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THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX

J U N E 1965

U.S. C I T Y

AVERAGE

and
SELECTED

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU O F L A B O R STATISTICS
Ewan Clague, Commissioner




AREAS




Released July 29, 1965
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JUNE 1965
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.5 percent in June, to 110.1
percent of its 1957-59 average, the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics announced today. Sharply higher prices for meats which were in
short supply and for several fresh fruits and vegetables whose production was curtailed by weather were responsible for all but a small part of the May-to-June
increase. Prices of new cars and household durables were lower in June, partly as
a result of the reduction in Federal excise taxes.
The index, which has increased between May and June in every
year since 1951, was 1.9 percent above its level of a year ago. Increased prices
for nondurable commodities (food, apparel, and gasoline) were responsible for
about 60 percent of the over-the-year increase. Higher prices for consumer services caused the remainder of the rise. New cars, citrus fruits, sugar, and coffee
were among the items whose prices were lower than in June 1964.
Meats and poultry, which led the June rise in food prices,
increased more than 6% percent. Reduced supplies caused by lower marketings of
livestock and a continued strong consumer demand for meats were responsible for
the advance. In addition, unfavorable weather conditions continued to influence
prices of some fresh vegetables. Potatoes, which were in short supply because of
the drought which reduced last year's crop, went up another 10 percent in price.
Adverse weather conditions caused a temporary shortage of lettuce in June and an
increase in lettuce prices for a brief period. On the other hand, prices dropped
for tomatoes, green peppers, and cucumbers as seasonally increasing supplies reached
the market. Watermelons were higher in price as they entered the market for the
first time this year. The recent rise in food prices, especially for meats, showed
up in higher restaurant meal prices in June.
Prices of consumer durable goods declined 0.3 percent on the
average, as new car prices showed the combined effects of rising concessions near
the end of the model year and the excise tax reduction. Declines were also noted
for household durables, some durable recreational goods, and appliances, but used
car prices increased. Household services, especially mortgage interest, property
taxes, and insurance continued to gain, as did costs of medical care services.
Increasing State excise taxes and higher prices for some cigarettes caused tobacco
products to average 0.8 percent more in June. Gasoline and motor oil prices also
continued to advance.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

About 28,000 workers should receive cost-of-living increases
ranging from 1 to 3 cents an hour, based on the quarterly
change in the national Consumer Price Index for June. They are
as follows: 1 cent an hour for 12,000 workers, including 11,000 employees of interstate bus companies; 2 cents an hour for 3,500 workers; and 3 cents an hour for
12,500, including 5,000 transit workers. In addition, about 8,000 workers will
receive increases ranging from 2 to 5.7 cents an hour, based on quarterly reviews
of city indexes: 2 cents an hour for 4,000 instrument workers in the New York City
Area; 4.5 cents an hour for 1,800 transit workers in Baltimore; and 5.7 cents an
hour ($2.00 for a 35-hour week) for 2,000 lithographers in San Francisco.




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OTHER BASES

The Consumer Price Index for June 1965 and purchasing power of
the consumer dollar on the bases of 1947-49 and 1939 are shown

below:




Base
1947-49=100 (or $1.00)
1939=100 (or $1.00)

Index

Purchasing
Power

135.1
227.4

$ 0.740
.440

:The first set of the attached tables (A-l etc.) and the
:analysis contained in this report are based on the new
:index series, covering both single workers living alone
:and families.

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
T A B L E A-l:
Consumer Price Index--United States City
For 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

Average

Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, June 1965
and percent c h a n g e s f r o m selected

dates

Percent change to
June 1965 from --

Indexes
<1957-59=100)
G roup

All items

June
1964

June
1965

May
1965

June
1964

May
1965

110.1

109.6

108.0

0.5

1.0

1.9

2.0
2.4
.2
6.1
- .2
3.7
- .3
.3

3.0
3.6
.1
6.8
- 1.0
9.2
.2
.6

3.7
4.2
1.6
9.9
0
4.7
.2
1.8

March
1965

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

110.1
108.8
111.0
106.4
104.0
125.9
100.5
117.2

107.9
106.2
110.8
100.3
104.2
121.4
100.8
116.9

106.2
104.4
109.2
96.8
104.0
120.2
100.3
115.1

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

108.2
110.3
108.8
111.0
106.9
103.4
107.8
103.1

108.2
110.2
108.8
110.8
107.1
104.6
107.7
103.1

107.1
108.4
107.8
108.7
107.1
101.4
108.1
102.9

0
.1
0
.2
- .2
- 1.1
.1
0

0
.2
.1
.2
- .5
- 2.9
.1
0

1.0
1.8
.9
2.1
- .2
2.0
- .3
.2

Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys1
Women's and girls1
Footwear

106.9
107.1
103.5
112.3

106.8
107.0
103.4
112.2

105.7
106.3
102.2
111.0

.1
.1
.1
.1

.8
.8
1.4
.5

1.1
.8
1.3
1.2

Transportation
Private
Public-

111.2
109.7
121.3

111.4
110.0
121.3

109.2
107.8
118.9

- .2
- .3
0

.5
.6
0

1.8
1.8
2.0

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal careReading and recreation
Other goods and services 6/

115.7
122.2
111.0
115.7
111.0

115.6
121.8
111.0
115.9
110.6

113.5
119.3
109.1
114.0
108.7

.1
.3
0
.2
.4

.7
.7
.5
.3
1.4

1.9
2.4
1.7
1.5
2.1

110.0
110.3

109.4
110.3

107.9
108.8

.5
0

1.2
.4

1.9
1.4

106.9
108.6
102.6
117.6

106.2
107.5
102.9
117.5

105.0
105.8
102.9
115.1

.7
1.0
- .3
.1

1.2
2.1
- .6
.5

1.8
2.6
- .3
2.2

Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
New cars
Used cars
Household durables 10/
Housef urnishings-

105.1
107.3
106.0
104.7
108.1
97.4
122.7
97.3
98.2

105.2
107.2
105.9
104.6
108.0
100.2
121.1
97.8
98.3

104.3
105.6
104.9
103.7
106.0
100.8
122.7
98.5
98.6

-

.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
- 2.8
1.3
- .5
- .1

.3
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
- 3.4
.8
- .7
- .2

.8
1.6
1.0
1.0
2.0
- 3.4
0
- 1.2
- .4

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

119.7
116.8
118.6
127.0
121.7

119.5
116.5
118.7
126.5
121.6

116.8
114.7
114.7
123.1
118.4

-

.2
.3
.1
.4
.1

.5
.5
.2
.9
.8

2.5
1.8
3.4
3.2
2.8

$0,908

$0,912

$0,926

-

.4

- 1.0

- 1.9

-

-

Special groups:
All items less shelter
All items less food
Commodities 7/
Nondurables
Durables J_! 8/--Services 9/

.—

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1957-59 = $1.00)
----1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7/
8/
9/
10/
11/

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

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TABLE A-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
Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

Indexes
1957-59=100

Other
bases

1947-49=100

Percent change from

—

June 1965

March
1965

June
1964

U.S. City Average - —

M

110.1

135.1

1.0

1.9

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Philadelphia

M
M
M
M
M

107.9
107.0
112.9
112.2
110.7

136.1
131.9
140.8
135.2
135.9

1.1
2.1
.6
.9
.7

1.6
3.3
2.6
1.8
2.0

Janua ry
1965

April 1965
Boston
Houston 3/
Minneapolis-St. Paul 3/
Pittsburgh —

1
1
1
1

112.9
107.9
108.9
109.8

139.9
132.9
134.7
135.3

4/

February
1965

May 1965
Buffalo (Nov. 1963®100)
Cleveland
— —
. ._
Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)
Milwaukee 3/
San Diego (Feb. 1965-100) 3/ Seattle

Atlanta
Baltimore - - —
—
Cincinnati 3/
Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100)
Kansas City 3/
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

_____

_____

106.8

132.6

103.0

5/

2.1
.9
1.5
1.6

May
1964

0.6
.8
1.1
1.1
.5
.9
.6

2.3
2.2
.8
2.5

June 1965

March
1965

June
1964

107.9
110.0
107.5

133.6
136.5
130.8

113.9
110.2
113.0

140.9
136.8
143.4

0.3
1.6
.7
.2
6/ 1.6
1.1
.7

1.5
1.9
1.3
2.0
7/ 3.5
2.3
2.2

101.1
108.2

136.4

110.8
109.5

139.3
131.8

100.5

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

0.5
.5
.2
.7

April
1964

101.7

1.6
1.9

T7 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 except Milwaukee and San Diego; 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/ Not included in U.S. average.
4/ Change from February 1965.
5/ Change from May 1964.
6/ Change from April 1965.
NEW SERIES
Tj Change from July 1964.
(Including Single Workers)
Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/
TABLE A-3:
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from May 1965 to June 1965
U.S. city
average

Group

All items

— —

Food
— — — — — — — —
Hous ing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation — — —
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation ----Other goods and services
—
1/
2/




See footnote 1, table
Not a v a i l a b l e .

0.5
2.0
0
.1
- .2
.1
.3
0
- .2
.4

Chicago

Detroit

Los Angeleslong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

0.7

0.8

0.3

0.4

0.5

2.6
.1
.2
- .1
.1
.5
0
0
(2/)

3.2
.3
.3
- .2
.3
.3
.4
.6
(2/)

1.5
.2
.1
- .4
- .1
0
- .4
0
(2/)

1.8
.1
.3
- .6
0
.6
- .5
- .2
(2/)

1.8
.3
- .1
- .5
.3
.7
.1
- .4
(2/)

-

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
June 1965 indexes and percent changes from March 1965
U.S.
City
Average

Group

Atlanta

Baltimore

Cincinnati
2/

Chicago

Detroit

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
All items

110.1

107.9

110,.0

107 .9

107,.5

107.0

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

110.1
108.8
111.0
106.4
104.0
125.9
100.5
117.2

108.4
108.3
103.2
106.2
102.6
128.0
105.1
108.8

110,.8
108,.0
115,.3
106,.6
102,.3
123..7
97,.9
121,.9

110 .1
110,.0
108,.7
109,.4
111,.3
121,.6
101,.1
111,.3

108,.1
107,.0
109,.5
107,.8
100..1
123,.9
95,.7
115,.4

106.8
105.9
105.2
106.8
102.6
118.0
96.2
112.8

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

108.2
110.3
108.8
111.0
106.9
103.4
107.8
103.1

107.1
106.2
105.2
106.3
110.5

105,.1
105.,6

110.7
104.8

108,.0
109..4
108..4
109..8
105..3
102.,5
100.,4
107..1

105.,6
104.,5
104..2
104..6
104..7

102,.8
101..3
103..1
100,.3
104..5
95,.8
3/ 107..1
102,.7

99.6
97.7
95.6
98.2
102.8
100.0
105.3
100.1

Apparel and upkeep
Men1 s and boys' ----—
Women's and girls' --—
Footwear —

106.9
107.1
103.5
112.3

105.4
105.2
98.1
116.7

108,.1
106..4
106.,6
119..6

103,.4
103,.3
99..1
110.,4

106,.2
107,.4
99,.1
114..4

108.7
106.5
110.9
112.1

--

111.2
109.7
121.3

109.0
106.5
124.5

112,,0
109,.4
123,.4

109..9
110,,4
107,.7

110.,3
108,,9
120,.0

109.9
108.3
114.6

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

115.7
122.2
111.0
115.7
111.0

112.7
118.0
112.2
112.3
109.7

113,.2
131,,9
110.0
107,,9
105,,5

111,,2
130,,0
111,.6
100,.9
(4/)

114..9
126.2
107,.4
116,,1
106,,3

117.4
128.2
112.4
114.6
(4/)

Transportation
— —
Private - — - — —
Public

—

--

I
!

Percent changes March 1965 to June 1965
All items
Food
Food at home
—
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish —
Dairy products «
Fruits and vegetables
O t h e r foods at h o m e

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
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and* services —
See footnotes at end of table.




1.0

0.3

1..6

3.0
3.6
.1
6.8
- 1.0
9.2
.2
.6

2.2
2.7
- 1.7
6.4
- 2.3
7.1
.5
.4

3.,9
4,.4
0
8,.7
- ,.1
10.,0
- ,,4
,9

0
.2
.1
.2
- .5
- 2.9
.1
0

.5
.8
.2
.9
0

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

0
.4
.2
.1
.2
.6

- .1

.5
.6
0

- 2.8
- 3.0
0

- .3

.7
.7
.5
.3
1.4

.2
.2
.3
.4
.1

9
2
1,1
1.4
1.0

.8
.8
1.4.5

-

,9

2.2
9
3

0

1.,1

0,,7

2.1

3.,3
3.,9

3,,6
4,.4
.2
7,,5
- ,,2
10..9
- ,,7
,6

4.6
5.3
.7
9.3
- .2
11.5
0
1.6

- ,,1
6.,7
0
9.,5
,1
6

_

,1
0

—

-

,1

-

•

- .3
- 1.0
- .1
1

- 1.,2
- 1.,3

- .,1

- 2.,1
- 2.2
-11.,0
- 2.2
•,1

5/

.6
.6
.2
.5
.4
- .6
.7
.7

1.3
1.2
2.3
4

- .1
0
6

.7
1.6
.8
0

1.1
1.3
0

5
3
1.9

3.8
4.0
0

3
6
1
- .1
(4/)

2

1
9
3
- 1.0
4
•

1.1
.7
1.8
2.Q
(4/)

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
June 1965 indexes and percent changes from March 1965— Continued
Honolulu
(Dec.1963=
100)

Group

All items
Food at home ---------- —
Cereal8 and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food8 at home ------------—
Food away from home

Kansas
PhilaLos AngelesCity
New York
St. Louis
Long Beach
delphia
2/
Indexes (1957-59=1.00 unless otherwise specified)

San-FranciscoOakland

101 7

113,.9

112..9

112.2

110.7

110,.2

113,.0

103 7
104.0
102 2
104 4
99 7
115 2
97 3
102 9

111,• 6
111,,4
112,.5
106,.8
112,>3
125,.9
104.4
112,,6

Ill,.5
108,.5
120..8
100..7
108..5
127..7
95,.3
122..8

110.9
108.1
112.3
106.7
98.5
124.9
100.0
123.8

108.0
106.3
108.1
101.5
106.7
121.9
98.4
117.9

112,.5
110,.3
109,.1
108,.6
111,.5
125,.4
101,.2
120,.0

111,.1
108..3
109..0
106..0
106..8
126..4
96..7
123.,8

109,,0
108,,4
104,,7
109,.9
114,,9

113..6
118..1

109.3
111.4
111.9
105.1
105.9
101.7
104.1

106..2
106..7
105,.7
106,.5
107,.5
105,.0
109,.8
104..6

115..7
120..6
123..0
119.,3
105,,6

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

101
102
101
103
99

99 9
100 7

117,,2
104,,4

111.,5
103..9

112.9
116.1
117.2
114.3
105.7
107.7
106.9
108.1

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

--

102
100
104
100

5
8
6
6

109,.6
112,,2
103,,9
114,,7

108,.4
110..6
106,.8
110..0

109.9
110.6
104.8
112.3

110.9
107.3
106.9
113.6

107,,0
107..1
104..5
113.,2

110.,7
107..6
106.,5
112..3

—

96 9
99. 1
6/ 86 5

118,.4
116.,3
125..8

119..0
115,.0
138,,9

106.6
108.5
101.4

117.4
113.2
136.7

110,.6
109..1
116,,9

Ill,,9
113.4
100,.6

102.,1
104.,3
101,,5
100..9
101..7

123,.5
126.,3
115.,2
128,.4
118,.3

111,.6
120,,4
109,.8
104,.7
(4/)

119.5
123.7
108.9
123.7
(4/)

115.9
126.6
107.8
112.5
112.1

117.,5
120,.6
113..5
123..0
111..5

115,,5
124,,3
119,.2
109.,3
110,,4

0..7

Transportation
Private
Public

—
—--

-

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

-

—

—

9
9
8
7
3
—

--

120..7
105..6
--

--

---.

107..6
104..4

Percent changes March 1965 to June 1965
All items
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products --Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

0.,2

—

0.7

1..1

2,.1
2,,5

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

2.8
3.5
.4
6.6
- 2.5
9.3
- .1
.4

2.1
2.5
- .6
5.3
- 1.7
.6.1
0
.5

3,,1
3,.8
4
6..5
.8
9!,0
- .5
.3

.1
0

0
.3
.3
.1
.8
2.9
.3
.6

- .2
- .2

.7
1,.3
.1
l!.6
,1
,.6
0
,2

,4
1.,1
,4
1.,6
,1

,1
,4
.,1
,5
.3

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

1.,0
,1
2..0
1.,0

-

—

- .,1

-

—

- ,,6
-

.,3

-

1.,6
,2
4,,1
,7

-

. . . --

5/

0

- ,.8
...•-

-

-

,5
,8
,6
.1
1,,5
•.2

-

.4
.8
3.5
.2
.5

-

.7
1.0
.7
.1

.6
.8
0
3.6

,2
- 1,,1
1.,5
,3

.5
.5
0

- 1.,7
- 1.,2
- 4.4

4,,4
4,,7
,3

,1

,7
0

- .8
- 1.0
0

,1
.4
.6
,2
0

,8
,6
.3
1,,2
1.,5

,2
,7
1,.2
.,4
(4/)

1.5
.8
- .2
.2
(4/)

--

0.9

6.,5
,1
4.0
- .,6
.7

,1
- 1.,0

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

0..6

,8
,8
.7
2..6
- ,,9
4.>3
- 4.,6
.8

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

Transportation
Private
Public

7/ 1,,6

-

-

-

.4
1.1
- .9
.4
.7

_
-

,3
.2
,1

,8
1,.8
- ,,2
,5
,5

2,.5
3,.0

- ..1

4.,8
.3
8,,4

- ,.4
.8

-

,3
.6
6
,6
,,6

...

0
,2
,5
,3
,0
1,
,2

-

-

0
,1
,2
.
,1
,3
,9
,8
,7

1/ See footnote 1, table A-2.
2/ Not included in U.S. average.
J/ Corrected index March 1965 is 109.5.
4/ Not available.
5/ Change from April 1965.
6/ Corrected indexes for December, September, and June 1964 are 90.5, respectively, 1964 average, 93.7. These corrected indexes
were erroneously published for Health and Recreation in the March 1965 report.
V All percent changes for Kansas City are from April to June 1965.




7

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
June 1965 indexes and percent changes from May 1965

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

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston — — - - - - —
—
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Chicago
—
Cincinnati 2/
Cleveland ----—-—
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston 2/
—-----—-----—Kansas c i t y 2/
Los Angeles-Long Beach
-Milwaukee 2/ 3/
—
Minneapolis-St. Paul 2/
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh —
—
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) 2/ 3/
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington

110.1

108.8

111.0

106.4

104.0

125.9

100.5

117.2

1 108.4
; 110.8
113.0
105.9
110.1
108.1
106.0
104.2
106.8
103.7
109.7
111.6
111.5

108.3
108.0
110.5
106.3
110.0
107.0
104.8
104.6
105.9
104.0
107.7
111.4
108.5

103.2
115.3
115.0
100.2
108.7
109.5
106.8
103.5
105.2
102.2
112.5
112.5
120.8

106.2
106.6
109.3
106.4
109.4
107.8
105.4
106.4
106.8
104.4
102.8
106.8
100.7

102.6
102.3
98.7
99.2
111.3
100.1
95.7
98.5
102.6
99.7
100.3
112.3
108.5

128.0
123.7
129.0
122.1
121.6
123.9
122.4
114.1
118.0
115.2
124.8
125.9
127.7

105.1
97.9
103.5
103.7 '
101.1
95.7
96.3
99.8
96.2
97.3
102.4
104.4
95.3

108.8
121.9
123.2
103.7
111.3
115.4
112.9
103.0
112.8
102.9
118.9
112.6
122.8

107.9
110.9
108.0
109.3
112.5

106.8
108.1
106.3
109.1
110.3

106.8
112.3
108.1
112.5
109.1

104.1
106.7
101.5
111.3
108.6

106.9
98.5
106.7
98.6
111.5

117.7
124.9
121.9
123.0
125.4

101.9
100.0
98.4
101.7
101.2

112.5
123.8
117.9
110.3
120.0

111.1
112.0
109.4

108.3
110.1
107.4

109.0
108.7
110.5

106.0
109.2
103.8

106.8
113.2
107.0

126.4
122.1
119.6

96.7
101.4
100.5

123.8
120.7
118.7

Percent changes, May 1965 to June 1965
U.S. City Average

2.0

2.4

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Chicago
Cincinnati 2/
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) —
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston 2/
Kansas city 2/
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee 2/3/
Minneapolis-St. Paul 2/
New York —
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) 2/ 3/
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington

2.7
2.3
1.2
1.9
2.6
2.3
2.8
1.4
3.2
1.3
1.9
2.1
1.5

—

1/ See footnote 1, table A-2.
2/ Not included in U.S. average.
3/ See footnote 2, table A-2.




0.2

6.1

- 0.2

3.7

- 0.3

0.3

3.4
2.6
1.4
2.2
3.1
2.7
3.3
1.9
3.7
1.7
2.4
2.5
1.9

.2
0
.3
.6
.1
.3
.6
.3
1.0
.4
- .2
.4
.2

8.1
6.4
2.7
5.2
7.7
5.7
6.5
3.9
8.0
3.1
6.0
6.3
4.9

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

6.4
3.6
3.3
4.5
3.5
5.4
7.0
2.5
6.5
3.9
2.0
3.4
1.6

- .2
- 1.0
- .9
- 1.0
- .7
- .6
- .8
.4
- 1.0
- .8
.7
- .5
.3

.2
1.2
0
.3
.5
.6
.2
0
.6
.3
.1
.6
0

1.2
1.8
1.8
2.3
1.6

1.6
2.4
2.2
2.6
1.9

-

.2
.3
.2
1.0
.2

3.9
5.9
4.9
6.0
5.2

.3
.2
.1
.3
.5

2.6
3.5
3.8
3.9
1.8

.1
- 1.0
- .5
- .4
- .7

0
.1
.3
.4
.3

1.6
1.4
1.9

1.9
1.6
2.4

.6
.5
.1

4.5
6.1
6.2

.1
.3
.1

1.4
- 1.0
3.5

.2
.3
- 1.0

.2
.5
.3

-

-

-

-

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-6: Consumer Price Index--Food, Groups, and Items
June 1965 indexes, and percent changes May 1965 to June 1965
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Percent
Change

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery productsFlour
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies—
Layer cake 1/
—
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse
Rump roast I/Rib roastChuck roastHarabu rger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
•—
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chop8 J./Frankfurters
Ham, canned JL/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst JL/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
~
Fish
Shrimp, frozen JL/
Fish, fresh or frozen*-Tuna fish, canned-Sardines, canned 1/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery-Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated-Ice cream
—
Cheese, American process-Butter
1/ December 1963 = 100.
2/ April 1960 • 100.
3/ July 1961 = 100.

4/ Not available.
* Priced only in season.




110.1

2.0

117.2
117.2
102.4

.3
.3

108.8

2.4

110.2
109.2
118.9

1.1

.1
.2

111.0
106.2
114.3
103.3
99.0
98.0
100.2
106.4

.5

.1

.3
.3
.4
- .5
1.1
.2
-

6.1

108.0

6.6

109.6
109.5
107.8

5.5
5.8
9.4
7.9
5.8
7.6

111.1
104.5
117.4
103.8
107.1

6.6
4.4

101.8

2.6

118.6
108.9
115.8

.5
10.4

114.0

10.5
6.7
6.4

12.2
12.0

121.0
102.1
102.1
111.2
107.0
114.9
109.0
101.3
104.7
102.5
104.4
93.5
94.4
100.9
104.3
110.4
94.5
115.8
101.7
104.5
104.0
100.9
105.2
98.2
105.6
94.9
116.5
102.7

12.0
3.6
4.7
5.6
2.9
3.3
2.9

2.0
7.0
8.4
3.7
3.2
.1
- .3

- .2
.2
.5

-

.2

-

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

-

Item or Group

Index

Percent
Change

Eggs

125. 9
141. 6
136. 3
95. 9
117. 5
90. 8
156. 8
*
125. 6
118. 4
215. 7
145. 4
94. 8
171. 8
113. 7
106. 0
113. 2
169. 1
163. 9
102. 4
122.,2
105.,8
95.,2
95..3
99..3
96..8
90,.6
98.,9
115..5
104..1
107,.1
96,.1
100,.5
83,.9

- 9.4
(A/)
10.1
26.1
3.6
2.8
17.0
1.5
-15.1
26.6
-13.3
.5
-11.2
- .4
.4
.2
.1
- 4.5
- 4.9
1.5
.6
1.2
- .1
.6
- .3
- 4.1

Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian JL/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
—
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea---Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

102,.6
99..8
109,.3
113,.9
108 .7
115 .5
105,.9
99 .1
100,.2
94,.8
98 .7
101 .2
125 .3
102 .2
101 .1
98 .1
99 .6
100 .2
109 .3
94 .1
107 .8
100 .5
99 .0

.1
.1
.6
.2
.6
.7
.1
.7
.4
.1
2.0
.3
.1
.1
.5
.4
0
.1
1.0
1.2
.9
.4
.2

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
GrapefruitGrapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon * Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * _1/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce
Peppers, green JL/
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, cannedPears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 1/
Other food at home

—

-

1/—

3.7
6.1
7.3
1.9
4.1
- .8
20.2
*

-

-

-

-

9

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

TABLE A-7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59=100)

All
items

Food

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

Date

Transportation

Total

Health and recreation
Reading
and
Medical
Personal
recreacare
care
tion

Other
goods
and
services

1965:

June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

110.1
109.6
109.3
109.0
108.9
108.9

110.1
107.9
107.3
106.9
106.6
106.6

108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.2
108.1

106.9
106.8
106.3
106.0
105.8
105.6

111.2
111.4
111.0
110.6
110.6
111.1

115.7
115.6
115.4
114.9
114.7
114.5

122.2
121.8
121.6
121.4
121.0
120.6

111.0
111.0
110.7
110.4
110.1
110.0

115.7
115.9
115.9
115.4
115.2
115.0

111.0
110.6
110.3
109.5
109.4
109.3

1964:

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June

108.8
108.7
108.5
108.4
108.2
108.3
108.0

106.9
106.8
106.9
107.2
106.9
107.2
106.2

107.8
107.7
107.6
107.4
107.2
107.1
107.1

106.6
106.4
106.2
105.9
105.3
105.5
105.7

110.5
110,0
109.4
108.9
109.3
109.4
109.2

114.3
114.2
114.0
113.9
113.8
113.7
113.5

120.3
120.2
119.9
119.7
119.8
119.5
119.3

110.0
109.7
109.7
109.5
109.4
109.3
109.1

114.9
114.9
114.5
114.3
114.2
114.1
114.0

109.2
109.1
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.9
108.7

Annual Average:

1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1955

108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
93.3

106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
94.0

107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
94.1

105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
102.2
95.9

109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
103.8
89.7

113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
91.4

119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
88.6

109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
90.0

114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
92.1

108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
94.3




10

OLD SERIES

TABLE C-l:

Consumer Price Index—Portland, Oregon and Scraaton
All Items and Commodity Groups
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100)

Portland, Oregon

Scranton

Index

Percent change to
April 1965 f r o m —

Index

April 1965

January 1965

May 1965

February 1965

1.0

110.5
131.8

0.5

107.7
106.6
109.5
102.5
110.2
116.7
99.6

.2
.2
.7
1.2
- .3
- 1.2
- 1.6

106.8
105.1
111.7
100.9
99.5
119.4
99.5

.4
.5
.4
0
- 2.5
5.1
- .7

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

113.2
108.1
102.5
104.2
97.1
112.9

2.3
.1
0
0
.6
2.1

107.3
109.4
104.8
99.3
96.2
113.0

.6
.1
0
- 6.1
.9
.3

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

107.3
113.4
101.9
112.2
101.1

1.7
1.8
2.5
.2
1.1

105.6
108.6
103.1
109.0
101.6

.8
.4
1.3
.1
1.0

109.3
106.6
126.8

.3
.4
0

110.2
107.9
125.3

1.4
1.7
0

118.1
112.7
117.5
105.9

.4
1.1
- .8
.8

126.7
119.9
139.0
113.1

2.5
.3
1.8
.3

Group

All items
All items (1947-49=100)

110.9
137.4

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

Transportation
Private
Public

—

-

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




-

Percent change to
May 1965 from—

-

11

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods
and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families
and single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 400 items which were
selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by
wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 33 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 50 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every
month in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail
questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the
spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and 1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 17 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
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*

Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

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 17 large SMSA's are available on request to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 20212 or any of its regional offices
(addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114










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