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Released March 3, 1964
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20210
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JANUARY 1964
:This is the initial report on the revised Consumer Price Index which :
:has been updated to reflect the buying patterns of wage earners and
:
:clerical workers in the 1960's. The first set of tables (A-l etc.), :
:present the new index series covering both families and single workers:
:living alone* The analysis contained in the text of this report is
:
:based on these tables. Table B-l presents a new index series for
:
•.families only (excluding single workers). Both series A and series B :
:have been linked to the old series as of December 1963 to provide
:
:continuous series. The old series, presented in the third set of
:
:tables (C-l etc.), will be discontinued after June 1964. Documents
:
describing the new index series and the major differences between
:
:them and the old series are available on request.
:
Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in January, the United States
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today in the initial report
based on the revised Consumer Price Index. Prices of food increased, especially for
fresh vegetables. Fuel prices were up seasonally, and gasoline prices advanced.
However, seasonal clearance sales brought lower prices for apparel and for housefurnishings .
The January index, at 107.7 (1957-59=100), was 1.6 percent above
a year ago. Nearly everything that consumers buy rose in price over the year, except
meats and electric utility rates.
FOOD

An increase of 0.4 percent in average food prices in January was
caused mostly by sharply higher prices for fresh vegetables and
for eggs. Coffee, sugar, and candy prices also advanced. Fresh vegetable prices
rose by 7^ percent on top of a similar jump in December, as increases of more than
20 percent were reported for cabbage, green peppers, and cucumbers. Prices of lettuce
and celery also were up sharply, but tomato prices declined. Except for tomatoes,
seasonally low supplies of fresh vegetables were decreased further by unfavorable
weather putting pressure on prices. Fresh fruit prices averaged a little lower primarily because of a 4%-percent decline in orange prices.
Severe winter weather reversed the usual increase in egg production in January, causing prices to go up by about 6^ percent, but continued heavy
supplies brought further price reductions for meats and poultry. Stocks of beef in
cold storage at the end of last year were reported to be substantially above a year
ago, and slaughter of young chickens also was running higher. Prices of meats,
poultry, and fish averaged 4 percent lower than in January 1963.
APPAREL

A 1-percent decline in apparel prices resulted from the usual
widespread clearance sales of fall and winter garments in January.
Price reductions were largest on women's and girls' apparel. Footwear prices also
were off a little because of competitive markdowns and some declines in wholesale
prices.
OTHER GOODS
AND SERVICES

Prices of textile housefurnishings were lower in the traditional
January white sales, and furniture prices declined slightly.
However, fuel prices rose seasonally, and home maintenance costs
advanced moderately.

Private transportation costs increased by 0.5 percent in January,
mostly because of higher gasoline prices. During the winter months, gasoline prices




usually trend downward on reduced demand, but in January this year, they rose by 1.7
percent in a recovery from severe competitive price reductions in some cities. There
also were increases in automobile insurance rates and in registration and parking
fees. Used car prices declined seasonally.
DIFFERENCES IN TRENDS BETWEEN NEW AND OLD SERIES
The "old series" Consumer Price Index remained unchanged in
January, in contrast with the 0.1 percent advance in the "new series" index. This
slight divergence in trends of the two series for all items combined resulted mostly
from somewhat different movements in the component indexes for food and for private
transportation. In the food category, fruits and vegetables were up by 2.4 percent
in the new series compared with 0.8 percent in the old series. This divergence
resulted from different sets of items and sources of price quotations being covered
in the two series.
To some extent, the same factors caused the divergence in trends
of that part of the old and new series indexes for private transportation relating
to gasoline. A large part of the difference between movements of the two private
transportation indexes resulted, however, from the behavior of used car prices. Used
cars from 2 to 5 years old are included in the new series, whereas 2-year old cars
were not included in the old series. Prices of 2-year old cars, which carry a large
weight in the new series, did not decline as much in January as did prices of the 4and 5-year old cars, which have a much smaller weight in the new series.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

Based on the "old series" national index for January, about 1
million workers will receive cost-of-living increases of 1 cent
an hour, based on quarterly reviews. Of these, 780,000 were
employed in the automotive, 100,000 in the farm and construction equipment, 75,000 in
the aerospace, and 14,000 in the business machine industries.

In addition, 5,000 workers will receive 3- or 4-cent increases
based on annual reviews of the "old series" national index and 11,500 public transit
employees will receive a %-cent increase based on a quarterly review of the "old
series" Chicago index.




NEW SERIES
Beginning January 1964
TABLE A-l: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Including Single Workers)
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, January 1964,
and percent changes from selected dates

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
Group

All items

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

Percent change to

Indexes

January 1964 from--

1947-49=100

1939=100

January

December

December

October

January

January

January

1964

1963

1963

1963

1963

1964

1964

107. 7

107,.6

0.1

0.5

1.6

132.1

222.4
265.1
257.1
252.8

105. 8
104. 2
109. 1
98 3
105 0
112 4
101 8
114 3

105..4
103,.7
109,.0
99..2
105,,0
109,.8
100,.2
114,.3

1.1
1.0
.4

.9
0
2.4
1.6
0

.9
1.0
0
- 2.1
.4
5.7
2.2
.3

124.8
121.1
144.7

- 4.1
1.2
5.6
4.3
1.8

108.4
118.9
138.9
112.5
(I!/;

260.8
238.6
300.1
232.4
(12/)

.4
.5
.1
-

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

106
108
107
108
107
106
108
102

9
1
3
5
7
6
1
7

106,.9
108..0
107..3
108,,4
107.,6
105.,8
108.,1
102,.9

-

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

.6
.7
.2
1.0
.4
2.0
0
.1

1.4
1.8
.9
2.3
.7
1.6
- .1
.9

136.3
(12/)
147.5
(12/)
(12/)
145.3
126.0
(12/)

179.1
<12/)
170.4
(12/)
(12/)
257.6
120.1
(12/)

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

105 0
105..2
101,,4
110,,9

106..1
106,.2
103,,3
111.,2

- 1.0
- .9
- 1.8
- .3

- .8
- .5
- 2.0
0

1.3
1.6
1.2
1.0

(12/)
114.4
100.7
145.3

(12/)
225.2
184.8
288.8

Transportation
Private
Public

109.4
108.,0
118,,3

108.,9
107.,5
118.,3

.5
.5
0

.4
.3
.6

2.6
2.6
2.2

154.1
140.7
220.3

219.5
214.9
270.8

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

112.,7
118,,2
108,,5
113.,1
108.,3

112,,7
117,,9*
108,,8
113,.1
108,,3

0
.3
.3
0
0

.3
.4
.1
.4
.1

2.3
2.1
1.0
2.6
2.5

(12/)
170.8
139.0
131.0
138.0

(12/)
235.3
233.3
207.9
195.5

All items less shelter
All items less food

107.,6
108,,4

107,,5
108..5

-

.1
.1

.4
.3

1.6
1.8

129.6
135.9

233.9
196.8

Commodities 7/
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel-

104.,9
105..7
105.6
104,,2
102.,8
106.,5

104.,9
105..6
105.,9
105.,4
104.,2
106,,2

0
.1
- .3
- 1.1
- 1.3
.3

.4
.5
0
- 1.0
- 1.3
.7

1.5
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.7

(12/)
124.1
123.7
111.7
105.8
133.9

(12/)
241.5
210.6
214.3
(12/)
203.1

102.,9
102,,3
119,.6
98,,7

103.0
102.,1
120.,3
98.,9

-

.1
.2
.6
.2

.2
.8
.3
0

1.7
.2
10.5
.2

(12/)
137.5
(12/)
101.8

(12/)
241.2
(12/)
177.6

Commodities less food 77

104.,3

104.,5

-

.2

.1

1.7

(12/)

(12/)

Services _L0/
Services less rent _10/
Household services less rent 13/
Transportation services
Medical care services

114,,2
116.,0
100.,1
114.,1
121..7
100,,0

114,.1
115.,8
100..0
113.,7
121.,3*
100.,0

.1
.2
.1
.4
.3
0

.4
.6
(12/)
.9
.5
(12/)

2.0
2.3
(12/)
2.7
2.4
(12/)

(12/)
(12/)
(12/)
197.2
181.6
(12/)

(12/)
(12/)
(12/)
246.1
257.5
(12/)

-

- 1o5

$0,757

$0,449

-

Special groups:

Durables ]_' 8/
New cars
Used cars
Household durables 9/

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(reference period =$1.00)
l!
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
1_!
_8/
9/
10/
11/
12/
13/
*

$0,929

$0,929

-

0

-

..4

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.
Not available.
December 1963=100.
Corrected indexes. See table E.




4

NEW SERIES
Beginning January 1964
TABLE A-2: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average and Selected Cities
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Including Single Workers), All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

Pricing
schedule 1/

1957-59=100

Other
bases

1947-49=100

Percent change from:
October
1963

January 1964
U. S. City Average

107.7

132.1

222.4

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia

105.8
103.7
109.6
109.7
108.6

133.4
127.9
136.7
132.2
133.4

227.7
216.6
226.2
219.9
225.3

.2

.2
.5
.3
.4
October
1963

January 1964

110.1

Boston------------------Pittsburgh

136.4
132.7

107.7

223.6
228.4
August
1963

November 1963
100.0

Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)Cleveland
Dallas (Nov. 1963=100) —
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

105.0

130.4

220.4

109.3
107.1

137.4
128.9

232.1
213.4

100.0

.2
.3
September
1963

December 1963
Atlanta
Baltimore
—
Honolulu (Dec 1963=100)St. Louis
San Francisco—-—-----\f

*

105.8
107.5

131.0
133.4

224.7
230.4

107.3
109.9

133.2
139.5

224.6
238.1

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
Based on corrected indexes. See table E.
NEW SERIES
Beginning January 1964
TABLE A-3: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average and Selected Cities
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Including Single Workers), Major Groups
Percent changes from December 1963 to January 1964

U.S. city
average

Group
All items

Apparel and upkeep--—
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation-Other goods and services
*

—

—------------------

Based on corrected indexes for December 1963.




Chicago

Detroit

Los Angeles

New York

Philadelphia

0.1

* - 0..3

0..1

0..8

- 0.2

0..1

.4
0
- 1.0
.5
0
.3
*
- .3
0
0

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

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

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

.3
0
1.9
.2
0
.3
.3
.1
.1

.9
- .2
- 1..4
,2
.1
.2
.3
0
0

See table E.

*

-

-

-

-

5

NEW SERIES
Beginning January 1964
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average and Selected Cities
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Including Single Workers), Commodity Groups
January 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from October 1963

U.S.
city
average

Group

Boston

Chicago

Detroit

Los
Angeles

New York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Indexes <(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
107.7

110.1

105,.8

103,.7

109.6

109.7

108,.6

107,.7

105.8
104.2
109.1
98.3
105.0
112.4
101.8
114.3

108.5
105.6
109.5
103.2
101.3
115.3
101.7
120.8

105 .8
105 .2
108 .0
99 .7
111 .0
111 .7
102,.6
109,.4

101,.4
100 .2
101 .5
95 .7
104,.9
103,.0
99,.9
108,.7

108.1
105.7
117.4
96.0
107.2
120.6
97.1
117.7

108.1
105.4
111.7
99.4
104.0
116.7
102.0
120.6

105,.2
103.4
104 .2
96 .7
105 .3
112 .3
103,.5
115,.4

103,.8
103 .1
108 .9
99,.1
99 .9
109 .4
103,.1
108,.1

106.9
108,1
107.3
108.5
107.7
106 6
108.1
102.7

112.8
117.7
117.9
117.6
108.4

98,.2
95,.1

110.8
112.8

95,.4
103,.3
100,»6
105!.0
100,,7

109.0
111.5
108.5
112.3
106.3
113.8
102.7

111.0
106.2
109.9
105! 8
107.5

108 .3
109,.3
108,
109,.6
107,.0
110,
103,
103,.1

107,.3
105,.1
106,
104,
113,.7

104.0
104.1

105,.2
105,.4
105, 2
105,.7
106,,1
105,
106 ]
104,.4

112,
105,.0

105.0
105.2
101.4
110.9

105.3
98.7
104.6
111.5

100,.6
99,.8
96,.1
108,.7

105,.0
102,.2
105..9
110.,3

105.2
106.7
101.9
108.8

106.9
107.1
101.1
111.3

108,.9
105,.6
104,.0
110,.9

105,.9
105,,0
98,.3
114,,1

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

109.4
108.0
118.3

110.4
104.0
131.6

105.,9
105,.8
107..4

105,,3
103..5
114.,4

117.4
113.4
138.5

106.7
108.8
100.6

113,,5
110,,6
123,.7

112.,2
107..8
125.,9

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

112.7
118.2
108.5
113.1
108.3

111.4
117.0
109.1
115.9
102.9

109..8
127..2
110.,7
99.,6
101.,4

114.,1
123.,7
106.,7
111.,3
109..1

109.4
116.8
105.0
103.5
107.4

115.1
117.8
107.3
119.7
111.5

113.,8
122.,3
106.,3
112.,0
110.,1

114.,0
124.,4
103.,4
110.,2
111.,4

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

—-

Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Gas and electricity-—
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep----Men1s and boys 1
Women's and girls'
Footwear

— —

1

.7
J

Percent Changes, October 1963 to January 1964
All items

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

— -----—- — -- — --_-

Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep- —
Men18 and boys1
Women's and girls'

Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care—
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services




0.1

*- 0.,2

0.,2

0.5

0.3

0.,4

0.,3

.9
1.0
0
- 2.1
.4
5.7
2.2
.3

.4
.7
- .9
- 1.1
- .2
3.5
2.2
- .5

0
,2
- l!,4
- 3.,2
0
7.,4
8
•,1

,7
,9
0
- 1.,9
- ,,2
7,,0
1.,5
•,5

.6
.8
- .2
- 2.8
- .6
5.7
2.3
0

1.1
1.3
.2
- 2.5
.5
8.0
2.8
.4

,9
l!,2
- .,7
- 1.,6
.1
5,,3
3..3
«,1

,9
,1
- .,5
- 3.6
,3
8!,3
3.,9
- .,3

.6

.7
.9
.6
1.1
1.2
3.9
- .2
.1

,3
I!,2
I
i/
2!3
.6

-

0
,3

6
,8

,2
,1

-

.4

-

.3

.5
.8
1/ .5
.6
- .4

.2
0

2
1.0
.4
2.0
0
.1

1..0
.6
1,. 7
.1
0

,2
.2

- .8
- .5
- 2.0
0

- 2.6
- 4.0
- 2.1
- .2

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

- .9
- ,6
- 2.4
0

- .6
- .7
- 1.8
.3

.4
.3
.6

.5
.5
0

- 1.,2
- 1.,5
0

1.,2
1.,4
0

2.1
1.6
0

,1
4

0
.5
- 1.4
- .2

.7

Fuel and utilities

1/ Change from November 1963.
*
Based on corrected indexes.

0.5

.3
* .4
.1
.4
.1

See table E.

.1
.5
- 1.2
- .3
.1

!9
- 1 ,.4

-

,5
*

.3

3.1
0
3

-

.1

„

- .7
-

.4

0

-

.6

.2

.2

I.

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-

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2

1.0
•5. i.
.3
- .1

.2
.4

_

- 1.7
- 1.3
- 4.4
0

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

0
- 1.,9

0
.1
0

,6
.8
0

2.,0
2,,3
0

.5
.6
- .4
1.4
.1

,2
,4

-

-

,2

1
1

-

_
-

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,2

„

9

6

6
- 3!1
1

6

NEW SERIES
Beginning January 1964
TABLE A-5: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average and Selected Cities
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Including Single Workers), Food and its Subgroups
January 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from December 1963

Food at home
City
Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
food
at home

Food
away
from
home

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

105.8

104 .2

109,,i

98.3

105,.0

112,.4

101.8

114.3

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)
ChicagoCleveland
Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100)
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia-Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
SeattleWashington, D. C.

104.4
105.8
108.5
102.0
105.8
102.3
101.0
101.4
99.9
108.1
108.1
105.2
103.8
106.1
107.3
108.2
104.6

103 9
102 9
105 .6
102 3
105 2
101 0
101 2
100,.2
99,.8
105,.7
105,.4
103,.4
103,.1
103,.2
104,»9
105,.6
102,.3

103..9
113,.5
109,.5
98,,2
108,.0
107,,2
99,.6
101,.5
100,.5
117,.4
111,.7
104,.2
108,.9
106,,4
110,.3
110,.9
109,.1

97.9
97.2
103.2
97.8
99.7
98.7
98.4
95.7
99.6
96.0
99.4
96.7
99.1
100.2
99.3
102.9
94.2

101 .6
100,.3
101 .3
98,.8
111,.0
97,.2
99,.7
104,.9
99,.1
107 .2
104,.0
105,.3
99,.9
104,.8
106,.7
108,.7
103,.8

112,.1
107 .6
115 .3
115,.8
111,.7
107,.5
109,.5
103,.0
98,.0
120,.6
116,.7
112,.3
109 .4
105,.9
115,.9
111,.0
105,.6

107.1
102.9
101.7
105.0
102.6
98.3
101.3
99.9
101.6
97.1
102.0
103.5
103.1
102.4
98.9
100.0
104.9

106.5
117.3
120.8
100.3
109.4
109.8
100.3
108.7
100.0
117.7
120.6
115.4
108.1
116.9
118.2
119.6
114.7

—

-—

Percent changes, December 1963 to January 1964
U.S. City Average

0.4

0, .5

0, .1

Atlanta
Baltimore—
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu—
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

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

8

,2
- i!,3
- .,1
- 1 . ,0
,8
,5
- .,4




— -—

-

.3

—

.9
.5
.2
.8
.3
.7

1
1

-

5
8
5
2
7
2
4
3

1

-

1 1

-

6
2
1 0
4
9

-

5
.2
0
.5
.5
0
2
8
4

- 0.9

-

0
.5
.7
1.1
1.4
.5
l.i
.3
.4
.5
1.5

- 1.6
- .8
- .2
.2

-

-

-

-

0

2.,4

1.6

0

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

,9
1 . ,5
1, ,7
4.,7
4.,5
1, ,1
,8
2.1
- 2.,0
2.,0
2.6
2.,8
3.9
- ,3
3.9
1. 9
2.,8

2.0
1.2
.7
1.9
2.1
2.3
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.3
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.2
1.6
- .5
1.7

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

7
NEW SERIES
Beginning January 1964
TABLE B-l: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage-Earner and Clerical-Worker Families (Single Workers Excluded)
Major group and subgroup indexes, January 1964
and percent changes from selected dates

Indexes

January

Group

1964

Indexes

Percent change to

(1957-•59=100)
December

January 1964 from-December

October

January

47-49=100
January

1939=100
January

1963

1963

1963

1963

1964

1964

107.7

107.6

0.1

0.5

1.6

132.1

222.4

105.8
104.2
109.1
98.3'
105.0
112.5
101.8
114.3

105.4
103.7
109.0
99.2
105.0
109.8
100.2
114.3

.4
.5
.1
- .9
0
2.5
1.6
0

.9
1.0
0
- 2.1
.4
5.8
2.2
.3

1.1
1.0
.4
- 4.1
1. 2
5.7
4.3
1.8

124.8
121.1
144.7
108.4
118.9
139.0
112.5

265.1
257.1
252.8
260.8
238.6
300.4
232.4

Rous ing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricityHousehold furnishings and operation------—-

106.9
108.1.
107.3
108.5
107.7
106.6
108.1
102.7

106.9
108.0
107.3
108.4
107.6
105.8
108.1
102.9

136.3

179.1

-

1o4
lo 8
.9
2.3
.7
1.6
- .1
.9

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

105.0
105.2
101.4
110.9

106.1
106.2
103.3
111.2

- 1.0
- .9
- 1.8
- .3

- .8
- .5
- 2.0

Transportation
Private
Public

109.4
108.0
118.3

108.9
107 o 5
118.3

.5
.5

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

112.7
118.2
108.5
113.1
108.3

All items

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

-----—

—

112.7
* 117.9
108.8
113.1
108.3

0
.1
0
•1
.1
.8

0
.2

0
0
-

.3
.3
0
0

.6
o7
.2
1.0
.4
2.0
0
.1

4/ Called "Solid and petroleum

fuels" prior to

an
an
an

147.5

W)
an

170.4

145.3
126.0

257.6
120.1

an
aj)

an
ah
225.2

0

114.4
100.7
145.3

.4
.3
.6

2.6
2.6
2.2

154.1
140.7
220.3

219.5
214.9
270.8

.3
.4
.1
.4
.1

2.3
2.1
1.0
2.6
2.5

(7/)
170.8
139.0
131.0
138.0

(7/)
235.3
233.3
207.9
195.5

1964*

Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Not available.
Corrp.cted index,. See table E.




(Z/)

(Z/)

1.3
1.6
1.2
1.0

1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
2/ Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
2/ Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
5/
6/
l_l
*

an

184.8
288.8

8

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TABLE C-l: Conauaer Price Index—United Statea city average
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, January 1964
and percent changea from aelected datea
(1957-59-100 unleaa otherwise apeclfled)

Indexea
(1957-59-100)

Indexea

Percent change to
January 1964 from—

1947-49-100

1939-100

Group
January

December
1963

1964
All ltena

-

Food at h o » e — — — — — — - — — — - - — — —
Cereala and bakery producta-—
— —
Meata, poultry, and fish
Dairy producta—
....
Fruits and vegetable*
Other fooda at home
Food away from h o m e — —
Housing 2 / - - — — — —
Rent--"
— — — —
Gas and electricity-—
Solid and petroleum f u e l s — — —
Houaefurnlablnga——
—
Household operation--—

........
—-——

Apparel—
Men's and boys'
Women's and g l r l a 1 —
Footwear
—
Other a p p a r e l - — — — Trans portat ion
Private
Public

—

—

--.——

Medical c a r e - —

—--

Personal care

—

—

—

January

January

January

1963

1963

1964

1964

132.0

222.2

.8
.8
0
- 2.2
.4
4.1
2.6
.4

1.0
.8
.4
- 4.2
1.2
4.0
4.7
1.9

124.7
120.8
144.7
108.3
118.9
136.8
112.9
a/>

264.9
256.6
252.8
260.5
238.6
295.6
233.3
a/>

0
0
.3
.8
.4
0

.6
.2
.3
2.0
- .3
.4

1.4
.9
.2
1.6
.5
1.5

136.3
147.5
126.4
145.3
102.4
145.4

179.1
170.4
120.5
257.6
191.8
212.5

105.5
106.2
103.3
111.2
102.1

- 1.1
- .5
- 2.2
- .2
- .8

- 1.0
0
- 2.4
.1
- .5

1.3
2.1
.8
1.1
1.0

111.8
114.9
100.3
1.45.4
93.3

213.0
226.3
184.1
289.0
229.8

108.9
107.5
118.3

0
0
.2

-

.1
.2
.8

2.2
2.1
2.4

153.4
140.1
220.6

218.5
213.9
271.3

117.9

.3

.4

2.1

170.8

235.3

.3

.6

1.6

139.8

234.6

.1

.3

2.5

130.9

207.7

0

.1

2.5

138.0

195.5

.1

.3

1.8

135.9

196.8

0

.3

1.5

129.4

233.6

-

.1
.4
.8
0
1.1
1.3
.7
.5
1.0
2.2
.1

1.2
1.2
1.0
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.7
1.3
0
8.5
.1

121.0
124.0
124.7
123.7
111.6
105.8
133.9
112.7
137.2
a/)
101.7

234.7
241.3
264.9
210.6
214.1
(1/)
203.1
196.7
240.7
Q/)
177.4

-

.2

1.5

118.3

199.0

105.7
104.0
109.1
98.2
105.0
110.7
102.2
114.4

105.4
103.7
109.0
99.2
105.0
109.8
100.2
114.3

106.9
107.3
108.4
106.6
98.4
110.9

106.9
107.3
108.1
105.8
98.8
110.9

104.3
105.7
101.0
111.0
101.3
108.9
107.5
118.5

0
0.3
.3
.1
- 1.0
0
.8
2.0
.1

-

108.8

109.1

October

1.5

107.6

4/

1963

0.4

107.6

118.2

December

Reading and r e c r e a t i o n — — —

113.0

113.1

Other gooda and a e r v l c e a - - - - - - — — —

108.3

108.3

All ltena leaa food

108.4

108.5

All Item* leaa ahelter

107.5

107.5

-

Special groupa:
-

Commodities
Nondurable*
Food—
—-...———.
Nondurable* leaa food—
——-—-—Apparel-———
...——
Apparel leaa footwear
Nondurable* leaa food and a p p a r e l Durable*------—--—--—----------------New car*-— —
—
Used car*
— — — — — - —
Durable* leaa c a r e — - - — - - — — — — — —

104.8
105.6
105.7
105.6
104.1
102.8
106.5
101.7
102.1
117.4
98.6

105.0
105.6
105.4
105.9
105.4
104.2
106.2
102.2
102.1
120.3
98.9

-

-

.2
0
.3
.3
1.2
1.3
.3
.5
0
2.4
.3

Commodities leaa food-

104.1

104.5

-

.4

112.8
107.3
113.8

112.6
107.3
113.5

.2
0
.3

.6
.2
.8

2.1
.9
2.3

160.2
147.5
163.1

199.1
170.4
222.0

111.2
113.7
121.3
112.4

.1
.3
.2
.2

.3
.8
.4
1.0

1.3
2.6
2.3
2.6

146.0
197.0
181.4
145.4

167.8
245.9
257.3
249.2

$ 0.929

0

.4

- 1.5

$ 0.757

$ 0.449

Service*
Rent

—

—

—

—

Household operation aervlcea, gaa,
and electricity--—-—
Transportation aervice*
Medical care a e r v l c e a - - — — — — - — —
Other aervlcea 3/

111.3
114.0
121.6
112.6

Purchasing power of the conauaer dollar
(Reference perlod-$1.00)
.......

$ 0.929

4/

-

-

-

1/ Not available.
2/ Includes house purchase, lntereat, taxea, Inaurance, and upkeep, not ahown separately.
3/ Includes house purchase, lntereat, taxea, Inaurance, and upkeep aervlcea; shoe repalra, television repalra, barber
and beauty ahop aervlcea, and aovlea.
4/

Corrected indexes.




See table E.

9

OLD SERIES

TABLE c-2:

Consts*r Prioe Index—All items index*a and percent changes, selected dotes
U.S. oity average &od 20 large citiss
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Indexes
(1957-59=100)

United States city average-

Indexes
1947-49-1QC 1939-100

October
1963

January
1963

October
1963

January
1963

January
1964

January
1964

107 o 6

107.2

106.0

0o4

1.5

132.0

222.2

105 o 9
104.0
109.4
109.6
108.4

3/106.0
103.5
109.1
109.4
108.2

.1
.5
.3
.2
.2

.8
1.5
2.0
2.0
2.4

133.5
128.2
136.4
132.1
133.1

227.9
217.3
225.8
219.7
224.9

October
1963

January
1963

January
1964

January
1964

0
.2
.1
0
.5

1.3
2.5
1.4
.8
1.8

136.3
134.2
133.0
132.3
133.3

223.4
217.5
219.2
227.8
228.7

January
1964

City

Percent change to
January 1964 from--

Cities priced monthly 1/
Chicago—
Detroit—
Los AngelasNew TorkFhiladelphiaCities priosd in January, April, July,
October
2/
Boston-Kansas City--Minneapolis-—
Pittsburgh—
Portland, OregonCititS priosd in March, June, September,
December 2/
Atlanta
—
Baltimore
Cincinnati——
St. Louis
San Francisco-

Citiss priosd in
November

January
1964

October
1963

January
1963

110.0
108.5
107.5
107.4
107.6

110.0
108.7
107.4
107.4
107 ol

108.6
105.9
106.0
106.5
105.7

December
1963
105.8
107.5
105.1
107.3
109.9

February, May, August,

November
1963

2/

ClevelandHouston——
Scranton—
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

105.0
106.7
107.9
109.3
107.1

September December
1962
1963
105.2
107 ol
105 ol
106 o 5
109.2
August
1963
105.1
106 o 2
107.6
109.1
106.8

-

3/ 105.1
102.5
107.3
107.5
105 o 9

-

September
1963

104.5
105.7
104.0
106.0
107.8
November
1962

December
1962
1.2
1.7
1.1
1.2
1.9

.6
.4
0
.8
06

-

November
1963

1.3
2.1
1.3
2.1
1.7

ol

.5
.3
.2
.3

December
1963

131.0
133.4
127.9
133.2
139.5

November
1962

August
1963

103 o 7
104.5
106.5
107.0
105.3

December
1963

224.7
230.4
219.1
224.6
238.1
November
1963

130.4
131.5
128.7
137.4
128.9

220.4
220.9
220.0
232.1
213.4

J/ Rents priosd bimonthly.
2/ Foods, fuels, and a fev other items prioed monthly; rents and other commodities and services priosd quarterly*
3/ Corrected indexes. See table E.

OLD SERIES
TABLE C-3: Consumer Price Index—Peroent changes from December 1963 to January 1964

U.S. oity average and five cities priced monthly
All items and oonodity groups

City
United States oity average—
Chicago-—
Dstroit
Htv York—-•• -—•Philadelphia
1/

All
items

Food

0
- 0.2 1/
o4
.6
- .3
- .1

-

Housing

0.3

0

- 1.1

0

.5
,5
.3
.3
.7

- 0.1
0
- .1
0
,.2

- 2.9
.3
- 1.6
- 1.9
- 2.6

- 0.6
1.6
3.8
- .4
- 1.0

Based on corrected indexes for December 1963.




Apparel

Transportation

See table E.

Fit til ng
Medical Personal
and
oars
oars
recreation

1/ 0.3
1/

.6
.1
1.1
.4
.1

-

0.3

- 0.1

.2
.3
0
1.2
.5

-

.2
.2
.5
.1
.3

Other
goods 6
ssrvioss
0
0.6
.1
- .2
- .6
0

10

OLD SERIES

TABLE C-4: Consumer Price Index—All items and commodity groups
January 1964 indexes and percent changes, October 1963 to January 1964
U.S. city average and 10 cities priced in January 1964

Group

U.S.
City
Average

Boston Chicago Detroit

Kansas
City

Los
MinneaAngeles polis

New
York

Phila<delphia

Pittsburgh

Portland,
Oregon

Indexes (1957-59=100)

107.6

110.0

105.9

104.0

108.5

109.4

107.5

109.6

108.4

107.4

107.6

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

105.7
104.0
109.1
98.2
105.0
110.7
102.2

108.4
105.3
109.0
104«4
101.3
112.4
101.5

105.7
105,0
109.9
99.3
lllol
107.9
103.1

101 o 3
100.1
100.9
95.1
104.9
102.5
100.7

105.9
105.0
109.7
97.6
108.6
111.4
104.4

108.1
105.7
117.1
95.0
107.7
120.3
97.8

104.0
102.4
102.9
97.8
105.7
107.4
101.7

107.5
104.7
111.4
99.5
104.0
112.5
101.9

105.0
103.0
104.9
94.9
105.7
111.4
104.0

103.5
102.6
108.5
98.9
100.6
105.9
103.2

106.2
104.8
107.9
100.4
107.5
113.2
100.1

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

106.9
107.3
108.4
106.6
98.4
110.9

112.3
117.8
104.1
109.5
97.7
114.2

105.1
105.2
106.3
104.9
99.6
108.8

98.3

108.8
108.5
114.5

105.6
110.8
103.8
113.2

108.7
108.7
103.7
110.1
97.5
117.9

107.4
106.4
112.8

98.7
106.0

105.8
107.6
103.6
102.8
97.3
106.0

110.8

105.1
101.5
98.9
106.1

107.0
104.1
109.4
116.9
98.2
113.9

101.4
116.5

107.7
105.8
102.5
102.8
97.0
110.8

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

104.3
105.7
101.0
101.3

104.1
99.8
105.3
109.9
100.0

99.7
102.0
94.8
107.3
98.5

106.9
103.0
109.0
110.9
101.2

104.5
109.1
98.7
114.8
98.4

104.4
106.6
101.8
109.8
100.2

101.2
106.0
95.7
109.2
95.6

105.1
108.0
101.4
111.3
101.9

104.4
105.7
101.9
110.6
101.6

102.1
105.3
94.3
117.0
100.1

103.9
108.1
97.5
113.9
99.0

Transportat ion
Private
Public

108.9
107.5
118.5

110.2
103.9
131.6

106.4
106.3
107.4

106.5
104.9
114.4

108.1
104.9
125.4

115.0
111.6
138.5

110.6
109.1
121.9

106.5
108.6
100.6

112.2
108.9
123.7

111.6
107.4
125.9

107.8
104.9
126.8

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

118.2
109.1
113.0
108.3

116.2
110.5
115.2
102.8

127.5
111.2
99.5
102.2

123.5
107.4
110.9
109.2

115.6
115.2
119.4
114.0

117.6
106.6
104.2
107.1

130.5
107.7
112.7
106.6

118.0
108.9
119.5
110.9

122.1
106.5
111.7
110.1

124.0
103.6
109.0
111.5

113.9
109.9
115.0
105.1

All items

111.0

Percent change fromi October 1963 to January 1964

All items

0.4

0

.8
.8

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

- 2.2
.4
4.1
2.6

0.3
.4
- 1.4
.1
- .2
.9
2.0

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

.6
.2
.3
2.0
- .3
.4

.3
.5
- .1
1.7
- 1.7
- .1

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

- 1.0
0
- 2.4
.1
- .5

-

Transportation
Private
Public

-

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

3/ .4
.6
.3
.1

JL/
2/
3/

0

.1
.2
.8

0.5

- 0.2

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.2

0

0.5

.6
.1
.8
0
o 4 - .6
- 3.6 - 2.6
.1 - .2
3.8
6.4
1.3
2.3

.8
.9
- .2
- 2.2
4.4
3.1
1.1

.6
.8
- .4
- 3.8
- .1
5.4
3.1

.8
1.0
.3
- 2.0
.5
5.5
1.9

.6
.7
- .1
- 2.4
.5
4.1
2.7

.7
.8

0.6
.6
- .8
- 3.8
1.0
4.9
4.0

1.0
1.2
.7
- 2.4
«7
4.1
3.7

.2
.1
.6
.2
- 2.0

.1
.2
.5
1.7
- .8
.4

.3
1/ .5

-

.5
.2

0

-

.3
0
.3

- 1.5
.5

-

- 2.2
- .3
- 4.9
.2
- 1.5

- .9
- .8
- 1.9
1.2
- „4

- 2.8
2/-.3
- 5.2
- .4
- 1.8

3/-0.1
-

1/

-

1.9
2.9
1.4
1.6
1.8

-

.2
.1
.9

0

-

0

.3
.4
0
-

.1

3/

.8
1.3
.5
.8

2.9
.6
5.0
2.4
2.7

.4
.2
.5
.5

- .7
- 1.0

2.3
2.7

0

0

0

- 2.3
- 2.9
0

.6
3.5
- .1
1.1

.2
0
.9
.1

.2
.2
2.1
.1

-

0
0
0
1.2
.1
.5
- .1

-

.3
.2
.4
0
.6
.6

.2

-

.1
4.0
.3
.6

- 2.1
: - .5
- 4.1
0
- 1.1

1.0
1.2
0

-

.5
.6
1.3
.1

.8
1.1
1.2
- o4

.2
.3
0

0
- 3.5
.5
4.5
3.8
.9
1/ .1
0
1.2
- .6
1.7
- 3.0
- .3
- 6.1
- .5
- 1.2
-

-

-

.8
1.0

- 1.6
.1
- 4.1
.6
- .8

.5
.7
0

1.5
1.9
0

.2
.4
.2
.1

.2
- .4
- 4.1
0

Change from November 1963 to January 1964.
Based on corrected indexes: January 1963 - 105.0; April 1963 = 105.1; July 1963 = 105.3; October 1963 = 106*3.
Based on corrected indexes. See table E.




0
0
-

.3
.4

- 1.4
.5
- 4.4
1.1
- .6

-

-

1.1
.9
14.2
.3
.1
1.4
.2

City

TABLE C-5
Consuaer Price Index—Food end its subgroups
January 1964 indexes and percent changes, December 1963 to January 1964
U.S. city average end 20 lerge cities
(1957-59-100)
Dairy
Cereels end
Meets, poultry,
Totel
Totel food
products
end fish
food.it hoac bakery producti
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
chenge
chenge
change
chenge
change

U. S. city everege—

105 o 7

Atlente
Baltimore————
B o s t o n — — — —
Chicago-------Cincinnati
------Cleveland———
Detroit
Houston-------—--—
Kansas C i t y — — —
Los A n g e l e s — — —

104.9
106.0
108.4
105.7
102.9

Minneapolis
—
New Y o r k — —
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland, O r e g . — - St. L o u i s — — — — —
San F r a n c i s c o — — —
Scranton——
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

104.0
107.5
105.0
103.5
106.2
105.9
107.0
104 o 9
107.2
104.6

101.7
101.3
105.6
105.9
103.1

1.1
.3
0
.5

.2

.2

0.3

109.1

0.1

98.2

104.5
103.2
105.3
105.0
101.3
100.2

1.4
.4
.2

103.9
114.8
109.0
109.9
102.4
106.4
100.9
106.7
109.7
117.1

.2
.2
.5

98.9
97.4
104.4
99.3
97.8
96.6
95.1
96.3
97.6
95.0

.6
.3
.3

.5

100.1

.6

103.1
105.0
105.7

.1

.6

102.4
104.7
103.0
102.6
104.8
103.1
104.6
103.0
104.4
102.4

.7
.4
.7
.1

.1

.3

.6
.3
.7

.2
.6
0
.5

.2

.6
.7

TABLE C-6:
Food and unit
Cereels end bakery products:
Flour, wheat
5 lb.
Biscuit nix
- . - - — 4 0 oz.
Macaroni
16 or.
Corn meel—
—
——lb.
Rolled o a t s — — — — — — — — - 1 8 oz.
Corn flakes
12 oz.
Rice, short grain—
—-----lb.
Rice, long g r a i n - - — - — — — — - l b .
Bread, white
lb.
Soda crackers
--lb.
Sendwlch cookies
16 oz.
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Round steak
lb.
Sirloin steak
— — — — — l b .
Chuck roast
lb.
Rib roast-—— —
-—-—-—
lb.
Hamburger
— ————--lb.
Veal cutlets
lb.
Pork chops, center cut—
—lb.
Pork r o a s t — —
-————---lb.
Bacon, sliced-----------------lb.
Ham, w h o l e - — — — — —
....lb.
Lamb, leg
lb.
Frankfurters--———————lb.
Luncheon meat, canned-------12 oz.
Frying chickens, reedy-to-cook-lb.
Ocean perch, fillet, frozen——lb.
Haddock, fillet, frozen-— — — - l b .
Salmon, pink, canned--—
16 oz.
Tuna fish, canned--—--6 to 6% oz.
Delry products:
Milk, fresh, (grocery)----qt.
Milk, fresh, (delivered)
qt.
Ice cream
— — % gal.
Butter------------------------lb.
Cheese, Aaerlcan process—-—% lb.
Milk, e v e 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 concentrete—-6 oz.
Lemonade concentrate--——6 oz.
Pees, g r e e n — — — — — - 1 0 oz.
Beans, g r e e n - — — — — » . — - 9 oz.
Potatoes, french fried—--9 oz.
Fresh:
Apples———————————lb.
Bananas-———————-——-lb.
Oranges, size 2 0 0 — — — — d o z .
Lemons———————————lb.

*

104.0

Consu

.6
.4

.7
.1

102.9
111.4
104c 9
108.5
107.9
106.4
110.4
106.5

.8

110.0

.6
.1

1.0

108.9 I

2.6
1.4
.3
.5
.3
.3
.4

.1
.3
.2
.9
.1
0
.3
.6
0
.2

97.8
99.5
94.9
98.9
100.4

100.2
99.4
98.1
101.7
95. l|

110.7

105.0

1.0

101.

.1

.3
o5
1.8
.9
2.6
.9
.9
.3

99.
101c

.7
.9
0
0
.3
0
.3

1.6
.7
1.4
1.5
1.8

111c
100.
98.
104.
103.
108.
107 c
105.7
104.0
105.7
100.6
107.5
104.8
106.5
102.7
108.3
103.5

Fruits end
vegetables
Percent
chenge

.1
0
.3
.4
.7

1.0
.8
.3

.1
1.1
.3

.1

112.4
107.5
112.4
107.9
110.9

106.0
102.5
111.2
111.4
120.3
107.4
112.5
111.4
105.9
113.2
105.1
113.2
108.1
107.3
104.0

r Price Index—Averege retell prices of selected foods
U. S. city everage
December
Food and unit
1963

January
1964

1.2
1.4
.9
.9
1.9
.3
1.6
.5
.3

1.8
1.1

1.1

2.0

.6
.4

1.0
1.4
.9
1.5
1.3

J&nuAlry
1964

21.6
30.9
52.0
102.8
105.4
59.2
83.4
51.2
152.1
87.4

61.0
67.

60.
70.
63.
49.
40.1
52.
58.
69.
32.
24.6
26.3
85.1
75.3
36.8
15.4

27.3
32.7
14.9

21.0
23.6
17.9
14.8
15.4

82.8

22.0

102.2

2.0

108.1
103.3
101.5
103.1
99.0
98.2
100.7
102.8
104.4
97.8

3.0

1.6
o5
2.6

1.6

2,2
2.7
.7
2.5

2.0

101.7
101.9
104.0
103.2
100.1
102.1
98
103.5
99.9
105.3

2.9

2.0
2.8

2.1
1.5
1.9
1.3
1.4

.6
2.1

1963
Cents

Cents
57.0
48.1
25.0
14.5
24.2
28.4
19.5
21.8

Other
foods at home
Percent
Index
chenge

Fresh—Cont inued
Grapefruit—-———
—
eech
Peaches — — — — — — — —
lb.
Strewberries *
—pt.
Grepes, seedless * - — —
—lb.
Watermelons *
lb.
Potetoes
10 lb.
Sweet potetoes—
lb.
Corn *
doz. ears
Onions------------------------lb.
Carrots
—
—lb.
Lettuce-———
—-—-head
Celery--———
lb.
Cabbage
lb.
Tomatoes----------------------lb.
Beans, green
-lb.
Cenned:
Orange juice-----—--.-46 oz. cen
Pineapple juice—
46 oz. can
Peeches—..#2% cen
Pineapple
#2 can
#303 can
Fruit cocktail
Corn, cream style
#303 can
Peas, green---—-#303 can
Tomatoes
#303 can
Tomato juice
-.----46 oz. can
Baby foods
4% to 5 oz.
Dried:
Prunes-----------—-----------lb.
Beans—
lb.
Other foods et home:
Tomato soup----- - 1 0 % to 11 oz. can
Beens, with pork
-16 oz. cen
Pickles, sliced
15 oz.
Catsup, tomato
14 oz.
Potato chips-----4 oz.
Coffee---—
lb. can
Coffee-----—------—
bag
Coffee, instant
6 oz.
Tea b a g s —
—
pkg. of 48
Cola drink, carton--------— 72 oz.
Shortening, h y d r o g e n a t e d — — 3 lb.
Margarine, colored--—
—lb.
Lard
lb.
Salad d r e s s i n g - — - — — — - - - - - - p t .
Peanut butter
—-—-—lb.
Sugar
5 lb.
Corn s y r u p - — — — - - — - - — - - 2 4 oz.
Grape jelly
—
-----12 oz.
Chocolate b a r - - - — — — —
1 oz.
Eggs, Grade A, l a r g e — —
doz.
Gelatin, flavored--—----3 to 4 oz.

15.2

63.8
15.1
*

63.2
14.1
*

11.5
15.7

37.7
31.0

11.4
15.1
25.8
13.8
9.1
41.5
28.5

61.7
37.1
33.6
39.8
27.0
19.2
22.6

59.4
36.6
33.3
39.9
26.6
19.1
22.7

28.8
15.4

10.6

16.0

16.0

32.3
10.9

32.0
10.8

40.2
17.6

40.1
17.7

12.3
15.1
27.4
22.2

12.3
15.1
27.3
22.2
28.1
70.1
56.8
91.9
63.8
55.1
81.6
27.6
20.1
38.5
57.6
72.4
29.6
31.1
5.0
57.1
10.3

28.0
71.7
58.1
94.8
63.8
55.1
82.6
27.8

20.1
38.5
57.6
73.4
29.9
31.3
5.2

60.2
10.3

Priced only in season.




LABOR - D. C.

TABLE D: Consumer Price Index--All items and commodity groups
1963 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1962 to 1963
5 cities priced in January 1964
(1957-59=100)

Boston
Percent
Index change

Kansas City
Percent
Index change

Minneapolis
Percent
Index change

Pittsburgh
Percent
Index change

109.5
135.7
222.4

2o0

107.2
132.6
214.9

1.0

107.0
132.4
218.2

1.4

107.1
131.9
227.2

1.1

107.4
105.1
110.1
104.0
99.0
115.9
99.1

2.7
2.2
2.0
- .1
.9
7.1
2.1

104.3
103.4
108.8
98.4
104.5
110.9
99.9

1.0
.8
.7
- 2.0
- 1.6
4.5
3.0

102.5
100.7
99.9
98.8
103.4
106.5
97.2

.7
.5
- 2.3
- 1.4
.5
3.7
2.2

103.6
103.1
110.3
103*0
98.9
108.2
98.7

1.2
1.1
2.7
- 1.3
- .3
5.4
1.5

105.2
103.6
107.0
102.2
106.2
112.1
95.2

1.5
1.7
4.7
- .5
.6
4.6
o6

111.6
116.7
103.8
106.7
99.7
113.6

2.2
1.7
- .2
3.0
0
2.4

106.2
103.9
108.9
113.7
97.7
113.3

1.0
.6
- .2
.4
- ol
1.9

105.5
107.0
104.4
101.1
97.1
105.6

1.9
1.0
.3
0
.5
1.5

106.7
106.2
112.1

.3
.3
.4

102.2
115.6

.5
2.5

106.7
105.3
102.5
103.9
96.3
109.9

2.6
1.3
0
20 3
.7
2.2

Apparel
Men 1 s and boys'
Women's and girls1--Footwear
Other apparel

104.4
101.4
104.6
110.4
100.7

.8
0
1.0
1.1
lo0

103.1
107.1
97.9
113.0
97.2

lo 3
3.0
.4
1.2
- .4

103.2
105.5
99.7
109.4
96.9

1.9
1.6
1.3
2.4
.8

102.9
103.3
97.4
116.5
100.9

1.8
1.4
.4
5o 4
1.1

104.7
106.7
101.2
112.2
99.7

lo 7
2.1
1.5
1.9
lo 3

Transportation
Private
Public

110.0
103o 6
131.6

.5
.6
0

107.6
106.1
116.0

-

.2
a5
3.8

109.5
108.1
119.7

1.6
1.5
1.6

110.6
106.2
125.9

.1
0
0

106.1
105.1
112.3

1.1
1.4
0

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

115.4
109.6
117.6
102.3

2.1
2.4
1.3
.5

114.9
113.4
114.6
112.2

lo0
2.8
1.8
2.4

129.6
107.5
112.6
105.6

1.2
1.4
ol
1,1

123.5
103.5
110.9
109.0

2.8
0
1.9
3.7

112.0
110.0
111.5
104.6

204
2.9
lol
1.2

Group
All items
All items (1947-49=100)
All items (1939=100)
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation




-

-

-

-

Portland,, Oregon
Percent
Index change
106.6
132. 1
226.6

1.9

TABLE E:

Consumer Price Index—Corrected Indexes, U.S. City Average and Chicago
January 1963 through December 1963

Chicago

U.S. city average

Date

Medical care
195719471939=100
49=100
59=100

Medical care services
195719471939=100
49=100
59=100

195759=100

All items
19471939=100
49=100

Medical
care
195759=100

1963: JanuaryFebruary
—
March-Apri1
May
June---------—July
—
August--------—
September
---October
November-December

115.8
115.9
116,1
116.4
116.7
117.2
117.3
117.4
117.5
117.7
117.9
117.9

167.3
167.5
167.8
168.2
168.6
169 o 4
169.5
169.6
169.8
170.1
170.4
170.4

230.6
230.8
231.2
231.8
232.4
233.4
233.6
233.8
234.0
234.4
234.8
234.8

118.9
119.1
119.3
119.6
119.9
120.5
120.6
120.8
120.9
121.1
121.3
121.3

177.4
177.7
178.0
178.4
178.9
179.8
179.9
180.2
180.4
180.7
181.0
181.0

251.6
252.0
252.4
253.1
253.7
255.0
255.2
255.6
255.8
256.2
256.7
256.7

105.1
105.1
105.5
105.4
105.3
105.5
106.3
106.0
106.0
106.0
105.8
106.1

132.5
132.5
133.0
132.9
132.8
133.0
134.0
133.7
133.7
133.7
133.4
133.8

226.2
226.2
227.1
226.8
226.6
227.1
228.8
228.1
228o 1
228.1
227.7
228.4

124.8
124.6
124.9
125.5
125.6
125.7
126.2
126.3
126.3
126.8
126.8
126 o 8

1963: Annual average—

117.0

169.1

233.0

120.3

179.5

254.5

105.7

133.3

227.5

125.9




14
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and
services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families and single
persons living alone.
It is based on prices of about 400 items which were selected to
represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage earners and
clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 33 Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities, which were chosen to represent
all urban places in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from
grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and
service establishments which wage earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 50
locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the 5
largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail questionnaires are used
to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items which change in price infrequently. Prices of most other goods and
services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau*s trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are
averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of all wage
earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with
weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and cities they represent. Index numbers are
computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and
1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the 17
SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the following
additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

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

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

*Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one location
changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to measure differences
in price levels or in living costs between areas.
A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the United
States city average and for 17 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20210 or any of its regional offices (addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, N 0 E 0
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

105 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603

630 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114