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the consumer price index

U.S. CITY

AVERAGE

for

July 1971

AND
SELECTED

AREAS

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P S T

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
B U R E A U OF LABOR
October

1971

STATISTICS

the consumer price
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF L A B O R
J. D. Hodgson, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

a monthly report
on consumer price movements
including statistical tables
and technical notes.

OFFICE OF PRICES
AND LIVING CONDITIONS
Joel Popkin, Assistant Commissioner

C o n s u m e r Price I n d e x e s
Commodities and Services
1967=100

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




'Seasonally adjusted
Latest Data: July 1 9 7 1

index

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
FOR
JULY 1971

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in July to 121.8 of its 1967 base. Lower
prices for apparel and some other nonfood commodities moderated the effects of higher prices
for food, tobacco products, and household and medical care services. The July CPI was 4.4
percent higher than a year ago.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the increase in the July index was also 0.2 percent.
The rate of increase in the indexes for food and for nonfood commodities each slowed to 0.1
percent. Charges for services advanced 0.5 percent, the same as in June.

TABLE A.

Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
at seasonally adjusted
compound annual rate

Changes from preceding month
Month

All items

Food

Commodities
less food
Seas.
Unadj.
adj.

Services

From
From
From
3 mos. 6 mos. 12 mos.
ago
ago
ago

Unadj.

Seas.
adj.

Unadj.

Seas.
adj.

July 1970
Aug
Sept. ...
Oct. ....
Nov
Dec

0.3
.2
.5
.5
.3
.5

0.3
.3
.5
.5
.3
.5

0.5
.1
-.2
-.2
-.5
.3

0.1
.0
.3
.0
.1
-.1

0.0
.1
.7
1.0
.5
.3

0.2
.3
.5
.4
.4
.7

0.5
.6
.7
.5
.6
.6

4.8
3.9
4.5
5.2
5.6
5.3

5.5
4.9
5.2
5.0
4.7
4.9

5.9
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.5

Jan. 1971
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June ....
July ....

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

.3
.2
.2
.3
.6
.5
.2

.2
.3
.9
.7
.3
.8
.5

.0
.5
.9
.9
.2
.5
.1

-.3
.0
.3
.3
.7
.4
-.1

.2
-.1
.2
.2
.7
.3
.1

.6
.2
.0
.2
.6
.5
.5

4.5
4.0
2.8
2.8
4.2
5.3
4.9

4.9
4.8
4.1
3.6
4.1
4.0
3.9

5.2
4.8
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.4

Unadj.

I
For the 6 months ending in July the CPI rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate
of 3.9 percent, compared to 4.9 percent for the 6 months ending in January 1971, and 5.5
percent for the 6 months ending in July of last year. In the 3 months ending in July, the
CPI rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.9 percent, compared with 2.8 percent for
the 3 months ending in April. The average of these 3-month changes approximates, of course,
the 6-month change for the period ending in July 1971.
Food
Prices of food purchased in grocery stores rose 0.6 percent in July. All but 0.2
percent of the increase was due to seasonal factors. Egg prices rose substantially and
large increases were posted for bakery products and some dairy products. Increases in pork,
beef, and fruit and vegetable prices were not as large as usual for July.
Prices of meats averaged 0.5 percent higher with less-than-seasonal increases of
0.4 percent for beef and veal, and 1.1 percent for pork. Beef and veal production during
June increased 9 percent over May and stocks in cold storage rose 2 percent compared to
decreases of 10 and 7 percent in June 1970 and 1969 respectively. The rise in pork prices
was smaller than usual as supplies were ample to meet the demand.




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Fruit and vegetable prices rose 0.7 percent, about half the usual July increase.
Fresh fruit prices moved upward more than seasonally, but fresh vegetable prices declined
contraseasonally in July. The early completion of the citrus harvest in Florida and
smaller shipments from Arizona limited grapefruit and orange supplies. Small early season
crops caused grapes to be introduced at higher prices. Lower prices for fresh vegetables,
particularly, green peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, and white potatoes, were caused by greaterthan-usual supplies. Prices of processed fruits and vegetables rose 0.9 percent as a result
of low stocks of most processed fruit and vegetable items. Retail prices of frozen orange
juice continued to rise in response to additional price increases at wholesale.
Egg prices averaged 6.2 percent higher as production and cold storage holdings
declined in June. Prices of dairy products rose instead of declining seasonally. Sharp
price increases for evaporated milk and ice cream, and fractional advances in prices of
delivered milk and cheese more than offset small price declines for skim milk, whole milk
purchased at grocery stores, and butter. Retail prices of evaporated milk continued to
adjust to a wholesale price increase of over 5 percent in May.
Prices of restaurant meals and snacks continued their more moderate rate of advance
that began in April 1970. Restaurant meal prices rose 0.4 percent and prices of snacks rose
0.6 percent.
Commodities less food
The index for nonfood commodities declined 0.1 percent in July, chiefly as a
result of lower prices for apparel, textile housefurnishings, gasoline, and autos—both
new and used. These declines more than offset increases for items such as tires, tobacco
products, books, and magazines. Prices of houses and household durables rose at a slower
pace than in recent months. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the nonfood commodity index
rose 0.1 percent. This advance compares with changes in the first 6 months of this year
which have ranged from a decline of 0.1 percent to increases of 0.2 to 0.3 percent except
in May when the increase was 0.7 percent.
Summer clearance sales were responsible for most of the July decline of 0.7 percent
in apparel prices. Clearance sales, which started in June mostly on women's and girls'
apparel, spread in July to men's and boys' apparel. Sale prices were extensive in men's
year-round and tropical suits, shirts, and slacks, and in women's dresses, skirts, and
bathing suits. In the women's apparel category, declines were offset partially by higher
prices for undergarments, gloves, and handbags. Women's and girls' shoe prices, which
moved down in June, declined further in July as additional stores began to clear out seasonal
and discontinued styles. Scattered sales also were reported in July in men's and boys' shoe
prices. Mid-year white sales were an important factor in the decline of 0.8 percent in
prices of textile housefurnishings.
Gasoline prices, which advanced in May and June, declined 0.8 percent in July.
Widespread price wars underscored the inability of the petroleum industry to maintain their
"normal" posted prices for gasoline. Partial restoration in the chronic price war cities
such as Chicago, San Francisco, and Pittsburgh, was wiped out by price wars in Detroit and
a number of other cities.
After advancing in the preceding 4 months, used car prices began their seasonal
decline in July. The decline of 0.1 percent in new car prices, however, was smaller than
usual for July. Dealers' concessions, which rose sharply from February through April, have
remained relatively stable over the past 3 months. After moving down slightly m the first
6 months of this year, tire prices rose 1.2 percent in July. Prices this July were 3.4
percent above July of last year. Higher costs for labor and materials, and rising distribution and transportation costs contributed to the increase in tire prices.




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Prices for household durables rose 0.1 percent in July compared with increases of
0.3 to 0;4 percent from January through June. The slowdown occurred primarily because
furniture prices remained unchanged in July, after advancing steadily since January. End-ofseason sales for some items, particularly aluminum folding chairs, offset continued increases
for other items such as bedroom furniture and baby cribs. Prices of floor coverings edged
down 0.1 percent as a result of weak demand for soft surface floor coverings. Household
appliance prices, which had increased strongly in the quarter ending in June, moved up 0.1
percent. Prices of other household durables rose 0.3 percent in July. Significant price
increases in the group were registered for Venetian blinds and stainless steel flatware.
These increases were offset partially by price decreases for electric drills, lawn mowers,
and carpet sweepers.
In other categories of nonfood commodities, prices of tobacco products rose a
substantial 1.3 percent because of higher state and local taxes in some areas and a new
tax in New York City. Newspaper prices advanced 0.3 percent because of higher labor and
truck maintenance costs.
Services
Over four-fifths of the 0.5 percent rise in the services index resulted from
increases in household and medical care services. Charges for household services other
than rent rose 0.7 percent, about the same as in May and June. Telephone rates, which
accounted for about a third of the July increase, rose 2.3 percent, largely the result
of a substantial increase in New York State. The mortgage interest rate index, which had
trended down in the first 6 months of this year, rose 0.3 percent in July. The increase
was entirely due to higher rates for conventional mortgages. Rates for FHA and VA backed
mortgages remained unchanged at the officially established ceilings of 7.5 and 7.0 percent
respectively. Reflecting annual rate changes in some cities,property taxes rose 0.5 percent; property insurance rates advancing 1.1 percent, continued the sharp upward pace which
began in March of this year. Charges for domestic service and home repairs were also higher.
The increase of 0.8 percent in home repair charges, although substantial, was about half as
large as in June.
Charges for medical care services rose at about the same rate as the average
monthly increase this year. Reflecting the most recent round of mid-year labor contract
negotiations, hospital daily service charges were up 1.2 percent. Dentists1 fees rose 0.9
percent—much sharper than in recent months; costs for dental supplies, especially filling
materials, contributed to the rise. Physicians' fees rose 0.3 percent.
Charges for transportation services rose slightly in July, mostly due to higher
charges for auto repairs. The increase in charges for transportation services for the
3-month period ending in July was the smallest since mid 1969. The rise in auto insurance
rates this year, which was substantial through April, tapered off in May and June and was
a slight 0.1 percent in July. Parking fees showed no change in July for- the second consecutive month. Local transit fares also were unchanged in July—the third month of
stability.

NOTE: The July index is based entirely on prices prevailing before the wage—price freeze
was announced by the President on August 15. The August index will be based on prices
collected both before and after the freeze because pricing for the CPI is done throughout
the month.




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Seasonally adjusted monthly percent changes in the index and some of its major
components for the past 3 months, 3-month changes for the past half year, and 6-month changes
for the past year are given in the following tabulation:
1-month change
1971
July
All items
Food
Food at home
Food away from home
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Gasoline and motor oil
Durables
New cars
Household durables
Services*
Rent*
Household less rent
Medical care
Transportation
Other services
*

June May

3-month change ending: 6-month change ending:
1971
1971
July

April

July

January

0.2

0.5

0.6

1.2

0.7

1.9

2.4

.1
.2
.4

.5
.3
.5

.2
.2
.5

.8
.7
1.4

2.3
2.6
1.1

3.1
3.4
2.5

0.3
-0.3
2.4

.1
.2
0
-.6
.2
.3
.2

.3
.3
0
.7
.6
.4
.5

.7
.5
.8
.9
.7
.4
.3

1.1
.9
.8
1.0
1.5
1.1
1.0

.3
.2
.7
-1.8
.3
-.5
.4

1.4
1.1
1.4
-3.3
1.8
.6
1.4

2.6
2.2
2.0
1.9
2.9
7.0
1.2

.5
.2
.7
.6
.2
.2

.5
.4
.8
.5
.8
.3

.6
.3
.8
.7
.4
.4

1.6
.9
2.2
1.8
1.4
1.0

.4
1.3
-1.8
1.9
2.8
.5

2.0
2.2
.4
3.8
4.3
1.5

3.5
2.5
3.8
3.7
4.3
3.2

Not seasonally adjusted.
A NOTE ABOUT CALCULATING INDEX CHANGES

Effective with the February 1970 release, and continuing thereafter, percent changes
expressed as annual rates will be computed according to the standard formula for compound
growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were
maintained for a 12-month period.
Movements of the indexes from one date to another are usually expressed as percent
changes rather than changes in the index points because index point changes are affected by
the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The
following example illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes:
Percent Change

Index Point Change
July 1971 CPI (1967=100)
less June index
index point difference =

121.8
121.5
0.3

Index point difference divided
by the index for the previous
period:
121.8 - 121.5 x 1 0 0 = 0.2
121.5

Effective with the July 1970 release, and continuing thereafter, seasonally
adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All Items Index will be based on seasonal adjustment
factors and seasonal adjusted indexes carried to two decimal places. This procedure will
help to eliminate rounding error in the percent changes.




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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FIND ITS RATE OF CHANGE
1962
1971

ONSU flER PRICE INDEX

1967 = 100

PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1-MONTH SPAN
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

flRIT.
SCALE
0.7

0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3

0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 3-MONTH SPAN
(ANNUAL R A T E . SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

JUL

4.9

V
flRIT.
SCALE

PERCENT CHANGE OVER 6-MONTH SPAN
(ANNUAL R A T E . SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

8

-

6

4

PERCENT

1962

1963

1964

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




CHANGE OVER

1965

1966

12-MONTH

1967

SPAN

1968

1969

1970

1971
August

20,

1971

- 6TABLE 1. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, July 1971

Group

All items
All items (1957-59=100)

•

(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)
Indexes (I%y=lUU)
(unless otherwise specified)
April
June
July
1971
1971
1971
120.2
121.5
121 8
141 I
139.8
141.3

July
1970
116.7
135.7

Percent change to July 1971
from:
1 Year
1 Month
3 Months
Ago
Ago
Ago
0.2
4.4
1.3

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

119 8
118 1
114 8
118 0
116 0
126.0
115 7
126 5

119.2
117.4
114.2
117.4
115.7
125.1
114.7
125.9

117.8
116.1
113.9
115.7
114.6
120.0
115.8
124.8

115.8
114.6
108.7
117.6
111.9
117.0
113.8
120.5

.5
.6
.5
.5
.3
.7
.9
.5

1.7
1.7
.8
2.0
1.1
5.0
-.1
1.4

3.5
3.1
5.6
.3
3.7
7. 7
1.7
5.0

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

124 5
128 8
115.4
133 5
115 5
117 5
114 7
118 9

124.0
128.3
115.2
133.0
114.6
117.4
114.6
118.7

122.5
126.5
114.4
130.9
114.1
117.3
113.9
117.0

119.2
124.0
110.1
129.0
107.5
109.6
106.6
113.7

.4
.4
.2
.4
.8
.1
.1
.2

1.6
1.8
.9
2.0
1.2
.2
.7
1.6

4.4
3.9
4.8
3.5
7.4
7.2
7.6
4.6

Apparel and upkeep 4/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

119 3
119 9
119.3
120 9

120.1
121.4
119.9
121.7

119.,1
120.3
118.7
121.1

115.3
116.2
114.5
117.5

-.7
-1.2
-.5
-.7

.2
-.3
.5
-.2

3.5
3.2
4.2
2.9

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Public

119 5
117 4
113 8
113 5
104.,1
139,.0

119.6
117.6
113.9
114.1
104.9
139.0

il8.,1
116.,2
113.,8
109.,8
103.,7
136.,4

113.4
111.7
105.7
108.5
106.3
129.3

-.1
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.8
0

1.2
1.0
0
3.4
.4
1.9

5.4
5.1
7.7
4.6
-2.1
7.5

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

122,.6
129,.3
117;.1
119,.6
121.2

122.1
128.6
116.8
119.3
120.3

121.,2
127.,5
116.,3
118..4
119..7

116.6
121.3
113.1
113.7
116.2

.4
.5
.3
.3
.7

1.2
1.4
.7
1.0
1.3

5.1
6.6
3.5
5.2
4.3

119,.1
120 .0
119 .3

119.0
120.0
119.2

118..2
119,.2
117,.9

.1
0
.1

.8
.7
1.2

122,.4
121 .4
117.0
118..1
118..3
116.,7
119..5

122.2
121.1
117.1
117.9
118.1
116.9
120.4

120..9
119,.8
115.,8
116.,6
116.,9
116.,0
119.,3

117.0
116.4
112.5
113.8
114.4
113.0
115.5

.2
.2
_ .1
.2
.2
-.2
-.7

1.2
1.3
1.0

4.6
4.3
4.0

1.3
1.2
.6
.2

3.8
3.4
3.3
3.5

117..5
113.,2

117.4
113.1

115.,7
112.,4

112.1
110.3

.1
.1

1.6
.7

4.8
2.6

128.8
131.2
127 .9
138 .3
120.,8
138,.5
134,.4

128.2
130.6
127.4
137.7
120.0
137.6
133.5

126,.8
129 .1
126 .0
136 .6
119,.0
133,.7
132,.2

122.0
124.2
121.7
135.1
112.4
126.5
124.9

.5
.5
.4
.4
.7
.7
.7

1.6
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.5
3.6
1.7

5.6
5.6
5.1
2.4
7.5
9.5
7.6

$0,821
.706

$0,823
.708

$0,832
.715

$0,857
.737

-.2

-1.3

-4.2

Seasonally Adjusted:
Food
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation

-

-

Special Groups:
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Commodities
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Durables
Household durables
Services
Services less rent
Services less medical careInsurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance services —
Medical care services
Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar:
1967-$1.00
1957-59=$!.00
1/
2/
3/
4/

Also includes
Includes home
Also includes
Also includes

Note:

hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.

Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.




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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
Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

1967=100

1957-59=100

Percent change from:

Other
bases
June
1971

July 1971

U.S. City Average

121.8

141.7

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
N.Y.-Northeastern N.J.
Philadelphia

120.9
121.8
119.1
126.8
123.7

137.4
139.9
140.1
150.9
144.5

0.2

122.9
121.3
121.9
121.8

121.4
122.0
120.4
119.1
119.5
115.5
122.2

-

122,.3
123..5
120..7
118..5
120..6
119,.9
119..9

1.5
1.3
.7
February
1971
3/ 133,.4

137,.7
3/ 130..2

1.5
.4
.5

.1

134,.5
4/ 125,.6
135,.8
142,.4

1.1
.8
1.1
March
1971

1.6

140..7
143.,4
137,.0

1.1

.8
5/ 127.7

143..1
140..0
142..7

.6
1.4
2.1
1.8
.9

1.0

147.2
138.8
141.3
140.1

June 1971

Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

0

April
1971

May 1971

Buffalo --Cleveland Dallas
Milwaukee San Diego Seattle
Washington

1.3

.1
.3
.6
- .3

-

July 1971

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

April
1971

1.5
1.2
1.4
.7

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,
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.
3/November 1963=100.
4/February 1965=100.
5/December 1963=100.
Note: The Consumer Price Index cannot be used for measuring differences in living costs among areas; it indicates
price change within areas. Estimates of differences in living costs among areas are found in the faimly budgets.




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TABLE 3. Consumer Price Index--The United States and selected areas JL/ for urban wage earners and clerical workers, major groups
percent change from June 1971 to July 1971

Group

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

U.S. City
Average

Chicago

0.2

0.0

- 0.1

0.3

0.5

- 0.3

.5
.4
- .7
- .1
.4
.5
.3
.3
.7

.6
- .1
- 2.3
.6
.1
.4
(2/)
0
0

.3
.5
- .5
- 2.6
.3
.5
(2/)
.1
.2

.5
.7
- .1
0
0
.3
(2/)
- .2
- .2

.7
.6
- 1.1
.1
1.0
.8
(2/)
.4
1.7

.5
- .9
- 2.9
.2
.7
2.0
(2/)
.2
(2/)

Detroit

Los AngelesLong Beach

New YorkNortheastern Philadelphia

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

TABLE 4. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers for selected groups,
seasonally adjusted

Group

July
1971

Indexes
June
1971

April
1971

Percent changes to: July 1971
From:
1 Month
3 Months
Ago
Ago

Food
Food at home
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other.foods at home

119. 1
117.,2
117.,1
116. 1
120.1
117.,6

119.0
117.,0
117.,4
115.7
121.,2
117.3

118.,2
116.A
116.,2
115.,2
119.,0
115.,9

0.1
.2
- .3
.3
- .4
.3

0 .8
.7
.8
.8
1.4
1 .5

Fuel and utilities 1/
Fuel oil and coal

115.3
118. 1

114.,8
118.,2

113.,9
117.,2

.4
- .1

1 .2
.8

Apparel and upkeep 2/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

120.,0
120.1
120.,3
121.,4

120,,0
121.,4
119.,9
121.,7

119.,2
120.,1
119.3
121.,0

0
- .6
.3
- .2

.7
.5
.8
.3

Transportation
Private
New cars

119.3
117.,3
115.,1

119.,2
117.,2
114.,7

117.,9
116.,1
113.,8

.1
.1
.3

1 .2
1 .0
1 .1

Commodities
Commodities less food
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Durables

117.,9
117.,1
118.,1
117.,1
120..3
117.,4

117.,8
117.,0
118.,0
116.,9
120.,3
117.,2

116.1
115.,8
117.,0
116.,0
119.4
115.1

V
2/

,

2

.1
.1
.1
.2
0

Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.




1.0
1 .1
.9
.9
.8
1.5

- 9TABLE 5. Consumer Price Index--United States and selected areas 1/ for urban wage earners and clerical workers, commodity erouos,
July 1971 index and percent changes from April 1971

Los
MinnAngeleseapolisLong
St. Paul
Beach
(Indexes 1967=100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S.
City
Average

Group

Chicago

N.Y.N.E.
N.J.-

Philadelphia

121.8

122.9

120.9

121 .8

121 .3

119 .1

121 .9

126 .8

123.7

121 .8

119.8
118.1
114.8
118.0
116.0
126.0
115.7
126.5

119.0
117.5
112.7
120.7
115.2
124.1
111.5
124.3

120.5
119 .3
118 .4
118.8
115 .8
127.8
117 .1
125 .3

118 .9
117.8
117 .2
119.1
113.0
122.9
114.9
123.9

120.1
116 .5
112.6
116.0
114.8
125 .8
114.3
132.6

115 .8
115 .0
112.0
115.9
114.1
119 .8
112.9
117.9

121 .8
120.1
123 .5
120.3
118 .4
122.8
117 .2
129 .2

124.8
122,.2
116 .0
123 .2
118 .4
131 .8
118 .9
113.0

121 .4
119 .3
119.6
118.7
118.8
124.2
116.2
130.1

120.3
118.7
114.8
116.5
119 .5
128.3
116 .6
130.0

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

124.5
128.8
115.4
133.5
115.5
117.5
114.7
118.9

126.0
131.7
123.2
135.2
112.9
114.5
118.5
123.7

119 .4
122 .4
110.5
127 .6
111 .3
112.9
108 .8
115 .4

128.3
137 .0
141 .0
111 .3
113 .1
112.1
112.9

125 .2
131 .0
109 .9
138 .3
111 .6

123.5
126 .6
116.6
129 .5
118.4
124.3
115 .3

129 .7
134.4
(2/)
145 .3
119 .5
120 .2
113 .2
123 .6

124.8
132.3
119.5
135 .5
110.4
111 .9
111 .8
119 .9

125 .5
131 .9
114.,5
136 .7
115 .2

115 .4
121 .5

125 .7
130.5
118.8
132.4
117.4
115 .8
120 .7
116 .8

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

119.3
119.9
119.3
120.9

120.8
120.4
119.3
124.3

115 .0
115 .7
114.0
116 .5

114.9
115 .9
110.9
120.2

120,.2
109,.6
127 .4
124,.2

118.6
114.6
123,.9
120 .1

117 .3
121 .2
113 .4
122 .7

119,.0
122 .8
115 .0
117 .0

117,.5
117 .9
116 .7
119 .9

117 .1
117 .6
117 .2
117 .7

Transportation
Private
Public

119.5
117.4
139.0

121.9
119.2
138.2

126 .1
120 .5
161 .1

112.7
109 .7
148 .8

111,.8
109,.4
149,.9

114 .9
115,.0
113,.4

115,.1
114,.6
124,.9

130,.4
125,.6
148,.8

124,.5
121,.8
140,.7

122,.1
119,.7
138,.3

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

122.6
129.3
117.1
119.6
121-. 2

124.8
130.9
121.1
125.3
120.3

123 .3
129,.2
(2/)
119,.3
124,.5

123 .9
134.6
116 .6
120,.8
117 .5

125,.3
132,.6
118,.1
120,.3
124,.9

118,.2
127,.3
(2/)
111,.0
116,.3

122,.8
125,.3
118,.3
124,.7
119,.6

127,.1
136,.7
(2/)
124,.2
125,.5

127,.8
139,.8
117,.0
123,.8
(2/)

121,.5
122,.6
115,.2
116,.1
128,.8

1.3

1.0

0.,6

1.,4

1.,5

2.,1

1.,3

1.,8

0.,9

o.,7

1.7
1.7
.8
2.0
1.2
5.0
- .1
1.4

.3
.1
- .7
.4
- .3
3.8
- 3.4
.9

2.,1
2.,6
2.,1
2.,2
2.,3
5.,5
1.,6
,4

2.,3
2.,4
5.,2
1.,3
,7
5.,2
1.,9
1.,4

2.,0
1.,9
,9
,9
1.,1
7.,5
,6
1.8

1.,3
1.,5
,6
1.,5
1..5
3.8
,5
7

2.,4
2.,9
1.,8
2.,6
5.,4
5.,2
,2
,2

2.,0
1.,7
,9
2.,0
,5
5.,4
,6
2.,5

-.

1.8
1.,6
1.,5
2.,6
1.,1
2.7
4
1.9

-.

1..6
1..7
1.,0
2.,3
,3
4.,1
,6
,9

1.6
1.8
.9
2.0
1.2
.2
.7
1.6

1.4
1.5
.9
1.7
2.1
1.2
4.1
.7

0
- .,5
3/ .,4
- 1.,1
,4
- ..3
2
1.1

2.,0
2..4
(2/)
2..5
1.,5
- ,.7
1.1
,9

2.0
2.,9
3
3.,8
- 1.,8

3.1
4.,4
3/ .,5
5.,3
2.2
4.1
1.1

2.,3
2.,0
(2/)
2.,7
5.,4
1.,5
3.2
1.,5

1.0
3.0
3/ 1.2
3.3
- 3.6
- 5.,0
- 3.9
- •,4

,7
1.,6
1.,4
1.,7
- 1.,8

- 4.0
2.1

1.,9
2.,0
,9
2.,1
3.,5
,6
3.3
8

.2
- .3
.5
- .2

- .7
- .7
- 2.1
1.3

- 1.2
- 2.4
- 2.1
8

4
- 1.6
2.3
7

- 1.2
- 3.1
- 2.4
1.8

1.1
- 3.1
5.3
2.9

- 1.,0
- 1.,8
_ 2.,2
1.,0

_ ,3
_ ,9.

1.2
1.0
1.9

1.8
2.1
- .1

6
6
5

9
- 1. 1
7

- 1.2
- 1. 4
3

1. 6
1. 6
1. 0

,6
6
9

1.2
1.4
.7
1.0
1.3

1.5
.6
- .7
.5
4.9

5
9
12/)
8
0

1. 5
1. 7

4.2
3.5
2.6
2.9
7.7

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

-

-

_

118 .6
118 .9

Percent changesi from Apri 1 to Julv 1971
All items
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
Rent
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
11 See footnote 1, table 2.
2/ Not available.
3/ Change from May 1971.




—

2.3
1. 9
6

7

8

1. 0

1. 8

(2/)
.2
1. 2

7

-

1
6

,9
- 3.9

1. 3
,8
3.1

1. 9
1. 6
(2/)
1. 5
2.9

-

2.,5
,3

2.7
2.6
1.7
3.8

- 1.,2
- 1.,0
0
r 2.,6

1. 3
1. 5

2.,1

5

2.,1
2.0

1. 5
3.5
0
1. 5
(2/)

0
,4
8
- 1.,2
,5

-

10

-

TABLE 6. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food and its
subgroups, July 1971 indexes and percent changes from June 1971

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 1967== 100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S. City Average

119.8

118.1

114 .8

118.0

116.0

126 .0

115 .7

126.5

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington

119.1
122.0
119.0
121.4
120.5
119.2
120.3
118.8
118.9
116.5
120.1
119.6
115.8
117.6
121.8
124.8
121.4
120.3
119.6
118.3
117.2
116.7
121.4

116.5
120.6
117.5
120.2
119.3
118.0
119.4
115.4
117.8
113.2
116.5
117.3
115.0
116.3
120.1
122.2
119.3
118.7
117.6
115.8
115.7
114.7
117.7

113 .1
117 .0
112 .7
118 .8
118 .4
115 .1
112 .8
113 .9
117 .2
105 .2
112 .6
117 .5
112 .0
117 4
123 .5
116,.0
119,.6
114..8
120..1
Ill,.5
110..3
111..5
116..8

114.3
120.2
120.7
118.9
118.8
114.5
119.1
115.0
119.1
115.3
116.0
115.0
115.9
116.4
120.3
123.2
118.7
116.5
114.0
120.2
116.0
113.6
114.7

116.0
117.9
115.2
117.3
115.8
117.4
121.4
111.5
113.0
114.3
114.8
123.9
114.1
114.1
118.4
118.4
118.8
119.5
116.5
113.5
114.5
115.2
110.3

129 .1
128 .5
124,.1
127,.8
127,.8
126,.0
127,.6
122,.3
122,.9
120,.1
125,.8
119..2
119..8
123..0
122..8
131..8
124..2
128.,3
132..1
119..5
121..5
119.,0
129..3

114.7
119 .4
111 .5
118 .6
117 .1
118 .0
116,.1
114,.3
114,.9
109 .0
114,.3
114,.4
112,.9
112,.4
117,.2
118,.9
116,.2
116,.6
110,.6
110..8
115..0
114..0
119..2

127.2
127.1
124.3
128.2
125.3
124.0
125.3
131.1
123.9
126.0
132.6
126.8
117.9
(2/)
129.2
133.0
130.1
130.0
129.0
(2/)
122.6
123.1
130.8

Percent changes June 1971 to July 1971
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
7
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.-Northeastern N.J.
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle —
Washington
1/
2/

—

-

—

0.5

0.6

0..5

0.5

0.3

0..7

0.,9

0.5

.3
.4
.3
.3
.6
- .1
.8
.8
*3
- .1
1.2
.7
.5
.8
1.3
.7
.5
.3
1.1
.3
.4
.2
0

.1
.4
.3
.3
.8
- .2
.8
.8
.3
- .1
1.0
.9
.6
1.0
1.6
.7
.4
.3
1.3
.5
.4
.2
- .1

.3
.3
.9
1..7
1..1
1..4
.9
- 1..0
,8
.2
.5
1.,4
,9
1.,4
2..7
.5
.8
,4
,4
1.,1
,3
,2
,6

.5
.8
- .1
.8
- .4
- .4
1.0
.7
- .8
1.2
.3
- .5
.1
1.2
1.6
.5
.8
1.3
1.7
.2
0
- .2
.6

.6
.4
.5
.6
.4
.2
.7
.3
- .7
.2
0
.9
- .2
1.2
.1
.3
.7
.1
- 1.4
- .1
.9
- .2
0

- 2.,1
,2
2.,1
- 1.,6
3.,6
- 2.,7
1.,6
2.,1
1.,0
- 2.,7
4.,6
2..3
2.,3
,2
2.,4
,5
,5
- 3.,2
4.,3
2.,1

1..1
.6
.1
.3
.9
1..6
1,.0
1.,3
1.,8
,.4
.5
1..2
.6
,7
1.,6
1.,6
.5
2.,1
,9
0
,5
,1
,6

.7
.3
.2
.5
.2
.4
.4
.8
.4
0
1.5
.2
.2
(2/)
0
.7
.4
.3
.1
(2/)
.7
.1
.2

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.




-

,

-.

-.

-.

-.

1
1.2
- 2.0

-

- 11 TABLE 7. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items July 1971
indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1967=100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
July 1971
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat
Cookies
Layer cake
Cinnamon rolls
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin
Rump roast
Rib roast
•
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast
Pork sausage
Ham, whole
Picnics
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops
Frankfurters
Ham, canned
Bologna sausage
Salami sausage
Liverwurst
:
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts
Turkey
Fish
Shrimp, frozen
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter
See footnotes at end of table.




t

119.8
126.5
126.2
128.0
118.1
114.8
101.3
130.8
109.0
109.6
113.9
118.4
109.9
120.3
118.8
118.0
117.6
126.6
124.4
126.7
128.1
122.4
129.3
125.1
127.5
114.5
144.6
104.7
108.0
106.6
110.9
103.0
105.6
96.7
116.1
123.5
114.7
105.9
119.4
117.4
115.5
112.1
112.3

111.1
112.2
131.0
118.8
141.9
129.1
134.3
116.0
115.1
118.1
120.5
120.4
107.2
122.1
105.6

119.1
-

117.2
-

117.1
116.4
125.7
123.9

_

-

129.0
125.2
126.9
-

143.3
102.4
104.4
-

105.1
-

94.6
116.2
-

114.8
-

_
_
109.2
_
_
131.3
_
141.9
_
_
116.1
115.4

_
_
_
_

122.0
105.8

Percent change to July 1971 from-June 1971
July 1970
Seasonally
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
adjusted
0.5
.5
.4
.6
.6
.5
- .4
.2
- 1.0
.2
1.2
1.0
1.4
.3
.4
.5
.5
.4
.6
1.3
1.9
- 1.4
.9
- .3
.1
1.1
2.7
1.1
2.6
1.6
.5
- .6
.1
.6
.2
2.0
- .9
- 1.5
.4
.4
.6
.4
.2
1.1
1.0
.5
1.7
.4
- .3
.4
.3
- .1
.2
- .2
1.2
1.9
.3
- .2

0.1
-

.2
-

-

.3
.5
.2
.6

_
-

.2
- 1.3
- .3
-

2.5
- 1.2
2.2
-

0
-

- .4
.2
-

- .8
-

_
-

- 2.0

_
-

.8

_
.2
_
_
.3
- .1

_
_
_
_

.3
- .2

3.5
5.0
5.0
5.1
3.1
5.6
2.4
11.8
7.7
3.3
4.5
7.1
4.4
4.1
6.6
.3
- 1.0
4.8
4.7
5.5
6.7
4.3
8.6
4.2
3.0
.4
10.6
- 10.9
- 8.8
- 8.8
- 8.9
- 9.3
- 9.9
- 17.0
- .3
5.6
- 2.2
- 7.0
- .3
.3
1.4
2.2
2.7
3.2
- 1.8
11.3
2.0
13.3
13.0
16.5
3.7
3.5
3.4
4.5
6.2
1.5
5.4
.9

- 12 TABLE 7. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items July 1971
indexes and percent changes from selected dates--Continued
(1967=100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
July 1971

Item or Group

Unadiusted
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh
Grapefruit
Grapes 1/
Strawberries 1/
Watermelon 1/
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus 1/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Peppers, green
Spinach
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned
Pineapple-"Grapefruit juice, drink
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen
Beets, canned
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian
Salad or cooking oil
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink
Prepared and partially prepared foods
Bean soup, canned
Chicken soup, canned
Spaghetti, canned
Mashed potatoes, instant
Potatoes, french fried, frozen
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish
Pretzels
IV Priced only in season.




126.0
132.2
136.1
97.4
128.7
126.8
168.2
171.4
(1/)
135.1
134.0

111.1
127.3
127.4
163.6
122.3
109.5
125.4
131.6
129.8
154.3
116.9
119.0
116.9
113.5
130.3
113.8
115.7
107.2
115.9
124.7
118.2
115.7
105.2

--

115.6
110.2
119.7
119.7
112.6
120.4
131.3
113.3
122.0
121.8
124.9
108.5
126.4
127.2
113.1
113.7
106.4
117.1
112.4
110.8

111.0
117.4
114.5

Seasonally
adiusted
120.7
122.9
112.7
96.2
129.9

-

156.6
139.0
(1/)
146.5
114.6
104.1

-

127.9
159.0
103.4
-

127.7

-131.1
-117.6

154.6

-

-

118.9

Percent chance to July 1971
June 1971
Seasonally
Unadiusted
adjusted

0,.7
.8
9,.8
5,.2
3,.0
2,.3
12,.7
(1/)
(1/)
- 20,.9
- 1,.4
3,.8
5,.0
- 8..7
6,.9
.7
- 15,.4
6,.9
- 36,.5
1..9
20..6
.9
1,.1
.2
.3
3,.3
.3
.8
1,.3
.1
1,.9
.6
.9
6,.2

-.

-,

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-_
-

--

0
.5
.6
.3
.4
.8
.1
.2
.2
.5
.1
.1
,1
.3
.3
.3
.1
0
.7
,6
.1
,6
.5

,
.,
.

-- ,.

- 0.4
- 1.2
4.0
5.3
- .2
-

8.2
(1/)
(1/)
3.0
- 7.4
3.1

-

1.3
3.7
-7.6

.9
--

28.8

-3.9
--

.3
2.9

-

-

-

_
-

-

_
_
_
_
-

-

_
_
_
_
_

-

July 1970

Unadiusted
7,.7
8,.0
7,.2
.8
10,.9
4,.0
6,.5
20,.5
(1/)
14,.4
- 9..2
- 13..3
8..7
- 5..3
47..3
2..3
14..8
26..8
15,.7
10.,2
28,.0
7,.1
10,.1
7,,4
2.,3
7.,2
7,,1
5.,3
5.,9
4,,9
18..5
3.,1
1,.1
- 11..1

-,

8..2
7.,3
8..0
3..5
4.,2
6.,0
2.,0
1.,8
2..7
.3
4..5
2.,5
5..7
5..0
3..6
1..2
.7
3.,1
3.,2
.5
5.,1
7..6
6..3

TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, July 1971 and percent changes from selected dates
(1967=100 unless otherwise.specified)

Item and group

Other
index
bARPft

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeowner ship costs 2/
Mortgage interest rates
Property taxes
Property insurance rates
Maintenance and repairs
Commodities 3/
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
Services
Repainting living and dining rooms
Reshingling house roof
Sink replacement
Furnace repair
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Fuel oil, #2
Gas and electricity
Gas
Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services rHousehold furnishings and operation 4/
Housefurnishings
Textiles
Sheets, percale or muslin
Curtains, tailored, polyester
Bedspreads, chiefly cotton
Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate
Pillows, bed, polyester, acrylic, or kapok
Slipcover, throws, ready made chiefly cotton
1
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser
--<—
Living room suites, good and inexpensive quality —
Lounge chairs, upholstered
Dining room chairs
Sofas, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose

Mar. 70
Mar. 70
June 70

Aluminum folding chair 6/
Cribs
Floor coverings
Broadloom carpeting, manmade-fibers
Vinyl sheet goods
Vinyl asbestos tile
Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners, canister type
Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers, electric —
Ranges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryer8, electric, automatic
Air conditioners, demountable
Room heaters, electric, portable _£/
Garbage disposal units
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, chinaware
—
Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type
Electric drills, hand held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic service, general housework
Baby sitter service
Postal charges
Laundry, flatwork, finished service
Licensed day care service, preschool child




Indexes
July 1971
124.5
128.8
115.4
133.5
117.4
130.5
121.5
134.7
119.9
115.7
114.2
141.2
149.6
147.2
131.1
142.2
144.5
115.5
117.5
116.1
114.7
116.1
113.5

June 1971
124.0
128.3
115.2
133.0
117.0
129.9
120.2
134.0
119.8
116.0
114.1
140.1
148.5
145.8
130.5
141.1
143.0
114.6
117.4
116.1
114.6
116.4
113.0

108.9
135.0
118.9
114.7
111.3
112.0
110.7
106.7
119.3
106.5
112.2
119.6
104.5
115.7
124.3
103.2
116.8
116.4
103.9
115.7
118.9
106.3
102.1
114.9
116.9
105.7
109.7
104.3
108.3
111.7
113.1
111.4
(6/)
110.1

106.5
132.6
118.7
114.7
112.2
114.7
110.0
107.7
118.6
109.2
112.7
119.6
104.1
115.8
124.7
103.4
117.1
116.4
103.8
116.6
118.3
106.4
102.4
114.5
116.7
105.6
109.4
104.3
108.3
111.3
112.8

Percent change to July 1971
from
July 1970
June 1971
4.4
0.4
.4
3.9
4.8
.2
.4
3.5
- 11.8
.3
7.1
.5
7.0
1.1
8.1
.5
4.4
.1
2.1
- .3
.1
2.3
.8
9.5
11.9
.7
1.0
13.8
6.5
.5
10.1
.8
7.8
1.0
7.4
.8
7.2
.1
6.4
0
7.6
.1
7.8
- .3
.4
7.5

(6/)
109.6

2.3
1.8
.2
0
- .8
- 2.4
.6
- .9
.6
- 2.5
- .4
0
.4
- .1
- .3
- .2
- .3
0
.1
- .8
.5
- .1
- .3
.3
.2
.1
.3
0
0
.4
.3
.4
(6/)
.5

5.8
9.9
4.6
2.8
2.0
- .4
1.1
- .7
4.5
4.9
2.8
3.3
3.6
1.8
5.5
2.6
1.0
2.0
4.4
6.0
4.2
1.2
- .6
5.6
4.6
1.4
2.0
1.8
2.3
2.5
4.0
3.9
(6/)
.3

118.4
120.4
121.9
116.9
105.9

118.3
119.6
121.4
117.1
106.3

.1
.7
.4
- .2
- .4

6.1
.7
5.5
2.4
- .9

110.6
127.6
124.0

110.4
126.1
124.8

.2
1.2
- .6

4.1
5.4
4.1

134.5
130.5
146.6
133.9
118.0
137.3

133.7
130.3
146.6
133.6
117.9
136.8

.6
.2
0
.2
.1
.4

6.4
5.9
25.3
8.2
3.4
12.2

111.0

1

- 14 TABLE 84 Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, July 1971 and percent changes from selected dates — Continued

(1967=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and group
Apparel and upkeep 7/
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear 1
Men's and boys'
Men's:
Topcoats, wool or all-weather coats,
polyester blends 6/
Suits, year round weight
Suits, tropical weight 6_/
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, wool or wool blends
Slacks, cotton or manmade blends
Trousers, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, business, polyester/cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton or manmade fibers
'
Handkerchiefs, cotton or polyester/cotton
Boy's:
Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend £J Sport coats, wool or wooL blend fj
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend
Undershorts, cotton
Women's and girls*
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 6/
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton or chiefly wool 6_/
Sweaters, wool or acrylic 6/
Skirts, wool, wool blend or manmade fibers 6/ Skirts, cotton or polyester/cotton
Blouses, cotton or manmade fibers
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber
Dresses, street, wool or wool blend j6/ '
Slips, nylon
<
Panties, acetate or nylon tricot
Girdles, manmade blend
Brassieres., nylon lace
Hose or panty hose, nylon seamless
Anklets or knee-length socks, various fibers Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Girls';
Raincoats, vinyl, cotton, or polyester blends 6/
Skirts, wool, wool blends, or acrylic 6/
Dresses, cotton, manmade fibers or blends
Slacks, cotton or chiefly cotton 6/
Slips, polyester blends
Handbags, plastic
Footwear
Men's:
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual
Houseslippers, scuff
Children's:
Dress shoes, girls', strap or pump
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze or disposable
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Apparel services:
Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men's shirts
Tailoring charge, hem adjustment
Shoe repair, women's heel lift




Other
index
bases

Indexes

Percent change to July 1971
from:
June 1971
.Till T7 1 Q-7H

July 1971 '

June 1971

119..3
119..5
119.,3
119.,9

120.,1
120.,4
120..1
121..4

- 0.7
- .7
- .7
- 1.2

3,.5
3,.5
3,.6
3,.2

(6/)
127.,1
125.,1
112.,2
117.,3
131.,0
113.,5
113.,9
113.,1
119.,4
114.,9
115..2

(6/)
130.,0
131..4
112.,9
117.,9
133.,3
113.,2
113.,4
113..8
119.,4
116.,4
115.,4

(6/)
- 2.2
- 4.8
- .6
- .5
- 1.7
.3
.4
- .6
0
- 1.3
- .2

(6/)
3,.7
5,.7
.4
2,.6
4,.9
3,.6
4..2
2,.0
_ .1,
_ .6
1,.9

(6/)
(6/)
122.,6
119.,1
119.3

(6/)
(6/)
122.,6
119.,4
119.,9

(6/)
(6/)
0
- .3
- .5

(6/)
(6/)
6,.8
.3
4..2

(-6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
114.,7
121.,8
124..5
(6/)
110.,9
115.,7
116.,3
121.,2
99.2
115.,6
110..5
132.,1

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
118.,7
123.,6
126.,4
(6/)
109.,8
115.. 2
116.,1
120..0
98.,0
115.,8
110.,0
131.,9

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
- 3.4
- 1.5
- 1.5
(6/)
1.0
.4
.2
1.0
1.2
- .2
.5
.2

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
1,.3
6,.2
- 2..4
(6/)
1..2
2,.9
5,.1
5..0
,.8
.5
2,.1
9..1

(6/)
(6/)
105.,2
(6/)
110.,4
129.7
120.,9

(6/)
(6/)
109.,6
(6/)
110.,5
130.,3
121.,7

(6/)
(.6/)
- 4.0
(6/)
- .1
- .5
- .7

(6/)
(6/)
- 1..1
(6/)
2..8
2..7
2..9

119.,4
118.,9

120.,2
118.,5

- .7
.3

3,.9
4,.9

122.,0
118.,8
122.,9
122.,5

123.,7
119.,3
126,,2
121.,0

- 1.4
- .4
- 2.6
1.2

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

122.1
119.,4
124.,4

122.,9
118.,9
126.2

- .7
.4
- 1.4

4..4
4.,7
4.,2

112.,3
122.,4
113.3

111.,8
123.,0
113.,1

.4
- .5
.2

2..2
2..6
2..3

116.8
112.,9
119.1
128.3
112.3

117.,1
112.,8
119.3
127.,7
113.0

- .3
.1
- .2
.5
- .6

3..4
1.,8
3..3
5..9
4..5

- 15 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, July 1971 and percent changes from selected dates--Continued

(1967=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and group

Other
index
bases

Indexes

Percent change to July 1971
from:
Julv 1970
June 1971

Tnlv 1971

.Tnnp» 1971

Transportation
Private 8/
Automobiles, new
.
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil, premium
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance 9/
Auto insurance rates
--Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal
Public —
Local transit fares
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity

119.5
117.4
113.8
113.5
104.1
120.5
116.2
130.3
142.7
123.8
134.9
139.0
143.8
131.7
127.4
129.6
132.9

119.6
117.6
113.9
114.1
104.9
119.9
114.8
129.4
142.5
123.8
134.9
139.0
143.8
131.7
127.4
129.6
132.9

- 0.1
- .2
- .1
- .5
- .8
.5
1.2
.7
.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

5.4
5.1
7.7
4.6
- 2.1
5.4
3.4
7.6
11.7
5.0
8.0
7.5
5.6
11.9
10.6
10.8
13.0

Health and recreation
Medical care
Drugs and prescriptions
„«.------.Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
Adhesive bandages, package
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
Prescriptions
Anti-infectives
-Sedatives and hypnotics
Ataractics
Anti-Spasmodics
Cough preparations
Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives
Analgesics, internal
Anti-obesity
Hormones
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
General physician, office visits
General physician, house visits
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Dentists' fees
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
eyeglasses
Routine laboratory tests
Hospital service charges:
Daily service charges
Semiprivate rooms
Private rooms
Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.
Personal care
—
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentifrice
Toilet soap, hard milled
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol
Face powder, pressed
—
Deodorant s, aeroso1
—
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent wave kits
Personal care services
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop services
.
Women's haircuts
Shampoo and wave sets, plain
Permanent waves, cold

122.6
129.3
105.5
110.0
95.4
114.3
101.2
123.2
111.8
111.2
101.6
80.4
123.9
101.2
108.1
126.8
111.7
108.2
115.9
94.6

122.1
128.6
105.7
111.0
97.2
114.5
101.5
124.1
111.8
113.8
101.2
80.2
122.4
100.7
107.7
125.8
111.6
107.9
115.3
94.6

.4
.5
- .2
- .9
- 1.9
- .2
- .3
- .7
0
- 2.3
.4
.2
1.2
.5
.4
.8
.1
.3
.5
0

5.1
6.6
1.2
2.9
- 3.3
5.9
.4
6.5
3.7
2.6
- .3
- 13.1
6.6
.5
4.8
6.6
4.7
2.9
7.3
- .6

130.3
132.2
131.6
129.0
132.6
125.1
123.6
125.0
127.5
128.7
127.3
125.1

129.9
131.7
131.4
128.9
132.4
124.7
123.3
124.3
126.4
127.3
126.5
124.4

.3
.4
.2
.1
.2
.3
.2
.6
.9
1.1
.6
.6

6.9
7.1
6.6
5.2
8.3
5.1
7.8
6.6
6.4
6.5
7.4
5.2

120.5
115.7

120.0
115.3

.4
.3

6.2
3.7

162.5
164.8
159.0
157.8
125.9
117.1
114.2
107.2
115.4
117.5
107.3
123.8
105.7
124.8
111.7
120.2
122.5
118.5
119.2
122.0
110.3

160.5
162.6
157.3
155.3
125.4
116.8
113.8
107.6
112.4
118.9
107.1
124.1
105.5
124.7
111.2
119.9
122.2
118.4
119.4
121.6
110.4

1.2
1.4
1.1
1.6
.4
.3
.4
- .4
2.7
- 1.2
.2
- .2
.2
.1
.4
.3
.2
.1
- .2
.3
- .1

12.5
12.9
11.8
10.3
7.6
3.5
3.5
.8
7.7
1.7
5.6
3.6
.9
4.2
2.4
3.6
2.6
4.3
4.7
5.0
2.7




- 16 -

TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, j u i y 1971 a n d percent changes from selected dates--Continued
(1967=100 unless otherwise Specified)

Item and group

Recreational goods
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table model
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls, liquid center or solid core
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh water spincasting
Bowling balls
Bicycles, boys'
Tricycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions
Adult
Children's
Drive-in movie admissions, adult
Bowling fees, evening
Golf green fefes
TV repair, color picture tube replacement
Film developing, color
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription
Piano lessons, beginner
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size —
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages
Beer
Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert and table
Away from home
Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
Bank service charges, checking accounts
Legal services, short form will

Other
index
bases

Percent change to july 1971

Indexes
July 1971

June 1971

June 1971

119.6
106.8
99.9
122.2
98.4
94.1
104.9
89.3
108.6
104.5
125.8
110.5
111.8
113.9
111.6
109.6
126.1
138.8
138.6
139.2
141.9
116.3
128.6
98.2
117.4

119.3
106.7
100.1
122.2
98.5
94.3
103.1
89.2
108.5
104.6
125.8
110.9
111.7
113.4
111.2
108.7
126.0
138.4
138.4
138.5
141.5
116.5
128.5
98.3
117.0

0.3
.1
- .2
0
- .1
- .2
1.7
.1
.1
- .1
0
- .4
.1
.4
.4
.8
.1
.3
.1
.5
.3
- .2
.1
- .1
.3

5.2
2.0
.5
3,8
- .7
- .4
4.8
- 2.9
1.6
1.5
4.7
- .3
3.4
5.1
2.1
4.4
6.0
6.0
5.6
7.2
8.8
5.4
4.9
1.9
7.0

130.4
126.3
120.7

130.0
126.3
120.6

.3
0
.1

8.6
7.3
3.5

121.2
126.9
128.5
128.6
106.3
117.0
113.3
106.3
123.0
126.2

120.3
125.3
126.9
126.9
106.0
116.7
113.2
106.2
121.8
125.7

.7
1.3
1.3
1.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
1.0
.4

4.3
4.0
4.3
4.1
1.0
4.4
4.4
.8
4.9
6.1

117.7
110.8
133.6

116.8
110.7
133.3

.8
.1
.2

4.2
4.5
7.0

120.0
117.0
115.1
132.5
134.3
122.6

119.8
117.1
114.9
131.6
134.1
122.5

.2
.1
.2
.7
.1
.1

4.5
4.0
3.1
4.2
8.7
4.8

July 1970

Other special groups:
All items less shelter
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Household services less rent
Transpor tat ion services
Other services

1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
3/ Also includes pine shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
kj Also includes V e n e t i a n blinds, window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, utility pails, air deodorizers, steel wool
scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering, and moving expenses.
5/ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.
6/ Priced only in season.
7/ Also includes men's sweaters, sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses,
bathing suits, girls' robes, cotton and polyester blend skirts, shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
8/ Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
9/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front
end alignment, and chassis lubrication.
10/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown
separately.




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 1970 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.
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 monthto-month 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.
Average Standard Errors of Percent Changes in the
CPI Based on 1970 Data

Standard Error

Component

Food at home
Food away from home
Housing
>
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

Monthly
Change

Quarterly
Change

Annual
Change

.04
.08
.11
.06
.15
.10
.12
.13
.11
.10

.06
.13
.21
.10
.26
.16
.15
.23
.17
.16

.09
.18
.36
.19
.29
.19
.29
.34
.23
.41

This replaces the table of average errors based on 1969 data which was included
in the CPI report through December 1970.

1/ 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.




-

18 -

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 1967~100 r
and are
also available on the base of 1957-59«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.



- 19 Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices

REGION I - Boston

REGION II - New York

REGION III - Philadelphia

Mr. Wendell D. Macdonald
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
1603-B Federal Office Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Phone: 223-6727
(Area Code 617)

Mr. Herbert Bienstock
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
341 Ninth Avenue, Room 1025
New York, New York 10001
Phone: 971-5401
(Area Code 212)

Mr. Frederick W. Mueller
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Penn Square Building, Room 406
1317 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 597-7816
(Area Code 215)

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Canal Zone
New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

REGION I V - A t l a n t a

REGION V - Chicago

REGION VI - Dallas

Mr. Brunswick A. Bagdon
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
1371 Peachtree Street NE.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Phone: 526-5416
(Area Code 404)

Mr. William E. Rice
Regional Director
U £ . Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
219 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: 353-7226
(Area Code 312)

Mr. Jack F. Strickland
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
1100 Commerce Street, Room 6B7
Dallas, Texas 75202
Phone: 749-3641
(Area Code 214)

Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan

Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico

Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee

Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia

Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin

REGIONS VII and VIII - Kansas City

REGIONS IX and X - San Francisco

Mr. Elliott A. Browar
Regional Director
US. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Phone: 374-2378
(Area Code 816)

Mr. Charles A. Roumasset
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
450 Golden Gate Avenue
Box 36017
San Francisco, California 94102
Phone: 556-3178
(Area Code 415)

Region VII

Region VIII

Region IX

Region X

Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska

Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming

Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada

Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington




Oklahoma
Texas







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