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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES
'(Seasonally Adjusted)
1957 59=100
140
135

1957-59=100
140
135

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1967)

130
125

ALL SERVICES

35.28%

FOOD

22.54%

NONDURABLES LESS FOOD -

24.54%

DURABLE COMMODITIES

17.64%

/
130
125

^B

120

120

/
IT

00D*

i l l SE RVICES

115

115

niivLU

-ALL ITE MS

110

110
105

105

VDURAI LES #
NONDU RUBLES LESS F0(
ID*

100

100

95

95
I960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU




OF

LABOR

STATISTICS

Latest Data APRIL 1968

Released May 28, 1968
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR APRIL 1968

The Consumer Price Index continued to climb in April, rising 0.3 percent to
119.9 (1957-59=100), an increase of 4.0 percent since April 1967. Prices were higher for
nearly all important items except meats, gasoline, and new cars. Nondurable goods and
consumer services led the upswing and together were responsible for more than four-fifths
of the increase. Apparel prices continued to advance and food prices rose instead of
declining as they usually do in April.
The April increase in consumer prices was at approximately the same rate as
that which has prevailed over the past year. During the first quarter of 1968, however,
prices had risen more than three times the year-earlier rate. Rising food prices this
year, in addition to continuing advances for services, apparel, and some other items, have
caused the more rapid climb in the index. At the same time, prices for durable goods also
began to move up, after several years of relative stability.
Food
Retail prices of food and beverages at home rose 0.3 percent in April and food
away from home was 0.5 percent higher. The advance in grocery store prices was principally
the result of higher fruit and vegetable prices. Fresh fruit and vegetable prices were
up 2.6 percent to a record high for the month. Fresh vegetable prices were mixed; onions
rose 22 percent to their highest index level since April 1948, and lettuce was up nearly
37 percent. Higher prices for these items stemmed from adverse fall and spring growing
weather which caused a gap in California lettuce production and a delay in the spring onion
crop in Texas. Limited harvests in Florida and declining Mexican imports were responsible
for a 14 percent jump in cucumber prices and an 8 percent rise for green peppers. Carrot
prices dropped more than 26 percent as supplies from Arizona, California, and Texas came to
market, and asparagus prices fell 24 percent, as the California asparagus harvest reached
its peak. Most fresh fruits were moderately higher. Oranges were the only exception,
declining 3-1/2 percent, as greater supplies of Valencia oranges became available. Overall,
fresh fruit and vegetable prices in April averaged about 16 percent higher than those of
a year ago. Reduced crop yields, resulting at least in part from adverse weather, were the
main cause.
Meat prices declined in April, but the reduction was less than is usual for this
time of year. The decline was primarily the result of increased production; strong demand
for both beef and pork prevented a larger drop in prices. Seafood prices were slightly
higher in April; poultry prices dipped about 2 percent in a reaction to the 11 percent jump
in poultry meat production in March. Over the year, beef and veal prices were up 5 percent, pork and poultry nearly 3-1/2 percent. Dairy products rose contraseasonally as the
U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an increase in support prices for fluid milk
effective April 1.
Services
Charges for consumer services continued their upward trend, but the increase was
one of the smallest in recent months. Medical care services posted an advance of 0.5 perr
cent mainly because of a one percent rise in hospital service costs, Increased dental fees,
attributed to higher supply, equipment, and office salary costs, contributed most of the
0.4 percent rise in professional services.




Increases in barber and beauty shop charges were responsible for higher
personal care costs; higher wages for domestic help and laundry service helped to push
housekeeping services to higher levels. Household moving expenses edged up, coincident
with the upswing in moving that usually takes place in late spring, to offset higher wage
rates for employees. Home maintenance and repair services, mortgage interest, and real
estate taxes were higher, as were rent, hotel and motel charges, most utilities, and local
transit fares.
Nondurable goods other than food
The renewal of gasoline price wars in Los Angeles was the principal cause of
a contraseasonal decline of 0,9 percent for this item. Gasoline prices usually go up when
the heavy travel season opens. Following their April decline, gasoline and motor oil
prices averaged the same as they did a year ago.
Apparel prices continued upward in April to a level nearly five percent higher
than a year ago. All apparel categories increased; men's and women's clothing had about
equal influence. Men's tropical suits, which were introduced at higher price levels than
a year ago, accounted for a major portion of the increase in men1s wear. Women's and
girls' apparel prices were up, primarily because new spring and summer cotton dresses and
blouses were offered at higher price levels. Special sales accounted for minor price
reductions for some women's items, such as light weight coats and hose.
Footwear prices also continued their steady rise. Basic reasons for advancing
retail apparel prices include higher retail markups, higher wholesale prices, and a booming
apparel market reflected in the nearly 19 percent rise in apparel store sales over a year
ago.
Increases in the price of cotton fabrics are attributable to sharp rises in raw
cotton costs in the latter part of 1967 reinforced by strong demand and wage increases at
the mills.
Durable goods
Durable goods, up 0.3 percent, showed a slightly greater than seasonal advance,
principally because of higher used car prices, resulting from solid demand and the decrease
in new car production in early April that accrued from labor difficulties and eiyil
disturbances• Since April of last year used car prices have climbed 6.3 percent. New car
prices fell 0.3 percent in April, chiefly due to increased concessions offered by dealers.
Appliance prices were slightly higher as increases appeared across the board
for all major appliances and home electronics, except tape recorders. Appliance sales
have been good in 1968; most items registered gains over the comparable period in 1967.
Furniture prices increased again. Bedroom suits showed the largest increase,
but most other types of wood furniture, as well as upholstered furniture, were also higher.
Contributing to higher furniture prices were strong demand and higher material, labor, and
transportation costs.
Cost-of-living adjustment
Approximately 115,000 workers will receive increases in their cost-of-living
allowances as a result of the national and city Consumer Price Indexes for April. About
65,000 aerospace employees will receive 3 cents an hour increases based on the change in
the national index since January. Most of the remaining increases will range from 1 cent
to 6 cents, and will represent monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual adjustments. About
4,200 employees in the home appliance industry will receive an annual increase of 1.75 percent.




TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, April 1968
and percent changes from selected dates

Group

Indexes (1957-59*100)
April 1968
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
justed
adjusted
justed

All items

119.9

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

118.3
115.1
118.3
112.7
118.8
128.3
103.0
134.4

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

117.5
121.3
114.4
124.0
110.0
114.0
109.5
112;. 2

Apparel and upkeep J>/
Men's and boys 1
Women*s and girls'
Footwear

118.4
119.2
114.5
130.4

118.5
119.2
114.7
130.3

117.6
117.9
113.6
129.7

Transportation
Private
Public —

119.0
116.8
137.2

119.1
116.8

119.0
116.7
137.1

Health and recreation —
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services j6/

128.8
143.5
119.0
124.9
122.5

119.6
120.6
118.5
114.3
117.3
106.9
132.5

119.5
118.7
115.6
113.8
119.4
126.9
103.5

110.0
113.4

fercent chaq e to April 1968 fr<
April
1967
inadjusted

Unadjusted

Seasonally
adjusted

Unadjusted

Seasonally
adjusted

April
1967

115.3

0.3

113.7
110.8
118.5
109.0
115.7
114.2
101.4
128.3

.3
.3
.2
- .4
.1
1.7

113.6
116.9
111.9
119.0
108.8
111.0
108.4
107.7

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

117.8
118.4
113.9
129.8

113.0
113.5
108.4
124.9

.7
1.1
.8
.5

.6
.7
.7
.4

2.2
2.5
2.8
1.8

1.6
2.1
2.0
1.5

119.5
117.2

115.1
113.2
130.6

0
.1
.1

- .3
- .3

.3
.2
1.3

.5
0

128.3
142.9
118.4
124.2
122.4

122.6
135.1
114.9
119.4
116.6

.4
.4
.5
.6
.1

1.3
1.6
1.2
1.8
.5

5.1
6.2
3.6
4.6
5.1

119.1
120.2
118.1
113.9
116.9
106.6
132.1

114.8
115.9
114.1
110.2
113.0
103.4
126.6

.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
.3

1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
.6
1.3

4.2
4.1
3.9
3.7
3.8
3.4
4.7

117.9
114.7
118.1
113.1
118.7
126.1
102.2
133.7
117.2
121.0
114.2
123.8
109.9
113.9
109.3
111.8

118.1
114.9
113.9
118.8
125.8
102.7

109.8
112.4

4.0

1.1
0.5
.6
- 1
.5
.9
.8

.2
.9

1.1
1.1
0
1.0
.3
3.4
1,1
1.1
.9
.9
.6
.9
.5
.3
.6
1.4

1.3
1.4

4.0
3.9
.2
3.4
2.7
12.3
1.6
4.8

1.7
1.3
.1
2.4

1.4

3.4
3.8
2.2
4.2
1.1
2.7
1.0
4.2

5.0
5.6
4.4
3.4
3.2
5.1

Special groups;
All items less shelter
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities 7/
Nondurables
Services 9/
Commodities less food TJ
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel Used cars
Household durables 11/
Housefurnlshings

112.2
116.4
117.6
115.0
115.8
100.3
126.3
100.8
104.2

114.5
117.5
107.0
112.2
116.4
117.7
115.1
100.1
126.9
104.0

111.9
116.1
116.6
114.0
115.8
100.6

114.1
117.1
106.8
112.1
116.3
117.0
114.3

>

100.4
(10/)

.4
103.8

103.8

.3
.3
.9
.9
0
- .3
(10/)
.4
.4
.4
.3
.2
.5
.4

1.5
1.2
.9
1.9
2.1

5.1
4.4
4.0
7.5
5.6

- .4

- 1.1

- 3.8

136.6
131.5
132.7
154.3
137.6

136.1
131.1
132.4
153.6
137.0

130.0
126.0
127.6
143.6
130.3

All items index on other bases:
1947-49-100
1939-100

147.1
247.6

146.6
246.8

141.5
238.1

1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
TJ
8/
9/
10/
11/
12/

$0,837
.682
.405

(.867
.707
.420

.1
.1
.6
.7
- .3

(19./)
.2

.9
1.1
2.4
2.5
.4
.7
.4
1.2
1.6

Also Includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' wear, 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.
Not available due to insufficient data.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




1.1
1.1
.6

108.4
112.4
111.9
109.4
112.7
97.0
118.8
98.0
100.6

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 12/

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1957-59-$1.00
$0,834
1947-49-$1.00
.680
1939-$1.00 —
.404

.4
.3
.2

.7
1.0
1.9
1.9
.3
1.6
1.2

3.5
3.6
5.1
5.1
2.8
3.4
6.3
2.9
3.6

TABLE 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

Indexes
Area 1/

Pricing
Schedule 2/

U.S. City Average
Chicago
Detroit —
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York — — —
Philadelphia

M
M
M
M
M

1957-59=100

1947-49=100

April 1968

March
1968

119.9

147.1

0.3

•1.1

4.0

117.4
118.5
121.1
122.5
121.0

148,1
146.0
150.9
147.6
148.5

.3
.3
0
.3
.2

1.3
1.6
.5
1.3
1.2

4.6
3.4
4.1
3.6
4.5

123.6
118.0
120.4
119.4

153.1
145.4
149.0
147.1

1.6
1.1
.9
1.6
November
1967

February 1968

Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) —
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Milwaukee San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
Seattle
Washington

112.3
117.8

146.3
110.3

115.0

145.0

120.0
119.1

150.8
143.4

107.7

San Francisco-Oakland

117.8
118.7
117.1

145.8
147.3
142.5

121.7
120.2
122.7

150.5
149.2
155.7

1.0
2.7
1.1
.4
1.1
.7
1.1
December
1967

March 1968

Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100) —
Kansas City
St. Louis

January
1968

January
1968

April 1968

Boston
Houston
—Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

Percent change from:

Other
bases

110.8

0.9
1.1
.9
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.2

April
1967

April
1967
4.0
3.9
5.4
4.6
February
1967
3.5
5.7
3.1
3.2
3.9
3.5
3.5
March
1967
3.3
3.4
4.9
3.9
3.2
4.1
4.8

1/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except
for New 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 made since I960.
2/
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every month.
1 -January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.




TABLE 3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from March 1968 to April 1968
U.S. City
Average

Group

All ite
Food

1/
2/

Detroit

0.3

0.3

0.3

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

.5
.1
.6
.3
.6
.4
.1
.9
1.0

.2
.3
.1
0
.8
.3
1.7
2.2
.3

Los Angeles-*
Long Beach

Mew York

0.6
.2
0
2.1
.6
1.0
.9
.1
.3

Philadelphia

0.3

0.2

.3
.2
.5

.3
0
1.0

r-l

Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation —
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services

Chicago

-

.5
.5
.8
.7
.2

.2

.4
.4
.3
.8
(2/)

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.

TABLE 4:

Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Health and recreation

and

Other
goods

recreation

services

Reading

Date

Apparel
upkeep

Transportation

Total

Medical
care

and

All
items

Food

Housing

Personal
care

and

1968:

Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

119.9
119.5
119.0
118.6

118.3
117.9
117.4
117.0

117.5
117.2
116.9
116.4

118.4
117.6
116.6
115.9

119.0
119.0
118.6
118.7

128.8'
128.3
127.5
127.1

143.5
142.9
141.9
141.2

119.0
il8.4
117.6
117.6

124.9
124.2
123.0
122.7

122.5
122.4
122.1
121.9

1967:

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

118.2
117.8
117.5
117.1
116.9
116.5
116.0
115.6
115.3

116.2
115.6
115.7
115.9
116.6
116.0
115.1
113.9
113.7

116.0
115.5
115.3
115.0
114.7
114.3
114.1
113.9
113.6

116.8
116.6
116.0
115.1
113.8
113.7
113.9
113.8
113.0

117.9
118.3
117.7
116.8
116.4
116.2
115.7
115.5
115.1

126.6
126.2
125.5
124.9
124.2
123.6
123.2
122.8
122.6

140.4
139.7
139.0
138.5
137.5
136.9
136.3
135.7
135.1

117.2
116.9
116.5
116.4
116.1
115.5
115.3
115.0
114.9

122.2
122.0
121.4
120.5
120.0
119.8
119.7
119.6
119.4

121.4
121.0
120.3
119.7
118.8
117.8
116.9
116.7
116.6

1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1957

116.3
113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
98.0

115.2
114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
97.8

114.3
111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
98.5

114.0
109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
99.5

115.9
112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
96.5

123.8
119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
97.0

136.7
127.7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
95.5

115.5
112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
97.1

120.1
117.1
115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
96.9

118.2
114.9
111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
98.5

May
Annual Average:




TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
April 1968 indexes and percent changes from January 1968

Group

All items

—

U.S.
City
Average

119.9

Boston

123.6

Los
MinnAngeleseapolisLong
St. Paul
Beach
Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Chicago

Detroit

Houston

117.4

118.5

118.0

121.1

120.4

New
York

Philadelphia

122.5

121.0

Pittsburgh

119.4

Food
Food at home —
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruit8 and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

118.3
115.1
118.3
112.7
118.8
128.3
103.0
134.4

121.4
116.6
120.9
118.7
113.2
125.4
105.1
142.2

118.7
117.3
121.3
112.8
131.0
127.8
103.7
125.5

116.2
113.4
111.0
114.9
124.7
116.3
101.5
131.7

118.0
114.4
125.6
108.4
116.2
129.6
103.4
133.6

116.9
111.7
118.4
103.4
118.3
137.8
94.1
135.8

116.2
113.2
107.6
111.4
121.7
124.7
104.2
129.6

118.8
113.9
116.4
113.4
110.4
128.9
102.2
139.7

114.6
112.1
115.5
114.3
109.8
124.0
100.6
130.3

Housing
Shelter
Rent Homeowner8hip
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

117.5
121.3
114.4
124.0
110.0
114.0
109.5
112.2

124.3
131.7
128.4
133.0
109.4
119.8
101.8
118.6

113.6
115.5

115.1
112.5
103.7
115.9
119.2

122.7
129.1

118.4
107.9
109.0
108.1
112.3

112.6
115.2
104.1
117.9
103.3
107.2
104.4
108.2

112.4
111.5

121.1
123.9
124.0
122.6
110.1
119.0
110.9
119.6

118.0
117.5
111.6
119.1
117.7

133.3
119.8

119.1
126.1
113.0
128.4
103.4
113.0
98.9
110.5

Apparel and upkeep —
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

118.4
119.2
114.5
130.4

120.8
113.3
118.1
131.5

114.7
113.7
110.4
127.6

116.4
115.4
114.6
126.7

114.9
115.6
111.3
132.3

118.1
122.4
116.6
126.3

117.1
125.3
109.1
127.9

122.8
127.5
117.2
129.9

125.9
119.9
122.1
135.7

121.6
113.0
118.6
135.5

Transportation
Private —
Public

119.0
116.8
137.2

122.3
116.8
135.0

117.4
116.6
123.9

119.0
116.4
135.9

116.4
112.7
150.3

123.0
118.5
153.6

120.0
118.3
128.9

119.1
118.4
125.1

126.8
121.2
155.6

120.0
115.4
134.0

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

128.8
143.5
119.0
124.9
122.5

128.9
145.0
119.4
133.0
115.8

124.2
152.9
116.8
108.8
116.0

132.2
154.0
126.4
125.3
118.1

127.3
131.7
130.9
125.3
120.8

123.4
140.0
116.0
110.5
120.2

130.5
152.6
120.7
127.3
114.2

133.3
145.2
115.6
136.6
127.7

128.1
147.9
113.2
120.0

128.9
148.4
110.4
120.0
127.6

All ite

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.1

0.5

0.9

1.3

1.2

1.6

poo<j

1.1
1.1
0
1.0
.3
3.4
1.1
1.1

.5
.4
.2
.3
.2
.6
1.1
.9

.8
.8
1.4
.8
1.2
3.7
.6
1.0

.6
.5
.1
.2
.1
4.2
.4
.8

1.1
1.1
.2
2.2
.2

.6
.5
.2
1.0
.3
1.4
.1
.7

1.2
1.3
.1
1.5
1.9
1.6
1.1
.6

1.3
1.3
.9
.2
3.9
2.7
.9

1.4
1.2
.2
1.3
.2
4.0
.5
1.9

1.1
1.1
.7
1.3
.7
4.4
.7
.6

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

.9
.9
.6
.9
.5
.3
.6
1.4

1.6
2.0
.4
2.7
0
0
0
2.1

.6
.7

1.0
.4
.7
.4
0

.4
.2

.8
.8

0
1.3

.1
.1
.1
2.4

.9
0
0
0
1.1

1.5
1.6
.3
2.0
.2

0
2.5

1.1
1.4
.8
1.3
0
0
.1
1.4

1.2
1.0

.9
.1
0
.3
.6

1.6
1.7
.5
1.9
.7
0
.1
1.9

Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

2.2
2.5
2.8
1.8

5.1
4.7
5.8
2.8

4.5
3.9
8.0
1.8

3.1
4.2
2.7
3.5

2.0
3.7
1.9
2.4

2.0
1.9
3.1
.7

2.7
3.9
3.0
2.1

3.4
5.5
3.9
1.5

3.4
3.8
4.4
2.9

5.4
1.4
11.4
2.3

Transportation
Private
Public

.3
.2
1.3

.7
.8
.9

.6
.7
.2

1.4
.5
13.4

.8
.9
.1

1.5
1.6
.3

.7
1.0
3.0

.1
0
.3

.1
.1
.1

.1
.1
.1

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

1.3
1.6
1.2
1.8
.5

1.2
.4
1.6
2.7
0

1.6
1.9
.1
2.0
1.6

1.8
1.9
1.6
3.6
0

1.4
.4
2.5
2.2
.9

1.3
1.3
2.6
.7
1.3

.9
1.4
.6
1.5
0

1.1
1.5
1.0
2.0
.2

1.2
1.0
.3
2.4
(2/)

1.2
.5
.9
2.9
.2

134.0
106.1

117.9
116.6

Percent changes January 1968 to April 1968

Food at ho
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home —
Food away from home

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.
2/ Not available.
3/ Change from February 1968.




3/

.9

1.0
1.1

0
0

.7

.3
2.2

TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
April 1968 indexes and percent changes from March 1968

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Cereals
Total

and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Fruits

Dairy
products

and
vegetables

Other
foods
at home

Food
away
from
home

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S. City Average

118.3

115.1

118.3

112.7

118.8

128.3

103.0

134.4

AuAfllltfl. •——-**-——.————•«—.•-

116.3
119.6
121.4
113.4
118.7
115.0
115.3
112.9
116.2
112.4
118.0
122.3
116.9
117.0
116.2
118.8
118.4
114.6
122.6
110.3
118.1
118.0
119.4

113.9
115.3
116.6
112.1
117.3
111.4
113.0
111.0
113.4
112.2
114.4
119.7
111.7
115.1
113.2
113.9
113.6
112.1
119.0
108.9
113.8
113.6
115.7

113.6
122.2
120.9
104.0
121.3
112.4
112.5
109.5
111.0
112.0
125.6
123.3
118.4
106.3
107.6
116.4
113.8
115.5
119.8
107.4
117.2
110.4
112.4

112.7
112.9
118.7
110.6
112.8
112.4
112.9
112.0
114.9
111.8
108.4
117.0
103.4
113.7
111.4
113.4
109.4
114.3
118.3
114.0
111.2
112.1
113.0

114.7
114.4
113.2
111.9
131.0
113.1
120.7
119.3
124.7
112.6
116.2
128.6
118.3
125.8
121.7
110.4
123.9
109.8
130.8
107.6
115.7
122.5
120.5

123.5
130.3
125.4
128.3
127.8
123.5
125.6
116.0
116.3
121.8
129.6
128.8
137.8
129.8
124.7
128.9
128.7
124.0
132.1
110.8
132.5
130.8
126.2

109.0
104.4
105.1
107.4
103.7
98.9
99.7
103.2
101.5
104.1
103.4
107.5
94.1
104.1
104.2
102.2
99.3
100.6
102.1
102.1
98.6
99.1
108.5

124.9
137.6
142.2
121.1
125.5
133.6
128.7
120.2
131.7
113.1
133.6
131.8
135.8

1.7

0.8

0.5

1.0

2.2
1.1
.1
.9
1.3
1.7
2.3
.6
.8
.9
.9
1.4
.5
1.1
.8
1.2
.9
.6
.8
.8
1.1
.3
1.0

.2
.1

Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) —
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington

(2/)
129.6
139.7
143.5
130.3
136.8
(2/)
137.2
136.6
134.3

Percent changes March 1968 to April 1968
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) —
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington

0.3

0.3

0.2

.4
.7
.2

.5
.8
.3

.4

.4
.4

.1
.2
.2
.2
2.7
1.1
.1
1.7
.5
.1
.6
.3
0
.3
.2
.3
.4
.8
.1
0
.5
.1
.7

.5
1.1
.6

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

.4
.9

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.




1.4
.7
.1
.4
.8
-

.2

.6
.7
.3
.8

.4
0
.3
0
.6
1.0
.5
1.0

-

-

0.4

0.1

.1
.8

.3
0

1.1

-

.1
-

1.2

-

1.5
1.6

-

1.3

.2
.2
.8
.1
.1
0
.1
.4
.1
.1
.2
2.2
.1
.1
.2

.4
.1
.8
.1
0
-

1.0

0
.3
.4
-

1.0
1.3

.4

-

.2

.9
.7
.5

0
.3
.1

.7

.4

-

1.8
.5
1.8
1.4
2.8
1.8
1.4
2.1
1.8
.5
1.4
3.4
2.0
1.1
.4
.3
3.9
1.4
4.5
2.4
4.0
2.6

.4
.2
.6
.5
.2
1.6
.3
.2
.9
.7
.4
(2/)

0
.4
1.3
.1
.4
(2/)

.2
.1
.6

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
April 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
April 1968
Seasonally
Unadiusted
adlusted

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
—
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal If —
Corn flakes —
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat If
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/ — —
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse 17
Rump roast jL/ —
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics If
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops 1/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken —
Chicken breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
~*
V4 oVi

—

Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned 1/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter
•
See footnotes at end of table.




118.3
134.4
134.6
116.4
115.1
118.3
112.8
117.1
129.1
109.7
123.0

Percent change to April 1968 from -.March 1968
April
1967
Seasonally
unadiusted
adiusted
Unadlusted

0.3
.5
.4

118.7

—

.3
.2
.4
.2

-

-

.1
.4
1.0
.4
.4
0
.4
.3
.3
1.5
1.6
.4
.8
.6
.6
.3
.7
1.1
.8
1.7

3.*9

—

1 A
X • *f

.2
-

113.8
116.6
117.3
111.3

125.5
110.8
120.4
141.6
117.8
123.8

1.8
.5
-

118.5
119.5
118.0

1 -|O Q
xx J %y

-

1.0
1 ft

-

2.2
1.1

"~

121.8

4.7
7.2
8.0
4.2
0
8.4
3.4
8.7

.7
1.7
1,3

1.9
1.1
1.0

c
J

1.4
1.8
.6
.9

124.1

119.4
117.3

q
. y

1.6
.8
.3
.3
1.8
8.9
.9
- 1.5
1.9
1

C

X •J

X•O

0
.7
1.6
.2
.3
.8
.1
.1

1.7

3.4
3.8
5.0
4.4
4.6

.1
.4
.7
.6

1 O
X .U

93.3

o

1.2

1.6
-

.5
.4
0
.4
.5
.4
.9
.7
.3

112.0

1.5

o

o

116.0
94.4
103.3
96.8
122.2
107.1
124.3
108.5
120.8
118.8
116.5

.6

q

1 07 Q
XU/ . y

113.5
107.2
124.6
110.4
119.2
106.3
141.6
113.6
117 2
123.4
121.6
109.9
115.0
113.8
118.9
126.6
117.5
114.6
118.5

4.0
4.8
4.7
4.9

. y

115.6

11 A 1
XXH • X

101.1
106.7
106.2
112.7
115.0
116.0
110.0

0.5

-

2.0

.5
.2
.5
.4

-

.9
3.3
5.7
3.0
7.1
.5
3.3
1.0
3.0
5.1
2.7
3.7

191 ^
XZX • D

A
\J

A
7
H • /

114.5

0
1

3.4

117
A
X X / • *•

98.9
137.5
116.5

137.2
117.0

•a

.X

•3

0

.3

.1
0

.1
.3

.4
.8

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
April 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas ——
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3/ ~
Strawberries 3/ -Watermelon 3/
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus 1/ 3/ Cabbage
Carrots
Celery — —
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/ —•
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pear8, canned JL/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned JL/ —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2J
Beets, canned 1/ -——-*•—•
——
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans ——
Broccoli, frozen JL/
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 JL/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant J>/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/ — —
Spaghetti, canned JL/ Mashed potatoes, instant JL/
Potatoes, ftench fried, frozen .2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/

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




Index
April 1968
Seasonally
adlusted
Unadlusted
128.3
138.9
160.0
94.4
137.7
82.9
150.4

(1/)

137.7
(3./)
119.6
181.8
112.1
150.1
124.4
106.6
218.8
140.1
186.7
104.7
148.0
115.1
108.
117.
94.
84.
91.
110.3
120.9
130.8
123.7
99.8
103.0
89.7
103.6
103.0
122.
116.
113.
117.
106.
101.
100.
87.0
96.8
101.2
146.4
115.0
102.1
•100.7
95.9
112.0
102.1
85.6
105.7
109.8
105.5

126.9
136.3
160.2
93.6
146.0
169.0
(3/)
127.5
(3/)
119.8
182.9
143.2
132.6
112.1
155.5

133.7

83.7

Percent change to April 1968 from —
April
March 1968
1967
Seasonally
unadiusted
adlusted
Unadlusted

-

-

1.7
2.6
5.0
1.4
3.6
1.6
4.6
(3/)
(4/)
(3/)
.4
22.0
24.3
2.3
26.3
3.0
14.2
36.7
8.1
.4
2.8
.4
.1
.8
.3
2.4
.1
.2
.7
.4
.8
.5
.8
4.2
.9
.3
.3
.2
.4
.1
.1
0
.6
.2
.4
.2
1.0
1.5
0
.5
.1
.2
.2
.7
.5
.2
.1

0.9
1.0
.1
.2
5.5
3.2
(3/)
(4/)
(3/)
3.2
20.6
.8
24.9
5.1
53.8

1.5

12.3
15.8
17.6
2.3
29.9
14.3
28.3
(3/)
7.3
(3/>
6.5
29.7
7.2
11.7
28.4
9.4
31.6
27.0
22.6
5.3
25.7

7.3

1.0

.8
5.9

7
6
6
16 3
.7
4.2
.2
8.1
9.3
.4
1.6
3.3
2.1
2.6
2.2
1.9
.9
1.5
1.4
3.6
1.6
1.6
0
.8
7.4
6.6
1.8
2.8
1.0
4.0
.1
1.2
.3
2.6
4.4

10

TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index--Portland, Oregon
All items and commodity groups
April 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from —
Group

Index
January 1968

April 1967

All it
All items (1947-49-100)

121.3
150.3

1.3

3.3

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

118.7
114.7
111.7
122.1
124.8
116.3
99.7

1.7
1.8
0
2.3
.1
5.2
.5

4.0
4.2
.7
6.0
2.3
11.9
•6

Housing
Rent Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation

121.1
115.2
102.5
112.9
98.9
121.2

•8
.4
0
3.4
1.4
0

2.5
2.0
0
3.4
2.3
.6

Apparel
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Other apparel —

119.9
123.0
116.3
129.7
108.5

3.7
3.0
4.9
3.1
3.1

4.4
3.9
4.3
5.9
3.3

Transportation
Private
Public —

117.0
113.2
139.7

.1
.1
0

2.6
3.2
.6

140.2
123.9
127.5
119.1

.1
3.4
1.4
.3

5.8
4.8
3.7
2.3

—

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




Table 9:

Percent Change In Prices for Selected Groups in the Cons*
Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index
(Seasonally adjusted except where indicated)

CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Nondurable

Mar. 1968 to
Apr. 1968
WPI
CPI

Jan. 1968 to
Apr. 1968
CPI
WPI

Oct. 1967 to
Jan. 1968
WPI
CPI

0.3

1.1

0.9

0.3

0.1

0.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

0.9

11

July 1967 to
Oct. 1967
WPI
CPI
0.9

1.0

.6
.6
-1.6
0
.2
- .3
A

.8

.1

.2

.4
2.4
- .2
- .2
- .6

-0.4

1.0

4.0

-0.4

0.4

1.1

1.1

2.8
3.5

3.0

1.2
.2
.6
.5
- .3
0

1.9
4.3
.6
- .2
- .7
.6

.2

0.3

.8

0

.8
1.3

- .4

1.7

.6

.7

1.2

.1

.2

2.6

.3

.5

.4

.2

1.3

-3.5

-1.1
.2

.3

.7

1.6
2.6

1.0
.1

.2

2.4

3.8

4.2

1.1

2.1
0

- .1
1.6
.2
- .2
- .2

3.8
3.0
3.4
1.0

.3

1.7

.2

0.9

1.1

3.1

1.0

-

.7

_

5

_

4

-

.3

-

.5

-

1.9

-

1.8

-

1.1

-

7.4

1.8

-

1.8

-

1.7

-

7.5

-

1.2

-

1.0

-

.8

-

4.9

2.2

-

1.3

-

1.1

-

1.1

-

5.9

-

3.1

1.1

-

-

2.0

.2

-

-

.1

-

- .1

-

1.1

-

-

.9

An

.2

_

6

.1

-

.6

-

.5

.4

-

2.1

-

2.1

.5

-

1.9

-

.4

-

1.7

.5

-

-

-0.4

-

.3

-

-

1.5

1.8
.9

3.2

4.7

-

.3

2.1
2,3

.9
.7

1.1

1.3

•Insurance and finance

3.6
-2.5

9

1.0
.9

.4

.5

.2

-2.9

.6
1.2

- .3

\ 5

1 5
0

.3

.1

-1.9

1.9

.2

4

•Housekeeping and home maintenance services

Apr. 1967 to
Apr. 1968
WPI*
CPI*

.3
.6

Durable

Apr. 1967 to
July 1967
CPI
WPI

-

4.3

_

2 2

-

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:

.tadu.tri.1 co-odities

Rubber and rubber products

e
-

.4

-

.9

-

.9

-

-

.5

-

- .2

-

.1

-

.7

-

4.8

-

2.0

- .2

-

- .4

-

1.0

-

- .5

-

1.4

-

-

.4

-

.7

-

-

.2

-

1.2

-

-

4.2

-

4.6

- .9

-

1.1

-

2.5

.8

-

0

-

2.6

- .1

-3.7
•

-

- .2

-

0

-

2.7

-

.4

-

4.0

-

2.5

-

1.5

-

11.2

-

.2

-

.5

-

1.3

1.7

-

.7

-

- .1

-

3.8

1.3

-

.6

-

.2

-

2.9

0

-

1.0

-

-

Stage of Processing at Wholesale:
.9

-

3.2

.3

1 3

1 i

- .4

1 i

3.1

.3

.7

1.0

1.3

.5

3.5

Intermediate materials, supplies and components

-

.1

-

1.2

-

.9

-

Crude materials

-

0

-

2.9

-

.3

-

.3

-

- .1

-

2.3

-1.9

-

2.1

-

3.5

NOTE: The price changes shown for Consumer Products and components are for roughly comparable classes of finished consuner pro<iucts fi•on the
CPI and WPI. A brief description of the classes of items contained in each group is included at the end of this report. Complete listings of
inclusions in the CPI and WPI groupings will be furnished on request.
*Based on data unadjusted for seasonal variations.




12

Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI

A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the 1964
revision permits a n estimate of sampling error for the C P I . JL/ The table below shows
standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items
and for nine commodity groupings based on 1967 averages. The figures may be interpreted a s
follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the CPI a s computed
differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard
error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the standard error of percent
changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for successively longer time periods,
as expected.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in
interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a month-tomonth change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. Because of rounding,
however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smaller change
in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not be
significant. O n the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates.
Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in the
CPI Based on 1967 Data

Monthly
Change

Component
All items
-.
Food at home
Food away from home
Housing
Apparel

•

Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation Other goods and services

.03
.08
.06
.04
.16
.07
.12

.14
.08
.10

Standard Error
Quarterly
Annua1
Change
Change
• 05
.11
.12
.07
.24
.12
.17
.19
.12
.14

.07
.16
.27
.14
.26

.14
.26
.34
.15
.20

Monthly
Change

Relative Error
Quarterly
Change

Annual
Change

.12
.14
.16
.18
.29
.17
.23
.56
.29
.25

.07
.10
.10
.11
.23
.11
.10
.26
.16
.13

.03
.19
.05
.05
.06
.05
.04
.12
.06
.07

This replaces the table of average standard errors based on 1965 data which was
included in the CPI report through January 1968.

JL/ The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,
"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 1967.




13

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 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,
which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, 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 56 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 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

Louisiana - Baton Rouge*
Maine - Portland*
Massachusetts - Southbridge
Michigan - Nlles
Minnesota - Crookston
Mississippi - Vicksburg
New Jersey - Millville
New York -Kingston
North Carolina - Durham*
North Dakota - Devils Lake
Ohio - Dayton*

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 23 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 94102

John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg.
Boston, Massachusetts 02203

911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri

411 N. Akard St.
Dallas, Texas 75201

Box 1784
William Penn Annex
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania




19105

64106

Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 9

Wholesale Price Index

Consumer Price Index
All commodities and services

All Commodities

All commodities except home purchase, used cars,
food and beverages away from home, newspapers,
magazines and books.

Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use by
home consumers except a few individual consumer
products included in WPI groupings of commodities
purchased primarily by individual firms.

All nondurable commodities except food and
beverages away from home and newspapers, magazines and books.

A combination of indexes listed below. .1/

Food and beverages at home •

Food at home, alcoholic beverages at home.

Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eggs
from the farm products group; and the processed foods
and feeds group, excluding crude vegetable oils and
manufactured animal feeds.

Apparel and accessories

Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/

Apparel and some fabrics and sewing materials,
leather footwear, leather gloves, rubber footwear,
watches and clocks, jewelry.

Household furnishings and supplies

Home maintenance nondurables, fuel oil and
coal, textile housefurnishings, housekeeping
supplies.

Textile housefurnishings, fuels for home use (except
gas), soap and synthetic detergents, sanitary papers
and health products, matches, pens and pencils, and
prepared paints, and miscellaneous housekeeping
supplies.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

CONSUMER SERVICES

Gasoline and motor oil.

Gasoline and automotive motor oil.

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, toilet goods,
recreational nondurables, tobacco products.

Pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics and other
toilet preparations, tobacco products, personal
brushes, and recreational items such as toys, film,
and playing cards.

All durable commodities except home purchase
and used cars.

A combination of indexes listed below. 1/

New cars.

Passenger cars.

Household appliances, radio and TV.

Home electronic equipment, room heaters,, and household appliances, excluding electric lamps.

Furniture and floor coverings.

Household furniture and floor coverings.

Home maintenace durables, other housefurnishings, tires, recreational durables,
except radio and TV.

Other durable commodities throughout the WPI which
are used for home maintenance, including some household geods, tires and tubes, outboard motors, equipment for home workshops and home gardens, recreational items such as photographic equipment, sporting
and athletic goods, musical instruments, and phonograph records, electric lamps, typewriters, luggage
and small leather goods, and caskets and morticians
goods.

All consumer services.

Insurance and finance

Mortgage interest, taxes and insurance, automobile insurance and other auto expenses. 3/

Utilities and public transportation

Gas and electricity, telephone, water and
sewer, public transportation.

Rent of home or apartment.

Housekeeping and home maintenance services

—

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.
Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.

Personal care services

Personal care services.

Other services

Hotels, apparel services, auto repairs and
maintenance, recreational services, reading
and educational services, personal expenses.

WHOLESALE PRICES
Type of product
Farm Product
Processed foods and feeds
Industrial commodities
Industrial materials and equipment

Same as the Wholesale Price Indexes far major groups.

Stage of Processing at wholesale
Finished goods
Consumer
Producer
Intermediate materials, supplies, and
components
Crude materials

The Wholesale Price Stage of Processing Indexes.
The Consumer Finished Goods index differs from the
Consumer Products index in weighting structure and
is based on a larger sample of commodities.

1/ The classification by durable and nondurable commodities is based on CPI classification and is not necessarily the same as the WPI classification in the
Indexes by Durability of Product
2/ Same as apparel commodities.
3/ Includes registration and license fees and parking fees.