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THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX

APRIL 1 9 6 5

U.S. CITY

AVERAGE

and
SELECTED

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner




AREAS




Released May 27, 1965
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR APRIL 1965
The Consumer Price Index advanced by 0.3 percent in April as
prices of nearly all consumer goods and services rose, the United States Department of
Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. Higher prices for gasoline, fresh
fruits and vegetables, and consumer services were the most important factors in the
increase.
The April index at 109.3 percent of its 1957-59 average, was 1.4
percent above its level of a year ago, mainly as the result of higher prices for consumer services and nondurable commodities.
Food prices rose 0.4 percent in April, led by higher prices for
fresh fruits. As usual, strawberries were substantially higher priced as they returned
to market than at the end of last year's season. Apples also advanced but oranges were
lower. Price increases were also reported for green peppers, potatoes, and cucumbers,
which were in short supply in April. A 6.1 percent upturn in egg prices, reversing a
6-months downturn, reflected increased demand prior to Easter. Meat prices averaged
0.2 percent higher in response to a reduction in supplies. A 0.5 percent decline in
dairy food prices was the result of seasonally increased supplies of fresh milk.
Higher average gasoline prices were observed in most cities,
reflecting lessened competitive pressures. Used car prices were lower as record new
car sales resulted in a high volume of trade-ins on dealers' lots. The introduction
of new spring lines in some areas at higher prices than at the end of last season
caused a 0.3 percent rise in apparel prices. Higher costs of college tuition, professional medical services, and household services were chiefly responsible for the
increase in consumer service prices.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

Based on a review of the national Consumer Price Index for the
quarter ending April, about 900,000 workers will receive cost-ofliving increases of 1 cent an hour. Of these, 750,000 are employed
by automobile and automotive parts manufacturers, 70,000 by aerospace firms, and 50,000
in the farm and construction equipment industries. Approximately 30,000 workers in
other industries will receive the same increase. In addition, about 11,500 transit
workers will receive increases of 1% cents an hour, based on the quarterly change in
the index for the Chicago area.
OTHER BASES

The Consumer Price Index for April 1965 and purchasing power of
the consumer dollar on the bases of 1947-49 and 1939 are shown

below:




:
:
:
:

Base

Index

Purchasing
Power

1947-49=100 (or $1.00)
1939=100 (or $1.00)

134.1
225.7

$ 0.746
.443

The first set of the attached tables (A-l etc.) and the
analysis contained in this report are based on the new
index series, covering both single workers living alone
and families.

2
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-l: Consumer Price Index--United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major g r o u p , subgroup, and special group indexes, April 1965
and percent changes from selected dates
Percent change to
April 1965 f r o m —

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
Group

All i^ems

April
1965

March
1965

April
1964

March
1965

January
1965

April
1964

109.3

109.0

107.8

0.3

0.4

1.4

.7
.7
- .1
.6
- 1.0
4.6
- .5
.6

1.5
1.5
2.0
2.9
.4
1.6
0
1.7

Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

107.3
105.5
111.0
99.8
104.5
117.6
101.1
116.8

106.9
105.0
110.9
99.6
105.0
115.3
100.3
116.5

105.7
103.9
108.8
97.0
104.1
115.7
101.1
114.9

.4
.5
.1
.2
- .5
2.0
.8
.3

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

108.2
110.1
108.8
110.8
107.2
105.4
107.7
103.1

108.2
110.1
108.7
110.8
107.4
106.5
107.7
103.1

107.0
108.2
107.7
108.6
107.4
103.3
108.0
102.9

0
0
.1
0
- .2
- 1.0
0
0

.1
.2
.4
.2
- .6
- 1.0
- .3
.3

1.1
1.8
1.0
2.0
- .2
2.0
- .3
.2

Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and g i r l s '
Footwear

106.3
106.6
102.5
112.0

106.0
106.3
102.1
111.7

105.6
105.9
102.2
110.9

.3
.3
.4
.3

.7
.4
1.1
.4

.7
.7
.3
1.0

-

111.0
109.5
121.3

110.6
109.0
121.3

109.0
107.6
118.4

.4
.5
0

.1
.2
.6

1.8
1.8
2.4

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services 6/

115.4
121.6
110.7
115.9
110.3

114.9
121.4
110.4
115.4
109.5

113.4
119.0
108.7
114.0
108.6

.4
.2
.3
.4
.7

.8
.8
.6
.8
.9

1.8
2.2
1.8
1.7
1.6

All items less shelter
All items less food

109.1
110.1

108.7
109.9

107.7
108.6

.4
.2

.5
.3

1.3
1.4

Commodities 7/
Nondurables
Durables y 8/
Services 9/

105.9
107.0
103.0
117.3

105.6
106.4
103.2
117.0

104.9
105.6
102.9
114.8

.3
.6
.2
.3

.3
.7
.6
.6

1.0
1.3
.1
2.2

Commodities less food 7/
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
New cars
Used cars
Household durables 10/
Housefurnishings

105.0
106.8
105.3
104.0
107.6
100.7
120.6
97.9
98.5

104.8
106.2
105.0
103.7
106.9
100.8
121.7
98.0
98.4

104.3
105.6
104.7
103.5
106.1
101.6
120.9
98.7
98.7

.2
.6
.3
.3
.7
.1
.9
.1
.1

.1
.7
.6
.7
.7
- .8
- 2.5
.1
.5

.7
1.1
.6
.5
1.4
.9
.2
.8
.2

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 11/

119.3
116.3
118.5
126.2
121.3

119.1
116.2
118.4
125.9
120.7

116.5
114.4
114.4
122.7
118.2

.2
.1
.1
.2
.5

.6
.3
.7
1.0
1.0

2.4
1.7
3.6
2.9
2.6

$ 0.915

$ 0.917

$ 0.928

.3

- 1.4

Transportation
Private
Public

-

Special groups:

-

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1957-59 = $1.00)
JL/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7/
8/
9/
10/
11/

-

-

-

.2

-

-

-

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, w a t e r , and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' w e a r , sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of a p p a r e l , personal c a r e , reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




3

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-2: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
Induces

Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

1957-59-100

1947-49-100

Other
bases

Percent change f r o m —
January
1965

April 1965

Chicago
Detroit
—
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Philadelphia —

M

109.3

134.1

0.4

1.4

M
M
M
M
M

106.9
105.6
112.5
111.6
109.7

134.8
130.2
140.3
134.5
134.7

.5
.6
.8
.6
0

1.1
1.7
2.4
1.4
1.2

January
1965

April 1965
Boston
—
—
—
—
—
—
Houston 3/
— — — — — —
Minneapolis-St. Paul 3/
Pittsburgh
— — — — — — —

112.9
107.9
108.9
109.8

1
1
1
1

139.9
132.9
134.7
135.3

2
2
2
2
2

102.4
100.0
109.8
108.8

March 1965
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati 3/
Honolulu (Die. 1963-100) --S t . Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

3
3
3
3
3
3

107.6
108.3
106.8

133.2
134.4
130.0

109.0
112.2

135.3
142.4

February
1965

0.3
.1
.7
.3
.1

2.3
.8
.3
.4
1.4

December
1964

March
1964

0.2
.3
.1
.3
0
.5

0.9
.7
1.1
1.0
1.4
2.1

-

138.0
131.0

101.5

2.1
.9
1.5
1.6

5/

November
1964

131.7

106.0

April
1964

0.5
.5
.2
.7

4/

February 1965
Buffalo (Nov. 1963-100)
Cleveland
— — — — — — —
Dallas (Nov. 1963-100)
Seattle

April
1964

1 7 A r e a coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for
M e w York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for
the 1960 Census and do not include revisions m a d e since 1960.
2/ F o o d s , fuels, a n d several other iteas priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every m o n t h .
1 - January, A p r i l , July, and October.
2 - February, M a y , August, and November.
3 - M a r c h , J u n e , September, and December.
3/ Not included in U . S . average.
4/ Change from February 1965.
5/ Change from M a y 1964.
NEW SERIES
~~
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-3: Consumer Price I n d e x — T h e United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban W a g e Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from March 1965 to April 1965

Group

All items

U . S . city
average
0.3

Food
— — — — — — — — — —
Housing
—
—
—
—
—
—
Apparel and upkeep
— — — —
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation ----Other goods and services
—
1/

See footnote 1, table A - 2 .

2/

N o t available.




.4
0
.3
.4
.4
.2
.3
.4
.7

Chicago

0.2
.1
- .2
.2
1.0
.1
0
.2
.1
(2/)

Detroit

0.8
.9
.2
.7
2.5
.3
.2
.4
1.0
(2/)

Los AngelesLong Beach

New Y o r k

0.3

0.4

.7
0
0
.9
.3
.4
1.0
- .3
(2/)

.6
0
- .1
- .1
1.4
0
- .1
.4
(2/)

Philadelphia

- 0.2
-

.2
.5
.2
.3
.1
.1
- .6
.8
<2/>

4
N E W SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price I n d e x — U n i t e d States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban W a g e Earners and Clerical W o r k e r s , Commodity Groups
~~
April 1965 Indexes and Percent Changes from January 1965
U.S.
City
Aversee

Group

Boston

Chicago

Detroit

Houston
2/

Los
Angeles*
Long
Beach

MinneapolisS t . Paul
2/

New
York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Indexes (1957-59*100 unless otherwise specified)
109.3

112.9

106.9

105.6

107.9

112.5

108.9

111.6

109.7

109.8

M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
—
—
—
—
—
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
— — — — — —

107.3
105.5
111.0
99.8
104.5
117.6
101.1
116.8

111.4
108.7
114.7
106.3
99.7
121.9
104.3
123.1

106.7
105.*
109.0
101.3
111.2
112.6
102.0
110.7

103.0
101.5
104.3
97.8
103.1
109.1
97.4
111.9

106.8
104.1
113.2
94.7
100.0
119.9
101.8
118.8

109.9
106.5
120.3
95.1
108.6
126.2
96.1
122.4

106.3
104.8
107.4
99.4
106.6
114.0
101.6
112.5

108.5
105.1
111.7
100.8
100.0
116.2
101.5
123.6

105.6
103.5
108.0
96.4
106.4
114.6
99.5
117.4

105.9
105.3
112.6
103.8
98.7
112.8
102.6
109.6

Housing
Shelter — — — — —
Rent
—
Honeovnership
— — — — — — —
Fuel and utilities —
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
—-Household furnishings and operation

108.2
110.1
108.8
110.8
107.2
105.4
107.7
103.1

115.6
122.1
120.4
123.0
106.7
108.5
103.1
106.7

105.0
105.5

105.3
101.2
99.3
102.1
119.2

113.5
118.0

111.7
103.3

112.9
115.7
116.9
113.9
106.3
110.7
107.1
108.7

108.3
106.5
107.1
106.2
113.1

4/132.7
~ 107.8

3/106.5
"" 109.4
108.3
109.6
102.0
104.9
5/99.3
"101.2

108.9
110.4

105.7
104.5
105.3
104.3
104.5

99.2
97.1
95.4
97.7
102.4
100.6
104.5
100.2

106.3
106.6
102.5
112.0

107.1
100.6
105.9
113.4

102.3
103.3
96.5
110.0

108.7
106.7
110.7
112.1

107.2
105.6
106.2
111.2

107.8
110.4
105.2
110.2

105.5
111.8
98.3
112.8

109.0
109.3
103.5
112.8

110.0
106.9
106.4
109.6

110.0
103.8
107.7
116.9

111.0
109.5
121.3

112.6
106.3
132.9

109.8
110.4
107.7

108.5
106.8
114.6

107.4
104.6
124.3

119.3
115.3
138.9

110.6
108.9
121.9

107.4
109.6
101.4

117.1
112.8
136.7

114.0
109.1
131.4

115.4
121.6
110.7
115.9
110.3

115.3
122.4
112.6
120.1
105.3

111.0
129.2
111.7
101.1
101.4

116.4
127.6
110.8
113.4
109.1

115.2
115.9
116.6
119.8
108.7

111.7
120.1
109.6
104.8
108.3

117.8
132.5
107.8
116.3
107.0

119.3
122.7
109.0
123.9
116.2

115.5
125.3
108.2
113.0
(6/)

116.7
129.7
106.5
110.8
114.0

0.6

0

0.7

.5
.4
.3
.7
- 2.8
3.9
- .2
.7

0.7
.8
.4
1.2
- 2.2
5.3
- .5
.6

1.2
1.4
1.9
1.2
- .1
5.1
.1
- .1

-

.1
.4
.3
- 1.0
- .7
5

- 1.4
- 2.7

-

-

.3
1.2

-

.1
.7

- 1.4
.5

1.7
.6
3.2
1.0

.3
1.6
.8
- 2.1

3.0
- 1.6
9.0
.6

.5

.9

0

0

9.4

0

All items
Food at home

— — — — — — — — — — —

Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'

Transportation

—

—

—

—

--— —

— — — — — — — — —

Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
— —

—

—

—

—

—

Reading and recreation

120.7
106.3

110.6
105.2
106.0
101.9
104.1

111.7
106.5

Percent changes from January 1965 to April 1965
All itens
Pood ------------------------—
Food at home
Cereals and bakery product®
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
—
—
—
—
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Pood eway from home
— — — — —

--—

0.4

0.5

.7
.7

.5
.6
1.3
.4
- 3.8
4.8
- .1
.1

.1
.6
1.0

4.6
.5
—

.6

Housing
— — — — — — — — —
Shelter — — — — — — — —
—
Rent — — — — —
— —
Honeovnership - - - - - - - - - —
-F u e l and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
— — — — — —
Gas and electricity
— — — — —
Household furnishings and operation

.1
.2

Apparel and upkeep —
Men's and boys'
Women'8 and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
— — — — — —
Medical care — - - - - - — - - - — - - - - — - Personal care
—-----Reading and recreation
— — — —
Other goods and services - - - — - - - - - If
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7/
8/

.4

.2

.6
1.0
.3
.3

1.1
.4

.1

.2
.6

.8
.8
.6

.8
.9

-_
-

.6
1.2
.2
1.8
1.0
oA.j
o
.1
.4

0.5

0.8

0.2

.1
.1
1.9
- 1.8
- 3.0
4.5
- .5
0

.4
- .1
- 1.5
- .2
- .3
3.4
- 1.1
1.4

.6
.7
.7
1.3
- .3
1.2
.2
.1

0.6

.9
1.0
.5
.9
- .4
5.8
- .3
.2

1.1
1.1
.2
.3
- .5
6.8
- .4
1.2

-

0
.3
.2
.3
.1
Q

-

-

-

-

.2
.2

8/
-

.3
.5
.2
.6
.1

-

.1
.4
Q

-

.9
.4

0
.8

0
.1

1.0
.3
2.2
.1

.8
1.6
.7
.2

2.2
4.0
2.2
.6

.2
.2
0

.8
1.0
.1

.6
.2
.8
.9
.2

.6
.2
.8
1.3
- .1

See footnote 1 , table A - 2 .
Not included in U . S . average.
Corrected index January 1965 is 106.9.
Corrected index February 1965 is 132.7.
Corrected index January 1965 is 100.6: 1964 average is 101.8.
Not available.
A l l percent changes for Houston are from February to April 1965.
Change from February 1965.




7/

0.5

1.4
2.1

-

2.6
.6

-

.4
.5
.1
.5
.9
o

.4
0

- 1.3
.1

1.8
.9
2.6
4.1

.9
.7
2.3
- .3

1.1
2.1
.8
.6

0
0
0

1.1
1.2
0

.7
.7
0

.4
.4
0

.9
1.4
1.1
.9
0

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
.2

.6
1.0
1.0
.1
.5

.4
.5
.8
.5
.2

-

8/

-

1.8
.9
.2
.8
4.2

-

- 3.6
- 1.1

.

-

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0
.2
- .1
- 1.1

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.8
1.0
.2
.8
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-

.6
.8
.7
.1
1.9

5

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

TABLE A-5: Consumer Price I n d e x — U n i t e d States end Selected Areas
For Urban W a g e Earners and Clerical W o r k e r s , Food and its Subgroups
April 1965 Indexes and Percent Changes from March 1965

Food at hose

Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at hone

Food
away
froa
hone

Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Baltimore
Boston
— — — — — — —
Buffalo (Nov. 1963-100)
Chicago - - - - - - - - - - - - - — - - - Cincinnati 2/
Cleveland
— — — — — — —
Dallas (Nov. 1963-100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1963-100) —
Houston 2/
-—
Los Angeles-Long Beach ---Minneapolis-St. P a u l 2/
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
S t . Louis
— — — — — — —
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle

107.3

105.5

111.0

99.8

104.5

117.6

101.1

116.8

105.7
107.5
111.4
102.5
106.7
104.9
102.5
102.1
103.0
102,9
106.8
109.9
106.3
108.5
105.6
105.9
109.9
108.9
109.6
106.7

105.0
104.3
108.7
102.5
105.9
103.2
100.7
102.0
101.5
103.2
104.1
106.5
104.8
105.1
103.5
105.3
107.2
105.8
107.3
104.0

103.9
115.9
114.7
97.6
109.0
108.7
106.3
103.4
104.3
101.7
113.2
120.3
107.4
111.7
108.0
112.6
108.4
109.0
110.8
111.6

98.6
98.5
106.3
100.2
101.3
100.9
97.7
101.6
97.8
101.8
94.7
95.1
99.4
100.8
96.4
103.8
102.6
100.9
101.6
96.5

104.6
102.5
99.7
99.0
111.2
100.1
96.3
98.9
103.1
100.0
100.0
108.6
106.6
100.0
106.4
98.7
110.9
106.8
112.5
106.9

119.0
115.1
121.9
111.9
112.6
114.7
113.4
107.4
109.1
113.8
119.9
126.2
114.0
116.2
114.6
112.8
119.1
121.4
118.5
111.1

105.2
99.5
104.3
104.4
102.0
96.6
95.8
100.0
97.4
99.3
101.8
96.1
101.6
101.5
99.5
102.6
101.4
96.9
100.7
102.0

108.4
120.2
123.1
102.8
110.7
114.7
112.8
102.5
111.9
102.1
118.8
122.4
112.5
123.6
117.4
109.6
119.6
123.1
120.0
118.3

2.0

0.8

0.3

.4
2.3
.7
1.5
1.4
2.7
2.6
1.4
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.3
- 2.1
1.7
- .3
1.8
3.6
4.1
2.8
.4

.6
1.2
.6
.7
1.0
.2
.8
1.6
1.2
2.6
.6
.7
1.1
1.4
1.1
2.1
.3
.2
.6
1.0

0
.5
0
0
.1
0
.1
.2
.8
0
(3/)
.6
(3/)
.2
.1
.3
0
.2
.1
.3

Percent changes, March 1965 to April 1965
U . S . City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
— — — — — — •
Boston
— — — — — — —
Buffalo (Nov. 1963-100)
Chicago ------------------Cincinnati 2/
Cleveland - - - - — - - - - - - - - - - Dallaa (Hov. 1963-100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1963-100) —
Houston 2/
— — — — —
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Minneapolis-St. P a u l 2/
New York
Philadelphia — —
Pittsburgh —
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle —

If
2/
3/

0.4
-

-

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

See footnote 1, table A - 2 .
H o t included in U . S . average.
Not available.




-

-

-

0.5

0.1

0.2

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

- 1.0
.5
.1
0
.2
- .5
.2
- .3
- .2
.2
2.6
- 1.1
1.1
- .2
- .6
.5
- .3
- .1
- .2
.8

- 1.2
.4
- .1
- .2
- 1.2
.6
- .2
- .5
.1
0
- 2.2
.6
1.9
.7
0
- .1
.6
- .2
0
- 1.2

- 0.5
-

-

.4
.1
2.4
1.2
.1
.2
2.3
.6
.3
.6
.8
.1
.7
1.0
1.9
0
.3
.3
.2
.1

-

-

-

6

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-6: Consumer Price Index--Food, Groups, and Items
April 1965 Indexes, end Percent Changes March 1965 to April 1965
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Item or Group
Total food-Food away from home-Restaurant mealsSnacks 1/
Food at h o m e —
Cereals and bakery productsFlour
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats--Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse _1/Rump roast 1/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Eork
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops 1/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage JL/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts JL/
Turkey 1/
Fish
Shrimp, frozen JL/
Fish, fresh or f r o z e n —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned JL/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process-Butter
1/
2/
3/
4/
*

December 1963 = 100.
April 1960 = 100.
July 1961 = 100.
Not available.
Priced only in season.




Index

Percent
Change

107.3
116.8
116.7
102.2
105.5
111.0
109.5
107.8
119.0
106.4
115.3
102.9
99.8
96.7
100.4
99.8
100.4
102.6
102.0
97.3
101.8
97.8
107.9
96.5
101.4
97.0
117.2
97.5
101.2
105.9
101.8
95.5
95.6
98.9
103.2
108.9
103.3
97.9
101.6
99.8
102.5
89.0
89.4
98.2
100.2
110.1
94.8
115.4
101.2
104.2
104.5
102.1
105.8
98.8
105.3
95.2
116.3
102.7

0.4
.3
.1
.6
.5
.1
.2
.5
.4
.3
.2
.2
.1
.9
.3
.2
.1
0
.2
.6
.1
.7
.1
.4
0
.9
.1
.1
.6
.6
.1
.5
0
.4
.3
1.1
.7
.6
1.1
.9
.4
.1
.3
.5
.2
.2
.3
.3
.8
.8
.5
.6
.9
1.1
0
.2
0
.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Item or Group
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetablesApplesBananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
—
Grapefruit
Grapes * Strawberries * Watermelon *
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * 1/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers JL/
Lettuce
Eeppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/
~
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned-Pears, canned JL/
—
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1 / —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate frozen 2/
Beets, canned JL/
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 1/
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
—
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods JL/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned 1./
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

Index

Percent
Change

117.6
126.4
120.6
94.4
109.6
92.9
123.1

2.0
3.4
4.7
1.4
- 1.3
- 1.4
2.4
*

*

(4/)

136.3

*

*

178.3
110.0
89.9
133.0
94.9
103.4
172.4
103.6
189.9
100.3
125.7
106.7
94.8
95.3
99.3
109.9
96.3
97.0
113.1
102.9
107.2
94.7
101.1
88.6

2.2
6.2
-33.1
5.3
.5
- 6.8
8.0
- 2.3
44.2
2.2
2.8
- .2
- .4
- .7
.3
- 1.8
- .4
0
.8
- .1
- .1
- .2
.8
6.1

102.2
99.9
108.1
113.7
108.0
114.9
105.6
99.9
100.4
95.4
98.4
100.9
125.4
102.4
100.5
97.8
99.4
100.3
106.8
92.5
108.2
100.7
98.8

.5
.4
1.5
.1
.4
0
.1
.7
1.1
.2
6.8
.2
.2
.1
.5
.6
0
0
3.5
.1
.6
.1
.3

-

-

7

MEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABUS A-7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59=100)
Health i and recreation
Reading
and
Medical
Personal
recreacare
care
tion

Other
goods
and
services

All
Items

Food

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

107.3
106.9
106.6
106.6

108.2
108.2
108.2
108.1

106.3
106.0
105.8
105.6

111.0
110.6
110.6
111.1

115.4
114.9
114.7
114.5

121.6
121.4
121.0
120.6

110.7
110.4
110.1
110.0

115.9
115.4
115.2
115.0

110.3
109.5
109.4
109.3

Date

Transportation

Total

1965:

Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

109.3
109.0
108.9
108.9

1964:

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
Apr.

108.8
108.7
108.5
108.4
108.2
108.3
108.0
107.8
107.8

106.9
106.8
106.9
107.2
106.9
107.2
106.2
105.5
105.7

107.8
107.7
107.6
107.4
107.2
107.1
107.1
106.9
107.0

106.6
106.4
106.2
105.9
105.3
105.5
105.7
105.7
105.6

110.5
110.0
109.4
108.9
109.3
109.4
109.2
109.1
109.0

114.3
114.2
114.0
113.9
113.8
113.7
113.5
113.5
113.4

120.3
120.2
119.9
119.7
119.8
119.5
119.3
119.1
119.0

110.0
109.7
109.7
109.5
109.4
109.3
109.1
108.9
108.7

114.9
114.9
114.5
114.3
114.2
114.1
114.0
114.1
114.0

109.2
109.1
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.6

Annual Average:

1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1955

108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
93.3

106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
94.0

107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
94.1

105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
102.2
95.9

109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
103.8
89.7

113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
91.4

119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
88.6

109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
90.0

114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
92.1

108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
94.3







8

OLD SERIES
TABLE C-l:

Consumer Price Index—Selected Cities 1/
All Itesis
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

City

Pricing
Schedule 2/

Indexes
1947-49-100

1957-59-100
April 1965

Kansas City ------Portland, Oregon —

1
1

112.1
110.9

138.7
137.4
February 1965

Milwaukee
Scranton

2
2

107.0
110.0

Percent change from
January
1965

134.9
131.2

0.6
1.0

April
1964

2.8
2.1

November
1964

February
1964

0.2
.1

1.7
1.1

1/ The old series Consumer Price Index, U.S. city average, was discontinued with the June 1964 publication.
Indexes for Cincinnati, Minneapolis And Houston were published on the old series basis through December 1964, January
1965, and February 1965 respectively, and are now published on the new series basis. Old series Indexes for Milwaukee
were discontinued after February 1965 and new series indexes will be published initially in May. Old series indexes
for Kansas City will be discontinued after their April publication and will be replaced by new series Indexes in June.
These cities will be added to the national index in January 1966. Contrary to original plans, Portland and Scranton
will be published on the old series basis indefinitely.
2/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced
as indicated:
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.

9
OLD SERIES
TABLE C-2:

Consumer Price I n d e x — A l l Items and Commodity Groups for Selected Cities 1/
M o s t recent index and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Kansas
City

Group

Portland,
Oregon

Milwaukee

Scranton

Indexes (1957-59-100)
April 1965
All items

February 1965

112.1

110.9

107.0

110.0

109.3
108.7
112.6
100.3
112.2
121.1
105.0

107.7
106.6
109.5
102.5
110.2
116.7
99.6

105.5
104.4
100.4
102.5
106.7
111.3
101.9

106.4
104.6
111.2
100.9
102.0
113.6
100.2

Housing
Rent — — — — — —
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefuraishings
— — — — — —
Household operation

108.9
104.8
2/ 117.9
112.3
99.1
117.7

113.2
108.1
102.5
104.2
97.1
112.9

104.6
102.3
103.4
115.9
103.3
112.8

107.9
109.3
104.8
105.7
95.3
112.7

Women's and girls' — — — — — —
Footwear
Other apparel
— — — — — —

106.1
112.0
99.8
115.5
99.5

107.3
113.4
101.9
112.2
101.1

105.1
108.6
100.6
109.7
103.3

104.8
108.2
101.8
108.9
100.6

Private
Public

---

113.4
111.1
125.4

109.3
106.6
126.8

110.5
110.5
111.2

108.7
106.1
125.3

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation — — — — — «
Other goods and services

125.6
115.5
126.9
116.6

118.1
112.7
117.5
105.9

114.0
114.1
113.2
107.2

123.6
119.6
136.6
112.8

Pood at home
—
—
—
—
—
Cereals and bakery products —
M e a t s , poultry, and fish ----Dairy products
— — — — — — •
Other foods at home

Percent Changes
January 1965 to April 1965
All items

0.6

Food
— — — — —
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home —

November 1964 to February 1965

1.0

0.2

0.1

.6
.8
3.1
.8
.9
2.6
- 1.8

.8
.8
.2
1.7
.2
2.4
- .8

-

.9
.5
0
.1
.2
.4

0
.1
.7
1.5
.4
- .4

0
.2
.4
.2
0

- .9
- .6
- 1.4
0
- .4

—
—
—

.5
.5
.6
.6
- .1
3.1
- 1.0

.2
.2
.7
1.2
- .3
- 1.2
- 1.6

Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
—
Housefurnishings
— — — — — — —

.9
.3
.3
0
.7
.1

2.3
.1
0
0
.6
2.1

.8
2.2
.1
.3
.5

1.7
1.8
2.5
.2
1.1

.8
.9
0

.3
.4
0

1.2
1.4
0

- 1.4
- 1.7
0

.7
.6
.5
.6

.4
1.1
- .8
.8

2.5
1.3
.6
.4

4.9
- .2
- 2.5
0

-

Men's and boys'

—

—

—

—

—

—
-

Other apparel

— — — — — — —

Private
Public —
Medical care
— — — — — — —
Personal care
— — — — — — — —
Reading and recreation
—
—
—
Other goods and services
1/
2/

-

-

-

-

See footnote 1, table C - l .
Corrected indexes July 1964 is 117.6, October 1964 is 117.5, January 1965 is 117.5; 1964 average is 115.6.




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10

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods
and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families
and single persons living alone* It is based on prices of about 400 items which were
selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by
wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 33 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,
which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States 9 including
Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage
earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in
all 50 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
month in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail
questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the
spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and 1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 17 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Louisiana - Baton Rouge*
Maine - Portland*
Massachusetts - Southbridge
Michigan - Niles
Minnesota - Crookston
Mississippi - Vicksburg
New Jersey - Millville
New York - Kingston
North Carolina - Durham*
North Dakota - Devils Lake
Ohio - Dayton*

Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

Ohio - Findlay
Oklahoma - Mangum
Oregon - Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania - Lancaster*
South Carolina - Union
Tennessee - Nashville*
Texas - Austin*
Texas - McAllen
Utah - Orem
Virginia - Martinsville
Wisconsin - Green Bay*

*Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one
location changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to
measure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas.
A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the
United States city average and for 17 large SMSA's are available on request to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 20212 or any of its regional offices
(addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114













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