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price index
for December 1969

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
March 1970

the consumer price index
a monthly report
on consumer price movements
including statistical tables
and technical notes.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
George P. Shuttz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

Consumer Price Indexes
Commodities and Services
1967-69 = 100
1601

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1968)

ALL SERVICES
35.80%
FOOD
22.46%
NONDURABLES LESS FOOD - - - 24.48%
DURABLE COMMODITIES
17.26%

Nondurables Less Food

1961

1962

1963

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




1964

1966

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

"Seasonally Adjusted
Latest Data: December 1969

The Consumer Price Index—December 1969

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in December to 131.3 (1957-59=100),
following a 0.5-percent rise in November. Nearly half of the increase was attributed to
sharply higher food prices, particularly fresh vegetables, and eggs; most of the remainder
was caused by higher charges for consumer services.
At its December level, the index was 6.1 percent above a year earlier, the
largest increase for any 12-month period since November 1951. Of the major components of
the index shown below, higher service charges constituted over two-fifths of the 6.1-percent increase since December 1968 and higher food prices contributed about a quarter of
the rise.
Contribution to Change in the All Items Index
December 1968-69

All items
Services
Food
Nondurables less food
Durables

Percent
Change

Contribution
to Change

6.1

100.0
42.9
26.4
18.0
12.7

7.4
7.2

4.5
4.5

December 1967-68
Percent
Change

4.7

Contribution
to Change

4.3
4.4

100.0
46.8
20.7
23.3

2.5

9.2

6.1

Food
The larger than usual increase—1,4 percent—in food prices
twice the November rise. The acceleration was due almost entirely to a
in prices for food bought for home consumption that occurred when heavy
coincided with reduced supplies of vegetables, eggs, dairy products,and

in December was
1.6-percent increase
holiday demand
coffee.

Fruit and vegetable prices advanced 4.0 percent (up 2.8 percent when seasonally
adjusted) as fresh vegetable prices, up 10 percent in November, jumped 11.8 percent. Cucumbers, green peppers,and tomatoes led the increase. The higher vegetable prices were attributed to low supplies as the winter vegetable season drew to a close in California and the
winter harvest in Florida was delayed by inclement weather. The unusually sharp increase
for eggs, 15 percent compared with 6.8 percent in November, was the result of strong demand
from egg processors and from consumers who may have begun eating more eggs in preference to
the more expensive meats.
In response to higher farm prices and increased processing costs, dairy products
prices rose 1.0 percent, the largest 1-month increase in 18 months. Fresh milk and ice
cream led the advance with hikes of over 1 percent each.
Higher coffee prices, resulting from crop damage in Brazil, caused a 1.2-percent
increase in nonalcoholic beverage prices following last month's 1.7—percent advance.
Prepared and partially prepared foods, cereals and bakery products each increased 0.6 percent, more rapid advances than in November.




Instead of showing their usual December decline, meat prices were 0.2 percent
higher than in November. Greater than seasonal increases for pork and other meats more
than offset lower prices for beef and veal which continued to decline for the fifth consecutive month. Prices fell for poultry and rose for fish.
Fresh fruit prices were down substantially except for apples. Greater supplies
of citrus fruits from all producing States resulted in price decreases of 5.6 percent for
oranges and 1.5 percent for grapefruit.
Services
Consumer services moved up 0.7 percent. Nearly half of the increase was caused
by higher insurance and finance charges which rose 1.3 percent. Automobile insurance rates
increased 4.2 percent and homeowners 1 and property insurance rate increases were put into
effect in several cities.
In addition, householders paid more for nearly all other services; rising costs
of labor and materials were behind the 0.9—percent rise in home maintenance service charges;
interior house paint rose 0.6 percent. Higher laundry flatwork and general domestic services caused the rise in housekeeping services. Fairly widespread rate increases for gas
were reported, and public transportation rates were raised 1.3 percent due to approval of
higher taxicab and airplane fares.
Medical care services moved up mainly because of higher physicians 1 fees, eye
care prices, and hospital service charges. Men's and women's haircuts and movie admissions
rose also.
As in the rest of 1969, economic conditions were cited as the principal reason
for rent increases which in December amounted to 0.4 percent, equalling the record increase
in August. Higher laundry expenses and costs associated with customer damage to rooms were
cited by hotel and motel proprietors as hotel and motel room rates were up in all regions
with increases averaging 0.7 percent.
Nondurables less food
Nondurable commodities other than food advanced 0.2 percent (0.4 percent
seasonally adjusted), as a decline in apparel prices nearly outweighed increases for most
other nondurable consumer goods.
Gasoline prices rose 0.5 percent, almost entirely as the result of the return
to "normal" prices after price wars in the Los Angeles area. Other price changes in this
category were mixed and largely offsetting. Higher laundry soap and detergent prices led
the advance in housekeeping supplies; fractional increases also were reported for scouring
pads, paper napkins,and envelopes. Tobacco products prices increased 0.5 percent, less
than half the rise reported for November, and with publishing costs increasing, especially
for newsprint, newspaper prices averaged higher in December. Prices for footwear continued
to rise.
Price reductions were widespread for apparel, but somewhat less than usual for
December as stores held pre-Christmas sales for heavy outerwear and began their traditional
yearenci clearance sales. Prices were notably lower for women's dress coats, sport coats
and car coats, men's tailored clothing and shirts. Some price cuts also were reported for
such year-round items as women's street dresses, girls' dresses and boys f dungarees.




3
Durables
The advance in consumer durables prices slowed to 0.1 percent in December, down
substantially from October's peak increase of 1.4 percent. Moderate increases for furniture,
household appliances, and other housefurnishings, each up 0.2 percent, just managed to outweigh the effect of price drops for new and used cars and some household items. Concessions
on new car purchases offered by dealers were increased, but not as much as usual for this
time of year; as a consequence, dealers 1 selling prices decreased, less than expected.
1969 Prices
In 1969, as in 1968, prices rose for all classes of consumer goods and services.
Prices moved higher by 6.1 percent between December 1968 and December 1969 compared with
the 4.7—percent rise in 1968.
Service charges increased an average of 7.4 percent. This compares with 6»1
percent in 1968 and 3.9 percent in 1967. Increased service charges were responsible for
two-fifths of the advance in the total index. Food prices also rose more than the overall
CPI in 1969 (up 7.2 percent) and their influence on the total price movement increased from
one-fifth to just over one quarter in 1969. Nondurable commodities other than food and
durable commodities each rose 4.5 percent; durables made up more of the price rise in 1969
than in 1968.
Services
In 9 of the 12 months last year, the rise in service charges exceeded the
average monthly price movement for all items. Insurance and finance charges, up 12.5
percent, were responsible for over 40 percent of the increase.
The 12-month rise for automobile insurance rates quadrupled from 3.4 percent
in 1968 to 14.3 percent in 1969. This was the largest calendar year increase since 1952.
Mortgage interest rose 12.5 percent, constituting one-tenth of the rise in the overall
index; homeowners1 taxes and insurance increased 7.1 percent.
Nearly all household services rose more in 1969 than in 1968; maintenance and
repair services were up 11 percent, led by furnace repair charges which were up nearly
15 percent. Electricity rates increased 3.2 percent last year compared with 0.5 percent
the year before; gas bill increases in 1969 were double those in 1968.
Residential rents increased 3.7 percent, rising 0.3 percent in each month of
1969 except August and December, when the increases were 0.4 percent. Hotel and motel
room rates increased 9.5 percent during 1969, mainly because of higher maintenance, operation, and labor costs.
Except for professional medical and dental fee increases which were up by 7.2
percent, medical care service charges rose less during 1969 than in 1968. Price rises for
"other services" also were not as steep last year while public transportation fares and
automobile repair costs rose about as much as in 1968.
Food
Strong demand for high protein foods was the principal factor in the 1969 food
price rise of over 7 percent. Meat, poultry, and fish prices were in the van with
increases ranging from 2 to 5 times those of 1968; they averaged 11.2 percent higher in
1969. Egg prices rose 25 percent during the year, not quite equal to the 27 percent
increase in the year ending December 1968, and cheese prices rose nearly 8 percent.




Reduced supplies of fresh vegetables caused mainly by inclement weather brought
increases of 6.6 percent in the fresh fruit and vegetables index. The same lack of supplies
buoyed processed vegetables prices. On the other hand, fresh fruits ended the year at
lower levels and processed fruits reflected these decreases.
Declining milk cow herds contributed to an increase of 4.1 percent on dairy
products during the year; cereals and bakery products rose 4.0 percent and coffee prices
were 5.6 percent higher than in December 1968, when they went up 0.7 percent.
Nondurables less food
Consumers paid 4.5 percent more for nondurable commodities other than food in
December 1969 than they had 12 months earlier. This was about the same as the rise during
1968.
Tobacco products prices were raised 8.8 percent during the year, mainly because
of widespread increases in State and local taxes on cigarettes. Gasoline prices increased
3.2 percent, nearly twice as much as in 1968, despite the prevalence of some localized
price wars. Led by higher prices for wines and beer purchased for consumption away from
home, alcoholic beverage prices rose 4.3 percent last year. Drugs and prescriptions rose
1.1 percent compared with 0.4 percent during 1968.
Other nondurable commodities rose, but less than in 1968, including apparel
commodities which were higher by 5.3 percent compared with 6.7 percent the preceding
12-month period.
t
Durables
Durable commodities prices increased 4.5 percent during 1969 compared with
2.5 percent in 1968, 2.9 percent in 1967, and only 0.7 percent in 1966.
The cost of houses continued to mount rapidly in 1969. The volume of new
construction of single family homes fell well below levels necessary to meet the demand
created by new family formation and urban growth.
New car prices were up by 2.1 percent compared with 1.4 percent in 1968. Most
of the increase occurred at the time of model changeover. After adjustment for quality
differences with 1969 cars, 1970 model cars were about 2 percent higher. Used car prices
advanced 4*4 percent as there was strong demand for clean Xate models.
Furniture prices rose 5.5 percent, the same as in 1968; appliances, floor
coverings,and other housefurnishing prite increases were not as large as in 1968.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Approximately 134,000 workers will receive cost-of-living wage increases, based
on the Consumer Price Index for December. About 85,000 workers will receive pay increases
based on the rise in the national index since December 1968, including 63,000 workers in
the glass container industry (1 percent); 14,000 airline employees (7 cents per hour); and
5,000 aerospace workers (2-1/2 percent). An additional 24,000 workers will receive hourly
pay increases of from 3 to 5 cents based on the rise in the national index from September
to December including 14,000 employees of the Greyhound Corporation and 9,000 workers in
the aerospace industry. About 1,500 employees of the Milwaukee and Suburban Transport
Corporation will get a 2-cent hourly increase, based on the December rise in the National
CPI.




Some 7,100 metal workers and machinists in the San Francisco Area will get
7-cent hourly pay increases, based on the rise in the index for the area since June.
About 6,000 bakery workers in New York City will get a 2-percent pay raise based on the
New York index and 1,600 transit employees in Baltimore will get an hourly increase of
5 cents based on the rise in the Baltimore CPI since June.
Approximately 12,000 other workers whose escalation reviews are tied to the
December CPI will not receive pay adjustments because they have already received the
maximums stipulated in their contracts.
A NOTE ABOUT CALCULATING INDEX CHANGES
Movements of the indexes from one date to another are usually expressed as
percentage changes rather than changes in the index points because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percentage changes
are not. The following example illustrates the computation of index point and percentage
changes:
Percentage Change

Index Point Change
December 1969 CPI (1957-59=100)
less November 1969 index
Index point difference =




131.3
130.5
0.8

Index point difference divided by
the index for the previous period:
131.3 - 130.5
x 100=0.6
130.5

- 6 TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, December 1969

Group

All -f fame
All XI GUIS — — — — » — — " — — — — — » —

———•-

All items (1947-49-100)

(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)
Indexes
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise noted)
December
Hoveaber
September
December
1969
1969
1969
1968
131.3
130.5
129.3
123.7
161.1
160.1
158.6
151.8

1

Percent change to December 1969 from:
Month
3 Months
1 Year
Ago

Ago
1.5
—

6.1
—

1.9
1.8
1.5

7.2
7.2
4.0

129.9
125.8
124.9
127.2
127.6
132.1
116.6
149.9

128.1
123.8
124.1
127.2
126.3
127.0
112.9
149.0

127.5
123.6
123.0
129.0
125.5
126.8
110.5
146.7

121.2
117.4
120.1
114.4
122.6
126.4
108.4
139.9

1.4
1.6
.6
.0
1.0
4.0
3.3
.6

130.5
138.5
121.0
145.4
114.6
119.2
113.7
120.0

129.8
137.7
120.5
144.5
114.2
118.9
113.2
119.6

128.6
136.1
119.7
142.6
113.3
118.1
112.0
119.0

122.3
127.6
116.7
132.0
111.5
116.2
110.0
115.1

130.8
132.0
127.2
144.4

130.7
132.1
127.4
143.9

128.7
130.0
124.6
142.3

124.3
125.3
120.8
136.3

Transpor tat ion
Private
New cars
Used cars $]
Gasoline
Public — — — — — — — — — — —

126.4
123.4
104.9
123.9
116.9
153.0

125.6
122.7
105.1
124.9
116.3
151.1

123.6
120.5
99.5
121.4
117.7
150.3

120.2
117.5
102.7
118.7
113.3
144.3

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

139.6
158.1
128.1
132.7
133.5

139.1
157.4

127.8
132.3
133.1

138.4
157.6
127.3
131.6
131.3

132.8
149.1
123.4
128.2
125.6

130.3
130.1
126.8

128.6
129.8
125.1

127.1
128.4
124.0

All items less food
All items less medical care

131.9
129.7

131.4
128.9

130.0
127.6

Commodities •
•
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities

123.6
127.7
125.7
130.3

122.9
126.7
125.5
130.4

113.6
106.5
148.3

Food
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep 4_/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'

Ago

0.6
—

- 1.4

11.2

1.7
4.2
5.5
2.2

4.1
4.5
7.6
7.1

.5
.6
.4
.6
.4
.3
.4
.3

1.5
1.8
1.1
2.0
1.1
.9
1.5
.8

6.7
8.5
3.7

.1

.3

1.6
1.5
2.1
1.5

5.2
5.3
5.3
5.9

.6
.6
.2
.8
.5
1.3

2.3
2.4
5.4
2.1
.7
1.8

5.2
5.0
2.1
4.4
3.2
6.0

.4
.4
.2
.3
.3

.9
.3
.6
.8
1.7

5.1
6.0
3.8
3.5
6.3

1.3
.2
1.4

2.5
1.3
2.3

...
...

124.7
122.2

.4
.6

1.5
1.6

5.8
6.1

121.7
125.8
124.4
128.1

117.2
120.7
120.3
123.7

.6
.8
.2
.1

1.6
1.5
1.0
1.7

5.5
5.8
4.5
5.3

113.5
106.5
147.2
153.1
143.3

108.7
103.0
138.1

142.9
134.5
120,9

.1
.0
.7
•8

•8
1.3

1.8
.3
1.6
1.7
1.8
3.0

4.5
3.4
7.4
8.0
7.4

134.3

111.6
106.2
146.0
151.7
141.8
132.1

12.5

109.8

109.2

108.4

105.8

.5

1.3

3.8

133,5
172.8

132.4
171.8

130.9
172.2

121.9
161.4

.8
.6

2.0
.3

9.5
7.1

$0,762
.369

$0,767
.371

$0,774
.375

$0,808
.391

.7

- 1.6

- 5.7

"

.1
«2

10.2
2.8
2.6
3.4
4.3

Seasonally Adjusted^
Food Apparel and upkeep
Transportation

...
__—

Special Groups:

Household durables
Services
— — — — .
Services less rent
— — — — — — — .
Services less medical care — - — — - —
Insurance and finance (Dec.1965-100) —
Utilities and public transportation
(Dec.1965-100)
Housekeeping and home maintenance servici
(Dec.19&5-100)
Medical care services
Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar:
1957-59-$l
1939-$1
\J
2J
3_/
4/
5/

154,3
144.4
136.0

-

...

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, w a t e r , and sewerage service n o t shown separately.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
1968 average not available.




...

...

- 7 TABLE 1-A: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
1969 annual average indexes
(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)
Indexes
(1957-59*» 100 unless otherwise noted)
1968
1969
Average
Average

Group

Percent change to
1969 from —
1968
Average

All items
All items (1947-49=109)

127.7
156.7

121.2
148.7

5.4

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
— — — — — — — — — —

125.5
121.5
122.4
123.2
124.5
128.4
109.9
144.6

119.3
115.9
119.0
113.7
120.6
126.8
104.5
136.3

5.2
4.8
2.9
8.4
3.2
1.3
5.2
6.1

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

126.7
133.6
118.8
139.4
112.9
117.8
111.5
117.9

119.1
123.6
115.1
127.0
110.4
115.1
109.5
113.0

6.4
8.1
3.2
9.8
2.3
2.3
1.8
4.3

Apparel and upkeep 4 / —
Men's and boys' — —
Women's and girls' —
Footwear
— — — — —

127.1
128.5
122.8
140.3

120.1
120.8
116.4
132.2

5.8
6.4
5.5
6.1

Transportation
— — — — — — — — — — — —
Private
— — —
— —
......
N
e
wc
a
r
s
— — — — — — — — — —
U
s
e
d cars 5/
— — — — — — — — — — —
Gasoline
— — — — — — — — — — — —
Public —

124.2
121.3
102.4
125.3
117.0
148.9

119.6
117.3
100.8
113.3
138.2

(I/)

3.8
3.4
1.6
<5/>
3.3
7.7

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

136.6
155.0
126.2
130.5
129.0

130.0
145.0
120.3
125.7
123.6

5.1
6.9
4.9
3.8
4.4

All items less food
—
All items less medical care
— — — — — — —

128.6
126.1

121.9
119.7

5.5
5.3

Commodities
— — — — — —
—
N
o
n
d
u
r
a
b
l
e
s
— — — — — — — — — —
Nondurables less food — — — — — — — —
Apparel commodities
— — — — — —

120.5
124.1
123.0
126.5

115.3
118.4
117.7
119.3

4.5
4.8
4.5
6.0

D
u
r
a
b
l
e
s
— — — — — — — — —
Household durables
— — — — — — — —
S
e
r
v
i
c
e
s
— — — — — — — — —
Services less r
e
n
t
— — — — — —
Services less medical care — — — — — — — —
Insurance and finance (Dec. 1965=100)
Utilities and public transportation
(Dec. 1965=100)
Housekeeping and home maintenance services
(Dec. 1965=100) —
Medical care services
— — — — — — —

111.6
105.5
143.7
149.2
139.7
129.2

107.5
101.4
134.3
138.6
130.8
115.9

3.8
4.0
7.0
7.6
6.8
11.5

—
—
—
—

———
— — — — — — —
— — — — — — —
— — — — — — —

— — — —
— — — —
— — — —
— — — —
—
—

— — —
— — —
— — —
— —

Special Groups:

107.8

104.1

3.6

128.0
168.9

118.2
156.3

8.3
8.1

$0,783
.379

$0,825
.400

Purchasing Power of Consumer Prices:
1957-59=$!
1939=$1

See footnotes, table 1.




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5.1

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TABLE 2: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

Indexes
Area 1/

Pricing
Schedule 2/

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

M
M
M
M
M

1957-59=100

1947-49=100

November
1969

September
1969

131.3

161.1

0.6

1.5

6.1

128.3
130.8
131.1
136.0
132.2

161.8
161.2
163.5
163.8
162.3

.5
.8
.8
1.0
•4

.9
1.7
1.2
1.9
.9

6.0
6.8
5.6
6.9
5.7

July
1969

134.7
129.8
130.3
128.5

166.9
159.9
161.2
158.3

2.0
2.2
1.8
.6
August
1969

November 1969

Buffalo (Nov.1963*100) Cleveland
Dal U s (Nov. 1963=100)
Milwaukee
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
Seattle
Washington
—--

123.2
129.5

160.8

127.0

160.2

130.0
132.0

163.3
158.8

123.7
117.0

December 1969

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

December
1968

December 1969

October 1969

Boston ——--------Houston ------------Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

Percent change from:

Other
bases

129.9
131.9
127.7

160.9
JL63.7
155.4

133.2
130.7
134.5

164.9
162.3
170.7

119.7

1.7
1.7
2.1
2.5
.9
.4
.9

October
1968
6.4
7.2
6.8
4.8
November
1968
5.4
6.3
7.2
7.0
5.2
4.4
5.7

September
1969

December
1968

1.0
1.2
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.2
1.3

6.4
6.4
5.5
5.1
6.1
5.9
6.2

1/
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except
for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since I960.
2/
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.




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TABLE 3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from November 1969 to December 1969

U.S. City
Average

Chicago

Detroit

Los AngelesLong Beach

All items

0.6

0.5

0.8

0.8

1.0

0.4

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

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

1.5
.1
.1
.7
.2
.1
(2/)
.1
.2

2.0
.5
.1
.5
.3
.4
(2/)
.2
.1

.9
.3
.3
3.3
.6
1.3
(2/)
.5
.0

1.8
1.0
.4
2.6
.3
.7

1.3
.2
.1
.1

Group

New York

Philadelphia

.4
.4
(2/)
.5
(2/)

(1/)
.6
.0

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.
2/ Not available.

TABLE 4: Consumer Price Index — United States City Average for
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for Selected Groups
Seasonally Adjusted
(1957-59=100)

Indexes

Group
December 1969

November 1969

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

130.3
126.2
128.1
127.1
135.2
115.4

128.6
124.5
127.5
125.7
131.5
112.7

127.1
123.2
126.8
125.1
131.0
109.3

1.3
1.4
.5
1.1
2.8
2.4

2.5
2.4
1.0
1.6
3.2
5.6

Fuel and utilities 1/
Fuel oil and coal

114.4
118.0

114.1
118.8

113.4
119.1

.3
.7

.9
.9

Apparel and upkeep 2J
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

130.1
131.3
126.1
144.3

129.8
131.2
125.9
143.5

128.4
129.5
124.1
142.3

.2
.1
.2
.6

1.3
1.4
1.6
1.4

Transportation
Private
New cars
Commodities less food
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities

126.8
123.8
103.5
123.6
120.1
127.7
125.4
129.5

125.1
122.1
103.0
122.8
119.7
126.8
124.9
129.4

124.0
120.9
102.4
121.7
118.8
125.5
124.3
127.7

1.4
1.4
.5
.7
.3
.7
.4
.1

2.3
2.4
1.1
1.6
1.1
1.8
.9
1.4

Durables

113.5

112.9

112.0

.5

1.3

isOilUUOUX LlCO

••»-•—•»—«—• «•«M.

September 1969

Percent changes to: Dec. 1969
From:
1 Month
3 Months
Ago
Ago

1 / A l s o includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
2/ Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.




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TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
December 1969 index and percent changes from September 1969
U.S. City
Average

Group

Chicago

Detroit

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
All ite

131.3

128.3

130.8

131.1

136.0

132.2

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 —

129.9
125.8
124.9
127.2
127.6
132.1
116.6
149.9

131,
129,
129,

131.6
136.5
130.8
118.2
139.9

129.3
127.0
121.9
135.3
134.1
119.6
116.3
142.5

125.8
120.2
123.6
116.0
123.8
136.4
105.8
146.1

132.9
126.6
123.0
127.5
121.4
138.6
118.7
159.8

129.7
124.4
124.7
121.7
135.1
130.1
114.1
157.8

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

130.5
138.5
121.0
145.4
114.6
119.2
113.7
120.0

124.1
129.7
(2/)
136.9
109.7
113.9
108.5
117.5

130.0
140.1
110.6
146.9
105.8
113.3
107.6
113.8

136.0
145.8
(2/)
154.0
111.9
119.4
118.1

134.7
141.2
131.3
146.6
113.8
124.5
112.5
130.0

129.2
136.1
(2/).
139.5
112.2
122.5
106.4
122.8

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

130.8
132.0
127.2
144.4

124.9
123.3
120.9
139.3

125.9
126.7
120.6
140.6

127.4
129.2
128.6
136.5

136.8
141.5
131.4
145.3

137.5
133.7
130.5
151.7

Transportation
Private
Public

126.4
123.4
153.0

127.7
123.6
154.6

122.6
119.5
145.3

130.8
126.1
158.6

131.7
132.6
130.9

135.5
127.7
178.7

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

139.6
158.1
128.1
132.7
133.5

134.7
166.0
128.7
115.2
128.3

142.2
168.7

131.3
154.3
121.6
115.0
126.1

146.2
165.1
(2/)
144.7
142.4

140.0
169.4
(2/)
126.8
134.5

U/)

133.3
124.9

Percent changes from September 1969 to December 1969
All items

1.5

0.9

1.7

1.2

1.9

0.9

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

1.9
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.7
4.2
5.5
2.2

.8
.5
3.2

2.2
2.3
2.6
.4
1.1
5.5
6.4
1.4

1.5
1.6
.7
1.9
.7
5.6
5.3
.8

2.9
2.6
1.0

2.0
1.7
3.2

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

1.5
1.8
1.1
2.0
1.1
.9
1.5

.6
1.0
(2/)
1.0
.6
3.4
.6
.4

2.9
3.6

.9
1.0
(2/)
1.1
.1

Apparel and upkeep
Men'8 and boys'
—
y
' and girls''
Women's
Footwear —

1.6
1.5
2.1
1.5

.4
1.1
.9
1.4

Transportation
Private
Public

2.3
2.4
1.8

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

.9
.3
.6
.8
1.7

—

See footnotes at end of table.




• 1.7

• 1.6
.7
4.6
2.1

•

1 . 1

•

1.0

4.7
5.2
7.0
4.2

1.2
2.2
6.2
2.9
.2

.5
.5

1.6
2.3
1.2
2.9
.1
.1
.0
.7

.6
.3
.0
.6
1.5

.2
.0
.7
1.2

.3
1.3
.2

.1
.1
.1
.5

.7
.3
1.2
.1

2.2
2.7
.4

.9
.7
2.7

2.2
2.2
1.2

4.2
4.8
1.2

1.8
2.1
.1

.7
.2
1.7
.6
1.3

.2

.8
1.5
1.2
.3
.6

.7
.6
(2/)
.4
1.4

.4
.5
(2/)
.6
.6

3/ 1.4
4.0
1.2
3.0
1.5
1.6

(2/)
.6

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TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups—Continued
December 1969 index and percent changes from September 1969

Group

Atlanta

Baltimore

Cincinnati

Honolulu
(Dec.1963=10q

Kansas City

San
Francisco

St. Louis

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

129.9

131.9

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

128.4
125.0
117.9
124.3
124.8
132.7
125.1
140.6

134.1
128.5
128.5
130.6
125.4
136.8
120.1
158.2

Hous ins
— — — — — — — — — — — — —
Shelter — — — — — — — — — — — —

133.6
139.0
116.6
145.9
114.7

119.7

133.2

134.5

130.7

126.6
122.7
120.7
126.8
123.2
131.4
111.2
146.9

120.8
118.8
112.5
123.0
115.8
124.7
113.0
127.1

134.4
130.7
131.3
131.8
141.1
127.8
121.7
148.0

127.2
121.4
121.8
121.3
121.3
130.8
111.5
152.4

135.5
131.0
124.8
136.6
139.7
138.8
115.0
153.7

122.0
125.4
108.3
133.6
110.5
127.2
111.4
116.5

124.5
134.5
121.2
143.7
100.6

126.1
129.6
110.7
137.4
122.4

144.4
159.4
148.8
164.6
105.2

111.7
128.5

129.0
135.4
117.4
142.9
111.7
120.0
104.7
127.3

99.8
109.6

122.6
116.9

109.4
119.6

123.9
128.7
112.6
132.9
4/115.3
119.3
5/119.2
120.0

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

129.5
132.0
122.0
140.7

135.6
139.8
127.6
162.6

133.8
138.7
124.4
155.9

117.9
114.3
121.1
116.0

138.0
135.1
138.7
151.6

133.1
132.2
128.2
141.5

129.4
128.9
128.1
143.4

Transportation

120.4
116.1
160.8

127.4
124.0
142.7

126.2
121.8
164.5

109.7
114.0
89.0

129.5
126.4
152.8

127.2
128.3
121.0

126.8
122.9
159.7

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

137.0
159.4
133.1
131.2
120.6

136.7
173.3
132.3
127.7
120.4

138.8
167.7
126.0
129.9
126.8

120.1
131.5
110.4
113.7
122.0

147.2
163.4
132.3
143.6
140.5

136.0
156.3
136.6
119.3
131.1

141.9
149.8
133.1
138.7
141.5

Homeownership — •
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

127.7

Percent changes from September 1969 to December 1969
All items

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4
1.4
.4
.3
.9
3.5
2.6
1.6

1.9
1.8
2.4
1.9
2.9
1.1
6.2
2.4

1.8
1.8
1.8
2.1
1.2
8.0
4.1
1.9

2.2
2.4
.6
.3
3.6
2.7
6.5
1.3

1.0
2.2
.3
.0

.2
.0
.8
.3
.5

1.5
2.0
2.1
2.0
.0

.0
.9

.2
.9

.0
.6

1.1
.7
.4
.8
3.2
1.3
4.3
.2

F
o
o
d — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
•
Food away from home

1.3
1.1
2.1
3.0
.2
1.1
7.0
1.7

1.7
1.3
1.3
1.4
3.4
.0
5.8
3.7

2.4
2.3
4.5
1.9
3.4
5.0
4.9
3.3

Hous ing
Shelter

1.3
1.5
1.0
1.6
.0
.0
1.5

1.2
1.0
.3
1.2
.6
.3
1.3
2.2

1.9
2.5
1.7
3.0
1.8
7.8
2.3
.2

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

.6
.1
1.0
1.4

.8
2.2
.1
1.6

.1
1.1
1.7
.7

.8
.5
1.8
.9

.4
.4
.4
.3

.3
1.1
1.1
1.6

.5
.5
.4
.9

Transportation
Private
Public

1.3
1.3

1.2
1.3
.4

2.3
2.5
.9

2.4
3.4
3.6

3.0
3.2
.7

1.9
1.9
1.0

.9
.7
1.9

.4
.1
2.4
.0
.3

.9
.2
2.8
1.6
.2

1.6
.5
.0
2.4
3.8

1.4
.3
3.3
1.8
1.1

.3
1.0
.0
.4
.1

.5
.1
1.2
.1
.9

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services
,1/
11
3/
hj
_5_/

.1
.0

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.
Change from October 1969.
Corrected indexes: Sept. 1969=111.7; Oct. 1969-111.7
Corrected indexes: Sept. 1969-114.3; Oct. 1969=114.3




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TABLE 5A: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968-69
U.S.
City
Average

Group

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Cincinnati

Detroit

Honolulu
(Dec.1963-100)

Indexes (1957-59«100 unless otherwise specified)

126.7
156.9
123.8
120.4
114.7
122.1
120.3
128.3
116.4
136.0

128.3
159.3
128.8
123.7
125.9
125.9
121.2
133.6
112.7
150.1

124.9
157.5
127.2
125.4
126.7
127.0
136.5
127.6
111.1
135.9

124.6
151.6
122.1
118.5
116.5
123.2
120.2
126.9
105.6
140.7

127.1
156.7
124.3
127.1
117.7
129.2
130.8
116.9
108.3
139.3

117.0

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

127.7
156.7
125.5
121.5
122.4
123.2
124.5
128.4
109.9
144.6

Shelter
Rent
Homeowner ship —
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

126.7
133.6
118.8
139.4
112.9
117.8
111.5
117.9

129.5
133.2
114.6
138.8
114.6

120.8
125.2
131.0
108.2
110.7
106.6
116.6

119.1
121.6
106.0
129.0
107.7
117.6
108.2
115.7

124.4
132.3
108.7
137.8
104.2
110.7
105.4
111.8

121.9
130.6
116.8
140.2
100.5

111.6
126.1

125.2
130.4
116.1
136.4
110.4
119.2
102.7
123.9

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

127.1
128.5
122.8
140.3

127.0
130.0
118.5
137.5

131.6
134.2
123.9
157.9

121.3
120.0
116.6
135.7

130.9
134.9
122.4
152.6

123.6
124.3
118.3
137.9

115.7
111.8
119.2
113.9

Transportation
Private
Public

124.2
121.3
148.9

119.3
115.6
149.7

126.1
122.7
141.9

125.0
120.7
153.5

124.2
119.9
161.2

122.9
120.2
140.8

108.0
111.4
91.7

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

136.6
155.0
126.2
130.5
129.0

134.9
155.2
132.4
130.0
119.1

134.1
168.5
129.1
126.4
118.3

131.4
162.6
125.7
113.9
122.4

136.2
164.8
122.2
128.4
124.1

139.8
165.6
131.5
122.6

117.2
129.5
108.8
110.3
118.2

All items —
All items (1947-49=100)
rOOCl 2Lt QOTQ6 —•*-—•-••-•———-•—w^-—•———

117.4
116.0
111.6
119.3
114.6
120.9
109.9
122.0

99.6
109.2

Percent changes 1968-69
All items

5.4

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

>~

5.2
4.8
2.9
8.4
3.2
1.3
5.2
6.1

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

5.9
5.6
5.2
1.1
7.3
4.9
3.0
6.7
6.9

6.1
6.2
5.8
1.9
9.5
3.9
1.8
7.0
7.5

6.4
8.1
3.2
9.8
2.3
2.3
1.8
4.3

7.7
10.3
3.0
12.5
.5
.8
5.8

6.2
7.3
2.5
9.4
2.2
1.4
1.8
5.7

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

5.8
6.4
5.5
6.1

4.1
8.0
2.5
1.8

Transportation
Private
Public

3.8
3.4
7.7

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

5.1
6.9
4.9
3.8
4.4

Hous ing
Shelter —

—

—

See footnotes at end of table.




5.4

4.8

5.6
5.6
3.6
10.1
2.6
1.2
5.2
6.2

5.0
5.1
2.6
8.5
4.2
1.7
5.5
4.6

6.1
5.7
6.0
4.2
10.4
3.6
1.1
5.2
4.4

4.6
4.6
3.8
.2
6.0
1.6
3.2
4.9
7.2

5.0
6.6
8.4
.3
1.8
.8
3.3

4.6
5.7
1.1
7.6
1.4
4.7
.4
3.0

8.4
11.7
3.6
13.3
.9
3.6
.8
2.7

4.9
6.4
5.8
6.9
.1
.2
2.4

8.0
10.0
7.5
8.4

4.8
5.1
4.8
5.4

6.4
6.8
6.5
8.0

4.4
5.7
1.2
7.3

5.4
6.1
4.5
3.3

3.2
2.4
14.2

5.4
4.7
10.8

6.2
3.6
21.4

3.0
2.7
5.7

3.3
3.1
5.2

3.4
4.2
.7

6.1
10.1
3.9
5.3
2.3

5.5
6.6
6.9
4.4
5.0

5.2
6.1
5.5
4.2
5.1

5.1
8.4
7.1
3.0
2.9

5.4
7.3

4.5
6.8
3.1
3.8
3.1

5.1
2.9

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TABLE 5A: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968-69—Continued

Group

Kansas City

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

St. Louis

San FranciscoOakland

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

130.1
161.1
129.4
126.0
126.8
128.5
134.9
126.1
114.5
141.4

128.0
159.6
122.6
117.1
122.2
113.5
121.6
133.2
100.8
142.7

131.8
158.7
127.1
121.3
121.3
123.6
115.6
132.7
110.1
151.7

128.9
158.
125.
120.6
120.7
118.2
133.3
128.3
106.7
151.7

127.5
158.2
129.5
125.1
124.2
129.6
133.5
132.9
108.1
147.2

131.1
166.4
123.8
118.5
119.3
118.7
118.8
129.2
106.7
147.3

Housing
Shelter

123.8
126.9
109.4
134.2
120.9

132.2
141.2

125.9
131.4

148.6
110.1
115.5
116.0

134.4
110.8
122.5
104.3
120.7

121.5
126.2
111.7
129.9
111.1
117.9
112.9
118.9

139.4
152.2
144.5
156.0
105.0

121.0
114.8

130.8
136.1
129.1
139.8
113.4
123.9
112.1
126.8

109.2
118.3

Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys 1
Women's and girls' Footwear

134.5
132.6
133.7
148.5

124.5
127.5
124.1
135.0

133.3
138.9
127.5
140.8

133.6
130.8
125.6
147.4

127.3
126.0
126.7
140.5

130.7
128.8
126.9
137.9

Transportation
Private
Public

127.7
124.6
151.4

128.3
123.7
156.1

127.3
127.6
129.1

134.1
126.6
175.7

125.0
121.9
148.0

124.4
126.0
111.1

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

143.7
161.2
127.1
141.6
134.9

128.9
149.9
119.3
113.7
124.6

143.4
161.5

136.8
165.0

142.1
138.7

125.5
130.4

138.7
147.8
130.8
137.0
135.0

134.2
153.0
135.1
118.4
130.2

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

Percent chan ges 1968-69
5.3

4.7

6.2

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

5.5
5.0
2.4
9.3
4.7
.9
5.3
6.6

4.3
4.6
2.3
8.8
2.4
.1
5.0
3.9

5.7
5.4
2.9
8.1
3.2
2.4
6.3
6.9

Hous ins — — — . — — — — . — — . — .
Shelter — — — — — — — — — — — — —

5.7
6.9
2.1
8.8
3.4

6.5
7.9
9.1
3.5

3.2
3.9

2.8
3.5

6.4
7.6
3.4
10.5
2.4
2.9
1.1
5.7

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

7.0
5.5
7.6
8.3

4.1
3.6
4.5
5.3

Transportation —
Private
Public

4.6
4.5
5.7

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

4.8
5.2
5.3
4.0
5.1

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

1/

See footnote 1, table 2.




5.3

4.9

5.5

4 .9
4 .9
4 .6
6 .9
5 .2
.5
5.1
5 .3

4 .9
4 .4
2.1
8 .8
.7
2 .0
4 .2
6 .5

4.6
4.2
1.5
7.2
2.1
.5
5.9
5.7

6 .0
8 .7
9 .8
1 .3
1.1
1 .6
3.8

5 .0
6.6
3 .5
7 .9
2 .2
5 .5
1 .9
3 .6

7.6
9.4
5.8
11.3
2.5

6.6
8.3
6.1
6.9

5 .1
7 .6
2 .2
7 .8

4 .9
4 .4
5 .0
6 .9

4.8
6.4
4.0
5.0

2.9
2.9
1.4

5.9
6.9
2.1

4 .7
3.3
12 . 8

3 .2
2 .2
14 . 8

4.5
4.3
7.3

3.9
5.9
3.6
2.2
3.2

6.1
9.4

5 .6
8 .6

3.9
6.2

4.5
4 .6

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

3.5
4.9
4.2
2.5
2.0

.7
3.5

TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
December 1969 indexes and percent changes from November 1969

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at home

Food
away
from
home

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

129.9

125.8

124.9

127.2

127.6

132.1

116.6

149.9

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963-100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963*100) —
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963-100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul

128.4
134.1
133.1
125.1
131.3
126.6
128.5
124.2
129.3
120.8
131.2
134.4
125.8
128.4
128.2
132.9
129.7
127.1
135.5
120.0
127.2
127.6
133.5

125.0
128.5
127.2
123.4
129.5
122.7
125.8
121.2
127.0
118.8
125.9
130.7
120.2
125.8
123.8
126.6
124.4
124.6
131.0
116.4
121.4
121.0
128.3

117.9
128.5
128.1
110.6
129.7
120.7
118.7
110.7
121.9
112.5
126.4
131.3
123.6
117.9
120.7
123.0
124.7
122.6
124.8
111.9
121.8
114.3
121.8

124.3
130.6
131.6
126.6
131.6
126.8
129.9
126.1
135.3
123.0
122.4
131.8
116.0
129.1
126.2
127.5
121.7
130.3
136.6
127.2
121.3
124.3
130.0

124.8
125.4
123.1
122.6
136.5
123.2
128.8
125.9
134.1
115.8
130.9
141.1
123.8
135.8
128.6
121.4
135.1
120.2
139.7
112.8
121.3
128.2
127.9

132.7
136.8
135.5
131.8
130.8
131.4
133.0
120.9
119.6
124.7
140.0
127.8
136.4
125.5
123.8
138.6
130.1
129.4
138.8
108.9
130.8
127.0
134.2

125.1
120.1
115.7
120.5
118.2
111.2
116.5
118.2
116.3
113.0
115.4
121.7
105.8
117.1
119.4
118.7
114.1
117.4
115.0
112.5
111.5
110.9
122.4

140.6
158.2
158.7
135.8
139.9
146.9
144.4
135.7
142.5
127.1
153.9
148.0
146.1
(2/)
148.6
159.8
157.8
143.8
153.7
(2./)
152.4
154.8
153.4

N A U VrtT»V
PI^W l O i K

• — . — • — • • — ^ « - •>»«law

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965-100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington

Percent changes November '.
L969 to December 1969
U.S. City Average

1.4

1.6

0.6

0.0

1.0

4.0

3.3

0.6

Atlanta
Baltimore

1.2
1.4
1.1
1.9
1.5
1.2
2.2
1.1
2.0
1.1
1.5
1.1
.9
.5
.8
1.8
1.3
1.1
1.5
.8
.8
1.1
1.8

1.2
1.5
1.3
2.2
1.7
1.2
2.6
1.3
2.3
1.4
1.7
1.3
1.0
.6
.8
2.1
1.5
1.4
1.7
1.0
.7
1.2
2.1

.5
.9
- .8
2.8
1.6
1.4
2.9
.5
1.3
.2
.1
.7
.9
- .4
.7
.5
2.5
- .3
.2
.8
- .7
.6
6.2

- .9
- .2
.8
- .2
.0
- .6
1.3
- 1.9
1.1
1.2
.2
- .3
- .3
- 1.1
- 1.7
.3
.2
- .2
- .2
.5
.4
- .8
.0

.2
1.4
1.1
- .2
1.3
1.3
1.4
.6
.5
.0
2.2
.9
.3
.4
.5
3.6
.1
.1
.6
.4
.5
.5
1.9

2.9
2.6
2.3
8.2
3.2
2.4
5.6
5.5
6.2
4.2
3.5
1.9
2.8
2.3
1.9
3.9
3.3
5.0
5.2
1.9
1.3
4.4
5.3

4.1
4.3
3.4
2.8
4.1
2.6
3.4
4.0
3.7
.7
3.3
3.7
2.1
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.1
3.2
3.8
2.1
2.1
2.7
1.6

' .9
.8

Buffalo (Nov.1963-100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963-100) —
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963-100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965-100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington
1/
2/

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.




.6
.6
.6
1.3
.1
.2
.2
.2
1.1
1.0
.3
(2/)
.8
.9
.8
.2
.6
(2/)
.8
1.0
.7

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TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
December 1969 Indexes and Percent Changes from Selected Dates
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
December 1969
Seasonally
adlusted
Unadiusted

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes

Rice — — — — — —

_—__—

Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/ —
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2J
Steak, porterhouse 1/
Rump roast \j
Rib roast —
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/ —
Veal cutlets
Chops — — —
Loin roast 2/ • —
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops jL/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1//
Bologna sausage If
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 17
Turkey 1/
3
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
See footnotes at end of table.




129.9
149.9
150.2
129.9
125.8
124.9
110.9
127.9
130.0
113.4
131.1
124.1
100.9
118.0
115.8
127.2
131.3
130.6
123.2
119.0
123.9
118.8
140.5
123.2
137.8
118.6
162.0
133.3
135.7
143.4
146.8
130.7
134.7
133.1
134.4
140.4
134.6
130.4
136.6
127.9
129.9
97.9
97.9
110.4
110.3
135.4
124.4
143.4
117.9
125.4
127.6
125.0
132.3
126.0
125.0
102.0
152.4
119.6

130.3

126.2

Percent Change to December 1969 from-December
Novembei 1969
1968
Seasonally
adlusted
Unadlusted
Unadiusted

1.3

1.4
.6
.6
.5
1.6
.6
- .3
.6
.2

1.4

.4
1.1
.6
1.1
128.1
132.1
130.9
122.8

139.9
123.0
138.1
163.6
135.5
140.0

...
128.5
136.4
134.4

...
135.1

.8
.6
.0
.2
- .7
- 1.6
- 1.7

- 1.6
- .6
- .3
.4
- .4
.6
- .1
1.0
1.2
2.1
- 1.0
4.7
- 1.0
.5
.6
.7
- .1
2.0

.5
.8
- .4
- 1.4

- 1.2

.7
-

.1
.3
2.3
3.3

3.3
1.7
.8

8.1
.8

.4
.6
.1
-..
101.2

135.4
143.1

127.1
124.1

...
...
152.4
118.8

- 1.2
- 1.6
- .4
.3
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.0
.3
1.0

1.3
1.5
.8
.6
1.3
.9
.2

7.2
7*1
7.3
6.8
7.2
4.0
.6
8.9
.5
2.1
4.0
5.3
.3
6.8
6.2
11.2
12.1
10.0
9.3
7.1
6.2
9.2
8.7
11.6
11.9
11.7
12.7
16.0
15.0
15.1
17.1
16.3
14.9
17.8
11.4

- 1.7
...
.7
1.3

1.1
1.5
...
...

1.1
.1

14.2
12.9
12.6
10.2
10.5
7.8
7.3
6.6
12.1
7.2
10.6
12.5
5.2
1.5
4.1
3.6
4.8

4.1
2.9
3.0
7.9
2.1

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TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
December 1969 Indexes and Percent changes from Selected Dates--- Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples —
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes ^
Strawberries 3_/Watermelon 3_f
Potatoes
Onions
—
Asparagus iy
Cabbage
Carrots —
Celery
Cucumbers \J
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables —
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen —
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
Peas, green, canned —
Tomatoes, canned
—
Dried beans
— — —
—
Broccoli, frozen 1/
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly —
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 4/ — — —
Tea
=
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 17
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned — — . - — « — —
Sweet pickle relish Jj
Pretzels 1/
-.
1/ December 1963-100.
2/ April 1960-100.
2/ Priced only in season.
4/ July 1961=100.




Index
December 1969
Seasonally
adlusted
Unadiusted
132.1
144.1
129.3
93.3
125.0
91.5
142.0
(3/)
(3/)
(3/)
142.0
136.4
(3/)
173.4
146.6
132.2
176.5
189.5
217.2
121.8
177.5
117.1
106.2
106.4
102.4
97.4
94.7
113.6
122.4
126.6
123.3
109.6
116.6
140.6
105.0
102.6
124.8
127.5
116.2
128.7
127.4
107.1
107.4
92.3
108.0
102.9
158.4
124.8
108.2
108.8
100.3
120.4
109.6
92.5
111.9
115.0
107.5

Percent Change to December 1969 from—
November 1969
December
Seasonally
1968
Unadlusted
Unadlusted
adlusted

135.2
150.6
148.3
97.5

J.26.6

-

...
161.5
(3/)
(3/)
(3/)
153.2
147.0
(3/)
178.0
144^3
132.5
191.8

...
144.7

...
95.4

115.4
130.9
...

...

-

4.0
6.4
2.9
.6
5.6
.3

1.5
(3/)
(3/)
(3/)
1.4
2.4
(3/)
15.1
15.3

.8
44.1
6.5
35.0
4.5
21.0
.3
.8
.5
.2
.2
.6
.3
.6
.9
.2
1.5
3.3
15.0
1.3
.1
.7
.7
.0
1.7
.6
.3
1.2
2.6
1.9
.7
.2

.1
.6
1.5
...

...

.8
.5

.4
.4
.4
.6
.5

2.8
5.0

- 1.4
.1
3.4
1.3
(3/)
(3/)
(3/)
.3
1.7
(3/)

4.5
6.6
- 13.8
6.3
- 4.9
3.9

-

6.4
3.3

3.9
10.7
- .8
...
16.5
...
- 8.2
...
...
...

-

-

- 1.0
...
...
...
2.4
9.0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

6.1
(3/)
(3/)
(3/)

(3/)
10.9
30.2
19.4
18.7
36.7
35.7
13.7
6.9
1.2
1.6
4.6
4.0
6.1
4.5
.4
.7
.2
1.8
8.3
7.6
25.3
2.2
1.3
2.0
4.5
2.4
6.7
3.7
4.8
5.0
5.6
7.4
1.7
4.5
4.9

4.1
7.9
4.6
5.2
6.7
3.9
.7
2.8
.9

- 17 -

TABLE 7-A: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968 to 1969

Indexes
(1957-39=100)
1969
1968
unadjusted
unadjusted

Item or Group

Total Food
».
Food Away From Home
Restaurant Meals
Snacks JL/
Food at Home «.«..
Cereals and Bakery Products
Flour

Cracker Meal JL/

,

Corn Flakes --Rice
Bread, White
Bread, Whole Wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer Cake JL/
Cinnamon Rolls JL/
Meats, Poultry and Fish
Meats
Beef and Veal
Steak, Round
Steak, Sirloin 2/
Steak, Porterhouse J7 --•
Rump Rost _1/
Rib Roast
Chuck Roast
Hamburger
Beef Liver V
Veal Cutlets
Pork
•
Chops
-•
Loin Roast 2/
Pork Sausage 1/
Ham, Whole
Picnics J7
Bacon
Other Meats
Lamb Chops JL/
—
Frankfurters
Ham, Canned JL/
Bologna Sausage JL/ -----Salami Sausage iy
Liverwurst JL/
Poultry
1
Frying Chicken
--•
Chicken Breasts V
Turkey 1/
Fish
•
Shrimp, frozen J//
-•
Fish, Fresh or Frozen --•
Tuna Fish, Canned
Sardines, Canned 1/
Dairy Products
-•
Milk, Fresh, Grocery
Milk, Fresh, Delivered
Milk, Fresh, Skim JL/
•
Milk, Evaporated
Ice Cream
—
Cheese, American Process -•
Butter

See footnotes at end of table.




125.5
144.6
144.9
125.4
121
122
111
122
129
112.3
128.1
120.5
100.6
113.7
113.1
123.2
126.8
129.5
124.4
121.7
126.4
118.4
139.7
122.3
134.0
113.2
156.4
125.2
129.6
135.8
137.8
117.1
127.5
124.3
127.7
137.0
127.4
120.0
129.
122.
123.
96.
98.
108.
102.8
130.6
119.3
134.6
114.4
124.2
124.5
121.8
128.4
123.0
123.5
99.5
146.8
118.3

119.3
136.3
136.5
118.0
115.9
119.0
112.4
117.3
128.7
110.3
124.4
115.3
100.5
108.8
107,
113,
116.4
117,
112,
111.0
116
108

125.8
109.9
120.6
106.8
142.2
115.0
118.8
125.3
124.0
110.9
115.0
114.8
119.5
128.3
117.2
115.0
119.4
114.6
116.
91.
92.
103.
97.
123.8
108.6
125.5
110.7
121.7
120.6
118.5
123.7
117.5
119.8
98.8
139.2
116.8

Percent change to
1969 from -1968
una_d justed
5.2
6.1
6.2
6.3
4.8
2.9
.8
4.3
.4
1.8
3.0
4.5
.1
4.5
5.4
8.4
8.9
10.0
10.6
9.6
8.9
8.9
11.0
11.3
11.1
6.0
10.0
8.9
9.1
8.4
11.1
5.6
10.9
8.3
6.9
6.8
8.7
4.3
8.3
6.5
6.3
5.7
5.8
5.0
5.0
5.5
9.9
7.3
3.3
2.1
3.2
2.8
3.8
4.7
3.1
.7
5.5
1.3

- 18 -

TABLE 7-A: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968 to 1969--Continued

Item or Group

Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Orange s
Orange Juice, Fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3_/
Strawberries 3_/
Watermelon 37
Potatoes
Onions

Asparagus V 3y
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers 2/
Lettuce
Peppers, Green _1/ Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Proce99ed Fruits and Vegetables
Fruit Cocktail, Cpnned
Pears, Canned W
Grapefruit-Pineapple Juice, Canned
Orange Juice Concentrate, Frozen
Lemonade Concentrate Frozen 7.1
Beets, Cpnned J7
Peas, Green, Cpnned
Tomatoes, Canned
•
Dried Beans
Broccoli, Frozen ^L/
Other Food At Home
Eggs Fats and Oil:
Margarine
Salad Dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or Cooking Oil 1/
Sugar and Sweets
Sugar
Grape Jelly
Chocolate Bar
Syrup, Choc. Flavored JL/
Nonalcoholic Beverages
Coffee, Can and Bag
Coffee, Instant ^/
Tea
Cola Drink
Carbonated Fruit Drink V
Prepared & Partially Prep. Foods 1/
Bean Soup, Canned JL/
Chicken Soup, Canned ^/
Spaghetti, Canned 1/
Mashed Potatoes, Instant ±/
Potatoes, French Fried, Frozen 2^/ Baby Foods, Canned
Sweet Pickle Relish 1/
Pretzels 1/
1/
2/
3/
4/

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




Indexes
(1957-59=100)
1968
1969
unadjusted
unadjusted

Percent change to
1969 from -1968
unadjusted

128.4
138.1
162.5
9S.3
128.4
90.9
155.1
154.4
131.9
131.9
144.8
134.1
138.7
152.0
123.8
125.6
148.1
144.4
172.4
114.8
138.1
116.3
106.4
108.7
100.5
98.9
92.5
113.2
121.7
124.7
124.7
104.7
109.9
112.1

126.8
136.0
163.4
93.0
147.6
84.7
167.4
144.0
128.8
124.5
135.1
146.6
124.6
147.4
128.4
113.3
150.8
127.8
162.7
104.5
133.0
115.3
108.3
116.3
95.9
87.0
89.5
111.3
121.4
129.3
124.1
100.9
104.5
95.3

1.3
1.5
.6
2.5
13.0
7.3
7.3
7.2
2.4
5.9
7.2
8.5
11.3
3.1
3.6
10.9
1.8
13.0
6.0
9.9
3.8
.9
1.8
6.5
4.8
13.7
3.4
1.7
.2
3.6
.5
3.8
5.2
17.6

103.0
102.6
123.4
125.1
115.3
124.1
125.1
106.1
103.7
87.5
103.2
101.8
155.3
121.9
106.2
105.0
98.0
117.1
107.2
91.4
111.6
112.8
107.1

103.3
102.4
122.1
118.6
113.2
118.9
112.9
101.9
101.0
87.3
98.5
100.7
147.7
116.0
102.7
100.8
96.0
112.3
102.4
87.0
108.3
109.7
105.8

.3
.2
1.1
5.5
1.9
4.4
10.8
4.1
2.7
.2
4.8
1.1
5.1
5.1
3.4
4.2
2.1
4.3
4.7
5.1
3.0
2.8
1.2

- 19 -

TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, December 1969
and Percent Changes from Selected Dates
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rgn £
_
Homeownership costs 2/
Mortgage interest rates
Property taxes
Property insurance rates
Maintenance and repairs
Commodities 3/
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
Services
Repainting living and dining rooms
Reshingling roofs
Residing houses
Replacing sinks
Repairing furnaces
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Fuel oil, #2
Gas and electricity
Qo g
____
Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services .
Household furnishings and operation 4/
Housefurnishings
Textiles
Sheets, percale or muslin
Curtains, tailored, polyester marquisette
Bedspreads, chiefly cotton, tufted
Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate
Pillows, bed, polyester or acrylic filling
Slipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom suites, good or inexpensive quality
Living room suites, good and inexpensive
quality
Lounge chairs, upholstered
Dining room suites
Sofas, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Sleep sets, Hollywood bed type
Box springs
Aluminum folding chairs 6/
Cribs —
Floor coverings
Rugs, soft surface
Rugs, hard surface
Tile,vinyl
Appliances TJ
Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners, canister type
Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electric
Ranges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryers, electric, automatic
Air conditioners, demountable 6J
Room heaters, electric, portable 6/
Garbage disposal units
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, earthenware
Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type 6/
r
Electric drills, hand held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic service, general housework
Baby sitter service
Postal charges
•
Laundry, flatwork, finished service
Licensed day care service, preschool child
Washing machine repairs




Other
Index
Bases

Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Percent Change to December 1969
•From:
November 1969 November 1969
December 1968

Indexes
.December 1969
130.5
138.5
121.0
145.4
139.6
132.0
153.3
145.8
115.9
119.1
114.3
143.5
183.6
164.1
134.0
144.5
149.7
114.6
119.2
116.2
113.7
119.8
107.2

129.8
137.7
120.5
144.5
139.3
131.5
152.3
144.9
116.0
118.7
113.6
142.2
182.6
163.0
134.2
142.6
145.2
114.2
118.9
116.0
113.2
118.8
107.2

0.5
.6
.4
.6
.2
.4
.7
.6
.1
.3
.6
.9
.5
.7
.1
1.3
3.1
.4
.3
.2
.4
.8
.0

103.8
147.5
120.0
110.6
116.1
122.2
112.3
117.6
126.6
108.4
110.4
123.9
128.0

103.7
147.5
119.6
110.4
115.7
121.7
112.1
117.7
126.0
107.6
110.0
123.7
128.0

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

126.3
118.8
129.5
116.5
120.0
122.6
(6/)
119.8
107.1
104.7
112.5
110.3
86.4
91.5
81.4
86.0
99.0
100.6
(6/)
100.4
105.0

125.8
118.6
129.4
115.7
120.2
(5/)
122.5
(6/)
119.5
107.1
104.8
112.5
110.1
86.3
91.2
81.4
85.8
98.8
100.5
(__/)
99.8
105.0

.4
.2
.1
.7
.2
(5/)
.1
(67)
.3
.0
.1
.0
.2
.1
.3
.0
.2
.2
.1
(6./)
.6
.0

135.6
119.0
118.7

135.2
119.6
118.3

-

(57)

(£/)

104.0

<£/)
104.2

107.1
131.0
120.3

106.2
130.0
121.2

179.9
137.4
165.5
146.8
131.8
135 ."4

178.7
136.6
165.5
144.3
131.8
135.1

-•

6.7
8.5
3.7
10.2
11.4
5.5
5.3
9.2
4.2
5.0
3.7
11.2
11.3
11.3
9.6
11.2
14.8
2.8
2.6
2.4
3.4
3.6
3.2
.9
4.2
4.3
3.8
2.1
.8
4.1
3.4
6.1
- 3.0
1.4
5.5
6.0
5.0
6.4
6.8
4.4
6.2

(I/)

5.0
(6/)
5.6
1.5
1.1
2.6
2.9
1.1
1.9
.6
1.7
2.4
1.9

(£/)

3.3
2.0
4.3
.7
8.6

-

.3
.5
.3
(6/)
.2

-

.8
.8
.7

1.6
3.6
4.2

.7
.6
.0
1.7
.0
.2

6.8
6.5
.0
10.0
6.9
8.1

(£/)

3.1

TABLE 8 : Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued
Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, December 1969
and Percent Changes from Selected Dates
(1957-59*100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and Group

Other
Index
Bases

Apparel and upkeep JB/
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men s duo boys *~-•———«-———•••————••-«————«_»«._—__—_
Men's:
Topcoats, wool §./
Suits, year round weight
June 64
Suits, tropical weight 6/
Dec.63
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, wool or wool blend
Slacks, cotton or manmade blend
Trousers, work, cotton
Shirts, work, cotton
Shirts, business, cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton
<
Dec.63
Handkerchiefs, cotton
Boy's:
Dec.63
Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend 6/
Dec.63
Sport coats, wool or wool blend 6/
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend
Undershirts, cotton
Women's and girls'
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 6/
;
Dec.63
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 6/
Dec.63
Sweaters, wool or acrylic j6_/
Sept.61
Skirts, wool or wool blend 6./
Mar.62
Skirts, cotton or cotton blend 6/
Blouses, cotton
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber
Dresses, street, wool or wool blend 6/
Dresses, street, cotton (>/
Housedresses, cotton
Slips, nylon
Panties, acetate
Girdles, manmade blend
Dec.63
Brassieres, cotton
Hose, nylon seamless
Dec.63
Anklets, cotton
Dec.63
Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
Dec.63
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Girl's:
Dec.63
Raincoats, vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 6/
Skirts, wool or wool blend 6/
Dresses, cotton
Dec.63
Slacks, cotton 6/
Dec.63
Slips, cotton blend
Robes, duster style, quilted tricot or
Dec.63
percale 6/
Dec.63
Men's:
Shoes, street, oxford
Shoes, work, high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual,.pump
Houseslippers, scuff
Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys', oxford type
Dress shoes, girls', strap
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze
Yard goods, cotton
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Apparel services:
Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men's shirts
Tailoring charges, hem adjustment
Shoe repairs, women's heel lift




Indexes
December 1969

November 1969

130.8
130.3
127.5
132.0

130.7
130.4
127.7
132.1

147.4
158.2
(6/)
125.7
131.2
117.6
117.2
124.2
122.3
131.9
120.9
113.8

148.5
158.2

(£/)

Percent change to December 1969
From:
November 1969 December 1968
0.1
.1
.2
.1

5.2
5.3
5.2
5.3

.7
.0
(6/)
.1
- .4
.4
.2
- .4
.1
.1
.4
.4

5.2
8.3

-

(£/)

4.2
3.9
8.0
2.4
3.0
1.8
3.6
3.4
4.2

116.1
130.3
127.1
130.3
127.2

125.6
131.7
117.1
117.0
124.7
122.2
131.8
120.4
113.3
115.9
131.0
127.9
130.3
127.4

136.2
135.7
119.7
144.6
(6/)
127.6
158.3
145.7
(6/)
153.0
112.3
111.2
120.8
124.9
99.8
121.5
110.5
117.3

139.9
138.2
117.5
145.3
(67)
127.2
158.8
144.8
(6V)
152.1
112.2
111.4
120.5
123.8
99.8
118.5
109.8
117.2

125.6
123.2
133.6
131.8
108.0

124.4
123.4
136.3
131.7
108.6

.6
.1
- .2
.2
.9
.0
2.5
.6
.1
1.0
- .2
- 2.0
.1
- .6

124.9
114.2
144.4

125.5
114.7
143.9

- .5
- .4
.3

8.0
6.3
5.9

142.6
139.8

142,
139,

.4
.2

5.6
6.0

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

152.7
123.2
134.0
127.5

152.5
122.9
133.4
127.1

.1
.2
.4
.3

5.5
5.9
8.9
4.9

Dec.63
Dec.63

144.3
119.5
136.4

143.3
119.3
135.7

.7
.2
.5

5.6
4.0
7.6

Dec.63

104.0
123.5
103.2

104.1
123.1
103.1

- .1
.3
.1

2.1
7.6
2.9

133.3
112.0
126.7
127.4
123.7

132.9
111.8
124.3
127.6
123.6

.3
.2
1.9
- .2
.1

4.1
3.8
5.7
6.3
2.7

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

-

.2
.5
.6
.0
.2

- 2.6
- 1.8
1.9
- .5
(6/)
.3
- .3
.6

(£/)

4.1
10.1
3.2
6.6
5.3
4.8
2.9
4.4
13.1
(6/)
4.2
9.0
6.5

(£/)

9.4
2.5
2.9
6.1
5.1
.3
6.7
4.7
7.5
7.3
3.6
1.8
6.4
1.8

- 21 TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued
Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, December 1969
and Percent Changes from Selected Dates
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and Group
Transportation
Private 9/
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil, premium
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance 1^/
Auto insurance rates
Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal
Public ——————————————————————————————
Local transit fares
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity
Health and recreation
Medical care
Drugs and prescriptions
Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
Adhesive bandages, package
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypnotics
Ataractics
Anti-spamodics
Cough preparations
Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives
Analgesics, internal
Anti-obesity
Hormones
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
Family doctor, office visits
Family doctor, house visits
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Dentists' fees
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
eyeglasses
Routine laboratory tests
Hospital service charges:
Daily service charges
Semiprivate rooms

Other
•Index
Bases

126.4
123.4
104.9
123.9
116.9
140.2
118.2
137.3
171.5
134.2
122.7
153.0
163.2
131.5
117.2
117.4
127.9

125.6
122.7
105.1
124.9
116.3
140.1
118.0
136.6
164.6
134.2
122.5
151.1
163.0
127.5
115.5
111.6
127.0

0.6
.6
.2
.8
.5
.1
.2
.5
4.2
.0
.2
1.3
.1
3.1
1.5
5.2
.7

5.2
5.0
2.1
4.4
3.2
4.6
3.4
6.5
14.3
5.3
5.9
6.0
4.3
5.4
8.1
13.6
8.6

139.6
158.1
99.6
107.1
92.8
106.6
101.3
117.7
110.5
112.9
89.1
62.8
110.4
89.8
101.3
112.0
98.0
103.3
104.3
94.2

139.1
157.4
99.6
107.1
92.4
106.2
101.3
117.1
110.0
114.7
89.0
62.8
109.6
89.8
101.3
111.-7
98.0
103.2
104.3
93.9

.4
.4
.0
.0
.4
.4
.0
.5
.5
1.6
.1
.0
.7
.0
.0
.3
.0
.1
.0
.3

5.1
6.0
1.1
.5
.7
.9
.4
1.2
2.6
- 2.3
1.7
1.0
6.8
.0
.6
7.2
3.0
1.8
2.9
- 1.4

Dec.63

160.0
162.4
167.6
155.0
145.9
132.6
125.4
151.6
147.6
148.7
147.0
130.2

159.0
161.0
166.2
154.9
145.5
132.6
125.2
151.3
147.2
148.3
146.7
129.7

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

7.3
7.9
6.8
8.5
9.5
7.5
3.5
4.3
7.5
8.3
6.8
6.3

Dec.63

133.9
119.5

133.8
119.4

.1
.1

4.9
4.6

267.9
264.1
258.7
170.9
124.7
128.1
111.6
114.6
123.4
109.1
101.9
127.6
94.5
112.5
98.7
148.5
157.8
138.8
125.2
156.3
107.2

265.4
261.7
256.1
170.6
124.5
127.8
111.8
114.7
124.8
109.7
101.6
127.5
95.0
111.8
98.6
147.5
156.4
138.0
124.0
155.3
107.2

.9
.9
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
1.1
.5
.3
.1
.5
.6
.1
.7
.9
.6
1.0
.6
.0

12.0
12.3
11.4
13.3
4.8
3.8
2.8
3.0
.4
4.6
.9
5.6
.2
5.6
4.3
4.9
5.4
4.4
4.6
5.4
2.2

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar-. 67
Mar.67
Mar.67

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

i ITxveit c rooms *• *•—~—*~*— ~—•—••——•————.——-»——•—————*_.

Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.
Personal care
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentrifrice
Toilet soap, hard milled
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol
Face powder, pressed
Deodorants, cream or roll-on —
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent refills
Personal care services
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop services
Women's haircuts
Shampoo and wave sets, plain -->•
Permanent waves, cold




-Percent change to December 1969
Indexes
From:
December 1969 , November 1969 November 1969 December 1968

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63

TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued
Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, December 1969
and Percent Changes from Selected Dates
(1957-59»100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
Index
Bases

Item and Group

Reading and recreation 11/
Recreational goods
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table model
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls, liquid center
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh water spincast
K n u i I n o Vial 1c —

—

—

Bicycle, boys'
Dog food, canned or boxed
ivccrcstxoxiflx

SGITVXCGS

——-•—••-"*—•••—-•-•——•—•

X 6GS y 6VGHXT1£ —•-»———.——«—•——
X 6 6 S •»•••••——«—— •——•—••——.—— —.

TV repairs, picture tube replacement
Film developing, black and white
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription
Piano lessons, beginner

November 1969

Dec.63

132.7
99.1
80.2
116.3
76.5
90.1
98.0
82.3
99.1
104.0
114.8
118.2
100.5
110.4
111.6
107.7
133.2
210.3
205.4
227.1
165.5
113.7
(12.)
100.2
117.7

132.3
99.2
80.3
116.3
76.5
91.2
98.0
83.4
99.1
103.5
114.8
118.0
100.5
110.0
111.4
107.9
132.6
208.3
203.2
225.4
165.0
113.6
(12/)
100.0
117.9

Dec.63
Dec.63

158.2
126.3
127.3

156.7
126.3
126.7

1.0
.0
.5

4.6
5.9
5.1

Dec.63
Dec.63

133.5
153.8
161.4
153.5
110.0
120.6
116.5
111.5
115.2
125.9

133.1
153.1
160.7
152.6
109.9
120.4
116.6
111.4
114.5
125.6

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

6.3
8.8
9.1
9.3
4.4
4.3
3.5
2.3
7.6
5.5

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

117.4
110.3
141.2

117.3
109.9
139.5

.1
.4
1.2

10.7

129.5
120.3
123.0
152.4
148.4
148.9

128.6
120.2
122.6
151.4
145.8
148.2

.7
.1
.3
.7
1.8
.5

5.5
4.4
4.0
9.5
8.5
4.9

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Other goods and services
Cigarettes, nonfliter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages
Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon —
Wine, dessert and table
Away front home
Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
Bank service charges, checking accounts
Legal services, short form will

Percent change to December 1969
From:
,November 1969
December 1968

December 1969

Indoor movie admissions
Adul t ——————————————
Children1s
Drive-in movie admissions, adult

Indexes

Mar.59

3.5
1.2

0.3
-

.1
.1

.0
.0
- 1.2

-

.4

2.0
- .4
- 1.2

.0

1.3

- 1.3

- 3.5

.0
.5
.0
.2
.0
.4
.2

.5
.3
4.6
2.2
2.4
3.5
3.6
.7
5.5

-

.2

.5
1.0
1.1
.8
.3
.1
(12/)

.2
-

.2

10.5
10.8

9.7
7.7
4.1
(12/)
- 2.3- 2.1

4.5
3.5

Other special groups:
All items less shelter
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Other services

V
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
2 / * Also includes pine shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
4/ Also includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering,
and moving expenses.
_\! Discontinued.
l\J Priced only in season.
Tj Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.
8/ Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits,
girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
9/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
10/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front
end alignment, and chassis lubrication.
11/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown
separately.
12/ Not available.




- 23 TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
1969 Annual Average Indexes for Selected Items and Groups
and Percent Changes from Previous Year
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
Index
Bases

Item or Group

Housing
^l-iol tor 1 / —— ___ —-. — __.— — -.— — — —
Rent
Homeownership costs 2/
Mortgage interest rates
Property taxes
Property insurance rates
Maintenance and repairs
Commodities 3/
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
_>6_7V1C6S

Repainting living and dining rooms
Reshingling roofs
Residing houses
Replacing sinks
Repairing furnaces
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Fuel oil, //2
Gas and electricity

126.7
133.6
118.8
139.4
134.4
129.0
148.7
140.7
116.1
116.5
112.4
136.4
174.6
155.8
129.0
137.4
139.1
112.9
117.8
115.1
111.5
116.8
105.8

119.1
123.6
115.1
127.0
119.5
121.8
142.5
129.8
108.8
112.0
108.7
125.0
159.0
141.6
119.4
126.5
126.1
110.4
115.1
112.7
109.5
114.7
103.8

6.4
8.1
3.2
9.8
12.5
5.9
4.4
8.4
6.7
4.0
3.4
9.1
9.8
10.0
8.0
8.6
10.3
2.3
2.3
2.1
1.8
1.8
1.9

103.5
144.4
117.9
109.0
114.4
119.6
110.9
116.2
123.1
107.7
10.9.6
121.5
124.9

102.2
135.3
113.0
104.7
111.0
117.8
106.3
112.8
116.6
107.2
106.3
114.9
116.7

1.3
6.7
4.3
4.1
3.1
1.5
4.3
3.0
5.6
.5
3.1
5.7
7.0

123.7
115.8
126.6
114.2
117.2

4.6
6.7
6.2
5.1
5.5

Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63
Dec.63

122.0
112.1
117.0
106.5
104.5
111.2
108.4
85.8
90.6
81.5
85.3
97.7
99.4
99.5
98.8
103.9

118.3
108.5
119.2
108.7
111.1
(5/)
113.5
108.3
111.0
104.6
103.0
108.5
105.8
84.8
88.8
80.1
83.8
95.2
97.4
97.0
96.4
100.9

Dec.63
Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63

133.3
118.7
114.6
116.2
103.0

128.6
113.5
108.0
(8/)
^9.1

3.7
4.6
6.1
(8/)
3"79

106.3
128.2
118.9

105.0
122.3
114.7

1.2
4.8
3.7

173.5
133.7
165.5
140.6
127.9
131.7

162.6
124.9
160.9
129.6
123.1
121.5

6.7
7.0
2.9
8.5
3.9
8.4

Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
•

Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services
Household furnishings and operation 4/
Housefurnishings
Sheets, percale or muslin
Curtains, tailored, polyester marquisette
Bedspreads, chiefly cotton, tufted
Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate
Pillows, bed, polyester or acrylic filling
Slipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom suites, good or inexpensive quality
Living room suites, good and inexpensive
quality
Lounge chairs, upholstered
Dining room suites
Sofas, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Sleep sets, Hollywood bed type
D O X spr xn§s •-————-•——-*—————--.—--•-.-—.^——i—_-—-_._».-.-.-.-.-.-.*.
Aluminum folding chairs 6J
Cribs
Floor coverings
Rugs, soft surface
Rugs, hard surface
Tile,vinyl
Appliances ]_/
Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners, canister type
Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electric
Ranges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryers, electric, automatic
Air conditioners, demountable J>/
Room heaters, electric, portable ^6/
Garbage disposal units
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, earthenware
Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type 6/
Electric drills, hand held
—
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic service, general housework
Baby sitter service
Postal charges
Laundry, flatwork, finished service
Licensed day care service, preschool child
Washing machine repairs




Percent change to
1969 from 1968

1968
Average

_________

———————————.——._..—..-_-_-__..•_.-.--.. — _._-..•»-.-«-.-••.«->•.

Indexes
1969
Average

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

(1/)

:

(V)
7.5
3.5
5.4
1.8
1.5
2.5
2.5
1.2
2.0
1.7
1.8
2.6
2.1
2.6
2.5
3.0

- 24 TABLE 8A: Consumer Price I n d e x — U . S . City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued
1969 Annual Average Indexes for Selected Items and Groups
and Percent Changes from Previous Year
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and Group

Apparel and upkeep gj
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's:
Topcoats, wool 6/
Suits, year round weight
Suits, tropical weight 6/
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, wool or wool blend
Slacks, cotton or manmade blend
Trousers, work, cotton
Shirts, work, cotton
Shirts, business, cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton
Handkerchiefs, cotton
Boy's:
Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend 6/
Sport coats, wool or wool blend "6/
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend
Undershirts, cotton
•
Women's and girls'
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 6/
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 6/
Sweaters, wool or acrylic §J
Skirts, wool or wool blend 6/
Skirts, cotton or cotton blend 6/
Blouses, cotton
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber
Dresses, street, wool or wool blend 6/
Dresses, street, cotton 6/
Housedresses, cotton
Slips, nylon
Panties, acetate
Girdles, manmade blend
Brassieres, cotton
Hose, nylon seamless
Anklets, cotton
Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Girl's:
Raincoats, vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 6/
Skirts, wool or wool blend 6/
Dresses, cotton
Slacks, cotton 6/
Slips, cotton blend
Robes, duster style, quilted tricot or
percale 6J
Handbags
Footwear
Men's:
Shoes, street, oxford
Shoes, work, high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual, pump
Houseslippers, scuff
Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys', oxford type
Dress shoes, girls', strap
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze
Yard goods, cotton
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Apparel services:
Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men's shirts
Tailoring charges, hem adjustment
Shoe repairs, women's heel lift




Other
Index
Bases

Indexes

Percent chc
1969 from

19by
Average
127.1
126.5
123.7
128.5

19bo
Average
120.1
119.3
116.8
120.8

142.9
150.9
128.6
124.6
127.4
113.9
116.4
122.9
121.3
130.0
119.8
112.1

134.1
138.1
117.9
115.9
120.6
104.6
112.1
118.9
117.6
122.5
114.2
105.6

112.4
125.6
126.3
127.1
122.8

108.9
113.7
119.6
118.7
116.4

134.4
133.9
116.7
129.3
129.3
123.6
150.2
141.0
147.2
147.9
110.8
109.2
119.1
121.7
99.1
117.2
108.6
113.6

126.7
127.7
112.8
119.7
(7/)
116.3
137.0
128.4
128.6
107.7
105.6
111.5
116.4
99.4
110.9
104.7
105.2

15.0

120.9
121.4
134.4
125.8
107.5

112.5
116.2
125.1
120.1
104.0

7.5
4.5
7.4
4.7
3.4

120.4
109.3
140.3

113.9
102.9
132.2

5.7
6.2
6.1

138.4
136.7

131.6
130.0

5.2
5.2

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

148.6
120.3
127.7
124.7

139.0
113.1
119.6
115.6

6.9
6.4
6.8
7.9

Dec.63
Dec.63

140.1
117.2
131.5

132.8
113.1
122.3

5.5
3.6
7.5

Dec.63

103.0
120.9
102.2

100.1
111.2
96.7

2.9
8.7
5.7

130.8
110.1
122.9
124.5
121.3

125.1
106.5
117.4
116.5
119.7

4.6
3.4
4.7
6.9
1.3

June 64
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Sept.61
Mar.62

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

(I/)

5.8
6.0
5.9
6.4
6.6
9.3
9.1
7.5
5.6
8.9
3.8
3.4
3.1
6.1
4.9
6.2
3.2

10.5
5.6
7.1
5.5
6.1
4.9
3.5
8.0

V_L

6.3
9.6
9.8
(7/

2.9
3.4
6.8
4.6
.3
5.7
3.7
8.0

- 25 -

.TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued
1969 Annual Average Indexes for Selected Items and Groups
and Percent Changes from Previous Year
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and Group

Transportat ion
Private 10/
AutomobTles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil, premium
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance M /
Auto insurance rates
Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal

Pub lie

Other
•Index
Bases

Caic

——————————————

Professional services:
Physicians' fees
Family doctor, office visits
Family doctor, house visits
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Dentists' fees
•
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
eyeglasses
Routine laboratory tests
Hospital service charges:
Daily service charges
Semiprivate rooms
"Private rooms
Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.
Personal care
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentrifrice
Toilet soap, hard milled
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol
Face powder, pressed
Deodorants, cream or roll-on
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent refills
Personal care services
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop services
Women's haircuts
Shampoo and wave sets, plain --?
Permanent waves, cold




Percent char
1969 from 1

3.8
3.4
1.6

113.3
131.7
111.8
125.7
147.1
126.3
112.0
138.2
148.5
121.7
107.3
103.0
116.3

3.3
4.4
3.9
6.4
8.9
5.8
6.3
7.7
8.0
4.1
6.2
7.4
5.2

136.6
155.0
99.2
106.9
92.4
106.2
101.0
116.9
109.2
114.5
88.6
62.8
107.2
89.8
101.1
109.4
97.1
102.8
103.1
94.3

130.0
145.0
98.1
106.0
93.7
105.5
101.0
114.3
107.2
113.5
87.5
63.2
101.2
89.8
100.6
102.7
94.7
101.2
99.5
95.5

5.1
6.9
1.1
.8

Dec.63

155.4
157.2
163.3
150.2
141.4
129.1
123.9
148.2
143.9
144.9
143.1
127.4

145.3
146.8
151.9
139.2
129.6
119.7
119.1
140.9
134.5
135.0
133.3
120.3

7.0
7.1
7.5
7.9
9.1
7.9
4.0
5.2
7.0
7.3
7.4
5.9

Dec.63

131.1
117.4

125.7
113.0

4.3
3.9

256.0
252.1
247.5
165.2
122.7
126.2
110.7
113.7
124.1
108.6
102.0
125.0
94.9
108.8
98.0
145.2
153.7
136.1
122.0
152.7
106.4

226.6
222.5
220.2
143.2
117.1
120.3
106.0
107.8
122.3
99.9
101.9
117.5
92.3
104.5
91.2
137.9
144.7
130.2
117.2
144.6
103.8

13.0
13.3
12.4
15.4

Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

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Drugs and prescriptions
Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
Adhesive bandages, package
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
Prescriptions
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypnotics
Ataractics
Anti-spamodics
Cough preparations
Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives
Analgesics, internal
Anti-obesity

1968
Average
119.6
117.3
100.8

Health and recreation
clllCal

Indexes
1969
Average
124.2
121.3
102.4
125.3
117.0
137.5
116.2
133.8
160.2
133.6
119.0
148.9
160.4
126.7
114.0
110.6
122.4

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Local transit fares
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity

,

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.67
Mar.67
Mar.67

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

(Z/)

OJ)

-

1.4

.7
.0
2.3
1.9
.9
1.3
.6
5.9
.0
.5
6.5
2.5
1.6
3.6
-

1.3

4.8
4.9
4.4
5.5
1.5
8.7
.1
6.4
2.8
4.1
7.5
5.3
6.2
4.5
4.1
5.6
2.5

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TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued
1969 Annual Average Indexes for Selected Items and Groups
and Percent Changes from Previous Year
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
Index
Bases

Item and Group

Reading and recreation 12/ —
Recreational goods —
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes —
Radios, portable and table model
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls, liquid center
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh water spincast
Bowling balls
Bicycle, boys'
Tricycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions
Adult

AWety

XjTOlUk

Dec.63

130.5
98.6
80.1
115.5
76.5
91.3
97.2
84.0
99.0
103.7
113.2
117.6
98.9
109.0
109.6
108.0
129.9
200.6
195.5
217.6
159.9
111.1
131.8
101.7
119.1

125.7
96.9
80.2
109.3
77.0
91.8
96.7
85.6
98.0
103.1
105.5
112.8
96.8
105.0
106.8
106.4
123.4
185.3
181.2
199.1
146.2
107.4
124.9
102.9
118.3

3.8
1.8
-.1
5.7
.6
.5
.5
1.9
1.0
.6
7.3
4.3
2.2
3.8
2.6
1.5
5.3
8.3
7.9
9.3
9.4
3.4
5.5
1.2
.7

Dec.63
Dec.63

154.7
124.0
123.7

147.7
116.5
117.5

4.7
6.4
5.3

Dec.63
Dec.63

129.0
146.5
153.6
145.7
107.6
117.8
114.8
109.9
110.5
121.8

123.6
139.1
145.7
138.0
104.5
113.7
111.9
108.7
106.0
114.9

4.4
5.3
5.4
5.6
3.0
3.6
2.6
1.1
4.2
6.0

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

115.2
108.3
134.7

110.7
107.3
124.3

4.1
.9
8.4

126.3
118.0
121.0
146.4
142.9
145.5

120.6
113.2
116.8
134.5
133.5
138.8

4.7
4.2
3.6
8.8
7.0
4.8

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

——»——————•——————

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages
Beer
Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert and table
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Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
'
Bank service charges, checking accounts
Legal services, short form will

Mar.59

-M —

Percent changes to
1969 from 1968

1968
Average

Dec.63

Children * s
Drive-in movie admissions, adult
Bowling fees, evening
Golf greens fees
TV repairs, picture tube replacement
Film developing, black and white
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscriptionPiano lessons, beginner

Indexes
1969
Average

Other special groups:
All items less shelter
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Other services

1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
3/* Also includes pine,shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
4/ Also Includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering,
and moving expenses.
5/ Dis continued.
6/ Priced only in season.
JJ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.
8/ Not available.
9/ Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits,
girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
10/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
11/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front
end alignment, and chassis lubrication.
12/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown
separately.




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Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI

A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the 1964
revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. 1/ The table below shows
standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all
items and for nine commodity groupings based on 1969 averages. The figures may be interpreted as follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the
CPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than
twice the standard error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the
standard error of percent changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for
successively longer time periods, as expected.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in
interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a monthto-month change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. Because of rounding,
however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smaller
change in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may
not be significant. On the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almost
always significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates.
Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in the
CPI Based on 1969 Data

Standard Error
Component

All items
Food at home
•
Food away from home
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services-

Mon thly
Change

03
07
08
06
14
08
13
12
09
13

Quar t erly
Change

.05
.11
.14
.09
.23
.13
.19
.20
.13
.20

Relative Error

Annual
Change

.07
.13
.28
.15
.22
.14
.36
.32
.20
.34

Monthly
Change

.07
.10
.13
.10
.25
.13
.24
.36
.33
.25

Quarterly
Change

.04
.07
.08
.06
.18
.10
.12
.20
.15
.14

Annual
Change

.01
.03
.05
.02
.04
.04
.05
.07
.05
.08

This replaces the table of average errors based on 1968 data which was included
in the CPI report through December 1969.

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




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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 urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families
and single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 400 items which were
selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by
wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,
which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, including
Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage
earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in
all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and servipes are collected every
month in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities* Mall
questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the
spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59-100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49-100 and 1939-100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

Louisiana - Baton Rouge*
Maine - Portland*
Massachusetts - Southbridge
Michigan - 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 23 large SMSA's are available on request to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20212 or any of its regional offices
(addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102

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

411 N. Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201

1317 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107




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