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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES
'(Seasonally Adjusted)
1957-59=100
140
135

1957-59=100
140
135

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
A L L tTEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1967)

130
125

ALL SERVICES

35.28%

FOOD

22.54%

NONDURABLES LESS FOOD _

24.54%

DURABLE COMMODITIES

17.64%

130
125
120

120

ALL SERVICES

115

115

110

110

105

105

DURABLES*

100

100

NONDURABLES LESS FOOD*

95

95
I960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU




OF

LABOR

STATISTICS

Latest

Data:

July 1968

Released August 27, 1968

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

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JULY 1968

The Consumer Price Index went up 0.5 percent in July, the same as in June, to
121.5 (1957-59=100), for an increase of 4.3 percent since July 1967. Leading the upswing
were higher prices for consumer services and food, consumer services accounting for more
than half of the rise and food contributing about one-third. The cost of durable goods
advanced modestly, as did nondurables other than food. Apparel prices declined less than
usual for July and provided only a partial offset to increases in other sectors.
Prices advanced half again as much in the first seven months of 1968 as they did
in the same period of 1967. This more rapid rate of increase must be attributed largely to
the cost of consumer services which advanced 3.7 percent compared with 2.0 percent in the
first seven months of 1967. Similar comparisons for commodities show food up 3.3 percent
vs. 1.0 percent; other nondurables 2.1 percent vs. 1.3 percent, and durables 1.4 percent,
only slightly more than during the same period of last year.
Food
Grocery store tood prices rose 0.8 percent in July, less than usual for the month,
and restaurant meals were up 0.5 percent. Fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry and dairy
products showed less-than-seasonal increases. Seasonally adjusted, fruits and vegetables
averaged 1*7 percent lower largely because of price reductions for watermelons, green
peppers, cucumbers and onions as peak harvest periods were reached in many areas. Supplies
of potatoes, lettuce, carrots and celery were in temporarily tight supply due to unfavorable
harvesting weather and some gaps in production which resulted in larger than usual price
rises for these items.
Pork prices failed to show their usual seasonal strength because of heavy cold
storage holdings. Beef and veal were relatively stable on the average, but frankfurters
were off 1.7 percent as a result of sales promotions. Poultry prices rose fractionally
despite large storage holdings; but over the year reduced production has resulted in a 1.7
percent increase.
Dairy products posted a relatively small increase of 0.1 percent in July and on a
seasonally adjusted basis fell 0.3 percent. The easing in dairy products prices is
partially a reflection of a flattening-out of seasonal swings in milk production. Poor
monetary return on dairying in recent years has forced out many marginal producers and the
April 1 support price increase has encouraged other producers to increase production. Over
the year, dairy products have increased 4.0 percent, primarily because of higher fresh milk
prices.
Services
Charges for consumer services rose 0.7 percent in July, significantly more than
the average for earlier months this year. The increases in July were particularly large
for mortgage interest and medical care services. Rents were raised 0.2 percent, and motel
and hotel rates were up 0.9 percent as the peak vacation season approached.
After a 4% percent climb in July, mortgage interest charges were nearly 14 percent
above a year ago, just before the recent sharp uptrend began. The recent increase in the
interest rate ceiling on FHA insured loans as well as advancing interest rates on
conventionally financed mortgages were reflected in the July index. Most other services




associated with homeownership were also higher, particularly property taxes and insurance
and charges for home decoration and repair.
Medical care service costs, which had shown some signs of easing in the last
quarter, resumed their rapid climb with a 0.7 percent advance. Charges for hospital
services led the increase, mainly because of higher salaries for hospital personnel; there
were also some increases in hospital supply costs. Dentists1 fees moved ahead firmly to
cover advancing overhead and dental supply costs, and physicians1 fees also edged higher.
Charges for most housekeeping services have been advancing steadily for some time,
largely because of difficulty in hiring domestic workers. Charges for barber and beauty
shop services, most recreational facilities, laundry, dry cleaning, and automobile repairs
also were raised in July.
Nondurable goods less food
Although apparel prices declined slightly in July, higher prices for tobacco
products, alcoholic beverages, and many other nondurable commodities caused an advance of
0.1 percent in the index for nondurables less food.
Apparel and upkeep showed a smaller than usual 0.2 percent decline in July,
primarily the result of clearance sales for women's apparel. Men's and boys1 wear held
firm. Footwear prices responded to very strong demand and advanced contraseasonally; price
increases for children's shoes lead the list.
Gasoline and motor oil prices were unchanged on the average as lower prices in
some cities were offset by gains in others. Fuel oil and coal rose 0.3 percent, due chiefly
to higher fuel oil prices. Suppliers still have not offered their usual summer discounts
on fuel oil, and prices are now close to 4.0 percent above those of a year ago.
Alcoholic beverages, primarily beer, advanced significantly in July, and both
cigarettes and cigars were more expensive because of higher state tobacco taxes.
Durables
Durables were up 0.2 percent in July as most items continued their rather moderate
advance. New car prices declined 0.3 percentf as dealers offered larger price concessions
to clear out end-of-year inventories and make room for 1969 models. On the other hand,
most other durable goods were higher. With the exception of end-of-season close-out sales
on lawn chairs, higher prices were reported for all furniture items, reflecting rising
lumber, fabric, freight, and labor costs. Prices went up for all major appliances, mainly
because of increases at the wholesale level. Higher prices for black and white television
sets and table radios balanced lower prices for color television sets and portable radios.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
About a million workers will receive pay increases based on the national and city
indexes for July. The majority of those affected, about 800,000, are employed in the automobile, automotive parts, and farm and construction equipment industries. These workers
will receive an added 8 cents per hour, the maximum permitted, in the first annual adjustment under their 3-year contracts negotiated in 1967 and 1968. Another 100,000 workers
employed in the aerospace industry will receive a 4-cent increase based on the rise in the
national index since April. Increases for the balance of about 100,000 will range from
1 cent to 6 cents.




TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, July 1968
and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes (1957-59-100)
Group

Unadjusted

Seasonally
adjusted

121.5

All items

120.0
116.7
119.2
114.0
121.0
132,2
103.3
136.5

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 1/
Homeownership 2/
~
Fnel and utilities 3/
—
Fuel oil and coal kj —
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation -

119.5
124.2
115.1
127.8
110.6
115.7
109.5
113.1

Apparel and upkeep 5J
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

119.7
120.1
115.7
132.0

Transportation
Priva te

119.8
117.6
138.5

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

130.2
145.1
120.4
125.9
123.9

All items less shelter
All items less food
All items less medical care —
Commodities JJ
Nondurables
Durables 7/ 8/
Services 9./

120.8
122.1
120.1
115.5
118.7
107.6
134.9

Commodities less food JJ
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel New cars

113.2
117.6
118.9
116.3
116.9
99.8
(10/)
101.5
104.8

Unadjusted

Seasonally
adjusted

113.4
121.5
123.4
104.6

111.0
117.7

119.1
115.8
118.6
113.2
120.9
130.0
102.5
135,7
118.7
122.9
114.9
126.1
110.3
115.4
109.4
112.9

Unadjusted

Percent change to July 1968 from—
April 1968
July
1967
Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
adjusted
justed
unadjusted

116.5

120.9
119.0
115.5

July
1967
unadjusted

119.2
115.9
114.0
121.9
125.5
104.3

110.6
117.2

116.0
113.3
118.2
112.3
116.4
124.4
100.2
129.7

.5
.7
.1
1.7

114.3
117.9
112.4
120.2
108.9
111.4
108.3
108.2

.7
1.1
.2
1.3
.3
.3
.1
.2

0.2
.3
.5
.3
1.7
.3

1.4
1.4
.8
1.2
1.9
3.0
.3
1.6

0.3
.2
.3
1.8
2.6
1.1

3.4
3.0
.8
1.5
4.0
6.3
3.1
5.2

1.7
2.4
.6
3.1
.5
1.5

1.0
3.7

1.0
1.2

1.5
1.3
1.4
1.8

5.3
5.4
6.0
5.3

.4
.4

3.1
3.1
4.4

4.5
5.3
2.4
6.3
1.6
3.9
1.1
4.5

120.7
116.4
132.5

119.9
120.1
116.5
131.7

119.9
120,1
116.5
131.7

113.7
113.9
109.2
125.4

.2
0
.7
.2

.3
.5
- .1
.6

119.6
117.4

119.7
117.4
138.4

119.8
117.5

116.2
114.1
132.7

.1
.2
.1

- .2
- .1

129.7
144.4
120.1
125.6
123.5

123.6
136.9
115.5
119.8
117.8

.4
.5
.2
.2
.3

1.1
1.1
1.2

5.3
6.0
4.2
5.1
5.2

120.4
121.6
119.5
115.1
118.2
107.4
133.9

116.1
116.8
115.2
111.5
114.3
104.4
127.7

.3
.4
.5
.3
.4
.2
.7

1.0
1.2
1.4
1.0
1.2
.7
1.8

4.0
4.5
•4.3
3.6
3.8
3.1
5.6

109.1
112.8
112.6
110.0
113.0
97.0
124.8
98.1
100.8

.2
.1
- .2
- .3
.3
- .3
.2
.1

.9
1.0
1.1
1.1
.9
- .5
(10/)
.7
.6

.9
1.4
.2
.7
.2

2.0
3.1
.6
1.5
1.2

.7
.7
.9

Special groups:

Used

C&1TS

•*•————————-————.————

Household durables 11/
Housefurnishings

•

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services YLj
All items index on other bases:

1947-49-100
1 Q^Q*l 00

— •_•_»•« i n f

•-, - . - . -••«•—•-•

115.3
118.3
107.6
113.3
117.8
119.5
116.9
100.6
(10/)

113.0
117.5
119.1
116.6
116.6
100.1
(10/)
101.3
104.7

115.1
118.3
107.4
113.0
117.5
119.1
116.6
100.7
(10/)

139.3
135.6
133.5
156.6
139.2

138.1
133.7
133.3
155.5
138.9

131.2
127.0
128.3
146.0
131.6

149.1
250.9

148.4
249.7

142.9
240.6

$0,823
.671
.399

$0,827
.674
.400

$0,858
.700
.416

(IP./)

.2
0
.2

.3
.3
.3
.3
- .1
(10/)

.7
.7
.6
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.5

1.0

3.8
4.3
5.6
5.7
3.5
2.9
3.5
4.0
6.2
6.8
4.1
7.3
5.8

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
JL*f J/-*3"* B y X • i/v/ — — — — — — — — — —

1947-49-$1.00
1939-$1.00 —
1/
2/
][/
kj
5/
6/
Ij
ZJ
9/
10/
11/
12/

—

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, a n d sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' w e a r , sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic b e v e r a g e s , and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which w e r e 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 w e r e classified under this heading prior to 1964.
N o t available d u e to insufficient data.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal c a r e , reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




- 4.1

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 1/

Pricing
Schedule 2/

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

M
M
M
M
M

1957-59=100

1947-49=100
July 1968

June
1968

April
1968

July
1967

121.5

149.1

0.5

1.3

4.3

118.9
120.3
122.3
124.2
122.6

149.9
148.3
152.5
149.7
150.5

.5
.4
.3
.5
.5

1.3
1.5
1.0
1.4
1.3

4.6
4.6
4.1
4.3
5.1

April.
1968

July
1967

154.5
147.0
150.7
147.9

0.9
1.1
1.2
.5

4.0
4.4
5.4
4.3

May 1968

February
1968

May
1967

1.8
1.1
2.2
.8
.9
.7
1.6

4.4
6.5
4.8
3.3
4.4
3.7
4.6

March
1968

June
1967

July 1968

Boston
Houston
--Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

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

124.7
119.3
121.8
120.0

114.3
119.1

147.9

115.9

146.1

121.1
121.0

152.2
145.6

112.7
108.7

June 1968

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

Percent change from:

Other
bases

119.0
120.6
118.6

147.4
149.7
144.4

124.1
121.3
124.2

153.6
150.6
157.6

111.5

1.0
1.6
1.3
.6
2.0
.9
1.2

3.7
4.2
4.9
3.7
5.7
4.1
4.9

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 I960.
2y
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 1968 to July 1968

Group

Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/

Los AngelesLong Beach

U.S. City
Average

Chicago

Detroit

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.5

.8
.7
.2
.1
.4
.5
.2
.2
.3

1.0
.7
- 1.2
.3
.5
.1
.4
.3
1.2

.6
1.0
- .8
- .2
.2
0
.3
- .9
1.6

.6
.7
.7
- 1.1
.4
.6
.8
.4
.2

.9
.5
- .6
.5
.7
1.3
- .3
.3
1.2

-

New York

Philadelphia

0.5
.8
.5
_

n

.5
.8
2.1
- .3
.2
(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)

Hecilth and recreation

and

Other
goods

recreation

services

Reading
Date

Apparel

and

All
items

Food

Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

121.5
120.9
120.3
119.9
119.5
119.0
118.6

120.0
119.1
118.8
118.3

1967:

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July

Annual Average:

1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1957

1968:

July
June

May




Housing

upkeep

Transportation

Total

Medical
care

Personal
care

and

111 .4
117.0

119.5
118.7
117.8
117.5
117.2
116.9
116.4

119.7
119.9
119.5
118.4
117.6
116.6
115.9

119.8
119.7
119.1
119.0
119.0
118.6
118.7

130.2
129.7
129.2
128.8
128.3
127.5
111 .1

145.1
144.4
144.0
143.5
142.9
141.9
141.2

120.4
120.1
119.6
119.0
118.4
117.6
117.6

125.9
125.6
125.3
124.9
124.2
123.0
122.7

123.9
123.5
122.6
122.5
122.4
122.1
121.9

118.2
117.8
117.5
117.1
116.9
116.5

116.2
115.6
115.7
115.9
116.6
116.0

116.0
115.5
115.3
115.0
114.7
114.3

116.8
116.6
116.0
115.1
113.8
113.7

117.9
118.3
117.7
116.8
116.4
116.2

126.6
126.2
125.5
124.9
124.2
123.6

140.4
139.7
139.0
138.5
137.5
136.9

117.2
116.9
116.5
116.4
116.1
115.5

122.2
122.0
121.4
120.5
120.0
119.8

121.4
121.0
120.3
119.7
118.8
117.8

116.3
113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
98.0

115.2
114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
97.8

114.3
111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
98.5

114.0
109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
99.5

115.9
112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
96.5

123.8
119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
97.0

136.7
127.7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
95.5

115.5
112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
97.1

120.1
117.1
115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
96.9

118.2
114.9
111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
98.5

in .9

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
July 1968 indexes and percent changes from April 1968

Group

Los
MinnAngeleseapolisLong
St. Paul
Beach
Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S.
City
Average

Chicago

New
York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

All items

121.5

124.7

118.9

120.3

119.3

122.3

121.8

124.2

122.6

120.0

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

120.0
116.7
119.2
114.0
121.0
132.2
103.3
136.5

123.2
118.3
121.1
120.0
115.5
131.9
104.4
144.8

121.3
119.9
124.3
116.0
134.1
130.3
104.7
128.3

118.6
115.9
112.2
117.9
125.1
123.3
101.7
133.8

119.9
116.2
126.7
111.2
119.6
131.3
103.4
136.2

118.0
112.6
121.1
104.6
119.3
135.2
95.4
137.7

118.1
115.3
109.2
112.4
126.6
126.6
106.1
130.8

120.8
115.9
117.3
114.7
112.1
136.3
102.3
141.9

120.1
115.5
115.3
110.9
127.2
131.3
100.4
144.4

116.3
113.8
117.5
116.4
109.7
129.0
100.2
132.8

Housing —
Shelter

119.5
124.2
115.1
127.8
110.6
115.7
109.5
113.1

126.2
134.1
129.1
136.2
109.5
119,8
102.0
120.8

115.5
118.2
110.6
121.9
108.6
108.5
108.2
112.7

115.7
119.7

124.1
131.1
114.8
136.4
106.1
112.3
111.8

126.3
110.5
121.1
111.0
120.2

118.9
120.8
115.5
122.1
109.6
122.2
102.7
116.7

118.2
117.7
112.6
119.0
117.9

129.5
121.1

121.2
129.0
114.2
131.7
103.7
109.5
98.6
111.4

122.8
126.4

123.2
103.5
106.4
104.9
109.3

117.1
116.0
104.5
120.3
117.1

118.3
116.7

Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

119.7
120.1
115.7
132.0

119.6
111.5
115.2
132.3

114.6
112.8
110.1
128.3

117.1
116.8
115.8
124.6

115.9
116.1
112.0
133.7

119.7
123.3
118.8
128.0

116.8
125.0
108.1
128.1

123.6
127.8
117.0
130.7

126.0
120.4
121.6
133.7

120.6
114.8
114.1
136.5

Transportation
Private —
Public

119.8
117.6
138.5

122.4
116.7
135.9

117.7
116.9
124.2

119.4
116.8
136.7

116.6
112.9
150.4

124.7
120.1
154.5

120.7
119.1
128.9

120.6
119.6
127.3

128.5
123.0
155.7

120.9
116.3
134.1

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

130.2
145.1
120.4
125.9
123.9

129.8
147.1
122.2
133.2
115.8

125.3
152.8
119.1
109.9
117.4

132.5
153.5
126.8
124.8
119.7

127.7
133.1
131.7
124.4
120.9

124.2
142.2
115.4
111.1
120.5

131.1
153.5
121.1
128.9
113.8

135.6
148.7
116.1
136.9
131.6

130.5
154.0
114.8
120.7
(3/)

129.7
152.8
111.0
119.7
126.7

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

Percent changes April 1968 to July 1968
All items

1.3

0.9

1.3

1.5

1.1

Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

1.4
1.4
.8
1.2
1.9
3.0
.3
1.6

1.5
1.5
.2
1.1
2.0
5.2
.7
1.8

2.2
2.2
2.5
2.8
2.4
2.0
1.0
2.2

2.1
2.2
1.1
2.6
.3
6.0
.2
1.6

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

1.7
2.4
.6
3.1
.5
1.5
0

1.5
1.8
.5
2.4
.1
0
.2
1.9

2.8
3.9

Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls' • —
Footwear

1.1
.8
1.0
1.2

1.0
1.6
2.5
.6

.7
.7
.9

.1
.1
.7

1.1
1.1
1.2
.8
1.1

1.4
2.3
.2
0

Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/ See footnote 1, table 2.
2/ Change from May 1968.
V
Not available.




1.7
2.3
/
-5
3.0
.6
- .5
.1
.4
-

-

4.5
.2
.7
.5
1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

0.5

1.6
1.6
.9
2.6
2.9
1.3
0
1.9

2.3
1.2
.8
1.9
1.4
1.4

1.6
1.9
1.5
.9
4.0
1.5
1.8
.9

1.7
1.8
.8
1.1
1.5
5.7
.1
1.6

1.4
1.7
1.3
1.4
2.7
2.0
1.1
.6

1.5
1.5
1.7
1.8
.1
4.0
.4
1.9

1.7
3.1
.8
3.8
1.8

1.1
1.5
2/
.3
1.8
0

1.4
2.0

.1
.3

1.5
2.0
2/ .4
2.3
.6
2.3
0
1.2

.2
.2
.9
.1
.2

2.9
1.1

1.8
2.3
1.1
2.6
.3
3.1
.3

.3
.1

.1
.4
.4
1.5

.8
1.6
3.8
.7

3.0
.4
1.8
.1
.5

.1
.8
.3
.5

.6
1.2
1.0
1.7

.9
.4
.6
1.1

1.4
.7
1.9
1.3

.3
.2
.9
.2

.7
.2
.2
.6

.3
.3
.2

.3
.3
.6

.2
.2
.1

1.4
1.4
.6

.6
.7
0

1.3
1.0
1.8

1.3
1.5
.1

.8
.1

.9
.1
2.0
1.0
1.2

.2
.3
.3
.4
1.4

.3
1.1
.6
.7
.1

.6
1.6
.5
.5
.2

.5
.6
.3
1.3
.4

1.7
2.4
.4
.2
3.1

1.9
4.1
1.4
.6
(3/)

.6
3.0
.5
.3
.7

-

TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
July 1968 indexes and percent changes from June 1968

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

120.0

116.7

119.2

114.0

121.0

132.2

103.3

136.5

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 Milwaukee
Minneapolis-^St. Paul
New York —
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
—
Washington

117 .1
121 .8
123 .2
115 .7
121 .3
117 .6
117 .3
113 .8
118 .6
111 .3
119 .9
123 .0
118 .0
118 .5
118 .1
120 .8
120 .1
116 .3
123 .8
111 .8
119 .2
118 .8
121 .6

114.3
117. 5
118.3
114.0
119.9
114. 1
114.5
111.7
115.9
110.5
116.2
120.2
112.6
117.0
115.3
115.9
115.5
113.8
120. 1
109.2
115.0
114.2
117.8

113.5
123.0
121.1
105.4
124.3
113.9
114.2
110.2
112.2
112.4
126.7
123
121
109
109
117
115.3
117.5
120.2
108.0
117.1
109.3
111.3

113.5
115.9
120.0
112.4
116.0
114.2
115.8
113.1
117.9
111.4
111.2
118.1
104.6
115.0
112.4
114.7
110.9
116.4
119.8
114.9
111.3
113.0
113.4

114.2
117.0
115.5
116.6
134.1
116.6
119.4
122.3
125.1
112.8
119.6
127.2
119.3
129.5
126.6
112.1
127.2
109.7
133.7
108.5
116.2
125.5
125.4

129.0
135.6
131.9
129.5
130.3
129.9
129.2
115.6
123.3
113.1
131.3
130.7
135.2
132.2
126.6
136.3
131.3
129.0
133.3
111.6
136.4
127.3
133.2

107.0
104.2
104.4
108.3
104.7
100.0
99.5
103.2
101.7
103.8
103.4
107.7
95.4
104,
106,
102,
100.4
100.2
101.8
100.8
100.7
100.8
109.7

127.2
139.4
144.8
125.7
128.3
135.6
133.5
121.7
133.8
113.7
136.2
132.9
137.7
130.8
141.9
144.4
132.8
138.6
(2/)
138.0
138.4
137.0

0.6

(£/)

Percent changes June 1968 to July 1968
U.S. City Average

0.8

0.8

0.5

0.7

0.1

1.7

0.8

Atlanta
Baltimore

.3
.4
1.1
.2
1.0
1.1
.3
.3
.6
.4
.7
.1
.6
.2
.5

.2
.3
1.3
.1
.9
1.2
.4
.4
.7
.6
.5
0
.6
.3
.6
1.1
.9
1.1
.1
.5
1.1
0

0
.3
.2
.4
1.6
1.5
1.5
.1
.5
1.5
.5
.2

.6
.2
1.1
.3
1.2
1.5
.7
.4
1.4
.9
1.9
.2
.7
.1
.8
.7
.3
1.0
.6
.6
.5
.1
.5

.4
.4
.3
0
.1
.6
1.6
.1
.1
.3
.3
.1
.1
.2
.2
.4
.1
.5
.1
.1
0
.6
.5

1.7
2.0
3.0
.6
1.0

.2
.5
1.8
.5
.6
1.6

Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) —
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.l965»100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington

1.0
0
.4
.9
.2
.6

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.
2/ Not available.




.9

1.1
.2
0
.1
1.3
.2
.4
.3
0
.2

.9
.5

3.1
.5
2.9
1.6
.9
.2
.8
0
3.7
3.1
2.7
1.3
1.3
4.2
2.0
2.9

.4
1.2
1.0
.5
.8
.7
1.1
1.0
1.3
.9
1.0
.7
.4
0
1.4
.9
1.7

.6
.7
.6
.5
1.4
.4
.2
.2
.5
- .2
1.3
.1
.7
(2/)
.4
.4
.4
.7
.4
(2/)
.3
.9
.3

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
July 1968 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 JL/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat JL/
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 17
:
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 1/
Steak, porterhouse 1/
Rump r o a s t JL/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
iidinD\iir£€ir

—-•—•«•» - " • - . - " • • •

Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 27
Other meats
Lamb chops \j
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage JL/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts %l
XU1TlC6y

Pisii

JL/

•— — «•—— — — -•-•———•-—

——————————

Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned JL/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim JL/ —
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter —
See footnotes at end of table.




Index
July 1968
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted
120.
136.
136.
118.
116.
119.
112
117
128.
110
124.
115.
100.
109.
107.
114.
116,
117.
112,
111,
116,
108.
126,
110,
120,
108,
143,
116,
123,
127,
123,
108,
115,
115,
118,
130,
115,
112
118,
114,
116
91
92
102
96
124
109
125
110
121
121
118
124
118
121
97
139
116 .9

119.0

115.5

113.4
116.1
117.9
112.8

126.5
112.2
120.0
143.3
113.9
118.8

110.0
112.0
119.0
115.6

90*4

124.3
126.1

121.5
119.6

140.2
117.5

Percent changes to July 1968 from—
June 1968
July
1967
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted
Unadjusted

0.8
.6
.5
.7
.8
.5
.2
.1
.1
.3
.7
.8
.2
.7
.7
.3
.4
.7
.2

1.4
.3
1.8
.3
2.1
5.9
3.6
.4
1.0
2.7
1.2
.2
.7
1.7
.5
.0"
.4
.3
.1
.0
.2
.0
.4
1.0
.6
.2
.2
.1
.1
.3
.3
.2
.9
.3
.1

- 0.2

.3

.5
l'.O
.4
.7

.1
.1
.2
.2
1.1
4.5
- 1.4
- 5.5
- .2
- 1.1

- 3.0
.4

3.4
5.2
5.2
5.3
3.0
.8
1.7
.3
.3
2.4
1.5
.9
.2
3.7
.3
1.5
1.3
3.9
4.1
3.2
3.5
3.5
5.5
5.1
3.6
.9
7.2
2.4
1.3
.2
. 1.0
•

.5

3.5
. 9.1
1.2
4.5
1.3
.9
1.7
2.3
.7
1.7
3.1
1.7
• 5.1
2.4
• 1.2

.4
.3
1.1

.3
0

1.0
1.1
8.5
4.0
5.0
5.8
5.5
3.2
• 1.4
2.9
1.4

' 9

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
July 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
July 1968
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables

Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3/
Strawberries VWatermelon 3/
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus
1/3/—
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery —
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce —

Peppers, green JL/

--

Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables —
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —
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
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/ - —
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored JL/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag • —
Coffee, instant 5/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned JL/ Mashed potatoes, instant JL/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

1/
2/
3/
4/
"5/

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




132.
145.
200.
96.
144.
85.
177.
194.9
(3/)
109.5
163.5
151.2
121.4
142.6
118.9
137.7
110.7
134.5
152.4

105.7
131.5
115.3
108.6
118,
95,
86.3
111.7
121.3
130.6
123.7
100.3
103.3
103.7
102.7
121.5
118.3
113.0
119.0
112.0
101.9
101.1
87.7
98.6
100.8
147.5
115.1
102.4
100.4
96.1
111.8
101.8
87.3
108.2
107.9
105.8

123.4
129.9
159.1
95.8
144.4
158.3
148.2
(3/)
112.3
150.7
141.0
142.0
112.1
121.8
144.3
122.9

91.2

104.6
96.9

Percent change to July 1968 fromJune 1968
July
Seasonally
1967
Unadjusted
adjusted
Unadjusted

1.7
2.8
8.0
2.0
4.4
.9
1.8
(4/)
(3/)
-29.2
1.9
- 5.0
2.5
- 4.0
5.5
16.2
- 9.3
17.7
-19.9
2.1
5.0
- .1
- .3
.3
- .2
1.1
- 2.9
.4
.6
- .2
0
- .3
.8
6.0
-

-

.2
.2
.4
.6
.2
.2

2.2
0
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.6
.1
.1
.1

-

0
.5
.8

-

1.2
.7
0

- 1.7
- 2.5
.8
2.2
2.8
-

.9
(4/)
(3/)

-12.9
11.6
- 2.0
8.1
6.5
6.3
31.1
1.3

1.4

.3
2.1

6.3
6.0
23.3
2.0
28.0
19.2
21.5
6.7
(3/)
- .8
16.2
11.9
12.4
2.5
7.8
5.0
-13.7
-24.9
-10.2
.8
- 6.1
6.8
10.3
22.5
.4
26.1
- .5
4.2
- .3
4.8
9.9
.4
3.1
12.2
.1
1.4
- 1 1
2.9
.3
2.1
6.2
2.8
2.2
.1
2.6
.3
6.2
5.9
1.6
.3
.3
2.0
0
3.4
1.6
2.6
2.8

10

TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—Portland, Oregon
All items and commodity groups
July 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from —
Group

Index
April 1968

July 1967

All items —
All items (1947-49-100)

122.5
151.8

1.0

3.6

Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
— — —
Fruit8 and vegetables — - —
Other foods at home

119,
114,
113.3
121,
125,
116,
99.7

.5
0
1.4
.8
.6
0
0

2.9
2.0
1.8
2.6
.6
3.9
1.4

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

122.9
115.6
102.5
113.3
98.8
120.9

1.5
.3
0
.4
.1
.2

3.6
1.9
0
3.8
1.8
.2

Apparel
Men'8 and boys' —
Women'8 and girls'
Footwear
Other apparel

120.3
123.7
116.8
130.1
107.8

.3
.6
.4
.3
.6

4.8
3.9
6.0
5.9
1.8

Transportation
-Private
Public -.—.——»——————.——

117.9
114.3
139.7

.8
1.0
0

1.9
2.2
.6

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

141.0
129.0
127.5
121.6

.6
4.1
0
2.1

4.5
8.6
4.9
3.7




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 1968 to
July 1968

April 1968 to
July 1968

Jan. 1968 to
April 1968

Oct. 1967 to July 1967 to
Jan. 1968
let. 1967

July 1967 to
July 1968
WPI*
4.3

*ALL ITEMS

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

0
0.3

Food and beverages at home

.4

Apparel and accessories

.3
0

Household furnishings and supplies

.2

Gasoline and motor oil

0

Other nondurables
Durable

— — — — — — — — — — — — —

0.6
.9
1.6
.2
0
.2
.2

.2

.1
.2

New passenger cars

.1

Appliances

.2

.2

Furniture and floor coverings

.3

.3

*Other durables

.4

.6

—

0.7
.6
.2

0.7
1.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.3

1.4

2.0

1.3

.9

.6
.8
.8
.5
.5
.9
.9

.6
1.0
.3
.4
.1
- .1
.9
.3

.3
.4
.7
.3
0

1.2
1.7
1.9
1.0
1.9
4.2
.6
- .2
- .5
.6

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.0
.5
.6

0.9

• 0.3

1.1
1.5
1.5
0

• 1.1
.5
1.1
.1

1.6
.5
.5

.7

2.6

1.3

1.7

.3

.7

1.1

.1
.4

1.6

.6

1.2

1.2

.2

.9

-3.8

.1
.3
1.0
1.1

2.6
.5

1.5
2.6
.2

3.5
3.6
2.9
5.6
2.8
1.5
4.2
3.3
2.9
1.3

1.0

4.8

.7

3.8

5.6

0.7

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

2.0

4.1

.9

1.5

1.0

7.7

.2

.6

.6

.6

.5

2.4

•Utilities and public transportation

.2

.5

.6

.5

.3

1.9

•Housekeeping and home maintenance services

.5

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

8.1

.7

1.5

1.9

1.8

1.8

7.3

.3

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

5.4

.2

1.1

2.2

1.3

1.1

5.8

•CONSUMER SERVICES
•Insurance and finance

•Personal care services

•

•Other services

2.6
2.7
3.1
3.8
3.1
- 1.4
.7
2.5
2.3
1.0
3.5
3.3

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:
-1.4

0.7

3.2

0.5

3.3

1.1

Processed foods and feeds

.7

1.1

2.0

.2

.7

2.5

•Industrial commodities

.1

.1

.9

.9

- .3

- .3

.5

- .2

.1

.1

.9

1.4

.2

.6

2.8

5.1

2.0

3.1

5.0

2.0

2.4

13.2

.3

0

- .4

1.0

.2

.8

- .3

-1.7

1.0

2.1

.9

2.3

.3

.6

1.2

.7

3.2

.4

1.2

.9

.1

2.9

.5

1.1

.9

.2

2.8

.3

.8

1.1

1.3

3.7

0

1.0

.5

2.4

-1.2

2.7

1.7

.9

Farm products -

—

2.7

Industrial Materials and Equipment:
Chemicals and allied products
Rubber and rubber products
Lumber and wood products
Pulp, paper and allied products
* Metals <md metal products
Machinery and equipment
Stage of Processing at Wholesale:
Finished goods

Producer

—

Intermediate materials, supplies and components
Crude materials

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.




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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
standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items
and for nine commodity groupings based on 1967 averages. The figures may be interpreted as
follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the CPI as computed
differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard
error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the standard error of percent
changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for successively longer time periods,
as expected.
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-tomonth change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. 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.

Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in the
CPI Based on 1967 Data

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

Monthly
Change
.03
.08
.06

.04
.16
.07
.12
.14
.08
.10

Standard Error
Quarterly
Annua1
Change
Change
.05
.11
.12
.07

.24
.12
.17
.19
.12
.14

.07

.16
.27
.14
.26
.14
.26
.34
.15
.20

Monthly
Change
.12
.14
.16
.18
.29
.17
.23
.56
.29
.25

Relative Error
Quarterly
Change
.07
.10
.10
.11
.23
.11
.10
.26
.16
.13

Annual
Change
.03

.19
.05
.05
.06
.05
.04
.12
.06
.07

This replaces the table of average standard errors based on 1965 data which was
included in the CPI report through January 1968.

\J The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,
"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 1967.




Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 9

Wholesale Price Index

Consumer Price Index
All commodities and services

All Commodities

All commodities except home purchase, used cars,
food and beverages away from home, newspapers,
magazines and books.

Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use by
home consumers except a few individual consumer products 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. 1/

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

Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/

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.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS •

Gasoline and motor oil

Gasoline and motor oil.

Gasoline and automotive motor oil.

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.

All durable commodities except home purchase
and used cars.

A combination of indexes listed below. \J

New passenger cars

New cars.

Passenger cars.

Appliances

Household appliances, radio and TV.

Home electronic equipment, room heaters,,and household appliances, excluding electric lamps.

Durable

Furniture and floor coverings

Furniture and floor coverings.

Household furniture and floor coverings.

Other durables

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

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.

CONSUMER SERVICES •

All consumer services.

Insurance and finance

Mortgage interest, taxes and insurance, automobile insurance and other auto expenses. 3_/

Rent

Rent of home or apartment.

Utilities and public transportation

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

Housekeeping and home maintenance services

—

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.

Medical care services

Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.

Personal care services

Personal care services.
i and
maintenance, recreational services, reading
and educational services, personal expenses.

WHOLESALE PRICES
Type of product
Farm Product
Processed foods and feeds
Industrial commodities
Industrial materials and equipment
Stage of Processing at wholesale
Finished goods
Consumer
Producer
Intermediate materials, supplies, and
components
Crude materials

: as the Wholesale Price Indexes for major groups.

The Wholesale Price Stage of Processing Indexes.
The Consumer Finished Goods index differs from the
Consumer Products index in weighting structure and
is based on a larger sample of commodities.

1/ The classification by durable and nondurable commodities is based on CPI classification and is not necessarily the same as the WPI classification in the
Indexes by Durability of Product
2/ Same as apparel commodities.
_3/ Includes registration and license fees and parking fees.




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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, Illiriois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102

John F. Kennedy Fed. Eldg.
Boston, Massachusetts 02203

911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri

411 N. Akard St.
Dallas, Texas 75201

Box 1784
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