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THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX

DECEMBER 1965
U.S. CITY A V E R A G E
and
SELECTED AREAS

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
W . Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner




OF

LABOR




Released January 27, 1966
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR DECEMBER 1965
Consumer prices increased by 0.4 percent in December 1965, the United
States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. While prices
advanced over the month for nearly all major categories of consumer goods and services,
this larger-than-usual increase was caused mostly by higher food costs. At 111.0 percent of the 1957-59 average, the all-items index climbed to a new record high for the
third consecutive month and was 2.0 percent above December 1964.
Price Changes> November-December 1965
Food prices averaged 0.8 percent higher in December, with fresh vegetables showing the largest price increase (nearly 3 percent) as supplies were cut by
bad weather in many parts of the country. Prices of tomatoes and green peppers rose
sharply in response to curtailed supplies caused by heavy October rains in Florida.
Cabbage prices also increased substantially, as adverse weather conditions in Florida,
Texas, and California delayed harvesting. On the other hand, supplies of lettuce were
plentiful from peak harvesting activity in Arizona, and prices fell sharply.
Meat prices resumed their advance to a record high, 13% percent above a
year ago. Nearly all meats were higher, with the advance being led by a 3.8 percent
increase in pork prices, when supplies of pork from the small 1965 spring pig crop
proved insufficient to meet the demand. Rising demand for eggs, augmented by military
and export purchases and accompanied by a drop in production, brought a price increase
of nearly 7 percent. Egg prices usually decline in December. Retail prices of white
bread also increased, reflecting higher wholesale prices which were attributed to rising costs of flour and labor.
Fresh fruits represented the major exception to higher food costs in
December. While apple prices advanced, oranges and bananas were down, as a result of
larger supplies. An increase of nearly 5 percent in apple prices was seasonal, following the end of the fall harvest season.
In addition to higher food prices, an advance in housing costs also
contributed to the rise in living costs in December. Homeownership costs and rents
increased, domestic service and baby-sitter rates were up, and fuel oil prices rose
seasonally. Fees for professional medical services also rose further and barber and
beauty shops raised their charges.
Transportation costs averaged fractionally higher when a strong market
kept used car prices from declining as much as usual in December, while gasoline and
motor oil prices and automobile insurance rates moved higher.
Apparel prices averaged unchanged, as a decline in prices of women's
apparel, resulting from coat and sweater clearance sales, was offset by increases in
prices of men's and boys' clothing and footwear.
Price Changes, December 1964 to December 1965
The December index was 2.0 percent above a year ago, primarily because
of rising costs of services and food. Foods averaged 3.5 percent higher over the year,
in spite of a decline in fruit and vegetable prices amounting to more than 3 percent.
Meat prices, which were up by 13% percent over a year ago, were the major cause of the
rise in food costs. Pork production for the first 11 months of 1965 was approximately




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10 percent less than in the corresponding period a year earlier and prices were nearly
a third higher. Egg prices rose 15.5 percent above their depressed 1964 levels, as
demand was strong enough to outstrip the small increase in supply.
Prices were down over the year for all fresh fruits except apples. Substantial decreases occurred for oranges, grapefruit, and bananas, reflecting increased
1965 supplies. Potatoes and lettuce led the price decline for fresh vegetables. Plentiful coffee supplies brought falling prices of nonalcoholic beverages—particularly
instant coffee.
Prices for consumer services were 2*7 percent higher, on the average,
than in December 1964, the largest year-to-year increase for the month since I960.
Household services advanced nearly 2% percent, reflecting higher rates for domestic and
laundry services. Continuing and widespread increases in professional medical fees and
hospital service charges and in premium rates for automobile insurance also contributed
significantly to the rise. In addition, there were widespread increases for barber and
beauty shop services during 1965.
The most significant over-the-year price decline was for used cars, representing the first December-to-December decrease since 1960. Market reports indicate
that dealers were being extremely selective and cautious. Also, many former used-car
buyers may now be in the market for new automobiles. The mid-year excise tax reduction
was largely responsible for price decreases for appliances and some other goods.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
More than half a million workers will receive increases in their cost-ofliving allowances based on the national Consumer Price Index for December© The largest
group, about 440,000 employees in the trucking industry, will receive 3 cents under the
first review of a 1964 agreement. Some of the increase may go into fringe benefits 9
depending upon negotiations. About 50,000 workers, mostly in the aircraft industry,
will receive 2 cents an hour, based on the change in the index since September. Some
22,000 workers in various industries, including interstate and local transit, will
receive 1 cent an hour based on monthly, quarterly, and semiannual reviews.
About 4,300 workers in the New York area will receive 1 cent an hour
based on the quarterly change in the New York index.




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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-l: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, December 1965
and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes
(1957-59=100)

Group

Percent change to
December 1965 from—

Index
(1957-59=100)

Percent
change to
1965 from—
1964
Average

December
1965

November
1965

December
1964

All items

111.0

110.6

108.8

0.4

0.7

2.0

109.9

1.7

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

110.6
108.9
112.2
110.1
106.1
111.0
103.8
119.9

109.7
107.8
111.4
108.5
105.8
109.9
102.9
119.6

106.9
105.1
111.0
99.0
105.6
114.5
101.9
116.0

.8
1.0
.7
1.5
.3
1.0
.9
.3

.8
.8
.8
.3
.8
2.3
.8
.9

3.5
3.6
1.1
11.2
.5
- 3.1
1.9
3.4

108.8
107.2
111.2
105.1
105.0
115.2
101.8
117.8

2.3
2.4
1.5
6.6
.3
- ,1
.2
2.3

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

109.4
111.8
109.5
112.9
108.1
108.6
108.0
103.6

109.2
111.5
109.3
112.5
107.9
107.2
108.0
103.3

107.8
109.5
108.4
110.0
107.9
105.8
108.3
102.9

.2
.3
.2
.4
.2
1.3
0
.3

.7
.9
.4
1.2
.7
4.1
.1
.5

1.5
2.1
1.0
2.6
.2
2.6
- .3
.7

108.5
110.6
108.9
111.4
107.2
105.6
107.8
103.1

1.2
1.7
1.0
2.1
- .1
2.0
- .1
.3

Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls' Footwear

108.1
109.3
104.3
115.6

108.1
109.2
104.6
115.1

106.6
107.1
103.3
111.7

0
.1
.3
.4

.8
1.3
.5
1.9

1.4
2.1
1.0
3.5

106.8
107.4
103.1
112.9

1.0
1.2
.8
1.7

Transportation
Private
Public

111.6
110.1
122.0

111.5
110.1
121.6

110.5
109.0
120.3

.1
0
.3

.5
.5
.3

1.0
1.0
1.4

111.1
109.7
121.4

1.6
1.7
2.0

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

116.6
123,7
110.0
115.4
113.4

116.4
123,4
109,6
115.4
113.3

114.3
120,3
110.0
114.9
109.2

.2
.2
.4
0
.1

.7
.7
.7
.5
.6

2.0
2.8
0
.4
3.8

115.6
122.3
109.9
115.2
111.4

1.8
2.4
.6
1.0
2.4

110.8
111.3

110.4
111.2

108,6
109.6

.4
.1

,6

2,0
1.6

109.6
110.4

1.5
1.4

107.4
109.4
102.4
119.3

107.1
108.9
102.4
119.0

105.7
106.5
103.4
116.2

.3
.5
0
.3

,8
.7
.7
.7

1.6
2.7
- 1.0
2.7

106.4
107,9
102.6
117.8

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

105.7
108,4
107.2
105.5
109.1
98.7
118.2
96.1
97.8

105.6
108.3
107.2
105.7
108.9
98.7
• 118.7
96,0
97.6

104.9
106.3
105.8
104.6
106.7
101.6
123.7
97.9
98,2

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

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

.8
2.0
1.3
.9
2,2
2,9
4.4
1.8
.4

105.1
107.2
105.8
104.4
108.0
99.0
120.8
96.9
97.9

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

121.6
118.4
121.3
128.9
123.2

121.3
118,1
121.0
128.5
123.0

x 118,2
115.6
116.8
124.5
119.8

.2
.3
.2
.3
.2

,7
,7
,9
,9
.5

2.9
2.4
3.9
3.5
2.8

120.0
117.0
119.3
127.1
121.8

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

136.2
229.2

135.7
228.4

133.5
224.7

$0,901
.734
.436

$0,904
.737
.438

$0,919
.749
.445

November
1965

-

September
1965

December
1964

1965
Average

Special groups:
All items less shelter
All items less food
' Commodities JJ —
Nondurables
Durables ]_/ 8/
Services 9/

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1957-59=$1.00
1947_49=$1.00
1939=$1.00
1/
2/
3J
4/
5/
6/
7/
8/
9/
10/
11/

-

-

-

-

1.1
1.8
.4
2.3
.7
1.4
.9
.8
1.7
2.2
.7
1.5
.5
2.6
1.9
3.7
3.2
2.8

134.8
227.0
-

.3

-

.7

- 2.0

$0,910
.742
.441

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




-

- 1.6

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

Area 1/

Pricing
Schedule 2/

Indexes
1957-59=100

Other
bases

1947-49=100

Percent changes from
September
1965

December 1965

—

December
1964

U.S. City Average

M

111.0

136.2

0.7

2.0

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Philadelphia

M
M
M
M
M

108.8
108.0
113.2
113.5
111.8

137.2
133.2
141.2
136.8
137.3

.7
1.0
.4
.5
.9

2.2
3.1
1.6
2.2
2.0

July
1965

October 1965
1
1
1
1

Boston
Houston 3/
Minneapolis-St. Paul 3/
Pittsburgh

113.6
109.3
110.1
110.7

140.8
134.7
136.2
136.4
November 1965

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Milwaukee 3/
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) 3/
Seattle
Washington

104.6
107.8

133.9

108.7

137.1

111.8
110,5

140.5
133.0

100.3

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

109.2
110.9
107.9

135.2
137.6
131.3

114.6
111.5
113.6

141.8
138.4
144.2

1.8
4/ 1.9
1.4
1.7

August
1965

November
1964

September
1965

December 1965
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati 3/
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Kansas City 3/
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

0.1
.7
.4
- .1

0.6
.7
1.0
- .2
.7
.3
.8

102.7

103.9

October
1964

0.9
.8
.7
1.6
.3
1.5
.8

2.4
1.8
2.0
1.8
1.5
1.5
December
1964
1.7
2.1
.9
2.9
5/ 2.9
2.3
1.8

1/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas(SMSA) except for
New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for
the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since 1960.
2J Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services prices as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.
3/ Not included in U.S. average.
4/ Change from November 1964.
5/ Change from January 1965.
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas JL/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent changes from November 1965 to December 1965

Group

U.S. City
Average

All items
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
JL/
2/

See footnote 1, table A-2.
Not available.




Chicago

Detroit

0.4

0.4

0.4

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

.7
.1
.4
.5
.2
.3
.6
- .1
(2/)

1.3
.3
.4
- .1
0
0
.1
- .1
(2/)

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

0.4

0.3

0.4

.6
.5
.4
.1
,0
.3
.7
- .4
(2/)

.9
.3
.5
.1
.2
.8
- .2
0
(2/)

1.3
.3
0
- .1
.2
.3
.2
.3
(2/)

-

-

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
December 1965 indexes and percent changes from September 1965

Group

U.S.
City
Average

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Cincinnati
2/

Detroit

Honolulu
(Dec.1963=
100)

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
All items

111.0

109 .2

110 .9

108 .8

107 .9

108 .0

103 .9

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

110.6
108.9
112.2
110.1
106.1
103.8
119.9

109 .8
109 .4
107 .1
109 .8
104 .8
111 .1
111 .0
111,.3

111 .5
108 .2
115 .1
110 .1
105 .0
108 .0
102,.1
124,.7

111 .2
110 .7
111 .3
112 .0
112 .1
110 .1
106 .1
114 .4

107 .8
106 .3
109 .5
111 .7
100 .7
110 .5
97 .8
116 .9

107 .9
106 .4
106 .7
111 .3
105 .9
101 .3
101 .1
116 .8

105 .9
106 .4
103 .8
108 .2
98 .8
116 .0
101 .5
104 .2

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

109.4
111.8
109.5
112.9
108.1
108.6
108.0
103.6

108 .7
108 .5
105,.5
109,.3
110,.5

105,.8
106 .4
106,.7
105,.2
105,.6
105,.2
105,.2

103 .1
101 .5
103,.1
100,.8
105,.1
107,.0
107,.3
102,.8

101,.7
101 .0
96,.9
102,.1
102,.2
100,.6
104,.3
100..7

105 .3
107 .8
103,.7
110,.6
99,.4

110,.7
105,.6

109,.2
111 .0
109,.2
111,.8
105..4
109..5
98,.1
107..9

99,.9
101,.5

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

108.1
109.3
104.3
115,6

106,.8
106,.0
100..0
119,.2

109.,1
108.,8
105.,9
125.,0

105,.1
105,.1
101,.2
113..5

107,.7
109,.4
100,.5
118.,0

109..2
106.,5
110..7
116.,9

102.,7
100.,5
105.,5
101.,6

Transportation
Private
Public

111.6
110.1
122.0

111.,5
109.,1
124.,5

113.,3
110.,8
123.4

109.,9
110.,2
109.,1

111.,4
109.,7
124.,0

110.,4
108.,9
114.,7

98.,1
99.,7
90.,5

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

116.6
123.7
110.0
115.4
113.4

112..3
119.,1
110..9
110.,6
109. 5

113.9
134. 7
111.,6
107. 6
105. 4

112.,2
131.,5
110.,4
99.8
(4/)

115.,1
128.,0
106.,4
115.,9
106. 1

117.,1
128.,6
111.,0
110.,9
(4/)

104.,3
105.,7
3/102.,2
100.,4
109. 6

111.0

!

—

Percent changes September 1965 to December 1965
All items

0 .7

0 .9

0 .8

0 .7

0 .7

1 .0

1.6

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

.8
.8
.8
.3
.8 •
2 .3
.8
.9

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

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

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

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

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

2.5
3.0
1.8
1.9
.6
10.9
.1
.8

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

.7
.9
.4
1 .2
.7
4,.1
.1
.5

1 .2
1 .9
.1
2 .4
0

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

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

2.4
3.4
.3
5.5
0

.7
.6
.5
.5

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

-

—

—

0
.5

.8

.1
.2

1,.3
.5
1,.9

-

.1
.1
—

.2
.1

1,.9
-

,.2

.5

•.1

.3
.5
.8
2,.6

.8
1,.1
0
2..3

.9

-

,.9

-

-

Transportation
Private
Public

.5
.5
.3

1..0
1.,0

1.,0

0

0

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

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

.7
.7
.7
.5
.6

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

.5
.9
,3
.7
,3

,8
,8
,5
.,1
(4/)

See footnotes at end of table.




-

-

-

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

5/
-

-

0
.1

-

.3
,1

-

,.6

-

,,3

1,.0

2.,6

,5
,5
,2

1.,0
1.2

.5

-

3

.3
.4
0

3
2
2
.9
(4/)

.4
.6
1.7
- .3
.9

_

1.,0
1.,4

-

,6
,1

-

-

0
.7

.

.

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
December 1965 indexes and percent changes from September 1965—Continued

Group

Kansas
City
2/

Los
Angeles ~
Long
Beach

Philadelphia
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

All items

( 114.6]

113 .2

113 .5 \

111 .8

111 .5

113 .6

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

114 .4
114 .1
114 .9
113 .4
116 .9
116 .7
108 .8
115 .9

111 .1
107 .5
118 .0
100 .8
109 .0
121 .0
96 .4
124 .5

111 .5
108 .4
112 .6
109 .3
102 .9
110 .0
104 .4
125 .6

109 .5
108 .0
110 .7
106 .5
110 .5
109 .0
103 .5
118 .5

114 .0
111 .8
109 .8
116 .2
112 .4
112 .1
106 .0
120 .9

111 .8
108 .6
111 .6
108 .4
107 .5
116 .2
99 .6
126 .0

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

109 .1
108 .8
104 .6
110 .6
114 .2

114 .7
120 .2

111 .1
113 .7

111 .5
103 .3

114 .8
106 .6
112 .3
101 .9
104 .9

107 .7
108 .7
106 .2
109 .1
107 .7
105 .8
109 .8
105,.7

116 .3
121 .3
123 .8
120 .0
103 .6

116 .1
104 .4

114 .2
117 .6
118 .1
116 .4
107 .6
113 .5
108 .1
108 .6

107 .6
106 .0

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

112 .3
114 .9
107 .8
118 .7

107 .6
110 .4
104,.0
114,.0

111,.5
113 .1
106,.4
117 .5

112 .7
110 .2
108 .3
116 .9

108,.9
110 .1
105 .7
118 .5

111 .2
109 .6
106 .3
114 .6

Transportation
Private
Public

117 .1
114,.9
125,.7

119 .8
115,.8
139,.9

108 .5
110,.8
6/101.7

117 .3
113,.0
136 .7

112 .7
111,.2
117,.9

112 .6
114,.1
101 .0

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

123,.6
129,.2
112,.0
126,.9
119 .0

111,.2
121,,2
106,.6
103,.9
(4/)

121,.0
124,.9
108,.3
123,.9
(4/)

116,.0
128,.2
107,.2
112,.0
111,.7

117,.1
121,.4
111,.3
120,.6
112,.6

116,.0
126,.2
119,.6
108,.4
110,.9

123 .4
104 .3

—

—

—

Percent changesi September 1965 to December 1965
All items

0,.3

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

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

Housing
Shelter
Rent
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
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/

0.4
-

..5

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

1.,0
1.,5

0
0

- ,,2

—

,1
0

—

2.,1
0
—

—

- .,1

—

1

,3

-

,2

,3
3
.8
3.3

- 8
- .3
2.6

•,2

0..5

0,.9

1..5

0 .8

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

1,.2
1,.4

1.,8

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

,7
,8
5/ !,3
1.,2
8
4. 6
- .5
5

2..9

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

1.,1
1..5
- - - —

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

- .,1
,5

_ .7
-

2
1.8
2.2

,8
-

1.,3
.1
2.,6

- .1
•1

7
7
7

6
6
0

1.,3
1.,4

0
,8
1.1
3
2

0
7
- 1.0
5
(4/)

,9
1.,3
2
- 2
(4/)

,3
,4

6

-

0

1.1
-

3
,1

See footnote 1, table A-2.
Not included in U.S. average.
Corrected index for September 1965 is 100.5.
Not available.
Change from October 1965.
Corrected indexes: November 1964 is 100.9; December 1964 through November 1965 is 101.7.




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

1,.6
2..5
.5
3.,1
1.,0
,5
1.,9
,4
3
,6
8
1.7
2.6
2.8
9
,3
,6
,9
0
,3

.6
.6
.4
,8
0
—

0
,9

1.,0
,9

1.6
1.7
1.2
1.3
,4
,7

1.,4
,3
,4
,5

7

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
December 1965 indexes and percent changes from November 1965
Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Food
away
from
home

Other
foods
at home

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

110.6

108 .9

112 .2

110 .1

106 .1

111.0

103 .8

119.9

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Chicago
Cincinnati 2/
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston 2)
Kansas City 2_t
Los Angeles-Long Beach
cuj.wauK.ee z/ — —
Minneapolis-St. Paul 2/
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
q o-n uicgu
THpan v^eu
("R^h. 1X7UJ—_LVJU^
D O ^
?//
odLi
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington

109.8
111.5
112.5
105.2
111.2
107.8
107.2
106.2
107.9
105.9
112.4
114.4
111.1

109 .4
108 .2
109 .7
104 .9
110 .7
106 .3
105 .6
106 .4
106 .4
106 .4
110 .6
114 .1
107 .5

107 .1
115 .1
113 .6
100 .0
111 .3
109 .5
107 .9
105 .9
106 .7
103 .8
118 .1
114 .9
118 .0

109 .8
110 .1
112.4
109 .8
112.0
111 .7
111 .2
112 .1
111 .3
108 .2
108 .5
113 .4
100 .8

104 .8
105 .0
104 .0
99 .9
112 .1
100 .7
98 .4
101 .3
105 .9
98 .8
105.4
116.9
109 .0

111 .1
108 .0
112 .0
103 .9
110 .1
110 .5
107 .1
103 .6
101 .3
116 .0
116 .3
116 .7
121 .0

111 .0
102 .1
104.4
105 .4
106 .1
97 .8
99 .3
104 .1
101 .1
101 .5
105 .4
108 .8
96 .4

111.3
124.7
124.9
106.9
114.4
116.9
116.1
105.5
116.8
104.2
121.0
115.9
124.5

109.3
111.5
109.5
109.3
114.0

108 .2
108 .4
108 .0
108 .6
111 , 8

107 .0
112 .6
110 .7
112.2
109 .8

110 .1
109 .3
106 .5
116 .1
116 .2

107 .5
102 .9
110 .5
98 .5
112.4

111 .6
110 .0
109.0
107 .2
112 .1

104 .7
104 .4
103 .5
103 .9
106,.0

113.7
125.6
118.5
113.5
120.9

111.8
110.3
110.4

108,.6
107,.6
107,.9

111,.6
103,.0
110,.1

108,.4
109,.6
108,.5

107,.5
112,.1
107,.6

116 .2
111 .6
106,.8

99 .6
101,.1
104.1

126.0
122.3
121.2

Percent changes November 1965 to December 1965
i
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Chicago
Cincinnati 2/
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston 2/
Kansas City 2/
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee 2/
Minneapolis-St. Paul 2/
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) 2/
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington
1/
2/

0.8

-

-

0,.7

1,,6
1.,4
,1
,5
,9
1.,0
,5
,9
1.A
1.,4
2.,2
0
7

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

—

.9
.9
1.3
.7
1.2

1. 2
1. 1
1. 7
8
1. 4

1.0
1.0
1.0

1. 2
1. 2
1. 3

—

See footnote 1, table A-2.
Not included in U.S. average.




1.3
1.4
.1
.4
.7
.9
.5
.7
1.3
1.2
1.7
.1
.6

1..0

—

5
1. 5
2. 2
- 2.0
1
-

-

-

6
0
•8

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

0,.3

1,.0

0,.9

0.3

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

.4
1..2
.2
1..5
1.,6
1..0
- 1.,5
2.,1
1. 8
5.,6
2.,1
- 1.6
2.,8

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

.3
.8
.4
.2
.3
.2
.4
.1
.9
.2
.2
.3
.2

9
1. 7
2. 3
3
5

.1
0
.1
.1
0

—

2. 1
1.4
2. 2
2. 5
3.0

___-

1. 3
1.0
2. 5

-

-

—

—

8
9
4
3
1. 1

1.0
1
6
5
1. 2

___
-

2
2
4

___
-

3. 8
4. 2
2. 8

_

_

___

-

-

4
1.0
4

.1
.7
0

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-6: Consumer Price Index--Food, Groups, and Items
December 1965 indexes and percent changes November 1965 to December 1965
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at homeCereals and bakery productsFlour
Cracker meal JL/
Corn flakes
Rice
---Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat If
Cookies
—
Layer cake If
Cinnamon rolls JL/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse IfRump roast 1/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Haraburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics If
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops If
Frankfurters
Ham, canned JL/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage If
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts JL/
Turkey If
Fish
Shrimp, frozen If
Fish, fresh or f r o z e n —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned If
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process-Butter
1/
2/
3/
*

December 1963 = 100.
April 1960 = 100.
July 1961 = 100.
Priced only in season.




Index

110.6
119.9
120,1
104.0
108.9
112.2
109.1
114.0
118.3
106.4
115.8
105.1
98.9
99.4
101.9
110.1
113.3
108.9
107.3
103.2
108.1
104.0
116.0
103.3
108.4
102.5
120.5
122.8
120.8
129.8
129.0
123.8
123.3
130.5
113.6
113.9
114.1
116.8
111.4
109.1
110.6
89.4
89.2
99.4
103.2
111.5
95.7
118.6
101.4
105.4
106.1
104.3
107.7
100.5
105.2
93.7
118.0
105.7

Percent
Change
0.8
.3
.3
.3
1.0
.7
- .2
.5
- .1
- .1
1.6
.5
.2
1.4
.9
1.5
1.8
.6
.4
.8
.7
1.1
.7
.7
.5
- .8
.1
3.8
2.0
2.7
2.1
13.0
2.5
3.5
1.2
.6
.7
4.2
.5
.8
.7
- .1
- .2
.4
.4
.2
.3
- .3
.2
.5
.3
.3
.1
- .1
- .1
.4
.8
.6

Percent
Change

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh If
Grapefruit
Grapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
Eotatoes
Onions
Asparagus * I f —
Cabbage—
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers If
Lettuce
Peppers, green JL/ —
Spinach V
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned If
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate frozen 2/
Beets, canned If
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen JL/
Other food at home

111.0

1.0
.9
4.8
4.0
5.1
2.1
4.2

112.2
107.9
89.1
116.5
85.5
119.7

-

119.0
97.9
*

- .3
- *2.9

-

Eggs

113.8
101.7
109.6
106.6
112.7
141.3
97.3
150.1
110.0
103.6
109.6
98.8
93.4
89.3
99.4
116.6
108.0
121.6
96.1
103.8
109.6

10.4
1.9
1.3
1.2
-17.7
12.9
1.0
38.3
1.1
1.2
1.6
.6
.1
- .3
.5
.9
1.4
4.0
.7
.9
6.8

Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian JL/
Salad or cooking oil U
—
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored J L /
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods JL/
Bean soup, canned If
Chicken soup, canned JL/
Spaghetti, canned If-Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

101.5
101.0
110.3
112.0
108.6
116.1
98.4
99.5
99.5
93.3
98.0
100.7
126.8
102.3
99.4
98.0
98.7
101.7
104.9
85.9
104.9
102.0
99.6

0
.1
0
.4
.5
1.2
3.5
.3
0
.2
1.2
.7
.5
0
.5
.1
.3
1.1
1.0
3.5
.4
.1
.2

-

-

-

-

-

9

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

TABLE A-7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59=100)

Health and recreation
1

116 .6
116 .4
116 .2
115 .8
115,.6
115,.3
115,.7
115 .6
115,.4
114,.9
114,.7
114,.5

123 .7
123,.4
123,.0
122 .8
122 .8
122 .7
122,.2
121,.8
121 .6
121,.4
121,.0
120,.6

110,.0
109,.6
109,.2
109,.2
109,.0
108,.7
111,.0
111,.0
110,.7
110,.4
110,.1
110,.0

115..4
115.,4
115.,2
114.,8
114.,3
114.,6
115.,7
115.,9
115..9
115.,4
115.,2
115.,0

113.4
113.3
113.3
112.7
112.6
111.5

110,.0

114.,9

109.2

109,.9
109..2
107,.9
106,.5
104,.6
104,.1
90,.0

115.,2
114..1
111..5
109.,6
107.,2
104.,9
92.,1

111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
94.3

Housing

Transportation

110,.6
109,.7
109,.7
109,.7
110..1
110..9
110..1
107..9
107..3
106,.9
106,.6
106.,6

109..4
109..2
109,.0
108,.6
108,.2
108,.3
108,.2
108,.2
108,.2
108..2
108..2
108..1

108.,1
108.,1
107.,8
107.,2
106.,4
106.,1
106.,9
106.,8
106.,3
106.,0
105.,8
105. 6

111 .6
111 .5
111 .2
111 .0
111,.0
111,.5
111,.2
111,.4
111,.0
110,.6
110,.6
111,.1

108.,8

106..9

107,.8

106.,6

110,.5

114,.3

120,.3

109.,9
108.,1
106.,7
105,,4
104.,2
103.,1
93.,3

108..8
106..4
105..1
103..6
102..6
101.,4
94.,0

108..5
107,.2
106..0
104,.8
103,.9
103..1
94.,1

106.,8
105. 7
104.,8
103.,6
103.,0
102.,2
95. 9

111,.1
109,.3
107,.8
107,.2
105,.0
103,.8
89,.7

115,.6
113,.6
111 .4
109 .4
107,.3
105,.4
91,.4

122,.3
119,.4
117,.0
114,.2
111,.3
108,.1
88,.6

All
items

Food

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

111..0
110..6
110..4
110,.2
110.0
110,. 2
110..1
109..6
109..3
109.,0
108..9
108.,9

1964:

Dec.

Annual Average:

1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1955




Personal
care

Apparel
and
upkeep

Date

1965:

Total

Medical
care

Reading
and
recreation

Other
goods
and
services

111.0
110.6
110.3
109.5
109.4
109.3

10

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-8: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
1965 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1964 to 1965

Group

U.S.
City
Average

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Cincinnati
1/

Detroit

Honolulu
(Dec.1963=
100)

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
All items
All items (1947-49=100)

109.9
134 .8

108 .1
133 .8

109 .6
136 .0

107 .6
135 .7

107 .2
130 .5

106 .4
131 .2

102.1
(3/)

108 .8
107 .2
111 .2
105 .1
105 .0
115 .2
101 .8
117 .8

107 .4
106 .9
104 .4
104 .4
104 .4
116 .6
106 .6
109 .4

109 .3
106 .3
115 .5
104 .5
102 .7
113 .4
100 .0
121 .6

108 .8
108 .2
109 .6
106 .9
111 .4
112 .1
103 .0
112 .1

106 .2
104 .7
108 .7
106 .0
100 .2
113 .5
97 .0
115 .5

105 .0
103 .6
105 .1
104 .6
103 .9
105 .6
97,.9
113,.3

103.5
103.7
101.9
104.3
99.4
110.3
100.5
102.9

108 .5
110 .6

107 .3
106 .4

105 .3
105 .8

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities

111 .4
107 .2

106 .6
110 .6

107 .8
103 .1

110 .7
104 .8

105 .9
104 .9
1U4 . y
' 105.0
104 .6

103 .1
101 .5
10 1. L
100 .7
105.4
xU j. 4
107 .9
102 .7

99,.9
98,.3
95,. 9
99.0
102,.5
1UU. j
104,.8
100,.0

102.5
103.7
lUz . 4
104.5
99.4

Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

107 .9
109 .2
iUo • 7
109 .4
105 .2
1U<4. y
99 .2
106 .8

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

106 .8
107.4
103 1
112 9

105 .9
105,.4
99,.3
117,.4

108 .1
107 .3
105 .9
120 .7

103 .1
102 .9
98 .6
110 .8

106 .7
108 .3
99 .8
115 .4

108,.2
105,.6
110,.2
113,.2

102.1
100.4
104.3
100.7

Transportation
Private
Public

111 .1
109 .7
121,.4

110 .8
108,.4
124,.5

112 .4
109 .8
123 .4

109 .3
109 .8
107 .8

110 .5
109 .1
120 .9

109,.0
107,.4
114,.6

98.1
99.7
90.5

115 .6
122 .3
109 .9
115,.2
111,.4

112,.4
118,.2
111,.1
111,.4
109,.6

112 .9
132 .6
110 .1
107 .0
105,.1

111 .2
130 .0
110 .6
100 .3
(3/)

114 .8
126 .2
106 .5
116 .2
106,.1

116,.8
127,.9
110,.9
112,.4
(3/)

102.8
104.5
101.3
100.7
104.6

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

.

:

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

i

99.9
101.2

Percent <changes 1964 to 1965
All items

1,.7

1,.3

1,.6

1,.4

0,.8

2,,3

1.8

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

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

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

2,,5
2,.5
,.6
8.0
1,.8
1. ,1
- 1,.9
3.,0

2,.5
2,.7
1,.6
6.4
.4
.5
.8
2.,0

1,.6
1,.7
.6
7,.0
.1
- 1,.0
- 1.4
1..7

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

2.7
2.9
1.0
4.1
0
6.8
.1
2.3

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

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

1.,3
1.,8
,8
2.,1
,8

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

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

1.,3
2.,5
1.,2
2.,8
,7
,8
- ,,5
•,7

1.9
3.2
1.8
4.1
- .6

.,6
1.,2

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

1.,0
8
.,3
4.4

1.,2
,8
1..5
2.,7

1.,1
,8
1,,1
1.,6

.7
,7
,4
1,,9

1. 6
1.9
1.6
2.4

1.0
0
2.6
0

4
4
3

1.,5
1.,9
,1

2.,4
2.,9
,4

,2
0
2, ,6

4. 2
4. 6
,2

1.0
2.3
1.0
0
2

1.,4
2.,5
1.8
1.,5
,4

,9
1.,7
,4
,3
(3/)

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

2. 1
2.,6
2.,4
1.,4
(3/)

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

1..0
1.,2
,8
1..7

Transportation
Private
Public

1.,6
1. 7
2.0

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

1.8
2.4
6
1.0
2.4

See footnotes at end of table.




—

-

-

_
-

-

—

_

-

-

-

.1
.1

-

.1
.6
- 3.4
2.3
2.8
1.1
.5
4.7

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-8: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Cities 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
1965 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1964 to 1965—Continued

Group

Kansas
City
1/

Los
Angeles-

New York

Philadelphia

St. Louis

Beach

San
FranciscoOakland

Indexes (1957--59= 100 unless otherwise specified)
All items
All items (1947-49=100)

113 .3
140 .2

112 .5
140 .3

112 .2
135 .2

110.6
135.8

109.9
136.4

112 .7
143 .0

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

111 .3
110 .8
113 .2
106 .2
113 .6
118 .7
106 .3
113 .1

110 .7
107 .4
120 ,7
99 .3
108 .6
121 .9
96 .3
122 .9

109 .8
106 .6
111 .7
105 .0
100 .8
114 .6
101 .8
124 .2

107.2
105.4
108.3
100.9
108.8
112.8
100.2
117.7

111.5
109.0
109.1
108.4
111.2
115.6
103.1
120.1

110 .2
107 .1
109 .7
105 .1
107 .0
117 .6
98 .3
124 .2

Housing
Shelter

108 .8
108 .2

113 .3
118 .2

113 .3
116 .5

109.9
112.2

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities

109 .7
114 .7

120 .8
103 .5

116 .9
104 3

111 .6
103 .3

113.0
105.8
IUO . ±
101.9
104.1

115 .6
120 .4
1ZZ . y
119 .0
102 .2

Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

115 .0
106 .7
±±u . J
107 .7
108 .2

106.2
106.4
±UD . o
106.2
107.2
lio. 4
109.0
104.9

107 .6
104 .8

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

110
113
104
115

0
1
1
9

107 .6
110 .1
104 .9
111 .0

110 .0
110 .9
104 .9
113 .6

110.9
107.8
106.8
112.9

107.7
108.6
104.7
114.8

110.4
108 .1
105 .5
112 .7

Transportation
Private
Public

116,.0
113,.8
125,.6

118,.8
114,.8
139 .0

107,.7
109,.9
101 .7

117.0
112.9
135.7

111.0
109.4
117.0

111 .9
113 .3
100 .8

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

123,.1
126,.8
114,.2
127,.4
117,.8

111,.3
120,.3
107,.9
104,.3
(3/)

119,.4
123,.2
108.6
123,.7
(3/)

115.5
126.4
107.4
112.1
111.6

116.9
119.9
112.4
121.8
111.7

115 .4
124 .4
118 .9
109 .1
110,.2

Percent changes 1964 to 1965
All items

3.,2

2..1

1..6

1.7

1.7

1,.9

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

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

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

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

1.9
2.1
2.5
5.4
2.4
- .6
- 1.3
1.5

3.6
4.0
1.7
8.1
3.2
3.1
.9
1.8

2,.3
2,,0
,.3
5,.9
.2
1,.2
,8
4.0

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

1. 2
1.5
3
2.0
4

3.0
4.,7

1.3
2.1

1. 1
9

- 1.3
1

1.,4
1.,9
1.,6
2. 1
1.4
4. 5
1.,9
3

2.5
.3
4.3
- 1.0
.5

1.2
2.2
.7
2.7
- 1.1
.4
- 1.8
.5

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

2. 1
2.4
4.5
1. 1

9
1.4
7
1.3

1.3
1.6
1.5
1. 7

1.3
1.7
1.5
1.3

1.1
.8
1.9
1.9

1.,5
2. 2
1. 7
8

Transportation
Private
Public

6.8
7.9
2

2.1
2.2
3

1.3
1.4
1.0

2.6
1.6
9.1

.9
.8
.3

7
8
•3

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

3.4
4.8
.3
4.9
1.9

8
1.8
2
5
(3/)

2.8
3.4
6
1.3
(3/)

1.2
2.7
.3
.4
1.4

1.2
3.6
- .8
0
.4

1/
2/
3/

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




—

-

-

—

5.,9
- 2.,5
—

-

-

-

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

-

1.5
2.5
2.9
1
1.3

12

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-9: Consumer Price Index--Food, Groups, and Items
1965 Annual Average Indexes and Percent Changes, 1964 to 1965
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery productsFlour
Cracker meal I/-Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake JL/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse l/Rump roast IV
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 21
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics JL/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops 1/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts JL/
Turkey 1/
Fish
Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned 1/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process-Butter
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
*

December 1963 = 100.
April 1960 = 100.
July 1961 = 100.
Five month average.
Three month average.
Priced only in season.




Index

108.,8
117.,8
117.,8
102,.7
107.,2
111..2
109..5
110..2
118..9
106.,3
114..7
103..4
99.,2
97..6
100..6
105..1
106,.9
106,.8
105..6
102..1
106,.6
101,.6
113,.2
101,.3
105,.7
100,.7
119,.2
109,.4
112,.2
118,.1
114,.9
103,.9
107,.8
114,.1
107 .7
111,.8
108,.7
104,.9
105,.7
103,.9
105,.8
90 .0
90 .3
99 .5
101 .9
110 .6
94 .6
116 .7
101 .9
104 .2
105 .0
102 .8
106 .6
99 .6
105 .3
94 .4
116 .6
103 .6

Percent
Change
2.3
2.3
2.3
1.9
2.4
1.5
2.6
8.1
.8
.1
1.2
2.6
- .9
- .9
.9
6.6
7.5
4.8
4.1
6.0
7.0
3.6
7.7
5.1
4.9
2.8
2.3
13.8
10.7
12.8
14.6
9.9
10.7
21.9
5.4
8.8
6.5
5.4
4.5
3.6
3.8
3.1
3.4
1.8
3.2
3.0
4.4
1.7
.2
5.5
.3
- .5
.5
- .3
2.3
- 1.9
2.8
1.6

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes * 4J
Strawberries * 5/
Watermelon * 5/
Potatoes-OnionsAsparagus * _1/ 4_/
Cabbage—
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers JL/
Lettuce
Peppers, green JL/ —
Spinach JL/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned JL/
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen JL/
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian IJ
Salad or cooking oil 1/ —
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored JL/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned JL/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

-

-

-

1/

115.2
121.7
119.7
95.3
118.4
91.1
139.0
113.4
133.5
99.5
164.5
116.6
101.6
126.4
103.7
105.1
121.4
117.9
137.5
98.9
112.9
107.3
97.9
100.0
99.4
102.7
92.0
97.9
114.3
104.4
109.4
95.5
101.8
92.8
101.9
100.0
108.5
113.5
108.1
115.1
104.9
99.5
100.6
94.8
102.1
100.7
125.8
102.1
100.5
98.1
99.4
100.7
106.7
92.1
106.9
101.3
99.3

OLD SERIES

TABLE C-l:

Consumer Price Index—Portland, Oregon and Scranton
All Items and Commodity Groups
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100)

Portland., Oregon
Group

Scranton

Index

Percent change to
October 1965 from—

October 1965

July 1965

Index
November 1965

Percent change to
November 1965 from—
August 1965

All items
All items (1947-49=100)

112 .9
139 .9

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

110 .5
108 .6
109 .6
112 .6
110..4
107,.9
103,.0

.3
.7
.2
2 .3
.2
-10 .7
2 .9

107 .7
106 .1
111 .8
110 .7
102,.3
101,.9
101 .9

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

114..6
108,.8
102,.5
104,.2
97,.8
115,.9

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

107,.1
109,.8
104,.8
103..5
95,.8
113,.2

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

113.,0
119.,5
108..8
115.,1
105.,0

4 .2
3 .6
5 .8
2 .3
3,.3

108..0
110,.7
105,.1
113..2
103.,0

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

Transportation
Private
Public

108.,6
105.,8
126.,8

-

1,.5
1,.7
0

109.,9
107..5
125.,3

.3
.4
0

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

123. 2
111. 4
118. 0
106. 8

.2
.2
- 1,.6
.3

134. 1
119.,4
148.,9
113.,1




0 .4
—

—

111 .7
133 .3

0 .1
—

-

_
_

.5
.4
.2
.4
2 .8
- 7 .9
3 .1

_
-

-

-

.5
.1
0
3,.0
.6
.1

3.,3
.5
..1
0

14

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods
and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families
and single persons living alone* It is based on prices of about 400 items which were
selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by
wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 33 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,
which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, including
Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage
earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in
a l l ^ O locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
mont:h in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail
questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the
spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49-100 and 1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 17 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

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

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

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

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114













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WASHINGTON, D.C.

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