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Released March 27, 1963
UoS. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington 25, D. C 0
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR FEBRUARY 1963
The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.1 percent in February,
returning to its record high of 106.1 (1957-59=100) which was first reached last September,
the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today 0 Higher
prices for food and apparel were largely responsible for the advance. The index was 1 0 2
percent above a year ago, primarily because of continuing increases in prices of services
and foods.
FOOD

Food prices rose by 0 o 3 percent on the average in February largely as
a result of higher prices of fruits and vegetables« Prices of oranges
and orange juice concentrate advanced sharply, and prices of most fresh vegetables,
especially lettuce and cabbage, rose substantially—the aftermath of freezing weather in
producing areas during December and January* Banana prices declined, as 1supplies returned
to normal levels following the end of the East and Gulf Coast dockworkers strike* Green
bean prices also dropped, as the Florida crop was supplemented by shipments from Mexico.
Meat prices averaged lower, with seasonal increases in supplies of
pork and some decline in beef prices, but poultry prices were up a little. Egg and milk
prices were off seasonally, but bread and sugar prices advanced 0
Compared with a year ago, food prices were up 1 0 8 percent largely
because of an advance of 6.3 percent in fruit and vegetable prices and some increase in
prices of meats, cereals, and restaurant meals. Dairy products prices were lower over
the year.
OTHER GOODS
AND SERVICES

Apparel prices were up by 0.3 percent during the month as many items
returned to their regular prices following special January sales.
Women's and girls' apparel showed the largest advance (0.5 percent),
as new spring lines appeared in the stores, although clothing for all family members cost
slightly more.

Private transportation costs were unchanged on the average as lower
prices for new cars, gasoline, and tires offset advances in used car prices and auto
insurance rates. Public transportation was up 0.5 percent, reflecting transit fare
increases.
Rents continued to edge up and housefurnishings also advanced.
and electricity rates were somewhat lower.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

Gas

Cost-of-living allowances determined on a quarterly basis for more
than 100,000 workers (primarily in the aerospace industry) will remain
unchanged on the basis of the February index. About 2,500 metalworking and meatpacking workers will receive an increase of 1 cent an hour based on
quarterly or semiannual adjustments, and 16,000 trucking workers in New England will get
6 cents (or 1.5 mills a mile) based on the rise in the index since February 1961.




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

Percent change to
February 1963 from--

Indexes
(1957-59-100)

1947-49-100

1939-100

•Jroup
February
1963

January
1963

January
1963

November
1962

February
1962

February
1963

February
1963

106.1

106.0

0.1

0.1

1.2

130.2

219.1

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

105.0
103.5
109.2
102.1
103.6
109.4
97.1
112.5

104.7
103.2
108.7
102.5
103.8
106.4
97.6
112.3

.3
.3
.5
- .4
- .2
2.8
- .5
.2

.9
.9
.7
- 1.4
- .6
7.1
- .1
.5

1.8
1.6
2.0
1.5
- 1.4
6.3
- .3
2.7

123.9
120.3
144.8
112.6
117.3
135.2
107.3
(i/>

263.1
255.4
253.0
270.9
235.5
292.1
221.7
<l/>

Rent--"
Gas and e l e c t r i c i t y — —
Solid and petroleum f u e l s — - - - - - —
House furnishings
—
Household operation

105.4
106.4
108.0
104.8
98.3
109.3

105.4
106.3
108.2
104.9
97.9
109.3

0
.1
.2
.1
.4
0

.3
.2
- .1
1.2
- .4
1.4

.8
1.1
.1
.8
- 1.0
2.2

134.4
146.3
125.9
142.8
102.3
143.3

176.6
168.9
120.0
253.2
191.6
209.5

103.3
103.7
100.7
109.9
100.9

103.0
103.5
100.2
109.8
100.3

.3
.2
.5
.1
.6

- 1.0
- .6
- 1.8
.2
- .2

1.3
.9
1.7
1.0
1.1

110.7
112.7
100.0
144.0
92.9

211.0
222.0
183.5
286.2
228.8

Transportation-———————-—
Private
Public

106.8
105.3
116.3

106.6
105.3
115.7

.2
0
.5

- 1.4
- 1.8
.8

.8
.6
1.3

150.5
137.2
216.6

214.3
209.5
266.3

Medical c a r e — — — — — — — — — —

115.6

115.5

.1

.5

2.3

167.0

230.2

Personal c a r e - — — - —

107.3

107.4

-

.1

.2

1.4

137.5

230.7

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

110.0

110.2

-

.2

.1

.8

127.4

202.2

Other goods and services—

105.7

105.7

0

.1

.7

134.7

190.8

106.6

106.5

.1

.1

1.0

133.7

193.5

.1

1.2

127.7

230.6

-

.1
.3
.9
.3
.9
1.2
.1
1.6
2.0
7.3
.2

1.1
1.4
1.8
.8
1.3
1.3
.5
- .2
- .7
2.8
- .6

119.9
122.7
123.9
121.9
110.6
104.8
131.5
111.5
136.7
<i/)
101.5

232.4
238.7
263.1
207.6
212.3
a/)
199.5
194.5
239.8
a/)
177.1

-

.8

.5

116.7

196.3

All Items

Apparel

——---

--.

1

Women's and
g i r l s
— — — — —
Footwear——
— — — — — — — — — — —
Other a p p a r e l — — — — — — — — — — — —

—

— — —

-

-

Special groups:
All Items less food

-

—

106.1

105.9

.2

Commodities--—-—------------—--------Nondurables——————------------- —
Food-— — — — — — — — - - - - - - - - - Nondurables less f o o d — - — - - - - — — — —
Apparel
— - - — — —
Apparel less footwear-—
Nondurables less food and a p p a r e l Durables-——-—————--New cars-—

103.8
104.5
105.0
104.1
103.2
101.8
104.6
100.6
101.7
110.7
98.4

103.6
104.3
104.7
104.0
102.8
101.5
104.7
100.4
102.1
108.2
98.5

.2
.2
.3
.1
.4
.3
- .1
.2
- .4
2.3
- .1

Commodities less food-

102.7

102.6

.1

Services
R e n t - - — — — — — — — —
----Services less rent
Household operation services, gas,
and e l e c t r i c i t y — — — — — —
Transportation services
Medical care services— —
Other services 3 / — —

110.5
106.4
111.2

110.5
106.3
111.2

0
.1
0

.5
.2
.5

1.5
1.1
1.6

156.9
146.3
159.3

195.0
168.9
216.9

109.9
111.4
118.7
109.6

109.9
111.1
118.5
109.7

0
.3
.2
.1

1.0
.6
.6
.3

1.7
.2
2.8
1.6

144.2
192.5
177.1
141.5

165.7
240.3
251.2
242.6

$0,943

$0,943

0

0

- 1.2

$0,769

$0,456

All items less shelter

Durables less c a r s - - — -

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

-

-

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




T A B U 21 Consider ftrioe Index—111 itaaa indexes and percent ohangaa, selected dates
U.S. city average and 20 large oitlaa
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
February
1963

City
United States olty average-

November
1962

Percent change to
February 1963 f r o m —

February
1962

November
1962

February
1962

106.1

106.0

104.8

104.7
102.6
107.8
107.6
106.2

105.0
102.6
107.1
107.1
105.8

104.4
102.0
105.7
105.9
105.0

November
1962

February
1962

103.7
104.5
106.5
107.0
105.3

103.1
104.5
105.5
105.9
104.0

October
1962

January
1962

October
1962

January
1962

108.2
107.1
105.9
106.3
105.3

106.2
105.2
104.3
105.2
103.8

.4
- 1.1
.1
.2
.4

2.3
.7
1.6
1.2
1.8

December
1961

September
1962

Indexes
1947-49-10C 1939-100
February
1963

February
1963

0.1

1.2

130.2

219.1

.3
0
.7
.5
.4

.3
.6
2.0
1.6
1.1

132.0
126.5
134.4
129.7
130.4

225.3
214.4
222.5
215.7
220.3

Cities prload Monthly 1/
ChicagoDetroitLoa AngelesBay TorkPhiladelphia-

February
1963

Citiaa prioad in February, May, August,
November
2/
Cleveland
Houston
Scranton
Seattle
Washington, D . C .

104.3
105.0
106.9
107.2
105.6
January
1963

Citiaa prioad in January, April, July,
October
2/
Boston
Kansas CityMinneapolis
Pittsburgh
Portland, Oregon

•

December
1962

Citiaa prioad in March, June, September,
December

108.6
105.9
106.0
106.5
105.7

2/

Atlanta--—-Baltimore
Cincinnati—
St. Louis
San Francisco-

104.5
105.7
104.0
106.0
107.8

September
1962
104.7
106.0
104.3
105.6
107.5

103.4
104.4
102.6
104.4
106.5

-

November
1962

February
1962

.6
.5
.4
.2
.3

-

1.2
.5
1.3
1.2
1.5

December
1961

.2
.3
.3
.4
.3

February
1963

February
1963
129.5
129.4
127.5
134.8
127.1

218.9
217.4
218.0
227.7
210.4

January
1963

January
1963

134.6
131.0
131.1
131.2
131.0

220.6
212.3
216.2
225.9
224.6
December
1962

December
1962

1.1
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.2

129.4
131.2
126.6
131.5
136.8

221.9
226.6
216.8
221.8
233.5

V Rtota prioad blaonthly,
2/ Foods, fuels, and a fav othar iteas prioad Monthly; rents and othar oomoditiea and eervioea prioad quarterly*

TABUS 3S Consumer Price Index—Beroent changes item January 1963 to February 1963
U.S. olty average and five cities priced Monthly
All iteoa and oonodlty groups

City

All
itana

ttoitad States olty average—

0.1

Detroit
Loa Angalaa— — —
Haw York
Philadelphia




0
.1
.5
.1
.3

Transportation

Food

Housing

Apparel

0.3

0

0.3

0.2

.2
.4
.9
.2
.1

0
0
0.3
0
0

.1
.7
0
.1
.8

.3
- .9
.4
- .1
2.8

-

-

-

Reading
Medical Personal
and
care
recreation
care

-

Othar
goods A
earvioas

0.1

- 0.1

- 0.2

0

.1
.6
0
.5
.1

.1
.2
.2
.3
.1

.1
.8
.1
.1
.3

- 0.4
- .2
.1
0
.1

-

-

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TABLE 4: Consumer Price I n d e x — A l l items ahd commodity groups
February 1963 indexes and percent changes, November 1962 to February 1963
U.S. city average and 10 cities priced in February 1963
Group

U.S.
City
Chicago
Average

Los
Cleve- Detroit Houston
land
Angeles

New
York

Phila- Scranton Seattle Washingto
D. C
delphia

Indexes (1957-59=100)
106.1

104.7

104.3

102.6

105.0

107.8

107.6

106.2

106.9

107.2

105.6

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

105.0
103.5
109.2
102.1
103.6
109.4
97.1

105.4
104.6
110.4
103.8
110.4
105.3
97.8

102.2
101,1
105.7
103.0
99.4
105.9
93.7

101.7
100.8
104.4
98.5
106.8
102.8
95.6

103.0
100.2
104.1
99.1
96.8
108.5
95.3

107.8
105.8
118.7
100.0
108.5
116.6
93.9

106.8
104.3
113.2
103.5
101.3
110.3
96.5

104.4
102.8
105.7
100.7
103.4
109.6
97.6

104.4
103.3
112.2
101.2
101.7
108.2
97.5

106.9
104.6
106.9
104.5
106.4
110.8
97.6

103.2
101.6
108.2
100.3
100.4
105.7
97.0

Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
House furnishings
Household operation

105.4
106.4
108.0
104.8
98.3
109.3

103.6

102.2
101.2
107.4
109.3
95.7
107.3

97.9
94.6
105.0
100.4
97.5
105.3

103.5
99.4
132.6

106.6

98.3
107.5

99.0
105.9

109.1
112.6
105.2
105.4
102.8
111.9

105.3

106.4
104.7
100.6
107.6

102.7
108.0
98.1
114.7

105.0
106.3
105.2
99.0
94.3
110.4

105.9
110.3
100.1
104.2
97.7
109.5

104.3
109.2
106.1
105.3
97.2
112.6

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

103.3
103.7
100.7
109.9
100.9

100.8
102.2
96.0
110.0
99.3

103.1
102.4
100.0
112.5
102.7

104.5
102.2
104.4
110.1
100.5

105.3
103.6
105.9
108.9
102.6

103.9
105.1
102.0
109.1
100.2

103.6
105.0
100.4
111.4
100.3

106.2
104.7
106.4
110.4
103.3

104.6
106.0
103.3
107.1
99.7

106.6
107.5
104.3
113.4
102.5

105.4
103.5
104.6
111.7
104.7

Transportation
Private
Public

106.8
105.3
116.3

105.6
105.3
107.4

107.2
105.9
114.8

103.6
101.4
114.4

106.7
105.4
115.1

111.9
108.0
138.5

104.9
106.5
100.6

111.1

107.5
123.7

105.8
105.1
110.1

108.6
107.4
118.7

104.5
103.7
109.7

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

115.6
107.3
110.0
105.7

119.1
107.3
100.5
100.9

119.0
104.3
107.6
106.8

115.2
107.3
105.7
108.9

109.7
110.8
110.3
107.2

114.5
105.2
102.9
106.0

116.4
106.3
110.3
105.0

120.8
105.8
100.2
104.4

114.6
114.4
127.9
107.8

110.0
107.3
108.7
109.9

123.5
106.3
112.4
102.6

All items

114.7

Percent change from November 1962 to February 1963
All items
Food
Food at h o m e - - —
Cereals and bakery p r o d u c t s —
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products-Fruits and vegetables--Other foods at home

0.1
9
.9
.7
- 1.4
- .6
7.1
- .1

0.6

0

0.5

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.3

.3
.4
.5
- 2.4
- .3
3.4
- 1.3

.9
1.2
2.1
- 1.1
- .2
7.4
- .2

-

0.1
.1
.2
2.2
.1
4.7
.5

.2
0
- 1.7
- 1.6
- 3.0
6.4
.2

2.4
2.6
1.5
- .1
1.8
8.1
2.3

.9
1.3
3.9
- 1.3
- 1.1
7.9
- .8

.9
1.0
0
- 2.1
- 1.4
11.3
- .5

.8
.8
2.7
- 2.7
.1
8.7
- 1.2

.9
1.1
- .3
- 1.0
- .1
5.0
2.5

1.1
1.2
- .4
- 1.1
- 2.6
12.3
- .4

0

.4

.7

.2
1.6

.8
1/ .4
- .2
2.4
- .2
2.8

- 0.3
-

-

Housing
•
—
Rent--------------------------Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings—
Household operation

-

.3
.2
.1
1.2
- .4
1.4

.1
0
- .5
1.0

1.2
.2
0
1.4
- .3
1.2

0
1/ o
- .2
.4
- .7
1.2

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

- 1.0
- .6
- 1.8
.2
- .2

- 1.5
- .4
- 3.8
.9
.8

.3
- 1.1
1.3
.5
.5

-

Transportation
Private
Public

- 1.4
- 1.8
.8

- .9
- 1.2
0

-

-

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

-

.5
.2
.1
.1

-

-

.3
.4
.1
.3

1/ Change from December 1962 to February 1963.




-

.7
.8
0
.3
.3
.6
.1

-

-

.4
3.5
-

-

.3
1.4

.7

.oJ

.2
.6
0
0
- .1
2.1

.4

0
7.9
.1
- .2

0
0
- 1.2
1.4
-

-

.7
.4
.3
1.8
- 1.0
.7
-

.4
.7
.6
.5
.3

.3
- 1.2
1.0
.9
.1

.4
.1
- 1.2
.2
- .3

- 1.5
- .4
- 2.9
0
- .6

-

.8
0
- 1.8
.5
- .8

-

.1
.3
.2
.7
.1

.3
.3
.4
.8
- 1.6

- 1.0
- .5
- 1.9
- .1
- .5

.2
.4
.1

2.3
2.6
.4

- 1.1
- 1.4
.6

-

.8
.9
0

.9
- 1.6
9.4

- .1
- 1.6
9.7

- 2.2
- 2.5
0

- 1.8
- 2.1
0

.5
.6
.3
.2

1.2
- 1.3
- .7
.2

.4
2.3
- 1.1
.2

1.1

.3
- .2
- 2.4

-

0
.1
0
.2

0
.1
2.9
- .1

.5
- 2.0
.4
.1

-

-

A
0

,,1

.1

5

City

U. S. city averageAtlanta
Baltimore
Boston——————
C h i c a g o — — — —
Detroit——————
Kansas C i t y — —
Los A n g e l e s — —
Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis—
San F r a n c i s c o —
Scranton————
Seattie------------Washington, D. C . —

T A B U 5: Consumer Price Index—Food and Its subgroups
February 1963 Indexes and Percent Changes, January 1963 to February 1963
U.S. city average and 20 large cities
(1957-59-100)
Dairy
Cereals and Meats, poultry,
Total
Total food
products
and fish
food *£ hMibakery producti
Percent
Percent
Percent Index Percent
Percent
Index change
Index
Index
Index change
change
change
change

104.2
103.9
106.3
105.4
103.7
102.2
101.7
103.0
104.3
107.8
101.7
106.8
104.4
104.3
105.2
105.0
107.0
104.4
106.9
103.2

.2
.7
.1
.2
.6
.5
.4
- .2
1.1
.9

103.7
101.2
104.2
104.6
102.6
101.1
100.8
100.2
103.5
105.8

.2
.2
- .1
1.1
- .1

100.1
104.3
102.8
104.1
103.6
103.1
105.1
103.3
104.6
101.6

-

.1

-

.3
.3
.6
.7

TABLE 6:
Food and unit
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, wheat
5 lb.
Biscuit « l x — — — — — — — 4 0 oz.
M a c a r o n i - - — — — — — — 1 6 oz.
Corn m e a l — — — — — — — l b .
Rolled o a t s — — — — — — — 1 8 os.
Corn f l a k e s — — — — — — — 1 2 oz.
Rice, short grain
lb.
Rice, long g r a i n - — — — — — — l b .
Bread, white
lb.
Soda c r a c k e r s — — — — — — — — l b .
Sandwich c o o k i e s — - — — — - 1 6 oz.
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Round g t e a k — — — — — — — l b .
Sirloin steaklb.
Chuck r o a s t — — — — — — — l b .
Rib r o a s t — —
lb.
Hamburger————————lb.
Veal cutlets-------------------lb.
Pork chops, center c u t — — — — l b .
Pork r o a s t — — — — — — — — l b .
Bacon, s l i c e d — — — — — — — - — - l b .
Ham, w h o l e - — — — — — — — — — l b .
Lamb, leg
lb.
Frankfurters
— — — . — l b .
Luncheon meat, canned—-----12 oz.
Frying chickens, ready-to-cook-lb.
Ocean perch, fillet, f r o z e n — l b .
Haddock, fillet, f r o z e n — — — lb.
Salmon, pink, canned--—----16 oz.
Tuna fish, c a n n e d - — - 6 to 6% oz.
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, (grocery)
qt.
Milk, fresh, (delivered)
qt.
Ice c r e a m — — — — — — — — % gal.
B u t t e r — — — — — — — — — l b .
Cheese, American process
% lb.
Milk, e v a p o r a t e d — — 1 4 % oz. can
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen:
S t r a w b e r r i e s — — — — — — 1 0 oz.
Orange juice concentrate—6 oz.
Lemonade c o n c e n t r a t e — — — 6 oz.
Peas, g r e e n — — — — — — 1 0 oz.
Beans, g r e e n — — — — — — - 9 oz.
Potatoes, french f r i e d — - 9 oz.
Fresh:
A p p l e s — — — — — — — — l b .
Bananas——————-——-lb.
Oranges, size 200
doz.
lb.

*

0.3

103.5

0.3

105.0

109.2

.1
.7
.2
.2
.5
.5
.5
- .2
1.2
1.1

104.8
107.9
107.8
110.4
107.5
105.7
104.4
104.1
108.3
118.7

.3
.3
0
1.2
0
.1
.5
.3
.7
- .8

95.9
113.2
105.7
110.3
106.4
106.4
110.2
112.2
106.9
108.2

-

0.5
.9
.3

.6

.1

.7
.8
.3
.9
.6

.2

0

2.8

0

.1

1.6
.3
.3
3.1

.26
•

102.1
100.9
100.6
105.3
103.8
101.3
103.0
98.5
99.1
100.2
100.0
100.3
103.5
100.7
106.3
103.5
102.2
103.4
101.2
104.5
100.3

- 0.,4

_

8
- 1..2
.3
- 1.6
.4
0
,.8
.7
.3
,5

-

- ,
_

.1
.5
.9
.8
- 1.2
.2
.2
.9
- 1 .3
.2
•
-

-

103.6
102.9
98.,7
98.,3
110.,4
103.2
99..4
106..8
96..8
105..7
108..5
102..3
101,.3
103.,4
99..8
105,.9
103,.0
106..5
101..7
106,
100,

Fruits and
vegetables
Percent
change

Other
foods at home
Percent
change

- 0.2

109.4

2.8

97.1

- 0.5

.3
.2

110.8
105.2
113.8
105.3
111.5
105.9
102.8
108.5
109.8
116.6

1.1

102.1
96.9
96.9
97.8
94.7
93.7
95.6
95.3
98.8
93.9

- .1
- 1.2
- .8
- .8
- 1.1
- .8
- .8
.2
- .1
.9

95.9
96.5
97.6
98.5
96.1
' 97.4
95.6
97.5
97.6
97.0

- 1.2
- 1.1
- .5
- .3
- 1.0
- .9
.8
- .9
1.6
- .4

-

- .1
- .3
- .1
-

.1
.5
- 2.0
.1
.1
-

.6

.4

0
0

.1

- 1.2
- .2

0

.1
- 2.6

106.3
110.3
109.6
107.1
109.8
109.1
113.9
108.2
110.8
105.7

Const* er Price Index—Average retail prices of selected foods
U. S. city average
January
February
Food and unit
1963
1963
Cents
Cents
Fresh—Cont inued
57.2
56.6
Grapefruit-———-—
--each
48.0
Peaches * — — — — — — — - - — l b .
48.0
24.9
Strawberries * — — — — — — p t .
25.0
14.3
Grapes, seedless * — — - — — l b .
14.3
24.0
Watermelons *
— —
lb.
24.1
28.2
Potatoes
10 lb.
28.2
19.4
Sweet p o t a t o e s — — — —
lb.
19.3
21.5
Corn * — —
doz. ears
21.5
21.4
Onions—-——-——-——-—lb.
21.7
Carrots—-----——
—lb.
31.1
31.1
Lettuce-———--———---head
52.4
52.2
Celery
lb.
Cabbage————————-—lb.
110.8
111.0
Tomatoes--———-—
lb.
114.2
113.8
Beans, g r e e n — —
lb.
65.2
64.3
Canned:
88.4
86.8
Orange juice—
— 4 6 oz. can
53.1
52.7
Pineapple juice—......46 oz. can
149.9
151.9
P e a c h e s — - — - - - - - - — . . . . . # 2 % can
89.0
88.1
Pineapple—
--#2 can
64.0
63.3
Fruit c o c k t a i l — - - - — - - # 3 0 3 can
68.9
67.6
Corn,
cream
s
t
y
l
e
—
—
#
3 0 3 can
63.2
62.4
Peas, g r e e n - - — - - - — # 3 0 3 can
73.2
73.6
Tomatoes---#303 can
63.8
63.9
Tomato j u i c e - - - - - — — 4 6 oz. can
50.6
50.4
Baby f o o d s —
— - — 4 % to 5 oz.
40.4
40.8
Dried:
51.7
52.0
Prunes—
—lb.
56.7
56.8
Beans——---------——...
-lb.
73.8
73.2
Other foods at home:
34.4
34.4
Tomato aoup— 1 0 % to 11 oz. can
Beans, with p o r k - - - — — — 1 6 oz. can
24.4
24.3
Pick lea, sliced
15 oz.
26.0
25.9
Catsup, tomato--—
14 oz.
85.1
84.7
Potato chips-----------------4 oz.
75.0
74.9
C
o
f
f
e
e
—
—
—
—
—
lb.
can
36.1
36.0
C o f f e e — - - — - — - — - - - — — - lb.
15.4
15.4
Coffee, i n s t a n t — - — — — - 6 oz.
Tea b a g s - — - — — — — — p k g . of 48
27.4
27.3
Cola drink, c a r t o n - - — — — — 7 2 oz.
24.7
26.5
Shortening, h y d r o g e n a t e d — — 3 lb.
13.7
13.7
Margarine, c o l o r e d — - — — — l b .
20.9
21.0
22.9
23.0
Salad d r e s s i n g — - - - - — — — — p t .
18.4
18.5
Peanut b u t t e r - — - - — - — - — — — l b .
S u g a r — — — — — — — — — - 5 lb.
14.4
15.2
Corn s y r u p — — — — — — 2 4 oz.
17.9
16.8
Grape jelly
12 oz.
78.6
85.9
Chocolate bar
1 oz.
27.6
26.9
Eggs, Grade A, large
doz.
Gelatin, flavored—......3 to 4 oz.

.8

.5
3.2
4.4
3.6
4.8
2.2
5.8
3.6
2.1
1.4
1.7

6.0
4.6
1.9
1.9
1.4
4.1
.6

February
1963
Cents
15.6

January
1963
Cents
15.6
*
*
*

*

*
*
*

*

62.1
13.0

62.0
13.2

*

*

10.3
14.8
22.3
15.0
14.2
39.3
29.1

9.8
15.2
18.4
14.7
12.4
38.5
33.9

47.5
32.8
32.2
39.1
25.3
19.5
22.6
15.3
31.5
11.0

42.1
33.0
32.2
39.1
25.4
19.5
22.6
15.3
31.6
10.9

39.8
17.8

39.6
17.6

12.4
15.0
26.9
22.3
27.9
69.1
57.0
92.6
64.0
50.2
86.1
27.5
20.0
38.0
57.7
59.4
28.1
29.6
4.5
57.4
9.9

12.3
15.0
26.9
22.5
27.9
69.2
56.6
91.7
63.7
50.3
85.7
27.7
20.2
38.0
57.5
58.8
27.7
29.8
4.5
59.2
10.0

Priced only in season.




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TABLE A: Consumer Price I n d e x — A l l items and commodity groups
1962 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1961 to 1962

5 cities priced quarterly in February 1963
(1957-59®100)
Cleveland
Percent
Index
change

Group
All items

Houston
Index Percent
change

Scranton
Percent
Index
change

Seattle
Percent
Index
change

Washington, LLC.
Index Percent
change

103.5

0.3

104.6

1.9

105.9

1.7

106.5

1.5

104.6

FoodFood at home
Cereals and bakery p r o d u c t s Meats, poultry, and f i s h - - — —
Dairy products
—
Fruits and vegetablesOther foods at home
—

101.0
99.8
103.7
101.9
99.7
102.3
93.3

.1
.1
.2
2.8
- 1.6
- .6
- 2.5

102.9
100.6
105.4
100.1
100.7
105.4
94.6

1.6
.6
1.7
2.2
- 1.3
1.7
- 1.5

103.1
101.9
108.5
101.4
100.9
103.9
97.2

1.8
1.6
4.7
2.8
- .1
1.1
- .4

105.7
103.5
107.1
103.5
106.7
108.1
95.7

1.1
.7
1.2
2.0
- .2
1.3
- .9

102.0
100.6
108.9
99.3
102.6
99.4
96.8

Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housef urnishings
Household operation

101.2
101.4
107.4
106.9
96.2
105.9

.1
.3
0
1.8
- .8
.9

102.5
99.3
121.2

1.0
0
6.6

100.2
105.8

0
1.7

103.9
105.5
105.2
96.4
95.3
109.2

1.0
1.2
0
- .4
- 1.0
2.6

105.3
109.0
100.1
101.0
97.3
106.4

1.2
3.7
0
2.4
- 1.4
3.5

102.9
108.0
106.5
101.4
98.8
111.4

.1
2.2
.1
- .4
- .8
2.7

102.4
102.7
98.7
111.4
102.0

.3
.5
- 1.1
3.4
- .2

104.3
104.9
103.4
107.7
102.0

2.9
1.8
3.7
2.6
2.3

104.0
105.3
102.2
107.9
101.3

-

.2
1.1
- 1.0
.4
- 1.2

105.4
104.6
103.7
112.5
103.5

1.3
.7
.8
4.3
1.3

105.3
103.2
104.7
111.3
103.9

2.6
.3
3.7
4.8
1.3

— ~
—

107.5
106.3
114.8

1.4
.8
5.1

107.5
106.1
116.7

3.3
3.0
4.9

105.3
106.0
100.6

1.0
1.0
.2

109.6
108.3
120.4

3.0
2.5
6.7

105.7
105.0
109.9

1.1
1.4
- .1

Medical care--Personal c a r e —
—
Reading and recreation—-—Other goods and s e r v i c e s — - - - — —

118.5
104.8
107.6
106.7

.4
.5
.8
.3

107.4
112.1
110.5
107.0

1.4
5.9
4.9
.3

113.3
114.3
129.2
107.5

5.7
2.4
5.9
2.9

109.7
107.1
104.7
110.0

1.1
1.3
3.4
.5

120.0
108.5
110.3
102.3

5.4
1.0
1.1
.8

Apparel
Men's and b o y s ' — —
Women's and girls'Footwear
Other apparel
Transportation
Private
Public




--

--

-

-

-

0.9
.4
.3
2.2
1.2
- .9
- 1.0
- 2.5

-

-

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and
services usually bought "by city families of wage earners and clerical workers. It is
based on prices of about 300 items which were selected so that their price changes would
represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage and clerical
families; they include all of the important items in family spending. Prices for these
items are obtained in h6 cities which were chosen to represent all urban places in the
United States; they are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling
stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage-earner and
clerical-worker families patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all
k6 cities. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in
the 5 largest cities and every 3 months in other cities. Mail questionnaires are used
to obtain local transit 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 city are
averaged together with weights which represent their importance in family spending. City
data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1950 populations of
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59 = 100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the
20 large cities for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following 26 medium-si zed and small cities:
Anna, Illinois
Camden, Arkansas
Canton, Ohio
Charleston, W . Virginia
Evansville, Indiana
Garrett, Indiana
Glendale, Arizona
Grand Forks, N . Dakota
Grand Island, Nebraska

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

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

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

BLS Regional Offices
Atlanta
1371 Peachtree
Street,1 II. E.
Zone 9

New York
341 Ninth Avenue
Zone 1

Chicago
105 West Adams Street
Zone 3

San Francisco
630 Sansome Street
Zone 11

Boston
18 Oliver Street
Zone 10

Cleveland
1365 Ontario Street
Zone 14




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