Full text of CPI Detailed Report : January 1965

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Released February 26, 1965
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. Co 20212
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JANUARY 1965
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.1 percent in January, largely as
a result of higher prices tyas homeownership items, potatoes, gasoline, and automobile
insurance, the h&b&t £epartalent's,Jiftreau of Labor Statistics reported today. Prices
aVeraged lower for appteeftijwfl fresh fruits and vegetables.
The January index was 108.9 (1957-59=100), 1.1 percent higher than
a year ago. Higher charges for consumer services (up 2.1 percent) were chiefly responsible for the rise from January 1964. Food prices were 0.8 percent higher. Eggs, new
cars, and household durable goods were the major consumer items whose prices have
decreased over the year.
Higher prices in January for gasoline and further increases in
automobile insurance premiums caused a rise in transportation costs. Both new and used
car prices declined less than usual in January, as effects of the shortages caused by
last fall's strikes in the automobile industry continued to be felt. Higher housing
costs were chiefly the result of further increases in costs of homeownership, together
with higher prices for housekeeping services and seasonally higher prices for fuel oil.
A small decline in food costs in January was brought about by substantially lower prices for many fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly lettuce,
tomatoes, and oranges. Egg prices continued to decline in response to record production. On the other hand, reduced supplies caused a substantial rise in potato prices.
Apparel prices dropped sharply as a result of the usual mid-winter special sales in
many parts of the country, but charges for medical care services advanced further.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

Based on a quarterly review of the national Consumer Price Index
for January, about 950,000 workers will receive cost-of-living
increases of 1 cent an hour. Of these, 800,000 are employed in
the automobile and automotive parts industries, 100,000 in farm and construction equipment, and 50,000 in aerospace. In addition, about 5,000 transit workers will receive
increases averaging 3% cents an hour, based on the 12-month rise in the national index.
If the escalator provisions of a number of contracts, which are now up for renewal or
renegotiation, are continued in new contracts, another 100,000 workers, mostly in the
automobile, farm equipment, and aerospace industries, will receive 1 cent increases.
OTHER BASES

The Consumer Price Index for January 1965 and purchasing power of
the consumer dollar on the bases of 1947-49 and 1939 are shown

below:




Base
1947-49®100 (or $1.00)
1939=100 (or $1.00)

Index

Purchasing
Power

133.6
224.9

$ 0.749
.445

:The first set of the attached tables (A-l etc.) and the
:analysis contained in this report are based on the new
:index series, covering both single workers living alone
;and families.

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-l: Consumer Price Index--United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major g r o u p , subgroup, and special group indexes, January 1965
and percent changes from selected dates
Percent change to
January 1965 from--

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
Group
January
1965
All items

December
1964

January
1964

December
1964

October
1964

January
1964

0.4

1.1

-

.3
.5
.6
- 1.4
.3
.6
- 1.1
.3

.8
.6
1.8
.9
.6
0
- .2
1.6

.3
.4
0
•5
0
.7
.3
.1

.5
.6
.2
.9
.5
3*5
- .2
0

1.1
1.7
1.0
1.9
.2
- *1
- .1
•1

105*0
105*2
101*4
110*9

- .9
- .8
- 1*8
- .2

- .6
- .5
- 1.5
•1

•6
1*0
0
.5

110.5
109*0
120*3

109*4
108.0
118.3

.5
.6
.2

1*6
1*6
1*1

1.6
1.6
1.9

114.5
120.6
110.0
115*0
109.3

114.3
120.3
110.0
114.9
109.2

112.7
118,2
108.5
113.1
108.3

.2
.2
0
.1
.1

.4
.6
.3
.4
.2

1.6
2.0
1.4
1.7
.9

All items less shelter
All items less food

108*6
109*8

108*6
109*6

107.6
108*4

0
•2

.3
.5

.9
1.3

Commodities 2/
Nondurabies
Durables y 8/
Services 9/-

105*6 *
106.3
103*6
116*6 *

105*7
106.5
103*4
116*2

104.9
105*7
102*9
114*2

-

.1
.1
.5
.8

.7
•6
.7
2*1

104*9
106*1
104*7
103*3
106*9
101*5
123*7
97*8
98*0

104*9
106*3
105*8
104*6
106*7
101*6
123*7
97*9
98*2

104*3
105*6
104*2
102*8
106*5
102*3
119*6
98*7
98*5

0
- .2
- 1*0
- 1*2
.2
- .1
0
- .1
- .2

•3
•1
.7
.9
•6
•2
1*5
.2
.2

06
.5
.5
.5
•4
- .8
3.4
- .9
- .5

118*6
116*0
117*7
125.0
120*1

118*2
115*6
116*8
124.5
119.8

116*0
114*1
114*1
121*7
117*1

.3
.3
.8
.4
.3

.9
.5
2.1
•8
.7

2*2
1*7
3*2
2.7
2.6

$0*918

$0,919

$0,929

.4

- 1.2

108.9 '

108.8

107.7

106.6
104.8
111.1
99.2
105.6
112.4
101.6
116.1

106.9
105.1
111.0
99.0
105.6
114.5
101.9
116.0

105.8
104.2
109.1
98.3
105.0
112.4
101.8
114.3

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

108.1
109.9
108.4
110*6
107.9
106.5
108*0
102*8

107.8
109*5
108*4
110*0
107*9
105*8
108*3
102.9

106.9
108*1
107.3
108*5
107*7
106*6
108*1
102*7

-

Apparel and upkeep 5/
1
1
M e n s and boys
Women's and girls'
Footwear

105*6
106*2
101.4
111*5

106*6
107*1
103*3
111.7

Transportation
Private
Public

111*1
109.7
120.6

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

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy p r o d u c t s —
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

-

0.1
-

.3
.3
•1
.2
0
- 1.8
- .3
.1

Special groups:

-

Commodities less food 1_!
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
New cars
Used cars
Household durables 10/
Housef urni shings
Services less rent 9/
Household services less r e n t —
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 11/
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1957-59=$!.00)
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
2/
8/
9/
10/
11/

--

-

.1
.2
.2
.3

.1

-

-

-

-

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 not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' w e a r , 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 p a r t s , toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal c a r e , reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




3
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-2: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes

Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

1957-59=100

1947-49=100

Other
bases

Percent change frora-October
1964

January 1965

January
1964

U . S . City Average

M

108.9

133.6

0.4

1.1

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Philadelphia

M
M
M
M
M

106.4
105.0
111.6
110.9
109.7

134.2
129.5
139.2
133.6
134.7

0
.1
.5
0
.4

.6
1.3
1.8
1.1
1.0

October
1964

January 1965
1
1

BostonPittsburgh

112.3
109.0

139.1
134.3

0.6
.1
August
1964

November 1964
2
2
2
2
2

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

102.1
105.9

131.5

110.1
108.9

138.4
131.1

100.7

September
1964

December 1964
107.4
108.6

133.0
134.8

109.0
111.6

3
3
3
3
3

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

0.8
.7
•8
- .2
•2

135.3
141.6

101.2

0.2
.6
.7
.3
.5

January
1964
2.0
1.2
November
1963
2.1
.9
.7
.7
1.7
December
1963
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.5

\! 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 u s e d . Area definitions
are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since I960.
2/ F o o d s , fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services
priced as indicated:
M - Every m o n t h .
1 - January, April, J u l y , and October.
2 - February, M a y , August, and November.
3 - M a r c h , J u n e , September, and December.
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-3: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected Areas J./
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from December 1964 to January 1965
Group

U . S . city
average
0.1

All items
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation—
Health and recreation
Medical carePersonal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and s e r v i c e s —
1/
2/
2./
4/

See footnote 1, table A - 2 .
Change from November 1964.
Change from October 1964.
Not available.




-

.3
.3
.9
.5
.2
.2
0
.1
.1

Chicago

- 0.1
-

.7
.1
1.0
.8
.2
.2
.2
0
.3

Detroit

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

0.2

0.2

- 0.2

0.1

- .1
- .3
- 1.0
1.8
.9
.6
1.2
1.9
2/
.1

•4
•6
.3
.3
.1
.1
.9
0
.1

- .6
.7
- 2.5
.4
.3
.8
.1
- .1
1/
.3

- .2
1.0
- 1.3
•2
- .1
- .1
0
- .1
(4/)

-

4

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index--United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
Janueirv 1965
Los
AngelesU.S.
Boston Chicago Detroit Long
New
Phila- PittsCity
Beach
Average
York delphia burgh
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Group

All items

108,9

Food
Food at home
—
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and f i s h —
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home----

112.3

106.4

105.0

111.6

110.9

109.7

109.0

1964 Averase
Boston

Pittsburgh

111.1

108.5

106.6
104.8
111.1
99.2
105.6
112.4
101.6
116.1

110.9
108.1
113.2
105.9
103.6
116.3
104.4
123.0

105.8
104.8
109.5
100.4
111.6
106.4
102.3
110.5

101.9
100.4
104.5
97.5
103.6
102.2
97.8
110.6

109.5
106.6
122.1
95.3
108.9
122.0
97.2
120.7

108.0
104.7
112.0
100.1
102.9
111.8
101.7
122.8

104.9
102.7
108.4
95.3
108.8
108.8
100.0
116.7

104.6
103.8
110.5
102.6
98.8
107.3
102.5
109.7

109.8
107.0
112.0
103.2
101.2
120.3
103.5
121.8

104.8
104.1
109.9
101.4
98.0
112.4
102.7
108.7

Housing-Shelter
Rent-Homeowner shipFuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coalGas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

108.1
109.9
108.4
110.6
107.9
106.5
108.0
102.8

114.9
120.7
120.2
120.8
107.8
111.1
103.2
106.3

105.2
105.7
2/105.8
105.8
104.9
105.3
104.4
104.1

99.2
97.4

113.0
116.2

98.0
102.5
100.6
104.5
99.4

111.9
115.6
?109.4
"117.6
106.9

108.5
106.5
106.9
106.3
114.4
113.3
106,0

113.4
118.9
118.9
118.9
106.7
107.6
103.2
105.2

107.9
105.7
106.3
105.4
114.7

112.1
103*3

115.1
107.0
110.9
107.4
107 ,4

110.4
113.5
2/109.2
"114.7
106.4
109.7
102.0
103.4

Apparel and u p k e e p —
1
Men's and boys Women's and g i r l s * - - - - — - —
Footwear

—

105.6
106.2
101.4
111.5

106.0
100.3
103.6
113.3

101.5
101.7
95.8
109.8

106.4
102.6
108.3
111.4

106.8
109.6
102.8
110.5

107.2
108.7
100.3
111.7

109.7
105.2
105.6
111.9

106.8
105.5
98.8
116.2

106.9
100.8
105.7
112.1

107.1
105.1
99.9
116.3

--

111.1
109.7
120.6

112.4
106.1
132.9

108.9
109.3
107.6

108.5
106.8
114.6

118.5
114.5
138.9

107.9
110.1
101.4

116.1
113.3
124.9

114.0
109.2
131.4

110.6
104.2
131.7

112.1
107.5
127.7

114.5
120.6
110.0
115.0
109.3

114.6
122.1
111.7
119.0
105.1

110.3
129.0
110.8
99.8
101.5

115.4
125.9
109.6
112.4
109.1

111.0
118.9
108.5
104.7
107.8

117.2
121.6
108.8
122.9
111.5

114.6
124.1
108.4
112.1
(£/)

116.0
128.7
107.3
110.9
111.9

112.4
119.0
110.2
117.1
102.9

115.2
127.2
105.3
111.1
111.0

Transportation
Private
Public

--•

-

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and r e c r e a t i o n —
Other goods and services

--

Percent changes
1963 t< 1964

Percent changes October 1964 to January 1965
0.4

0.6

0

.3
.5
.6
- 1.4
.3
.6
- 1.1
.3

.1
.1
.1
.9
.4
.6
.5
.2

- 1.0
- 1.5
.6
- 2.6
.4
- 2.0
- 1.7
.4

All items
Food-Food at homeCereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruit8 and vegetables
Other foods at h o m e - - —
Food away from home

-

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

.5
.6
.2
.9
.5
3.5
- .2
0

.9
1.0
.3
1.2
.9
2.4
.5
.4

Apparel and upkeepMen's and boys'
Women'8 and girls'
Footwear—

- .6
- .5
- 1.5

Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreationMedical care--Personal care
Reading and recreationOther goods and services

-

0.1
-

.6
.8
.1
- 1.7

-

.1

.9
- 1.9
.3

0
.5

.5
1.0
0
1.3
- .1
2.8
- .8
- .7

.5
.3
0
- .5
- 1.3

.1

- 1.9
- 1.2
- 3.4
.3

- 1.3
- 1.9
- 1.8
.3

- .8
- 1.5
- 1.5
.5

1.6
1.6
1.1

2.1
2.3
1.0

1.6
1.9
.2

1.6
1.1
.7
1.6
2.6

.2
.7
.6
.7
0

.9
1.1

0

.1
.4
2.5
- 1.4
.6
- 1.1
- 1.2
1.0

- 1.1
- 1.5
1.0
- 1.9
.2
- 3.9
- 1.6
.2

- .8
- 1.0
.7
- 1.5
- .4
- .4
- 2.2

4/

1.2
1.6
4/ .3
2.0
1.1

.8
1.0
1.7
1.4
6.2
.4
- .3

1.4
2.7
4/ .1
3.4
1.3
7.4
0
- .7

-

-

.6
.8

.1

- 2.1
- .5
- 4.7
- .4

-

.9
.9
0

.1

-

-

-

-

.1

.1

1.9
.1

0.1

1.5

1.3

.5
.6
.2
- 2.3

2.2
1.8
1.7
- .8
2.2
3.8
4.4
3.9

1.2
1.0
- .4
- 1.6
- .9
3.9
4.1
2.3

1.6
2.4
1.9
2.7
.2
.8
- .6
.9

1.1
1.3
.1
1.7
1.3

.6
.6
1.1
1.5

1.5
1.7
2.6
- .2

0.4

.8
.8

.4
.6
.3
.4
.2

0.5

-

-

.4

.1

.1

.3
.4
.1
.2

.1

113.9
105.5

-

1.0

-

-

.8
.7
.5
.1
.2
.5
.1
.4
.7
.2

1.6
.4

1.2
1.4
1.9
1.1

- 1.4
.3
- 2.9
- 1.6

1.9
2.1
.8

1.8
2.0
0

1.5
1.8
.2

.5
.6
.1

1.4
1.2
1.4

.4
1.6
0
0
.3

.2
.5
.3
.5

.4
.4
.9
.2
.9

.9
3.1
.5
- .4
.6

1.6
3.0
1.7
.2
1.8

-

-

-

1/ See footnote 1, table A - 2 .
2/ 1964 annual average indexes for Chicago, Los Angeles-Long Beach, and Philadelphia are 105.5, 108.7, and 109.1 respectively.
Not available.
4/ Change from November 1964.




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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

TABLE A-5: Consumer Price Index*-United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
January 1965 Indexes and Percent Changes from December 1964

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Heats,
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 A v e r a g e —

106.6

104.8

111.1

99.2

105.6

112.4

101.6

116.1

Atlanta
Baltimore
B o s t o n — — — — — — — — —
Buffalo (Nov. 1963*100)
Chicago—————————
Cleveland---—-—-------Dallas (Nov. 1963-100)
Detroit-----------------Honolulu (Dec. 1 9 6 3 - 1 0 0 ) —
Los Angeles-Long B e a c h - - —
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis--—
San Francisco-Oakland-Seattle—-----------------Washington--

105.5
106.2
110.9
101.4
105.8
102.4
101.3
101.9
102.0
109.5
108.0
104.9
104.6
108.6
108.2
109.3
106.2

104.9
103.1
108.1
101.2
104.8
100.6
101.1
100.4
102.1
106.6
104.7
102.7
103.8
105.8
105.1
106.9
103.6

104.7
115.3
113.2
97.5
109.5
106.0
103.8
104.5
101.1
122.1
112.0
108.4
110.5
108.8
109.4
111.4
109.6

98.8
97.3
105.9
99.1
100.4
97.6
100.7
97.5
100.5
95.3
100.1
95.3
102.6
100.8
99.9
101.9
97.0

105.1
102.9
103.6
100.1
111.6
99.6
99.8
103.6
100.3
108.9
102.9
108.8
98.8
110.9
107.3
112.6
106.9

114.4
107.4
116.3
105.7
106.4
107.1
102.6
102.2
106.6
122.0
111.8
108.8
107.3
113.3
115.1
113.5
106.7

106.3
100.9
104.4
103.9
102.3
97.5
99.8
97.8
102.5
97.2
101.7
100.0
102.5
102.0
99.3
102.1
103.5

108.0
119.0
123.0
102.6
110.5
112.6
102.0
110.6
101.8
120.7
122.8
116.7
109.7
119.3
122.2
119.6
117.3

- 0.3

0.1

.6
.5
.4
.7
.2
.3
.2
.9
.7
.4
.9
1.6
.3
.2
2.2
2.0
.2

.2
.1

Percent changes, December 1964 to January 1965
U.S. City Average

- 0.3

- 0.3

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston—-—...............
Buffalo (Nov. 1963-100)
Chicago----Cleveland
—
Dallas (Nov. 1963-100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1 9 6 3 - 1 0 0 ) —
Los Angeles-Long B e a c h - - —
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington

-

-

1/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.




-

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

.1

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

0
0

.3

.1

-

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

0
0

0.2

0

.9
.2
1.0
.6
- .9

2.7

0.1
.4
.5
.2
.1
l.l
- 1.0
-

0

-

-

.1
.6
.1
.2
1.6
.5
.5
.3
.9

0

-

0

-

0
.8
0

0

.6
1.4
- .7
1.0
- .4
.3
.6
- .1

1.1

1.2
.2

.5
.1

-

.1
.7

-

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

0

-

0

- 1.8
-

2.6
1.6
.5
2.4
4.0
2.2
.5
2.3
1.3
1.4
2.4
1.2
2.3
.8
3.4
3.7
.4

-

0
0

.1
.1
.1

0

-

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

0

.2

6

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-6: Consumer Price Index--Food, Groups and Items
January 1965 Indexes, and Percent Changes December 1964 to January 1965
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Item or Group

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

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




Index

Percent
Change

106.6
116.1
116.1
101.5
104.8
111.1
109.9
107.1
119.2
106.5
115.2
103.0
99.8
97.9
100.1
99.2
100.1
103.1
102.0
97.5
101.9
98.8
108.8
98.3
102.3
96.9
116.6
96.2
101.9
105.3
100.3
94.9
95.4
94.0
102.7
105.7
102.2
99.6
100.5
99.9
103.2
86.7
86.7
97.3
97.6
109.3
92.3
115.2
103.0
102.1
105.6
103.9
107.0
100.6
105.1
95.7
115.8
103.7

- 0.3
.1
.1
0
- .3
.1
.9
.6
- .2
0
.1
.5
- .3
- .7
- .1
.2
.3
.2
- .4
1.1
1.8
- .5
1.9
0
- .1
- .4
.5
.8
2.9
1.7
- .3
- .3
- .5
- .1
0
.6
- .2
0
- .9
- .2
.5
- 1.4
- 1.8
- 1.0
.7
.6
1.1
.5
.1
.4
0
0
- .1
- .2
.6
.5
.4
- .6

Item or Group
Fruits and vegetablesFresh fruits and vegetables-Apples
BananasOranges--Orange juice, fresh If
GrapefruitGrapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * If
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce—
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/-Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned If
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned I f —
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 j e l l y —
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored If
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned If
Mashed potatoes, instant If
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish If
Pretzels 1/

Index

Percent
Change

112.4
115.7
104.1
88.1
118.9
96.9
127.1

- 1.8
- 3.1
3.2
- 4.8
-11.5
- 2.0
- 3.5
*
*
*

*
*
•

13.8
1.3

161.2
108.9
*

*

133.7
104.0
104.0
120.2
108.5
119.7
99.1
108.4
108.6
98.6
98.6
100.4
128.2
96.0
96.7
110.0
102.6
106.6
94.9
101.6
91.6

6.0
.4
.1
5.4
-20.3
- 6.5
- 1.0
-22.6
0
- .6
- 1.6
.3
.1
0
- .7
.8
.3
1.4
- .2
- .3
- 3.5

100.7
98.7
102.7
113.5
107.2
115.1
105.5
99.6
103.3
96.2
114.8
102.1
125.5
102.3
99.5
99.0
99.3
101.1
98.1
90.2
108.1
100.6
100.4

3.6
.4
2.7
.1
.6
.3
0
0
.1
0
.9
.1
.2
.1
.1
.4
.3
.3
.1
2.5
0
0
.9

-

-

-

7

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-7: Consumer Price Index-^United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59«100)

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

Date
All
Items

Food

Transportation

Total

Healtl i and recr<nation
Reading
Other
and
goods
and
Medical Personal recreaservices
tion
care
care

1965:

Jan*

108.9

106.6

108.1

105.6

111.1

114.5

120.6

110.0

115.0

109.3

1964:

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

108.8
108.7
108.5
108.4
108.2
108.3
108.0
107.8
107.8
107.7
107.6
107.7

106.9
106.8
106.9
107.2
106.9
107.2
106.2
105.5
105.7
105.7
106.0
105.8

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

106.6
106.4
106.2
105.9
105.3
105.5
105.7
105.7
105.6
105.3
105.1
105.0

110.5
110.0
109.4
108.9
109.3
109.4
109.2
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.6
109.4

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

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

110.0
109.7
109.7
109.5
109.4
109.3
109.1
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.4
108.5

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

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

Annual Average:

1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1955

108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
93.3

106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
94.0

107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
94*1

105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
102.2
95.9

109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
103.8
89.7

113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
91.4

119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
88.6

109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
90.0

114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
92.1

108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
94.3




8

OLD SERIES
TABLE C-Is

Consumer Price Index--Selected Cities 1/
All Items
Most recent Index and percent changes from selected dates
City

Pricing
Schedule 2/

Ind<pxes
1957-59« 100
1947-49=100

Kansas C i t y - —
Minneapolis-Portland

1
1
1

137.8
134.5
136.0

111.4
108.7
109.8

2
2
2

132.2
134.7
131.1

107.3
106.8
109.9

3

106.9

0
0.5
- .1
September
1964

December 1964
Cincinnati

0.6
.1
.3
August
1964

November 1964
Houston
Milwaukee
Scran ton

Percent change from-October
1964

January 1965

130.1

- 0.1

January
1964
2.7
1.1
2.0
November
1963
0.6
1.2
1.9
December
1963
1.7

2/ The old series Consumer Price Index, U . S . city average, has been discontinued with the June 1964 publication.
Contrary to original plans, Portland and Scranton will be published on the old series basis temporarily. Indexes for
Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas C i t y , and Minneapolis will be published on t h e old series basis £or the duration of 1964
and the first part of 1965, and will be added to the new series Index In 1966. The present Index for Milwaukee
calculated by special arrangement with the City of Milwaukee, is now published on the old series basis, and will
also be added to the new series index in 1966*
2/ Foods, fuels, and several other Items priced every month In all cities; most other goods and services priced
as Indicated:
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, M a y , August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.




9
OLD SERIES
TABLE C-2:

Consumer Price Index--All Items and Commodity Groups for Selected Cities 1/
Host recent index and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=* 100)
Kansas
City

Group

Minneapolis

Portland,
Oregon

Houston

Milwaukee

Scranton

Cincinnati

Indexes (1957-59-100)

All items

December
1964

November 1964

January 1965
2/111.4

108.7

109.8

107.3

106.8

109.9

106.9

Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Heats, poultry, and fish-Dairy products
—
Fruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

108.8
108.2
113.3
99.7
112.3
117.5
106.1

105.7
104.1
106.7
98.1
106.9
112.7
101.4

107.9
106.8
108.7
101.3
110.5
118.1
101.2

106.1
103.4
110.5
95.7
103.5
112.3
101.9

104.9
103.6
97.4
101.7
107.0
108.5
103.8

105.6
103.8
111.4
99.2
101.8
110.9
101.0

104.9
103.3
109.4
100.0
100.7
113.8
98.5

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

107.9
104.5
115.8
112.3
98.4
117.8

107.0
108.2
101.9
104.9
98.1
106.8

110.7
108.0
102.5
104.2
96.5
110.6

105.4
100.1
133.0
98.9
115.3

105.6
101.8
103.4
115.8
103.1
113.3

107.9
109.2
105.5
104.1
94.9
113.2

103; 8
102.9
110.1
107.7
98.2
112.4

Apparel
Hen's and boys'
Women's and grils'
Footwear
Other apparel

105.3
109.6
99.9
115.1
99.0

103.8
109.5
97.5
112.1
97.9

105.5
111.4
99.4
112.0
100.0

105.7
107.9
103.7
109.7
102.8

105.1
108.4
101.0
109.5
103.3

105.7
108.8
103.2
108.9
101.0

104.0
107.8
98.2
113.6
99.5

112.5
110.1
125.4

110.2
108.5
121.9

109.0
106.2
126.8

108.8
106.4
124.3

109.2
109.0
111.2

110.2
107.9
125.3

110.4
109.3
117.8

1/124.7
114.8
127.5
115.9

131.9
106.9
115.7
106.8

117.6
111.5
118.5
105.1

113.5
113.9
114.3
107.9

111.2
112.6
112.5
106.8

117.8
119.8
140.1
112.8

124.2
106.8
117.3
105.8

—

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

Percent Changes
October 1964 to January 1965
All items
Food-Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Heats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home

0.6
-

.7
.9
1.7
- .2
- 1.1
- 4.8
1.0

- 1.1
- 1.3
3.7
- 1.6
2.4
- 8.9
- .2

.4
0

1.3
.3
0
3.8
.2
.3

.9
.4
0
2.9
- .7
1.2

0
.4
- .1
4.3
- .7
.1
- 1.4
- .8
- 2.8
.1
- .9

-

-

.1
.3
.3
.4
- .8
- 2.5

.1
.7
0
1.8
- 1.9
- .6

- 1.3
- .5
- 3.2
1.2
- .4

- 2.0
- .4
- 4.4
- .4
- 1.3

.1
.7
.4
- 1.8
.6

.6
.2
.7
1.5
.3

.7
.5
.8
.5
•7

0
.1
0

2.8
3.3
0

.6
.7
0

1.3
1.4
0

1.1
1.3
0

.3
.2
.5
.2

.1
- .1
- 2.1
0

.1
.8
- 1.1
.1

.3
4.2
- 2.5
0

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

- 2.3
- 1.3
- 4.3
.3
- 1.5

-

—
--

—

4.3
5.2
0
.2
.4
2.7
.1

-

.1
.4
2.1
0

-

1/ See footnote 1 9 table C - l .
2/ Corrected indexes: July 1964 = 110.1; October 1964 - 110.7.
1/ Corrected indexes: July 1964 » 124.7; October 1964 » 124.5.




- 0.1
- 1.2
- 1.5
.6
- 3.0
- .1
- .5
- 2.7

.4
.4
.2
- 1.2
.5
2.4
.4

.1
0
.1
0
.8
.1

September to
December 1964

- 0.1

0.5

.5
.9
2.1
- 1.0
.2
5.4
- .9

-

Hedical carePersonal care
Reading and recreation-Other goods and services

0

0.3

.6
.4
0
- .9
1.8
2.3
- .4

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

Transportation
Private
Public

0.1

AUgU8t: to November 1964

0.3
.2
3.6
.3
2.2
- 4.3
.8
-

0
.1
.2

-

-

-

.2
.3
0

5.3
0
.4
- .1

10

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 ail wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and 1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 17 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

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

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

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

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114







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