Full text of CPI Detailed Report : December 1964

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Released January 28, 1965
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D . C . 2021.2
The Consumer Price Index rose by 1 0.1 percent in December, to 108.8
(1957-59=100), the United States Department of L a b o r s Bureau of Labor Statistics
announced today. While prices for many consumer goods and services were up a little,
the advance in living costs was caused mostly by higher prices for fresh vegetables,
gasoline, and used cars.
Limited supplies of tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, and cabbage
resulting from adverse weather conditions in many parts of the country brought sharply
higher prices for these fresh vegetables. However, prices of oranges and other citrus
fruits dropped substantially, as increased shipments from both Florida and California
reached the market. Fresh beef, p o r k , and egg prices also declined.
Price increases for gasoline and used cars together with higher
public transportation fares caused a significant advance in transportation costs, in
spite of a decline in new car prices reflecting larger dealer discounts. Housing costs
also rose in December on the basis of a further small climb in rents and homeownership
costs, and seasonally higher heating fuel prices.
The December index was 1.1 percent above a year a g o , continuing the
moderate advance that has characterized consumer prices during the past several years.
Prices rose slightly during 1964 on most items that consumers b u y , except m e a t s , eggs,
sugar, household durables, new cars, and fuel oil. Increased charges for consumer
services were again the major factor contributing to higher living costs, with the
largest increases occurring in rates for hospital services, recreational services, and
auto insurance premiums.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

Based on the quarterly change in the national Consumer Price Index,
about 45,000 workers will receive an increase of 1 cent an hour in
their cost-of-living allowances. These include 30,000 aerospace
workers and 6,000 chemical workers. In addition, about 1,800 transit workers will
receive a 2-cent-an-hour increase, based on the quarterly change in the index for
Baltimore.

OTHER BASES

The Consumer Price Index for December 1964, 1964 annual averages,
and the purchasing power of the consumer dollar on the bases of
1947-49 and 1939 are shown below:

„j964
1947-49=100 (or $1.00)
1939=100 (or $1.00)

133.5
224.7

Average
132.6
223.2

^rchasinfi Power
December Annual
, 1964
Average,
$0,749
.445

$0,754
.448

:The first set of the attached tables (A-l etc.) presents the new index
:series, covering both single workers living alone and families. T h e ana1-:
:ysis contained in this report is based on these tables. The index series :
:for families only (excluding single workers) was discontinued after
:
:November 1964. The old series index, U.S. city average, was discontinued :
:after June 1964. However, indexes for several cities will b e published on:
:the old basis for a short time. These are shown in Tables C-l and C - 2 .




NEW

SERIES
(Including Single

Workers)

TABLE A-l: Consumer trice Index--United States City Average
F o r U r b a n W a g e E a r n e r s and C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s
M a j o r g r o u p , s u b g r o u p , and s p e c i a l g r o u p i n d e x e s , D e c e m b e r 1964
a n d p e r c e n t c h a n g e s f r o m selecteci d a t e s
P e r c e n t c h a n g e to
D e c e m b e r 1964 f rora--

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
G roup

Decern!•>er
1964

A l l items-

--

November
1964

11

Food
F o o d at h o m e - - C e r e a 1 s and b a k e r y p r o d u c t s
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and i'ish
Dairy products~
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
O t h e r f o o d s at h o m e
F o o d a w a y f rora h o n e

' w! I
11
-

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It i
116 0

December
November
IQn
'
1964

1U6.7

It

106.8
105.1
110.7
99.5
105 c 3
113.0
102.3
115.9

1

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Dec eat>er
1963

September
1964

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a
0
.3
o5
.3
1.3
a

1964
Average

Percent
c h a n g e to
1964 f r o m - 1963
Average

0.4

1. i

108. 1

.3
.5
1.0
- 2,4
1.0
2,0
- 1.5
.4

U 4
1.,4
1..8
.2
.6
4 ,,3
1.7
I, 5

1 0 6 ., 4
104 <,7
109,,6
9 8 ,,6
104,a
1 1 5 .a
1 0 1 .,6
1 1 5 .,2

8
1 ..4
1..0
1..3
3
0
2
0

1 0 7 .a
1 0 8 ,,7
1 0 7 ,,8
109.a
107«,3
103,,5
1 0 7 .,9
102.,8

,5
a
0
,4

iia
lUU 1
i J-.
1
i. ,1

.9
1a
.6
a

-

0.

Index
(1957-59=100)

-

1..3
i
1a
a
- 1 .6
.9
3..,9
3 .9
1,.8

i
H ou s i ng
---__„_
S h e l t e r 1/
Rent
H o m e o w n e r s h i p 2/-~
F u e l and u t i l i t i e s 3/
F u e l o i l and c o a l 4 / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and o p e r a t i o n - - - -

107. 6
109 5
106 4
110 0
107 9
105 6
108 3
1.02 Q

A p p a r e l and u p k e e p 5/
M e n ' s a n a boys'----------W o m e n ' s and g i r l s ' - - - Footwear------- -

-

' t 6
10 ., i
iv- ., 3
n:

-~

i1

Transportation- P rivatePublic

-

Z
----

i
' V.
Li .

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j

i

.j

---

H e a l t h and r e c r e a t i o n
Medical care---Personal care--- - .. - —
R e a d i n g and r e c r e a t i o n
O t h e r g o o d s a n a s e r v i c e s 6/

107,7
109,3
108.3
109.8
107.5
103.7
103.1
10*. 9

j

1

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,I
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,j
.2

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1. 7 .
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-

Coaunodities 7/
Nondu rabies
D u r a b l e s 7/ 8/--

--------- - - —

1

' U),

10.
lib,
104,.9
106,,3
105,,8
104,,6
106,»7
101 ,:- 6
123,• 7
9 7 ,,9
98,,2

Cor.nKoaities less f o o d 7/
h o n d u r a b l e s less f o o d - - - Apparel commodities
N o n d u r a b l e s less f o o d a n d a p p a r e l
New c a r s U s e e carsH o u s e h o l d d u r a b l e s _10/
Hou sef u rni shi ng s - - •

lib,.2
115,,6
116,.8
124,,5
119,, 8

S e r v i c e s less r e n t 9/
H o u s e h o l d s e r v i c e s less r e n t
Transportation services
Medical care servicesO t h e r s e r v i c e s 11/
-P u r c h a s i n g p o w e r of the c o n s u m e r d o l l a r
(1957-59=$!. 00)------

a

ai

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u-,.,
i

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117.9 i1
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114A ,
113.7 '
121.3
117.1

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2 .0
2a
1, 2
2 .3
1 .6

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108,.0
L,'8., 0

1 »2
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,9
a
.2

K'fc .«'
103,,0
lib,a

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1 .0
,9
1 .9

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a.c
.. 6

,4
L 5 ,a
10-.,.9
103,a
i '- o,
a
101.
121,a
95,
S5,,4

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1.5
.6
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a.
.5
a
a

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117,.0
114,.8
115,.0
123.a
118,a

2-a
1,
2.,7
2,a
2,a

4 3

2a
i .6
2a
2 .4
2 .8

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j

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1/
21
3/
4/
5/
_6/
2/
3/
9/
10/
11/

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I •
a c •
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1

- .
!
1
A l s o i n c l u d e s h o t e l and m o t e l r a t e s n o t shown s e p a r a t e l y .
7
I n c l u d e s h o m e p u r c h a s e , m o r t g a g e i n t e r e s t , ta e s ,
^an^e,
^'enarce a .
<A l s o i n c l u d e s t e l e p h o n e s w a t e r , and s e w e r a g e service n o : shewn s e p a r a t e l y .
C a l l e d " S o l i d and p e t r o l e u m f u e l s " n r i o r to 1 * 6 4 ,
r
A l s o i n c l u d e s i n f a n t s ' w e a r , sewing ma t e n - s j- e ^ v , i _
a
l h
r >*
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverag
> a n it, f e i a l ,
1. i ba
cu->
Includes home purchase costs which
«re _ i^
iec a^er
i
u , r'o a ^ .
A l s o i n c l u d e s a u t o p a r t s , t o y s , a h1 . r - r e
a- fccc -> ot ^ icwn j »
l r
E x c l u d e s home p u r c h a s e c o s t s w h i c .".a
*
r
ir
f i u
^
C a l l e d " D u r a b L e s less c a r s " p r i o r to l y ^ .
I n c l u d e s the s e r v i c e s c o m p o n e n t s o,
,
r
^
^ .92^ J

. a .a
113,,6
119,a
109,, 2
114., i
106,.8

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1-5.9 i
1
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1 .7
.9
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.3
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.4

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- 1a

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-2: Consumer price Index--The United States and Selected Areas
For Urban W a g e Earners and Clerical W o r k e r s , All Items
H o s t recent index and percent changes from selected dates
indexes

Pricing
| Schecule 2/

Area 1/

1947-49=100

1957-59=100

Other
bases

P e r c e n t change from-September
1964

December 1964
U . S . City Average

M

Chicago--Detroit
Los Angeles-Long BeachNew York--1 hiladelphia---

ii
!

108.8

133.5

0.4

134.3
129.2
138.9
133.9
134.6

.2

M

j

M

|

M

i

106.5
104.8
111.4

H

\

1 1 1 . 1

•"t-

I

109.6

111.6

July
1964

August
1964

107,4

2.1

.7

.9
.7
.7
1.7

.2

September
1964

December
1963

0.2

1.5

.7
.3
.5

1.2

.6

101.2
109.0
111.6

November
1963

.2

133.0
134.8

108.6

1.5
1.4

0.8

138.4
131.1
December 1964

Atlanta-Baltimore
Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100)S t . Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

October
1963

.1

100.7

108.9

1.0

0.4

131.5

110.1

1.1

.6

102,1
105.9

2.5

.2

November 1964
Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)Cleveland--Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)-Seattle
Washington

.4

1.2

1.3

138.3
134.2

108.9

1.1

.2

O c t o b e r 1964
Boston-Pittsburgh-

December
1963

135.3
141.6

1.0
1.6
1.5

1/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSn)
except for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are u s e d . Area definitions
are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since 1960.
2/ F o o d s , f u e l s , and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services
priced as indicated:
M - Every m o n t h .
1 - J a n u a r y , A p r i l , J u l y , and O c t o b e r .
2 - F e b r u a r y , M a y , A u g u s t , and N o v e m b e r .
3 - M a r c h , J u n e , September, and D e c e m b e r ,
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-3: C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index--The United States and Selected Areas 1/
F o r Urban Wage Earners and C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s , Major G r o u p s
P e r c e n t change from November 1964 to December 1964

Group

All items

Housing
Apparel and upkeep
T ran s p o r t a t i o n
Health and recreation-Medical care----Personal c a r e —
Reading and r e c r e a t i o n - — - Other goods and s e r v i c e s —
1/ See footnote 1, table A - 2 .
2/ Not a v a i l a b l e .
3/ C h a n g e from September 1964.




U . S . city
average

Chicago

o a

-

0.1

a

-

.4

.i
.2

.5
.1
.1
.3

•1

New York

-

.2

.3
0

.2

.2

.5
.5

-

.1
.4
.5
.1

-

-

.4

-

.1

0
.2

-

.2

• 2
.2

I.I

.6

0

-

a
0

0
(2/)

(2/)

0

Philadelphia

0.1

0.1

0
0
0
,2

L o s AngelesLong Beach

0.2

0
.2

0

.1

Detroit

0.1
-

.4
.1
.2

.8
.1
.1
.4
0
3/-

a

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

4
T A B L E A - 4 : C o n s u m e r t r i c e I n d e x - - U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d s e l e c t e d A r e a s j./
F o r U r b a n Wage Earners and C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s , C o m m o d i t y G r o u p s
D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 4 I n d e x e s and P e r c e n t C h a n g e s f r o m S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 4

U.S
City
Average

Group

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Indexes

Detroit

HonoLos
lulu
Angeles(Dec.
Long
Beach
1963=100)

New
York

Philadelphia

St
Louis

San
FranciscoOakland

(1957-59= = 10(D u n l e s s *o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d )

All items

10b 8

107 4

1 0 8 .,6

1 0 6 .,5

1 0 4 .,8

1 0 1 .,2

1 1 1 .,4

1 1 1 ..1

109..6

109,.0

111.6

Food
F o o d at h o m e
C e r e a l s and bakery p r o d u c t s
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

106 9
105 I
111 0
99 0
105. 6
114, 5
101 9
116 0

105. 6
105.0
104 3
99 7
102 3
117 5
105 7
107 8

1 0 6 ,,5
103.4
1 1 5 .,9
9 7 .,1
1 0 2 .,9
1 0 9 .,1
1 0 1 .,4
1 1 8 .,9

1 0 6 .,5
1 0 5 .,7
1 0 8 .,3
1 0 1 .,3
1 1 1 .-6
1 1 0 .• 8
1 0 2 .,5
1 1 0 .,5

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

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

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

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

1 0 5 .,1
1 0 3 ..0
106.,7
9 5 .,0
1 0 9 .,1
1 1 0 ,,1
1 0 1 .,6
1 1 6 .,6

108..6
105..7
109,.3
100,.9
1 1 0 .,5
1 1 2 ..4
1 0 2 ,,2
1 1 9 .,4

107.9
104.8
109.7
98.8
107.0
119.2
97.2
121.7

Housing
Shelter

107
109
108
110
107

106
105
104
105
111

3
3
7
4
.6

1 0 8 .,2
1 0 9 ., 4
108. 3
109,,9
107,.8
104,1 9

1 0 5 .,1
1 0 5 .,3

1 0 1 .,2
1 0 1 .,4
1 0 1 ., 2
101..4
99,.9

1 1 1 ., 2
114.5

112. 2
1 1 5 .,0
1 1 6 .,5
113.,0
106..7
110,( 5

1 0 9 .,3
1 1 1 .,6

111 .4
103 2

103,.9
105,.8

100,.0
101..8

112..7
103..3

106..9
107,,5

102,.0
103,.2

105.7
1 0 5 .,5
105.6
105..0
2 A 0 8 ,.4
105,.3
2/110,.8
104..4

114.3
118.4
121.4
116.8
106.5

108 .3
102 .9

105,,2
105,.4
105,
105,.3
104,.7

9 9 .,5
9 7 .,4
9 5 .,3
98,.0
102,.6
100,.6
104,.7
100,.8

106
107
103
111

105
104
99
114

.1
.8
6
4

107,.5
106,.8
105,.3
118,.2

102,.5
103,.7
96,.9
109,.8

107,.5
104,.9
109,,4
111.,2

101,.9
99,.1
104,.2
100,.8

107..1
110.,6
103..9
1 1 0 .,2

109,.9
110,.0
105,,8
112,.1

111,.1
106,.9
107,.6
113,,2

107,.0
108,.2
103,.4
113,.3

109.3
107.0
103.8
112.0

110 .5
109 .0
120,.3

112 2
109 .9
124,.5

112,.1
109,.4
123,,4

108,.0
108,, 2
107,.6

106,.6
104,.8
114,.6

100,.5
100,.6
100,.0

118..9
114.,9
138..9

1 0 7 ,.5
109..7
101..4

115,.9
113,.2
124,,9

112,.1
110,.7
116,.8

112.4
113.8
101.1

114,.3
120,.3
110,.0
114,.9
109,.2

111,.9
116,.8
110,.7
111,.4
110,.0

111,,4
130,.7
107,.7
105,.2
104,.7

110,.5
128,.8
111,.0
99,.8
101,.8

114,.4
125,.2
108,.3
110,.3
(3/)

101,.0
102,.6
99,.4
100,.7
100,.4

111..1
119.,0
109..5
104,.7
4 / 1 0 7 .,9

116,.9
120.,6
108..7
123..0
(3/)

114,.7
124,.2
108,.4
112,,2
110,.2

116,.0
116,.3
114,.3
122,.8
110,.8

114.7
122.4
117.6
110.0
109.1

0,.3

0.5

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
G a s and electricity
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and

operation-

Apparel and upkeep
Men's and b o y s '
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s '
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public

-

H e a l t h and recreation-Medical c a r e —
Personal care
Reading and recreation
O t h e r goods and services

8
5
0
.9

.6
.1
.3
.7

Percent changes
0,.4

All items

Food

-

-

.5
1,.0
- 2,.4
1,.0
2,.0
- 1,.5
.4

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
HousingShelter

------

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities-tuei oii ana c o a l
G a s and electricity
Household furnishings and

operation-

-

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
O t h e r goods and services
\j
2/
3/
A/
5/

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0,.2
-

,.5

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

-

.4
,5
,5
.5
,7
4,,2
,1
.1

0,. 2
-

0
,2

,.5

.8
.2
- 2,• 2
.5
2,
- 2,.1
.5
-

2,.0
3,.1
,3
4 ,.5
.8
5,
0
,1

.1
.2
,2
.3
.1

,4
.4

0,.2

1..3
-

0,.6
-

-

,.5

.9
- 1..2
.7
- 2,,7
1,. 1
..6
- 2,.1
.2

.8
- 1,.0
- ,.5
- 2,.6
2,.6
- .5
- 2,.0
.2
.6
1,.1

,5
.7
,4

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

.7
.4

.1
0

.2
,2
'.,3
..3
1,.6
8,.0
.3
,6

- ,.2
- 1,.7
.8
"
•.3

,3
,5
,1
.3

.1
.3
.1
.2

.7
.3
.7
2,.1

.9
1,.0
.4
1,.8
.3
1,.8
.5
.5

,7
1,.0
3..4
0
1..0
3.,8
- 1..1
.1

,5
,7
.3
.8
.3
3,.0
.8
.3

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

.8
1..0

0
.1

.4
1,,2
.5
.5

-

1,.3
1..4

5/
2.'
-

-

.8
.8
- 2,.7
1,.9
1,.4
- 2,.4
.9

.5
.3

.3
.1
.1
- 1.1
.4
4.9
- 2.3
1.6
-

.5
.7
.4
1.0
0

-

0
.1

1,.5
1,• 5
.8

1,.0
1..0
.4

1..2
1,.3
.1

1..4
1,.6
.2

.3
.3
.2

1,.6
1,.9
0

4.,2
4..5
0

2,.0
2,.3
.8

2,.2
2,.5
0

1..2
1.,3
•3

1.5
1.6
0

,4
.5
,5
.5
.2

.1
,2
,,4
.2
,2

,,1
.5
,1
.,6
0

,2
.9
.4
•.6
,4

,1
,5
,8
- .
- .,2
(3/)

,3
.5
- 1,.7
.5
.8

,5
.5
1..0
1.,4
,2

,3
1,,1
0
,4
C 3/ >

,4
.6
,2
.9
,1

.3
.3
.1
.
,7
0

.3
0
.7
.7
.1

-

-

,.4
0
- 1,.5
.8

0,.7

-

s/
.7
.7
5,• 0
.1
0

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 6 4 to D e c e m b e r !1964

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

107.6
103.9

.4
.2
,2
1,.0

-

See f o o t n o t e 1, table A - 2 .
See table A-10 for corrected indexes for S t , L o u i s .
Not available.
C o r r e c t e d i n d e x f o r O c t o b e r 1 9 6 4 is 1 0 8 . 0 .
Change from October 1964.




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

112,,3
105,,9
107,( 2

.2
.2
0
1,.6

.7
.5
.9
.7

Apparel and upkeep
M e n ' s and b o y s '
Women's and g i r l s '
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public

,.3

1 1 6 .,1
107,,2

-

-

-

-

-

.6
.7
1.0
.2

.1
.2
,5
.1

-

5
NEW

SERIES

(Including Single

Workers)

TABLE A - 5 :
Consumer P r i c e Index--United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and C l e r i c a l Workers, Food and i t s Subgroups
December 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from November 1964

Food at home
Area \f

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at hone

Food
away
from
howe

Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
U.S. City Average

106.9

105.1

111.0

99.0

105.6

114.5

101.9

116.0

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100)--Los Angeles-Long Beach-New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle

105.6
106.5
110.7
101.6
106.5
102.8
101.2
102.0
101.7
109.1
108.6
105.1
104.8
108.6
107.9
109.3
106.1

105.0
103.4
107.8
101.5
105.7
101.1
101.0
100.6
101.7
106.4
105.5
103.0
104.0
105.7
104.8
106.9
103.6

104.3
115.9
113.4
97.6
108.3
107.1
103.8
104.6
100.5
122.0
111.8
106.7
111.1
109.3
109.7
112.4
109.6

99.7
97.1
104.8
98.5
101.3
97.6
100.1
96.2
101.2
94.4
100.5
95.0
102.0
100.9
98.8
100.7
96.8

102.3
102.9
104.1
100.0
111.6
98.8
99.8
103.7
99.6
108.9
103.1
109.1
98.4
110.5
107.0
112.7
106.9

117.5
109.1
116.9
108.3
110.8
109.5
103.1
104.6
105.2
123.7
114.5
110.1
109.8
112.4
119.2
117.8
107.1

105.7
101.4
104.0
104.6
102.5
97.8
100.0
98.7
101.8
96.8
102.6
101.6
102.8
102.2
97.2
100.1
103.3

107.8
118.9
123.0
102.5
110.5
112.5
101.9
110.6
101.6
119.6
122.7
116.6
109.5
119.4
121.7
119.6
117.1

Washington

Percent changes, November 1964 to December 1964
0.1

U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Bos-ton
Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)
Chicago
Cleveland--Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1963»100)--Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Philadelphia
PittsburghSt. LouisSan Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington
JL/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.




-

-

-

0
.3
.3
.1
.4
.6
.1
.2
.4
.3
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
.6
.2

0

0.3

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

0
.3
0
0
.3
.6
.2
0
.1
1.6
.4
.8
.5
.2
.1
.4
.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.3

1.3

-

0.4

0.1

.2
.5
0
.1
.1
2.5
.2
.4
.1
.6
.1
.3
.3
.4
.5
.2
.2

.4
.6
.8
.8
1.2
2.4
.4
.6
1.3
3.0
2.6
.2
.7
1.6
2.6
6.7
.6

-

.9
.4
.4
.3
1.7
.3
.4
.1
.1
.3
.6
.6
.8
.9
.9
.8
1.0

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

0.5
0
.8
.4
.5
.9
.4
.7
.3
.5
1.4
.1
1.0
.5
.3
.9
1.4
.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

December

T A B L E A - 6 : C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x - - F o o d , G r o u p s and I t e m s
1964 I n d e x e s , and P e r c e n t C h a n g e s N o v e m b e r 1964 to D e c e m b e r
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Percent
Change

Item or Group

T o t a l food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
S n a c k s 1/
Food at home
C e r e a l s and b a k e r y p r o d u c t s Flour
C r a c k e r m e a l 1/
Corn flakes
Rice
B r e a d , white-B r e a d , w h o l e w h e a t 1/
Cookies
L a y e r c a k e 1/
C i n n a m o n rolls JL/
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Heats
Beef and v e a l
S t e a k , round
S t e a k , s i r l o i n 2/
S t e a k , p o r t e r h o u s e 1/R u m p roast 1/
R i b roast-- —
C h u c k roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
L o i n r o a s t 2/
P o r k s a u s a g e 1/
Ham, whole
P i c n i c s 1/
Bacon
Other meats
L a m b c h o p s JL/
Frankfurters
H a m , c a n n e d 1/
B o l o g n a s a u s a g e 1/
S a l a m i s a u s a g e 1/
L i v e r w u r s t J./ - Poultry
Frying chicken
C h i c k e n b r e a s t s 1/
T u r k e y 1/
Fish
S h r i m p , f r o z e n 1/
F i s h , fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
S a r d i n e s , c a n n e d _L/Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
M i l k , f r e s h s k i m 1/
M i l k , evaporated
Ice cream
C h e e s e , American process-Butter
1/
2/
3/
*

D e c e m b e r 1963 = 1 0 0 .
A p r i l 1960 = 1 0 0 .
J u l y 1961 = 1 0 0 .
P r i c e d o n l y in s e a s o n .




106.9
116.0
116.0
101.5
105.1
111.0
108.9
106.5
119.4
106.5
115.1
102.5
100.1
98.6
100.2
99.0
99.8
102.9
102.4
96.4
100.1
99.3
106.8
98.3
102.4
97.3
116.0
95.4
99.0
103.5
100.6
95.2
95.9
94.1
102.7
105.1
102.4
V9.6
101.4
100.1
102.7
87.9
88.3
98.3
96.9
108.7
91.3
114.6
102.9
101.7
105.6
103.9
107.1
100.8
104.5
95.2
115.3
104.3

-

-

-

0,. 1
.1
,1
,1
0
,3
,4
.6
,1
,,1
.3
.3
.3
.2
,8
.5
,6
.4
.4
,, 5
q
(

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

1964

I t e m or G r o u p

Fruits and vegetables
F r e s h f r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
A p p l e s - --—
Bananas
—
OrangesO r a n g e j u i c e , f r e s h JL/
G rapef ruit
Grapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
PotatoesOnions
Asparagus *_!/-Cabbage
— ---Carrots-- —
------Celery
C u c u m b e r s JL/
Lettuce
---P e p p e r s , g r e e n 1/
S p i n a c h 1/
Tomatoes
-P r o c e s s e d f r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s Fruit cocktail, canned
P e a r s , c a n n e d J./- G r a p e f r u i t - p i n e a p p l e j u i c e , c a n n e d \iOrange juice concentrate, frozen
L e m o n a d e c o n c e n t r a t e , f r o z e n 2/
B e e t s , c a n n e d 1/
P e a s , g r e e n , canned-Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
B r o c c o l i , f r o z e n 1/
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad d r e s s i n g , I t a l i a n 1/
S a l a d o r c o o k i n g o i l 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
G r a p e jelly
—
Chocolate bar
S y r u p , c h o c o l a t e f l a v o r e d JL/
Nonalcoholic beverages
C o f f e e , c a n a n d bag
C o f f e e , i n s t a n t 3/
Tea
Cola drink
C a r b o n a t e d f r u i t d r i n k J./
P r e p a r e d a n d p a r t i a l l y p r e p a r e d f o o d s 1/
B e a n s o u p , c a n n e d 1/
C h i c k e n s o u p , c a n n e d JL/
S p a g h e t t i , c a n n e d 1/
M a s h e d p o t a t o e s , i n s t a n t JL/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2 / —
Baby f o o d s , cannedS w e e t p i c k l e r e l i s h 1/
P r e t z e l s 1/
-

114.5
119.4
100.9
92.5
134.4
98.9
131.7

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

*

*

*

*

*

*

3«.8
,2

141.7
107.5
*

126.1
104.4
104.1
114.0
136.1
128.0
100.1

*

140.0
108.6
99.2
100.2
100.1
128.1
96.0
97.4
109.1
102.3
105.1
95.1
101.9
94.9

5 .,3
1.,8
,2
- 2 7 ,,9
24,.3
- 9,.2
.2
50,.5
,.4
.3
- 2,.1
.6
.6
.5
.7
.5
.5
.9
- 1 .1
.4
- 3 .7

97.2
98.3
100.0
113.4
106.6
115.4
105.5
99.6
103.4
96.2
115.8
102.0
125.3
102.4
99.4
99.4
99.6
100.8
98.2
88.0
108.1
100.6
101.3

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

-

-

(Including Single
T A B L E A-7 : C o n s u m e r 1- rice I n d e x - - U n i t e d S t a t e s C i t y
For Urban W a g e Earners and C l e r i c a l Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59=100)

Date

Apparel
All
Items

Average

Reading
and

Transp o r t a-

Medical

Personal

Other
goods
and

"ion*"

Total

_

Workers)

July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

108.8
108.7
108.5
108.4
108.2
108.3
108,0
107.3
107.8
107.7
107.6
107.7

106,9
106.8
106.9
107.2
106.9
107 .2
106,2
105.5
105.7
105.7
106.0
105.8

107.8
107.7
107.6
107.4
107.2
107.1
107.1
106.9
107.0
107.1
106.9
106.9

106.6
106,4
106,2
105.9
105.3
105.5
105.7
105.7
105,6
105.3
105.1
105.0

1L0.5
110.0
109.4
108.9
109.3
109,4
109.2
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.6
109.4

114.3
114.2
114.0
113.9
113.8
113.7
113.5
113.5
113.4
113.1
112.9
112.7

120.3
120.2
119.9
119.7
119.8
119.5
119.3
119.1
119.0
118.7
118.5
118.2

110.0
109,7
109.7
109.5
109.4
109.3
109.1
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.4
108.5

114.9
114.9
114.5
114.3
114.2
114.1
114.0
114.1
114.0
113.6
113.3
113.1

109.2
109.1
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.6
108.5
108.4
108.3

1963:

Dec.

107.6

105.4

106.9

106.1

108.9

112.7

117.9

108,8

113.1

108.3

A n n u a l A v e r•age:

1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1955

108.1
lo6.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
93.3

106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
94.0

107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
94.1

105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
102,2
95.9

109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
103.8
89.7

113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
91.4

119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
88.6

109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
90.0

114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
92.1

108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
94.3

1964:




Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept,

8
NEW SERIES
(Including S i n g l e W o r k e r s )
T A B L E A-8: C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index--United States and Selected Areas _1/
F o r U r b a n W a g e Earners and C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s , C o m m o d i t y G r o u p s
1964 A n n u a l a v e r a g e Indexes ana P e r c e n t C h a n g e s , 1963 to 1964
U.S
City
Average

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Detroit

HonoLos
lulu
fUigeles(Dec.
Long
Beach
1963=100)

Indexes (1957-59= =100 u n l e s s
A l l items
A l l items (1947-49=100)

-

Food
Food at home
C e r e a l s and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and fish-Dairy products
Fruits and vegetablesO t h e r foods at home
Food away from home
Housing
Shelter

-

-

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities

-

G a s and electricity
Household furnishings and o p e r a t i o n
A p p a r e l and u p k e e p
M e n ' s ! and b o y s '
Women s and g i r l s '
Footwear

-

Transportation
Private
Public

-

H e a l t h and recreation
M e d i c a l care
P e r s o n a l care
Reading and recreation
O t h e r goods and services

New
York

Philadelphia

San
St, FranciscoL o u i s Oakland

otherwise specified)

108 1
132, 6

106. 7
132 1

107. 9
133. 9

106. 1
133..8

104.,0
128.,2

1 0 0 .4
(2/)

110.,2
137.,4

110,,4
133,,0

108,.8
133,.6

108,.1
134,.2

110.6
140.4

106
104
109
98
104
115
101
115

4
7
6
6
7
3
6
2

104. 8
104 2
103 1
98 2
101 9
lib 7
105 8
106 9

3/106.6
3 / 1 0 3 .,7
3 / 1 1 6 .,2
3/ 96.,8
3 / 1 0 0 .,9
3 / 1 1 2 .,2
3 / 1 0 1 .,9
3 / 1 1 8 .,1

106. 1
105.,4
107.,9
100.,5
111..0
111.,5
102,,2
109.,9

101.,9
100,,7
102,,4
96,,1
104,.3
106,,6
9 8 .,6
109.,4

100.8
100.,8
100.,9
100. 2
9 9 .,4
103.,3
100.,6
100.,6

108. 2
105.,5
118.,0
94..7
107.,7
120,,9
9 7 .,1
118.,8

108.,4
105,,5
111..2
99.,8
102,.3
118..8
102,,0
121.,8

105.,2
103,.2
105..7
95..7
106.,2
113..5
101,.5
116,,0

107,.6
104,.8
107,.3
100,.3
107..8
112,.1
102,,2
118,.0

107.7
105.0
110.0
99.2
107.2
116.2
99.1
119.4

107
108
107
109
107
103
107
102

2
7
8
1
3
s
9
8

105
104
104
104
111

105,,1
105..3

110,,0
112,,9
114.,1
106,,2
113.,1
103.,2

110..2
105,.5
103,.6
102,.9
103,.6

104,,9
104,,1
105,, I
103,,4
108,,4
105,,0
111.,0
104,,4

112.9
117.0
120.4
115.2
103.0

100,,0
101.,1

Ill,,7
114.,3
115,.4
112..6
105.,2
105,,5
105.,7
107..9

108,,5
109,,9

105.,3
105..5
103,,5
105,,9
104,,8

98..6
9 5 .,9
94,.8
96,,3
103.,2
99.,5
105,.3
100,.7

100.,6
100.,5
100,,6
100.,4
100.• 0

111 4
103 6

106,,7
107..1
108,.0
106,.7
107.,4
102.,7
103,,9
105,,5

105
106
102
111

7
1
3

104
104
99
112

8
6
6
4

106,,8
106.,4
104.,3
117..5

102,,0
102..1
97.,5
109.,1

106,.5
103,.6
108,.5
110,.6

101.,1
100,,4
101.,7
100.,7

106,,6
108,.6
104,,2
109,,6

108,.6
109,.2
103,,4
111..7

109,.5
106,.0
105,.2
111,.4

106.,5
107..7
102,.7
112,.7

108.8
105.8
103.7
111.8

109,.3
107.,9
119..0

111,.2
108,,8
124,.1

110,,7
107.,8
123,,3

106.,7
106..7
107,,4

104,.6
102,>1
114,.4

99.,2
9 9 .,1
100.,0

116,,3
112,,3
138.,6

106,.3
108,.4
100,.7

114,.0
111,.1
124,.4

110,.0
108,.5
116,.6

112.4
101.1

113..6
119,.4
109,.2
114.,1
108,.8

111,.3
115..5
110,.0
111,.4
109,.4

111..3
129..4
108,,2
105,,4
104. 7

110.,2
127,.8
111,,0
100,.0
101,.5

114,.4
124,.6
108,.3
110,.9
4 / 1 0 8 ..9

100..5
101.,7
100.,2
100,,2
9 9 ,,9

110.,4
118..2
107,.7
103.,8
107.,7

116,,2
119,.2
108,.0
122,.1
3/111,,4

114,.1
123,.1
107,.1
111,.7
3/110,.1

115,.5
115..7
113,.3
121,.8
111,.2

113.7
121.4
115.6
109.0
108.8

1..6

1,.5

1,.8

1.6

1,,2
1..1

1,.0

0

9
5
4
4
5

"

100.4
103.9

111.1

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s 1963 to 1964
A l l items

1,.3

-

1,.5

1,.0

1,.0

5,.5
3,,0
.5

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

1,.1
1,.7
g
i

1,.7
2,,1

.3
.1

2,.0
.3
- ,.5
0
.4

2,.8
1,.3

1..2

Food
Food at home
C e r e a l s and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and fish
Dairy products
F r u i t s and vegetables
O t h e r foods at home
Food away from home

1,.2
.5
- 1,.6
.9
3,.9
3,.9
1,.8

Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities-F u e l oil and coal
G a s and electricity
Household f u r n i s h i n g s and operation

.9

- 1,.3
- 1,.6
- .1

(^

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

.8
.3
- .5
- 2.6
.7
1.8
3.9
2.2

.5
.6

1,.9
2,.6

1,.7
2,.3

1..4
2,.2

1..5
1,.8

1.9
3.2

2,.6

2,.2
1,.6
1,.5
.2
1,.2

3.8
- 3.5

2,.4
3,.0
.5

.2
.2

1,.3

.8
1,.5
3,.1
.4
.1

.2

-

.6
.5

1,.1
- 1,.9
1,.6

1,.3
- 1,.2

Transportation
Private
t u b lie

1,.4
1,.4
1 .8

2,.8
1,.0
12,.0

H e a l t h and recreation
M e d i c a l care
P e r s o n a l careReading and recreation
Other goods and services

2,.0
2,.1
1,.2
2,.3
1 .6

3,,2
2,.4
.9
2,.2
6,.9




.7

1,.2
1,.8

.6
2,.1
2,.6
1,.1

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

- 1,.2
-

-

0

,.1

-

.2

2,.5
.6
1,.4
.5

.1
.4

-

0

-

-

1.,0

.7
- 2,.0
.4
4,.7
4,.7
2,.0

.3
.4
.5
.9

.9

1/ See f o o t n o t e 1, table A - 2 .
2/ Not a v a i l a b l e .
3/ 10 m o n t h a v e r a g e .
4/ 11 month a v e r a g e .

.4
2,.2
3,.2
.5

1,,8

(2/)

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

,.8

.2

1,,3

-

.4
.3
-

.6
.2
.7
.3
.2

.5
.7

A p p a r e l and u p k e e p
Men's and b o y s '
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s '
Footwear

0,.8

.3
.3

- 1..6
- 1,.8

-

.3
.1
- 3,.1
.9
.9

--

0,,4

-

,7

2,.6
.8
,.4
.4
.7

1..4
.8
2,.6
.1

1..4
2.,5
1.,5
,6

1,.5
2,.4
1,.0
.4

.8
1,.0
0

3..8
3.,9
.1

.3
.4
.1

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

1,.4
2,.0
0

2.6
2.9

1,.9

1.,7
2.> 5
1,.8
.9
,9

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

1,.9

3,.9
I,.1
L .6
.2

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

1.6
2.5
3.1
.8
.5

-

3.,0
,.5

£

-

- 1,.3

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

-

.3
.4
.7
.7

-

- 7.6
.9

1,.3
3,.3
- 1,.3
3..0

.5
3,.0
2..1
2,.4

-

1.1
1.8
.5
.4

0

9
NEW S E R I E S
(Including S i n g l e W o r k e r s )
T A B L E A-9: C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x - - F o o d , G r o u p s and Items
1964 A n n u a l A v e r a g e I n d e x e s , and P e r c e n t C h a n g e s , 1.963 to 1964
U . S . City Average
(1957-59=100 u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d )
Item o r G r o u p

T o t a l food
Food away from home
R e s t a u r a n t meals
o n a c k s 1/
Food at home
C e r e a l s and bakery productsFlour
C r a c k e r m e a l 1/
C o r n flakesRice
B r e a d , white
B r e a d , w h o l e wheat 1/
Cookies
L a y e r c a k e 1/
C i n n a m o n rolls 1/
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and fish
MeatsBeef and v e a l
S t e a k , round
S t e a k , sirloin 2/
S t e a k , p o r t e r h o u s e 1/R u m p roast 1/
R i b roast
C h u c k roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
L o i n roast 2/
P o r k sausage 1/
H a m , whole
P i c n i c s 1/
Bacon
Other meats
L a m b c h o p s _1/
Frankfurters
H a m , c a n n e d 1/
B o l o g n a sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
L i v e r w u r s t 1/
Poultry
Frying c h i c k e n
C h i c k e n breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
Fish
S h r i m p , f r o z e n 1/
F i s h , f r e s h or frozen
Tuna f i s h , c a n n e d
S a r d i n e s , canned 1/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
M i l k , f r e s h , delivered
M i l k , f r e s h , skim 1/
M i l k , evaporated
Ice c r e a m
C h e e s e , A m e r i c a n process-Butter
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/

D e c e m b e r 1963 = 1 0 0 .
A p r i l 1960 = 1 0 0 .
5 month average.
3 month average.
2 month a v e r a g e .
J u l y 1961 = 1 0 0 .




1964
Average
106.4
115.2
115.1
100.8
104.7
109.6
106.7
101.9

118.0

106.2
113.3
100.8
100.1
98.5
99.7
98.6
99.4
101.9
101.4
96.3
99.6
98.1
105.1
96.4
100.8
98.0
116.5
96.1
101.4
104.7
100.3
94.5
97.4
93.6

102.2

Percent
Change

1.2

1.8
1.7

1.2
.5
2.5
2.4
.8
.5
.9

1.6
1.5
3.0
3.3
3.7

.4
4.9
2.4
.1
.5
.7
1.3

.4
.3

102.8
102.1
99.5

101.1
100.

101.
87.
87.
97.
98.
107.4
90.6
114.7
101.7
98.8
104.7
103.3

2.2
2.2

1.5
0

106.1

.9
.3
1.4

99.9
102.9
96.2
113.4

.2
1.9
2.7

102.0

1.0

Item or G r o u p

Fruits and v e g e t a b l e s
F r e s h fruits and v e g e t a b l e s
Apples
Bananas-Oranges
O r a n g e j u i c e , fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Crapes * 3 /
strawberries * 4/
Watermelon * 4/
Potatoes
OnionsA s p a r a g u s * 1/ 5/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
C u c u m b e r s _1 /
Lettuce
P e p p e r s , g r e e n 1/
S p i n a c h JL/
Tomatoes
P r o c e s s e d fruits and v e g e t a b l e s
Fruit cocktail, canned
P e a r s , c a n n e d 1/
G r a p e f r u i t - p i n e a p p l e j u i c e , c a n n e d 1/
O r a n g e juice c o n c e n t r a t e , frozen
L e m o n a d e c o n c e n t r a t e , frozen 2/-B e e t s , c a n n e d _1/
•
P e a s , g r e e n , canned
T o m a t o e s , cannedDried beans
B r o c c o l i , f r o z e n JL/
O t h e r food at home
Eggs
F a t s and oils:
Margarine
Salad d r e s s i n g , I t a l i a n 1/
Salad or cooking oil J/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
G r a p e jelly
Chocolate bar
S y r u p , c h o c o l a t e flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
C o f f e e , can and bag
C o f f e e , instant 6/
Tea
C o l a drink-----C a r b o n a t e d fruit d r i n k JL/
P r e p a r e d and partially prepared foods 1/B e a n s o u p , canned 1./
C h i c k e n s o u p , canned 1/
S p a g h e t t i , c a n n e d 1/
Mashed p o t a t o e s , instant 1/
P o t a t o e s , french f r i e d , f r o z e n 2/
B a b y f o o d s , canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
P r e t z e l s 1/
-

1964
Average
115.3
119.2

116.8
97.3
134.2
100.5
150.7
125.2
122.7
109.1
133.0
109.4
85.4
124.8
101.3
105.3
129.9
114.4
135.2
101.0
109.3

110.8
102.3
104.8
100.2
134.1
99.7
98.6
109.1
103.2
104.2
97.8

101.6
95.0
95.4
99.9
98.7
115.5

117.2
114.5
105.1

100.0
101.4
92.8
114.3
102.3
124.5

101.1
99.6
99.5
99.6
100.4
98.2
89.7

108.6
100.3
101.3

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NEw

S&RlEo

( I n c l u d i n g S i n g l e Workers)
T A B L E A-10:

C o r r e c t e d I n d e x e s for S t , L o u i s
(1957-59=100)

Fuel
ana
Utilities

Gas
and
Electricity

Nov.
Oct.
5ept.
Aug *
July
June
May
upr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

107.6
108.1
108.0
108.0
107.3
109.0
109.2
109.4
109.4
107.9
107.9

109.4

1963:

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
sept.
Aug.
JulyJune
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

107.8
107.8
107.6
106.7
105.8
105.8
105.7
106.5
106.8
106.8
106.5
106.4

112.0

A n n u a l Average:

1963

106.7

111.2

1964:

110.3
110.3

110.3
109.1

111.8
112.1
112.1

112.0
112.0

112.0

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SERIES

TABLE C-I:

C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x - - S e l e c t e d C i t i e s J./
All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
Pricing
s c h e d u l e 2/

City

Indexes
1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 100
October

Kansas City
Minneapolis
Portland

—

1
1
1

2
2
2

December

Cincinnati

3

136.2
134.3
135.7

106.9

0.5
*5
•4
August
1964

1964
132.2
134.7
131.1

107 .3
106.8
109,9

Percent change
July
1964

1964

llu.l
108.6
109.5
November

Houston
Milwaukee
Scranton

1947-49=100

0
0.5
a
September
1964

1964

130.1

- 0.1

from-October
1963
1.3
1.1
2.2
November
1964
0.6
1.2
1.9
December
1964
1.7

If T h e o l d s e r i e s C o n s u m e r P r i c e Inciex, U . b . c i t y a v e r a g e , h a s b e e n d i s c o n t i n u e d w i t h the J u n e 1964
p u b l i c a t i o n . C o n t r a r y to o r i g i n a l p l a n s , P o r t l a n d a n d S c r a n t o n w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d on the old s e r i e s b a s i s
t e m p o r a r i l y . I n d e x e s f o r C i n c i n n a t i , H o u s t o n , K a n s a s C i t y , and M i n n e a p o l i s w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d o n the o l d
s e r i e s b a s i s f o r the d u r a t i o n of 1 9 6 4 a n d the f i r s t p a r t of 1 9 6 5 , a n a w i l l b e a a d e d to t h e n e w s e r i e s i n d e x
in 1 9 6 6 . T h e p r e s e n t I n d e x f o r M i l w a u k e e c a l c u l a t e d b y s p e c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t w i t h the C i t y of M i l w a u k e e , is
n o w p u b l i s h e d on the o l d s e r i e s b a s i s , ana w i l l a l s o b e a d d e d to the n e w s e r i e s i n d e x in 1 9 6 6 .
2/ F o o d s , f u e l s , a n a s e v e r a l o t h e r i t e m s p r i c e d e v e r y m o n t h in a l l c i t i e s ; m o s t o t h e r g o o d s a n a s e r v i c e s
priced as indicated:
1 - J a n u a r y , April, J u l y , and O c t o b e r .
2 - February, M a y , August, ana November.
3 - M a r c h , J u n e , September, and D e c e m b e r .




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TABLE C-2:

Consumer Price Index--All Items and Commodity G r o u p s for Selected Cities
M o s t recent index and p e r c e n t changes f r o m selected d a t e s
(1957-59=100)
Kansas
City

Group

Minneapolis

Portland,
Oregon

Houston

Indexes
October
All items--

Milwaukee

SERIES

1/

Scranton

Cincinnati

(1957-59=100)
November

1964

December
1964

1964

110 1

1 0 8 .,6

1 0 9 .,5

107.3

106.8

1 0 9 ,.9

106.9

Food-Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y a n d fishDairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home-

108 2
107 8
113 3
100 6
1 1 0 ,,3
1 1 4 ,,9
1 0 6 ,.5

1 0 5 ,,2
1 0 3 ,,2
104,.5
9 9 ,.1
106,,7
106,.9
102,.3

1 0 7 .,5
1 0 6 .,4
108,.5
102,,5
110,.0
115,.3
100,.8

106.1
103.4
110.5
95.7
103.5
112.3
101.9

104.9
103.6
97.4
101.7
107.0
108.5
103.8

105,.6
103,,8
111,.4
9 9 ,.2
101,.8
110,.9
101,.0

104.9
103.3
109.4
100.0
100.7
113.8
98.5

Housing
Rent
G a s and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings- Household operation

1 0 8 ,.0
1 0 4 ,,5
1 1 5 .,9
1 1 2 ,,3
9 9 ,,2
117,.9

107,,1
108,,5
101,.6
104,.5
98,.9
109,,5

110,.6
107,.3
102,.5
102,.4
98,.4
111,.3

105.4
100.1
133.0
98.9
115.3

105.6
101.8
103.4
115.8
103.1
113.3

107,.9
109,.2
105,.5
104,.1
94,.9
113,.2

103.8
102.9
110.1
107.7
98.2
112.4

1 0 7 ,.8
1 1 1 ..0
104,.4
1 1 4 ,.7
1 0 0 ,.5

105,,2
110,,1
100,.7
110,,8
98,.3

107,.7
111,.8
104,.0
112,.5
101,.3

105.7
107.9
103.7
109.7
102.8

105.1
108.4
101.0
109.5
103.3

105,.7
108,.8
103,.2
108,.9
101,.0

104.0
107.8
98.2
113.6
99.5

107,,9
104,.7
125,.4

110,,2
108,.6
121,,9

106,.0
102,.8
126,.8

108.8
106.4
124.3

109.2
109.0
111.2

110,.2
107,.9
125,.3

110.4
109.3
117.8

116,.3
114,• 3
124,.2
115,.8

131..8
106,.5
113,.3
106,.8

117,.3
111..7
117,.9
104,.9

113.5
113.9
114.3
107.9

111.2
112.6
112.5
106.8

117 .8
119 .8
140,.1
112,.8

124.2
106.8
117.3
105.8

Apparel-Men's and boys'-Women's and g i r l s '
Footwear
Other apparel
Transportation
Private
Public--

-

-

-

-

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

-

Percent Changes
J u l y to O c t o b e r

All items
Food
Food at home
C e r e a l s and b a k e r y p r o d u c t s M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
O t h e r foods at home

0

6.0

.5
- 1.0
1.4

2.6

.8

1.0

9.0
2.4

A u g u s t to N o v e m b e r

0.4

0.5

.1

1964

.6
.7

.2

2.0

2.1

-11.7

2.9
9.8
1.3

2.8

1.2

Housing
Rent
G a s and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation--

.5
1.5

5.2
.5
.1

Apparel
Men's and boys'
W o m e n ' s and girls'-Footwear
Other apparel

3.3
.3
7.2
1.1
2.1

2.9
1.5
4.1
3.9
.9

2.5
.7

Transportation
Private
Public
-

1.0

.9

1.0
1.2

2.3
2.7

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
O t h e r g o o d s and services
1/ S e e f o o t n o t e 1 , t a b l e C - l .




.7
.4

0
0

.4

.2

0

0

.1

.2

2.7
.3

.2

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.9

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.4

0

.2

6.0
1.3

1.6

0.3
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3.6
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2.2

4.3

0

.2

-

.7
.9
1.7
.2
1.1
4.8

- 1.1
- 1.3
3.7

1.3
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.9
.4

0

.3

.1

.6

.6
.7

.2
.7
1.5
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1.3
1.4

0

0

0

.3
1.5

.1

.1

2.1
0

1.1

.6
0

.1

.2

2.9
.7

.2

.6

2.4
- 8.9

-

3.8

0

1.8

- 1.6

0

.4

.7
.4

0.1

0.5

1.0

.1

1964

.8

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1.2
.7
.5

.8
.5
.7

1.1
1.3

0
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4.2
- 2.5

0

13
Brief

of all
Prices for these it
tions of 33 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17
to represent all urban places in the United States, including
.. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,
stations, and other types of stores and
clerical
in all
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other item*
50 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other oMSa's and cities. Mail
sed to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates,
>, and certain other items which change in price infrequently. Prices
1
goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau s
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in
tion are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spendthe total index with weights based on the I960 populations of SMSA's ana cities they
represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, ana are also available
on the bases of 1947-49=100 and 1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the
8
17 SMSA s for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the
following additional locations:
Ohio - Findlay
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
*

Michigan - Niles
Minnesota - Crookston
Mississippi - Vicksburg
New Jersey - Millville
New York - King
North Carolina
North Dakc
- Devils Lake

Oregon - Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania - Lancaste
South Carolina - Union
Tennessee - Nashville*
Utah - Qrem
Virginia - Martinsvi
• Green Bay*

for individual

only that

in price levels or in living
A description of 1
United States city average i
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
(addresses below).

341

1371 P
30309
450 Golden Gate Avenue
California 94103




historical
tables of index numbers for the
1
for 17 large SMSA s are available on request to the
D.C. 20212 or any of its regional offices

York,

me
York 10001

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114







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