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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES
'(Seasonally Adjusted)
1957-59 = 100
140

1957-59=100
140
RELATIVE

135

IMPORTANCE

ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of

Dec.

ALL SERVICES.

130

FOOD

125

135

1966)

_ 34 97%

_

130

22 94%

NONDURABLES LESS FOOD

24 45%

DURABLE COMMODITIES

17 64%

125

^B

120

120

' f OOD*

ALL SERVICES-

115

115

-ALL ITE MS

110

110

NONDU RABIES .ESS FOO D #

105

105

V D U R A I LES*

100

100
95

95

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU

OF

LABOR

STATISTICS

Latest

Data:

JULY

1967

Released August 25, 1967

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JULY 1967

The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4 percent in July, to 116.5 (1957-59=100),
the largest monthly advance since October 1966. As in June, the increase was largely the
result of higher prices for food and consumer services. In spite of its recent advance,
the index has risen less so far this year than in the first 7 months of 1966--1.6 percent
compared with 2.1 percent.
The index stood 2.8 percent above a year earlier in July, showing the same
advance as in the July 1965 to July 1966 period. A 4.3 percent rise in charges for services accounted for more than half the increase.

Food
Food prices rose by 0.8 percent in July, less than seasonal, but still enough to
raise the food index to a new record level of 116.0 (1957-59=100). (The previous peak was
115.8 in August 1966.) Sharply higher prices for fresh fruits and vegetables (up 6 percent) accounted for nearly three-fifths of the increase.
Fresh fruit prices were up by 7-1/2 percent, mainly because of seasonally low
supplies resulting from a delay in the California grape crop and dwindling storage stocks
of apples. Apple prices rose seasonally, but grapefruit prices climbed almost 10 percent
on a seasonally adjusted basis. Watermelon prices declined less than seasonally even
though the harvest reached its peak. Over the year, fresh fruit prices were up only
one-half of 1 percent, as lower prices of citrus fruits resulting from last year's bumper
crops almost offset higher prices for other fruits, especially grapes which were more than
20 percent higher than in July 1966. The 1967 California grape crop is estimated at 12
percent below 1966 levels.
Fresh vegetable prices rose almost 5 percent in July in response to limited supplies of most vegetables caused by adverse spring weather and reduced summer acreage.
Tomato prices advanced 15 percent and lettuce prices 7 percent because shipments of these
vegetables were off from the previous month by 60 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
Significant price increases also affected celery and potatoes. Compared with July 1966,
fresh vegetable prices averaged 8-1/2 percent higher, largely because of increases of 47
percent for lettuce and 15 percent for tomatoes, reflecting sharply lower production.
Despite an 8 percent rise in production, poultry prices advanced by 3.6 percent
in July, back to about their February level. The greater than seasonal July advance was
attributed to strong demand, partly seasonal and partly in response to higher beef and
pork prices. However, poultry prices in July still were more than 7 percent below July
1966 levels.
Beef and pork prices, which are normally major factors in the July food price
rise, advanced considerably less than usual. Production and cold storage holdings from
the large spring slaughter were reduced in June, but were still ample, while the normally




small summer marketings were larger than usual. These factors coupled with a shift in
consumer buying to lower cost meats, chicken, and fish, have tended to ease the upward
price pressures. Pork prices were 4-1/2 percent lower than a year ago, with cold storage
holdings up by 36 percent. Beef prices have risen by 1 percent during the past year
despite larger supplies.
Egg prices, which had declined during the previous three months, advanced less
than usual in July following the largest June egg production on record. Heavy demand
from commercial processors appears to have strengthened egg prices0 Since July 1966 egg
prices have declined by 15.7 percent, largely because of a 5 percent increase in the laying flocke

Services
Charges for consumer services averaged 0.4 percent higher in July. Interest
rates on conventional mortgages bounced back almost to their December 1966 levels, in
spite of improved availability of mortgage funds. During the past year mortgage interest
rates have been an important factor in the increase in service costs. Medical care service charges advanced again in July, with professional medical fees and hospital charges
continuing to rise at the rapid rates experienced since early 1966. Hotel and motel rates
rose seasonally, and rents continued their steady climb. Water and sewer rates and local
transit fares were raised in several cities.

Durable Goods
Much of the rise of 0.3 percent in prices of durable goods resulted from an
advance of 2 percent in used car prices. This increase is considerably greater than is
usual for July but is lower than the sharp price jumps in April and May. The diminishing
supply of late-model used cars in relation to the continued strong demand is apparently
the primary factor in these increases. New car prices, which usually show a decline in
July, increased slightly, apparently buoyed up by the small number of 1967 models remaining, relative to the anticipated heavy end-of-year demand. Prices of household durables
firmed noticeably in July. Furniture prices rose by 0.2 percent to a level 3-1/2 percent
above a year ago. Prices of floor coverings and appliances rose slightly in July, but
were at the same levels as a year earlier.

Nondurable goods other than food
Summer sales sent apparel prices down but not as much as is normal for July.
Women's and girls' apparel prices declined more than seasonally as bathing suits, cotton
slacks, skirts, and blouses were reduced for clearance. Men's sportswear and tropical
and year-round suits were also marked down for special sales, but there were increases
for boys' clothing and other year-round apparel. Prices of household textiles were
reduced for traditional "white sales." Tobacco prices rose by 1.2 percent as the recent
manufacturers' price increases were passed on to the consumer. Gasoline prices, which
usually increase in July as summer travel reaches its peak, fell again because some major
cities experienced gasoline price wars.




Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Approximately 335,000 workers are scheduled to receive increases in their costof-living allowances, based on changes in the national Consumer Price Index or individual
city indexes through July. About 265,000, mostly in automobile, automotive parts, farm
and construction equipment, and aerospace industries will receive a 3-cent increase
because of the rise in the national index since April. Other increases will range from
1 cent to 5 cents, also based on changes since April in city or national 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 1967
and percent changes from selected dates
xes (1957-59=100)
Group

Unadlusted

Seasonally
adjusted

Unadlusted

Seasonally
adjusted

116.5

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

116.0
113.3
118.2
112.3
116.4
124.4
100.2
129.7

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

114.5
118.1
112.4
120.5
108.9
111.4
108.3
108.2

Apparel and upkeep J)/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

113.7
113.9
109.2
125.4

114.2
114.4
109.7
125.8

113.9
114.1
109.7
125.4

Transportation
Private
Public

116.2
114.1
132.7

116.0
113.9

115.7
113.7
132.2

115.0
112.1
112.2
117.0
116.2
101.0

115.1
112.3
118.3
111.6
116.3
119.9
100.0
129.1
114.1
117.7
112.2
119.9
108.6
110.5
108.2
108.1

Unadjusted

Percent change to July 1967 from —
April 1967
July
1966
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
unadjusted
justed

Seasonally
adjusted

113.3

116.0

All items

July
1966
unadjusted

115.3
112.6

.1
.6
.1
3.8
.2
.5

111.3
114.4
110.3
116.2
107.9
107.0
108.1
105.1

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

113.9
114.2
109.8
125.3

109.2
109.6
104.6
119.8

115.9
113.8

113.1
117.4
115.1
101.6

1.0
1.1

0.3
.4

114.3
112.7
114.8
114.3
111.0
121.5
102.1
123.5

.3
1.0
.6

.3
3.0
.6
8.9
1.2
1.1

2.0
.6
3.7
.9

1.5
.5
3.0
1.7
4.9
2.4
1.9
5.0
2.9
3.2
1.9
3.7
.9
4.1
.2
2.9

.5
1.2

1.0
.4
1.3
.1
.4
.1
.5

.2
.2
.5
0

.3
.2
.1
.4

.6
.4
.7
.4

1.0
.7
.9

4.1
3.9
4.4
4.7

113.5
111.5
129.1

.4
.4
.4

.1
.1

1.0
.8
1.6

.6
.4

2.4
2.3
2.8

115.5
119.8
117.8

123.2
136.3
115.3
119.7
116.9

119.1
127.7
112.5
117.2
115.3

.3
.4
.2
.1
.8

All items less shelter
All items less food

116.1
116.8

115.6
116.5

113 .1
113 .2

.4
.3

Commodities 7/
Nondurables
Durables 7/ 8/
Services 9/

111.5
114.3
104.4
127.9

111.3
113.8
104.4

111.0
113.8
104.1
127.4

111.1
113.9
104.1

109 .3
111 .8
103 .0
122 .6

.5
.4
.3
.4

.2
.1
.3

1.2
1.2
1.0
1.0

.9
.6
1.0

2.0
2.2
1.4
4.3

Commodities less food ]_/
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel New cars
Used cars
Household durables 10/
Housefurnishings

109.1
112.8
112.6
110.0
113.0
97.0
124.8
98.1
100.8

109.2
113.0
113.2
110.4

108.9
112.7
112.8
110.3
112.7
96.8
122.4
98.0
100.7

108.9
112.8
112.9
110.4

106 .7
109 .7
108 .1
105 .8
110 .6
96 .7
120.3
96 .9
98 .8

.2
.1
.2
.3
.3
#2
2.0
.1
.1

.3
.2
.3
0

.6
.4
.6
.5
.3
0
5.1
.1
.2

.7
.4
1.0
.7

2.2
2.8
4.2
4.0
2.2
.3
3.7
1.2
2.0

Services less rent 9J
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 11/

131.4
127.4
128.3
146.0
131.6

130.8
126.7
128.1
145.2
131.3

125 .5
122 .1
125 .0
133 .9
126 .7

.5
.6
.2
.6
.2

All items index on other bases:
1947-49=100
1939=100

142.9
240.6

142.3
239.5

139 .0
234 .0

$0,858
.700
.416

$0,862
.703
.418

$0,883
.719
.427

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

109.3
113.7

108.8
112.4

.6
3.1

3.8
7.2
2.7
2.2
2.2

1.3
.5
.3
1.0

Special Rroups:

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1957-59=$1.00
1947-49=$1.00
1939=$1.00

1/
2J
3/
4/
5/
~b_l
]_/
8/
9/
10/
11/

97.9
122.8

97.2
120.9

2.7
3.2

.7
1.6

1.1
1.1
.5
1.7
1.0

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 1 9 6 4 .
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




1.1
2.8

4.7
4.3
2.6
9.0
3.9

TABLE 2. Consumer Price Index—Ike United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items
Most recent index and peTcesnt changes from selected dates

Indexes
Area 1/

Pricing
Schedule 2/

U.S. City Average
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach New York
Philadelphia

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

M
M
M
M
M

1957-59=100

1947-49=100

Other
bases

April
1967

116.5

142.9

1.0

2.8

113.9
115.1
117.7
119.1
116.7

143.6
141.9
146.8
143.5
143.3

1.5
.4
1.2

3.1
3.4
2.3
2.4
2.6

120.0
114.3
115.7
115.0

July 1967

April
1967

148.7
140.8
143.1
141.7

1.0
.6
1.3
.7

February
1967

109.5
111.8

138.9

112.2

141.5

116.8
115.7

146.8
139.3

107.5
104.1

June 1967

Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland —

July
1966

July 1967

May 1967

Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) —
Milwaukee
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
Seattle
Washington

Percent change from:

114.8
115.7
113.1

142.1
143.6
137.6

117.4
116.5
118.4

145.2
144.6
150.2

107.9

July
1966
2.5
2.4
3.3
2.0

May
1966

0.9
.3
.5
.7
.4
.8
.5

2.7
1.9
2.8
1.9
2.5
2.7
2.6

March
1967

June
1966

0.7
.8
1.3
1.1
.4
.9
1.1

3.3
2.0
2.6
3.2
2.6
2.8

_1/ 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 1967 to July 1967
U.S. City
Average

Group

Chicago

Detroit

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

All items

0.9

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.1

Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

1.7
1.1
1.0
.5
1.0
.8
.4
.6
1.7

1.4
.5
1.4
.1
.2
.2
1.8
.7
.1

.6
.3
.1
.2
.3
.5
0
.1
.6

.9
.3
.1
.5
.5

.2
.3
- 1.1

1/
2/

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

.7
.3

.4
.4

.7
- 1.2
.3

.3
1.2

(21)

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)
Health and recreation

Date

All

1967:

1966:

Other
goods
and
services

Transportation

Total

Medical
care

Personal
care

116.2
115.7
115.5
115.1
114.2
113.8
113.4

123.6
123.2
122.8
122.6
122.2
121.8
121.4

136.9
136.3
135.7
135.1
134.6
133.6
132.9

115.5
115.3
115.0
114.9
114.4
114.1
113.8

119.8
119.7
119.6
119.4
118.9
118.6
118.5

117.8
116.9
116.7
116.6
116.4
116.3
116.2
115.9
116.0
115.9
115.7
115.5
115.3

items

Food

Housing

July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

116.5
116.0
115.6
115.3
115.0
114.8
114.7

116.0
115.1
113.9
113.7
114.2
114.2
114.7

114.5

113.6
113.3
113.3
113.1

113.7
113.9
113.8
113.0
112.6
111.9
111.3

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July

114.7
114.6
114.5
114.1
113.8
113.3

114.8
114.8
115.6
115.6
115.8
114.3

113.0
112.6
112.2
111.8
111.5
111.3

112.3
112.0
111.5
110.7
109.2
109.2

113.8
114.5
114.3
113.3
113.5
113.5

121.0
120.8
120.4
119.9
119.5
119.1

131.9
131.3
130.4
129.4
128.4
127.7

113.7
113.4
113.3
113.0
112.7
112.5

118.4
118.3
118.0
117.5
117.4
117.2

113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
94.7

114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
94.7

111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
1Q4.8
103.9
95.5

109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
97.8

112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
91.3

119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
93.6

127.7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
91.8

112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
93.7

117.1
115.2

114.9
111.4

114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
93.4

108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
95.8

Annual Average: 1955




Reading
and
recreation

Apparel
and
upkeep

1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1956

114.1
113.9

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
July 1967 indexes and percent changes from April 1967

Group

Los
AngelesLong
Beach
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise

U.S.
City
Average

Chicago

MinneapolisSt. Paul

Philadelphia

New
York

Pittsburgh

specified)

All items

116.5

120.0

113.9

115.1

114.3

117.7

115.7

119.1

116.7

115.0

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

116.0
113.3
118 .^2
112.3
116.4
124.4
100.2
129.7

120.1
115.8
122.1
116.1
112.8
129.8
101.4
139.1

116.5
115.4
119.5
115.5
126.3
121.9
99.1
121.8

115.1
112.7
112.7
115.1
118.8
117.3
99.9
128.5

115.9
112.3
125.3
108.6
112.9
125.2
99.1
131.5

114.3
109.7
119.7
102.9
116.5
127.5
93.1
131.2

113.1
111.0
109.1
110.7
118.6
120.0
100.8
122.3

116.5
112.0
116.7
111.4
108.2
127.2
99.2
136.0

114.7
111.1
113.4
107.5
123.2
121.2
96.6
134.5

112.9
111.3
116.3
115.0
109.5
120.7
98.0
122.6

Housing

114.5
118.1

121.0
127.8
V'125.7
128.6
108.7
116.9
101.7
114.4

111.5
113.4
108.7
115.8
106.5
106.1
106.7
109.5

109.7
111.7

120.1
127.0
112.8
131.7
104.7
110.6
107.1

118.5
109.6
116.7
110.3
114.2

114.5
117.3
113.2
118.4
108.5
118.2
101.8
108.7

113.3
112.7
110.3
113.2
116.7

125.6
114.1

113.6
120.1
110.8
121.8
101.9
106.1
97.9
103.7

117.6
120.5

114.2
103.0
104.6
105.1
105.5

111.1
109.3
102.2
112.0
115.3

Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

112
120
108
111
108
108.2

116.5
109.4

Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Foo twear

113.7
113.9
109.2
125.4

113.6
106.6
109.8
125.1

108.6
106.5
103.7
122.8

112.0
108.0
112.4
120.9

109.8
109.8
105.0
125.4

112.8
113.8
111.6
121.0

111.6
118.1
104.7
122.1

117.9
119.3
112.7
126.5

119.3
113.3
115.0
128.3

114.2
109.4
107.0
129.4

Transportation
Private
Public -

116.2
114.1
132.7

119.5
113.9
133.3

112.4
113.0
109.4

114.2
112.5
119.6

112.8
109.2
144.6

121.4
116.9
152.5

117.1
115.1
134.1

117.2
116.1
124.7

122.2
117.6
143.8

117.1
112.2
133.8

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

123.6
136.9
115.5
119.8
117.8

123.4
136.5
117.0
125.1
113.9

119.1
145.1
114.5
104.5
110.8

126.9
144.2
122.2
118.5
118.4

123.1
126.7
125.5
120.3
119.3

117.4
135.0
110.3
107.4
110.0

124.5
145.7
114.5
119.9
110.7

128.5
138.8
112.0
128.8
126.4

122.2
140.7
110.0
114.6

122.5
143.7
110.4
113.6
116.9

on

Percent changes April 1967 to July 1967
All items

0.8

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
Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
See footnote 1, table 2.
#

V
47

Not available.
Change from May 1967.




2.0
2.3
.3
3.0
.6
8.9
1.2
1.1

1.7
.8
12.6
2.0
1.6

3.0
3.3
.8
5.7
2.2
9.2
2.7
1.8

2.2
2.5
.4
3.4
•
.3
8.5

.4
.9
.4
1.1
.5
1.4
.1
.2

1.0
1.0
.4
1.2
.4
.2
.1
1.3

•

1.0
.4
1.3
.1
.4
.1
.5
.6
.4
.7
.4

.5
1.0

.1
.5
.5
1.1

1.0
.8
1.6

1.2
1.3
.3

1.0
1.1
.1

.7
1.9
.4
.5

1.5
1.9
.4
1.2
2.0

1.3
.5
.3
1.0

•

.5

.3
.3
.6
1.9
4.4
6.6
3.7

1.7
1.9
.5
3.1
.3
6.3
1.4
1.2

.5

•

.1
.1
.3

.3
.4
.6
.3

1.3
1.9
1.3
2.1

.4
.5
0
1.0
1.1
2.9

.9
2.2
.6
2.8
2.3

1.4
2.1

1.0
.2
1.9
.8
5.9
1.9
.2

1.8
2.2
.9
1.9
.4
11.3
- 1.2
-

1.5
1.7
1.2
1.8
4.0
6.0
1.7
.7

3.1
3.2
.1
5.0
4.0
7.6
1.2
1.7
.1
.2
.2
.4
.1

.4
0

2.3
3.4
.2
3.9
.2
1.0
.1
.7

.1
0
.3
.4

.5
.3
.4
.1
1.1
1.7
0
.6

.1
.1
.3
.6

.9
.4
1.6
.7

.5
.3
1.4
.1

.7
.2
1.4
.6

.3
.6
.2
.5

.7
2.8
.6

.3
.2
.1

.4
0
8.3

1.4
1.0
9.9

.9
1.1
.2

1.0
1.1
.1

.5
.4
1.2

1.0
.7
1.9
.6
1.2

1.0
2.1
0
.4
1.0

.6
1.8
1.4
.4
1.4

1.1
2.3
1.1
.4

.2
.3
.3
1.6
.5

47

.3
2.6
.2

3.1
.3

4/

-

on

TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical "Workers, Food and its Subgroups
July 1967 indexes and percent changes from June 1967
Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

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

116.0

113.3

118.2

112.3

116.4

124.4

100.2

129.7

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

114.4
117.6
120.1
111.1
116.5
115.2
112.2
110.2
115.1
109.9
115.9
118.4
114.3
113.1
116.5
114.7
112.9
119.9
116.1
115.4
116.3

111.9
113.6
115.8
110.0
115.4
112.6
110.0
109.1
112.7
109.9
112.3
116.4
109.7
111.0
112.0
111.1
111.3
117.0
112.4
111.5
112.9

114.0
122.2
122.1
103.3
119.5
115.2
110.6
107.4
112.7
108.3
125.3
122.0
119.
109.
116.
113.
116.
119.
116.
111.1
111.6

112.6
112.6
116.1
111.5
115.5
114.6
113.3
112.8
115.1
110.6
108.6
115.7
102.9
110.7
111.4
107.5
115.0
116.9
109.7
111.5
111.6

115.5
114.6
112.8
110.5
126.3
113.1
112.2
117.3
118.8
107.1
112.9
123.2
116.5
118.6
108.2
123.2
109.5
126.3
114.2
120.1
122.2

118.6
128.0
129.8
119.7
121.9
126.7
121.0
109.5
117.3
120.3
125.2
122.2
127.5
120.0
127.2
121.2
120.7
127.8
130.1
122.6
119.2

103.6
99.1
101.4
104.3
99.1
97.1
95.9
101.2
99.9
102.4
99.1
104.3
93.1
100.8
99.2
96.6
98.0
101.9
97.4
97.8
103.1

123.2
134.0
139.1
117.5
121.8
129.1
124.6
114.1
128.5
109.7
131.5
125.8
131.2
122.3
136.0
134.5
122.6
129.8
132.5
132.2
130.2

Percent changes June 1967 to July 1967
U.S. City Average

0.8

0.9

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

1.8
.9
.5
1.7
1.3
.6
.7
1.4
.4
.8
.5
.6
.7
.9
.2
1.2
.9
1.5
.9
.5

.1
2.2
1.0
.5
1.9
1.5
.6
.7
1.7
.3
.8
.5
.6
.8
1.0
.3
1.2
.9
1.9
.8
.7

1/

See footnote 1, table 2.




.5
.1
2.2
.2
.4
.1
1.5
.4
.9
.2
.4
0
0
1.1
.5
.2
0
.3
.2
.9
.2

0.6

0.1

3.8

0.2

0.5

1.0
2.9
.8
1.0
2.2
.2
1.4
1.6
2.2
.4
1.6
.6
.2
.5
.4
.3
1.0
.9
1.0

.7
.2
.2
.2
1.1
.4
.2
.3
.1
.1
1.5
.3
.2
.8
.2
.1
0
.1
.2
0
.1

.2
6.0
6.8
.8
4.0
6.7
2.6
1.2
3.0
1.5

1.6
.9
.4
0
1.3
.4
.2
.6
1.3
.3
0
0
.3
.3
.1
.1
1.2
.3
1.1
.1
.4

.5
.4
.7
.1
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.1
.5
.6
.3
.6
.2
.7
.3
1 0
.3
.1
.9
.2

3.5
4.6
2.0
3.6
3.8
7.1
2.6
1.6

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
July 1967 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/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products Flour
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse JL/ Rump roast 1/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 2J
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops J 7
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst JL/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts JL/
Turkey 1/
~
Fish
Shrimp, frozen JL/
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 1967
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted

116.0
129.7
130.0
112.2
113.3
118.2
114.4
116.7
128.8
108.1
122.9
114.1
101.0
105.4
107.4
112.3
115.1
113.3
107.7
107.6
112.3
104.7
119.5
104.8
116.0
107.6
134.1
119.2
121.4
128.0
124.5
109.5
119.9
127.0
117.5
124.4
116.5
113.8
116.8
111.8
115.6
90.1
90.0
101.0
102.1
121.2
110.3
124.6
109.7
112.3
116.4
113.2
117.5
112.0
117.3
99.2
135.8
115.3

115.0

112.1

112.2
115.2
114.3
108.7

120.2
108.4
116.8
133.8
117.4
117.7

110.3
124.5
117.6
117.1

88.4

121.3
125.0
117.0
114.0

136.2
115.9

Percent change to July 1967 from —
July
June 1967
1966
Seasonally
unadjuste<
Unadjusted
adjusted

0.8
.5
.5
.4
.9
.1
1.0
.1
.1
.2
.9
.2
.2
.3
1.1
.6
.3
.5

-

.4

1.2
.5
1.9

1.4
.6
.9
1.7
1.0
1.6
.3
.2
.2
1.1
.7
1.6
.3
.3
1.1
.3
.1
.2
.3
.1
3.6
4.3
2.0
.9
.1
.6
.5
1.3
.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.5
.2
0

0.3

0
.7
.9
.6
2.7
4.1
-

1.9
3.6
.4

-

-

.2

-

3.3

-

.2
.4

.3
.9

.5
.2

1.5
5.0
4.9
5.2
.5
3.0
4.4
.8
5.0
1.1
2.7
5.6
2.7
2.6
2.2
1.7
1.3
1.0
.8
.5
.7
1.2
1.2
.6
1.0
1.1
4.4
4.6
3.0
3.5
7.0
3.0
5.7
6.0
.8
4.6
.9
4.3
.3
1.6
2.2
7.2
8.5
3.6
4.4
2.3
7.7
1.4
4.8
5.1
4.9
4.0
4.7
6.8
6.4
4.5
5.0
4.0

10

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
July 1967 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
July 1967
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh \_/
Grapefruit
Grapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * JL/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery — — — — — — —
Cucumbers 1/
Peppers, green \J
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned \J —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
-^
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 1/
Other food at home
Vooa

— —

___

CggS
- - Fat8 and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
•
Grape
jellybar
Chocolate
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
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 If
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen If
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels If
1/
2/
3/
kj
*

December 1963-100.
April 1960-100.
July 1961-100.
Not available.
Priced only in season.




124.4
137.5
162.4
94.4
112.6
71.7
145.8
182.7

116.2
123.2
126.1
94.6
112.3

110.4
140.7
135.1
108.0
139.1
110.3
131.2
128.3
179.2
169.7
104.9
140,
108,
98
96
94,
70
86,
107.2
121
124
112
99
100
79.2

112.0
109.2
120.8

103.6
101.3
122.9
115.0
112.7
116.6
105.5
99.1
98.9
87.6
96.1
101.1
138.9
108.7
100.8
100
96
109,
101.
84,
106,
105,
102.9

Percent change to July 1967 from —
June 1967
July
Seasonally
1966
adjusted
Unadjusted
unadjusted
3.8
5.9
8.4
1.4
3.9
.7
14.2

128.6
142.0

142.4
103.5
117.8

1.0
1.3
.2
3.3
2.6
9.5

(A/)
*

(A/)
*

3.1
4.0
1.6

13.8
5.9
3.8
- 10,
6,
4,
6,
2.9
3.7
15.1
.5
1.7
2.3
.2
1.8
1.6
.3
.2
1.1
.4
.7
.2
1.0

192.7

135.1

71.2

101.1
86.4
-

1 2
.4
.4
.4
.6
.1
.3
.8
.1
.5
.2
0
.5
.5
.5
.1
.1
.6
0
1.1
.7
.7
1.6

5.5
.5
3.5
8.2

12.3

-

1.4

.6
3.6

2.4
4.8
.7
1.6
5.1
15.1
10,
21.
*
3.
6
(47)
2.6
11.1
1.3
3.8
46.8
14.1
3.9
15.3
1.5
1.6
6.3
1.7
23.4
1.6
3.5
4.7
10.4
9.4
3.5
1.9
15.7
0
.1
1.8
3.9
2.5
.2
13.6
0
1.9
6.8
3.4
.2
6.9
3.9
1.2
2.7
2.1
4.6
.4
2.0
1.5
1.5
2.8

11

TABLE 8:

Consumer Price Index--Portland, Oregon
All items and commodity groups
July 1967 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from
Group

—

Index
April 1967

July 1966

118.4
146.7

0.9

2.5

115.9
112.4
111.3
118.0
124.9
111.9
98.3

1.6
2.1
.4
2.4
2.4
7.7
2.0

1.0
.4
1.8
2.1
5.9
2.7
4.8

119.0
113.5
102.5
109.2
97.1
121.2

.7
.5
0
0
.4
.6

2.4
3.0
0
4.8
.2
5.8

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

114.8
119.0
110.2
122.9
105.9

.1
.5
1.2
.3
.9

2.0
2.7
2.3
.8
1.0

Transportation
Private
Public

115.7
111.8
138.8

1.5
1.9
0

5.1
4.0
9.5

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

134.9
118.8
121.6
117.3

1.8
.5
1.1

7.1
1.6
1.7

All items
All items (1947-49-100)

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
—
Dairy products
Fruit8 and vegetables
Other foods at home
Housing
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation




Table 9:

Percent Change in Prices for Selected Groups in the Consumer
Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index
(Seasonally adjusted except where indicated)

June to
.Tulv 1967
CPI
WPI

April to
.Tulv 1967
WPI
CPI

Jan. 1967 to
April 1967
WPI
CPI

Oct. 1966 to
Jan. 967
CPI
WPI

July t o
Oct. 966
WPI
CPI

0.4

1.0

0.5

0.2

1.1

0
- .4
- .5

0.2
.1
0
0

3
.1
Household furnishings and supplies

.2
-1.0
.4
.3
.7
.2
.3
.2

+PON^TTMFR SFRVTPE^

.4
.4
.2
.1
- .2

housekeeping and home maintenance services

.3

.8
1 0
.8
-1.6
.2
.5
1.1

1.9
3.1
.3
1.3
- .6
1.8
0
- .5

.1
.1
-1.2
1 2
1.3
3.6
.2
.2
- .1

- .3
- .6
-2.0
.4
2.8
2.2
.2
0
- .1

- .4
-1.1
1 2
- .1
.1
.4
- .1
-1.0

-0.8
-1.0
-1.7
.7
- .7
-2.0
.1
.2
- .4

1.2
1.4
2.1
1 0
.7
.9
.5
.6
- .4

.1
.3

-

.6
.6
.3

.4
.2

.5
.7

1 0

9

1.2

.3

4

4

-

.5

-

1.1

-

.3

-

1.6

.1
.4

4

g

.6
.3

.1
1.0

1.1
1.6

-

-0.2
.9
.8
.8
.2
.8
2.5
.2
.8
1.3

-

-

.2

-

1.5

1.1

-

1.0

-

.9

1.2
.7

1.3

-

.1

-

1.8

.6
1.1

1.8
.7
4 2
2.7
2.8
1.2
1.0

1.0
1.1
.1
1.6
4.2
2.0
2.3
1.0

.3
.3
.2
2.8
1.9

1.1
2.6

4.3
-

4.6
1.9

-

1.0

-

6.2

-

9 0

2 6

8

1 0

-

1.7

0.1

- .9

6

2 3

2.8

.1

1.2

4

2 1

.3

- .3

0

- .2

2
.2

.5

1.3

-0.8

.3

4
.6

.6

1.1

July 1966 to
Julv 1967
WPI*
CPI*

4 0

1 3
-

1.0

-

4.1

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:
-4.6

-

-1.9

-

4.7

-

-4.6

-

-2.7

-

-1.9

Processed foods and feeds

-

- .6

-

1.4

-

-1.1

-

-1.4

-

.4

-

- .6

*tndu8trial commodities

-

0

-

0

-

.2

-

.5

-

.1

-

.8

-

- .2

-

- .3

-

.4

.4

-

- .1

-

.4

-

.3

-

.3

-

.2

-

1.2

-

- .9

-

.7

-

1.0

-

1.3

-

- .1

-

-1.4

-

- .9

-

-1.2

-

.5

-

.5

-

.7

-

- .1

-

- .2

-

.9

-

- .3

-

.7

-

- .2

-

.2

Industrial Materials and Eauipment:

Pulp, paper and allied products

-

.1

-

- .1

-

.2

-

.2

-

.4

-

1.5

-

1.0

-

3.0

-

.1

-

1.2

-

- .2

-

- .3

-

.8

-

1.6

-

.8

-

1.2
2.9

Stage of Processing at Wholesale:

.1

-

o
Intermediate materials, supplies and components

-

0
-1.6

1.4

-

4
-

- .1

-

2.8

- .4

-

3
-

.1

-

-3.5

- .7

1.0

_

-

- .1

-

0

-

-2.6

-

-5.7

1.2
-

.1

-

-2.2

NOTE: The price changes shown for Consumer Products and components are for roughly comparable classes of finished consumer products from the
CPI and WPI. A brief description of the classes of items contained in each group is included at the end of this report. Complete listings of
inclusions in the CPI and WPI groupings will be furnished on request.
*Based on data unadjusted for seasonal variations.




13

Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI

A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the
1964 revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. 1/ The table below
shows average standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the
CPI for all items and for nine commodity groupings. The figures may be interpreted as
follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the published
CPI differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the
standard error. For any of the time period categories—i.e., monthly, quarterly, or
annual—the standard errors are more or less independent of the size of the percentage
changes to which they relate, within the range that has occurred in recent periods. An
annual updating of the error estimates is planned.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in
interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a
month-to-month change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant (twice the
standard error). Because of rounding, however, a change of this size in the published
index might result from a much smaller change in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not be significant. On the other hand, a
published change of 0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of the time
period to which it relates.
Average Standard Errors of Percent Changes
in the CPI

Component

All items
Food at home
Food away from home
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other

Monthly
Change
03
10
05
05
10
11
07
12
12
10

Quarterly
Change
.05
.13
.08
.08
.16
.21
.11
.19
.14
.16

Annual
Change
.06
.13
.16
.11
.18
.24
.24
.31
.27
.32

\j The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,
"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index: First Results." Copies are
available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on request.




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 servipes 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 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 02203

911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri




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Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 1

Wholesale Price Index

Consumer Price Index
lodities and services

All Commodities

All commodities except home purchase, used cars,

Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use by

magazines and books.

ducts included in WPI groupings of commodities purchased primarily by industrial firms.

All nondurable commodities except food and
beverages away from home and newspapers, magazines and books.

A combination of indexes listed below. \J

Food and beverages at home

Food at home, alcoholic beverages at home.

Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eggs
from the farm products group; and the processed foods
and feeds group, excluding crude vegetable oils and
manufactured animal feeds.

Apparel and accessories •

Appan

Apparel and some fabrics and sewing materials,
leather footwear, leather gloves, rubber footwear,
watches and clocks, jewelry.

Household furnishings and supplies

Home maintenance nondurables, fuel oil and
coal, textile housefurnishings, housekeeping
supplies.

Textile housefurnishings, fuels for home use (except
gas), soap and synthetic detergents, sanitary papers
and health products, matches, pens and pencils, and
prepared paints, and miscellaneous housekeeping
supplies.

Gasoline and motor oil •

Gasoline and motor oil.

Gaso:

Other nondurables

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, toilet goods,
recreational nondurables, tobacco products

Pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics and other
toilet preparations, tobacco products, personal
brushes, and recreational items such as toys, film,
and playing cards.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

ries. 2/

il.

A combination of indexes listed below. \J
and used cars.
New passenger cars
Household appliances, radio and TV.

Appliances

Furniture and floor i

Home electronic equipment, room heaters,,and household appliances, excluding electric lamps.
Household furniture and floor coverings.

Other durables

Home maintenace durables, other housefurnishings, tires, recreational durables,
except radio and TV.

CONSUMER SERVICES

Other durable commodities throughout the WPI which
are used for home maintenance, including some household geods, tires and tubes, outboard motors, equipment for home workshops and home gardens, recreational items such as photographic equipment, sporting
and athletic goods, musical instruments, and phonograph records, electric lamps, typewriters, luggage
and small leather goods, and caskets and morticians
goods.

All consumer services.

Insurance and finance

Mortgage interest, taxes and insurance, automobile insurance and other auto expenses. _3/

Utilities and public transportation

Gas and electricity, telephone, water and
sewer, public transportation.

Rent of home or apartment.

Housekeeping and home maintenance services

—

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.
Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.

maintenance, recreational services, reading

WHOLESALE PRICES
Type of product
Farm Product
Processed foods and feeds
Industrial commodities
Industrial materials and equipment

Same as the Wholesale Price Indexes for major groups

Stage of Processing at wholesale
Finished goods

The Wholesale Price Stage of Processing Inde
The Consumer Finished Goods index differs fr
Consumer Products index in weighting structu
is based on a larger sample of commodities.

Producer
Intermediati
Crude materials

\j The classification by durable and nondurable commodities is based on CPI classification and is not necessarily the same as the WPI classificatio
Indexes by Durability of Product
2_/ Same as apparel commodities.
2/ Includes registration and license fees and parking fees.




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