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C o n s u m e r P r i c e s in the United States 1 9 4 9 -5 2 PRICE TRENDS AND INDEXES Bulletin No. 1165 U N I T E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T J a m e s P. Mitc h e l l , BU REA U Ew an OF O F S e c r e t a r y LA BO R C la g ife , L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S C o m m is s io n © r 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 . 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. m PAGE 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 .......... 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 .......... 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 •••••............... .. . .................................. ................ 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 6 9 9 10 11 11 12 The C o n s u m e r P r i c e In d ex ••••••••................................................................ 15 D e s c r i p t i o n ................. 15 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 ••••••• 16 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 ..................................................................... 16 R e v is io n o f p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts .................... ................................. .. 19 A d d itio n o f new i t e m s ................... 19 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 ........................................................... .... . . 20 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 ............... ................................. .. 22 U s e s o f the i n d e x ............................................................. 24 W age a d j u s t m e n t ...................... 24 O th er u s e s ..................................................................... • ......................... 25 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 .......................................... 25 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 ••»•••••••• 2 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 ...................... 5 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 ••••••••............... • • • • • • • ................ ................... 5 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 ....................................................................... 6 IV T A B L E S - (c o n t 'd . ) PAGE 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 ............................................... 8 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 .......................................................................... 13 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 ..................................................................... ............................... 17 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 ..................... 21 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 ............ 34 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 ............ 35 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 .............................................................. 58 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 ................................................................................................................... 59 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 ......................................................................................... vi 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 ......................................................................................... 7 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 ................................................. 26 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 ......................... 28 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 . . . 31 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 ......................................... 32 B i b l i o g r a p h y ........................................................................................................................... 69 v 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 . VI 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 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 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 ) . 5 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 ). 1 3 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 - A N A L Y S IS O F 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 P R IC E 15 T R E N D S 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 16 C O N SU M E R P R IC E S IN TH E 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 . U N IT E D S T A T E S 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 ) . TH E T able 7- C O N SU M E R P R IC E IN D E X 1 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. 18 C O N SU M E R P R IC E S IN TH E U N IT E D S T A T E S T able 7 - C o m p a r iso n o f O ld, A d ju ste d , and R e v is e d C o n su m e r P r ic e Index S e rie s-C on tin u e d j 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. movement as rents. TH E C O N S U M E R 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 S e r ia l N o . R . 1 9 6 5 . P R IC E IN D E X 19 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 20 C O N SU M E R P R IC E S 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 . 11 IN TH E U N IT E D S T A T E S 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 . TH E T a b le 8 — C O N SU M E R P R IC E 21 IN D E X 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 ...................................................... 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 ............................................................. Apparel Rent ............................. 11.2 1 1.9 ...................................... 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 , 1949- "52----- -------------------------------------------- 22 C O N SU M E R P R IC E S IN TH E U N IT E D S T A T E S 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 ). T H E C O N SU M E R P R IC E IN D E X 23 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. 2 4 C O N S U M E R P R I C E S 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 . T H E U N I T E D 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 . T H E C O N S U M E R 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 s e le c tio n of a m eth od o f c o n v e r s io n and P R I C E I N D E X 25 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. ) C O N S U M E R 2 6 P R I C E S I N 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 - 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 . 27 A P P E N D I X E S 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. C O N S U M E R P R IC E S IN T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S 28 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. A P P E N D I X E S (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 29 (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 . 30 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. A P P E N D I X E S 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 31 (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 . 32 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 Miscella- 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 ? 3 3 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 . 6 . 6 . 5 . 7 . 6 . 7 . 7 . 7 . 9 . 1. 2 . 9 0 2 7 4 9 7 0 3 2 19 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 9 8 7 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 1 6 0 0 3 6 0 9 6 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 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 7 1 4 7 2 8 5 2 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9 2 0 6 6 0 2 4 6 8 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 9 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 7 8 6 5 4 8 1 4 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 6 2 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 8 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 6 0 8 0 4 0 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 5 5 4 5 8 6 5 8 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 6 5 4 6 7 7 6 6 9 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4 6 7 0 5 4 3 2 1 9 19 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 9 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 4 . 5 . 0 . 1 . 9 . 9 . 7 2 6 2 7 5 9 2 7 0 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 8 3 7 0 3 8 3 0 8 4 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 3 2 9 1 7 0 3 8 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . 4 7 1 8 6 8 7 8 0 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 7. 8 . 9 . 0 . 7 8 8 1 4 3 3 8 5 1 9 5 1 9 5 2 : January . . . . February . . . M a r c h ........... April ............ M a y .................. Ju n e ............... J u l y ............... August .......... Septem ber . . O c to b e r . . . . November . . Decem ber . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 . 7 . 8 . 8 . 9 . 9 . 0 . 1 . 0 . 0 . 1 . 0 . 1 9 0 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 5 7 3 0 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 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 5 4 4 6 7 7 8 9 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 3 3 6 8 4 3 6 4 0 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 7 7 7 7 9 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 7 1 4 5 0 2 8 4 7 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 . 8 . 8 . 9 . 0 . 1 . 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 4 . 9 . 9 . 2 . 4 . 6 . 9 . 8 . 4 . 4 . 3 . 0 . 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. 3 4 . 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 7 . 7 . 7. 7 . 5 . 5. 7 . 8 . 9 . 0 . 1 . 3 . 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 2 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 1 . 1 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 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 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 . . . . . . 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 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 0 3 4 5 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 . 7 . 8 . 9. 9. 9 . 4 6 9 2 6 9 19 4 9 : 1 __ ----- __ ---- . . . . . . . . . 4 2 4 5 6 0 8 5 9 5 2 . 4 . 3 . 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 __ --- __ - - --- -- __ ----- ------ " '' For references to a general description of the Consumer Price Index see Bulletin No. ----- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. 8 . 8 . 9 . 9 . 0 . 9 1 . . . . . . '' %(>, 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. 2 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 . . . . . . . . . 2 1 0 2 . 3 8 1 0 9 . 1 12 4 . 5 8 8 • 12 8 . 6 7 1 3 5 . 0 0 1 4 1 .9 1 56. 8 0 7 18 2 . 9 4 4 2 0 2 . 7 0 5 1 7 1 4 2 2 2 9 0 2 2 9 1 8 9 . . . . 3 5 5 6 1 1 2 2 9 9 1 1 7 6 6 5 . . . . . . . . 8 5 5 0 1 1 2 1 9 9 0 9 4 7 3 7 . 7 . 0 . 9 . 7 2 1 1 1 0 9 9 9 2 9 5 2 . . . . 0 . 1 . 7 . 0 . 8 8 9 7 1 1 1 2 9 1 . 9 1 . 9 5 . 0 4 . 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 . . . . . . . . 3 1 8 3 9 4 5 2 12 6 . 1 9 9 . 10 3 . n o . 11 2 . 11 4 . 11 4 . 11 6 . 1 3 2 . 14 5 . 9 9 o 7 6 7 3 5 1 4 0 3 7 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 8 3 7 3 . . . . 1 3 8 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 6 7 4 8 0 . . . . 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 . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . 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 . . . . 2 8 6 2 1 1 1 1 9 9 8 8 8 5 6 7 . . . . 8 5 9 8 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 5 7 8 0 9 . . . . 4 6 3 8 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 5 3 3 4 . . . . 3 1 6 4 1 1 1 2 8 8 9 0 6 7 4 4 . . . . 5 2 6 0 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 6 9 9 1 5 . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 . . . . 9 6 1 7 1 9 9 . 2 0 2 . 2 3 0. 2 3 2 . 0 0 2 0 . . . . 1 5 3 5 1 1 2 1 9 9 0 9 6 6 7 7 8 9 6 8 . . . . 3 3 6 9 1 1 2 2 9 2 9 0 2 8 8 8 7 0 0 7 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 3 4 5 8 0 2 9 4 8 5 1 6 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 3 1 5 6 0 9 8 9 7 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 . 5 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 6 . 7 . 1 . 8 . 3 0 4 5 7 8 5 1 9 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 . 0 3 . o . 1 2 . 1 4 . 1 4 . 1 6 . 3 2 . 4 5 . 9 9 o 7 6 7 3 5 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 7 8 5 7 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 0 . 3 . 1 . 8 . 5 . 2 . 8 . 5 . 3 . 3 5 2 1 6 3 1 9 4 2 4 7 6 . 3 . 1 . 9 . 9 1 1 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 2 6 6 . . . . 0 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 1 2 2 4 5 8 9 8 . 6 . 9 . 0 . 9 . 3 . 9 . 5 . 6 . 9 9 1 1 6 2 4 8 1 1 2 2 9 7 . 9 5 . 1 5 . 1 5 . 4 2 7 5 1 1 1 1 4 . 8 . 1 . 6 . 9 0 6 4 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 7 . 1 . 6 . 9 . 4 7 1 1 1 2 2 4 7 3 7 . 7 . 0 . 9 . 7 2 1 1 1 0 9 9 9 2 9 5 2 . . . . 0 8 2 1 1 2 3 . 1 2 4 . 1 2 5 . 12 6 . 2 9 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 4 4 5 1 . 3 . 3 . 1 . 2 8 6 2 1 1 1 1 9 9 8 8 8 5 6 7 . . . . 8 5 9 8 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 5 7 8 0 9 . . . . 4 6 3 8 9 9 1 0 0 4 2 9 . . . . 0 7 3 1 1 1 1 2 9 9 9 0 1 1 4 2 . . . . 9 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 7 . 7 . 8 . 8 . 1 8 0 5 4 4 5 5 6 9 2 . . . . 3 9 3 1 18 1 8 1 9 2 0 6 7 5 6 . . . . 5 2 7 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 6 9 9 1 7 . . . . 7 6 7 3 0 1 3 9 1 1 1 1 1 9 3 . 1 19 6 . 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 8 1 2 . . . . 0 7 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 8 1 . . . . 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 . . . . 4 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 9 9 0 . . . . 9 4 2 9 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 . 0 . 8 . 9 . 0 9 9 4 1 1 1 1 6 7 7 7 8 4 3 9 . . . . 5 9 6 5 1 1 1 1 8 9 9 9 6 . 1 . 2 . 5 . 7 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 0 3 4 . . . . 4 3 1 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 5 7 0 . . . . 6 9 0 7 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 2 3 . . . . 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 . 5 . 5 . 1 . 9 4 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 9 . . . . 6 9 0 5 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 8 0 . 7 . 5 . 2 . 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 7 3 8 1 . 4 . 2 . 0 . 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 7 5 4 5 . . . . 3 5 2 4 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 0 . 1 . 3 . 7 . 9 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 5 5 6 0 9 9 3 : . . . 7 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 8.' 6 . 2 . 5 . 7 0 7 7 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 1 2 3 5 . . . . 1 8 3 8 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 4 3 7 7 3 3 7 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 0 . 7 . 1 . 3 . 5 3 4 8 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 7 5 3 5 . . . : 3 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 9 . . . . 4 8 2 8 1 1 1 1 6 5 5 6 1 5 5 4 1 / 0 6 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 8 3 5 . . . . 5 1 5 9 1 1 1 1 8 8 8 8 3 5 6 8 18 7 . 5 192. 7 9 9 9 9 5 4 8 8 . . . . 2 4 4 6 19 0 . 4 1 9 3 . 2 1 0 . 2 0 8 . 1 8 __ - - - - __ - - - - 1 9 5 .0 1 97. 7 - - - - . . . . 2 2 3 . 8 2 3 2 . 0 2 1 5 . 5 2 1 5 . 8 14 3 . 7 (s) . . . . 1 6 5 . 2 1 6 1 . 0 . . . . 9 3 7 8 1 6 2 1 4 . 3 2 1 6 . 7 1 8 9 . 4 1 8 9 . 9 B A L T 1 M I0RE, M D . 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9 6 . 0 7 . 2 7 . 4 5 . 4 1 . 4 7 . 6 6 . 0 3 . 2 1 . 6 0 8 3 8 4 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 5 6 8 9 1 6 4 9 3 1 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . . 5 0 4 8 3 1 6 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 9 1 8 8 9 0 5 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 1 1 4 9 8 5 3 6 6 8 7 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 5 8 3 . . . . 8 3 3 7 1 1 1 1 8 8 9 9 7 2 8 6 . . . . 0 4 1 7 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 8 . 3 . 7 . 3 . 9 7 5 . 7 6 . 7 6 . 7 3 . 6 2 4 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 . 6 . 6 . 8. 9 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 8 8 8 2 6 2 0 . . . . 1 3 8 7 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 8 0 3 1 1 1 1 7 7 8 8 2 4 0 3 . . . . 9 7 6 1 2 0 7 . 1 2 1 5 . 6 2 2 1 . 8 226. 4 1 1 1 1 7 7 8 8 9 . 9 . 5 . 8 . 4 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 M a r c h ............. J u n e ................. S e p te m b e r . . December . . 1 1 1 1 8 8 9 9 8 9 0 3 . . . . 6 & 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 8 8 2 . . . . 8 9 3 5 1 1 2 1 9 9 0 9 7 9 0 9 . . . . 6 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 M a r c h ............. J u n e ................ S e p te m b e r . . December . . 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 3 4 7 6 . . . . 0 2 6 7 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 9 2 6 1 . . . . 5 4 9 3 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 6 7 5 5 . . . . 7 2 9 8 1 1 1 1 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 . 9 1 0 6 . 2 1 1 8 . 5 12 6 . 0 12 7 . 9 1 3 2 . o 1 4 2 . 1 1 6 4 . 0 1 7 6 . 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 4 5 5 5 9 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 7 8 9 . . . . M a r c h ............. J u n e .................. September . . December . . 1 1 1 1 M a r c h ............. J u n e .................. S e p te m b e r . . December . . 1 949: 1 950: 1951: 1 952: 1953: M a r c h ............. J u n e ................ 5 6 9 5 __ __ __ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 8 1 4 6 9 0 4 7 3 . . . . . . . . . 7 9 1 9 2 2 7 7 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 . o . 2 7 . 2 9 . 4 2 . 4 9 . 62. 8 8 . 0 0 . 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 8 9 8 1 . . . . 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 9 5 . 9 2 . 1 0 . 0 4 . 9 3 7 9. . . . . 1 6 9 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 8 6 8 1 . . . . 2 9 5 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 8 5 4 2 4 4 5 5 . . . . 0 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 5 4 5 4 1 9 2 6 . . . . 1 0 5 8 1 1 1 2 8 8 9 0 3 3 3 4 5 6 9 0 . . . . 9 8 0 9 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 8 7 8 9 . . . . 8 9 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 6 . . . . 3 9 9 2 1 1 1 1 4 4 5 5 9 8 2 4 . . . . 3 6 7 7 2 2 2 2 __ 8 l 0 6 2 4 2 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 3 0 4 9 3 6 9 6 . . . . . . . . . 9 4 7 5 8 2 9 0 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 1 2 2 3 4 6 7 9 . 6. 8 . 5. 7. 1 . 1 . 3 . 4 . 1 4 7 5 5 5 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9 6 . 0 7 . 2 7 . 4 5 . 4 1 . 4 7 . 6 6 . 0 3 . 2 1 . 6 0 8 3 8 4 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 5 6 8 9 1 . 6 . 4 . 9 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 5 . 8 . 5 0 4 ' 8 3 1 6 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 8 0 6 6 6 6 0 4 . . . . . . . . . 2 8 2 7 4 5 8 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 8 1 4 6 9 0 4 7 3 . . . . . . . . . 7 9 1 9 2 2 7 7 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 . o . 2 7 . 2 9 . 4 2 . 4 9 . 6 2 . 8 8 . 0 0 . 8 i 0 6 2 4 2 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 3 0 4 9 3 6 9 6 . . . . . . . . . 9 4 7 5 8 2 9 0 9 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 7 3 5 5 4 . . . . 6 7 3 6 1 1 1 1 7 7 8 9 3 5 8 3 . . . . 5 0 2 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 5 8 6 . . . . 8 4 3 3 1 1 2 1 8 8 0 9 7 3 0 7 . . . . 0 1 0 5. 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 7 0 3 8 . . . . 9 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 8 0 1 4 . . . . 2 4 8 7 1 1 2 2 9 5 . 9 4 . 1 6 . 1 2 . 9 5 8 3 1 1 1 1 5 5 6 7 3 5 5 4 . . . . 6 9 0 0 . . . . 5 0 1 9 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 . . . . 7 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 3 4 4 0 . . . . 9 2 0 9 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 . 6 . 6 . 8 . 9 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 8 8 8 2 6 2 0 . . . . 1 3 8 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 8 9 . . . . 1 8 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 8 . 6 . 8 . 1 . 2 9 5 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 8 5 4 2 . . . . 5 1 9 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 . . . . 7 2 6 2 9 5 6 2 . . . . 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 2 . 2. 9 . 1 . 9 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 8 0 4 8 0 . . . . 1 3 1 7 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 6 8 1 5 . . . . 5 7 1 5 1 1 1 1 7 8 8 9 9 0 5 0 . . . . 4 0 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 9 0 0 1 . . . . 7 1 6 0 1 1 1 1 5 4 5 4 1 . 9 . 3 . 7 . 9 1 3 3 2 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 68 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 . 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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. 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