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Released January 29, 1964
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20210
C O N S U M E R PRICE INDEX FOR D E C E M B E R 1963

The Consumer Price Index rose by 0*2 percent in December, the United
States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. The increase
was caused largely by higher costs of food and housing. Public transit fares and prices
of gasoline and movie admissions also rose in December.
The December index, at 107.6 (1957-59*100), was 1.7 percent above a
year earlier. Prices of practically everything were higher over the year, except meats,
new cars, gasoline, drugs, appliances, and electric utility rates.
FOOD

Food prices rose by 0.3 percent in December, primarily because of
sharp increases in prices of fresh vegetables, sugar, and candy.
Fresh vegetable prices jumped 7.5 percent, with especially large increases for tomatoes
and green beans. Prices of fresh fruits averaged a little lower, reflecting mostly a
seasonal drop in orange prices. Oranges still cost about 14 percent more than a year
earlier, however, while frozen orange juice concentrate was up by 67 percent and canned
orange juice nearly 50 percent over the year.
Retail sugar prices rose nearly 3 percent in December and were 23
percent higher than a year ago, as the world sugar supply situation continued tight.
Chocolate candy bar prices rose by 4 percent in December and were about 12 percent above
a year earlier. Prices of nearly all foods rose during 1963, except meats, shortening,
and eggs. Meats averaged more than 4 percent lower in December 1963 than a year earlier.
Fruits and vegetables, on the other hand, averaged 9% percent higher.
HOUSING

Housing costs advanced by 0.3 percent in December largely because of
increased costs of homeownership and housekeeping services. Residential rents continued to advance and coal prices were up seasonally.

OTHER GOODS
AND SERVICES

Motion picture admission charges and newspaper prices went up further
in December and barber and beauty shop charges were raised. Transportation costs fell slightly as lower prices of new and used cars
more than offset higher prices for gasoline, automobile repairs, and public transportation.

COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

As a result of the December national index, about 75,000 workers will
receive cost-of-living wage increases of 1 and 2 cents an hour.
Of these, 25,000 workers in the aerospace industry will receive
1-cent and 15,000 aerospace employees will receive 2-cent increases based on quarterly
reviews; 16,000 over-the-road and local transit workers will receive 1-cent quarterly
increases; 10,000 San Francisco-Oakland area local truckers will receive a 2-cent semiannual adjustment; and 9,000 workers in various industries will receive 1-cent quarterly
increases.

In addition, about 11,300 employees will receive increases based on
reviews of city indexes. These include 9,500 ordnance and scientific instrument workers,
who will receive 1- or 2-cent quarterly increases (7,000 at 1 cent and 2,500 at 2 cents)
based on the New York index, and 1,800 public transit workers, who will receive a quarterly increase of 1 cent based on the Baltimore index.







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TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States city average
Major group, subgroup, and special group Indexes, December 1963
and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Indexes
(1957-59-100)

Indexes

Percent change to
December 1963 from—

1947-49-100

1939-100

December
1963

December
1963

Group
December
1963

November
1963

November
1963

September
1963

December
1962

107.6

107.4

0.2

0.5

1.7

132.0

222.2

Food at home-—
--Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and f i s h - - — - —
—
Dairy products—
Fruits and v e g e t a b l e s - - - — - - - - - - - - - Other foods at h o m e - —
Food away from home
—

105.4
103.7
109.0
99.2
105.0
109.8
100.2
114.3

105.1
103.4
109.1
99.7
104.8
108.2
99.5
114.0

.3
.3
- .1
- .5
.2
1.5
.7
.3

0
- .1
- .1
-2.3
.7
1.6
.7
.6

1.8
1.8
.7
-3.2
1.1
9.6
3.1
1.9

124.4
120.5
144.5
109.4
118.9
135.7
110.7
a/)

264.1
255.8
252.6
263.2
238.6
293.2
228.8
a/)

Gas and electricity--- — —
Solid and petroleum f u e l s - — - — - - - - - - - House furnish ing»
Household - o p e r a t i o n — — — — — — — — — —

106.9
107.3
108.1
105.8
98.8
110.9

106.6
107.2
108.0
105.4
98.8
110.7

.3
.1
.1
.4
0
.2

.7
.3
.1
2.0
.2
.2

1.6
1.0
0
1.0
.2
2.6

136.3
147.5
126.0
144.2
102.9
145.4

179.1
170.4
120.1
255.6
192.6
212.5

Men's and b o y s ' — — — — — — — —
—
Women's and girls ' — — — — — — — — — — - —
Footwear
—
Other a p p a r e l - - - — - - - - - —

105.5
106.2
103.3
111.2
102.1

105.6
106.1
103.5
111.1
102.0

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

.7
1.0
.8
.5
.7

1.5
1.8
1.8
1.2
.8

113.1
115.4
102.6
145.7
94.0

215.5
227.3
188.3
289.5
231.6

Private
Public

108.9
107.5
118.3

109.1
107.8
117.6

- .2
- .3
.6

.9
.9
1.0

.8
.7
2.2

153.4
140.1
220.3

218.5
213.9
270.8

117.5

117.5

0

.3

1.9

169.8

234.0

108.8

108.4

.4

.6

1.1

139.4

233.9

113.1

112.8

.3

.7

2.8

131.0

207.9

108.3

108.3

0

.3

2.6

138.0

195.5

108.5

108.4

.1

.6

1.7

136.1

196.9

107.5

107.4

.1

.4

1.6

129.4

233.6

105.0
105.6
105.4
105.9
105.4
104.2
106.2
102.2
102.1
120.3
98.9

104.8
105.4
105.1
105.8
105.4
104.3
106.0
102.5
103.2
121.0
98.8

.2
.2
.3
.1
0
- .1
.2
- .3
-1.1
- .6
.1

.4
.3
0
.7
.8
.8
.7
.7
2.3
.2
.3

1.4
1.5
1.8
1.2
1.6
1.7
1.0
.5
- .5
3.1
.3

121.3
124.0
124.4
124.0
113.0
107.2
133.5
113.2
137.2
<i/>
102.0

235.1
241.3
264.1
211.2
216.8

104.5

104.5

0

.7

1.1

118.7

199.7 ,

112.6
107.3
113.5

112.3
107.2
113.2

.3
.1
.3

.6
.3
.6

2.3
1.0
2.4

159.9
147.5
162.6

198.7
170.4
221.4

111.2
113.7
120.9
112.4

111.0
113.3
120.8
112.0

.2
.4
.1
.4

.1
.7
.3
1.0

1.9
2.5
2.3
2.8

145.9
196.5
180.4
145.1

167.7 <
245.2
255.8
248.8

$0,929

$0,931

- .2

- .5

-1.7

$0,757

All Items

Personal care---

—

—

Reading and r e c r e a t i o n - — — - - — - - — —

Special groups:
All Items less food

-

All items less shelter

Food
Nondurables less food-—--------------Apparel less footwear
—Nondurables less food and a p p a r e l —

Commodities less food

Household operation services, gas,
Transportation services--

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(Reference period-$l.00)
-------

1./ Not available.
2/ Includes house purchase, Interest, taxes, Insurance, and upkeep, not shown separately.
3/ Includes house purchase, Interest, taxes, Insurance, and upkeep services; shoe repairs, television repairs, barber
and beauty shop services, and movies.

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202.6
197.6
240.7
a/)
178.0

$0,449

TABI2 21 Consumer Prioe Index—111 items indexes and percent changes, selected dates
U.S. city average and 20 large cities
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Indexes
(1957-59=100)

City
United States city average-

Percent change to
Dec. 1963 from--

December
1963

September
1963

December
1962

107.6

107.1

105.8

105.8
103.6
108.7
109.9
108.5

105.6
103.3
108.6
109.3
107.6

104.7
102.5
107.2
106.9
105.7

September
1963

Indexes
1947-49=100 1939-100

December
1962

December
1963

December
1963

1.7

132.0

222.2

1.1
1.1
1.4
2.8
2.6

133.4
127.7
135.5
132.4
133.2

227.7
216.4
224.4
220.3
225.1

Cities priced monthly \J
-

Chicago—
Detroit—
Los AngelesHew York
Philadelphia
Cities priced in March, June, September,
December 2/
Atlanta——————
Baltimore
Cincinnati
— —
St. Louis..—.—
...........
San F r a n c i s c o — — — — — — — . . . . . . . . .
Cities prioed in February, May, August,
November 2/
Cleveland—————
— — — — — H o u s t o n — — — — — — — — — — —
S c r a n t o n — — — — — — — — — . .
Seattle———
Washing ton, D. „ C , — — — — — — — — — —
Cities prioed in January, April, July,
October If
Boston—
---------Kansas
C i t y — — — — —
M i n n e a p o l i s — — — — — — —
Pittsburgh——————————
Portland, O r e g o n — — — — — — — —

.2
.3
.1
.5
.8

December
1963

September
1963

December
1962

September
1963

December
1962

December
1963

December
1963

105.8
107.5
105.1
107.3
109.9

105.2
107.1
105.1
106.5
109.2

104.5
105.7
104.0
106.0
107.8

.6
.4
0
.8
.6

1.2
1.7
1.1
1.2
1.9

131.0
133.4
127.9
133.2
139.5

224.7
230.4
219.1
224.6
238.1

November
1963

August
1963

November
1962

August
1963

November
1962

November
1963

November
1963

105.0
106.7
107.9
109.3
107.1

105.1
106.2
107.6
109.1
106.8

103.7
104.5
106.5
107.0
105.3

- .1
.5
.3
.2
.3

1.3
2.1
1.3
2.1
1.7

130.4
131.5
128.7
137.4
128.9

220.4
220.9
220.0
232.1
213.4

October
1963

July
1963

October
1962

July
1963

October
1962

October
1963

October
1963

110.0
108.7
107.4
107.4
107.1

109.8
107.1
107.7
107.9
106.8

108.2
107.1
105.9
106.3
105.3

.2
1.5
- .3
- .5
.3

1.7
1.5
1.4
1.0
1.7

136.3
134.5
132.9
132.3
132.7

223.4
217.9
219.0
227.8
227.6

l/ Rents prioed bimonthly.
2/ Foods, fuels, and a fev other items prioed monthly} rents and other commodities and services prioed quarterly.

TABUS 3 s Consumer M c e Index-—Peroent changes from November 1963 to December 1963
U.S. city average and five cities priced monthly
All items and commodity groups

City

All
items

United States city average—

0.2

0.3

Chicago
—
—...
Detroit
Los A n g e1 l e s - •
Rev York - • • •
Philadelphia

.3
- .1
- .5
.2
.2

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

Food

1/ Change from October 1963 to December 1963.




Ftstil ng
Medical Personal
and
care
care
recreation

Other
goods It
services

Apparel

Transportation

0.3

-0.1

-0.2

0

0.4

0.3

0

.4
0
0
.2
.2

.3
- .4
.8
.1
- .3

.9
- .9
-3.8
- .4
.3

0
0
0.1
0
.2

3.8
.1
.3
0
.2

0
1.6
- .3
.3
0

-1.0
0
0
.2
0

Housing

TABLE 4: Consumer Price I n d e x — A l l items and commodity groups
December 1963 indexes and percent changes, September 1963 to December 1963
U.S. city average and 10 cities priced in December 1963
U.S.
Atlanta
City
Average

Group

Balti- Chicago Cincin- Detroit
Los
more
nati
Angeles

New
York

PhilaSt.
delphia Louis

San
Francisco

Indexes (1957-59=100)
107.6

105.8

107.5

105.8

105.1

103.6

108.7

109.9

108.5

107.3

109.9

Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery p r o d u c t s —
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home

105.4
103.7
109.0
99 0 2
105.0
109.8
100.2

103.8
103.1
103.7
97.9
101.2
111.1
105.0

105.7
102.8
115.0
97.7
100.4
106.0
101.7

105.2
104.4
107.1
101.1
111.1
106.9
100.5

102.7
101.0
103.9
98.7
100.2
108.8
97.4

100.8
99.5
101.4
96.0
104.9
100.9
98.1

107.8
105.3
117.6
96.5
107.7
118.2
95.9

107.8
105.1
111.7
100.9
104.4
113.7
99.9

104.3
102.3
104.7
96.3
105.0
109.2
101.2

105.9
103.0
106.4
101.0
104.5
106.2
100.2

106.5
103.9
110.1
99.5
106.4
111.6
97.3

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

106.9
107.3
108.1
105.8
98.8
110.9

104 o 7
104.5
111.4
111.2
93.9
117.8

106.8
107.1
103.4
108.1
97.0
114.5

105.2

98.3
94.4
105.3
100.6
99.0
106.2

108.9

103.7
110.1
98.2
117.2

104.1
104.5
109.6
105.1
98.1
112.4

112.5
119.0
110.0

100.2
106.0

110.8
114.0
105.4
109.3
104.0
113.7

108.5

105.7
104.7
100.9
108.8

103.1
102.6
110.6
107.7
98.7
110.0

98.6
115.4

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

105.5
106.2
103.3
111.2
102.1

103.0
103.9
100.2
111.7
98.6

106.8
105.6
105.1
117.7
99.9

102.7
102,7
99.7
110.2
101.3

103.7
106.4
99.0
113.0
99.2

106.6
103.7
107.9
110.3
101.7

106.1
108.1
104.6
109.3
101.6

107.1
108.7
105.1
111.3
103.0

107.2
105.9
107.4
111.1
103.7

106.1
107.9
103.9
110.7
101.9

105.7
104.7
104.4
111.6
103.8

Transportat ion
Private
Public

108.9
107.5
118.3

111.4
109.1
124.0

110.1
107.2
123.2

107.0
107.1
107.4

109.5
108.3
117.8

104.8
102.9
114.4

110.8
106.7
138.5

106.9
109.1
100.6

113.3
110.4
123.7

110.2
108.6
116.6

110.6
111.9
101.1

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

117.5
108.8
113.1
108.3

113.5
109.9
111.6
102.9

127.7
107.9
104.5
104.8

121.2
111.4
99.7
101.6

116.1
106.4
111.8
105.6

123.4
107.1
111.1
109.1

116.3
106.6
103.7
107.3

117.5
107.6
119.6
111.6

122.0
106.0
112.0
110.1

115.6
110.6
120.7
111.2

119.2
113.0
108.8
108.9

0.8

0.6

.6
.3
.3
- 1.7
2.0
- 1.2
.7

.7
- 1.0
.5
- 3.7
.1
.5
.7

Q
1.2
.9
.9

.4
0
i.u
1.5
1.3
.2

1.4
.9
A
U
.5
1.1

.1
.6
.4
.3
.6

1.0
1.7
.3
1.4
.9

.4
.4
.4
.3
.2

1.3
1.8
0

1.8
2.4
0

2.0
2.3
0

.2
.7
8.0
.1

.3
.5
1.2
.9

.4
.1
.1
.2

All items

114.4

Percent change from September 1963 to December 1963
0.5

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

0.3

0.1

0.5

0.8

0
.1
.1
- 2.3
.7
1.6
.7

.3
.6
.8
- 3.4
.3
1.5
1.1

.3
0
0
- 1.9
2.0
.7
1.7

.8
.9
- 2.3
- 3.0
.2
2.0
- 08

- 0.5
.6
- 2.9
- 3.3
.6
2.4
2.0

.5
.6
- 1.3
- 2.8
0
2.9
.4

.7
1.0
.2
- 1.5
.1
3.5
2.7

.4
.3
.2
- 2.0
1.4
3.3
.3

0
0
0
- 2.9
1.9
2.5
0

.7
.3
.1
2.0
.2
.2

.4
.1
0
6.8
.6
.2

.2
.3
.9
.5
.4
0

.3

.3
o

.2
.1

.3

i7
0

.9

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

.7
1.0
.8
.5
.7

-

.9
.5
- 2.0
0
- 1.1

.1
0
.4
.4
2.3

Transportation
Private
Public

.9
.9
1.0

4.2
202
14.7

1.5
2.0
0

1.2
1.6
0

.1
.8
2.9
.3

.2
.3
.4
.4

.3
3.7
.4
0

All items
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products-Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Housing
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation

-

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

.3
.6
.7
.3

-

1/ Change from October 1963 to December 1963,




-

-

-

-

o
.9
.4
.1
.2
.4
.1
.3
.7

1/

3.0
0
0
-

-

1.1
1.3
.7

1/

.7
.1

2.9
0
1.1

.1
.1
.4
0
.1

.6
.6
.6
.7
.7

0
.5
.6
0
.5

.6
.7
0

3.7
4.5
0

- 1.8
- 2.2
0

.6
.7
0

.3
.4
.1
0

.2
0
- 1.1
.1

.9
.3
0
.1

.5
0
2.7
.2

.2
.4
.8
0
.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

TABLE 5: Consuser Price Index--Food and its subgroups
December 1963 Indexes and Percent Changes, November 1963 to December 1963
U.S. city average and 20 large cities
(1957-59-100)
Total food
City

Percent
change

Total
Cereals and
Meats, poultry,!
Dairy
fBoa «t ho»el bakery product^
and fish
products
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
change
change
change
change
103.7

U. S. city a v e r a g e -

105.4

Atlanta
Baltlaore
Boston——————
C h i c a g o — — —
Cincinnati—
Cleveland
-——Detroit
Houston
---Kansas City--Los A n g e l e s — — — —

103.8
105.7
108.4
105.2
102.7
101.9
100.8
105.5
105.3
107.8

.1
1.2
.4
.2
.2
.3

.2

103.1
102.8
105.5
104.4
101.0
100.5
99.5
103.0
104.4
105.3

Minneapolis——
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh—
Portland, Oreg.
St. Louis
San F r a n c i s c o —
Scranton
Seattle
—
Washington, D. C.

103.4
107.8
104.3
103.3
105.6
105.9
106.5
104.7
107.9
103.9

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.4
.4
.4
.2
.8
.5
.9
.5
.1

101.7
105.1
102.3
102.5
104.2
103.0
103.9
102.9
105.2
101.4

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TABLE 6:
Food and unit
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, w h e a t - — - — — - — - 5 lb.
Biscuit aix
-40 or.
Macaroni
16 o z .
Corn meal-lb.
Rolled oats
18 or.
Corn flakes
12 oz.
Rice, short grain
lb.
Rice, long g r a i n - — — — — - — - — l b .
Bread, white
—lb.
Soda c r a c k e r s — - — — — - - — l b .
Sandwich cookies
16 oz.
Meats, poultry, and flah:
Round s t e a k - - — - - — - - - — — — — - l b .
Sirloin steak
lb.
Chuck r o a s t - - — — — — — — - - - - l b .
Rib roast
lb.
H a a b u r g e r — — — — — — — — l b .
Veal cutleta
lb.
Pork chops, center cut--------lb.
Pork r o a s t - - - — — — — — - - - - - - - l b .
Bacon, s l i c e d — — - — — — — - — - l b .
Haa, w h o l e - — — — — — — — — l b .
Lamb, leg
lb.
Frankfurters-------————lb.
Luncheon meat, canned------12 oz.
Frying chickena, ready-to-cook-lb.
Ocean perch, fillet, f r o z e n — - l b .
Haddock, fillet, frozen
lb.
Salmon, pink, c a n n e d — - - - - - 1 6 oz.
Tuna fish, canned--—--6 to 6% oz.
Dairy products:
i Milk, fresh, (grocery)
qt.
Milk, fresh, (delivered)
qt.
Ice c r e a a — - - —
% gal.
Butter
lb.
Cheese, American p r o c e s s —
% lb.
Milk, e v a p o r a t e d — - — - 1 4 % oz. can
* Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen:
S t r a w b e r r i e s - - — - — — - 1 0 oz.
Orange juice concentrate—-6 oz.
Leaonade c o n c e n t r a t e - - — — 6 oz.
Peas, g r e e n — — — — — - 1 0 o z .
Beans, g r e e n - - - — - — — — - - - 9 oz.
Potatoes, french f r i e d — — 9 o z .
Fresh:
Apples
.ib.
Bananas---——————--——-lb.
Oranges, size 2 0 0 —
—doz.
Leaons——————————--lb.

* Priced only in season.
1/ Correction




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1.3
.2
.2
.2

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.1
.2
.6
.5
.5
.4
.3
.3
.6
1.0
.5
.2

109.0

-

0.1

99.2

103.7
115.0
109.6
107.1
103.9
106.7
101.4
106.4
110.0
117.6

-

.2

-

.8

97.9
97.7
103.9

-

.6

102.8
111.7
104.7
109.5
107.8
106.4

110.1

107.1
110.0
108.7

0

- 2.0
- 2.7

101.1

0
0
1
1

98.7
99.2
96.0
97.2
97.3
96.5

3
4
1
3
2
1
4
0
5
1

98.5
100.9
96.3
100.7
100.3
101.0
99.5
99.5
102.7
94.4

101.2
100.4
102.2

.1

105.4
104.4
105.0
99.6
106.6
104.5
106.4
101.6
108.6
103.6

.5
.4
1.3
1.5
.8
1.8
.3
.4
2.5

111.1

100.2
97.9
104.9
103.6
108.7
107.7

111.1
.4
.1
.3
.2
.1

4.3
0

.1
.4
.5
.1

.3
.2
.1
0
0
.3

106.0
113.4
106.9

108.8

3.3
2.6
.9
.3

2.8

118.2

.9
.5
.4
.4
.4

106.2
113.7
109.2
105.3
112.7
106.2
111.6
107.1
108.9
102.7

2.3
1.8
2.3
2.3
.9
1.8
1.0
3.1
.5
1.6

106.3
100.9
110.7

111.1

Other
foods at home
Percent
change
100.2

109.8

105.0
2.2
.8
.6
.4
.6
.5
.5
.2
1.6
1.2

Fruits and
vegetables
Percent
change

Consumer Price Index--Average retail prices of selected foods
U . S . city average
December
December
November
Food and unit
1963
1963
1963
Cents
Cents
Fresh--ContInued
57.0
14..9
56.8
Grapefruit--—
--each
*
48.1
47.9
Peachea *
lb.
25.0
*
25.0
Strawberries *
—-----pt.
*
14.5
14.5
Grapes, seedless * - —
-lb.
*
24.2
24.2
Watermelons *
—lb.
63..2
28.4
Potatoes
10 lb.
28.4
14..1
19.5
Sweet potatoes—--------------lb.
19.6
*
21.8
Corn * - - —
----doz. eara
21.7
11,.4
21.6
Onions——---—-—----lb.
21.6
Carrots—
-—lb.
30.9
15..1
31.0
Lettuce-——————-----head
25..8
52.0
51.9
Celery
lb.
13..8
Cabbage
— —
lb.
9,.1
102.8
106.4
Tomatoes----------------------lb.
41.
105.4
.5
108.7
Beans, g r e e n - - —
-lb.
59.2
28..5
59.9
Canned:
83.4
82.2
Orange juice
--46 oz. can
59..4
51.2
51.0
Pineapple juice
46 oz. can
152.1
36..6
152.0
Peaches
— - - - - - - - - - - # 2 % can
33..3
87.4
88.3
Pineapple-------------—--#2 can
39..9
61.0
62.0
Fruit cocktail
#303 can
26,.6
67.3
67.4
Corn, cream style--—----#303 can
19,.1
60.7
60.7
Peas, green
- — # 3 0 3 can
22..7
72.2
70.9
Tomatoes
#303 can
16..0
63.1
63.1
Tomato juice
46 oz. can
32..0
49.1
49.1
Baby
foods—----------4%
to
5
oz.
10..8
39.7
40.0
Dried:
52.7
52.9
Prunes-—
lb.
58.2
40.,1
58.5
Beans--—--———---lb.
17.,7
69.1
69.5
Other foods at home:
32.9
32.6
Tomato aoup
— 1 0 % to 11 oz. can
12.,3
Beans, with pork--------16 oz. can
24.6
24.6
15.,1
Picklea, aliced
15 oz.
26.3
26.3
27..3
Catsup, tomato---—----------14 oz.
85.1
85.2
22.,2
Potato chips-----------------4 oz.
75.3
75.5
28.,1
Coffee
—
lb. can
36.8
36.7
70.,1
Coffee-—
-----lb.
15.4
15.4
56.,8
Coffee, I n s t a n t — - — — — - - 6 oz.
91.,9
Tea b a g e — - - - - - —
pkg. of 48
63. 8
27.3
27.5
Cola drink, c a r t o n - - - - - — - - — 7 2 o z .
55.,1
32.7
32.8
Shortening, hydrogenated
3 lb.
81. 6
14.9
14.7
Margarine, c o l o r e d - - - — - - — - - — l b .
27. 6
21.0
21.0
Lard
lb.
20. 1
23.6
23.5
Salad d r e s s i n g - — - — — — — — - p t .
38. 5
17.9
18.0
Peanut butterlb.
57. 6
Sugar
5 lb.
72.,4
14.8
14.0
Corn s y r u p - — — — — — — — - 2 4 o z .
29. 6
15.4
15.6
Grape jelly
-12 oz.
31.,1
82.8
89.1
Chocolate bar
1 oz.
5.,0
22.0
21.9
Eggs, Grade A, large
doz.
57. 1
Gelatin, flavored
3 to 4 o z .
10. 3

105.0
101.7
101.0
100.5
97.4
96.1
98.1
102.1
101.9
95.9

.6
1.2
.7
.7
.9
.8
.3
3.1
.9
2.2

98.8
99.9
101.2

.2
.6
.9
1.8

101.1

1.5
.9
.7
2.5
.9
.8

98.6
100.2
97.3
102.1
100.5
103.1

November
1963
Cents
15.1
*
*

31.9
*

63.1
13.6
*

1/

10.8
15.0
26.9
13.4
8.5
30.9
24.0
58.4
36.4
33.2
39.8
26.5
19.1
22.7
15.8
32.0
10.9
40.2
17.7
12.2
15.0
27.3
22.1
28.0
69.8
56.7
91.4
63.6
55.1
80.9
27.6
19.9
38.3
57.7
70.5
29.4
31.0
4.8
56.9
10.2

LABOR - D . C.

6
TABLE A: Consumer Price Index—United States city average
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, 1963 annual averages
and percent changes from 1962
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Indexes
(1957-59-100)

Group

Percent change
to 1963 f r o m —

Indexes
1947-49-100
1939-100

1963

1962

1962

1963

1963

106.7

105.4

1.2

131.0

220.4

Dairy p r o d u c t s — — — — — — — — —
Fruits and v e g e t a b l e s — — — — — — —
Other foods at h o m e — — — — — —
Food away from h o m e — — — — — — — —

105.1
103.5
109.1
100.2
103.8
111.0
97.8
113.2

103.6
102.2
107.6
101.7
104.1
105.0
96.1
110.7

1.4
1.3
1.4
- 1.5
- .3
5.7
1.8
2.3

124.0
120.2
144.7
110.5
117.5
137.2
108.1
a/)

263.3
255.3
252.8
265.8
235.9
296.5
223.3
a/>

Hous ing
— — — — — — — — — — — R e n t — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Gas and e l e c t r i c i t y — — — — — —
Solid and petroleum f u e l s — — — — — —
Housefurnishings———————
Household o p e r a t i o n — — — — — — —

106.0
106.8
107.9
104.0
98.5
110.2

104.8
105.7
107.9
102.1
98.9
107.4

1.1
1.0
0
1.9
- .4
2.6

135.2
146.8
125.8
141.7
102.5
144.4

177.6
169.5
119.9
251.2
192.0
211.1

104.2
104.7
101.7
110.5
101.2

103.2
103.3
100.9
109.3
100.6

1.0
1.4
.8
1.1
.6

111.7
113.8
101.0
144.7
93.2

212.9
224.1
185.4
287.7
229.6

107.8
106.4
116.9

107.2
105.9
115.4

.6
.5
1.3

151.8
138.6
217.6

216.2
211.7
267.5

116.7

114.2

2.2

168.6

232.3

107.9

106.5

1.3

138.3

232.0

Reading and r e c r e a t i o n — - - - - - - - - - - - - -

111.5

109.6

1.7

129.1

204.9

Other goods and

s e r v i c e s — — — — — —

107.1

105.3

1.7

136.5

193.4

s h e l t e r - - — — — — —

107.4
106.7

106.1
105.4

1.2
1.2

134.7
128.4

195.0
231.9

104.2
104.9
105.1
104.8
104.0
102.8
105.3
101.3
101.5
116.6
98.5
103.5

103.2
103.6
103.6
103.8
103.0
101.8
104.2
101.5
102.1
115.2
98.8
102.8

1.0
1.3
1.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
- .2
- .6
1.2
- .3
.7

120.4
123.2
124.0
122.7
111.5
105.8
132.3
112.3
136.4

233.4
239.7
263.3
209.0
214.0

101.6
117.6

177.4
197.8

111.5
106.8
112.3

109.5
105.7
110.2

1.8
1.0
1.9

158.3
146.8
160.9

196.7
169.5
219.0

110.6
112.4
119.9
110.8

108.5
111.2
116.8
108.7

1.9
1.1
2.7
1.9

145.1
194.2
178.8
143.1

166.7
242.4
253.6
245.3

$0,937

$0,949

- 1.3

$0,764

$0,453

All items
Food
Food at h o m e —
Cereals and bakery

p r o d u c t s — —

Men's and b o y s ' — — — — — — —
Women's and g i r l s ' — — — — — — —

P r i v a t e — — — — — — — — — — — —
Public
Medical

c a r e — — — — — — — — — —

Special groups:
All items less

Nondurables—-———-—-——————
F o o d - - - - - - - — — — — — — — —
A p p a r e l — — — — — — — — — —
Apparel less f o o t w e a r — — — — — —
Nondurables less food and apparelDurables-———————---—--—
New c a r s — — - - - - — - - — — — — — —
Durables less

c a r s — — — — — —

Rent—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Services less r e n t — — — — — — —
Household operation services, gas,
and e l e c t r i c i t y — — — — — — —
Other services 3/"

—

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(Reference periods $1.00)-

(I/)

a / )

200.8
196.0
239.2
(I/)

1/ Not available.
2/ Includes house purchase, interest, taxes, insurance, and upkeep, not shown separately,
v Includes house purchase, interest, taxes, insurance, and upkeep services; shoe repairs, television repairs,
barber and beauty shop services, and movies*




7

TABLE Bi Consumer Price I n d e x — A l l items and commodity groups
1963 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1962 to 1963
U.S. city average and 10 cities priced in December 1963
Group

U.S.
City
Atlanta
Average

Balti- Chicago Cincin- Detroit
Los
more
nati
Angeles

New
York

Philadelphia

St.
Louis

San
Francisco

Indexesi (1957-59=100)
All items
All items (1947-49-100)
A l l items (1939-100)

106.7
131.0
220.4

105.1
130.1
223.2

106.8
132.5
228.9

105.3
132.8
226.6

104.7
127.4
218.3

103.2
127.2
215.6

108.2
134.9
223.4

108.7
131 J )
217.9

107.2
131.6
222.4

106.2
131.8
222.3

108.9
138.2
235.9

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

105.1
103.5
109.1
100.2
103.8
111.0
97.8

103.8
103.3
104.5
99.8
102.0
110.6
102.7

104.7
102,0
111.7
98.8
98.4
107.9
98.5

105.8
105.1
109.7
102.3
110.6
109.1
99.0

102.9
101.4
105.6
99.7
101.6
110.0
94.8

101.5
100.4
103.2
97.3
104.9
104.4
96.1

107.1
104.6
117.6
97.4
108.0
116.4
93.2

107.1
104.4
112.0
101.8
101.9
113.5
97.4

104.2
102.3
105.2
98.0
103.1
111.2
98.7

104.9
102.7
106.3
100.3
103.2
109.6
98.0

106.8
104.7
110.5
101.8
106.5
114.1
95.4

Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Hour e furnish ings
Household operation

106.0
106.8
107.9
104.0
98.5
110.2

104.1
104.3
110.8
107.7
93.8
116.5

106.4
107.0
103.0
106.0
96.5
114.4

104.4

98.1
94.4
105.6
100.2
98.1
105.5

108.0

103.3
107.0
97.9
115.9

103.3
104.5
108.8
103.4
97.0
110.7

110.8
117.5
108.7

99.3
105.9

109.8
113.2
105.3
105.9
103.5
112.4

107.0

105.9
103.9
100.9
108.0

102.7
102.6
110.7
104.2
98.5
109.8

98.7
113.8

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

104.2
104.7
101.7
110.5
101.2

103.4
103.5
101.5
110.6
99.1

106.8
105.0
105.6
117.3
100.0

101.4
102.5
97.0
110.1
99.9

103.0
105.1
99.0
111.9
98.5

105.3
102.8
105.7
110.5
100.9

104.5
106.0
102.7
108.9
100.4

105.1
106.6
102.4
111.2
101.2

106.3
105.6
105.9
110.6
103.0

104.7
104.3
104.1
109.4
100.7

105.3
103.9
104.2
111.3
103.6

Transportation
Private
Public

107.8
106.4
116.9

108.2
107.7
110.8

108.1
104.7
122.7

106.5
106.5
107.4

108.7
107.4
117.2

103.8
101.7
114.4

112.0
108.1
138.5

106.0
108.0
100.6

111.6
108.5
122.8

108.5
106.4
116.6

108.3
109.2
101.1

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

116.7
107.9
111.5
107.1

112.8
109.0
109.0
102.3

120.3
107.7
100.4
101.4

115.4
104.6
111.2
105.1

119.9
107.1
109.2
109.1

115.3
105.8
102.9
106.7

116.8
107.2
115.6
108.8

121.4
106.2
103.7
107.6

115.1
110.0
119.3
108.6

118.4
112.1
108.1
108.3

1

26.2
107.6
103.9
104.2

114.6

Percent change from 1962 to 1963
All items

1.2

1.0

1.5

0.7

1.1

1.0

1.5

2.2

1.9

1.0

1.4

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

1.4
1.3
1.4
- 1.5
- .3
5o7
1.8

.8
.9
.4
- 2.3
- .9
6.1
2.0

1.4
1.1
3.8
- 2.4
- .9
5.1
1.8

.5
.4
- .5
- 1.8
.6
3.2
1.3

1.0
.6
- 1.7
- 2.1
0
7.8
.5

.4
.2
- 1.5
- 1.6
- 2.1
5.1
1.3

1.5
1.1
1.3
- 1.8
1.0
4.6
1.3

2.1
2.0
3.0
- .5
- 1.5
9.0
1.6

1.1
.7
0
- 2.8
.4
6.7
1.2

1.8
1.1
1.4
- 1.3
.3
4.6
2.0

1.3
1.1
3.4
- .4
.2
1.1
1.7

Housing

1.1
1.0
0
1.9
- .4
2.6

.4
.5
.8
.2
- 2.0
5.0

1.0
1.3
- 1.0
3.6
- 1.7
2.6

1.0
l/-~
- .4
.4
0
2.4

.6
.3
.1
0
.3
1.8

.3
.5
.3
.3
.3
2.0

2.2

2.2
l/-~
.6
5.1
- .5
1.6

1.1
.2
0
.6
- 1.2
4.1

1.8
3.0
- 2.1

.0
2.0

1.9
1.7
- .4
3.9
.3
3.2

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

1.0*
1.4
.8
1.1
.6

2.0
.6
3.5
1.1
.1

.8
1.2
.7
2.3
- 2.4

0
.6
- 1.2
1.0
1.1

.9
2.2
- .6
2.6
- .9

.7
0
1.1
1.7
- .7

1.4
2.3
.9
.5
1.1

1.8
1.8
2.7
0
1.2

1.4
1.4
1.8
.8
.8

.7
1.4
.3
.5
1.4

.8
1.5
.4
.4
.4

Transportation
Private
Public-

.6
.5
1.3

2.1
2.1
1.5

2.1
1.3
4.9

.8
1.0
- .4

.6
.5
1.2

.4
.4
0

.1
.1
.2

.9
1.1
- .2

2.3
.5
8.6

.5
.6
.2

1.1
1.3
- 1.1

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

2.2
1.3
1.7
1.7

1.4
.4
1.4
.8

6.0
.6
1.5
.7

2.3
.5
.2
.2

3.6
3.8
3.8
.5

5.0
- .1
2.6
3.2

1.7
2.4
.2
.6

2.1
2.0
4.7
4.6

1.0
.3
1.2
1.8

2.3
3.0
.9
.6

Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation

1,/ Not available.




-

-

-

-

-

.8

-

2.3
.7
2.6
3.2

-

-

.1
3.4

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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and
services usually bought by city families of wage earners and clerical workers. It is
based on prices of about 300 items which were selected so that their price changes would
represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage and clerical
families; they include all of the important items in family spending. Prices for these
items are obtained in h6 cities which were chosen to represent all urban places in the
United States; they are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling
stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage-earner and
clerical-worker families patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all
h6 cities. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
the 5 largest cities and every 3 months in other cities. Mail questionnaires are used
to obtain local transit farces, 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 city are
averaged together with weights which represent their importance in family spending. City
data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1950 populations of
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59 = 100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the
20 large cities for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following 26 medium-sized and small cities:
Anna, Illinois
Camden, Arkansas
Canton, Ohio
Charleston, W . Virginia
Evansville, Indiana
Garrett, Indiana
Glendale, Arizona
Grand Forks, N . Dakota
Grand Island, Nebraska

Huntington, W . Virginia
Laconia, New Hampshire
Lodi, California
Lynchburg, Virginia
Madill, Oklahoma
Madison, Wisconsin
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Middletown, Connecticut
Newark, Ohio

Pulaski, Virginia
Ravenna, Ohio
Rawlins, Wyoming
San Jose, California
Sandpoint, Idaho
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Shenandoah, Iowa
Youngstown, Ohio

Comparisons of city indexes show only that prices in one city changed more or
less than in another. The city indexes cannot be used to measure differences in price
levels or in living costs between cities.
A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the
United States city average and for 20 large cities are available on request to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington or any of its regional offices (addresses below
The historical tables for the U.S. include index numbers for All Items, Food, Apparel, and
Rent for periods from 1913 to date; and for other groups of goods and services from 1935 to
date.
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree
Street, N«E«
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

105 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603

630 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114