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THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JULY 1966 U.S. CITY AVERAGE and SELECTED AREAS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES INDEX 1957-59= 100 INDEX 1957-59-100 125 125 RELATfVE IMPORTANCE ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1965) I 20 ALL SERVICES • 3 4 . 5 % FOOD. . . . . NONDURABLES LESS FOOD. DURABLE COMMODITIES #* I 20 2 2 8 % .24.6% 1 8 . 1 % I I 5 I I 5 All Services >^ — ' I 10 All It ems ^ ,,1,-^ I 05 105 X Foc )d S ^ ^ X 100 / %W V Durable s 100 •**] X Nondurable is Less Food 95 -: 95 90 1957 1958 1959 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS I 10 I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 (965 1 M i l l 1 I I I II 90 1966 Latest Data. July 1966 Released August 22, 1966 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D. C. 20212 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JULY 1966 The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4 percent in July, the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. The increase was largely the result of higher transportation costs and an advance in food prices that was smaller than usual for July. At 113.3 (1957-59=100) the index was 2.8 percent higher than a year earlier. Price Changes, June-July 1966 A rise of 1.2 percent in transportation costs resulted from increased transit fares in New York City and higher prices for used cars, gasoline, tires, auto repairs, and insurance. Subway and bus fares were raised by a nickel to 20 cents on all transit lines within New York City. Some suburban lines also increased their fares. Used car prices rose 1.8 percent in response to brisk demand and reduced inventories. New car prices were down by 0.1 percent, much less than the usual July decline. Food prices usually rise in July by considerably more than the 0.4 percent increase shown last month. Prices of meats, fruits, and vegetables were generally steady, whereas a seasonal advance often takes place for these important food items in July. Milk, butter, and eggs, on the other hand, went up more than usual at this season. Higher milk prices were reported in 26 of the 56 cities surveyed in July, as production declined and demand continued strong. Egg prices took a 5-1/2 percent jump when the unusually hot weather caused a drop in production. Prices of meals in restaurants were boosted again, and cigarettes cost more largely because of State and local tax hikes. A further advance in mortgage interest rates added to homeownership costs. Prices also were raised moderately for furniture, textile housefurnishings, and housekeeping supplies and services. months. Medical care costs continued to go up at their accelerated rate of recent Charges for many other types of services also were raised. Price Trends, July 1965-July 1966 About half of the rise in the Consumer Price Index in the past year has been caused by increased charges for nearly all kinds of consumer services, averaging 4.1 percent. Transportation and medical service charges each climbed 5 percent over the year. Other types of services were up 4 to 4-1/2 percent, except for rents, which, with a 1.3 percent increase, continued their slow rise. Food prices averaged 3.1 percent higher than a year ago in July. Restaurant meal prices were up 5 percent, dairy products 6-1/2 percent, and meats 4-1/2 percent. Fresh vegetable prices have dropped 11 percent over the year mainly because of a 40percent decline in potato prices from their record high of last year. Prices have increased by from 3 to 5 percent over the past year for such items as fuel oil, apparel, newspapers, cigarettes, furniture, and tires. On the other hand, prices averaged slightly lower for new cars and appliances. Used car prices also are down about 2 percent from a year ago. Cost-of-Living Adjustments About 1.14 million workers will receive cost-of-living wage increases based on the July Consumer Price Index. Slightly over a million, in auto and automotive parts, farm and construction equipment, aerospace, and metalworking industries, will get 2 cents an hour based on the rise in the index since April. Others will receive increases ranging from 1 to 5 cents an hour based on monthly, quarterly, or semiannual changes in the national index and some city indexes. TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, July 1966 and percent changes from selected dates Percent change to July 1966 from— Indexes (1957-59-100) Group Unad1usted 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 • 114.3 112.7 114.8 114.3 111.0 121.5 102.1 123.5 Housing 111.3 Seasonally adjusted 113.3 Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted 112.9 113.2 111.3 114.1 111.6 113.9 102.9 113.9 112.3 114.7 114.2 109.6 121.7 101.3 122.8 111.1 114.1 110.2 115.8 108.0 107.0 108.1 104.8 July 1965 Unadjusted Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Seasonally adj us ted 110.2 114.0 112.4 115.9 110.7 115.8 102,9 July 1965 Unadjusted 2.8 110.9 109.7 111.1 109.2 104.3 1.24.3 101.2 117.6 .4 .4 .1 .1 1.3 .2 108.3 110.6 108.9 111.2 106.6 103.2 106.9 102.9 .2 .3 .1 .3 .1 0 0 .3 - .7 - 1.0 - 1.6 0 .3 0 .6 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.6 .9 1.2 .2 1.7 .4 1.4 .2 .7 - 1.0 - 1.7 - 2.6 2.0 - 3.2 - 1.5 3.1 2.7 3.3 4.7 6.4 - 2.3 .9 5.0 2.8 3.4 1.3 4.5 1.2 3.7 1.1 2.1 110. 116, 107. 107. 108, 105.1 108.4 109.3 Apparel and upkeep _5/ Men's and boys' — Women's and girls' 109.2 109.6 104.6 119.8 109.6 109.9 105.1 120.2 109.4 110.1 104.7 119.8 109.5 110.2 105.0 119.9 106.1 106.8 102.5 112.0 .2 .5 .1 0 .1 .3 .1 .3 .5 0 .4 1.4 .7 .2 .6 2.9 2.6 2.0 7.0 Transportation Private Public 113.5 111.5 129.1 113.4 111.4 112.2 110.7 122.8 112.3 110.8 111.5 110.0 121.4 1.2 .7 5.1 1.0 .5 1.3 .9 5.7 1.0 .5 1.8 1.4 6.3 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 6/ 119.1 127.7 112.5 117.2 115.3 118.7 127.0 112.2 117.0 114.9 115.3 122.7 108.7 114.6 111.5 .3 .2 .3 All items less shelter All items less food 113.1 113.2 112.6 112.8 110. 110. .4 .4 Commodities Ij Nondurables Durables 7/ 8/ 109.3 111.8 103.0 122.6 109.1 111.4 103.1 109.0 111.5 102.6 122.0 108.9 111.5 102.6 108. 102. 117. .3 .3 .4 .5 Commodities less food TJ Nondurables less food Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Nondurables less food and apparel New cars 106.7 109.7 108.1 105.8 110.6 96.7 120.3 96.9 106.8 109.9 108.3 106.1 106.5 109.6 108.4 106.2 98.8 106.4 109.5 108.3 106.0 110.1 96.8 118.2 96.7 98.6 125.5 122.1 125.0 133.9 126.7 139.0 234.0 Homeovnership 2/ Fuel and utilities 3/ — Fuel oil and coal jj Gas and electricity •?Household furnishings and operation - 108.4 109.2 0 .1 .2 1.5 3.3 4.1 3.5 2.3 3.4 Special groups: Household durables 10/ Housefurnishings Services less rent 9/ Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services JL1/ All items index on other bases: 1947-49-100 - Purchasing power of the consumer dollar: 1957-59=$1.00 $0,883 19 4 7_ 49-$1.00 .719 .427 1/ Ij 3/ 4/ 5_/ 6/ ]J 8/ 9_/ 10/ 11/ 97.9 118.6 104.7 106.9 105.0 103.6 108.0 97. 123, 96, 97.6 .3 .2 .2 .2 .5 .1 1.8 .2 .2 124.8 121.7 123.2 133.0 126.4 120.0 116.9 119.1 127.5 121.9 .6 .3 1.5 .7 .2 138.5 233.1 - .2 .1 .5 2.7 2.7 .5 .4 .7 1.2 2.2 2.9 .7 4.1 .5 .2 .7 .7 2.5 .5 .5 1.9 2.6 3.0 2.1 2.4 .5 2.2 .6 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.0 4.6 4.4 5.0 5.0 3.9 135.2 227.6 $0,886 .722 .429 .6 .9 $0,907 .740 .439 97.4 116.8 - .3 .3 .1 .1 .5 1.5 .5 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. 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. TABLE 2. Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items Most recent Index and percent changes from selected dates Indexes Area \J Pricing Schedule 2/ 1957-59-100 1947-49-100 Other bases Percent change from: April 1966 July 1966 July 1965 U.S. City Average 113.3 139.0 0.7 2.8 Chicago Detroit Los Angeles-Long Beach New York Philadelphia 110.5 111.1 115.0 116.3 113.7 139.3 137.0 143.4 140.1 139.6 .5 1.0 .6 1.0 .4 2.6 3.9 2.0 3.5 2.4 April 1966 July 1965 0.3 .6 .2 - .2 3.2 2.9 2.1 1.8 July 1966 Boston — Houston Minneapolis-St. Paul Pittsburgh 117.1 111.6 112.0 112.8 145.1 137.5 138.5 139.0 February 1966 Buffalo (Nov.1963-100) Cleveland Dallas (Nov.1963=100) — Milwaukee San Diego (Feb.1965-100) Seattle Washington 106.6 109.7 136.2 110.1 138.8 113.7 112.8 142.9 135.8 104.6 101.6 June 1966 Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Honolulu (Dec.1963-100) Kansas City St. Louis San Francisco-Oakland — 111.1 113.4 110.2 137.5 140.7 134.1 116.5 113.6 115.2 144.1 141.0 146.2 104.6 May 1965 0.8 1.5 1.2 .5 .4 1.0 3.5 2.7 3.5 1.8 1.1 2.6 3.0 March 1966 May 1966 June 1965 0.7 .8 1.0 .2 1.0 1.3 .3 3.0 3.1 2.5 2.9 2.3 3.1 1.9 \J 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. TABLE 3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/ For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups Percent change from June 1966 to July 1966 U.S. City Average Group 0.4 All items ilOUS xtl£ ~*~—~———-••———•-•——•••———___ Apparel and upkeep Transportation Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 1/ 2/ - Detroit Chicago - .2 .4 - 1.5 0 .2 .7 0 .3 - .3 New York Philadelphia 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 .4 .2 .2 1.2 .3 .6 .3 .2 .3 Los AngelesLong Beach .7 .2 • .6 .4 0 .4 1.8 - 1.3 0 - - .4 .3 .5 1.8 .4 .3 1.1 .7 0 - .5 .3 .3 4.5 .7 .7 1.1 .5 1.0 - .3 .2 .5 .5 .8 1.1 .6 .4 (2/) See footnote 1, table 2. Not available. TABLE 4: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Major group indexes, selected dates (1957-59=100) He*ilth and recreation and Other goods Personal care recreation services Reading Date Apparel and All Transportation Total Medical care and items Food Housing Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. 113.3 112.9 112.6 112.5 112.0 111.6 111.0 114.3 113.9 113.5 114.0 113.9 113.1 111.4 111.3 111.1 110.7 110.3 109.6 109.4 109.2 109.2 109.4 109.3 108.7 108.2 107.6 107.3 113.5 112.2 112.0 112.0 111.4 111.1 111.2 119.1 118.7 118.4 118.1 117.6 117.1 116.9 127.7 127.0 126.3 125.8 125.3 124.5 124.2 112.5 112.2 112.0 111.6 111.0 110.8 110.4 117.2 117.0 116.8 116.8 116.6 115.9 115.7 115.3 114.9 114.7 114.3 113.8 113.6 113.4 1965: Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July 111.0 110.6 110.4 110.2 110.0 110.2 110.6 109.7 109.7 109.7 110.1 110.9 109.4 109.2 109.0 108.6 108.2 108.3 108.1 108.1 107.8 107.2 106.4 106.1 111.6 111.5 111.2 111.0 111.0 111.5 116.6 116.4 116.2 115.8 115.6 115.3 123.7 123.4 123.0 122.8 122.8 122.7 110.0 109.6 109.2 109.2 109.0 108.7 115.4 115.4 115.2 114.8 114.3 114.6 113.4 113.3 113.3 112.7 112.6 111.5 Annual Average: 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1955 109.9 108.1 106.7 105.4 104.2 103.1 93.3 108.8 106.4 105.1 103.6 102.6 101.4 94.0 108.5 107.2 106.0 104.8 103.9 103.1 94.1 106.8 105.7 104.8 103.6 103.0 102.2 95.9 111.1 109.3 107.8 107.2 105.0 103.8 89.7 115.6 113.6 111.4 109.4 107.3 105.4 91.4 122.3 119.4 117.0 114.2 111.3 108.1 88.6 109.9 109.2 107.9 106.5 104.6 104.1 90.0 115.2 114.1 111.5 109.6 107.2 104.9 92.1 111.4 108.8 107.1 105.3 104.6 103.8 94.3 1966: July June May upkeep TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas \J For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups July 1966 indexes and percent changes from April 1966 U.S. City Average Group Los AngelesLong Beach Chicago MinneapolisSt. Paul New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified) All items 113.3 117.1 110.5 111.1 111.6 115.0 112.0 116.3 113.7 112.8 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 114.3 112.7 114.8 114.3 111.0 121.5 102.1 123.5 117.0 113.9 115.5 117.9 106.4 126.4 101.7 130.0 114.1 113.7 115.2 114.0 117.7 118.9 104.2 116.9 112.8 111.5 108.0 115.8 110.9 117.7 100.4 121.3 115.8 114.1 120.0 111.7 115.1 124.7 103.9 124.0 112.8 109.1 119.0 104.8 111.7 122.3 94.8 126.7 112.3 111.5 107.5 113.2 118.9 117.4 102.6 114.6 115.1 111.9 115.8 112.7 105.6 122.1 102.2 130.1 113.2 111.5 109.8 110.6 117.1 120.2 100.7 123.1 111.6 110.8 114.5 117.2 101.5 119.3 100.6 116.0 Housing — Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 111.3 114.4 110.3 116.2 107.9 107.0 108.1 105.1 119.2 126.1 124.6 126.8 108.2 114.0 102.5 111.3 108.5 110.2 106 6 112.0 105.9 105.0 106.4 106.0 105.3 106.4 117.4 123.8 111 6 127.8 103.8 110.9 104.7 108.3 112.6 109 5 113.1 101.2 98.0 98.1 101.1 115.5 118.7 108.4 102.7 100.2 105.2 101.3 107.2 104.3 101 0 105.7 115.1 124.7 110.3 117.6 107.1 110.9 108.0 111.4 111.1 113.5 110.9 114.2 106.2 110.4 101.7 105.7 111.2 109.9 108.8 110.1 116.8 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 109.2 109.6 104.6 119.8 109.2 103.9 104.5 118.6 104.1 103.9 97.1 117.7 109.4 105.3 109.8 119.5 108.7 107.7 105.4 122.9 108.9 110.8 106.2 117.3 108.7 116.3 100.8 118.6 111.5 111.8 105.4 120.3 114.9 109.2 112.4 120.6 111.7 106.6 105.7 125.4 Transportation Private Public 113.5 111.5 129.1 116.9 111.2 132.1 109.6 109.9 109.2 110.5 108.6 119.4 110.1 106.9 135.5 121.3 117.2 140.3 113.2 111.6 122.0 114.7 113.1 124.3 119.4 115.3 137.3 115.6 110.8 132.1 Health and recreation Medical care — Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 119.1 127.7 112.5 117.2 115.3 119.7 127.7 112.5 123.1 112.4 114.1 134.1 112.1 101.8 107.3 120.9 135.3 114.8 114.8 113.7 118.4 118.6 120.5 118.0 117.0 112.3 123.4 107.5 104.2 108.6 120.3 138.8 110.2 117.3 107.7 124.8 130.9 111.0 126.9 123.4 118.2 132.4 109.3 113.1 (2/) 118.4 134.5 104.8 112.1 115.1 1.0 0.4 - 0.2 .2 .4 .1 .8 3.0 .6 2.7 1.2 - 1.1 - 1.4 - .6 - 2.8 1.2 - 2.3 .6 1.4 .3 .1 2 .1 .5 2.0 .2 1.1 - 116.4 107.5 Percent changes April 1966 to .July 1966 All items • 0.5 0.7 1.0 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 .3 0 .6 1.1 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.6 3 2 1 3 7 1. 9 2. 7 2. 1 Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation .9 1.2 .2 1.7 .4 1.4 .2 .7 1 1 2 4 2 4 2 8 1.4 2.0 3/ .1 2.8 .4 - .6 .6 .2 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear .5 0 .4 1.4 8 5 1. 8 9 - .9 - 2.1 - 1.8 1.8 Transportation Private Public 1.3 .9 5.7 4 6 7 .3 .9 9 3 1. 5 2. 2 1. 2 .9 .9 .5 .6 6.0 2.9 1.1 1.3 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services jL/ 2/ 3/ See footnote 1, table 2. Not available. Change from May 1966. i - .3 .5 - 2.3 1.6 2.7 - 1.0 .9 1.4 6.4 .6 1.6 .6 - 1.4 1.0 - 2.5 .2 - 1.4 - 2.6 1.9 .1 .4 .1 1.6 2.6 1.6 2.5 .6 .1 .4 .7 1.1 1.3 .4 2.1 2.1 .7 1.5 .5 1.8 3.6 2.2 3.5 _ 1.5 1.8 3/ 0 2.2 0 .3 .2 6.3 1.4 - .1 .9 .2 .2 .1 .3 0 6.6 .2 .3 .6 1.8 .4 0 .3 .4 .2 3.3 .4 - 1.3 1.6 .7 1.2 1.7 .6 2.2 .6 .7 0 .4 .7 1.1 1.1 0 1.4 1.4 .3 .7 1.2 0 .9 .2 .5 1.5 1.1 .7 .2 .3 .7 .2 .3 .3 0 .5 - 1.5 .2 4.1 .3 .4 .8 .1 - .2 .6 2.6 .3 1.5 3/ - .1 .5 .2 .5 .4 .5 .7 0 1.6 .2 .2 .3 .8 2.3 .4 .5 0 4.5 .5 22.2 1.2 1.2 .3 1.0 1.1 .2 1.3 .5 .2 .2 1.6 2.8 1.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 1.5 .4 .8 .2 1.2 .7 1.0 - (I/) TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups July 1966 indexes and percent changes from June 1966 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 114.3 112.7 114.8 114.3 111.0 121.5 102.1 123.5 Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas (Nov.1963=100) Detroit Honolulu (Dec.1963=100) Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach Minneapolis-St. Paul — New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis • San Francisco-Oakland Seattle Washington 112.5 116.2 117.0 108.8 114.1 112.1 111.1 110.1 112.8 106.5 115.8 117.1 112.8 112.3 115.1 113.2 111.6 118.1 113.6 114.1 114.3 111.9 113.1 113.9 108.6 113.7 110.4 109.6 110.5 111.5 106.7 114.1 116.3 109.1 111.5 111.9 111.5 110.8 116.2 110.4 111.7 111.9 108.3 118.7 115.5 100.4 115.2 109.6 110.1 107.1 108.0 103.4 120.0 115.6 119.0 107.5 115.8 109.8 114.5 113.3 112.4 106.4 109.7 114.5 114.4 117.9 113.0 114.0 114.8 115.7 116.3 115.8 112.4 111.7 117.8 104.8 113.2 112.7 110.6 117.2 120.2 112.0 116.8 111.3 107.2 110.2 106.4 106.6 117.7 107.3 104.9 111.6 110.9 101.0 115.1 119.9 111.7 118.9 105.6 117.1 101.5 119.9 109.5 117.9 115.3 122.0 125.3 126.4 115.3 118.9 122.6 117.2 112.7 117.7 108.7 124.7 123.3 122.3 117.4 122.1 120.2 119.3 123.4 119.1 116.9 120.7 106.7 100.6 101.7 103.7 104.2 97,5 98.2 103.3 100.4 101.4 103.9 105.8 94.8 102.6 102.2 100.7 100.6 104.4 98.2 99.7 103.4 114.9 128.3 130.0 110.2 116.9 121.8 119.3 108.3 121.3 105.8 124.0 120.2 126.7 114.6 130.1 123.1 116.0 123.2 127.7 125.1 125.2 Percent changes June 1966 to July 1966 U.S. City Average Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas (Nov.1963=100) Detroit Honolulu (Dec.1963=100) Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach Minneapolis-St. Paul — New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco-Oakland Washington J7 .1 .3 1.1 .3 - .2 .4 0 .6 .7 - .1 1.2 .2 .4 .6 .5 .3 .2 .8 0 - .2 .2 See footnote 1, table 2. - - .1 .2 1.1 .3 .3 .4 .1 .5 .8 .2 1.3 .1 .1 .6 .4 .3 .1 .9 .1 .3 .1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 _ c - .3 .4 0 .2 1.4 .8 0 .1 .2 .3 2.0 .3 .4 0 .5 .9 .2 .2 .2 .7 - - - - - 1.3 - 0.2 0.8 0.6 .6 .1 1.4 .8 .6 .7 .9 .4 .3 1.1 .8 0 .2 .2 .3 .3 .4 .7 .7 .1 1.1 .5 .2 2.5 2.0 .1 .6 .7 2.2 .2 - .1 5.7 1.6 .5 2.1 2.4 2.2 .4 2.3 0 .1 2.6 1.3 0 .3 2.1 1.9 3.4 3.1 1.2 1.8 3.2 .4 .4 .5 .5 .3 1.5 2.3 1.1 .3 1.8 .1 .4 1.1 1.3 .4 1.1 1.0 .9 1.0 1.5 .4 1.3 1.0 .4 1.0 1.2 .8 1.2 .6 .3 0 .2 .2 .2 1.0 .4 .3 .5 .3 .6 .7 .1 1.0 - A 1.1 .4 1.1 .2 .3 - .1 .4 .2 .3 TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items July 1966 indexes and percent changes from selected dates (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified) Item or Group Total food Food away from home Restaurant meals Snacks 1/ ?ood at home Cereals and bakery products Cracker meal _1/ Corn flakes Rice Bread, white Bread, whole wheat 1/ Cookies — Layer cake 1/ Cinnamon rolls jL/ Meats, poultry, and fish Beef and veal Steak, round Steak, 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 1/ Ham, whole Picnics 1/ Bacon Other meats Lamb chops 2J — Frankfurters Ham, canned 1/ Bologna sausage 1/ Salami sausage 1/ Liverwurst \j Poultry Frying chicken Chicken breasts 1/ Turkey V ^ Fish Shrimp, frozen 1/ Fish, fresh or frozen Tuna fish, canned Sardines, canned 1/ Dairy products Milk, fresh, grocery Milk, fresh, delivered Milk, fresh, skim 1/ Milk, evaporated Ice cream Cheese, American process Butter See footnotes at end of table. Index July 1966 Seasonally Unadjusted adjusted 114. 123. 123. 106. 112. 114. 109. 115. 122, 106. 119, 108, 98, 102, 105, 114, 116, 112, 106, 107, 111. 103, 118, 104, 114, 108, 128, 125. 125 132, 133, 112, 127, 135, 118 118, 117 118 117 113, 118 97 98 104 106 118 102 122 115 106 111 108 112 104 110 94 129 110 113.2 111.3 114.1 116.3 113.3 107.2 119.1 108.2 115.4 128.5 122.3 121.1 113.5 131.7 118.6 118.0 97.2 118.7 123.1 111.6 109.8 129.7 111.6 Percent change to July 1966 from— June 1966 July 1965 Seasonally Unadjusted Unadjusted adjusted 0 4 .6 .6 .8 .4 .1 .7 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .5 .6 .3 .1 0 .5 1.6 .8 .7 1.3 .3 .3 .9 0 .4 .9 1.0 .6 .3 .2 1.1 2.2 .5 .6 1.4 1.3 .3 .3 .3 .8 1.3 .7 .6 .4 .8 .5 .1 .3 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.7 .5 0 .3 1.6 - 0.7 - 1.0 1.6 2.0 1.6 3.1 1.2 1.5 1.2 .5 3.1 4.3 - 1.2 2.3 .3 - 1.3 .9 .5 .2 .5 1.5 3.1 5.0 5.3 4.0 2.7 3.3 - .4 4.3 3.1 .1 4.7 4.5 - .5 5.5 4.9 4.7 4.5 1.2 - 2.6 - .8 - 1.0 - 1.5 - 1.2 - 1.7 5.5 5.3 6.3 6.7 1.3 2.9 10.6 4.8 12.0 11.2 8.2 2.3 4.8 13.1 9.4 9.2 11.2 4.4 4.9 3.0 3.4 6.9 7.7 5.0 13.2 2.6 6.4 6.9 6.1 6.4 5.0 1.2 10.8 7.8 TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items July 1966 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified) Index July 1966 Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Item or Group Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Apples Bananas Oranges Orange juice, fresh 1/ Grapefruit Grapes * Strawberries * Watermelon * Potatoes Onions Asparagus * JL/ — Cabbage Carrots Celery — Cucumbers 1/ Lettuce Peppers, green 1/ Spinach 1/ Tomatoes • Processed fruits and vegetables — Fruit cocktail, canned Pearsi, canned JL/ -<Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned If — Orange juice concentrate, frozen Lemonade concentrate, frozen If Beets, canned 1/ -*• •* Peas, green, canned Tomatoes, canned Dried beans • Broccoli, frozen 1/ • Other food at home Eggs Fats and oils: Margarine Salad dressing, Italian JL/ Salad or cooking oil 1/ Sugar and sweets Sugar Grape jelly Chocolate bar Syrup, chocolate flavored JL/ 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 1/ Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2] Baby foods, canned Sweet pickle relish 1/ Pretzels 1/ — — 1J 21 V A/ * December 1963*100. April 1960-100. July 1961-100. Not available. Priced only in season. 121.5 131.2 161.2 92.9 118.7 84.5 162.9 150.4 * 107.2 140.3 144.8 (4/) 135.6 . 124.1 129.5 133.3 122.1 148.7 101.0 121.5 109.6 100.1 102.9 96.4 91.5 88.1 103.6 116.2 112.9 124.3 96.5 102.1 93.9 103.6 101.4 120.7 110.7 110.0 116.4 92.9 99.1 100.8 94.0 99.5 101.3 129.9 104.6 99.6 97.5 98.5 104.8 102.2 86.1 104.9 103.6 100.1 113.9 118.4 124.5 93.3 117.8 143.9 115.3 * 113.1 114.0 128.6 137.2 116.7 117.0 134.0 110.4 93.0 102.9 101.6 Percent change to July 1966 from— June 1966 July Seasonally 1965 adjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted - .2 .1 3.9 - 8.7 - .4 .1 2.3 (4/) * -14.5 - 7.7 - 2.6 (A/) - 4.4 - 3.6 11.3 7.9 11.3 - 2.8 1.9 7.2 - .5 - .3 - 1.4 - .9 - 2.5 - 1.5 .1 .4 .2 - .2 .4 .8 5.4 - - 0 .2 0 .1 .1 .1 .2 0 0 .1 0 .3 .1 .1 0 0 .3 0 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 - 1.6 2.5 2.9 7.5 3.0 - 2.3 - 5.3 11.6 - 4.6 - .8 - 6.7 - 3.4 - .6 (A/) * - .6 9.9 -13.5 - 5.7 5.9 - 5.4 1.0 23.2 2.5 - 3.0 0 .7 * 9.6 -40.8 - 2.0 (4/) 5.7 5.3 13.4 29.3 16.3 - 1.1 - .3 6.1 3.3 4.2 5.6 - 3.2 - 5.1 - 1.3 5.1 .1 7.6 15.8 .5 .9 7.7 1.3 .9 9.6 - 2.7 1.6 .8 -12.4 0 .6 - .7 0 .2 3.5 3 0 - 1.9 - .8 - 1.0 4.2 - 7.8 - 9.5 - 2.6 2.5 1.2 10 OLD SERIES TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—Portland, Oregon All items and commodity groups July 1966 indexes and percent changes from, selected dates (1957-59-100) Percent change from — Index Group April 1966 July 1965 All items All items (1947-49-100) 115.5 143.1 0.7 2.8 Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home 114.7 112.8 113.3 120.5 117.9 109.0 103.3 .6 .4 3.5 1.1 5.3 2.7 1.1 3.5 3.1 3.6 9.4 7.0 - 9.8 3.2 Housing 116, 110, 102, 104, 97, 114.6 .2 .4 0 0 .1 .4 2.6 1.5 0 0 - .2 1.2 112.5 115.9 107.7 121.9 104.9 - 1 8 .4 2.8 0 3.8 .4 4.8 8.4 3.2 Transportation Private Public — 110. 107. 126.8 .4 .4 0 - .1 - .1 0 Heoicax care —————-'•"—•—>•»—«——»— Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 125.9 116.9 119.6 118.3 .7 3.4 .6 9.0 2.4 4.7 - .3 11.1 Kent •»«»-•—•—»»——•—••-•«•••—»——.—•—— Gas and electricity Solid and petroleum fuels Housefurnishings Household operation Apparel Men's and boys* Women's and girls' Footwear Other apparel : — 11 Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families and single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 400 items which were selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities, which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage earners and clerical workers patronize. Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the 5 largest SMSA f 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 than combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and 1939=100. The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the*23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the following additional locations: Alabama - Florence Alaska - Anchorage California - Bakersfield* Colorado - Denver* Connecticut - Hartford* Florida - Orlando* Indiana - Indianapolis* Indiana - Logansport Illinois - Champaign-Urbana* Iowa - Cedar Rapids* Kansas - Wichita* Louisiana - Baton Rouge* Maine - Portland* Massachusetts - Southbridge Michigan - Niles Minnesota - Crookston Mississippi - Vicksburg New Jersey - Millville New York - Kingston North Carolina - Durham* North Dakota - Devils Lake Ohio - Dayton* Ohio - Findlay Oklahoma - Mangum Oregon - Klamath Falls Pennsylvania - Lancaster* South Carolina - Union Tennessee - Nashville* Texas - Austin* Texas - McAllen Utah - Orem Virginia - Martinsville Wisconsin - Green Bay* *Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one location changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to measure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas. A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the United States city average and for 23 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20212 or any of its regional offices (addresses below). BLS Regional Offices 1371 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 341 Ninth Avenue New York, New York 10001 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, California 94103 John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg. Boston, Massachusetts 02110 1365 Ontario Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114
