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CPI Detailed Report
for August 1975
Consumer Price Index
U.S. and City Averages
U.S. D e p a r t m e n t of Labor
B u r e a u of Labor Statistics




CPI Detailed Report
For August 1975
Consumer Price Index U.S. and City Averages

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
John T. Dunlop, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS
W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner

The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly
report on consumer price movements
including statistical tables and
technical notes.

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October 1975




Contents

Page

Price movements

1

Chart 1. All items index and its rate of change, 1966-75

3

Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rates of change,
1966-75

4

Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1966-75

5

Chart 4. Services index and its rates of change, 1966-75

6

Table 1. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, by commodity and service groups, and
expenditure classes
Table 2. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, by commodity and service groups, and
expenditure classes
Table 3. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers, food items, August 1975 indexes, and percent
changes from selected dates

7

8

9

Table 4. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups,
August 1975, and percent changes from selected dates

10

Table 5. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, all items most recent index,
and percent changes from selected dates

14

Table 6. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, major groups, percent change
from July 1975 to August 1975
.

14

Table 7. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, commodity groups, August 1975
index, and percent changes from May 1975

15

Table 8. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups, August
1975 indexes, and percent changes from July 1975

. . 17

Table 9. CPI—Regular and premium gasoline indexes, selected
areas and U.S. city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers

18

Table 10. CPI—Regular and premium gasoline prices, selected
areas and U.S. city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers

18

Price Movements
August 1975
increased 0.5 percent in August, about the same as the
average monthly increase in the March-July period
(table A).

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3. ^percent in
August. Higher prices for clothing, used cars, gasoline,
medical care services, auto insurance, pork, and sugar
were partially offset by lower prices for beef, fresh
vegetables, and some other foods. The August CP1 was
162.8 (1967=100), 8.6 percent higher than a year ago.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI increased 0.2
percent in August, compared with increases of 1.2 percent in July and 0.8 percent in June. The slowdown in
August occurred primarily because the food component
was unchanged following increases of 1.5 and 1.7 percent
in the preceding 2 months. The increase in the nonfood
commodities index was 0.5 percent, smaller than the 0.9
percent in July and within the range of monthly increases
during the first 6 months of this year. The services index

Monthly changes in detail
Food. The food index, which includes food purchased
in grocery stores as well as restaurant meals and snacks,
declined 0.3 percent in August, the usual decline for this
month. Prices of grocery store food declined a seasonal
0.5 percent. Contributing to the decline was a downturn
in beef and fresh vegetable prices. Beef prices declined
for the first time in 5 months because of larger supplies
resulting from expanded marketings—particularly of
nonfed cattle—and reduced consumer demand for the

Table A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
Changes from preceding month

Month
All items

Services 1

From
3 months
ago

Seasonally Unadadjusted justed

Seasonally
adjusted

Commodities
less food

Food

Unadjusted

Seasonally
adjusted

Unadjusted

1974:
August
September
October
November
December

1.3
1.2
.9
.8
.7

1.1
1.2
.9
.9
.8

1.4
1.4
.7
1.0
1.1

1.8
1.6
1.3
1.1
.9

1.3
1.1
.9
.8
.4

1975:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

.5
.7
.4
.5
.4
.8
1.1
.3

.6
.5
.3
.6
.4
.8
1.2
.2

.7
.4
-.2
-.1
.4
1.5
2.4
-.3

.9
-.3
-.6
.4
.5
1.5
1.7
0

0

Seasonally Unadadjusted justed

Not seasonally adjusted; data contain little or no seasonal movements.




Compound
annual rate

1

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

From
12 month
ago

Unadjusted

1.3
1.1
.7
.8
.6

1.0
1.2
.8
.9
.9

12.3
13.4
13.6
12.7
11.0

11.0
12.0
12.0
12.1
12.2

.5
.8
.5
.8
.2
.5
.9
.5

.7
.8
.4
.6
.2
.7
.5
.5

9.8
8.2
6.0
5.8
5.0
7.1
9.5
8.7

11.7
11.1
10.3
10.2
9.5
9.3
9.7
8.6

made up about two-fifths of the rise in the nonfood
commodities index. The new car index—which usually
shows a large decline in August—increased slightly, reflecting higher prices for smaller cars. Inventories of
small cars are very low relative to the industry total.
Prices also rose for many other nonfood commodities in
August, but increases were smaller than in recent months
for many items—notably used cars, gasoline and motor
oil, and fuel oil and coal.

lower grades of beef. Fresh vegetable prices, which rose
sharply in June and July, declined as supplies from many
areas became available. Prices for cereal and bakery
products decreased for the fifth consecutive month.
Flour prices fell, reflecting lower wholesale prices during
the first 6 months of this year. Prices for bread and most
other bakery products were down because of lower ingredient costs. All types of fats and oil products also
continued to move down in price because of reduced
demand coupled with competition from cheaper imported vegetable oil—mainly palm oil.

Price changes for fuel products in August reflected to
some extent the uncertainty over the future of price
controls and allocations which were due to expire on
August 31. Some refiners held back projected price
increases. Other refiners raised wholesale prices for
gasoline early in the month to pass through cost increases
which they had incurred in late 1974 and early this year.
Crude oil costs were rising then but consumer demand
for gasoline was not strong enough to permit the full
rise in prices. In July and August, consumption of
gasoline was near record levels. The supply, however, was
more than adequate to meet the demand because refiners had increased production when the pickup in
demand became apparent in late spring. The supply was
ample enough to produce scattered price cutting in some
areas.
Special promotions and sales contributed to smaller
price increases in August than in July for other nonfood commodities such as housekeeping supplies, toilet
goods, drugs and prescriptions, and appliances.

These declines were offset partially by higher prices
for some other foods. Pork prices continued to rise in
response to reduced hog slaughter and pork production.
The short supply of pork moving into retail channels still
found buyers despite higher prices. Poultry prices also
rose, but considerably less than in recent months. Among
dairy products, cheese and butter prices were higher,
reflecting strong demand and increased prices for fluid
milk used to manufacture processed dairy products.
Sugar prices rose substantially in August, 14.9 percent,
following a decline of about 57 percent in the first 7
months of this year. Raw sugar prices began rising in
July, spurred by increased demand for refined sugar,
especially by commercial canners. Concern over the
status of European beet sugar crops because of hot, dry
weather, and over possible damage to cane crops in
Brazil and Argentina due to frosts and flooding, added
to the upward pressure on sugar prices. Among nonalcoholic beverages, coffee prices rose for the first time
this year. Because of frost damage to Brazilian crops and
anticipation of reduced supplies next year, green coffee
prices at the wholesale level have been advancing since
June. Also, political disturbances in Angola—one of the
top five coffee-producing countries—have disrupted
shipments from that country.

Services. Indexes for all major categories of services rose
in August. Among household services, mortgage interest
rates, charges for babysitters, and natural gas prices
increased after declining in July. In medical care services,
fees charged for physicians', dentists', and other professional services rose about as much as in recent months.
The increase of 0.9 percent in charges for hospital services was much smaller than in July. In the transportation services category, charges for auto insurance rose
1.3 percent. Auto insurance charges have risen more
than 5 percent so far this year in contrast to an increase
of 0.7 percent for all of 1974.

The index for food away from home—restaurant
meals and snacks—rose 0.6 percent in August, the same
as in July.
Commodities other than food. The index for nonfood
commodities rose 0.5 percent in August. Higher prices
for apparel—reflecting the introduction of fall items—




2

Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
(1967*100)
165

C P I A L L ITEMS INDEX
I NOT SEASONALLY AOJUSTED)

150
135
120

105

90

L

PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1-MONTH SPAN
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTEO)

-

A|

KAi-v^-

ARITH.
SCALE
-I

1-4

fyA

1 .2

1 .0
0.8
0.6
0.4

0.2
0 . 0

-0.2
AUG
8.7

PERCENT CHANGE OVER 3-MONTH SPAN
(ANNUAL RATE» SEASONALLY ADJUSTE

ARITH.
SCALE
8

r v / ^

AUG

6.8
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 6-MONTH SPAN
(ANNUAL RATE. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1

ARITH.
SCALE
8
-

6

4

AUG

8.6

2

—

ARITH.
SCALE
8

6
4

2
0

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1/
Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




3

1972

1973

1974

1975

1

0

Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
(1967=100)

CPI

COMMODITIES

LESS FOOD

INDEX

PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1-MONTH SPAN
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
AUG

ARITH.
SCALE
1 .4

1 .2

0.5

1-0

0.8
0.6
0.4

0.2
0 . 0

-0.2
-0.4

AUG

-0.6

8.1

PERCENT CHANGE OVER 3-MONTH SPAN
(ANNUAL RATE. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

M
RUG

7.1
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 6-MONTH SPAN
(ANNUAL RATE. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

RRITH.
SCALE
- I

AUG

8.2

PERCENT

1966

1967

1968

CHANGE OVER

1969

1970

1971

1/ Computed from the -unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




12-MONTH SPAN

4

1972

1973

1974

1975

6

Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
(1967*100)

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1/ Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




5

1972

1973

1974

1975

Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
(1967*100)

ARITH.
SCALE

1 .1

1 .0

0.9
0 - 8

0.7

0.6
0.5

0.0
-0.1

ARITH.
SCALE
10

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1/ Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




6

1972

1973

1974

1975

Table 1. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes
Relative
importance
Group

December
1974

Unadjusted indexes
1967=100 unless
otherwise noted

July
1975

Unadjusted
percent chanqe to

Seasonally adjusted

August 1975 from—
August
July
1974
1975

August
1975

percent change from-

May to
June

June to
July

July to
August

Commodity and service groups

All items
All items (1957 59= 100)
Commodities
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
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
Gasoline and motor oil
Tobacco products
Alcoholic beverages
Fuel oil and coal
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New automobiles
Used automobiles
Other durables
Services
Rent
Services less rent
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and T V )

0. 3

0.8

1.2

0. 2

-

-

-

-

.2

.8

162. 3
188. 8
160. 1

162.8
189.4
160.4

8.6

24.785
19.657
2. 882
6. 140
2.887
3. I l l
4. 637
5. 128
38. 977
23. 255
8. 273
2. 617
3. 611
1.438
14.982
3.388
1. 936
2. 315
1. 028
6.316

178. 6
179. 9
184. 6
187. 7
153. 4
188. 8
177. 6
174. 2
149. 9
152. 2
139. 8
140. 5
136. 5
143. 1
159. 5
176. 3
154. 0
142. 2
234. 1
151. 7

178. 1
179.0
182. 6
189.7
154. 3
177.9
179.5
175.3
150. 7
153.0
141. 1
141. 1
138.7
143.9
160. 1
177.4
154.4
142.8
235. 7
152.0

9.4
9.8
8.6
17.0
2.4
5.8
7.9
8.3
8.2
6.5
2.2
2.0
1.5
2.9
8.8
7.4
5.6
6.4
6.7
11.8

3
-.5
-1. 1
1. 1
.6
-5.8
1. 1
.6
.5
.5
.9
.4
1.6
. 6
.4
.6
.3
.4
. 7
.2

15.722
4.575
1.905
2. 026
7. 217

146. 9
140. 6
126. 6
153. 2
155. 6

147. 5
141.0
126.8
156. 1
155.8

10. 7
7.2
7.4
18.3
11.8

.4
.3
.2
1.9
. 1

36. 238
4. 568
31.670
15.856
4. 796
5.473
5.545

166. 6
137. 3
171. 9
184. 8
151. 1
180. 4
152.0

167.4
138.0
172. 7
185.6
151.9
181. 7
152.4

8.6
5.2
9.0
9.8
6.4
11.6
6.6

.5
.5
.5
.4
. 5
. 7
. 3

75.215
48. 040
6. 835
30.765
9. 634
5. 246
4. 691
1.445

157., 6
165.,0
139., 1
164.,4
179., 7
156.,6
193..9
118., 3

158. 3
165.2
140. 6
165. 1
180.7
157.2
194. 7
118. 7

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

100.000
-

63.762

_

8.7

8.4
8.0
2.2
8.0
9. 1
9.9
7.6
7. 1

1.5
1.9
-.4
5.8
. 1
2.4
-1.6
.2
.5
.5
. 1
-.4
.3
-. 1
.9
3.0
*.2
*. 1
.8
.3

1.5

.2

.9
1. 1
.7
.4
1.4
-. 1
1. 1
3. 3
*. 3
*. 1
2. 2
.5

0
0
-1.0
1.5
.8
-2.9
-. 1
.5
.5
.5
1. 1
. 1
1.8
.2
.5
1. 1
*. 3
*.4
.3
. 3

. 8
.3
-. 2
*3.9
.6

.5
.3
. 8
•1.9
-. 1

*. 7
*.4
.7
1.0
.3
.7
.3

*. 5
*. 3
.6
.3
.5
1. 1
.5

*. 5
*. 5
.5
.2
.8
. 6
.5

.5
1.0
. 1
*. 7
.9
1.2
.4
3

. 8
1.6
. 8
*.4
. 1
. 6
.4
*. 3

.6
.2
1.2
*. 4
.5
.4
.4
*. 3

0

.3

.4
*3.7
.2

1. 7
1.9
-. 3
3. 5
.5
5.6
-.8
.5

Expenditure classes

All items
Food
Housing
Shelter 1
Rent
Homeownership 3
Fuel and utilities 4
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs
CPI - domestically produced farm foods 5
CPI - selected beef cuts 6
Purchasing power of consumer dollar:
1967=81.00
1957-59= $1.00

162,. 3

162.8

8.6

0.3

0.8

1.2

0.2

24.785

178,.6

178. 1

9.4

-. 3

1.5

1.7

0

33. 766
21.293
4. 568
16. 335
5.008
2. 548
7.465

167,. 1
170,. 2
137,. 3
182,. 3
168,. 0
170,.4
158,. 3

167. 7
170. 7
138.0
182. 8
168.9
171.2
158. 8

9.7
9.3
5. 2
10.5
10. 7
15.3
10.4

.4
.3
.5
. 3
.5
.5
.3

.6
.5
*.4
.5
1.3
2.0
.4

100.000

.3
. 2
*. 5
. 1
. 7
.6
.3

9. 633

141,. 1

142. 3

3.0

.9

. 1

.8

.9

12.715
11.450
1.266

152 .6
152 . 3
155 .0

153.6
153.4
155.0

8.7
9.2
4.2

. 7
. 7
0

1.2
1.4
.3

1.8
1.9
. 8

1.0
1. 1
.3

18. 723
6.241
2. 519
5.222
4. 742

154 .0
169 .8
151 .2
144 .4
147 .6

154. 6
170.9
151.4
144. 7
148. 1

8.4
11.2
8.7
7.0
6.2

.4
. 6
. 1
.2
.3

.3
.7
.2

.5
1.0
.7
.3
. 1

.4
. 6
. 1
.5
.2

78. 70793.759
95.615
17. 214
1. 976

160 .
162 .
160 .
178 .
188 .

3
0
3
8
3

160.8
162.4
160.7
177. 6
184.3

8.4
8.5
8.4
9.6
10.0

.9
.8
.8
*2.2
*6.9

1.4
1.2
1.3
*3. 4
*6. 0

.3
.2
.2
*-. 7
*-2. 1

$ 0. 616
.530

$ 0. 614
. 528

-7.9

_
-

Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, and jewelry not shown separately.
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Calculated from the CPI food at home component by excluding fish, nonalcoholic beverages, bananas,




.5
.4
3
.3
.8
.9
.2

-

.
.
.
-.
-2.

3
2
2
7
1
3

0
0

-

-

-

-

-

-

chocolate candy bars, chocolate syrup, and about half of the index weight for sugar.
6
Calculated from the CPI beef and veal component by excluding veal cutlets and beef liver.
Not seasonally adjusted.
NOTE:

7

Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes
Seasonally adjusted indexes

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for

(1967=100)

6 months ending in

3 months enriinn i

Group

1975

1975

nugUSt
November February 1 May
1975
1974
1975
1975

1975

August
1975

February
1975

August
1975

Commodity and service groups

Commodities
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
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys'

1

Women's and girls'
Footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
Gasoline and motor oil
Tobacco products (not seasonally adjusted)
Alcoholic beverages (not seasonally adjusted)
Fuel oil and coal
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New automobiles
Used automobiles (not seasonally adjusted)
Other durables
Services (not seasonally adjusted)
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Services less rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services (not seasonally adjusted)
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and TV) (not seasonally adjusted)

12., 7

8.,2

5., 0

8., 7

10.,4

6.8

160., 2

12..8

7., 3

4. 2

10.. 4

10., 0

7.2

177., 4
174., 4
174.• 9
178., 3
185., 6
185., 0
179., 5 1 185., 7
153., 3
154., 0
178., 6
169., 1
182., 0
180., 5
173., 3 ! 174., 2

177., 4
178., 3
183., 1
188., 4
155., 2
173.,4
180., 4
175. 0

17.,
19.,
23..
12.,
3.,
14.,
44.,
10.,

6., 3
4., 3
22., 6
-7., 7
5., 1
-3., 3
19., 6
13.,4

9
2
-l! 5
19. 2
-4. 3
-6. 5
-13. 3
4.,8

13., 7
16.,6
-6.. 9
51., 9
5., 6
21.,4
-9., 4
4.,7

11.,
11.,
23.,
1.,
4.,
5.,
31.,
12.,

156. 3

157., 6

171. 8
171. 6
186. 4
169. 7
153. 1
165. 2
184. 9
173. 0

159..9

3
2
4
2
5
1
1
5

7
5
0
7
3
1
3
0

147. 8

148., 5

10., 7

7., 8

6. 2

151., 0
140., 2
141., 3
136., 7
143. 8
157., 5
169., 0
153. 6
142. 1
231. 5
150. 9

149.. 9
152., 7
141.,2
141. 8
138., 6
143.i 7
159., 3
174. 6
154., 0
142.,2
236. 5
151. 7

150.. 7

150. 2
140. 1
141. 8
136. 3
143. 9
156. 1
164. 1
153. 3
141. 9
229. 7
150. 5

153.. 5
142., 7
142. 0
141. 1
144. 0
160. 1
176. 5
154. 4
142. 8
237. 1
152. 2

7., 7
2., 3
6., 2
-1.. 4
6., 4
9., 3
-8.• 9
7. 9
11.,8
12. 2
21. 6

5., 0
0
2. 9
-5. 9
4. 3
8. 5
0
10. 6
8., 1
-1. 4
15., 4

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

14. 8
3
10! 7
33. 8
2. 9
2. 6
13. 5
4. 6

-3. 7
5. 4
8. 9
-4. 6
9. 2
9. 9
5. 2
18. 4

144. 8
139. 9
126. 8
142. 2
154. 6

145., 2
139. 9
127., 3
147. 5
154. 9

146. 3
140. 3
127. 1
153. 2
155. 8

147. 1
140. 7
128., 1
156. 1
155. 6

14.. 9
13., 1
16., 0
32. 4
10. 8

11. 5
8.,2
-1. 3
-21. 0
19. 5

10. 3
5. 6
11. 5
28. 7
15. 0

6. 5
2. 3
4. 2
45. 2
2. 6

13. 2
10. 6
7. 0
2. 3
15. 0

164. 5
136. 4
169. 9
182. 8
149. 6
177. 0
150. 8

165. 7
136. 9
171. 1
184. 6
150. 1
178. 2
151. 2

166. 6
137. 3
172. 1
185. 2
150. 9
180. 2
152. 0

167. 4
138. 0
172. 9
185. 6
152. 1
181. 2
152. 7

12. 2
5. 9
11. 6
15. 0
7. 2
12. 9
8. 9

10. 2
6. 1
11. 0
12. 9
4. 2
14. 6
9. 6

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

7. 2

11. 2
6. 0
11. 3
13. 9

155. 6
160. 6
139. 4
162. 6
178. 4
154. 0
191. 8
117. 6

156. 4
162. 2
139. 5
163. 7
180. 0
155. 9
192. 5
117. 9

157. 6
164. 8
140. 6
164. 4
180. 2
156. 8
193. 3
118. 3

158. 5
165. 2
142. 3
165. 1
181. 1
157. 5
194. 1
118. 7

11. 1
12. 0
2. 0
12. 3
13. 4
10. 1
15. 2
14. 0

8. 8
6. 5
6
9. 2
11. 4
11. 4
7. 7
6. 8

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

8 .,

1

9., 1
7.,6
,6

4. 8
7. 3

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

12. 0
8. 6
6. 3
6. 2
9. 4
4. 9
3. 8

7. 1
8. 1
-4.2
34. 6
. 5
6. 5
-11. 3
4. 7

9. 2

7. 1

6., 3

6.7
3. 5

1. 2
4. 5

5. 7

-.4

7. 0
. 4

8.6
20.8
2. 1

3. 0
8.2
5.8
8.4
4. 0
7.8

36.7
8.6
6.0
4. 3
6.8
5.8
7.4

13. 8
9. 3

9.6
3.9

9. 9
9. 2

6.9
6.7
3.6

7
i ol 7
12. 4

10. 7
11. 4
10. 4

5. 3

6. 0
9. 1
3.8
4. 0

Expenditure classes

Housing
Shelter 2
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Homeownership 3
Fuel and utilities 4
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation (not seasonally adjusted)
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

12. 7

8. 2

5. 0

8. 7

10. 4

6.8

4

17. 3

6. 3

9

13. 7

11. 7

7. 1

167. 4
170. 4
137. 3
182. 7
168. 5
171. 1
158. 1

167. 9
170. 7
138. 0
182. 8
169. 6
172. 1
158. 6

13. 4
12. 3
5. 9
14. 2
12. 0
15. 3
20. 6

12. 2
13. 9
6. 1
16. 1
9. 5
19. 7
13. 4

7. 6
6. 9
3. 9
8. 6
9. 8
11. 9
4. 4

5. 7
4. 3
4. 8
3. 6
11. 6
14. 7
3. 6

12. 8
13. 1
6. 0
15. 2

6.6
5. 6
4. 3
6. 1
10. 7
13. 3
4. 0

141. 3

142. 4

143. 7

3. 5

1. 4

148. 8
148. 3
153. 5

153. 0
152. 8
155. 2

8. 2
8. 2
4. 1

153. 0
167. 9
150. 1
143. 8
147. 4

151. 5
151. 1
154. 7
153. 8
169. 6
151. 2
144. 3
147. 5

154. 4
170. 6
151. 4
145. 0
147. 8

2. 5
2. 3
4. 9
12. 3
14. 7
11. 3
10. 2
9. 9

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

4
19. 3
5. 9
4. 8
9. 4
4. 3
3. 4

158. 1
160. 1
158. 3
172. 9
177. 7

160. 3
162. 0
160. 3
178. 8
188. 3

160. 8
162. 4
160. 7
177. 6 .
184. 3

7. 3
8. 3
8. 4
7. 2
-16. 4

3. 9
4. 7
4. 7
-. 5
33. 2

10. 9
9. 1
9. 5
21. 7
50. 8

8

174. 4

177.

165. 6
168. 9
136. 4
181. 2
165. 0
166. 3
157. 2

166. 6
169. 7
136. 9
182. 1
167. 2
169. 6
157. 8

141. 2
147. 0
146. 2
153. 0
152. 6
166. 8
149. 8
143. 8
147. 4
156. 7
158. 9
157. 1
169. 1
166. 3

171.

4

177.

8
7
14. 8
9. 8
10. 5

10.

11.

Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs
CPI - domestically produced farm foods (not seasonally adjusted)
CPI - selected beef cuts (not seasonally adjusted)

1
2
3

Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, and jewelry not shown separately.
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and




4

repairs.

8

0
11. 2
11. 3

-12. 9

7.

3

17.

1. 1

2.

5

3.6

13. 2
13. 0
10. 0
10. 2

12. 3
13.4
4. 1
5.2
9.3
4. 5
4. 1
2. 5

9.

7. 3

5. 3
5. 2
4. 5
11. 5

5

10. 1

9. 8
9. 2
-14. 7

6.9
7. 1

10. 0
41.7

Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.

NOTE:

8

11.

12.

0
7.

10. 7
17. 5
16. 9

Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 4. Consumer Price Index-United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexesforselecteditemsandgroups,August
1975,
and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Percent change to August 1975
from—

Index

Item and group

August 1975
Unadjusted

Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat
Cookies
Layer cake
Cinnamon rolls
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin
Steak, porterhouse
Rump roast
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast
Sausage
Ham, whole
Picnics
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops
Frankfurters
Ham, canned
Bologna sausage
Salami sausage
Liverwurst
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts
Turkey
Fish
Shrimp, frozen
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, skim
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas

Aug. 1975

July 1975

Seasonally
Seasonally
UnadjustecI Unadjustec
adjusted
adjusted

178. 1

177. 4

9. 4

175. 3
174. 1

175. 0

8. 3
1 7,. 7
11. 1

181. 1
179. 0
182. 6
157. 3
235. 3
166. 3
218. 2
161. 8
174. 0
184. 9
189. 7
195. 2
189. 7
190. 4
182. 5
184. 1
188. 9
198. 0
179. 6
211. 4
192. 3
171. 8
145. 9
194.,0
214.,3

201.
, 7
216., 1
238.,8
187.,6
199.,4
235.,9
174. 5
179. 3
177., 1
176.,3
178.. 8
165., 4
169.. 9
174.,3
181., 1
171., 2
146., 2
205., 1
185., 6
220. 3
172., 2
240.. 6
154.. 3

173. 8
181. 3
178. 3

-

161. 8
174. 2
185. 3
190. 1
189. 2

-

188. 4
188. 9
179. 3
179. 8
183. 0
191.
175.
207.
186.

9
6

9
9
169. 4
145. 6

191. 9
212.,6
196.0
210. 0
237., 1
192.,4
198., 8
234., 7
173. 5
177. 2

1. 8
4. 8
22. 3
18. 2
19. 2
17. 0
17. 0
8.
10.
16.
20.

0
4
0
1

10. 6
24. 1
11. 8
2
-6! 4
-2. 9
34. 9
27. 8
31. 3

169., 9
173. 8
180., 4

1 1 ., 2
24. 4
27. 7

168., 5
146., 9
206.,5
187., 3

20. 0
12. 5
9. 4
13. 3

220., 3
172., 9
242., 1

1. 7
1. 1
21. 1
2. 4

181.. 9
150., 9
175., 7
125., 0
173., 4

1 8 0 .. 0

173., 6
1 6 6 ., 1
178., 4
1 4 5 ., 5

7
-i! 8
5
1. 1
1. 0
-2. 1
-2. 6
-2. 3

A

21. 4

8
9
8
2
2
2
6

-1.
-2.
-2.
4.
0

1
8. 7
4. 5
8. 8
7 ., 9
2. 6
1. 0
4. 1
4. 3
1. 1
1 ., 8
3 ., 6
,9
,5
4
4. 4
1. 1
2 .. 5
8
5
9
, 6
, 1

,9
, 6
1. 9
11.
7 ., 4
1 3 ., 1
5 ., 8
1 0 ., 5
8 ., 1
13. 4

8

-1.
-1.
-2.
-3.

31. 4
4 6 ., 2
12. 6
11. 9
15. 1
20. 7
11. 3
6. 0

1 8 1 .. 9
150.. 0
175., 2
123., 5
1 7 7 ,. 9

6
5
5
1. 1
2. 3
2. 9
2
5
I! 5
1

40. 7
28. 7

175. 0
179. 3
177., 4
164., 4

149.. 6
1 6 5 .. 2

,4

9. 8
8. 6
-7. 4

-0. 3
6

183. 1
159. 2
236. 0
20. 9
21. 5
167. 5
218. 4 -10. 2

155., 2
150.. 8
• 1 6 6 .. 7

179.. 1
211,. 0
148.

Percent change to August 1975
from—

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

3
3
3
7

Seasonally
adjusted

Food—Continued
Food at home—Continued

0
5

Fruits and vegetables—Continued
Fresh fruits and vegetables—Continued
Fresh fruits—Continued

3
5
0
-1. 0
-2. 1
-2. 7

Oranges

1. 0
5
-1. 5
-1. 2

Grapes
Strawberries
Watermelon

Orange juice, fresh
Grapefruit

Fresh vegetables
Potatoes

5
-2! 2
7
l] 5

Onions
Asparagus
Cabbage

1. , 4
-2. 0

Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Peppers, green
Spinach
Tomatoes

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

Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned
Pineapple-grapefruit drink,
canned
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen
Beets, canned
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen
Other food at home

-1. 6
-1. 9
5 ., 0
1. 4
-2. 8
8 ., 0
5 ., 4
5 ., 8
7 ., 9
2 ., 1
1 ., 3
2. 7
4 ., 1
, 3
l !, 7
3 ., 4

Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian
Salad or cooking oil
Sugar and sweets

,9
8

Sugar

- 1 .. 1
4 ., 4
1 ., 7
3 ., 7

Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee
Coffee, instant
Tea .
Carbonated drink, cola flavored .
Carbonated drink, fruit flavored .
Prepared and partially prepared

, 7
l ], 1
,7
,8
, 1
,4
,2
, 7

foods
Bean soup, canned
Chicken soup, canned
Spaghetti, canned
Mashed potatoes, instant
Potatoes, french fried, frozen . . .
Baby foods
Sweet pickle relish

l !, 9
6 ., 0
- 2 .,9
- 3 ., 8
- 2 .,5
2 ., 1
- 5 .,9

Pretzels

Priced only in season.




9

164. 0
147. 8
207. 0
196. 3

155. 6
146. 8
168. 0
181. 4

158. 9
181. 0
245. 0
279. 3

185. 0
183. 6
220. 9
256. 2
1

138. 3
162. 8
163. 0

144. 4
151. 0
165. 0
144. 5
143. 3
161. 0
188. 4
156. 1
174. 8
178. 4
163. 8

C)

C)

118. 9
144. 4
134. 3
188.
136.
174.
177.
163.

6
3
8
3
0

175.
153.
185.
187.

0
2
5
8

161., 8
177.,5
203., 1
153. 0
179. 5
151., 1
189.,3
208., 8
154., 3
204., 8
236.,0
256.,2
234.,6
240., 8
214.. 8
175., 1
166., 1
173.. 4
150.. 5
1 9 7 ,. 0
200,. 4
1 6 1 ,. 8
1 7 7 ,. 4
1 3 5 ,, 1
1 6 3 ,. 2
1 5 6 ,. 0
1 6 6 ,. 5
1 6 1 .. 5
1 7 1 ,. 1
1 6 2 ,. 2

0

175. 2
152. 9
187. 4
186. 7
162. 1
177. 1
202. 1
153. 3
180. 4
155. 8
189., 7
210., 3
155., 2
207.. 9
236.,7
257., 0
2 3 3 ,. 9
240., 1
216., 5
174., 6
164., 5
173., 2
150., 0
1 9 7 ., 4

4. 7

3. 0

-2. 3

4. 8
21. 6
-5. 0

8
4.' 5
-21. 5

1
2
-15. 8

-10. 1
12. 4
17. 3
76. 0

-18. 1
-12. 8
-10. 3
16. 1

-9.
-3.
-3.
13.

O
-1. 6
3. 9
5. 8
-8. 5

1
-13. 0
-11. 7

O
-7. 4
-13. 5

1

-6.
-26.
5.
-32.

2
1
-1. 1
-40. 8
1
1
3
-1.

2.
-14.
12.
-20.

5
5
0
2
3
-27! 3
5
3
-1. 1

9
3

1. 1
3

9
3
-1. 2
, 1
1. 7

9
-l! 2
-1. 0
2
2

, 3
1. 1
4. 5

1
1
-2. 2

- 1 ., 3
- 1 ., 3

-2. 1

n

4. 3
9. 1
6. 2
7
8. 0
9. 8
23. 1
8. 2
25. 3
12. 6
17. 1
17. 2
-47. 9
11. 8
7. 9
3. 5
5 ., 4
1 ., 8
1 9 ., 1
.9
1 6 ], 0
-11. 3
2 6 ., 2
2 5 .,0
3 6 .,3
6 ., 9
- 1 .,4
4 ., 4

9
7

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

,6
,8
, 1
,5
2 !, 6

-,5

1 6 1 ,. 8
1 7 8 .. 3
1 3 5 ., 0
1 6 2 .. 9
1 5 5 ,. 5

6 ,. 6
- 1 .. 7
1., 4
8 ,. 3
7 ,. 2

. 1
. 3
.4
. 1

1 6 6 ,. 3
1 6 1 .. 3
1 7 2 ,. 3

1,. 2
1 3 ,. 7

.9
. 1
. 7

1 6 ,. 6
7 ,, 3

- 1 ., 3
,6
-1. 5
3. 5
15. 7
, 2
, 3

. 5
.4

1 9 9 .. 6

1 6 2 ,. 4

3
1
4
5

6
0
2
7

2 2 ., 2
1 2 .. 7
1 5 .. 3

-

0

. 1

-.

3

, 1

, 1
,3
,7
, 2
. 1
1.. 0
. 1
.4
. 1

Table 4. Consumer Price Index-United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, August 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1967=100)

—
Percent change to

Other

Indexes

Aug. 1975 f r o m —

Item and group
base

Repainting living and dining

rooms

..

Gas

August 1975

August 1974

July 1975

167. 1
170.2
137.3
182.3
140. 0
158.4
131.8
188. 1
162.0
154.6
147.2
199.3

167. 7
170.7
138. 0
182.8
140. 5
158.9
132.7
188. 5
162. 0
154. 1
148.2
200.0

9.7
9. 3
5.2
10. 5
-1. 1
5. 7
6.9
6. 9
3. 9
8.4
9. 3
7. 9

0.4
.3
. 5
.3
.4
. 3
.7
.2
0
-. 3
.7
.4

211. 1
218. 5
187. 6
195. 5
194.3
168. 0
234. 1
229.4
170.4
172.8
168.2

211.8
219. 9
187.8
196.2
194.8
168. 9
235.7
231. 3
171.2
173.4
169.2

8.7
7.6
6.8
8. 5
9. 1
10. 7
6.7
5.6
15. 3
18.8
12.2

. 3
.6
• 1
.4
.3
. 5
.7
.8
.5
.3
.6

July 1975

Other utilities:

12 5. 5

126. 1

4.0

.5

169.4
158.3
144.4
138.9
138.8
134. 3
143. 5
167.4
115.2
133.2
147.4

170, 3
158.8
144. 6
138.6
138.7
133. 0
141.2
168.4
115. 7
133.8
147.8

9.0
10.4
8.4
4. 0
4.2
1.4
1.7
4.8
6.6
5.7
7.4

.5
.3
. 1
1
-1.0
-1.6
.6
.4
.5
.3

127.4
138. 3
125.3
129.6
108. 0
137. 5
130.7
173.4
149.3
129. 5
118.4
152.3
158.3
128.2
131.2
117.4

127. 9
139.0
123. 3
129. 5
110. 7
136. 5
131. 0
175.7
148. 9
130.4
119. 3
154.0
158. 5
128. 5
132.2
117.3

3. 6
4. 9
4.8
6.0
2. 1
4.2
7. 9
39. 3
7.8
6. 7
4. 1
13.8
10. 1
9.7
11. 3
7.8

.4
.5
-1.6
-. 1
2. 5
-.7
.2
1. 3
-. 3
.7
.8
1. 1
. 1
.2
.8
-. 1

12 9.0

128.8

10.8

-. 2

130.2
136.6
124.8
5

130. 5
137. 9
123.7
5

11. 3
11.8
8.8
5

.2
1. 0
59

129.0

129.4

8.4

(. )3

176. 7
174.0
145.6
153.4
123. 6

177.2
173.8
146. 1
153.2
124.7

13. 5
13. 7
5.6
15.7
8. 9

.3
1
. 3
1
.9

162. 1
208. 5
211.8

163. 0
206. 5
212. 6

18.7
20.8
34. 5

.6
-1. 0
.4

196.0
192.0
175.3
187.7

197.0
193. 1
175.3
188. 5

5.2
10. 6
0
8.4

.5
.6
0
.4

153.7
187. 1

154. 6
188.3

6.9
11.8

.6
.6

Residential water and sewerage

-.2

Bedroom furniture, chest and
Mar. 70
Dec. 71
Mar. 70
Dec. 71
June 70

Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers,
Ranges, free standing, gas or

()

Other housefurnishings:

Electric drills, hand-held
Housekeeping supplies:

Housekeeping services:
Domestic services, general

Licensed day care services, preschool
child

See footnotes at end of table.




10

()

()

Table 4. Consumer Price I n d e x - U n i t e d States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, August 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Percent change to

Aug. 1975 f r o m -

Other
index

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear .
Men's and boys'
Topcoats and all-weather coats

..

Suits, year round weight
Sport jackets
Jackets, lightweight

July 1975

August 1975

141. 1
139.8
139. 1
140. 5

142. 3
141. 1
140.6
141. 1

141. 9
136.7
93.9
134.6

142.7
138.0

118. 1

Slacks, heavyweight
Slacks, lightweight
Trousers, work
Shirts, work
Shirts, business or dress
T-shirts
Socks
Handkerchiefs
Boys':
Coats, heavyweight
Sport coats, wool or wool blends .
Oungarees
Undershorts
Women's and girls'

141. 9
150.7
151. 3
127.6
154. 0
128.7
152. 9

(5)

(5)
171. 5
151.3
136.5

96. 6

134. 7
118.4
141. 9
151. 0
151.2
127.8
153.8
128.7
152. 7

0
n

174. 1
150.0
138. 7

August 1974

3. 0
2.2
2.2

2.0
1. 6
3. 5

-1.2

6.0
1. 5

.8

5.9
3.4

2. 1
6.6
4.4
3.8

Q

(5)
4.8
3.2
1. 5

148. 6
148.7
(5)
151. 1
146.8
138. 5
142. 9
117.4
140. 6
129. 1
144. 5
92. 9
129.4
127. 9
169. 0

(7)
(7)
(5)
(7)
10.0

( )
127. 1
167. 0
126.9
138.9

127. 3
149.6
130. 3
165.2
128. 0
141. 9

(6)
11. 5
-5.2

181.
159.
136.
143.

9
1
1
1

182. 3
159.5
137. 1
143. 9

11.7
-.7

Men's:
Shoes, street
Shoes, work, high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual
Houseslippers, scuff

146. 9
158. 9

147. 3
158. 7

2.2

136.4
131.2
142. 1
140. 5

137.2
131.6
145. 9
140. 7

1.9
4.7
2.4

Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys', oxford t y p e . .
Dress shoes, girls'

143.7
149. 0
152. 3

144. 5
149. 5
153. 3

6.0
4.4

150.8
134. 3
152.7
152.7
141. 3

151.4
135.2
153.7
153.2
141. 9

152. 6
152. 3
126.6
153.2
177. 9
155.7
126. 1
177.2
143. 6
130.8
173.2

153.6
153.4
126.8
156. 1
179. 0
156.4
125. 7
178. 1
145.4
130.8
173. 5

0

Coats, heavyweight
Carcoats, heavyweight
Sweaters
Skirts, winter weight

()
()
(5)

141. 5
138.8
139.8
117.2
140. 0
125. 5
143.2
92.5
132. 1
128.7
167.8

Skirts, summer weight
Blouses
Dresses, street, year round weight .
Slips
Panties
Girdles
Brassieres
Hose or panty hose, nylon
Anklets or knee-length socks
Gloves, fabric
Handbags
Girls':
Raincoats
Skirts, fall and winter
Dresses
Slacks, fall and winter

05

Slips
Handbags
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers
Yard goods
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Footwear

Apparel services:
Drycleaning
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men's shirts
Tailoring charges,
Shoe repairs

Transportation
Private?
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil
Tires
Auto repairs (mechanical) and maintenance?
Auto insurance premiums
Auto registration fees
Parking fees, private and municipal

See footnotes at end of table.




11

2.
2.
.
7.

5
6
4
2

3.8
7.0
. 5
2.2
4. 5
1. 1

1. 0

8.2
-4. 1

7.9
2.9

5.2
. 7

1.8

9.6
1

8.

4.8
3.2
7.0

8.7
9.2
7.4
18.3
7. 5
5. 3
2.9

12. 0
5.2
1.5
8.2

July 1975
0.9
.9

1. 1
.4

Table 4 . Consumer Price I n d e x - U n i t e d States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, August 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1967=100)
Percent change to

Indexes

Other

August 1975 from—

Item and group
base

Transportation—Continued
Public
Local transit fares
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity
Health and recreation'
Medical care
Drugs and prescriptions
Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
Adhesive bandages, packages
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
j

Prescriptions
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypnotics
Ataractics
Antispasmodics
Cough preparations

j
|

Cardiovasculars and antihypertensives
Analgesics, internal
Hormones
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
General physician, office visits
General physician, house visits
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Dentists' fees
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing
of eyeglasses
Routine laboratory tests
Hospital service charges
Semiprivate rooms
Operating room charges

Jan. 72

X-ray, diagnostic series, upper Gl
Laboratory tests
Anti-infectives
Tranquilizers
Electrocardiogram
Intravenous solution
Physical therapy

Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan, 7 2
Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan. 72

:

Oxygen, inhalation therapy
Personal care
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentifrice
Toilet soap, hard-milled
Hand lotions
Shaving cream
Face powder
Deodorants
Cleansing tissues

...

Home permanent wave kits
Personal care services
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop services
Women's haircuts
Shampoo and wave sets, plain
Permanent waves, cold
Reading and recreation1.1
Recreational goods
T V sets, portable and console
T V replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table models
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, 8mm
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls

See footnotes at end of table.




12

July 1975

August 1975

155. 0
148. 7
168. 0
152. 4
161. 7
192. 6

155. 0
148. 8
168. 1
152. 4
161. 7
192. 6

154. 0
169. 8
119. 4
131. 2
103. 0
134. 2
116. 9
166. 3
125. 2
134. 9
109. 6
71. 2
154. 1
105. 7
125. 5
164. 7
118. 1
119. 9
(* )
103. 7

August 1974

July 1975

4. 2
8
9. 1
8. 4
9. 1
20. 8

0
. 1
. 1
0
0
0

154. 6
170. 9
119. 7
131. 3
102. 9
133. 4
116. 7
168. 1
125. 0
135. 0
110. 0
71. 5
154. 7
105. 6
127. 0
165. 9
118. 2
120. 1
(* )
104. 2

8. 4
11. 2
8. 2
10. 4
5. 6
6. 6
8. 9
20. 9
7. 2
9. 8
6. 2
3. 5
7. 7
6
14. 4
11. 0
1. 9
6. 5
8. 9

.4
.6
.3
. 1
-. 1
-.6
-.2
1. 1
-.2
. 1
.4
.4
.4
-. 1
1.2
.7
. 1
.2
\ )
.5

169. 7
173. 8
170. 5
167. 5
173. 2
153. 4
151. 8
165. 5
163. 0
168. 1
161. 6
153. 8

171. 0
175. 2
171. 5
169. 2
173. 9
154. 2
153. 4
167. 1
163. 6
168. 6
162. 0
154. 9

10. 8
10. 8
11. 3
11. 0
11. 6
7. 7
9. 2
12. 8
9. 4
10. 1
9. 1
8. 1

.8
.8
.6
1. 0
.4
.5
1. 1
1. 0
.4
. 3
.2
.7

150. 3
154. 0
133. 2
239. 0
240. 6
156. 8
128. 5
111. 2
117. 4
126. 7
128. 4
137. 0
119. 3
151. 2
150. 8
131. 0
196. 6
153. 8
126. 0
150. 5
118. 5
201. 8
119. 8
151. 5
153. 5
150. 1
164. 1
152. 8
130. 0
144. 4
123. 6
101. 3
157. 2
103. 9
95. 2
122. 7
94. 1
118. 6
104. 6

150. 9
153. 5
134. 4
241. 0
243. 0
157. 8
129. 0
111. 4
121. 1
126. 5
128. 4
138. 7
122. 3
151. 4
150. 8
131. 0
196. 0
154. 6
125. 0
152. 0
118. 0
202. 0
120. 4
151. 9
154. 2
150. 4
164. 8
153. 0
130. 0
144. 7
124. 0
101. 7
158. 1
104. 2
95. 2
122. 7
94. 3
118. 8
104. 4

7. 4
9. 5
14. 1
16. 3
18. 1
9. 8
12. 4
6. 5
10. 9
10. 8
16. 5
16.,4
7. 9
8. 7
10. 9
13. 4
6. 2
13. 6
12. 2
-1. 7
11. 7
26. 0
6. 9
6. 4
5. 5
7. 1
10. 2
6. 6
4. 6
7. 0
6. 9
2. 6
13. 0
1. 4
3
1. 5
2. 1
4. 0
4

.4
3
.9
.8
1. 0
.6
.4
.2
3.2
2
0
1. 2
2.5
. 1
0
0
-. 3
.5
-.8
1. 0
-.4
. 1
.5
.3
.5
.2
.4
. 1
0
.2
. 3
.4
.6
.3
0
0
.2
.2
-.2

i

Table 4. Consumer Price I n d e x - U n i t e d States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, August 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued

Item and group

Other
index
base

Health and recreation—Continued
Reading and recreation—Continued
Recreational goods—Continued
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh-water spincasting
Bowling balls
Bicycles, boys'
Tricycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions
Adult
Children's
Drive-in movie admissions
Bowling fees, evening
Golf green fees
T V repair
Film developing
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription

Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size

Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert end table
Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, edult
Bank service charges, checking account
Legal services, short form will

July 1975

August 1975

August 1974

145. 3
121. 1
126. 7
144. 5
138. 0
169. 6
148.,9
172. 2
167. 5
185. 2
174. 1
137. 0
151. 9
105. 0
122. 5

145., 0
121., 7
126. 9
144. 4
140. 1
168. 5
149. 2
172. 6
167. 6
186. 6
173. 6
137. 3
153. 7
105. 3
121. 3

5., 8
8. 8
3. 6
5. 4
11., 3
13.,6
5. 2
7. 8
6. 5
11., 2
3. 5
5. 8
4. 0
3. 1
2. 3

175. 4
170. 4
139. 0
147. 6
154. 0
155. 9
156. 8
124. 5
142. 2
140. 7
113. 7
154. 7
157. 1

175. 4
170. 4
139. 5
148. 1
154. 4
156. 4
157. 1
124. 6
142. 8
140. 6
114. 8
154. 9
158. 2

9. 1
21. 0
3. 9
6. 2
5. 6
5. 7
5. 9
3. 1
6. 4
8. 1
3. 1
4. 5
6. 5

143. 4
120. 2
188. 5

144. 4
121. 2
188. 8

5. 9
15. 6
6. 1

July 1975

-0. 2
.5
.2
-. 1
1.5
-.6
.2
.2
. 1
.8
-.3
.2
1. 2
.3
-1. 0
0
0

.4
. 3
.3
. 3
.2
. 1
.4
-. 1
1. 0

. 1
.7

. 7
.8
.2

7
Not available.
® Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
9
Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, front-end
alignment, and chassis lubrication; does not include prices for auto body repairs. In the CPI this component
represents consumers' direct, out-of-pocket expenses for automobile repairs and maintenance.
10
Also includes health insurance not shown separately.
11
Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college
textbooks, not shown separately.
(*) Discontinued.

1

Alio include* hotel and motel rates not ihown separately.
Also includes home purchase cost not shown separately.
Also includes pine shelving, furnace filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown
separately.
4
Also includes window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads,
envelopes, reupholstering and moving expenses.
5
Priced only in season.
6
Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, bathing suits,
girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
2

J




Percent change to

August 1975 from—

Indexes

13

Table 5. Consumer Price Index—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

August 1975

Los Angeles-Long Beach
Philadelphia

August 1974

162. 8

189.4

8. 6

2. 2

0. 3

159. 1
161. 4
158. 8
167. 5
165. 6

180.8
185.5
186. 7
199. 3
193.5

7. 6
6. 9
9.6
6. 7
7.9

2. 3
2. 0
1. 2
1. 9
2. 2

.5
.2
.4
.5
.4

163. 0
165. 8
161. 9
161. 7

1
Pittsburgh

July 1974

195. 2
189. 7
187.6
185.9

8. 9
12. 0
8.9
9.0

August 1975
163. 5
162. 4
160. 6
159. 2
162.,5
157., 3
163. 4

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Milwaukee

August 1974
3

179. 7

3

173. 6

4

170. 8

183. 3
179. 8
184. 8
190. 3
June 1975

160., 9
164., 7
160., 8
153., 6
157., 2
156.. 7
158..6

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

CincinnatiHonolulu
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

July 1975

M
M
M
M
M

1
1

Cleveland
Dallas

May 1975

M

July 1975

Buffalo

Percent change from:

Other
bases

1957-59=100

1967=100

1
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
(SMSA) except for New York and Chicago which have more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area
definitions were established for the 1960 Census and exclude revisions made since 1960.
1
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.

June 1974

185. 1
191. 2
182.5
5

186. 6
183. 0
188. 7

3
4
s

7.9
8.3
8.9
9. 3
8.4
10. 0
7. 0

9. 3
8. 8
10.4
8. 8
9.7
11. 0
10. 3

165. 6

A p r i l 1975
2. 5
2. 7
3. 3
2. 5
May 1975
1. 9
1. 8
3., 1
2.,4
2.,3
1. ,8
2., 1

March 1975
1. ,5

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

3 - March, June, September, and December.
November 1963=100.
February 1965=100.
December 1963=100.

NOTE: Price changes w i t h i n areas are found i
among areas are found in family budgets.

the Consumer Price Index; differences in living c

Table 6. Consumer Price Index-United States and selected areas 1 for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
major groups, percent change from July 1975 to August 1975
Expenditure d m

U.S.
city
average

Los AngelesLong Beach

0. 5

0.2

All items
Food
Housing
Apparel and u p k e e p . . . . . .
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation .
Other goods and services

-.3
.4
.9
.7
.4
.6

6
. 1
. 1

1.6

.6
1. 2
(2)
-.4

. 1

.2

.6

.3

Not available.

See footnote 1, table 5.




.6

1.4

14

.9
2. 1
(2)
0

.7

New Y o r k Northeastern
New Jersey

-.3
.3
1.5
.8
.9
1. 0

(2)
1. 3

.6

-. 2

.6
3.0
.6

. 1

. 3
(2)
. 3

.2

Table 7. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas 1 for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, August 1975
index, and percent changes from May 1975
Group

U.S.
city
average

Los Angeles-

Chicago

Detroit

Long Beach

New Y o r k Northeastern

Philadelphia

New Jersey

Indexes (1967=100)

All items

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

Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

162. 8

159. 1

161. 4

158. 8

167. 5

165. 6

178. 1
179. 0
182. 6
189. 7
154. 3
177. 9
179. 5
175. 3

176. 9
178. 0
179. 5
190. 1
145. 7
185. 6
175. 6
172. 9

173. 8
173. 4
186. 4
181. 1
157. 7
161. 2
173. 1
176. 2

171. 7
174. 2
183. 7
186. 8
150. 5
165. 1
174. 3
164. 9

182. 6
184. 6
186. 2
189. 8
157. 7
192. 1
187. 2
177. 0

183. 0
182. 1
181.4
196. 7
153. 9
180. 2
182. 6
186. 9

167. 7
170. 7
138. 0
182. 8
168. 9
235. 7
171. 2
158. 8

156. 8
160. 0
(2)
172. 4
151. 7
226. 0
151. 4
150. 4

163. 2
169. 8
136. 4
176. 4
159. I
229. 3
167. 9
145. 7

163. 0
166. 9
(2)
176. 7
157. 2
181. 2
152. 5

173. 0
173. 7
154. 2
188. 0
186. 6
240. 8
198. 3
163. 4

171. 1
181. 0
(2)
190. 1
165. 2
224.2
168.2
156. 5

142. 3
141. 1
138. 7
143. 9

136. 6
131. 4
136. 4
138. 3

138. 1
143. 7
128. 1
145. 0

137. 3
131. 8
135. 5
139. 9

142. 0
134. 2
140. 6
140. 8

136.
138.
124.
143.

153. 6
153. 4
155. 0

156. 3
154. 9
165. 4

152. 4
151. 5
162. 1

157. 1
159. 0
121. 8

159. 6
157. 0
169. 7

155. 2
156. 0
151. 0

154. 6
170. 9
151. 4
144. 7
148. 1

155. 7
172. 7
(2)
146. 2
151. 1

162. 7
191. 9
(2 )
144. 3
150. 6

149. 2
167. 9
(2)
135. 5
143. 1

159. 5
182. 8
147. 6
148. 5
153. 7

159. 7
188. 1
(2)
146. 5
150. 4

_

0
7
6
9

Percent changes May 1975 to August 1975
All items
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home

2. 2

2. 3

2. 0

1. 2

1. 9

2.2

3. 7
4. 3
-2. 4
12. 8
5
5! 3
-1. 8
1. 4

3. 9
4. 5
-3. 4
11. 2
1. 1
7. 2
-1. 3
1. 7

3. 1
3. 2
-4. 8
10. 4
1. 3
2. 0
-1. 1
2. 4

2. 8
3. 1
-1. 0
10. 5
2
l! 4
-1. 2
2. 2

3. 8
4. 8
-1. 5
11. 2
5
1. 2
-1. 1
7

4. 2
4. 7
-4. 3
13. 6
. 3
5.9
-1. 5
2. 2

5
5

-1. 3
-2. 1
(2 )
-2. 8
1
1
8

1. 2
1. 2
8
9
2. 1
1. 7
3. 7
7

.8
1. 1
2
( )
1. 1
1. 7
1. 7
2. 7
-.4

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

4
5
6! 1
-1. 0
7

6
6
3" 6
5
1
5. 3
8
1. 0

4
-1. 2
1. 5
-• 4

1
-2. 7
1. 8
-• 3

1. 1
6
3. 9
-1. 2

8
1. 0
9
-• 9

9
-3. 3
4. 3
5

. 7
-2. 3
3. 7
1

Transportation
Private
Public

4. 2
4. 5
1. 6

5. 3
6. 2
3

4. 3
4. 5
2. 0

4. 7
4. 8
1. 5

3. 2
3. 8
1. 0

3. 6
4. 3
-. 2

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

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

2. 2
4. 5
(2)
1. 0
8

1. 9
4. 5
(2 )
6
7

1. 6
2. 3
(2 )
2. 0
1. 1

6
1. 7
4
4
0

1. 8
4. 7
(2)
-. 7
.5

Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

(2)

See footnotes at end of table.




15

_

3

Table 7. Consumer Price Index-United States and selected areas1 for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, August 1975 index, and percent changes from May 1975-Continued
San
Diego
Indexes (1967-100)
All items

163.5

162.4

160. 6

159. 2

162. 5

157. 3

163.4

174. 6
174. 2
186. 1

175.
174.
173.
186.

174.
175.
184.
184.
150.
183.
172.
170.

175. 4
173. 3
179. 5

171.
175.
183.
192.
157.

185.2
186.0
184.3

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

184.9
146.8
165. 3
178.6
177. 1

178.6
179.3
185.6
189.4
153. 1
175.3
181. 1
175.5

179.

5
6
2
1
8
7
8
0

Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

172.4
164. 2
142. 0
168.4
214.3
237. 6
228. 0
164.4

158.5
160. 1
124.5
166.4
160.3
169.7
151.3

160.
165.
122.
184.
150.

2
0
7
0
6

156. 9
154. 9

157.
155.
137.
160.
170.
241.
176.
154.

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

154. 7
178. 2
148.4
140. 5

144.6
143.6
145.0
140.8

142.
148.
132.
141.

9
4
7

152. 0
155. 6
149. 4
155. 1

139.
142.
135.
140.

Transportation
Private
Public

149. 6
148.8
156.4

157.9
154.5
180.4

161. 4
161. 7
158. 1

154. 7
151. 6
191. 0

157. 4
159. 0
128. 9

138. 9
1 4 3 ., 0
115. 1

154. 7
155.4
151.8

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

150. 1
156.6
152.4
145. 0
147. 1

164.0
182.2
164.3
150.0
158.4

154.
165.
158.
145.
145.

151.
166.
158.
145.
141.

147.
163.
146.
136.
140.

147. 4
160. 5
149. 6
142. 2
1 3 9 ., 7

180.9
147. 8
141.8
159.7

1. 8

2. 1

149.
174.
173.

_

3

7
5
6
6
7

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

4
6
4
1
6

6
0
3
5
3
159. 3
173. 5
160. 7

191. 0
145.9
202.0
194.8
182. 6

165. 6
145. 9

165. 5
171. 7
132. 1
183. 3
160. 1
220. 8
130. 9
1 5 4 ., 3

162. 0
162. 1
141. 5
174. 1
164.5
236. 0
180.0
160. 1

138.
142.
128.
137.

9
8
8
8

143.7
145. 0
132.4
150.4

189.
152.
162.
167.
180.

9
1
7
1
2

173. 0
188. 0
149. 5
204. 0
150. 1

_

9
4
5
2

1
2
2
7
2

158. 2

Percent changes May 1975 to August 1975
All items

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

1.9
2.0
2. 1
-4.6
11. 0
-3. 1
0
-1. 1
1.4

1.8

3. 1

4.4
4.7
-2.2

3.
4.
-4.
14.

12.9
0
4.6
. 1
3.3

7
4
8
7
5

5. 9
-2. 2
1. 1

2. 4

2. 3

4. 4
4. 8
- 2 ., 0
14. 4
1., 6
6 ., 1
- 2 .,9
2 . .9

2.
2.
-1.
9.

2.
2.
1.
2.
2.

6
2
1
0

9
8
-2. 8
3. 2

2.
2.
-2.
10.
0

4
5
5
8
1

4 ., 7
5. 8
-3. 0
1 4 . ,1
8
111 2

-2. 1
2. 2

-1. 9
1. 8

8
0
6
1
1
8
8
1

1., 1
9
I! 7
6
9
3 !, 1
3
1! 3

3.
3.
1.
3.
8.

4.9
5.9
. 8

.9
.9
1.4
.8
1. 3
1.9
.7

14. 7
6

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

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

1.6
1. 5
2. 1
-. 1

-. 3
-.8
-2. 0
2.5

1. 6
2. 0
1. 5
6

2
, 5
, 5
,6

-1. 5
-1. 2
-3. 3
-• 3

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

8
-2. 4
-1. 3
2

Transportation
Private
Public

3.2
3. 3
.8

3. 1
3. 6
1. 1

5. 1
5. 5
1

3 .. 5
5. 5
-13. 3

4. 7
4. 5
8. 1

3. 3
3. 6
1. 1

3. 1
3. 7
5

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

.9
1.6
. 7

.6
-.6
4. 3
0

1. 6
3. 0
8
l! 0
1

1. 3
3 ., 3
2. 9
1
1

1.
2.
2.
2.

1. 6
2. 3
2. 1
6
1. 5

1. 5
1. 6
6
7
2! 9

2. 0
Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

1
2

1. 3
1.9
1. 2
5. 3

1. 2
0

_

1. 0

See footnote 1, table 5.
Not available.




2
1
3
5
7

3 change from June 1975.

16

.

2
5
4
8
0

3. 6
1. 0

8
4
0
0
6

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

Table 8. Consumer Price Index-United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
food and its subgroups, August 1975 indexes, and percent changes from July 1975
Food at home
Area

1

Cereals

Total
food

Meats,
poultry,
and fish.

and
bakery
products

Total

Fruits
and
vegetables

Dairy
products

Food
away
from
home

Other
foods
at
home

Indexes (1967=100)

U.S. city average

178. 1

179. 0

Atlanta

183.
180.
178.
174.

186.
181.
178.
174.

Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati

6
8
3
6

Cleveland
Dallas

176. 9
179. 9
178. 6
175. 5

Detroit
Honolulu

173. 8
178. 6

Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach

183. 1
180. 1

Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.-Northeastern N.J

174. 9
181. 9
182. 6
183. 0

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington

171. 7

8
4

9
2
178. 0
184. 1
179. 3
174. 6
173. 4
177. 9
181. 0
182. 1
174. 2
175. 7
179. 5
184. 6

180. 1
177. 6
175. 4

182.. 1
179. 2
179. 1
173. 3

173. 1
171. 6
185. 2

177., 8
175. 0
186. 0

182. 6

189. 7

154. 3

184.
177.
186.
186.

9
7
1
1
179. 5
185. 4
185. 6

197. 4
190. 5
186. 4
184. 9
190. 1
192. 4
189. 4

166.
152.
147.
146.
145.
160.

173. 2
186. 4
190. 5
174. 1

186. 1
181. 1
183. 0
195. 7

183. 8
183. 7
184. 3
194. 9

189. 1
186. 8
184. 3
191.
189.
196.
187.

186. 2
181. 4
191. 4
194. 8
179. 5
182. 0

3
8
7

9
186. 3

189. 9
194. 0
192. 5
191. 0

183. 3
184. 3

3
5
3
8
7
5

177. 9

179. 5

175. 3

3
4

184. 6
184. 6
180. 4

172.
178.
175.
177.

189.
185.
184.
165.
185.

8
3
6

153. 1
149. 8
157. 7
166. 4

188. 7
175. 3
174. 7
161. 2
166. 6

166. 2
172. 8
150. 5

177. 2
174. 1
165. 1

150. 3

183. 5
175. 3
192. 1
180. 2
184. 2

159.
157.
153.
144.

3
7

9
6
158. 0
152. 1
152. 0
157. 3
145. 9

176. 2
162. 7
164. 2
159. 3
202. 0

178. 6
175. 6
183. 8
181. 1
173. 8
173. 1
176. 4
176. 7
183. 7
174. 3
172. 4
175. 9
187. 2
182. 6
179. 5
176. 9
167. 1
178. 6
173. 5

8
1
5
1

172. 9
164. 3
175. 5
179. 0
176. 2
180. 1
190. 3
173.. 7
164. 9
170. 9
192. 7
177. 0
186.
185.
170.
180.

9
1
7

2
156. 5
160. 7

194. 8

182. 6

Percent changes July 1975 to August 1975
U.S. city average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington
1

-0. 3
6
8
1
-2. 4
2
6
0
2
6
4
2
1
3
1. 1
8
2
3
-1. 2
9
3
-I! 1
3
2

- 0 ., 5

-1. 1

1. 1

0. 6

-5. 8

1. i

0. 6

-1.
- 1 .,
,
- 2 .,
,

-2. 2
8
-1. 4

1. 4
. 5
1.4
- . 4
1.2
1.5

7
l! 1

-6. 7
-0. 8
-3. 1
-12. 4
-4. 1
-3. 4
-5. 1
-4. 7
-6. 8

8
1. 0
5
4
0
1. 5

5

0
0
1
8
3
6

, 3
,4
9
, 5
, 1

- 4 ., 1
2
- 4 ., 7
-3. 2
- 1 ., 2
-2. 2

A

-1.
- 1 .,5

. 3
1. 6
2. 1

0
2

, 1
, 6
,6

, 3

,8

1. 8
.5

2

1

1.6

2. 0

1., 0
, 3
, 4
- 1 .,5
- 1 ., 1

2 ., 3
. 7
-4. 1
2

, 8
- 1 ., 6
, 7
0

- 1 .,6
.5

1. 3
-. 3
.2

9
,8

. 1
. 7

- 1 .,6

2

See footnote 1, table 5.




1. 0
. 3

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

17

1.9
. 1
1. 2
-.6

Change from May 1975.

1. 8
0
1. 1

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

2
1
4
2. 0
6

2.
2.
1.
1.
1.

5
1
5
7
4

9
1. 7
9
1. 1
1. 6
1. 6

3

-3. 1
-4. 3
-6. 9
-8. 6
-5. 6
-10. 3

1. 9
8

I! 2
i. 7

-6. 3
-3. 3

9
I! 1

-2. 2
1. 2
4

1
6

1. 3
8

9
4
I! 2
9
7

z

2.

9
5
5
5
4
1
2
4

1. 4
7

Table 9. Consumer Price Index—Regular and premium gasoline indexes, selected areas and U.S. city average
for urban wage earners and clerical workers
(October 1973=100)
Regular gasoline

Premium gasoline
Percent change

Percent change
Area

Baltimore

Cincinnati

Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.—Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia

San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
Washington
1

to August 1975

Index

from—

from—

July 1975
U.S. city average 1

to August 1975

Index

1

August 1975

July 1975

July 1975

August 1975

July 1975
0.

180. 0

181. 1

0. 6

172. 7

173. 8

150. 4
148. 4
148. 2
150. 0
145. 2
146. 8
147. 2
158. 1
143. 8
153. 9
156. 8
146. 4
145. 9
145. 8
148. 2
142. 1
146. 2
147. 6
143., 6
146.,8
144., 7
143., 4
146., 0

149. 7
150. 3
148. 8
150. 7
145. 6
147. 7
148. 3
157. 3
143. 3
154. 2
156. 6
148. 7
145. 6
145. 9
149.,5
143. 0
147. 0
149. 7
144. 9
147. 6
146., 7
145., 0
146., 8

-.5
1. 3
.4
.5
. 3
.6
. 7
-. 5
-. 3
.2
-. 1
1.6
-.2
. 1
.9
.6
.5
1.4
.9
.5
1.4

147. 6
145. 0
144. 3
149. 1
141. 5
143. 0
144. 1
152. 1
140. 5
150. 3
152. 3
143. 0
142. 9
142. 9
145. 7
142. 8
144. 0
143. 2
141. 4
144. 3
142. 2
139. 8
143. 2

147. 1
146. 9
144. 7
149. 6
142. 5
143. 7
144. 3
152. 1
140. 1
150. 8
152. 6
145. 8
143. 6
144. 0
147. 6
143. 6
145. 5
145. 0
142. 8
145., 1
143.,5
141., 3
144., 3

Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical

1. 1

.5

1.

6
3
3
3
3
7
5
1

o'

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

6
9
1

1. ,
,8

are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since

Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas

1960.
2

1967=100.

Table 10. Consumer Price Index—Regular and premium gasoline prices, selected areas and U.S. city averages
for urban wage earners and clerical workers

1

Regular gasoline
Area

June 1975

U.S. city average

Baltimore

Cleveland

Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. Paul
N.Y.—Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

San Francisco—Oakland
Washington
1

July 1975

August 1975

June 1975

July 1975

August 1975

$0,567

$0. 591

$0. 595

$0. 607

$0. 632

$0. 637

.578
. 587
. 561
. 571
.577
. 573
.576
.525
.567
.673
.516
.530
.567
.531
. 557
. 572
.565
.568
.559
.580
. 597
.562
.579

.598
. 607
. 600
. 604
.611
.595
.599
.556
. 600
.695
. 544
.559
.589
.561
.586
. 602
.584
.590
.584
. 607
.618
.577
. 604

.595
.615
. 602
. 607
.612
.598
. 604
.553
.598
.697
.544
.568
.588
.562
.591
.606
.587
.599
.589
.611
. 626
.584
. 607

.622
. 629
. 602
. 609
. 618
.614
.615
.564
. 608
.710
. 560
.575
. 605
.574
. 605
.619
.618
.610
. 601
. 618
. 637
. 602
.626

.639
. 649
. 640
.653
. 650
.635
. 641
.592
. 642
. 732
.587
. 602
. 629
. 604
.633
.654
.638
.633
.627
. 648
.660
. 618
.652

.637
.658
.642
.655
.655
. 638
.642
.592
.641
. 735
. 588
. 614
.632
.609
.641
. 658
.645
.641
. 633
.651
.666
. 625
.657

Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical

|

are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since

Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas




Premium gasoline

Average price per gallon

1

1960.

18

Brief Explanation of the C P I
The Consumer Price Index ( C P I ) measures average

personal visits o f the Bureau's trained representatives.
Mail questionnaires are used t o obtain local transit fares,
public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items.

changes in prices of goods and services usually bought
by urban wage earners and clerical workers. It is based
on prices of about 400 items which were selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services

In calculating the index, price changes f o r the various
items in each location are averaged together with weights
which represent their importance in the spending o f all
wage earners and clerical workers. Local data are then
combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes
are also published f o r 23 areas.

purchased by wage earners and clerical workers. Prices
for these items are obtained in urban portions o f 39
major statistical areas and 17 smaller cities, which were
chosen to represent all urban places in the United States.
T h e y are collected f r o m about 18,000 establishments—
grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations,

The index measures price changes f r o m a designated
reference d a t e — 1 9 6 7 — w h i c h equals 100.0. A n increase
of 22 percent, f o r example, is shown as 122.0. This
change can also be expressed in dollars as f o l l o w s : The
price of a base period "market basket" o f goods and
services bought by urban wage earners and clerical
workers has risen f r o m $ 10 in 1967 t o $ 12.20.

and other types o f stores and service establishments.
Prices of

f o o d s , fuels, and a f e w other items are

obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most
other commodities and services are collected every month
in the five largest areas and every 3 months in other
areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by

A Note About Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes f r o m one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base
period while percent changes are not. The example in the
accompanying b o x illustrates the computation of index
point and percent changes.

period. BLS does not publish annual rates based on
data for 1 month.

Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change:

Seasonally adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All
Items Index are based on seasonal adjustment factors
and seasonally adjusted indexes carried to t w o decimal
places. This procedure helps to eliminate rounding error
in the percent changes.
Percent changes f o r 3-month and 6-month periods
are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula f o r compound growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change would be
if the current rate were maintained f o r a 12-month

123.8
123.2
0.6

Percent Change
Index point difference,
Divided by the previous index,
Equals,
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change:

0.6
123.2
0.005
0.005x100
0.5

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
climatic conditions, production cycles, model

Because price data are used f o r different purposes by

change-

overs, holidays, and sales.

different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.

sumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.

For analyzing general price trends in the e c o n o m y ,

Unadjusted data are also used extensively f o r escalation

The unadjusted data are o f primary interest to con-

seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since

purposes.

they eliminate the e f f e c t of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
y e a r — s u c h as price movements resulting f r o m changing

ments and pension plans, f o r example, tie compensa-




Many

collective

bargaining

contract

agree-

tion changes t o the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
f o r seasonal variation.

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Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI
A system of "replicated" samples introduced into
the index structure in the 1964 revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. 1 Hie table below
shows standard errors for montly, quarterly, and annual

percent changes in the CPI for all items and for nine
commodity groupings based on 1974 averages. The
figures may be interpreted as follows: The chances
are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the
CPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard
error.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place,
some ambiguity may arise in interpreting small index
changes. As the table indicates, for example, a monthto-month 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. On the other hand, a published change of
0.2 percent for a one-month period is almost always
significant.
This replaces the table of average errors based on
1973 data which was included in the CPI report through
January 1975.

Average standard errors of percent changes in the
CPI based on 1974 data
Standard error
Component

All items
Food at home
Food away from
home
Housing
Apparel and upkeep..
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and
recreation
Other goods and
services

Monthly
change

Annual
change

.05
.10

.07
.19

.12
.40

.13
.09
.21
.07
.16
.19

.23
.15
.28
.10
.21
.24

.42
.23
.33
.20
.28
.34

.16

.21

.27

.13

.18

.28

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Quarterly
change

211-131/5

1-3

1
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.

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