0
99. 0
99.0
99. 0
99. 0
98. 5
98. 8
98. 3
98. 3
98. 3
100. 9
101. 6
101. 6
100. 7
100. 7
100. 8
101. 0
100. 8
101. 3
100. 0
97. 1
97.0
97. 0
96. 3
97. 1
96.6
97. 0
97. 1
95. 9
95.9
95. 2
95. 5
95. 2
94.9
95. 0
93. 5
94.9
95. 0
94.9
94. 9
91.0
95. 1
94. 8
94. 8
87. 3
84. 9
85. 8
85. 8
85. 7
85. 9
83. 6
85. 4
82. 5
82.9
82. 6
82. 5
83. 1
82. 5
82. 3
82. 1
82. 7
82. 8
82. 3
82. 7
83. 7
84. 4
84. 9
84. 9
84. 1
83. 8

99.9
99. 8
(4)
(4)
99. 7
(4)
(4)
(4)
99. 7
99. 6
99. 7
99. 6
99.6
99. 8
99. 8
100. 2
99.9
100. 4
100. 4
100. 4
100. 5
100. 3
100. 3
100. 3
101.2
101.4
101. 4
101.4
101.4
101. 3
101. 0
101. 3
101. 3
100. 8
100. 5
100. 9
100. 5
100. 7
101.4
101. 3
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.4
101.5
101. 5
101. 5
101. 5
101. 5
101. 5
101.6
101. 6
101.6
101.6
101. 5
102. 0
101. b
101. 7
102. 2
103. 2
106. 9
104. 3
106. 9
108.9
109. 5
116. 1
113. 8
117.2
117. 3
119. 0
128. 7
128. 7
130. 4
129.9
129. 5
124. 8
124. 8
124. 0
124. 2
124. 4

103. 7
104. 0
(4)
(4)
101. 3
(4)
(4)
(4)
101.3
101. 0
98. 3
101. 0
95. 8
95. 7
100. 4
98. 5
100. 5
96. 3
96. 3
101. 0
98. 4
100. 8
96. 1
96. 1
100. 7
97. 8
100.4
95. 3
95. 3
99. 7
97. 0
99.7
94.9
94. 5
98. 7
96. 7
98. 7
94. 2
94. 7
99. 3
97. 0
99.3
94. 6
94. 7
99.4
97. 0
99.4
94. 7
94. 7
99. 3
97.0
99. 3
94.7
94. 7
99. 3
97.5
99.4
94.9
95.2
100.9
101. 8
102. 0
98. 8
101. 2
107. 3
111.9
111.4
110. 7
no. 8
118. 2
120. 5
120.4
121. 4
120. 8
120. 1
120. 1
120. 1
120. 1
120. 1
120. 1

96. 4
96. 4
(4)
(4)
96. 1
(4)
(4)
(4)
96. 1
96. 3
96. 4
96. 2
96. 4
96. 5
96. 4
104. 9
105. 7
105. 7
105. 7
105. 5
105. 5
105. 4
105. 6
105. 5
105. 3
99.4
105. 3
96. 7
96. 5
96.3
96. 3
96.2
96.4
96.4
96. 2
96. 1
96. 3
96. 0
96. 1
96. 1
93.4
93.3
93. 3
92.9
92.9
92. 8
92.9
92.9
92. 7
92. 7
92. 6
92. 6
92.6
92. 0
92. 6
88. 2
90. 7
86. 7
86. 7
86. 7
86. 8
86. 7
86. 6
86.6
87. 9
87. 5
87. 9
87. 9
87.9
85.2
86.4
85. 7
85. 7
87. 5
87. 5
83.9
83.6
83. 6
83. 6
83. 6

99. 0
99. 2
(4)
(4)
98. 4
(4)
(4)
(4)
98. 3
98.6
98. 7
98. 6
98. 7
98. 8
98. 7
102. 2
102. 6
102. 6
102. 6
102. 3
101. 7
102. 2
102. 5
100. 8
100. 5
98. 1
100. 5
97. 2
96. 8
96. 5
96. s
96.4
96. t
96. 6
96. 4
96.4
96. 5
96. 3
96. 4
96. 5
84. 7
83.9
83.9
83. 3
83. 3
83. 2
83. 3
83. 3
83. 0
83. 0
82. 8
82. 8
82. 8
82. 8
82. 8
80. 5
81.9
79. 7
79. 7
79. 7
79. 8
79. 7
79. 7
79. 7
80. 3
80. 3
80. 3
80. 3
80. 3
80. 3
81. 1
80. 8
80. 8
81. 7
81. 7
80. 5
80. 4
80. 4
80.4
80. 4

67

TABULAR S U M M A R Y

TABLE D— CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Iterns
(1936-39=100 unless otherwise indicated)

Period

Fuel,
Gas
eie ctricity,
and
eleotrioity
refrigeration

Gas
for
heating

Total

l—
Continued

FUEL 14/. Continued
GAS —Continued
OTHER IHANSPACE HEATING—Continued
ALL TYPES
NATURAL
30.6
10.6
30.6
10.6
therms
therms
therms

MANUFACTURED
10.6
30.6
therms
therms

MIXED
10.6
therms

30.6
therms

1951:

Average.......................
March...........................
June....................... .
September...................
December.....................

144. 1
144.2
143. 6
144.4
144.9

97.2
97.2
97.1
97.3
97.5

91. 6
91.8
90.9
91. 7
92.5

103. 0
102.9
102 . 6
103. 1
103. 6

108. 0
107.7
107. 8
108.2
108. 5

106.4
106.3
106.3
106.3
107. 1

81.9
82.2
81.3
81.8
82.2

84.2
84.4
83.8
83.8
85.2

124.9
124.2
124.9
125.3
125.8

120.9
120 . 1
121.3
121.3
121.3

83.6
83.6
83. 6
83.6
83. 6

80.4
80.4
80.4
80.4
80.4

1952:

Average .......................
March ...........................
June.............................
September...................
December...................

146. 6
145.3
144. 8
147.6
149. 9

98.5
97.9
98.4
99. 0
99.6

94.5
93.8
94.6
94. 6
96.2

104. 6
103.9
105. 1
105.0
105.2

108.8
108. 7
109.0
108.9
109. 0

108.5
107. 1
109.2
109.2
109.6

83. 5
82. 7
83.7
83.7
85. 1

88 . 0
85.8
89.2
89.2
89.9

125.7
125. 7
126. 0
125.8
125.3

1 20.1
120.1
120 . 1
120 . 1
120 . 1

83. 6
83.6
83. 6
83.6
83.6

80.4
80.4
80.4
80.4
80.4

FUEL 14/- Continued
ELECTRICITY
Period

1935:

1936:

1 937:

1938:

1939:

1940:

1941:

1942:

1943:

1944:

1945:

1946:

Average.........................
March.............................
Ju ly .................................
October .........................
Average .........................
January .........................
April................. ..........
Ju ly ...............................
September ......................
December.....................
Average .........................
March...........................
June...............................
September.....................
December................... .
Average.........................
March.............................
June...............................
September.....................
December .................
Average .. ^..................
March ...........................
June...............................
September...................
December.............
Average ........................
March...........................
June...............................
September....................
December....................
Average .......................
March...........................
June ...............................
September..................
December.....................
Average .......................
March...........................
June.............................
September . . . . . . . . . . .
December...................
Average .......................
March...........................
June.............................
September..................
December...................
Average .......................
March...........................
June.............................
September....................
December ....................
Average................. . . .
March...........................
June................. ..........
September ....................
December...................
Average................... ...
March....................... .
June.............................
September..............
December ....................

See footnote!

end of table.




Eleo­
trioity
104.8
106.3
104.9
103.4
101. 5
102.3
101. 8
101.4
101 . 0

25
BOH
105.8
107.3
(4)
(4)
102.9
(4)
(4)
(4)
102. 8

101.0

101.2

99.3
99.6
99.2
99. 0
98.4
97.8
98.2
97.8
97.6
97.3
96.3
96.8
96.3
96. 0
95.8
95.3
95.6
95.4
94.9
94.9
94. 6
94.9
94.9
94.1
94. 0
94. 0
94. 0
94.0
94.0
94.0
93.9
94. 0
94. 0
93. 8
93.8
93. 7
93.8
93. 1
93.9
93.7
93.2
93. 7
93.3
93.3
92.0
89.6
90.3
89.5
88.9
88.9

98.9
98.9
98. 7
98.8
98. 3
97.4
97.6
97.5
97.1
96.8
96.1
96.5
96.2
95. 8
95.3
94.7
95.2
94. 7
94.4
94.2
93.9
94.2
94.3
93.6
93.1
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.2
93.4
93.4
93.1
92.9
92.6
92.9
92.9
92.8
92.6
91.9
92.6
92.4
92.3
89.7
87. 0
8 8.1

87.3
8 6 .0

85. 7

105.9
108.4
(4)
(4)
101.4
(4)
(4)
(4)

101.2

100.7
99.2
99.5
99.2
99.1
98.4
97.9
98.3
98. 1
97.6
97.3
96.6
96.9
96.6
96.4
95.9
95.4
96. 0
95.4
95. 0
94.7
94.2
94. 6
94. 6
93.9
93.4
93. 7
93. 7
93. 7
93.8
93. 8
93.7
93. 8
93.7
93. 6
93.5
93.1
93.4
93.4
93.4
93.2
93. 0
93.2
93. 1
93.1
92.8
91.2
91.6
91.2
91.1
90. 8

Other
fuels
98.4

101.1

94.1
98.8
99. 8
100.3
100.9
97. 1
99.6

All
97.2
99.1
92.9
98.3
99. 0
99.8
100.4
95.6
98. 6

101.2

100.6

101. 7
103. 2
99,4
101.4
103. 5
101. 0
104. 1
97. 8
99.8
101. 7
99. 1
101.3
95.2
98.3
101.4
101.9
103.3
99.2

101 .

101.2

104.9
108.3
104.4
105. 5
111.9
113. 1
115. 1
113. 6
114. 5
116.2

116.4
120. 7
120 . 1
120 . 6
120. 7
124.7
126 . 0
126.1

125. 7
126 . 0
126 . 1
128.3
126 . 9
127.5
129.1
129.6
136.9
131.9
133. 0
142.4
143. 7

0
101. 7
98.7
101.2

103.5

101. 8

105. 0
97.8
101.2

103. 1
101. 1
103.4
97.7
100. 0
103.3
102. 0
103.2
99. 0
101. 0
104. 4
108.2
104.4
105. 6
112. 1
113.4
113. 8
113. 9
113. 7
114. 1
114.4
118.7
118.3
119. 0
119.2
121.7
123. 1
122.4
123.2
123.6
123.7
125. 7
124.2
126.3
126.3
127.3
132.4
127.4
130. 5
136.8
139.7

Large
domestic
97. 1
99.2
92.4
98.4
99. 1

100.2

100. 5
95.5
98.6
100. 8
101.1

102. 1

98.4

101.2

103. 7
101.9
105. 5
97.5
101.2

103.2

101.0
103. 6

97.3
99.9
103. 1
101.5
103.2
98.2
100.4
104. 0
107. 5
104. 0
104. 6
111.2

112. 6
112.9
113. 0
112.6

113.2
113. 6
117. 7
117.2
118. 0
118.2
119. 7
121 . 0
120.3
121 . 1
121.5
121. 7
123. 7
122 . 1
124.5
124.3
124.5
130. 6
125.9
128. 7
134.8
137.4

PETROLEUMFUELS

PENNSYLVANIAANTHRACITE

BITUMINOUS COAL
ICO
KW
H

All
101 .

1
105.3
93.8
102.5
101.8

103.0

102.1

98.9

102.2

103.2
99.6
103.4
95.7
97.9
100.5
99.3
101. 0
95.8
98.9
101.9
98.4
101. 8
95. 8
96.4
98.2
102.7
102.7
101. 0
103.8
105. 6
108.5
106.0
105.4
112.2
112.0

112.5
112. 8
112.5

112 .6
1 1 2 .6

119.5
118.8
118.8
118.5
126. 7
126.8
127.5
125.8
125.8
125.9
130.7
1 2 6 .8

125.9
135.0
136.2
145.0
138.4
138.4
152.8
152.6

Chest­
nut
100.9
105.5
92.8
102. 6
102. 1
103.3
102. 6
98. 7
102.4
104.0
99.7
104. 7
95.2
97.4
100.2

99.2
100. 7
95.0
99.4
102.7
98.1

102.2

95. 1
95.9
97.5
101. 8
102.5
99.5
102. 8
104. 5
107. 8
105. 1
104. 1
111.6
111. 8
112.2

112.3
112.3
112.3
112.3
118. 8
118. 1
118.2
118. 0
125. 1
125.3
1 2 6 .2

124.4
124.4
124. 5
129. 6
125.6
124.6
134.2
135.4
143. 8
137.2
137.3
151.3
151.3

Coke,

Pea

101.2

107.2
' 91.9
102. 5
102.5
102. 5
100. 5
99.1
104.4
107. 1
101. 5
107. 8
96.5
99. 1
100. 5
97. 8
101.2

93.1
96.4
100.4
96.9
99. 7
94.4
95.1
97.3
102.8

102. 9
100.7
104.3
106. 6
110.5
107. 0
105.9
115. 8
115.3
115.9
116. 1
116.0
116 .
116 .

0
1
123.9
123.2
123. 0
122. 7
132. 1
132.2
133. 1
131. 1
131. 1
131.3
136.5
132.2
131.3
141. 1
142. 6
152.4
145.4
145.4
160.9
160. 5

* * *

nut

98.8
99.8
95.4
100. 7
100.4
100.7
100. 7
99.4
100.7
100. 7
100. 5
100.3
99.9
100. 8

102. 0

101.2
100.8
102.1

99.4
100.3

101.6

99.5
100. 7
98.6
98.6
99.3
104.1
102.5
104.5
105. 0
107. 1
108.8
107. 1
108.4
110.7
109.9
111. 0
111.5
110.7
110.7
110 . 8
118.4
117.6
117.6
117. 1
127. 0
127.2
128.2
125. 9
126 . 0
126. 1
129.8
126.7
125. 6
133.2
134.3
143.4
136.8
137.0
151.4
150.8

104.9
97. 0
103.1
102. 7
103. 7
103. 5
100.2

102. 7
103.7
102. 5
104. 7
99.3
101.6

104. 8
96.1
100.2

91.4
93.7
96.1
96. 6
101.3
91.4
95.2
100. 0
100. 5
101. 9
95.7
101. 1
104.3
109. 1
105. 0
105.5
113. 1
116.3
116. 5
116.5
116. 7
116. 8
1 1 6 .8

117.3
117. 0
117.1
117. 1
120 . 0
124. 9
124.5
124.4
125.9
1 2 6 .2

127.4
126.9
126 . 0
128.8
129.3
137. 8
131.3
132.4
144. 5
146. 0

Kerosene,

Fuel
oil ^2

fuel oil *0.
95.4
96.3
97.7
91. 7
96.5
94.4
98.4
96.3
95.6
97. 0
105.6
103.0
108.3
107. 7
107. 0
105.4
107. 7
105. 6
104. 9
101. 6
97. 0
97.6
94. 1
94. 8
101. 6
101.4
103.4
102. 0
98.4
103.2
101.4
98.4
100. 7
102.8

102.9
110. 0

102. 9
106.3
114.4
114. 5
120 . 8
119.8
121. 3
121.4
121.3
121.5
121.4
121. 7
121.4
121. 3
117.2
121.3
121.4
108.8
109.9
120.4
116.4
116. 7
124. 8
130. 5

91.8
92. 7
94.5
86.6

95.6
93.7
99.3
94.6
93.0
96.2
1 1 0 .8

108.0
113.6
113.9
113.9
105.6
113.3
105.9
99.2
99.2
96.1
95.6
92. 0
96.1
101.3
100. 8
105.1
101. 5
95.1
104.2
103.4
96. 7
104. 0
107.6
107.7
118.6
107. 8
114. 5
124.4
124.6
128.9
128. 7
129.0
129.0
129.0
129.1
129. 0
129.2
129. 0
129. 0
123.3
129. 0
129.0
111.7
112.4
124.2
120 . 0
1 2 0 .2

131.0
134.1

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CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

TABLE D — CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:

Continued

Indexes of Retail Prices of Selected Iterns1—

(1935-39=100 unless otherwise indicated)

FUEL

1 4 /-

Continued

BITUMINOUS COAL

ELECTRICITY-

PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE

PETROLEUM FUELS

P e r io d
25
KWH

Elec­
tricity

100
KWH

1947: A verage
.....................
M arch
........................
June
..............................
S e p t e m b e r ...............
D ecem ber
...............

88.
88.
88.
88.
88.

5
5
3
5
8

85. 6
85. 3
8 5 ,4
85. 7

1 9 4 8 : A v e r a g e .......................
M a r c h ...........................
June
..............................
Septem ber
.* .....
Decem ber
...............

89.
89.
89.
89.
90.

3
0
1
7
0

86. 5
86. 1
86. 5

1 9 4 9 : A v e r a g e ........................
M a r c h ............................
J u n e ..............................
............
Septem ber
Decem ber
...............

90. 1

1 9 5 0 : A v e r a g e .......................
M a r c h ..........................
Ju ne
...........................
............
Septem ber
Decem ber
............

9 0 .4
90. 3
90. 4
90. 4
90. 4

1 9 5 1 : A v e r a g e .....................
M arch
........................
J u n e ................................
Septem ber
............
Decem ber
............

91. 1
90. 8

1 9 5 2 : A v e r a g e .....................
M arch
........................
June
...........................
Septem ber
..............
Decem ber
............

92.
91.
91.
92.
93.

9 0 .4
90. 2

5
9
0
8
3

153.
142.
143.
164.
171.

91. 6
91. 1
9 1.6
9 2 .3
92. 0

183. 4
175. 5
180. 6

186.
177.
184.
194.
195.

2
0
4
8
0

90. 3

187. 7

89.
90.
90.
90.

6
5
3
2

192. 5
183. 0
185. 9

90.
90.
90.
90.
90.

3
3
3
3
3

194. 1
193. 1

8 5 .9
85 .9
85. 9
86. 2
86. 0
86. 3
8 6 .4
8 6.4

9 0 .9
9 0.9
91. 1
91. 1
90. 8

204. 5
205. 0
202. 8

87.
86.
86.
88.

91. 1
9 1 .0

90. 1
90. 5
90. 8

8 6 .9
86. 7
4
5
6
5
5

85. 8
85. 7

91. 1
9 1 .4
91. 3
0
5
5
5
1

7
7
7
9

Pea

157.
155.
148.
163.
166.

3
1
5
1
0

155.
153.
147.
161.
164.

181. 3
1 72.9
179. 3
1 89.5

176.
168.
171.
185.

6
7
2
0

174. 1
166. 6

189. 8

189. 2

188. 4
190. 7
184. 0
186. 7
1 93.5

188.
192.
182.
188.

195. 1
198. 8

19 5 .9
193. 3

189. 8
19 4 .9
198. 8

189. 8
199. 7
205. 0

1 9 9 .4
200. 2

20 4 .9
206. 6

204. 6
20 5 .6
201. 8
204. 7
207. 3

19 6 .9
1 99.7
202. 1

2 1 4 .9
217. 4
211 .4
216. 6
219. 0

208.
206.
203.
210.
216.

208. 6
207. 3
205. 5
208. 7
2 1 4 .4

203. 4

218. 2

202. 1
2 00.4
203. 4

219.
206.
216.
235.

193. 1
195. 7
188. 2
190.9
198. 8

191. 6

189. 0
196. 1
201. 7

91. 1
9 1.6

89. 7

Chest­
nut

0
8
7
2
2

191. 0
191. 3

91.0

All
size s

Large
d o me st i o
sizes

156.
145.
147.
167.
175.

85.
84.
85.
85.
85.

156.
148.
147.
164.
171.

All
sizes

1
3
6
0
1

8 5 .9

89. 3
9 0 .4
90. 3
90. 3

Other
fuels

6
8
4
1
5

200. 2
204. 1
194. 8
1 99.9
2 0 3 .9

7
4
8
1

15 5 .5
154. 2

162. 3

1 5 9 .4
152. 8
151. 0
168. 0
173. 3

187. 6

187. 5
165. 1
166. 1

1 8 8 .4
177. 7
185. 3

2 1 8 .9
218. 9

1 9 7 .2
20 3 .6

217. 1

197. 0
20 4 .5
19 3 .4

8
1
6
6

197. 0
203. 0
191. 1
194.9
1 99.3 •

182. 8
1 86.9

200. 0

1 9 0.9
187. 8
184. 7
195. 0
200. 3
210. 8
213. 7
207. 3
212. 3
215. 2
212.
215.
201.
211.

5
4
8
3
5

179.
181.
198.
19 8 .

18 3 .2
186. 7
177. 8

3
8
8
7

Buck­
wheat

165.
163.
154.
192.
175.

169. 7
183. 1
183. 3

192. 5

209. 1

7
3
3
6
5

9
2
0
6

1 47.9
160. 3

21 9 .9
2 1 1 .2
216. 0
222. 8

Fuel
o i l *2

143. 3
13 4 .4
1 4 2 .4
145. 9

148. 2
134. 7
1 44.9
151. 2
173. 5

159. 3

188. 6

177. 1
175. 5

191. 2
188. 2

179. 0
179. 7
1 8 1.9

191. 2
189. 6

175. 2
181. 1

191. 5
1 96.2

172. 0
171. 3
173. 4

178.
185.
170.
175.
180.

8
8
2
4
8
7
2
1
8

21 9 .9
226. 6
233. 3

2 0 3 .9
199.9
1 99.9
208. 0
213. 4

1 7 6.9
176. 2
174. 8
177.6
181. 8

180.
176.
175.
183.

211.
213.
206.
213.
216.

242.
244.
240.
244.
246.

7
2
6
2
1

2 1 5 .4
215. 8
215. 0
215. 8
215. 8

181. 7
183. 3
183. 6

191.0

179. 3
180. 0

189. 8
1 9 0 .4

253. 0

216. 6

2 4 7 .9
244. 2
251. 5
280. 7

215.
214.
215.
228.

182. 2
1 8 0 .4
180. 4
184. 0
184. 0

1 9 5 .4
190. 6

3
0
2
0
5

199. 3
209. 6
226. 8

225. 0
223. 7

K e r o se n e,
range
oil.
Wei o i l

1 99.9
193. 6
202. 4
206. 2

212. 2
216. 5

2 2 7 .9

C oke.
egg*
or
nut

8
2
8
1

1 9 1 .2

191. 6
192. 0

1 9 0 .4
200. 3
200. 5

l / B a s e d on p r i c e s c o l l e c t e d f o r th e C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x .
B e g in n i n g in S e p t e m b e r 1 9 4 7 , i n d e x e s f o r in d iv i d u a l i t e m s e x c e p t
f u e l a n d i c e w e r e b a s e d o n 18 c i t i e s r a t h e r t h a n t h e 3 4 c i t i e s p r e v i o u s l y i n c l u d e d .
F o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f the m e t h o d of c a l c u l a t i o n
s e e B u l l e t i n 9 6 6 » " C o n s u m e r P r i c e s in th e U n it e d S ta t e s 1 9 4 2 - 4 8 " , p p . 3 6 - 3 7 .

item s

In D e c e m b e r 1 95 0 the c o m m o d i t y and p o p u la t io n w e i g h t s w e r e a d j u s t e d to t h o s e
w e r e l i n k e d to the old s e r i e s at D e c e m b e r 1 9 5 0 to f o r m a c o n tin u o u s s e r i e s .
2/

A d ju s t e d 3 4 - city

3 /

Septem ber

4 /

Data

5 /

Calculated

6/

D iscon tinu ed.

1947

indexes,

sam e

as

in

Table

o f the

adjusted

series.

Indexes

for

in d iv id u al

A.

= 100.

inadequate.

1950

by

slightly

different m echod

7 /

June

8/

Decem ber

9 /

N o t i n c l u d e d in C o n s u m e r P r i c e

10/

In clu ded

l_l/

Indexes

s

a

than p r e c e d i n g

annual

indexes

due

to the

lack

o f data

for

M arch

1953.

100.

1950

= 100.

in m i s c e l l a n e o u s
revised.

This

group

revision

12/

I n c lu d e d in tot al

h ousefurnishings

13/

I n c lu d e d in f u e l ,

light,

Index.
in d e x
does

in 1 9 5 0 ,

1951,

not a f f e c t

the

index p r io r

and r e fr ig e r a tio n

to

through

and

1952

and

M iscellaneous

in r e c r e a t i o n

or

A ll

and tobacco

in dexes

in 195 1

and

1952.

Ite m s in d exes .

1950.
Decem ber

1952.

14/
I n d e x e s f o r in d iv i d u a l i t e m s a r e n e w s e r i e s ; f o r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f m e t h o d o f c a l c u l a t i o n , s e e R e t a i l P r i c e s a n d I n d e x e s o f G a s ,
E l e c t r i c i t y , an d R e s i d e n t i a l H e a t i n g F u e l s , M a r c h 1 9 5 2 m o n t h l y r e l e a s e , U . S. D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r , B u r e a u of L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s .




69

(A d d itio n al re fe re n ce s w il l be found in the B ib lio grap h y of
Consumers* P ric e s in the United S ta te s 19^-2~^8. U .S .
Department o f L abor, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , 19^9*
(B u ll. 966 . )

DESCRIPTION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
The Consumer P ric e Index; A Layman1s Guide. U .S. Department o f Labor,
Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , 1953• (B u l l . llb O •)
The Revised Consumer P ric e Index, Four statem en ts excerp ted from papers
d e liv e re d a t annual meeting of the American S t a t i s t i c a l A ss o c ia tio n ,
C hicago, December 2 8 , 1 952. Includes The Main F eatu res of the Revised
Consumer P ric e Index; The Revised CPI: Some Problems in Concept and
Theory, by Edward D. H ollander; An E valu atio n of the Revised CPI as a
Wage D e fla to r , by Lazare Teper; and The New CPI and the Need f o r a
Continued P ric e Research Program, by Laura Mae Webb. (In M onthlyLabor
Review, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s , February 1953«)
The Consumer P ric e In d ex: A Short D escrip tio n o f the Index as R evised, 1 9 5 3 *
Issued by the U .S . Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s , January 1953*
Taxes and the Consumers* P ric e Index, (in Monthly Labor Review, Bureau of
Labor S t a t i s t i c s , January 1953; re p rin te d as S e r i a l No. R. 2 0 9 0 .)
Consumers* P ric e Index. Hearings b efo re a Subcommittee o f the Committee on
Education and Labor, House of R e p re s e n ta tiv e s , 82d C ongress, 1 s t S essio n ,
w ith Report o f Subcommittee Appended7 House Document b o b , o2d Congress,
2d S e ssio n , 1 952.
C ongressional Report on the Consumers* P ric e Index,
Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , November 1 9 5 1 .)

(in Monthly Labor Review,

R evision of the Consumers* P ric e Index.
(T ech n ical N o te .) (in Monthly Labor
Review, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s , Ju ly 1 9 5 0 ; re p rin te d as S e r i a l No.
R. 2 0 0 3 .)
The Consumers* P ric e Index. Report of the J o in t Committee on the Economic
Report on the Consumers* P r ic e Index o f the United S ta te s Bureau o f Labor
S t a t i s t i c s . 80th C ongress, 2d S e ssio n . J o in t Committee R ep o rt, 19^9•
INTERIM ADJUSTMENT AND NEW UNIT BIAS
In terim Adjustment o f Consumers* P r ic e Index, C o rrectio n of New U nit B ias in
Rent Component of Consumers* P ric e Index and R e la tiv e Importance o f Ite m s.
U .S. Department o f Labor, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , 1951 . (B u ll. 1 0 3 9 .)
C o rre ctio n o f New U nit Bias in Rent Component of C .P .I . By George Johnson and
Bruno S c h iro .
(in Monthly Labor Review, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s ,
A p ril 1 9 5 1 .)
In terim Adjustment o f Consumers1 P ric e I ndex. By Doris P . R othw ell.
Monthly Labor Review, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , A p ril 1 9 5 1 .)




(in

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

70

INTERIM ADJUSTMENT AND NEW UNIT BIAS (Continued)
E stim ate of New U nit B ias in C .P .I . Rent Index, By E th el D. Hoover and
Bruno S c h ir o . (In Monthly Labor Review, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s ,
Ju ly 19^9} re p rin te d as S e r i a l No. R. 1965 . )
Rent Component o f the Consumers1 P r ic e Index. By Helen M. Hurries and Bruno
S c h iro .
(In Monthly Labor Review-, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , December
19^8 and January 19^-9^ P a rt 1 - Concept and Measurement. P a r t 2 Methodology o f Measurement; re p rin te d as S e r i a l No. R. 19 V7 . )
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF COMPONENTS
Consumer P ric e Index: P ercen tage D is trib u tio n of the Value Weights in the
Revised Consumer P ric e Index by Major Groups and Subgroups f o r the United
S ta te s and 20 C itie s as of the Link Month in 1 9 5 2 * A r e le a s e o f the U .S .
Department o f Labor, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
Consumer P ric e Index; R e la tiv e Importance of Components in Revised Index,
December 1 9 5 2 * A r e le a s e o f th e U .S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
The Consumers1 P ric e Index; R e la tiv e Importance of Groups and Subgroups of
Goods and S e rv ice s in th e January 1950 Index B efore and A fte r Adjustm ent.
A re le a s e of the U .S. Department of Labor, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s ,
1951.
Consumers1 P r ic e Index f o r Moderate-Income F am ilies in Large C i t i e s ; R e la tiv e
Importance o f Componen ts in December 1950. A re le a s e of the U .S. D epart­
ment of la b o r , Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
Consumers1 P ric e Index f o r Moderate-Income F am ilies in Large C i t i e s ; R e la tiv e
Impor ta n c e of Components in January 1 9 5 0 * A relea.se of th e U .S. D epart­
ment of la b o r , Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
R e la tiv e Importance of Major Groups Included in the Consumers1 P ric e Index f o r
D ates, 1 9 3 5 -^ 9 • A re le a s e of the U .S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
Consumers1 P ric e Index f o r Moderate-Income F am ilies in Large C i t i e s ; R e la tiv e
Import ance of Components in December 3 M T A re le a s e o f the U .S. D epart­
ment of Labor, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
INDEX SERIES
Consumers1 P ric e Index f o r Moderate-Income F am ilies in Large C i t i e s ;
(1935-3 9 =
lOOl. Tabulations from 1913 to d a te . A r e le a s e of the U .S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s ,
Consumer P ric e Index. H is to r ic a l S e rie s ( 19 I 7 - I 9 = 1 0 0 ) . S e rie s A, A ll Item s;
S e rie s B, A ll Items and Major Groups; S e rie s C, Food; S e rie s D, R ent;
S e rie s E, A pparel. Above s e r ie s a v a ila b le f o r U .S . 1913 to d a te ; 20 c i t i e s ,
191^ -17 to d a te . S e rie s F , Housing and Housing Subgroups; S e rie s G, Food
and Food Subgroups; U .S . and 20 c i t i e s , 19)47 to d a te . uTs. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s .



B IB L IO G R A P H Y

IN D E X S E R I E S

71

( C o n tin u e d )

Consumer P r ic e Index, Monthly re le a s e o f the U .S . Department o f L abor, Bureau
of Labor S t a t i s t i c s beginning January 1953*
(Revised Index. 19^ 7-49 =
1 0 0 .)

Consumers1 P r ic e Index and R e ta il Food P r i c e s . Monthly r e le a s e o f the U .S .
Department of Labor, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
(D iscontinued December
1 9 5 2 .)
Consumers1 P r ic e s in the United S t a t e s , 19^-2-49» U .S. Department o f Labor,
Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s , 19^9*
(B u ll. 9 66 . )
Cost of L ivin g in 19^1. U .S , Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s ,
19^2.
(B u ll. 7 1 0 .)
Changes in Cost of L ivin g in Large C itie s in the United S t a t e s , 1913-^1*
Department o f Labor, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s , 19*tL. (B u ll. 6 9 9 .)

U .S .

Indexes o f R e ta il P ric e s of A pparel, H ousefurnishings, and S e rv ice s and
M iscellaneous Goods to Moderate Income F am ilies in Large C itie s in the
United S t a t e s . A re le a s e of the U .S . Department of Lab or, Bureau of
Labor S t a t i s t i c s . Issued q u a rte rly u n t i l the c lo se o f 1 9 5 2 .
Indexes o f R e t a i l P ric e s o f A pparel, H ousefurnishings, and S e rv ice s and
M iscellaneous Goods to Moderate Income Fam ilies in the United S t a t e s ,
S eptember 19^8 -September I 9V9 . Supplement VTI. A r e le a s e of the U. S .
Department of Labor, Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s . Issued November 19^9*
(F o r preceding s e r ie s see Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s B u ll. 966, appendix
ta b le s E, F , and G .)
R e ta il Food P ric e s by C i t i e s . Monthly re le a s e o f the U .S . Department of Labor,
Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
R e ta il P r ic e s of Food, 1951 and 1 9 5 2 . U .S . Department o f L ab o r, Bureau of
Labor S t a t i s t i c s , 1 9 5 3 . (B u ll. 11*1-1.)
R e t a i l P ric e s of Food, 1 9 5 0 *
S t a t i s t i c s , 19 5 2 . (B u ll

U .S . Department of Labor, Bureau o f Labor
1055 . )

R e ta il P r ic e s of Food, 19*+9»
S t a t i s t i c s , 1950 . (B u ll

U .S . Department of Labor, Bureau o f Labor
1032 . )

R e t a i l P r ic e s of Food, i g t S . U .S . Department o f Labor, Bureau of Labor
S t a t i s t i c s , 19*1-9. (B u ll. 965 . ) (F o r e a r l i e r s e r ie s see B u ll. 70 7 , 799 ,
899 , and 9 3 8 .)
R e ta il P r ic e s and Indexes of Gas, E l e c t r i c i t y , and R e s id e n tia l Heating F u e ls .
Monthly re le a s e of U .S . Department o f Labor, Bureau o f Labor s t a t i s t i c s .
March 1952 r e le a s e includes h i s t o r i c a l s e r ie s from 1935•
R e t a i l P r ic e s of R e s id e n tia l Heating Fu els by C i t i e s . Monthly re le a s e o f U .S .
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s . (D iscontinued February

1952 .)




72

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

INDEX SERIES (Continued)
R e s id e n tia l

H ea t i n g

Im p o rta n t

S ta t is tic s ,

H andbook

o f

o f

_________________ J L 9 5 1
Labor

P R IC E S

AND

The

P R IC E

E ffe c t

o f

Labor

P r ic e s

M o n th ly

o f

T in

P r ic e

S u p p le m e n t

E ffe c ts

R en t

in

Labor

o f

Year

and

o f

A u gu st

P r ice

fo r

9

L abor,

lo c a lly
B u reau

o f

Labor

U .S .

D ep a rtm en t

o f

L abor,

L abor,

B u reau

1 0 1 6 .)

U .S .

D ep a rtm en t

o f

o f

o f

Food

B u reau

o f

K orean

Labor

(in

M o n th ly

By

Labor

R e v ie w ,

Labor

By

F ran ces

By

L o u ise

(T e c h n ic a l

B u reau

o f

H.

1 9 5 2 .)

M a r tin .

O c to b e r

S ta t is tic s ,

P r ic e .

P a ste rn a k ,

A p r il

S ta t is tic s ,

Labor

R e v ie w ,

R obert

S ta t is tic s ,

H o s tilitie s .

o f

on

Labor

P r ic e s .

o f

B u reau

L o c a tio n

1952.
1 9 5 2 .T

S t a b iliza tio n .

B u reau

R et a i l

M o n th ly

o f

2

in

Labor

M o n th s

R e v ie w ,

P r ic e

S ta tu s ,

M o n th ly

N in e

D e c o n tr o lle d

S ta t is tic s ,

F o l lo w in g
B u reau

o f

R e g u la tio n s ,

In d ex es

to

L iv in g

fo r
th e

S ta t is tic s ,

U .S .

and

Labor

C on su m ers'

S u g g e s tio n s




o f

J .

A u gu st

N o t e .)

Labor

1951*)

M ack.
1 9 5 1 -)

By

R u th

S ta tis tic s ,

and

June

GCPR.
Labor

Jan u ary

A m en d m en ts.

A rea s.

(in

M o n th ly

Labor

1951*1

By

L o u is e

S ta tis tic s ,

2 5 ,

O ffic e

1551>
o f

J .

M ack.

M ay

1951)

and

P r ic e

(in

su b seq u en t

C e ilin g

S ta b iliz a tio n .

ADJUSTM ENTS

R e v is e d

o f

a

R e g u la tio n s

Gr o w t h ,

C ost

on

In crea ses

B u reau

C e ilin g

"~ T ln

The

Year

R e v ie w ,

T ype
(in

M o v e m e n ts

P r ic e

The

D a ta

1 9 5 1 .)

M o n th ly

W AGE

1016.

A m en d m en ts

R e v ie w ,

Labor

O u tle t

R e v ie w ,

IN

E d i t i o n .)

(B u ll.

B u ll.

R e v ie w ,

D u r in g

M o n th ly

R e s id e n tia l

CPI

a

Labor

o f

G en eral

in

Labor

C o n tr o l s

R osak ran s.

P r ic e

to

A ct

P r ic e

J u ly

D ep a rtm en t

(1 9 5 0

S ta t is tic s ,

M o n th ly

M o v e m e n ts
(in

1 9 ^ 1 -^ 8 .

U .S .

9 5 0 .)

S ta tis tic s .

P r o d u c tio n

o f

("in

(B u ll.

S ta tis tic s .

Labor

P r ic e s

c it ie s .

CONTRO L

D e fe n se

R e v ie w

R e ta il

55

S ta t is tic s .

B u reau

A

in

19^9*

Labor

B u reau

F u e ls .

F u e ls

Im p lic a tio n s
R e v ie w ,

P r ic e

W age

D ep a rtm en t

In de x :

T r a n s it io n
R e v is e d

D ecem ber

L abor,

—

in

W age

o f

A

fro m

In d ex .

1951

A d ju s tm e n ts
o f

o f

B u reau

E s c a la tio n .

Labor

Su m m ary

th e
U .S .

o f

C hanges

ta b le ,

Labor

o f

H .M .

in

B a r g a in in g ,
S ta tis tic s .

1953*)

th e In d ex
and

L abor,

Jan u ary

D o u ty .

F ebru ary

A d ju s te d "

D ep a rtm en t

C o lle c tiv e

B u reau

o f

,rI n t e r i m

A p p e n d ix

By

S ta t is tic s ,

"O ld

B u reau

and

S e r i e s ’'
o f

Labor

1952.

S e p te m b e r

1951•

B IB L IO G R A P H Y

CPI

IN

WAGE A D JU S T M E N T S

G en eral

W age

am ended

(C o n tin u e d )

R e g u la tio n s

6

D ecem ber

1951)

and

am ended

and

R e s o lu tio n

v o l.

1 ;

ch ap s.
June

E s c a la to r s
in

U n io n

Labor

and

C.

o f

Labor

IN T E R C IT Y

U .S .

W age

and

26 ,

and

A p r il

p h ilo s o p h y

B oard ,

1 9 5 1 ;

2 3 ,

19 5 1 ;

1952)
E c o n o m ic

h is to r y

P rogram ,

E c o n o m ic

and

2 3 ;

B oard ;

and

S ta b iliz a tio n

S ta b iliz a tio n

2 3 ,

A u gu st

S ta b iliz a tio n

th e

W age

A u gu st

r e v is e d

19 5 2 ;

W age
o f

in

C ost

E x te n t

M anner

By

o f

o f

(in

C P I:

th e

In d ex ,

Lacy

Labor

L iv in g

M o n th ly

in

and

w h ic h

M.

W age

T erm s

They

K ram er

S ta t is tic s ,

Labor

A d ju s tm e n ts

B o rtz

and

S ta t is tic s ,

P r ic e s

o f

fo u n d

A d ju s te d

B u reau

W age

M.

D IF F E R E N C E S

R e ta il

1951*

1 951;

o f

1 9 5 0 -1 9 5 3 ;

S ta b iliz a tio n

and
M ay

E s c a la to r
A ffe c te d

Jam es

N ix .

C la u s e s

by

(in

A d ju s te d

M o n th ly

1951*)

A d ju s tm e n ts .
R e v ie w ,

o f

are

B u reau

By

N e ls o n

o f

Labor

M.

B o rtz

and

S ta t is tic s ,

1950*)

L iv in g

N e ls o n

F ebru ary

2 3 ;

r e v is e d

8 ,

1953*

th e

N ix .

1 951;

(M a rc h

d is c u s s io n

be

7 ;

2 7 ,

8

1 951;

A

w ill
and

P r ic e

B a r g a in e d

N ovem ber

C ost

6

3 0 ,

R e v ie w ,

Jam es

6 ,

a^d

A u gu st

C o n tra cts

C on su m ers1

R e c e n tly

^ 7 t

(F e b r u a r y

A gency.

r e g u la tio n s

A gency,

W age

6 ,

D ecem ber

S ta b iliz a tio n
th e se

73

AND

in

Jam es

in
C.

D iv is io n

F A M IL Y

K e tc h ik a n

D ep a rtm en t

o f

B a r g a in in g ,

U .S .

D ep a rtm en t

In d u s tr ia l

S e p te m b e r

o f

L abor,

1 9 5 0 *

B u reau

By
o f

R e la tio n s .

BUDGETS

22

o f

C o lle c tiv e
N ix .

P ercen t

L ab or,

H ig h e r

B u reau

o f

th a n

in

Labor

S e a ttle .

S ta t is tic s ,

P ress

r e le a s e

F ebru ary

2 8 ,

1952.

C ost

o f

L iv in g

L abor,

C ity

W ork er^
M o n th ly

F a m ily

o f

F a m ily

of

(R e p r in te d

C hanges

in

C ity

fr o m

B udget

o f

fo r

an

(in

C ost

Labor

in

an

M o n th ly

C ity

th e

1951 •

By

O c to b e r
o f

Labor

O c to b e r

o f

Labor
in

1 950*

By

M o n th ly

U .S .

D ep a rtm en t

o f

1951*

E u n ic e

S t a t is t ic s ,

1 9 5 1 .

Labor

M.

M ay

E u n ic e

S ta t is tic s ,

th e

as

o f

fo r

U n ite d

an

S ta te s .

M.

K napp,

(in

1 9 5 2 .)

K napp*

(B u ll.

R e v ie w ,

U .S .

Depart­

1 0 2 1 .)

F ebru ary

1 9 ^ -8

and

R e v ie w ,

E ld e r ly
F ed eral

U .S .

By

B u reau

R .

B u d g e t,

(in

M o n th ly

Labor

R e v ie w ,

1 9 5 1 .)

D ep a rtm en t

o f

L ab or,

B u reau

o f

9 2 7 .)

E s tim a te d

C o u p le .

N o.

F a m ily

F ebru ary

(B u ll.

C o u p le ;

S e r ia l

A d m in is tr a tio n ,

W o r k e r 's

19^ 8.

E ld e r ly

Labor

r e p r in te d




fo r

B u reau

S ta t is tic s ,

E ld e r ly

fo r

B udget

r e le a s e ,

2 6 ,

a r tic le s

S t a t is t ic s ,

B udget

P ress

A p r il

W orker,

B u reau

R e le a s e d .

S t a t is t ic s ,

1951*)

W o r k e r s 1 B u d g e ts
Labor

B udget

E s tim a tin g

B u reau

A la s k a

Labor

R e v ie w ,

L abor,

F ebru ary

fo r

o f

Labor

B udget

m ent

Survey

B u reau

C o st,

E u n ic e
o f

Labor

O c to b e r
M.

K napp

I 95Q and

E s tim a tin g

and

T .

M ary

S ta t is tic s ,

S e p te m b e r

1951;

2059*)

C o u p le

Security

in

S e le c te d

A gency.

C itie s .

F ebru ary

S o c ia l

2h,

1 9 5 0 .

a

C oop erm an .

S e c u r ity

CONSUMER PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES

7^

IN T E R C IT Y

D IF F E R E N C E S

W o r k in g
o f

S ta te

W om ens
L abor,

B u d g e ts
R e v ie w ,




AND

F A M IL Y

B u d g e ts
W om en’ s

fo r

in

o f

T h ir te e n

B u reau .

S in g le

B u reau

BUDGETS

(C o n tin u e d )

S ta te s .

(B u ll.

W om en W o r k e r s ,

Labor

(R e v is e d ,

195 1 »)

U#S*

D ep a rtm en t

2 2 6 .)

S t a t is t ic s ,

By

H azel

D ecem ber

☆

K e fa u v e r .

(in

M o n th ly

1 9 5 0 .)

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