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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

135.2
227.6

$0,886
.722
.429

$0,907
.740
.439

97.4
116.8

-

-

.2
.1
.5
.3
.3
.1
.1
.5
1.5
.5

.6
.9

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

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
May 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

February
1966

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

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

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

0.4

- 0.1

.4
.2
.2
1.2
.3
.6
.3
.2
.3

- .2
.4
- 1.5
0
.2
.7
0
.3
- .3

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

0.9

0.3

0.4

0.1
.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

2.2
3.5

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

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

.9
.9
.5
.6
6.0
2.9
1.1
1.3

.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

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.




0.1

0.4

0.4

-

-

.1
.2
1.1
.3
.3
.4
.1
.5
.8
.2
1.3
.1
.1
.6
.4
.3
.1
.9
.1
.3
.1

_

c

-

.3
.4
0
.2
1.4
.8
0
.1
.2
.3
2.0
.3
.4
0
.5
.9
.2
.2
.2
.7

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

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