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the consumer price index
m m
U.S. CITY
AVERAGE
for July 1973
AND
SELECTED AREAS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
October
1973
the consumer price index,
for July 1973
U.S. D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R
Peter J. Brennan, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
CONTENTS
Page
Price movements
Charts 1 — 4 .
1
Consumer price indexes for all items and major
components, and rates o f change over 1-, 3-, 6-, and
Table 1.
a monthly report
on consumer price movements
including statistical tables
and technical notes.
Table 2.
Table 3.
Table 4.
12-months spans
4
CP1—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, by commodity and service groups,
and expenditure classes
8
CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, by commodity and service groups,
and expenditure classes
9
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, all items most recent index
and percent changes from selected dates
10
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, major groups, percent
Table 5.
Table 6.
Table 7.
change from July 1973 to July 1973
10
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, commodity groups, July
1973, and percent changes from April 1973
11
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups,
July 1973, and percent changes from June 1973
12
CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, food items, July 1973 indexes and
percent changes from selected dates
Table 8.
13
CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and
groups, July 1973, and percent changes from selected
dates
15
Price Movements
July 1973
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in July,
to 132.7 percent of its 1967 base. The rise was due
primarily to increases in food prices, rent, and charges
for other household services. The effects of these increases were moderated by declines in prices of apparel.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the July increase was
also 0.2 percent. The July index was 5.7 percent above
a year ago.
A price freeze was put into effect on June 13. The
June-to July change in the index may include some price
changes that took place before the freeze, since some
quotations in the June index were collected in earlier
month. (See p. 2, Diffusion of individual price changes.)
In addition, some prices collected in June may have
been below the permissible ceiling.
Over the 6-month period ending in July, the CPI rose
at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 7.4 percent; prices
in the last 3 months of the period rose less than in the
first 3 months. The July increase of 0.2 percent in the
CPI compares with an average monthly rise of 0.6 percent during the 6 months from December 1972 to June
1973. The food index rose 0.5 percent after seasonal
adjustment in July, well below the average monthly increase of 1.6 percent in the December-to-June period.
The nonfood commodities index increased 0.1 percent
after seasonal adjustment in July, compared with an
average monthly increase of 0.4 percent in the period
from December to June. The services index, which is not
adjusted for seasonal change, rose 0.2 percent in July
compared with an average monthly increase of 0.3 percent in the December-to-June period.
Monthly changes in detail
Food. The index for food purchased in grocery stores—
the major part of the total food index—rose 0.7 percent,
Table A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
at seasonally adjusted
compound annual rates
Changes from preceding month
Month
All items
Unadjusted
1972:
July
August
September
October
November
December
1973:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Commodities
less food
Food
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
0.4
.2
.4
.3
.2
.3
0.4
.3
.4
.3
.3
.2
1.0
.3
.2
.1
.4
.5
0.7
.5
.7
.6
.7
-.1
.3
.7
.9
.7
.5
.7
.9
.6
.6
.6
.2
2.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
1.0
1.4
.8
2.1
1.9
2.4
1.4
1.1
.9
.5
.6
.7
.2
1
Services
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
From
From
From
3 months 6 months 12 months
ago
ago
ago
.1
.7
.4
.2
.1
0.3
.3
.3
0
.2
.2
0.3
.2
.2
.4
.2
.4
3.3
3.2
4.4
4.2
4.3
3.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.4
-.5
.3
.5
.7
.6
.6
-.2
.2
.3
.5
.4
.4
.5
.1
.2
.4
.3
.3
.4
.4
.2
4.0
5.7
8.6
9.2
8.7
7.4
5.7
4.1
5.0
5.9
6.6
7.2
8.0
7.4
3.7
3.9
4.7
5.1
5.5
5.9
5.7
0
half of 1972. Charges!
all types of home maintenance
services rose due to increased cost of labor and materials. Among housekeeping services, charges for moving
household goods and fees for licensed day-care services
rose sharply, but the increase in charges for laundry flatwork was the smallest since the first of the year.
The medical care services index increased 0.2 percent; this was the smallest monthly rise this year, as
most charges rose very moderately or were unchanged.
slightly more than usual for July.| jes of most types of
grocery store food rose in July. Fresn vegetable prices rose
contraseasonallyasa result of tight supplies for potatoes,
tomatoes, celery, cabbage, carrots, and spinach. Prices
for fresh fruits, cereal and bakery products, and poultry
increased more than seasonally. Poultry prices rose as a
result of strong demand, inadequate supplies, and rising production cost. Price increases for beef and veal,
pork, and eggs were smaller than usual for July. Prices of
dairy products were unchanged on average. The change
in the food-at-home index is based on a comparison of
prices collected on June 5th, 6th, and 7th with those collected on July 3d, 5th, and 11th. The index for food
away from home—restaurant meals and snacks—increased 0.8 percent in July.
The index for transportation services was unchanged.
Increases in municipal parking fees were offset by a
decline in auto insurance rates. The public transportation
index was unchanged.
Among other services, charges rose for shoe repair
and dry-cleaning services, drive-in movie admissions, and
for some personal expenses. Charges for men's haircuts
and for beauty shop services continued to move up, but
the increases were smaller than in previous months.
Nonfood commodities. The index for nonfood commodities declined 0.2 percent, about the usual decline
for July.
Diffusion of individual price changes
Summer clearance sales on apparel items accounted
for much of the decline in the nonfood commodities
index. Prices were lower on women's yearround dresses
and summer sportswear, men's yearround and tropical
weight suits, jackets, slacks, business and short-sleeved
sport shirts, and children's shoes. Prices of textile housefurnishings declined because of traditional white sales.
New car prices also decreased, but not as much as
as they usually do in July. Dealers did not increase concessions on smaller models for which the demand has
been greater than for larger cars. The downtrend in tire
prices, which began in late 1971, continued in July.
Approximately 120,000 individual prices were collected directly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in July
for use in the index. Approximately 80 percent of these
quotations (accounting for about 4 0 percent of the
weight of the CPI market basket) represent monthly
comparisons. As can be seen from Table B, 75 percent of
these monthly comparisons showed no change, 16 percent showed an increase, and 9 percent a decrease. The
proportion of food and nonfood commodity prices showing an increase from June to July was noticeably smaller
and the proportion showing no change was larger than in
June. Approximately 20 percent of the quotations in the
July index (23,000 prices) represent comparisons from
periods prior to June, 18,000 of which cover the quarterly span from April to July. About 17 percent of these
quarterly price comparisons increased, compared with
21 percent in the March-to-June period. In addition,
about 5,000 rental units were surveyed in July and 26
percent of these reported rent increases from January
1973, more than the proportion reporting increases for
the 6-month period ending in June.
Prices rose for most other nonfood commodities. Increases in home maintenance and repair commodities,
used cars, and gasoline were considerably smaller than
in previous months.
Services. The services index increased 0.2 percent in
July. Indexes for rent and for other household services
each increased 0.3 percent. The mortgage interest rate
index rose 0.3 percent in July; increases this spring and
summer have been slightly larger than in the second
2
Table B.Percent distribution of monthly price comparisons 1
1972
January
to
February
February
to
March
All items 2
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
22
8
70
100
15
10
75
100
14
12
74
100
13
12
75
100
15
11
74
100
18
10
72
Food at home
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
24
9
67
100
16
12
72
100
15
13
72
100
14
13
73
100
17
12
71
100
20
11
69
Commodities less food
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
8
7
85
100
10
5
85
100
7
7
86
100
8
6
86
100
6
7
87
100
8
7
85
Services
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
8
3
89
100
3
1
96
100
6
4
90
100
7
5
88
100
5
3
92
100
4
3
93
Item
March
to
April
April
to
May
May
to
June
1972—Continued
July
to
August
September
to
October
August
to
September
October
to
November
November
to
December
June
to
July
December
1972
to
January
1973
All items 2
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
16
11
73
100
15
10
75
100
15
11
74
100
14
11
75
100
14
9
77
100
21
10
69
Food at home
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
18
13
69
100
16
12
72
100
17
12
71
100
16
12
72
100
17
10
73
100
23
8
69
Commodities less food
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
8
6
86
100
11
5
84
100
6
6
88
100
6
5
89
100
6
4
90
100
7
8
85
Services
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
3
3
94
100
4
2
94
100
4
5
91
100
4
2
94
100
3
3
94
100
9
27
64
January
to
February
February
to
March
All items 2
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
27
9
64
100
26
8
66
100
24
10
66
100
20
11
69
100
20
11
69
100
16
9
75
Food at home
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
31
10
59
100
30
9
61
100
27
12
61
100
23
13
64
100
23
12
65
100
18
10
72
Commodities less food
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
12
4
84
100
11
5
84
100
11
4
85
100
9
5
86
100
13
5
82
100
8
6
86
Services
Increases
Decreases
No change
100
5
4
91
100
4
2
94
100
4
3
93
100
6
3
91
100
3
2
95
100
2
2
96
1973
March
to
April
April
to
May
May
to
June
June
to
July
Regulations of the Economic Stabilization Program permit certain types of increases, but it is not possible to determine
whether allowable increases accounted for all increases shown in the above table.
Based on approximately 98,000 individual quotations.
3
Chart 1. All item index and its rate of change, 1964-73
(1967=100)
CPI
I NOT
ALL
ITEMS
SEASONALLY
PERCENT
CHANGE
OVER
(SEASONALLY
INOEX
ADJUSTED J
1-MONTH
SPAN
flRITH.
SCRLE
flOJUSTEO)
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
PERCENT
I ANNUAL
CHANGE
RATE.
OVER
3-MONTH
SEASONALLY
SPAN
ADJUSTED)
/VI
JUL
PERCENT
(ANNUAL
PERCENT
CHANGE
RATE.
OVER
6-MONTH
SEASONALLY
CHANGE
OVER
SPAN
7.4
ADJUSTED)
12-MONTH
SPAN 1/
l l J n i l . I l l I I I I . . I . . I . . I . . 1 . . I , . I . , I . . I . . I I . 1.1 I . . I . « » . I I . . I . . I . . I
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1J Computed from the unadjusted s e r i e s .
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
4
1111111111
1970
1971
1972
1973
flRITHSCALE
8
Chart 2
Commodities less food index and its rate of change, 1964-73
(1967=100)
ARITH.
SCALE
0-7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
- 0 . 1
-0.2
-0.3
PERCENT
(ANNUAL
CHANGE
RATE.
PERCENT
(ANNUAL
PERCENT
1964
1965
1966
CHANGE
RATE.
OVER
OVER
1968
5
SPAN
ADJUSTED)
6-MONTH
SPAN
ARITH.
SCALE
6
ADJUSTED)
12-MONTH
1969
1J Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
3-MONTH
SEASONALLY
CHANGE
1967
OVER
SEASONALLY
1970
SPAN 1 /
1971
1972
1973
Chart 3. Total for
1964
1965
1966
Index and its rates of change, 1964(1967=100)
1967
1968
1969
1J Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
6
1970
1971
1972
1973
Chart 4. Services index and its rates of chanes
(1967=100)
SEMILOG
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
flRITHSCflLE
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
flRITH.
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8
6
4
2
0
UNITE
BUREA
STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OF LABOR STATISTICS
7
1964-73
T a b l e 1. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x - U n i t e d States c i t y a v e r a g e f o r u r b a n w a g e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , b y c o m m o d i t y and s e r v i c e g r o u p s ,
and e x p e n d i t u r e c l a s s e s
Relative
importance
Group
December
1972
Unadjusted indexe:S
1967= 100 u n l e s s
o t h e r w i s e noted
June
July
1973
1973
Unadjusted
percent change to
July 1973 f r o m —
July
June
1972
1973
Seasonally adjusted
p e r c e n t change f ro m
A p r i l to
May
M a y to
June
June to
July
C o m m o d i t y and s e r v i c e g r o u p s
132.4
154.0
132..7
154.. 4
5,. 7
62.552
129.4
129..7
7.. 0
.2
22.492
17.494
2. 243
6.016
2.685
2.999
3.552
4.998
139.8
139.9
123.0
156.5
124. 1
151. 7
127.7
139.8
140..9
140..9
123.. 5
157.. 8
124.. 1
153..7
128..5
140..9
13.. 4
15.. 1
8.. 0
21.. 5
6.. 3
19.. 7
11.. 4
7..3
.8
. 7
.4
.8
100.000
All items
A l l i t e m s (1957-59= 100)
-
Commodities
Food
F o o d at h o m e
C e r e a l s and b a k e r y p r o d u c t s
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and f i s h
Dairy products
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
O t h e r f o o d s at h o m e
F o o d away f r o m h o m e
Commodities less food
Nondurables l e s s food
Apparel commodities1
M e n ' s and b o y s '
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s '
Footwear
N o n d u r a b l e s l e s s f o o d and a p p a r e l
G a s o l i n e and m o t o r o i l
Tobacco products
Alcoholic beverages
F u e l o i l and c o a l
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New c a r s
Used c a r s
Other durables
Services
Rent
S e r v i c e s l e s s rent
Household s e r v i c e s l e s s rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other s e r v i c e s
Special indexes:
All items l e s s food
Nondurable c o m m o d i t i e s
Apparel commodities l e s s footwear
Services less medical care services
I n s u r a n c e and finance
Utilities and p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
H o u s e k e e p i n g and h o m e m a i n t e n a n c e
service
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0. 6
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1.3
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123.7
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8 . 960
2.799
3.982
1.572
14.455
2.902
2 . 103
2.459
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6.335
124.7
127.2
127. 1
127. 1
130.0
123. 3
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137.3
122.3
131.6
120.6
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126.0
125..4
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129..9
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122..8
131..7
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4.. 2
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2.060
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122.3
119.2
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122.3
127.8
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32.389
15.486
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138. 1
123.9
140.7
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143.6
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129.4
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132.4
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All i t e m s
100.000
132.4
132. 7
5. 7
0.2
0. 6
0.6
Food -
22.492
139.8
140. 9
13. 4
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1. 1
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Homeownership3
F u e l and utilitie s4
G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and o p e r a t i o n
33.859
21. 830
5.059
16.355
4.708
2.434
7 . 321
133.9
139.4
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126.8
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Private
Public
13.134
11.665
1.469
124.6
122.4
144.9
124. 8
122. 6
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. 2
. 3
*. 2
. 1
*. 3
.3
. 2
78.170
93.553
9 6 . 298
15.519
2.060
130.6
132.2
131.7
140.4
162. 2
131.
132.
132.
141.
163.
0
5
0
5
0
6.
5.
5.
15.
18.
4
9
9
8
1
.3
.2
.2
.8
.5
6
6
6
9
1
.5
. 6
. 5
• 1.6
*. 6
.3
.2
.4
*. 8
*. 5
-5. 4
-. 1
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and r e c r e a t i o n
O t h e r g o o d s and s e r v i c e s
Special indexes:
All items l e s s shelter
All items l e s s medical care
All items l e s s mortagage interest costs CPJ — d o m e s t i c a l l y p r o d u c e d f a r m f o o d s 5
CPI - selected b e e f c u t s 6
Purchasing p o w e r of c o n s u m e r d o l l a r :
1967=$1.00
- 1957-59=$ 1 . 0 0
—
-
$0,755
.649
2
7
3
2
7
5
0
$0,754
.648
0
A l s o i n c l u d e s i n f a n t s ' w e a r , s e w i n g m a t e r i a l s , and j e w e l r y n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
A l s o i n c l u d e s h o t e l and m o t e l r a t e s n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
I n c l u d e s h o m e p u r c h a s e , m o r t g a g e i n t e r e s t , t a x e s , i n s u r a n c e , and m a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r s .
4
A l s o i n c l u d e s r e s i d e n t i a l t e l e p h o n e , f u e l o i l , c o a l , w a t e r , and s e w e r a g e s e r v i c e n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
5
C a l c u l a t e d f r o m the C P I f o o d at h o m e c o m p o n e n t b y e x c l u d i n g f i s h , n o n a l c o h o l i c b e v e r a g e s , b a n a n a s ,
about half o f the i n d e x w e i g h t f o r s u g a r .
6
C a l c u l a t e d f r o m the C P I b e e f and v e a l c o m p o n e n t b y e x c l u d i n g v e a l c u t l e t s and b e e f l i v e r .
* Not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d .
N O T E : Index a p p l i e s to m o n t h a s a w h o l e , n o t t o any s p e c i f i c d a t e .
0.2
0
_
-
1
2
3
8
c h o c o l a t e c a n d y b a r s , c h o c o l a t e s y r u p and
T a b l e 2. C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index—United States c i t y a v e r a g e f o r u r b a n w a g e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l
b y c o m m o d i t y and s e r v i c e g r o u p s , and e x p e n d i t u r e c l a s s e s
workers,
Seasonally adjusted indexes
(1967: si 00)
Group
S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d annual rate
p e r c e n t clhange f o r
3 m o n t h s ending in
6 m o n t h s ending in
April
1973
May
1973
June
1973
_
_
_
_
4.. 2
4. 0
9. 2
5. 7
4. 1
127.4
128.3
129. 1
129.4
4.. 4
5. 0
12. 1
6. 4
4. 7
9. 3
136.4
136. 1
119. 8
154. 8
137.9
137.6
122. 0
155.9
139.2
139. 2
123. 0
156. 0
139.9
139-5
123.4
155. 8
7. 3
7., 8
1..4
10.4
11.
14.
6.
19.
3
0
1
2
25.
29.
12.
61.
10.7
10. 4
12. 6
2. 6
9. 3
10. 8
3. 7
14.7
17. 8
19.5
12.4
28. 8
121. 8
140.4
124.2
137. 0
123.2
141.6
126.7
139.0
124. 1
146. 3
130.2
139.9
124. 1
148.2
129.9
140.9
1. 0
19.0
3. 5
4. 3
7.
7.
15.
4.
0
6
8
9
9. 4
29.2
7. 4
8. 3
7.
24.
19.
11.
4.
13.
9.
4.
0
2
5
6
8.6
26.6
13.4
10. 1
2. 0
5. 1
2. 4
4.5
July
1973
October
1972
January
1973
April
1973
July
1973
January
1973
July
1973
C o m m o d i t y and s e r v i c e g r o u p s
All items
Commodities
Food
F o o d at h o m e
C e r e a l s and b a k e r y p r o d u c t s
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and f i s h
D a i r y p r o d u c t s (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
O t h e r f o o d s at h o m e
F o o d away f r o m h o m e
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities 1
M e n ' s and b o y s '
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s '
Footwear
N o n d u r a b l e s l e s s f o o d and a p p a r e l
G a s o l i n e and m o t o r o i l
T o b a c c o p r o d u c t s (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
A l c o h o l i c b e v e r a g e s (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
F u e l o i l and c o a l
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New c a r s
U s e d c a r s (not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) —
Other durables
S e r v i c e s (not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
R e n t (not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
S e r v i c e s l e s s rent (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
H o u s e h o l d s e r v i c e s l e s s rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
O t h e r s e r v i c e s (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable c o m m o d i t i e s
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services
(not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
I n s u r a n c e and f i n a n c e
Utilities and p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
H o u s e k e e p i n g and h o m e m a i n t e n a n c e s e r v i c e
A p p l i a n c e s (including r a d i o and T . V . )
(not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
I
1
1
1
122.4
122.9
123. 5
123.6
2..7
123.4
126. 3
125. 5
126. 8
129.4
121. 8
115.4
123.9
126.7
126. 1
126. 8
129.9
122. 3
116.6
124.7
127. 1
126.6
127.4
129.9
123.4
119.6
!
124.9
127.0
126.4
126. 8
130.4
123.5
119.5
3.. 0
5.. 0
5.. 0
5..3
3..6
3.. 1
8.. 4
136.5
137.0
137. 3
I
137.8
121. 6
127.9
119.9
121.7
129.3
119.9
122.3
132.0
120.4
!
|
|
122.8
132.1
120.6
121.4
117. 6
110. 9
117.3
127. 9
121.7
118.3
111. 1
120.6
128.0
121. 8
119. 0
111.4
122. 3
127.9
122. 0
119.3
112.0
122.7
127. 8
137. 0
123.0
137.5
123.5
138. 1
123. 9
138.4
124.3
3..3
3..7
139. 6
143. 3
136.0
142.4
140. 1
144. 3
136.5
142. 8
140.7
145. 2
136.9
143. 5
141.0
145.4
137.0
143.6
3.. 3
3.. 2
1.. 8
6..5
129.9
130.6
131. 3
131.7
3..9
3. 5
129. 1
129. 7
125. 8
129.7
130.6
126.0
130. 2
131. 7
126. 6
130.4
132. 1
126.3
2. 9
5.. 4
4. .7
2. 2
6. 7
1. 3
136.2
145. 8
128. 7
150. 2
136.7
146.6
129.2
151. 1
137. 3
147. 1
129.4
152. 3
137.6
147.2
129.5
153. 1
3. 0
1..4
4., 2
3.. 4
3. 3
0
2. 5
6. 7
3.
1.
2.
5.
105.4
105.4
105.4
105.4
1
!
!
j
2.
1.
5.
-1.
2.
2.
5.
4
4
2
6
8
1
7
9
4. 0
7.4
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
7. 1
7. 3
3..6
10.4
8., i
6. 8
13. 9
.9
3
7.. 0
3. 9
3
5.4
2.,4
1.,7
2.. 4
1. 3
4. 8
1. 4
3. 0
29. 0
3. 4
4. 0
13. 8
2. 4
1. 8
3. 2
1. 9
3.5
21.2
2.9
7
1
1
6
5. 1
4 . .5
5.,2
16. 9
3. 5
2.
5.
4.
19.
0
9
0
7
3
1. 2
9
-4. 6
2
6
3. 5
5. 2
4.6
18. 3
1.6
3. 3
4. 1
3. 9
5. 0
4. 2
4. 3
3. 3
3. 9
4. 0
4. 7
1
0
0
4
3. 3
3. 9
5
4. 7
3. 9
4.4
2. 5
3. 3
5. 7
5. 7
3. 7
5. 7
5. 1
15. 5
7. 3
4. 1
7. 6
6
2. 6
6. 0
3. 0
4.6
11.5
4.4
4.
3.
2.
7.
3. 2
7
3. 4
5. 0
4. 0
2. 9
2.5
6.7
0
- 2
-.6
2.,4
2., 1
-10.0
9. 2
.3
.4
0
1.
1.
-8.
-1.
3.
4.
-4.
2.
-
2
6
6
9
8
3.
2.
2.
3.
8
8
1
2
9
9
5
5
-1. 1
5.
2.
2.
0
3.
5.
15.
4.
6.
3.
3.
0
2
9
1
7
0
2
9
5
9
2.
3.
5.
2.
2.
2.
6.
5
0
0
1
9
7
8
6. 0
4. 7
3. 2
5. 1
5.6
6. 3
14. 5
Expenditure c l a s s e s
_
_
4 .. 2
4. 0
9. 2
5. 7
4. 1
7.4
136.4
137. 9
139.2
139-9
7. 3
11. 3
25. 4
10. 7
9. 3
17. 8
132. 8
138. 1
123. 0
143. 6
124. 7
124.9
123.5
133.3
139.0
123.5
144.6
125.3
125.2
123.7
133.9
139. 5
123. 9
145. 1
125.9
125.5
124. 3
134.2
139.7
124.3
145.3
125.8
126.0
124.9
2. 8
2..7
3. 7
2. 6
3.,7
2.,7
2. 7
3.
3.
4.
2.
5.
7.
2.
4.
3.
5.
2.
6.
3.
3.
4.
4.
4.
4.
3.
3.
4.
3
7
3
8
6
6
6
3. 0
2. 8
3. 9
2. 6
4. 4
5. 2
2. 7
4. 3
4. 1
4. 7
3. 8
5. 1
3.4
3. 8
A p p a r e l and u p k e e p
125. 9
126.2
126.7
126.7
4. 3
2. 0
6. 6
2. 6
3. 1
4.6
Transportation
Private
Public
122. 8
120. 7
143. 3
123. 3
121. 1
144.0
124. 1
121. 9
144. 5
124.6
122.2
144.6
2. 7
3., j
5. 7
7
0
-3. 8
7. 5
8. 4
-. 8
6. 0
5. 1
3. 7
1. 0
1. 5
8
6.7
6.7
1.4
129.2
135. 9
123. 8
125.2
128.5
129.6
136.3
124.4
125.5
128.9
130.0
136.9
124.9
125. 8
129. 3
130.3
137.0
125.3
126.2
129.5
2.
5.
2.
3.
9
5
7
0
6
1. 9
3. 0
3. 4
3
2. 2
4.
2.
6.
3.
5.
3.
3.
4.
3.
3.
4
3
9
2
1
2. 4
4. 3
3. 0
lm 6
1. 4
4. 0
2.7
5. 8
3.6
4.5
128. 8
130. 5
130. 0
129.6
131.3
130.8
130.3
132. 1
131.4
130.7
132.4
131.9
4. 3
3. 9
3. 9
4. 6
4. 5
3. 9
10.6
9. 4
10. 1
6. 0
6. 0
6. 0
4. 4
4. 2
3. 9
8. 3
7. 7
8. 0
137. 0
138.2
140.4
141.5
1. 0
16. 3
34. 6
13. 8
8. 4
23.7
161.5
161.3
162.2
163.0
-7. 9
20. 3
69. 2
3. 8
5. 3
32.5
All items
-
Food
— —
H o u s i n g (not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
Shelter2
R e n t (not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
Homeowership3
F u e l and u t i l i t i e s 4
G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and o p e r a t i o n
~
- -
—
Health and r e c r e a t i o n (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
Medical care
P e r s o n a l c a r e (not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
R e a d i n g and r e c r e a t i o n
O t h e r g o o d s and s e r v i c e s
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs
CPI - domestically produced farm foods
(not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d )
C P I - s e l e c t e d b e e f c « t s (not s e a s o n a l l y
adjusted)
1
2
3
4
_
A l s o i n c l u d e s i n f a n t s ' w e ^ r , s e w i n g m a t e r i a l s , and j e w e l r y not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
A l s o i n c l u d e s h o t e l and m o t e l r a t e s not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
I n c l u d e s h o m e p u r c h a s e , m o r t g a g e i n t e r e s t , t a x e s , i n s u r a n c e , and m a i n t e n a n c e a n d r e p a i r s .
A l s o i n c l u d e s r e s i d e n t i a l t e l e p h o n e , f u e l o i l , c o a l , a n d s e w e r a g e s e r v i c e not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
NOTE:
Index a p p l i e s to m o n t h a s a w h o l e , not to a n y s p e c i f i c d a t e .
9
1
0
1
6
0
8
7
3
6
0
8
7
3
0
5
1
7
9
8
T a b l e 3. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x — U n i t e d States and s e l e c t e d a r e a s f o r u r b a n w a g e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
percent changes f r o m selected dates
Indexes
Pricing
Schedule2
1967=100
U. S. c i t y a v e r a g e M
M
M
M
M
July
1972
154. 4
5. 7
1. 5
0.2
149.
153.
151.
165.
157.
5. 6
5. 6
5. 2
5.9
6. 1
1.
1.
1.
1.
1.
-.
.
.
.
.
4
8
1
1
8
3
8
8
6
5
1
5
1
6
160.
150.
154.
152.
133.
132.
130.
130.
130.
126.
133.
2
7
6
0
7
3
3
146. 8
148.4
155. 3
3 146.
4
3 141.
1
4137.
3
6
6
9
5
8
1
7
5.
5.
6.
5.
1.
.
1.
1.
6
0
1
7
5.
5.
4.
5.
5.
6.
6.
6
2
8
9
7
3
1
June
1972
June 1973
132.
133.
130.
127.
129.
128.
130.
April
1973
May
1972
149. 9
152. 5
155. 1
148. 5
5 137.
154. 0
149. 7
155. 5
2
1
7
2
0
July
1972
6
5
2
5
M a y 1973
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu
Kansas City
St. L o u i s
San F r a n c i s c o r - O a k l a n d -
June
1973
131.
133.
129.
139.
134.
134.
131.
133.
132.
Cleveland —
Dallas
Milwaukee —
San D i e g o —
Seattle
Washington -
April
1973
132. 7
July 1973
Minneapolis—St.
Pittsburgh
m o s t r e c e n t index and
r e r c e n i cnange x r o m :
Other
bases
1957-59=100
July 1973
Chicago
Detroit
L o s Angeles—Long B e a c h
N. Y . - N o r t h e a s t e r n N. J. Philadelphia
items
6.3
6. 5
5. 1
4. 3
4. 8
5. 1
5. 3
5
2
1
5
1
1
3
8
8
1
February
1973
2. 2
2.2
2. 3
2.4
2.0
2. 6
2. 0
March
1973
1.
1.
.
1.
1.
1.
1.
9
3
8
2
9
5
6
1 A r e a c o v e r a g e i n c l u d e s the u r b a n p o r t i o n of the c o r r e s p o n d i n g Standard M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a (SMSA) e x c e p t f o r N e w Y o r k and
Chicago
w h e r e the m o r e e x t e n s i v e Standard C o n s o l i d a t e d A r e a s a r e u s e d . A r e a d e f i n i t i o n s a r e t h o s e e s t a b l i s h e d f o r the I960 C e n s u s and d o not i n c l u d e
revisions made since I960.
2 Foods,
f u e l s , and s e v e r a l o t h e r i t e m s p r i c e d e v e r y month in a l l c i t i e s ; m o s t o t h e r g o o d s and s e r v i c e s p r i c e d as i n d i c a t e d :
M - Every month.
1 - J a n u a r y , A p r i l , July, and O c t o b e r .
2 - F e b r u a r y , M a y , A u g u s t , and N o v e m b e r .
3 - M a r c h , June, S e p t e m b e r , and D e c e m b e r .
3
N o v e m b e r 1963 = 100.
4
February 1965-100.
5 December
1963-100.
N O T E : T h e C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index c a n n o t b e u s e d f o r m e a s u r i n g d i f f e r e n c e s in l i v i n g c o s t s
E s t i m a t e s o f d i f f e r e n c e s in l i v i n g c o s t s a m o n g a r e a s a r e found in the f a m i l y b u d g e t s .
a m o n g a r e a s ; it i n d i c a t e s p r i c e c h a n g e within a r e a s .
T a b l e 4. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x — U n i t e d States and s e l e c t e d a r e a s 1 f o r u r b a n w a g e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
June 1973 t o July 1973
U. S. c i t y
average
Group
All items —
—
-
—
Food
Housing
A p p a r e l and u p k e e p -••
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
Medical care Personal care
Reading and r e c r e a t i o n
Other g o o d s and s e r v i c e s 1
2
S e e f o o t n o t e 1,
Not available.
table
-
—
~
- —
Chicago
Detroit
0. 2
-0. 2
0. 1
. 8
. 2
-. 8
.2
. 2
. 2
. 3
. 2
. 4
. 4
-. 5
-2. 0
. 1
. 2
. 4
(2)
. 3
1
3.
10
1.
0
-2.
.
.
.
0
4
2
2
3
(2)
0
.4
m a j o r groups, p e r c e n t change f r o m
Los AngelesLong Beach
New Y o r k Northeastern
New J e r s e y
Philadelphia
0. 5
0. 1
0. 1
. 4
. 5
-. 6
. 8
. 6
. 5
2
. 9
-. 1
-1. 7
0
. i
. 1
2
. 8
. 4
-2. 4
. l
. 3
. 5
2
. 6
-. 4
. 9
-.6
. 5
(. )8
()
()
T a b l e 5 . C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x - U n i t e d States and s e l e c t e d a r e a s 1 f o r urban wage e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
July 1973, I n d e x and p e r c e n t c h a n g e s ^
A p r i l 1973
Group
U.S.
city
average
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Los
AngelesLong
Beach
commodity groups,
Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Indexes (1967=100)
All items
132.7
134. 1
131. 4
133.8
131. 5
129. 1
133. 1
139. 1
134.8
132.6
Food
F o o d at h o m e
C e r e a l s and b a k e r y p r o d u c t s M e a t s , p o u l t r y and f i s h
Dairy products
140.9
140.9
123. 5
157.8
124. 1
153.7
128. 5
140.9
139.4
139.8
124. 7
156.4
122.8
149.8
127. 7
137.5
142. 0
142. 5
128. 7
158. 1
124.9
152. 3
130. 6
140. 1
142. 7
143.8
128. 2
164.0
123.6
147. 2
129. 5
138. 0
141.
139.
119.
160.
125.
145.
126.
150.
7
2
0
1
7
6
3
2
136. 1
136. 9
120. 5
157. 1
120. 4
143.6
125. 7
133.8
141. 7
140.9
135. 1
162. 0
125.8
142. 9
129. 3
145. 2
145. 0
144. 4
124.8
158. 1
127.9
159. 2
132. 0
146.9
141.8
140. 9
125.8
157.8
124. 3
149. 4
128. 4
145. 7
141'. 4
140.6
121.7
154.8
122. 1
158.8
130. 5
146. 3
Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
F u e l and u t i l i t i e s
F u e l o i l and c o a l
G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and
operation
134.2
139. 7
124. 3
145. 2
125. 7
131. 7
125. 5
138. 4
145.8
136.0
150. 0
126.6
136. 7
126. 1
127. 6
131. 3
122. 5
135. 1
119. 1
125. 5
120.0
136. 5
146.l 7
( )
131. 0
133.8
121. 9
137. 4
129. 2
136. 1
163.
132.
134.
134.
0
4
3
1
137. 1
146.6
129.8
150.9
126. 6
2129.3
132. 1
133. 7
142. 5
119.8
148.8
121. 0
120. 1
136. 0
141.7
122. 7
144.9
131. 3
130. 6
130. 6
143.6
151. 2
(')
151.
120.
125.
121.
133. 3
139.7
112. 5
149.0
118. 2
125. 0
130. 5
121. 5
116. 0
129. 3
121. 9
122.4
130.4
126. 2
123. 3
A p p a r e l and u p k e e p
M e n ' s and b o y s '
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s ' —
- —
Footwear
- —
125.8
125. 4
125. 5
129.9
127. 2
123. 3
127.9
128.8
123.
119.
126.
124.
3
3
1
2
119. 1
120.0
110.8
130.8
126.6
119. 0
133. 0
128.8
122.
117.
125.
128.
124.
124.
124.
130.
123.
125.
120.
126.
122.
121.
119.
126.
125.
123.
127.
128.
Transportation
Private
Public
124.8
122.6
144.9
123. 3
120. 6
140. 2
128. 8
123.8
160. 6
125. 0
123. 0
149. 4
117. 3
114. 7
159.9
124. 9
125. 2
119. 4
121. 6
121. 0
130.9
136. 1
128.9
163.6
128. 4
125.9
143. 6
125. 0
122.8
139. 3
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
Medical care
Personal care
R e a d i n g and r e c r e a t i o n
O t h e r g o o d s and s e r v i c e s
130. 3
137. 3
125. 3
126.2
129. 5
130.8
138. 2
124. 6
131. 7
125. 7
131. 3
136. 5
0)
127.8
132. 1
133.
148.
128.
126.
124.
132. 4
139.9
129. 6
125. 4
130.9
125. 0
134.8
n
117.9
122. 3
131.9
131. 5
127. 7
133.9
131.8
135. 6
144. 4
(')
129. 1
138. 1
134.
148.
124.
128.
130.
130. 5
133.8
120.8
127. 6
134. 4
O t h e r f o o d at h o m c ^ ^
F o o d away f r o m h o m e —
2
0
0
7
5
3
7
5
6
3
5
4
4
7
5
5
4
9
3
2
7
2
0
4
5
2
2
4
0
5
125. 6
5
1
6
2
P e r c e n t c h a n g e s A p r i l 1973 to July 1973
All items
1.5
1. 3
1. 2
1. 1
0.8
1.7
1.8
1.2
1.0
1. 1
Food
F o o d at h o m e
C e r e a l s and b a k e r y
products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and f i s h
Dairy products
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
Other f o o d at h o m e
F o o d away f r o m h o m e
3. 2
3. 3
2.8
3. 0
3. 4
3. 4
3. 3
3. 3
3. 2
3. 4
2.8
2. 2
3. 7
3. 7
3. 3
3. 7
2. 7
2.8
3. 5
3.6
2. 7
1.5
1.9
8.4
3. 4
2.8
4.8
1.6
1. 1
5.9
3. 5
1.9
2. 1
2. 5
1.7
8.9
3. 2
3. 3
2. 7
1.3
2. 1
10. 5
3. 0
2. 7
2.8
2. 0
2.8
7.9
3. 4
2. 3
2. 7
1.0
. 5
7. 1
.8
4. 7
3.8
2. 7
2. 3
7. 0
3. 4
4. 2
3. 1
2. 3
2.9
7. 3
4. 4
1.9
2. 7
1.7
1.4
5.0
4. 3
2. 1
3. 3
. 3
3.8
9.4
5. 2
2. 7
Housing
Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
F u e l and u t i l i t i e s
F u e l o i l and c o a l
G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and
operation
1. 1
1. 2
1. 1
1. 1
. 5
2. 7
0.0
1.0
. 4
. 7
. 2
3. 3
7. 7
1.8
. 2
. 2
.9
-1. 2
. 6
1.2
. 8
.9
1.5
(M
1.6
-. 1
-. 2
0.0
1.6
1.7
. 9
1.8
.6
.8
1.5
3.9
2. 3
1. 1
.9
.9
.7
2. 3
5.6
2. 7
. 4
. 1
1.2
3
. 2
1. 1
.8
.9
.9
1.3
A p p a r e l and u p k e e p
M e n ' s and b o y s '
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s '
Footwear
0.0
4
-. 4
. 2
-. 7
-1.0
. 4
-4.9
Transportation
Private
Public
1.8
1.9
. 7
H e a l t h and r e c r e a t i o n
Medical care
Personal care
R e a d i n g and r e c r e a t i o n
O t h e r g o o d s and s e r v i c e s
.9
.8
1.2
.8
1.0
1
2
3
-
-3.8
.8
1.5
1.9
. 4
2. 1
.6
5. 3
. 2
.9
1.5
1. 2
.8
-1.9
-1.7
-4. 3
. 2
-2.9
-.9
-7. 7
. 5
-2.9
-1.6
-7. 0
-. 2
. 1
-.8
0.0
0.0
1. 1
-1.3
3.8
1
-1.5
-2. 5
-2. 3
-1.6
-2. 6
-2. 7
-3. 3
-3.9
-.8
. 3
-1.9
-2. 1
1.7
1.9
1.4
1.9
2. 3
. 1
1.9
2. 1
.6
.9
1. 1
. 1
2. 5
2. 5
1.8
1. 1
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.3
. 2
1.2
1.5
. 1
1.2
1.2
.9
. 5
. 5
. 2
. 5
.6
1.0
1.0
(M
.9
1.0
.4
1.0
.8
-. 2
1
. 7
. 4
. 4
1.8
. 5
1. 1
1.0
(M
1.9
.8
.8
. 5
2. 1
. 5
.8
. 7
.9
(M
-. 3
1.5
.8
. 7
1.4
. 5
.6
. 1
.9
.8
-1. 1
. 1
3
1. 4
-
Not a v a i l a b l e .
R e v i s e d i n d e x June 1 9 7 3 = 1 2 8 . 3 .
Change f r o m M a y 1973.
11
.
.
.
.
-2.
3
3
4
1
4
3
.9
.8
3
n
. 1
T a b l e 6. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x — U n i t e d States
July 1973, and p e r c e n t c h a n g e s f r o m June 197
s e l e c t e d a r e a s f o r urban w a g e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
m d its subgroups,
F o o d at h o m e
Total
food
Area1
Total
Cereals
and
bakery
products
Meats,
poultry,
and f i s h
Dairy
products
Fruits
and
vegetables
Other
foods
at h o m e
Food
away
from
home
Indexes (1967-100)
U. S. c i t y a v e r a g e -
140. 9
140. 9
123. 5
157. 8
124. 1
153. 7
128.5
14d. 9
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago —
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu —
Houston
K a n s a s City
L o s Angeles—Long B e a c h
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. P a u l
N. Y . - N o r t h e a s t e r n N. J.
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. L o u i s
San D i e g o
San F r a n c i s c c r - O a k l a n d
Seattle
Washington
143.9
143. 1
139.4
140. 3
142. 0
143.2
142. 0
140. 0
142. 7
134. 0
141. 7
141. 2
136. 1
137. 5
141. 7
145. 0
141. 8
141.4
140. 4
138. 9
138. 3
136. 2
145. 6
143. 7
143. 9
139. 8
139. 7
142. 5
144. 8
142. 9
138. 5
143. 8
132.4
139.2
141.4
136. 9
137. 8
140. 9
144. 4
140. 9
140. 6
140.2
137. 6
139. 9
136.3
144. 0
127. 9
122. 1
124. 7
123. 9
128. 7
125. 6
122. 0
120. 9
128. 2
115. 6
119. 0
125. 9
120. 5
125.4
135. 1
124. 8
125. 8
121. 7
130. 1
119. 1
118. 6
119. 6
127. 0
160. 6
159.4
156.4
155. 8
158. 1
158. 3
162. 1
158. 1
164.0
144. 7
160. 1
159.3
157. 1
155. 1
162. 0
158. 1
157. 8
154. 8
152. 1
160. 6
155. 0
155.0
158. 6
129.3
126. 9
122. 8
123. 9
124. 9
129.0
129. 9
116.8
123.6
127.4
125.7
135. 1
120.4
121. 7
125. 8
127. 9
124. 3
122. 1
124. 9
120.2
121. 7
123. 9
120. 7
160. 8
161.3
149. 8
153.2
152.3
160.5
153.4
147.6
147.2
134.4
145.6
143.2
143.6
148.0
142. 9
159.2
149.4
158. 8
159.2
142.3
153. 8
140. 7
163.6
129. 3
130. 6
127. 7
126. 0
130. 6
131. 9
126. 8
127. 5
129. 5
125.2
126. 3
129. 5
125. 7
125.0
129. 3
132.0
128.4
130. 5
124. 9
124. 2
130.2
126. 8
132. 3
144. 4
140. 1
137. 5
143. 8
140. 1
137. 3
137. 8
145. 3
138.0
138. 7
150.2
140. 5
133.2 8
()
145.2
146. 9
145. 7
146.3
141.2 6
()
132. 7
135. 8
149. 5
P e r c e n t c h a n g e s June 1973 t o July 1973
U. S. c i t y a v e r a g e
0. 8
0., 7
0.4
0.. 8
0. 0
1. 3
0. 6
0. 8
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
—
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
—
Houston
K a n s a s City
- - —
L o s A n g e l e s Long B e a c h
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. P a u l
N. Y. - N o r t h e a s t e r n N. J.
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. L o u i s
— —
San D i e g o
San F r a n c i s c o — O a k l a n d
Seattle
Washington
1. 1
1. 0
.6
. 1
. 4
. 5
1. 1
. 6
1. 0
. 4
1. 0
1. 0
.4
1.0
1. 3
. 9
. 8
1. 2
1. 2
. 5
. 6
. 7
1. 3
8
1. 2
6
1
2
6
1., 3
7
1. 0
5
1. 0
1. 1
0
1. 3
1. 1
1. 0
9
1. 2
1. 4
3
4
5
1
1. 3
. 1
1. 1
. 6
1.3
-. 2
. 2
. 2
. 9
. 5
. 2
.2
0
.6
1. 0
. 6
j 3
6
8
1. 0
7
7
1. 1
1. 6
1. 9
3
1. 2
2. 0
5
2. 4
4
7
8
1. 2
1. 2
6
9
8
6
1
2
7
1
-. 7
4.2
. 3
-2.5
5
. 8
3.5
.3
1. 5
1.0
2.2
1.3
-1.0
.4
1.0
1. 3
1. 8
3.5
3.4
.6
-.5
1.0
1.6
9
8
1
2
2. 4
1. 0
3
5
3
2. 0
. 6
. 6
. 8
1. 2
. 4
. 4
. 3
. 7
. 6
. 7
. 5
1.2 7
1
2
-
-
. l
. 7
. 3
. 3
.4
. 2
See f o o t n o t e 1, table 3.
Not a v a i l a b l e .
12
0
1
2. 2
3
1
9
2
4
0
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
2
-- 4
__
9
9
1. 1
1
5
1. 1
1. 0
2
0
5
0
8
()
2. 3
. 4
. 3
1. 1
. 6
2
()
1. 1
1.0
1.9
Table 7. Consumer Price Index-United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical worke
food items, July 1973 indexes and p e r c e n t changes from selected dates
(1967=100)
P e r c e n t c h a n g e to July 1973
from—
Index
Unadjusted
Food
Food away from home
Restaurant m e a l s
.
Snacks
_
Food at home
—
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
—- . . .
.
-.Cracker m e a l
Corn flakes _
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat ..—
Cookies
Layer cakes
Cinnamon rolls
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin
Steak, porterhouse
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, f r e s h or frozen —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, f r e s h , delivered
Milk, f r e s h , skim
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American p r o c e s s
Butter - .
—
-
-
-
-
. -
140. 9
140. 9
141. 7
137.4
140.9
123. 5
117.7
142.9
105.4
127. 5
121.6
128.2
113. 5
127. 1
129. 0
157. 8
157. 8
164. 3
160.4
151. 8
154.4
156. 1
164.4
173.6
171.6
156.8
189. 8
153.4
150.9
155.9
169. 1
140.9
159. 1
149.6
149.9
146. 5
156. 5
140. 9
157. 0
149. 6
149. 0
154.6
158. 2
147. 3
145.4
163. 8
158. 1
190. 1
145. 8
161. 7
124. 1
122. 9
127. 2
130.9
134. 1
110. 3
136. 3
102. 6
See footnote at end of table.
13
June 1973
J u l y 1972
July 1973
Item and group
Seasonally
adjusted
139.9
140. 9
141.7
137.4
139. 5
123.4
117. 8
142. 6
105. 7
127. 5
122. 0
128. 3
112. 8
127. 1
129. 0
155. 8
155.6
161. 7
158. 5
146. 8
149.6
155. 6
161. 8
171. 7
169. 7
154. 6
187. 0
150. 5
146.6
153. 0
167. 8
142. 9
158. 9
147. 7
149. 6
144. 1
156. 2
142. 8
156.4
149. 0
148. 6
150. 8
152. 9
146. 4
145. 7
164. 1
157. 5
189. 9
146.4
163. 0
-
123. 0
-
130. 9
133.4
110. 3
136. 0
102. 8
Unadjusted
13. 4
7. 3
7.9
4. 8
15. 1
8. 0
18.6
5. 2
5.4
16. 3
7.9
7. 1
3. 3
5. 7
6.9
21. 5
20. 2
17.9
16. 8
10. 9
10. 9
15. 1
16. 6
25. 4
23.7
17. 9
15.4
23.7
15. 5
19. 8
31. 0
23. 7
29.7
28. 6
20. 9
11. 3
25. 8
24. 7
21. 8
18. 0
24. 9
38. 3
41. 9
29.6
30. 3
15.4
15. 8
25. 5
9.4
10. 3
6. 3
5. 9
5. 7
7.4
13. 5
3. 6
9. 5
-2. 0
Unadjusted
0. 8
. 8
- 9
.6
. 7
. 4
. 5
. 2
.4
.6
. 2
. 5
1. 6
. 5
1
. 8
. 7
. 5
1.4
. 3
. 6
. 8
.6
. 6
-. 3
. 4
. 7
1. 3
1. 4
1. 4
1. 3
.9
. 7
1. 6
. 5
1.9
1
. 1
. 3
1
. 6
2. 5
2. 9
1. 3
1. 8
. 1
. 8
. 3
. 8
-1. 3
0
. 1
. 1
1
. 4
-. 3
. 3
0
Seasonally
adjusted
0.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
0
5
7
9
5
2
3
8
3
5
6
2
1
7
6
1
4
-. 5
. 8
-2. 1
-1. 6
1. 2
-1. 3
-1. 0
-. 9
-. 8
-. 2
-1. 1
-1.9
-1. 1
. 8
1. 1
-. 6
. 8
. 3
.9
. 1
. 9
-. 1
3
. 4
1. 0
1. 0
. 7
2. 0
. 4
. 8
. 2
1. 5
7
-
. 2
-
.
.
-.
.
0
2
2
4
4
T a b l e 7. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x - U n i t e d States and a v e r a g e f o r urban wage e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
f o o d i t e m s , July 197 3 i n d e x e s and p e r c e n t c h a n g e s f r o m s e l e c t e d dates—Continued
(1967-100)
P e r c e n t c h a n g e to J u l y 1973
from
Index
July 197 3
Item and g r o u p
Unadjus ted
Food—Continued
F o o d at h o m e — C o n t i n u e d
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
F r e s h f r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
F r e s h fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, f r e s h
Grapefruit
Grapes
Strawberries
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Peppers, green
Tomatoes
P r o c e s s e d f r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s
Fruit cocktail, canned
P e a r s , canned
Pineapple-grapefruit juice drink
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen
B e e t s , canned
P e a s , green, canned
T o m a t o e s , canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen
O t h e r f o o d at h o m e
Eggs
F a t s and o i l s :
Margarine
Salad d r e s s i n g , Italian
Salad o r c o o k i n g o i l
S u g a r and s w e e t s
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate f l a v o r e d
Nonalcoholic beverages
C o f f e e , can and b a g
C o f f e e , instant
Tea
Carbonated drink, cola flavored
Carbonated drink, fruit flavored
P r e p a r e d and p a r t i a l l y p r e p a r e d f o o d s
Bean soup, canned
Chicken soup, canned
Spaghetti, c a n n e d
M a s h e d p o t a t o e s , instant
Potatoes, french fried, frozen
Baby foods
Sweet pickle r e l i s h
Pretzels
!
I
-
—
Seasonally
adjusted
164. 8
184.9
248. 6
175. 4
156. 5
167. 1
143. 2
159. 0
127. 9
188. 5
144. 9
166. 2
161. 3
127. 6
129. 2
125. 0
119. 6
136. 0
119. 0
139. 4
110. 2
125. 1
151. 0
122. 6
128. 5
151. 3
148. 2
161. 3
140. 4
149. 8
110. 9
133. 5
132. 3
148. 8
162. 0
(M
174. 4
179. 0
213. 9
161. 2
163. 9
167. 4
136. 5
149. 2
143. 5
198. 8
150. 6
166. 2
161. 3
127. 7
128. 9
125. 1
119. 7
135. 5
120. 8
139. 4
110. 3
124. 7
151. 5
122. 5
129.9
162. 9
125. 7
109. 5
128. 2
127. 9
123. 5
134. 6
136.6
116. 0
131. 7
138. 2
133. 2
111. 3
131. 7
131.3
1 18. 3
1 18. 3
105. 9
123. 6
118. 4
114. 3
1 14. 6
131. 2
117. 8
126. 0
109. 4
128. 7
127. 9
123. 4
134. 5
136. 5
116. 3
131. 6
138. 2
133. 3
110. 9
131. 7
130. 9
118. 5
118. 4
106. 1
123. 8
118.4
114. 2
114. 8
132. 9
117. 6
153. 7
171. 3
154. 6
177. 4
113. 2
135. 4
132. 6
160. 1
199.6
I1)
P r i c e d o n l y in s e a s o n .
J u l y 1972
14
Unadjusted
19. 7
27. 7
15. 2
26.4
7. 8
6. 7
1. 4
5. 1
<
:>
(')
36. 2
37. 8
73. 8
18. 5
7. 4
36.4
11. 1
13.6
7. 2
70. 1
-. 3
20. 5
23. 7
6. 3
6. 5
6.2
3. 5
0
3. 0
14.8
2.4
8. 0
10. 1
3. 3
11. 4
48. 5
0
7. 1
6. 7
6.2
7.9
7. 7
4. 7
5. 1
9. 5
17.9
7.9
2. 3
2. 7
2. 7
3. 5
1. 8
1.4
3. 4
6. 2
3. 2
4. 1
5. 7
2. 3
June 1973
Unadjusted
Seasonally
adjusted
1. 3
1. 8
3. 0
7. 3
2. 8
0
-. 2
11.6
(M
(M
-1. 1
1. 1
9.9
-13.6
l
2.9
4. 7
9.9
-7. 2
-15. 5
-5. 8
3. 7
18. 1
. 3
-. 2
0
-. 1
. 3
-. 2
. 7
0
. 2
1. 3
. 2
.6
3. 2
1. 3
1. 8
.6
-9
3. 1
-3. 1
5
9. 0
0
(M
26. 5
3. 1
. 8
-17. 2
-3.9
15.4
3. 3
7.6
2.6
-15.6
10. 7
2. 0
33. 2
. 2
-. 8
-. 2
-.4
0
1. 2
. 7
-. 5
. 1
1. 5
. 3
-. 2
-3.4
. 3
9
.4
. 2
. 7
. 1
. 5
-. 2
. 2
. 7
. 3
. 1
-. 2
l
0
. 1
. 3
-. 3
-. 3
. 2
1
1
. 3
1. 0
-. 8
.9
. 3
.6
. 3
. 5
. 1
.4
.6
. 8
. 3
0
0
. 1
. 3
.6
-. 5
. 2
0
-. 3
.6
. 3
T a b l e 8. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x — U n i t e d States c i t y a v e r a g e f o r urban wage e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l
i n d e x e s f o r s e l e c t e d i t e m s and group July 1973 and p e r c e n t changes f r o m s e l e c t e d dates
workers,
(1967=100)
I t e m and g r o u p
Housing
Shelter 1
Rent, r e s i d e n t i a l
Home ownership2 —
Mortgage interest rates
Property taxes
Property insurance premiums
M a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r s
M a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r c o m m o d i t i e s 3
E x t e r i o r h o u s e paint
I n t e r i o r h o u s e paint
M a i n t e n a n c e and r e p a i r s e r v i c e s —
- Repainting l i v i n g and dining r o o m s
Reshingling house roof
Residing house
R e p l a c i n g sink
Repairing furnace
F u e l and u t i l i t i e s
F u e l o i l and c o a l
Fuel oil, No. 2
Gas and e l e c t r i c i t y
Gas
Electricity - ~
- —
—
Other u t i l i t i e s :
Residential telephone s e r v i c e s
R e s i d e n t i a l w a t e r and s e w e r a g e s e r v i c e s
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and o p e r a t i o n 4 ~
- Housefurnishings
—
—
Textiles
Sheets
~
_ _ _ _ _
Curtains, tailored
_ _ _ _ _
_
Bedspreads
_
—
Drapery fabric
~
—
P i l l o w s , bed
~ ~ — —
—
S l i p c o v e r s and t h r o w s , r e a d y m a d e - F u r n i t u r e and b e d d i n g
B e d r o o m f u r n i t u r e , c h e s t and d r e s s e r
Sofas, upholstered
Cocktail tables
- Dining r o o m c h a i r s
Recliners, upholstered —
S o f a s , dual p u r p o s e
—
B e d d i n g , m a t t r e s s and b o x s p r i n g s
Aluminum folding chairs
Cribs
- Floor coverings
Broadloom carpeting, manmade fibers —
Vinyl sheet g o o d s
Vinyl a s b e s t o s tile
- ~
A p p l i a n c e s ( e x c l u d i n g r a d i o and T . V. )
Washing machines, e l e c t r i c , automaticV a c u u m c l e a n e r s , c a n i s t e r type
Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers, electric
R a n g e s , f r e e standing, gas o r e l e c t r i c
Clothes d r y e r s , e l e c t r i c
Air conditioners, demountable
—
R o o m heaters, electric, portable
G a r b a g e d i s p o s a l units
Other h o u s e f u r n i s h i n g s :
D i n n e r w a r e , f i n e china
Flatware, stainless steel - - —
T a b l e l a m p s , with shade —
- —
Lawn m o w e r s , p o w e r , r o t a r y type
- Electric drills, hand-held
Housekeeping supplies:
L a u n d r y s o a p s and d e t e r g e n t s
P a p e r napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping s e r v i c e s :
Domestic services, general housework
Babysitter services
Postal charges
— —
Laundry, flatwork, finished s e r v i c e
L i c e n s e d day c a r e s e r v i c e s , p r e s c h o o l c h i l d
Washing m a c h i n e r e p a i r s —
Other
index
base
Mar.
70
D e c . 71
M a r . 70
D e c . 71
June 70
July
1973
133. 9
139. 4
123. 9
145. 0
118. 7
152. 5
124. 9
151. 5
138. 1
118. 9
120. 5
157. 2
170. 8
164. 1
145. 2
154. 7
161. 8
125. 6
131. 6
130. 6
125. 4
126. 3
124. 6
134. 2
139. 7
124. 3
145. 2
119. 1
152. 6
124. 8
152. 2
138. 7
119. 2
119. 4
158. 0
171. 5
165. 1
145. 9
155. 2
163. 0
125. 7
131. 7
130. 8
125. 5
126. 5
124. 6
3. 6
3. 5
4. 3
3. 2
1. 6
5. 3
1. 1
7. 9
11. 7
1. 7
1. 7
6. 4
6. 9
5. 7
7. 4
6. 2
5. 4
4. 8
11. 9
12. 3
4. 3
4. 4
4. 4
115. 9
144. 6
124. 7
119. 1
116. 4
120. 7
113. 4
112. 6
127. 4
108. 0
115. 9
125. 7
109. 9
124. 3
104. 5
109. 2
99. 9
120. 1
107. 0
132. 2
124. 3
107. 9
102. 6
120. 6
119. 8
109. 7
110. 9
104. 2
108. 2
109. 7
114. 4
110.5 6
115. 9
144. 7
125. 0
119. 1
115. 1
116. 7
115. 2
110. 6
127. 6
103. 9
116. 1
125. 9
110. 4
124. 0
104. 2
110. 1
99. 9
120. 4
107. 8
129. 4
125. 5
108. 6
103. 4
121. 2
120. 0
109. 7
110. 8
104. 8
108. 0
109. 5
114. 4
110.55
1. 8
4. 3
3. 2
2. 3
1. 5
2. 9
2. 4
. 3
3. 0
-. 8
1. 0
3. 8
5. 3
2. 8
4. 2
5. 8
1. 9
3. 0
2. 8
2. 9
5. 2
1. 7
1. 7
2. 2
1. 5
0
. 2
1. 0
. 1
-1. 6
-. 1
- .5 4
. 1
. 2
0
-1. 1
-3. 3
1. 6
-1. 8
. 2
-3. 8
. 2
. 2
. 5
-. 2
-. 3
. 8
0
. 2
. 7
-2. 1
1. 0
. 6
. 8
. 5
. 2
0
1
. 6
2
-. 2
0
- .51
111. 7
111. 9
. 8
. 2
130.
131.
129.
121.
106.
131.
132.
129.
122.
106.
()
See f o o t n o t e s at end of table.
15
P e r c e n t chang e to July 1973
from:
July
June
1972
1973
Indexes
June
1973
2
7
1
7
7
()
3
1
3
2
9
()
4.
6.
3.
2.
.
112. 7
139. 1
129. 5
1.4
5. 6
4. 1
146.
142.
146.
148.
129.
148.
146.
142.
146.
149.
131.
149.
4.
4.
0
7.
7.
5.
2
7
6
0
0
1
0
()
7
8
9
3
2
112. 8
139. 1
127. 8
0
2
6
6
5
8
0. 2
. 2
. 3
. 1
. 3
. 1
-. 1
. 5
. 4
. 3
-. 9
. 5
. 4
. 6
. 5
. 3
. 7
. 1
. 1
. 2
. 1
. 2
0
.
.
.
.
.
1
0
1. 3
9
5
2
0
7
8
3
2
4
2
0
. 1
. 4
. 3
1. 2
. 2
T a b l e 8. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x — U n i t e d States c i t y a v e r a g e f o r u r b a n wage e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
i n d e x e s f o r s e l e c t e d i t e m s and g r o u p s , July 1973 ^nd p e r c e n t c h a n g e s f r o m s e l e c t e d d a t e s — C o n t i n u e d
(1967=100)
I t e m and g r o u p
Other
index
base
A p p a r e l and u p k e e p 6
Apparel commodities
-- —
Apparel commodities less footwear
M e n ' s and b o y s '
—
—
Men's:
T o p c o a t s , w o o l o r all weather coats, polyester
blends
Suits, y e a r r o u n d w e i g h t
Suit, t r o p i c a l w e i g h t
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, w o o l or wool blends
Slacks, cotton o r manmade blends
T r o u s e r s , w o r k , cotton o r polyester/cotton
Shirts, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, b u s i n e s s , p o l y e s t e r / c o t t o n
T - s h i r t s , c h i e f l y cotton
Socks, cotton o r manmade fibers
Handkerchiefs, cotton o r polyester/cotton
Boy's:
,
Coats, all p u r p o s e , cotton o r cotton blends
Sport coats, w o o l o r w o o l blends
Dungarees, cotton o r cotton blends
Undershorts, cotton
W o m e n ' s and g i r l s ' — —
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blends
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton
Sweaters, wool or acrylic
Skirts, wool, w o o l blend or manmade fibers
Skirts, cotton o r p o l y e s t e r / c o t t o n
Blouses, cotton o r manmade fibers
D r e s s e s , street, chiefly manmade fiber
Slips, nylon
Panties, acetate o r nylon tricot
G i r d l e s , manmade blend
B r a s s i e r e s , nylon l a c e
—
H o s e o r panty h o s e , nylon s e a m l e s s
Anklets o r knee-length socks, various fibers
Gloves, f a b r i c , nylon o r cotton
Handbags, rayon faille o r plastic
Girl's:
Raincoats, vinyl, cotton o r polyester blends
Skirts, w o o l , w o o l blends or a c r y l i c
D r e s s e s , cotton, manmade f i b e r s o r blends
Slacks, cotton o r chiefly cotton
—
Slips, p o l y e s t e r blends
Handbags, plastic
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze or disposable
Yard goods, polyester blend
W r i s t w a t c h e s , m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s
Footwear
Men's:
Shoes, street
Shoes, w o r k , high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, causal
House slippers, scuff
Childrens:
Shoe s, o x f o r d
Sneakers, boys,, o x f o r d type
D r e s s shoes, g i r l s ' strap or pump
Apparel services:
D r y c l e a n i n g , m e n ' s s u i t s and w o m e n ' s d r e s s e s
Automatic laundry s e r v i c e
Laundry, m e n ' s shirts
Tailoring charges, h e m adjustment
Shoe r e p a i r s , w o m e n ' s h e e l l i f t
July
1973
126..
127.,
126.,
127.
8
2
7
1
125. 8
126. 0
125. 2
125.4
3,. 9
3,. 9
3,. 7
4,. 2
'>)
(5)
129. 8
137. 0
117. 7
114. 6
138. 3
120. 2
121. 0
113. 3
122. 8
117. 7
120. 0
5)
1.. 3
4., 3
3., 2
1.. 0
3., 9
4., 5
4., 9
1.
4.! 6
1., 6
3.. 2
<
(5)
(5)
138. 2
123. 4
125. 5
('
8. 4
2. 2
3. 5
134., 2
146. 0
118., 4
115. 8
143. 1
119. 8
120. 6
114. 3
122. 6
117. 3
119. 9
5
('•
135. 9
123. 2
127. 1
)
( 55
51
c
129.
125.
134.
110.
119.
117.
125.
94.
113.
112.
149.
16
)
( 55)
5
H
(!
('-
(S
=
(!)
1
0
7
9
8
7
3
3
7
6
9
121.4
124.6
132. 9
111. 3
119. 9
117. 7
124. 1
94. 2
114. 3
111. 4
151. 5
Is)
(5)
123. 7
(5)
109. 3
128. 6
122. 7
(5)
109. 7
130. 2
2.53
119.
124.
120.
129.
3.
4.
3.
4.
119.
123.
119.
130.
See f o o t n o t e s at end of t a b l e .
P e r c e n t change t o July 1973
from:
July
June
1972
1973
Indexes
June
1973
2
2
5
0
(5)
W
1
9
0
9
133. 6
137. 6
133. 5
138. 0
128.
123.
130.
128.
128.
124.
129.
128.
9
4
3
7
1
7
3
6
4. 0
1. 0
4. 3
5
1. 5
7
1. 6
-2. 3
1
1. 4
6. 1
(5
(»
(
7
b. 2
(5)
-3. 3
-6. 2
-! 6
-1.0
-3. 4
# 3
. 3
9
. 2
. 3
. 1
f 55} •
V )
1. 7
. 2
-1.3
(55)
5
5
V )
-6. 0
3
-1.3
. 4
1
o
-1.0
-. 1
. 5
-1. 1
1. 1
H
- 8
(*)
. 4
1. 2
l
1. 4
_4
-. 1
7. 5
12. 0
l
. 3
4
4
3
6
-. 6
1. 1
-. 8
-. 2
. 1
9
2.
2.
5.
2.
132. 6
125. 6
12 9. 7
4. 2
1. 1
3
121.
118.
128.
138.
121.
121.
118.
128.
138.
121.
3.
2.
5.
4.
5.
6
0
7
3
7
1* 2
-1.3
3
9
7
3
132. 8
125. 5
130. 9
4
3
3
1
2
-0. 8
4
7
8
1
3
. 2
3
. 3
. l
. 4
T a b l e 8. C o n s u m e r P r i c e Index- United States c i t y a v e r a g e f o r urban w a g e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
i n d e x e s f o r s e l e c t e d i t e m s and g r o u p , July 1973 and p e r c e n t c h a n g e s f r o m s e l e c t e d d a t e s - ^ C o n t i n u e d
(1967=100)
I t e m and g r o u p
Other
index
base
Indexes
June
1973
July
1973
P e r c e n t c h a n g e t o July 1973
from:
July
June
1972
1973
Transportation
Private7
A u t o m o b i l e s , new
Automobiles, used
G a s o l i n e , r e g u l a r and p r e m i u m
Motor oil, p r e m i u m
T i r e s , new, t u b e l e s s
Auto r e p a i r s and m a i n t e n a n c e 8
Auto i n s u r a n c e r a t e s
Auto registration
P a r k i n g f e e s , p r i v a t e and m u n i c i p a l
Public
Local transit f a r e s
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus f a r e s , i n t e r c i t y
124. 6
122. 4
111.0
122. 3
118.4
127. 7
110. 5
142. 1
138.2
123. 7
152. 5
144. 9
150. 3
138. 3
122. 6
134. 5
145. 9
124. 8
122. 6
110. 9
122. 7
118. 8
128. 1
110.3
142. 5
138. 1
123. 7
154. 1
144. 9
150. 3
138. 3
122. 6
134. 5
145. 9
8! 9
U. 1
3.4
-4. 9
5.4
-2. 1
-3.0
4. 8
1. 1
0
3. 5
-. 2
4. 1
2. 7
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
Medical care
D r u g s and p r e s c r i p t i o n s
Over-the-counter items
Multiple v i t a m i n c o n c e n t r a t e s
Aspirin compounds
— Liquid t o n i c s
Cold tablets or capsules
- —
Adhesive bandages, packages
—
— Cough s y r u p ~ —
- - - —
— __
Prescriptions - —
- — —
- - Anti-infectives - - - - _ _ _ _
__
S e d a t i v e s and h y p n o t i c s
Ataractics
—
Ant i - s p a s m o d i c s
Cough p r e p a r a t i o n s
- —
C a r d i o v a s c u l a r s and a n t i h y p e r t e n s i v e s
A n a l g e s i c s , internal
Anti-obesity
Hormone s
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
General physician, office visits
—
General physician, house visits
Obstetrical cases
- —
—
Pediatric care, office visits
- Psychiatrist, office visits
H e r n i o r r h a p h y , adult
T o n s i l l e c t o m y and a d e n o i d e c t o m y - - - - Dentists' fees
F i l l i n g s , adult, a m a l g a m , one s u r f a c e —
- —
E x t r a c t i o n s , adult —
—
— ---Dentures, full upper
Other p r o f e s s i o n a l s e r v i c e s :
E x a m i n a t i o n , p r e s c r i p t i o n , and d i s p e n s i n g of
eyeglasses - ~
— — —
— ~
Routine l a b o r a t o r y t e s t s , u r i n a l y s i s
Hospital s e r v i c e c h a r g e s
Semiprivate r o o m s
Operating r o o m c h a r g e s
X - r a y d i a n o s t i c s e r i e s , u p p e r G. I
Laboratory tests, urinalysis
Anti-infectives, tetracyline, HCL
- —
- - - - T r a n q u i l i z e r , c h l o r d i a z e p o x i d e , H C L and
m e p r o b annate
Electrocardiogram
Intravenous solution, s a l i n e
P h y s i c a l t h e r a p y , w h i r l p o o l bath
Oxygen, inhalation t h e r a p y
Personal care
Toilet goods
T o o t h p a s t e , standard d e n t i f r i c e
Toilet soap, hard milled
Hand l o t i o n s , liquid
Shaving c r e a m , a e r o s o l
Face powder, pressed
Deodorants, aerosol
Cleansing tissues
H o m e p e r m a n e n t w a v e kits
Personal care services
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop s e r v i c e s
Women's haircuts
S h a m p o o and w a v e s e t s , plain
Permanent waves, cold
130. 0
137. 0
105. 9
112. 5
94.2
117. 3
101. 7
114. 5
127. 7
115.4
100. 4
70. 9
129. 2
103. 8
107. 7
137. 3
112. 8
111. 7
116. 9
91.4
130. 3
137. 3
105. 9
112. 4
94.6
117. 6
101. 8
114. 8
126. 3
115.4
100. 4
71. 0
129. 0
103. 8
107. 9
137. 6
112. 8
111. 2
117. 1
91. 3
3.2
3. 5
. 3
1. 1
5
. 9
.6
. 5
2.4
1. 7
-. 5
-5.0
1. 3
. 5
1
4. 3
1.2
1. 5
8
-1. 3
138. 0
139. 1
141. 4
138. 3
140. 0
133. 6
131. 2
133. 1
136. 1
138.4
135. 3
132. 3
138. 2
139. 5
141. 5
138.4
140. 4
133. 8
131. 3
133. 3
136. 7
139.0
136. 0
132. 7
3. 1
3. 3
3. 1
3. 1
3. 3
3. 6
2. 4
2. 7
3.0
3. 6
2.4
2. 5
129. 6
122. 2
105. 3
181.4
179.0
131.4
103. 3
97.5
129. 8
122. 5
105. 6
181. 8
179. 2
131. 9
104. 3
97.6
3. 8
1. 5
3. 1
3.9
6.3
2. 0
2.0
-2.2
. 2
. 2
. 3
. 2
. 1
.4
1. 0
104. 9
104. 5
103. 8
106. 5
103. 1
124. 9
119. 5
109.4
127. 8
125.6
108. 8
146.2
104. 7
124. 1
109.4
130. 6
133. 1
128. 9
133. 7
132. 3
116. 5
104. 9
104. 5
103. 8
106. 7
103. 5
125. 3
119. 7
109. 1
128. 0
125.5
108. 8
146. 6
104. 9
125. 0
109. 5
131. 1
133. 8
129. 3
134.2
132. 8
116. 8
3. 1
1. 7
1. 5
4. 5
1. 5
4.4
2. 0
8
4. 5
. 5
1. 7
8. 6
7
.4
. 3
6. 7
6. 8
6. 7
10. 7
6.2
3. 7
0
0
0
Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
72
72
72
72
72
See f o o t n o t e s at end of t a b l e .
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T a b l e 8. C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x — U n i t e d States
i n d e x e s f o r s e l e c t e d i t e m s and g r o u p s , July
c i t y a v e r a g e f o r urban wage e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s ,
percent changes f r o m selected dates—Continued
,(1967 = 100)
Other
index
base
I t e m and g r o u p
P e r c e n t changie to July 1973
from:
July
June
1972
1973
Indexes
June
1973
July
1973
Health and r e c r e a t i o n — C o n t i n u e d
125.
109.
97.
134.
99.
93.
108.
88.
107.
103.
127.
109.
115.
122.
115.
122.
132.
148.
146.
155.
150.
123.
137.
100.
115.
R e a d i n g and r e c r e a t i o n 9
Recreational goods — ~
T V s e t s , p o r t a b l e and c o n s o l e
T V r e p l a c e m e n t tubes
R a d i o s , p o r t a b l e and table m o d e l
Tape r e c o r d e r s , portable
— — — — Phonograph records, stereophonic —
M o v i e c a m e r a s , s u p e r 8, z o o m l e n s
Film, 35mm, color
Golf b a l l s , l i q u i d c e n t e r o r s o l i d c o r e
— —
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl c o v e r
—
Fishing rods, f r e s h - w a t e r spincasting
Bowling balls
Bicycles, boys' —
Tricycles
Dog f o o d , c a n n e d o r b o x e d
- ~
Recreational services Indoor m o v i e a d m i s s i o n s —
—
Adult
Children's
D r i v e - i n m o v i e a d m i s s i o n s , adult
~ —
Bowling f e e s , evening
Golf g r e e n f e e s
- T V r e p a i r , c o l o r p i c t u r e tube r e p l a c e m e n t
F i l m developing, color ~ — R e a d i n g and e d u c a t i o n :
N e w s p a p e r s , s t r e e t s a l e and d e l i v e r y
M a g a z i n e s , s i n g l e c o p y and s u b s c r i p t i o n
Piano lessons, beginner
O t h e r g o o d s and s e r v i c e s ~
Tobacco products
C i g a r e t t e s , n o n f i l t e r tip, r e g u l a r s i z e
C i g a r e t t e s , f i l t e r tip, king s i z e
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages - - - - Beer
W h i s k e y , s p i r i t b l e n d e d and straight b o u r b o n
W i n e , d e s s e r t and table
B e e r away f r o m home
F i n a n c i a l and m i s c e l l a n e o u s p e r s o n a l e x p e n s e s :
F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s , adult
Bank s e r v i c e c h a r g e s , c h e c k i n g a c c o u n t s
Legal s e r v i c e s , short f o r m will
-
—
—
9
1
8
6
3
2
5
7
3
1
1
5
5
4
4
8
7
5
1
1
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0
7
0
6
2
4
6
8
5
4
0
9
6
2
0
7
6
8
2
9
2
5
6
9
9
2
9
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2
2. 6
1. 2
-1. 8
2. 3
. 4
-1.6
. 5
1. 8
-. 4
-1. 5
. 6
2. 4
1. 5
4. 6
1. 7
11. 6
3. 3
3. 1
2. 2
5. 8
4. 2
4. 1
5.4
2. 2
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136. 4
136. 1
125. 6
136. 4
136. 1
126. 2
2. 5
2. 0
3. 2
0
0
129.
137.
138.
139.
113.
122.
115.
108.
136.
134.
129.
137.
139.
140.
113.
122.
116.
109.
136.
135.
2.
2.
2.
2.
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2.
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7.
3.
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3
9
6
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3
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9
5
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126. 1
107. 4
159. 4
126.
109.
97.
134.
99.
93.
108.
89.
107.
103.
127.
109.
115.
122.
116.
123.
133.
148.
146.
153.
152.
123.
137.
100.
116.
5
8
3
0
5
8
0
0
8
2
126. 4
107. 0
163. 3
9
8
7
9
3
7
3
2
3
2
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2
2
5
4
3
1
1
2
1
3
7
9
4
3
8
3
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2
5
. 5
3
0
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. 4
. 3
. 3
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. 4
. 7
. 1
. 2
. 3
4. 2
0
8. 7
. 2
-. 4
2. 4
A l s o i n c l u d e s h o t e l and m o t e l r a t e s not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
A l s o i n c l u d e s h o m e p u r c h a s e c o s t s not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
A l s o i n c l u d e s p i n e s h e l v i n g , f u r n a c e f i l t e r s , p a c k a g e d d r y c e m e n t m i x , and s h r u b b e r y not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
A l s o i n c l u d e s Venetian b l i n d s , n a i l s , c a r p e t s w e e p e r s , air d e o d o r i z e r s , s t e e l w o o l s c o u r i n g p a d s , e n v e l o p e s , r e u p h o l s t e r i n g , and m o v i n g
expenses.
5 Priced
o n l y in s e a s o n .
6
A l s o i n c l u d e s m e n ' s s p o r t s h i r t s , w o m e n ' s and g i r l s ' lightweight c o a t s , w o m e n ' s s l a c k s , bathing suits, g i r l s ' s h o r t s , e a r r i n g s , and z i p p e r s
not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
7
A l s o i n c l u d e s s t o r a g e b a t t e r i e s and d r i v e r s ' l i c e n s e f e e s not s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
8
I n c l u d e s p r i c e s f o r w a t e r p u m p r e p l a c e m e n t , m o t o r tune-up, a u t o m a t i c t r a n s m i s s i o n r e p a i r , exhaust s y s t e m r e p a i r , f r o n t end alignment
and c h a s s i s l u b r i c a t i o n .
9
A l s o i n c l u d e s o u t b o a r d m o t o r s , nondurable t o y s , c o l l e g e tuition f e e s , p a p e r b a c k b o o k s , and c o l l e g e t e x t b o o k s , not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
1
2
3
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. It is based
on prices of about 4 0 0 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
major statistical areas and 1 7 smaller cities, which were
chosen to represent all urban places in the United States.
They are collected from about 18,000 establishments—
grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations,
and other types of stores and service establishments.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are
obtained every month in all 5 6 locations. Prices of most
other commodities and services are collected every month
in the five largest areas and every 3 months in other
areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
personal visits o f the Bureau's trained representatives.
Mail questionnaires are used t o o b t a i n local transit fares,
public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items.
In calculating the i n d e x , price changes f o r the various
items in each l o c a t i o n are averaged together with weights
which represent their i m p o r t a n c e in the spending o f all
wage earners and clerical workers. Local data are then
c o m b i n e d to o b t a i n a U.S. city average. Separate indexes
are also published f o r 23 areas.
The index measures price changes f r o m a designated
reference d a t e — 1 9 6 7 — w h i c h equals 1 0 0 . 0 . A n increase
o f 22 percent, f o r e x a m p l e , is s h o w n as 1 2 2 . 0 . This
change can also
price o f a base
services bought
workers has risen
be expressed in dollars as f o l l o w s : T h e
period " m a r k e t b a s k e t " o f g o o d s and
by urban wage earners and clerical
f r o m $ 10 in 1 9 6 7 t o $ 1 2 . 2 0 .
A Note About Calculating Index Changes
Movements o f the indexes f r o m o n e m o n t h to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points because index point changes are
affected by the level o f the index in relation t o its base
period while percent changes are n o t . The example in the
accompanying box illustrates the c o m p u t a t i o n o f index
point and percent changes.
period. BLS d o e s n o t
data f o r 1 m o n t h .
Index
publish annual rates based
Point
Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change:
Seasonally adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All
Items Index are based on seasonal adjustment factors
and seasonally adjusted indexes carried t o t w o decimal
places. This procedure helps to eliminate rounding error
in the percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6 - m o n t h periods
are expressed as annual rates and are c o m p u t e d according to the standard formula for c o m p o u n d growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change w o u l d be
if the current rate were maintained f o r a 12-month
Percent
on
123.8
123.2
0.6
Change
Index point difference,
Divided by the previous index,
Equals,
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change:
0.6
123.2
0.005
0.005x100
0.5
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
climatic c o n d i t i o n s , p r o d u c t i o n
overs, holidays, and sales.
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
sumers c o n c e r n e d a b o u t the prices they actually
Because price data are used for different purposes by
change-
The unadjusted data are o f primary interest to c o n pay.
Unadjusted data are also used extensively f o r escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, f o r e x a m p l e , tie c o m p e n s a -
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year—such as price movements resulting from changing
cycles, model
tion changes t o the C o n s u m e r Price Index
f o r seasonal variation.
19
unadjusted
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 1972 averages.
Average standard errors of percent changes in the
CPI based on 1972 data
Standard error
Component
All items
Food at home
Food away from
home
Housing
Apparel and upkeep.
Transportation . . . .
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and
recreation
Other goods and
services
Quarterly
change
Annual
change
.04
.07
.06
.10
.09
.15
.08
.06
.17
.11
.09
.14
.14
.10
.27
.17
.14
.19
.33
.19
.33
.20
.28
.34
.09
.12
.20
.11
.17
.23
Monthly
change
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. As the table indicates, for example, 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.
This replaces the table of average errors based on
1971 data which was included in the CPI report through
March 1973.
The method of deriving these estimates is described in a
paper by Marvin Wikerson, "Measurement of Sampling Error
in the Consumer Price I n d e x , " Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 1 9 6 7 .
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