Full text of CPI Detailed Report : July 1964
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Released August 28, 1964
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D.C. 20210
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JULY 1964
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.3 percent in July, the United
States Department of L a b o r s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. Sharp
increases in prices of meats and fresh fruits and vegetables were primarily responsible
for the increase. Costs of transportation and health and personal care also rose over
the month, while apparel prices were lower.
At 108.3 percent of its 1957-59 average, the July index was 1.1
percent higher than a year ago. Most consumer goods and services have advanced in
price since July 1963, except for meats, eggs, sugar, fuel oil, and household durables.
FOOD
A sharp rise in meat prices was chiefly responsible for an 0.9
percent increase in the food index over the month. Higher prices
for fresh fruits and vegetables and eggs were also reported in July.
Meat prices averaged 2.4 percent higher as substantial increases
were reported for most beef and fresh pork items. This reflects partly normal seasonal
movements, and partly the effects of Government and industry programs to promote consumption. Pork prices continued their seasonal upward trend and poultry prices also
advanced. Despite the rise, meat prices were still 1.4 percent below year-ago levels.
Fruit and vegetable prices rose 1.7 percent in July. Adverse
weather conditions accentuated the usual seasonal decline in marketings of potatoes,
celery, and tomatoes, while seasonal declines in supply resulted in higher prices for
apples and oranges. Prices of lettuce, cucumbers, and green peppers declined in July,
reflecting increased supplies.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation costs rose 0.2 percent over the month, largely
because of seasonally higher prices for gasoline and increases in
automobile insurance rates in a number of areas. New car prices declined 0.2 percent
as some dealers with sizeable inventories offered higher concessions.
OTHER GROUPS
Costs of health care and recreation rose by 0.2 percent, with
higher fees for medical and hospital services, toiletries and
personal care services, and tobacco products.
The index of housing costs was unchanged, on the average, as lower
prices for housefurnishings, fuel oil, and electricity offset increased costs of homeownership and housekeeping supplies and services.
Apparel prices declined 0.2 percent largely because of seasonal
markdowns on summer wear.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS
Information is not available on cost-of-living escalator adjustments that will result from the July index. Several major
companies have cost-of-living escalator clauses that provide for
adjustments effective in September, but reportedly they have not yet decided how these
clauses will be interpreted, because they are tied to the old series index which is no
longer published.
2
OTHER BASES
The Consumer Price Index for July 1964 and the 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
132.9
223.6
Purchasing
power
$0,752
.447
:The first set of the attached tables (A-l etc.) presents the new index series,
•.covering both single workers living alone and families. The analysis contained in
:this report is based on these tables. Table B-l presents a new index series for
:families only (excluding single workers). The old series index, U.S. city average,
:was discontinued after June 1964. However, indexes for several cities will be pub:lished on the old basis for a short time. These are shown on Table C-l.
MEW SERIES
3
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-l: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, July 1964
and percent changes from selected dates
Group
July
1964
Indexes
(1957-59-100)
June
1964
July
1963
Percent change to
July 1964 from June
April
1964
1964
July
1963
All items
108.3
108.0
107.1
0.3
0.5
1.1
Food —
—
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products — - — - — - - —
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home —
Food away from home --— — —
107.2
105.7
109.2
98.9
104.3
122.3
101.0
115.2
106.2
104.4
109.2
96.8
104.0
120.2
100.3
115.1
106.2
104.8
109.2
100.2
103.3
118.7
97.8
113.1
.9
1.2
0
2.2
.3
1.7
.7
.1
1.4
1.7
.4
2.0
.2
5.7
- .1
.3
.9
.9
0
-1.3
1.0
3.0
3.3
1.9
Housing - - - - - - - —
Shelter 1/ Rent
107.1
108.6
107.8
108.9
107.0
100.9
107.9
102.8
107.1
108.4
107.8
108.7
107.1
101.4
108.1
102.9
106.0
107.0
106.7
107.1
106.7
102.3
108.1
102.4
-
0
.2
0
.2
.1
.5
.2
.1
.1
.4
.1
.3
- .4
-2.3
- .1
- .1
1.0
1.5
1.0
1.7
.3
-1.4
- .2
.4
105.5
106.0
101.9
110.8
105.7
106.3
102.2
111.0
104.5
104.5
101.2
110.5
-
.2
.3
.3
.2
- .1
.1
- .3
- .1
1.0
1.4
.7
.3
Transportation
Private
Public
109.4
107.9
119.0
109.2
107.8
118.9
107.8
106.4
116.6
.2
.1
.1
.4
.3
.5
1.5
1.4
2.1
Health and recreation - — - - — — - - —
Medical care
Personal care — —
Reading and recreation --Other goods and services 6/
—
113.7
119.5
109.3
114.1
108.9
113.5
119.3
109.1
114.0
108.7
111.7
117.3
108.0
111.5
108.0
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.4
.6
.1
.3
1.8
1.9
1.2
2.3
.8
108.2
108.8
107.9
108.8
107.1
107.5
.3
0
.5
.2
1.0
1.2
105.3
106.3
102.9
115.3
105.0
105.8
102.9
115.1
104.6
105.5
102.1
113.1
.3
.5
0
.2
.4
.7
0
.4
.7
.8
.8
1.9
Commodities less food ]_/ - - - — - —
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
—
Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
New cars
— - — — —
Used cars - —
—
Household durables 10/
—
House furnishings - — - —
104.3
105.6
104.7
103.4
106.1
100.6
122.7
98.3
98.4
104.3
105.6
104.9
103.7
106.0
100.8
122.7
98.5
98.6
103.5
104.8
103.7
102.4
105.5
100.5
118.1
98.5
98.5
0
0
.2
.3
.1
.2
0
.2
.2
0
0
0
- .1
0
-1.0
1.5
- .4
- .3
.8
.8
1.0
1.0
.6
.1
3.9
- .2
- .1
Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 11./
117.0
114.8
114.9
123.4
118.6
116.8
114.7
114.7
123.1
118.4
114.6
113.1
112.4
120.6
115.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.4
.3
.4
.6
.3
2.1
1.5
2.2
2.3
2.9
$0,923
$0,926
$0,934
- .3
- .5
-1.2
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation — Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
—------
—
Special groups:
All items less shelter
All items less food
Commodities 7J
Nondurables
Durables 7/ 8/
Services 9/
— — — — - —
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1957-59 = $1.00)
If
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7/
8/
9/
10/
11/
-
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes hone purchase,mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.
MEW SERIES 4
(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
Pricing
Schedule 2/
Area 1/
1957-59-100
Other
bases
1947-49=100
Percent change from:
April
1964
July 1964
U.S. City Average
108.3
132.9
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
—
Philadelphia
106.6
104.2
109.9
110.5
108.8
134.4
128.5
137.0
133.2
133.6
July
1963
j
i
J
-j
1.1
.9
.4
0
.4
.4
April
1964
July 1964
Boston
Pittsburgh
137.8
134.0
111.2
108.8
100.7
100.3
137.1
129.4
106.3
108.0
131.6
134.0
107.7
110.6
[
!
j
!
.2
1.6
1.3
March
1964
June 1964
Atlanta
Baltimore
Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100)
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
May
1963
.6
- .7
.6
- .3
.2
104.5
109.1
107.5
1.3
.8
February
1964
—
•
July
1963
.5
.6
May 1964
Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)
Seattle
Washington
.3
.3
1.8
1.2
1.3
133.7
140.4
June
1963
.3
.5
.6
.2
.6
1.3
1 1
.
2.0
1.6
JL/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for
New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for
the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since 1960.
2/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from June 1964 to July 1964
!
i
r
Group
U.S. city
average
All items
0.4
0.6
-0. 1
1.0
1.2
.7
.2
0
.4
-
.1
.2
0
0
-
.2
0.3
0
-
.2
-
.2
.7
.2
.3
.2
.5
.2
.2
.6
. 1
,2
.5
.2
0
0
i
1/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.
1.
7
j
|
Los AngelesLong Beach
Detroit
.9
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
}
!
Chicago
{
New York
Philadelphia
0.3
0.3
.9
1.1
-2.6
0
. 1
0
.4
0
0
0
.6
.5
. 1
- .5
.2
-
.1
.6
.9
. 1
.2
2
-
-
i
.2
0
MEW 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
July 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from April 1964
U.S.
city
Average
Group
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Los
AngelesLong Beach
New
York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Indexes (1957-59-100 unless other*rise specified)
—
108.3
111.2
106.6
104.2
109.9
110.5
108.8
108.8
Food at h o m e —
— — - —
Cereal8 and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy p r o d u c t s — —
--------Fruit8 and vegetables-Other foods at home
Food away from home
---
107.2
105.7
109.2
98.9
104.3
122.3
101.0
115.2
111.0
108.5
112.8
103.3
101.0
129.8
102.6
121.8
106.8
106.3
108.0
101.0
110.8
117.9
101.5
109.8
103.0
102.1
102.4
96.6
104.2
115.0
97.8
109.1
108.3
105.5
117.8
94.6
107.7
123.7
96.0
119.1
109.2
106.5
111.1
100.2
101.4
125.7
101.3
122.0
105.8
103.9
105.3
95.7
106.4
119.3
100.9
116.1
105.9
105.3
109.5
102.5
96.2
121.3
102.0
109.4
Housing
—
—- —
Shelter
Rent
Hoaeownership
—
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal---------—-----Gas and electricity------Household furnishings and operation—
107.1
108.6
107.8
108.9
107.0
100.9
107.9
102.8
112.8
118.4
118.8
118.0
105.7
103.4
103.3
104.9
105.5
105.9
105.5
106.1
105.1
101.2
105.6
105.1
98.4
95.6
111.5
114.3
95.9
103.5
97.7
105.9
100.5
110.1
113.1
108.5
114.4
105.7
107.9
105.6
106.4
105.2
114.9
112.7
103.2
112.5
104.1
102.3
104.5
107.7
108.6
110.0
109.0
110.3
105.6
100.1
103.9
103.6
Apparel and upkeep---—--------------Men's and boys'------—
Women*s and girls'----—-----------Footwear----------------------------
105.5
106.0
101.9
110.8
106.6
100.8
105.2
110.9
101.9
102.1
97.4
108.7
106.4
103.2
108.7
110.2
106.8
108.3
105.0
109.7
108.2
109.2
102.4
111.9
108.1
104.7
103.5
108.5
107.2
104.8
100.5
115.6
Transportation-----——-PrivatePublic
— - - —
109.4
107.9
119.0
111.2
105.0
131.6
107.9
108.1
107.4
104.7
102.8
114.4
114.3
110.3
138.5
106.1
108.1
100.6
113.9
110.9
124.8
111.3
106.8
126.0
Health and recreation--—
Medical care- —
—
Personal c a r e —
Reading and recreation
— Other goods and services-----—-----
113.7
119.5
109.3
114.1
108.9
112.4
118.4
110.5
117.6
102.7
110.4
128.2
111.3
100.3
101.5
114.5
124.7
108.6
110.9
109.1
110.2
118.5
108.4
103.0
107.4
116.3
119.0
108.5
122.4
111.3
114.0
123.4
107.0
111.3
110.1
115.7
128.2
106.1
111.7
110.8
All items
-
-
114.0
105.6
Percent changes April 1964 to July 1964
All items
0.5
0.5
0.9
0.4
0
0.4
0.4
0.6
1.4
1.7
.4
2.0
.2
5.7
- .1
.3
2.3
2.8
1.7
2.1
2.4
9.1
- .4
.5
1.6
2.0
.3
2.2
.1
6.9
.7
0
1.6
2.0
1.0
2.5
- .8
6.1
- .2
.2
.4
.4
1.0
.5
.5
2.1
- 1.3
.5
1.6
1.9
.5
2.2
- .4
5.8
.3
.7
1.2
1.4
- .4
.9
1.9
3.7
.6
.4
1.7
1.8
- .2
3.1
- 1.6
7.7
- .8
1.1
.7
1.3
.1
.1
.4
.3
.4
.3
.4
.3
-
.7
1.6
.1
1.9
.2
3.1
0
.3
-
Food at h o m e —
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products—------------Fruits and v e g e t a b l e s —
Other foods at home
Food away from home------—
.1
.4
.3
- .4
- 2.3
- .1
- .1
- 1.3
- 1.2
- 4.7
.1
- .2
.4
.9
.2
1.0
- .8
- 3.6
- .9
0
-
.1
.1
.3
.1
- .7
- .9
- .8
- 1.5
-
Transportation—--------------------Private
Public
.4
.3
.5
1.1
1.4
0
2.9
3.2
0
Health and
.3
.4
.6
.1
.3
.4
.2
1.0
„8
- .1
.4
.5
1.1
.2
- .1
Housing
Shelter-
-
.7
.7
#5
Hoaeowner8hip----Fuel and u t i l i t i e s - — - - - - - - - - —
Fuel oil and coalGas and electricity----—-—-----Household furnishings and operation—
Apparel and
upkeep------—-—--------
Women's and girls'
Footwear
recreation--—-------------
Personal care—-------------------Reading and recreation
—
Other goods and s e r v i c e s - - —
1/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.
2/ Change from May 1964.
-
-
-
.2
.1
2/m
.5
.4
.8
.4
2/
.2
.1
- 2.9
.7
- .6
1.6
-
-
.4
-
.7
.4
2/.4
- .5
- 1.4
- .6
- .6
-
-
.2
.4
.2
.4
-
.1
.5
.3
.6
-
1.1
1.1
1.0
2.9
1.4
1.5
0
-
.2
.5
0
.2
- 1.9
- 2.0
0
-
.2
.3
0
-
.1
.3
.9
.2
.1
.4
.9
.2
-
.2
.4
1.8
- .9
0
-
.1
.1
.9
.1
.2
-
.2
.6
.9
.5
.1
-
.1
.4
.4
.4
1.6
- 1.1
-
-
.6
.7
0
.8
1.2
2.0
.4
.2
5
MEW SERIES 6
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-5:
ConiuMr Price Index--United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
July 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from June 1964
Food at home
Area 1/
Total
food
Total
Cereals
and
bakery
products
Meats,
poultry,
and fish
Dairy
products
Fruits
and
vegetables
Other
foods
at home
Food
away
from
home
Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
U.S. City Average
107.2
105.7
109.2
98.9
104.3
122.3
101.0
115.2
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston--——————- —
Buffalo (Nov. 1963-100)—
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov. 1963-100)—
Detroit—
Honolulu (Dec. 1963-100)Los Angeles-Long Beach—
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh—
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
104.9
107.1
111.0
102.6
106.8
102.3
100.5
103.0
100.8
108.3
109.2
105.8
105.9
108.5
108.3
109.2
107.5
104.4
104.3
108.5
102.9
106.3
100.9
100.4
102.1
100.9
105.5
106.5
103.9
105.3
105.8
105.9
106.9
105.6
101.9
116.3
112.8
95.3
108.0
107.1
99.4
102.4
101.9
117.8
111.1
105.3
109.5
107.6
109.5
110.7
109.3
97.2
95.8
103.3
99.1
101.0
97.4
99.8
96.6
99.4
94.6
100.2
95.7
102.5
99.7
99.8
102.5
96.6
101.7
99.7
101.0
99.7
110.8
91.6
98.0
104.2
99.5
107.7
101.4
106.4
96.2
107.2
107.4
111.7
107.1
123.5
122.2
129.8
118.6
117.9
117.6
105.8
115.0
105.4
123.7
125.7
119.3
121.3
120.1
121.8
116.4
120.8
104.8
100.3
102.6
103.9
101.5
96.6
99.4
97.8
99.5
96.0
101.3
100.9
102.0
101.6
98.4
100.1
103.4
106.7
118.1
121.8
100.8
109.8
110.6
101.0
109.1
100.3
119.1
122.0
116.1
109.4
118.0
119.0
119.6
116.3
Washington
Percent changes, June 1964 to July 1964
1.2
U.S. City Average—
Atlanta
Baltimore
Bosrton
—
Buffalo (Nov. 1963-100)—
ChicagoCleveland--Dallas (Nov. 1963-100)- —
DetroitHonolulu (Dec. 1963-100)Los Angeles-Long Beach-—
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh—
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington-———
1/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.
1.7
0.7
3.7
Insufficient data due to work stoppage in food stores in June.
1.6
2.1
.3
1.1
4.0
4.5
.7
.8
1.4
1.6
0
1.2
1.0
.1
2.6
1.3
.2
1.3
1.0
.7
2.0
1.2
.2
2.0
.5
.2
2.4
.6
.5
- 1.7
1.2
.8
1.5
0
3.1
1.1
.4
1.0
.1
.7
1.2
.1
.8
1.1
1.4
.9
1.5
1.0
1.6
1.0
.8
1.0
.6
2.1
1.2
.8
2.6
- 1.0
.2
.9
.2
.1
.9
.7
.1
.1
.2
2.2
.6
2.0
2.3
.5
4.2
.7
2.3
4.1
4.8
J
- .5
.1
.2
.1
2.1
.3
.4
0
.1
3.3
1.1
1.3
1.8
1.3
2.4
3.1
3.5
- .9
3.7
1.5
1.2
1.1
.2
.9
.8
.5
.7
1.1
1.2
.5
.2
.2
.4
.6
7
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-6: Consumer Price Index—Food, Groups, and Items
July 1964 Indexes, and Percent Changes June 1964 to July 1964
U.S. City Average
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Item or Group
Total food
Food away from home —
Restaurant meals - —
Snacks 3/
Food at home
— —
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
—
Cracker meal 3/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 3/
Cookies
Layer cake 3/
Cinnamon rolls 3/
Meats, poultry and fish ---•
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round —
Steak, sirloin V
Steak, porterhouse 3/
Rump roast 3/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
—
Beef liver 3/
Veal cutlet7
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 1/
Pork sausage 3/
Ham whole
Picnics 3/
Bacon
—
Other meats
Lamb chops 3/ —
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 3/Bologna sausage 3/ —
Salami sausage 3f
Liverwurst sausage 3/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 3/ —
Turkey 3/
Fish
Shrimp, frozen 3/
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned 3/ —
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery - —
Milk, fresh, delivered —
Milk, fresh, skim 3/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
—
Cheese, American process Butter
1/
2/
3/
4/
*
April 1960 » 100.
July 1961 = 100.
*
December 1963 - 100.
Not available.
Priced only in season.
Index
Percent
Change
107.2
115.2
115.2
100.8
105.7
109.2
106.5
100.8
119.1
106.1
112.9
100.5
99.5
98.3
99.2
98.9
99.5
101.4
101.3
97.0
100.4
97.5
104.4
92.9
99.8
97.6
116.3
97.2
105.9
107.6
99.2
94.2
96.4
93.2
102.4
104.4
101.9
99.0
100.7
101.1
101.9
89.1
89.4
99.0
99.7
106 c 5
88.3
114.5
102.0
97.7
104.3
102.9
106.0
99.4
102.4
96.6
112.4
101.2
0.9
.1
.1
.1
1.2
0
.5
.2
.3
0
.4
.1
.4
0
.1
2.2
2.4
2.4
3 4
3.9
3.4
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.4
.2
.4
4.0
8.6
7.7
.8
1.7
.9
1.0
.4
2.1
.2
.1
.8
.4
.1
1.8
2.1
2.2
.6
0
1.1
.1
1.0
.2
.3
.4
1.0
.4
.3
.4
.5
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Percent
Change
Item or Group
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges, size 200
Orange juice, fresh 3/
Grapefruit
Grapes *
Strawberries *
—
Watermelon *
—----Potatoes —
—
Onions
Asparagus * 3/
-~
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers 3/
Lettuce
—
—
Peppers, green 3/
——
Spinach 3/
Tomatoes
—
Processed fruits and vegetables
—
Fruit cocktail, canned - - —
Pears, canned 3/ —
Grapefruit-Pineapple juice, canned 3/
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 1/ —
Beets, canned 3/
Peas, green, canned ---------------------Tomatoes, canned
—
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 3/ —
—
Other food at home -----—
—
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine - — - —
------Salad dressing, Italian 3/
Salad or cooking oil 3/ ~
Sugar and sweets — — — - - —
—Sugar
Grape jelly — —
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 3/
Nonalcoholic beverages --—------—------Coffee
Coffee, instant 2/
Tea - - - - - - —
Cola drink
—
—
Carbonated drink 3/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 3/ Bean soup, canned 3/
—
Chicken soup, canned 3/ ---------------Spaghetti, canned 3/ —
—
Mashed potatoes, instant 3/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 1/
—
Baby foods, canned
— Sweet pickle relish 3/ —
Pretzels 3/
~
122.3
131.4
150.1
100.6
134.2
101.1
170.8
169.6
i
!
I
1.7
3.1
5.9
1.5
5.7
6
2.6
CA/>
103.3
175.8
112.2
87.2
126.3
106.0
115.9
108.8
99.7
137.7
106.2
117.0
111. 1
105.4
108.3
100.4
132.0
95.9
98.7
109.1
104.0
104.1
97.4
101.0
87.9
-24.2
13.4
2.1
5.2
- 6.3
4.0
17.3
-12.5
- 5.9
-15.6
4.6
8.3
- .3
.2
.7
- .8
- .4
- 2.2
- .5
- . 1
.5
0
- .8
.7
5.5
95.6
100.1
97.9
114.3
111.9
114.6
105.5
99.5
103.8
96.3
118.1
103.2
124.8
101.8
99.6
99.3
99.5
101.1
98.0
89.4
108.8
100.1
101.3
.5
- .9
2
- 1.0
- 4.1
.4
.2
- 1.0
.4
.5
- .3
.4
0
.9
- . 1
. 1
0
.6
. 1
- 1.0
- .3
- . 1
- .2
8
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)
Date
All
Items
Food
Housing
Appare1
and
upkeep
Transportation
Total
Healt h and recr<sat ion
Reading
and
recreaMedical Personal
tion
care
care
Other
goods
and
services
1964:
July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
108.3
108.0
107.8
107.8
107.7
107.6
107.7
107.2
106.2
105.5
105.7
105.7
106.0
105.8
107.1
107.1
106.9
107.0
107.1
106.9
106.9
105.5
105.7
105.7
105.6
105.3
105.1
105.0
109.4
109.2
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.6
109.4
113.7
113.5
113.5
113.4
113.1
112.9
112.7
119.5
119.3
119.1
119.0
118.7
118.5
118.2
109.3
109.1
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.4
108.5
114.1
114.0
114.1
114.0
113.6
113.3
113.1
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.6
108.5
108.4
108.3
1963:
Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
107.6
107.4
107.2
107.1
107.1
107.1
105.4
105.1
104.9
105.4
106.0
106.2
106.9
106.6
106.3
106.2
106.0
106.0
106.1
106.1
105.9
105.4
104.7
104.5
108.9
109.1
109.0
107.9
108.3
107.8
112.7
112.4
112.3
112.1
111.9
111.7
117.9
117.9
117.7
117.5
117.4
117.3
108.8
108.4
108.4
108.2
108.0
108.0
113.1
112.8
112.7
112.3
112.1
111.5
108.3
108.3
108.2
108.0
108.0
108.0
Annual Average:
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1954
106.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
101.5
93.6
105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
100.3
95.4
106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
101.3
93.4
104.8
103.6
103.0
102.2
100.6
96.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
103.8
103.8
90.8
111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
102.8
90.7
117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
104.4
86.6
107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
102.4
88.5
111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
102.4
92.4
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
101.8
94.3
NEW SERIEa
9
(Single Workers Excluded)
TABLE B-l: Consumer Price Index--United States City Average
For Urban Wage-Earner and Clerical-Worker Families
Major group and subgroup indexes, July 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-----------------Other foods at homeFood away from home
Shelter 1/
Rent- —
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation—
Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear--
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreationOther goods and services 6/
JL/
2/
3/
4/
j>/
6/
Percent change to
July 1964 from --
July
1964
June
1964
July
1963
108.3
108.0
107.1
0.3
0.5
1.1
107.2
105.6
109.2
98.8
104.3
122.2
100.9
115.2
106.1
104.4
109.2
96.8
103.9
120.1
100.3
115.1
106.2
104.8
109.2
100.2
103.3
118.7
97.8
113.1
1.0
1.1
0
2.1
.4
1.7
.6
.1
1.4
1.6
.4
1.9
.2
5.7
- .1
.3
.9
.8
0
- 1.4
1.0
2.9
3.2
1.9
107.1
108.6
107.8
108.9
107.0
100.9
107.9
102.8
107.0
108.4
107.8
108.7
107.1
101.4
108.2
102.8
106.0
107.0
106.7
107.1
106.7
102.3
108.1
102.4
.1
.2
0
.2
.1
.5
.3
0
-
.1
.4
.1
.3
.4
2.3
.1
.1
1.0
1.5
1.0
1.7
.3
- 1.4
- .2
.4
105.5
106.0
101.9
110.8
105.7
106.3
102.2
111.0
104.5
104.5
101.2
110.5
.2
.3
.3
.2
-
0
.1
.2
.1
1.0
1.4
.7
.3
109.3
107.9
119.0
109.2
107.8
119.0
107.8
106.4
116.6
.1
.1
0
.3
.3
.5
1.4
1.4
2.1
113.7
119.5
109.3
114.1
108.9
113.5
119.3
109.1
114.0
108.7
111.7
117.3
108.0
111.5
108.0
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.4
.6
.1
.3
1.8
1.9
1.2
2.3
.8
June
1964
-
-
April
1964
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.
July
1963
10
OLD SERIES
TABLE C-l:
Consumer Price Index—Selected Cities 1/
All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
1
I
i
Indexes
Pricing
I Schedule 2/
City
1957-59-100
1947-49-100
April
1964
July 1964
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Portland — —
1
1
1
109.5
108.1
109.1
2
2
2
131.7
133.2
129.7
106.9
105.6
108.7
—
3
106.1
0.5
.7
.5
2.2
.4
2.2
May
1963
- .3
.4
- .1
March
1964
June 1964
Cincinnati
July
1963
February
1964
135.5
133.7
135.2
May 1964
Houston
Milwaukee
Scranton
Percent change from:
129.1
.5
2.4
.8
1.9
June
1963
1.4
1/ 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 City, and Minneapolis will be published on the old scries
basis for 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, with this issue, 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, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.
OLD SERIES
TABLE C-2:
II
Consumer Price Index All Items and Commodity Groups for Selected Cities 1/
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100
Kansas
City
Group
Minneapolis
Portland
Oregon
Houston
Scran ton
Milwaukee
!
j
i
Cincinnati
Indexes (1957-59= 100)
July 1964
June
1964
May 1964
109.5
108.1
109.1
106.9
105.6
108.7
106.1
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products-—
Meats, poultry, and fish
—
Dairy productsFruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
108.2
107.7
106.9
99.6
107.5
126.2
104.0
105.7
104.2
103.1
97.2
105.9
121.1
99.5
108.1
107.2
108.3
100.4
106.9
127.8
99.5
104.6
101.7
106.7
94.3
101.4
112.3
100.1
;
j
!
;
|
104.9
103.9
96.5
98.7
108.2
116.2
101.9
104.7
102.8
107.5
97.0
98.9
116.7
99.8
105.1
103.7
109.0
97.7
100.5
122.1
96.9
Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation--------
107.2
104.1
115.9
112.3
98.7
116.2
106.2
108.1
101.4
99.3
98.4
109.4
109.3
106.9
102.5
102.2
97.6
111.3
105.5
100.4
133.5
!
!
;
99.8
114.5
|
|
103.7
101.6
104.0
111.0
103.7
113.2
106.8
108.3
105.5
95.5
95.6
112.7
103.4
103.0
110.5
99.1
99.0
111.6
Apparel-----Men 1 s and boys'
Women 1 s and girls1
Footwear------------------Other apparel
104.4
111.3
97.4
113.4
98.4
102.2
108.5
96.7
106.6
97.4
105.1
111.0
98.1
114.0
99.7
106.1
108.4
103.8
111.3
101.9
103.8
107.8
99.0
107.8
102.5
105.0
107.7
102.7
108.3
100.4
104.0
106.9
99.1
113.4
99.5
Transportation
Private
Public
-
108.9
105.8
125.4
109.1
107.3
121.9
108.5
105.6
126.8
108.5
106.1
124.3
104.9
104.1
111.2
110.1
107.7
125.3
110.2
109.1
117.8
Medical care
Personal care------Reading and recreation---Other goods and services-
116.4
114.4
120.9
116.2
132.0
107.5
113.5
106.7
117.0
110.1
117.2
104.9
113.1
113.9
113.8
107.9
110.6
112.1
114.8
106.8
118.0
115.0
132.1
112.6
117.8
106.4
113.2
105.2
All items--
Percent Changes
April to July 1964
All items
0.5
0.7
0.5
- U.3
0.4
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables---
1.6
1.9
- 2.9
2.2
0
8.0
.6
1.9
2.2
0
1.3
.6
9.2
- .2
1.2
1.7
.3
1.4
.6
6.9
- .9
- .9
- 1.3
- .2
- 1.5
- 2.3
.9
- 2.8
.6
.7
- 5.1
- .7
1.3
6.1
.6
Housing
RentGas and electricity--------—
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation
-
0
.3
- .2
- 3.4
.2
.3
.3
.3
0
.6
.8
.3
-
.5
.6
.8
-
.4
.2
1.0
.1
- 1.1
- 3.0
- .1
2.8
Apparel
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Other apparel
0
1.0
- .3
- 1.6
0
JL/ See footnote 1, Table C-l.
-
-
.1
.1
1.9
.3
-
-
.2
.3
.4
.4
.1
.6
1.2
- 2.5
.4
- .3
- 1.1
1.2
- 3.4
.2
- .6
.5
.6
0
1.4
.4
8.0
- 1.5
- 1.7
0
.1
.3
1.8
- .5
.7
.4
.2
.2
.5
.3
1.2
- .4
- U.l
.2
0
.7
0
-
-
-
0.5
-
.3
.3
.7
- 2.2
- 3.5
8.1
- 2.6
!
|
!
j
1.6
1.9
.8
- .7
.8
9.8
- .4
-
-
.2
.7
0
- 5.9
- .4
.7
.2
0
- .3
1.6
0
1.9
2.1
0
-
.8
1.0
0
Transportation
Private
Public
Medical care-—
Personal care-Reading and recreation--Other goods and services-------—
.4
.6
.5
0
0
.1
March to
June 1964
February to May 1964
.4
.6
.2
.7
.2
-
-
.2
.5
- .1
- 8.6
0
.2
-
-
0
.3
.1
.6
.1
.3
.4
0
.1
.2
0
.1
.3
.2
0
.2
.3
1.7
- .4
-
12
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.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 6060*f
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 9^103
18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
