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

1957-59 = 100
140
135

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1967)

135

ALL SERVICES

130

125

-

/

35.28%

FOOD

22.^4%

NONDURABLES LESS FOOD -

24.54%

DURABLE COMMODITIES

17.64%

130

125

^3

/

120

r—^

ALL SE RVICES-

115

120

' l OOD*
115

MS
ALL ITE IflO

110

110

^-^
105

105

100

VOURA! LES
7
^
NONDU RABIES LESS FOIIO

* * -

#
100

#

95

95
I960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU




OF LABOR

STATISTICS

Latest

Data:

June 1968

Released July 31, 1968

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

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR JUNE 1968

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent in June, the largest monthly increase
since February 1966. This is considerably larger than the average 0.3 percent rise from
May to June since 1951. Higher service costs, primarily mortgage interest charges,
accounted for about half of this monthfs rise, but most commodities also increased.
Grocery store food prices rose, but at a slower pace than in recent months, as
fresh fruit and vegetable prices dropped contraseasonally in June. Nondurables less food
continued their steady climb, with some easing in the rate of advance of apparel prices.
Over the year, the all items index has risen 4.2 percent, advancing services prices being
responsible for about 40 percent of the rise and higher food prices accounting for about
20 percent.
The index climbed 2.3 percent in the first half of this year, more than twice
as much as in the first half of 1967, and considerably more than the 1.7 percent increase
during the first 6 months of 1966. Unlike 1967, however, when most of the first half
increase took place in the second quarter, this year's first half increase has been about
evenly divided between the two quarters.
Food
Retail prices of food at home rose 0.2 percent in June, somewhat less than
usual, and food away from home was 0.4 percent higher. The smaller-than-usual advance in
grocery store prices was principally the result of a 0.7 percent contraseasonal decline in
fresh fruits and vegetables. Nearly all fresh vegetables were lower, especially tomatoes,
cucumbers, green peppers and cabbage, as heavy supplies reached market after earlier delays
caused by unfavorable spring weather. Potato prices were sharply higher, however, as
supplies dwindled; celery and spinach also gained. Fresh fruit price changes were mixed;
bananas and oranges were lower as supplies expanded, but watermelons were introduced at
prices substantially higher than last year as production ran below the year-ago level.
Most other fresh fruits were moderately higher; apples rose almost 9 percent, a reflection
of last year's low production and dwindling cold storage holdings. Since last June, fruit
and vegetable prices as a whole have gone up an average of 8.4 percent and accounted for
close to half of the increase for food at home.
A contraseasonal decline in pork prices due to a heavy accumulation of supplies
in May, held down the increase (0.2 percent) in meat, poultry and fish. Most cuts of beef
and veal averaged higher, and poultry prices, responding to production cutbacks during the
first quarter, rose 0.5 percent. Over the year, poultry prices were up 5.2 percent and
beef and veal prices 4.1 percent, more than offsetting the 4.2 percent decline for pork.
Dairy products, in a further reaction to the April 1 increase in milk support prices,
climbed 0.6 percent. Strong demand pushed eggs up 2.4 percent, to a level 7.0 percent
above last year's unusually low prices.




Services
Service costs, which had slowed perceptibly in April and May, resumed their
accelerated upward trend, advancing 0.7 percent in June. The recent increase in the
interest rate ceiling on VA-guaranteed home loans and substantial rate increases for
conventional mortgages were instrumental in raising mortgage interest charges nearly
4 percent. Property taxes continued their long-term upswing and home insurance rates
moved ahead as rates were increased in a number of areas, due chiefly to the continuing
threat of losses arising from civil disorders. Higher wage rates were largely responsible
for a 1.0 percent rise in home decoration and repair charges. Rents continued very firm,
advancing 0.3 percent in June. Higher operating costs appear to be the primary cause of
rent hikes, but at least a part of the uptrend is attributable to a growing housing shortage
due to underbuilding in past months.
Medical care services posted a 0.3 percent rise, principally because of higher
physicians1 fees, but the March-to-June increase of 1.2 percent was the smallest quarterly
gain for this group since the fourth quarter of 1965.
Increases in barber and beauty shop services were partly responsible for higher
personal care costs, and charges for domestic help and other housekeeping services climbed
substantially. Auto repair and maintenance and hotel and motel charges were higher, as
were most recreational fees, and taxi, bus and air fares.
Nondurable goods less food_
Prices of nondurable goods other than food were up 0.4 percent, apparel,
cigarettes, gasoline and motor oil accounting for nearly four-fifths of the increase.
Women's clothing had the most significant effect on the apparel category with prices for
almost every item rising. Higher prices were recorded also for men's suits, slacks and
business shirts, and for footwear and accessories. The causes of the increases center
primarily on rising operational, labor, and wholesale costs, coupled with strong demand.
The substantial June increase in gasoline and motor oil prices was largely the result of
the return to "normal11 price levels in Los Angeles and Kansas City following price wars.
Cigarette prices increased significantly due to higher State taxes in New York and New
Jersey.
Durables
Durable goods rose 0.5 percent even though new car prices dipped 0.2 percent
(less than usual for June) as dealers offered larger concessions. Apprehension that new
model cars will be introduced at higher prices in the fall may be at least partially behind
the very brisk sales performance exhibited by new cars in the second quarter of this year.
Furniture and floor covering prices increased again. Most furniture items
moved higher, as recent wholesale increases trickled through to the retail level; increased
fiber and wage costs contributed to firm carpeting prices.
Household appliances, including radio and TV, were unchanged in June.
Black-and-white television sets continued to show surprising strength while smaller gains
were posted by color television sets and portable radios.




Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Approximately 45,000 workers will receive cost-of-living increases based on
either the National Consumer Price Index or city indexes for June. As a result of the rise
in the National index since March, about 34,000 employees in manufacturing and transportation industries are scheduled to receive raises of 2 to 4 cents an hour. An additional
5,000 will receive 2-cent increases based on the index advance since last December.
Adjustments to be made on the basis of city indexes apply mostly to local transit and
printing workers and will vary in size.




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

Group

Unadjusted
120.9

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

119.1
115.8
118.6
113.2
120.9
130.0
102.5
135.7

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

118.7
122.9
114.9
126.1
110.3
115.4
109.4
112.9

Apparel and upkeep _5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

119.9
120.1
116.5
131.7

119.9
120.1
116.5
131.7

119.5
119.8
116.2
131.2

Transportation

119.7
117.4
138.4

119.8
117.5

119.1
116.8
137.3

All items

Public

Seasonally
adjusted

114.0
121.9
125.5
104.3

110.6
117.2

118.8
115.6
118.4
113.0
120.2
130.7
101.9
135.1
117.8
121.6
114.6
124.3
110.3
115.3
109.5
112.5

Percent chang to June 1968 from—
May 1968
June
1967
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
madjusted
justed
justed
adjusted

116.0

120.3
119.2
115.9

June
1967
unadjusted

119.4
116.3
114.8
120.9
128.9
103.0

115.1
112.3
118.3
111.6
116.3
119.9
100.0
129.1

- 0.2
- .3

- 2.6
1.3

0.9
.7
.2
2.7
- .2
1.6

3.5
3.1
.3
1.4
4.0
8.4
2.5
5.1

114.1
117.7
112.2
119.9
108.6
110.5
108.2
108.1

1.1
.3
1.4
0
.1
.1
.4

119.3
119.7
116.1
131.1

113.9
114.1
109.7
125.4

.3
.3
.3
.4

.5
.3
..3
.5

2.0
1.9
2.6
1.5

1.8
1.4
2.3
1.5

5.3
5.3
6.2
5.0

119.2
116.8

115.7
113.7
132.2

.5
.5

.5
.6

.6
.6
.9

.3
.3

3.5
3.3
4.7

110.3
116.0

129.7
144.4
120.1
125.6
123.5

129.2
144.0
119.6
125.3
122.6

123.2
136.3
115.3
119.7
116.9

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

120.4
121.6
119.5
115.1
118.2
107.4
133.9

120.0
121.0
118.9
114.7
117.8
106.9
133.0

115.6
116.5
114.8
111.0
113.8
104.1
127.4

.3
.5
.5
.3
.3
.5
.7

Commodities less food TJ
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel -

113.0
117.5
119.1
116.6
116.6
100.1

108.9
112.7
112.8
110.3
112.7
96.8
122.4
98.0
100.7

.4
.4
.3
.3
.5
- .2
(10/)
.2
.3
.7
1.2
.3
.3
.4

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

1.0
1.0
.4
.1
1.9
3.1
.3
1.5

.3
1.0

1.3
1.6
.6
1.9
.4
1.3
.1
1.0

.7
4.3

4.0
4.4
2.4
5.2
1.6
4.4
1.1
4.4

1.1
1.0
1.4
1.1
.9

5.3
5.9
4.2
4.9
5.6

1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
.8
1.4

4.2
4.4
4.1
3.7
3.9
3.2
5.1

Special groups:

N G V ?

C c i i r s

—

~

••

•' • • • ™ ™ *

-

i |

"

•—»^

•

••-"

Used cars
Household durables JL1/
Housefurnishings

•

»i

in i ^

nn»—

101.3
104.7

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

112.5
117.0
118.7
116.2
116.0
100.3
126.7
101.1
104.4

114.9
118.0
106.9
112.5
116.9
118.5
116.0
100.5
126.7

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services JL2/

138.1
133.7
133.3
155.5
138.9

137.1
132.1
132.9
155.0
138.3

130.8
126.7
128.1
145.2
131.3

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

148.4
249.7

147.6
248.4

142.3
239.5

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
$0,827
1957-59=$1.00
.674
1947-49=$1.00
.400
1939=$1.00 —

$0,831
.678
.403

$0,862
.703
.418

1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
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9/
19_/
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.2
.3
.5

.4
.5
.5
.5
.2
(10/)

1.0
1.2
2.1
2.3
.7
- .5
(10/)
.9
.9
1.5
2.0
.7
1.2
1.4

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.
Not available due to insufficient data.
Called "Durables less cars".prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and servic




.9
1.0
.6

1.0
1.8
2.0

3.8
4.3
5.6
5.7
3.5
3.4
(10/)
3.4
4.0
5.6
5.5
4.1
7.1
5.8

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

Indexes
Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

1957-59=100

1947-49=100

Percent change from:

Other
bases
May
1968

June 1968

March
1968

June
1967

U.S. City Average

120.9

148.4

0.5

1.2

4.2

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York --Philadelphia

118 .3
119 .8
121 .9
123 .6
122 .0

149 .2
147 .6
152 .0
148 .9
149 .7

.4

1.1
1.4
.7
1.2
1.1

4.8
4.4
3.9
4.1
4.6

123 .6
118 .0
120 .4
119 .4

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

.6
.4

April 1968

January
1968

153.1
145.4
149.0
147.1

1.6
1.1
.9
1.6

May 1968

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

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

—
—

114.3
119.1

147.9

115.9

146.1

121.1
121.0

152.2
145.6

112.7
108.7

April
1967
4.0
3.9
5.4
4.6

February
1968

May
1967

1.8
1.1
2.2

4.4
6.5
4.8
3.3
4.4
3.7
4.6

.9
.7
1.6

June 1968

March
1968

June
1967

119.0
120.6
118.6

147 .4
149 .7
144 .4

124.1
121.3
124.2

153 .6
150 .6
157 .6

1.0
1.6
1.3
.6
2.0
.9
1.2

3.7
4.2
4.9
3.7
5.7
4.1
4.9

111.5

1/
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except
for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since I960,
2/
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as
indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.




TABLE 3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from May 1968 to June 1968

Group

All items

1/
2/

Chicago

0.5

0.4

0.8

1.0
.4
.1
.3
.4
.1
1.0
.6
.1

1.0
1.3
.1
.3
.2
.6
.2
.2
0

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

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

Los AngelesLong Beach

U.S. City
Average

New York

Philadelphia

0.8

0.6

0.4

.4
.9
.3
2.7
0
.2
.5
.1
.1

.3
.7
.4
.7
1.0
.9
.5
.1
2.0

.3
1.0
.2
.5
.7
.8
.5
.6

(1/)

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.

TABLE 4:

Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Health and recreation
Reading

Date

Apparel

and

Other
goods

items

Food

Housing

upkeep

Transportation

Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

120.9
120.3
119.9
119.5
119.0
118.6

119.1
118.8
118.3
117.9
117.4
117.0

118.7
117.8
117.5
117.2
116.9
116.4

119.9
119.5
118.4
117.6
116.6
115.9

119.7
119.1
119.0
119.0
118.6
118.7

129.7
129.2
128.8
128.3
127.5
127.1

144.4
144.0
143.5
142.9
141.9
141.2

120.1
119.6
119.0
118.4
117.6
117.6

125.6
125.3
124.9
124.2
123.0
122.7

123.5
122.6
122.5
122.4
122.1
121.9

1967:

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

118.2
117.8
117.5
117.1
116.9
116.5
116.0

116.2
115.6
115.7
115,9
116.6
116.0
115.1

116.0
115.5
115.3
115.0
114.7
114.3
114.1

116.8
116.6
116.0
115.1
113.8
113.7
113.9

117.9
118.3
117.7
116.8
116.4
116.2
115.7

126.6
126.2
125.5
124.9
124.2
123.6
123.2

140.4
139.7
139.0
138.5
137.5
136.9
136.3

117.2
116.9
116.5
116.4
116.1
115.5
115.3

122.2
122.0
121.4
120.5
120.0
119.8
119.7

121.4
121.0
120.3
119.7
118.8
117.8
116.9

Annual Average:

1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1957

116.3
113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
98.0

115.2
114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
97.8

114.3
111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
98.5

114.0
109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
99.5

115.9
112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
96.5

123.8
119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
97.0

136.7
127\7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
95.5

115.5
112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
97.1

120.1
117.1
115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
96.9

118.2
114.9
111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
98.5

and

All
June

1968:

May




Total

Medical
care

Personal
care

recreation

and
services

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 37
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
June 1968 indexes and percent changes from March 1968
U.S.
City
Average

Group

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Cincinnati

Detroit

Honolulu
(Dec.1963=100)

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

120.9

119.0

120.6

118.3

118.6

119.8

111.5

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

119.1
115.8
118.6
113.2
120.9
130.0
102.5
135.7

116.8
114.1
113.5
114.2
113.7
126.9
106.8
126.5

121.3
117.2
123.4
115.7
117.5
133.6
103.7
138.4

120.1
118.8
122.4
114.6
133.9
129.0
104.
126.

116.3
112.7
112.2
112.5
115.9
128.8
98.4
135.0

117.9
115.1
111.6
116.3
125.0
123.9
100.7
133.2

111.8
111.2
110.7
112.4
113.1
116.5
103.3
113.9

118.7
122.9
114.9
126.1
110.3
115.4
109.4
112.9

119.5
120.2
111.4
122.6
114.0

114.7
117.1
120.4
107.9
108.5
108.1
112.8

113.7
114.6
104.8
119.3
105.8
107.8
108.1
112.6

114.6
117.9
104.7
121.0
103.5
106.4
104.9
109.4

115.6
122.0
110.1
130.2
100.4

110.7
117.8

117.4
120.8
113.0
123.9
107.5
118.8
100.4
117.1

99.4
105.9

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

119.9
120.1
116.5
131.7

121.1
118.2
114.5
136.1

121.5
120.9
115.1
145.4

116.0
114.1
112.9
128.4

121.0
125.5
112.1
137.3

118.0
116.4
117.1
128.5

108.8
103.7
112.7
110.7

Transportation
Private
Publi c

119.7
117.4
138.4

115.7
113.2
129.2

119.4
117.2
126.6

117.4
116.5
124.2

121.3
117.7
151.8

119.6
117.0
136.7

104.1
106.6
92.3

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

129.7
144.4
120.1
125.6
123.5

126.3
139.6
127.0
122.5
116.3

127.0
157.5
119.8
121.6
112.7

124.7
152.6
118.6
109.6
116.0

128.9
151.6
113.5
123.2
120.0

132.2
153.5
126.4
125.9
117.8

112.0
120.8
106.4
106.1
113.8

Hous ing
Shelter

—

'•

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

Percent changes March 1968 to June 1968
All items

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.1

1.3

1.4

0.6

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

1.0
1.0
.4
.1
1.9
3.1
.3
1.5

.9
.7
0
1.4
.5
1.8
.1
1.4

2.1
2.4
.8
3.3
2.7
4.4
.4
.7

1.7
1.7
3.6
.4
2.4
2.4
1.7
1.4

2.3
2.5
.9
.5
3.3
7.2
1.2
1.5

1.3
1.1
1.1
.4
.2
8.8
1.6
1.4

.1
.1
1.1
1.4
.4
2.7
.1
.9

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

1.3
1.6
.6
1.9
.4
1.3
.1
1.0

1.6
2.6
.7
3.2
0

.9
1.4

0
.2

1.9
2.7
.4
3.7
.5
3.2
.4
1.1

1.7
0
.5
0
.3

1.5
1.7
.1
2.4
0
4.0
.2
1.7

2.0
2.4
.6
2.7
.3
.7
.6
2.1

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

2.0
1.9
2.6
1.5

.2
.4
.4
1.3

1.8
2.7
.6
2.3

1.8
1.3
2.9
1.3

1.1
3.3
0
.9

1.3
1.0
1.1
1.6

.5
.8
1.0
1.8

.6
.6
.9

.7
.8
0

1.3
1.2
2.0

.3
.3
.2

1.3
1.4
.5

.5
.5
.6

.2
.2
0

1.1
1.0
1.4
1.1
.9

.7
.9
1.5
.6
.3

.4
.5
1.6
.5

1.1
.2
1.5
1^7
1.0

.2
.4
.4
.7
.6

.1
1.7
2.7
- .6

1.4
1.7
3.2
.9
.5

.rOOtW63.Tr

— " • • "•"—-• ~ ~ ———————————————• —.

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

See footnotes at end of table.




-

1.2
1.1
1.2
0
0
.1

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

Kansas City

Group

Los AngelesLong Beach

San FranciscoOakland

Philadelphia

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

124.1

121.9

123.6

122.0

121.3

124.2

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

122.9
120.2
123.5
117.9
127.3
131.9
107.0
132.8

117.3
111.9
120.0
103.9
119.4
134.9
94.4
136.8

119.7
114.6
117.3
113.9
111.6
131.4
101.4
141.3

119.2
114.5
115.2
110.6
127.1
127.4
99.4
143.8

123.8
120.2
120.0
119.1
133.8
135.0
102.2
138.1

118.1
113.7
117.4
110.7
116.2
130.9
99.3
137.6

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

117.1
118.7
107.0
123.5
117.4

123.2
129.7

118.3
119.7

112.3
112.1

120.9
109.5
122.2
102,
116

115.6
118.1
109.4
120.1
109.2
111.7
111.6
114.8

129.5
139.2
136.2
140.4
102.3

117.0
110.4

122.2
125.5
124.6
124.8
110.5
121.1
110.9
120.0

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

124.6
125.3
122.6
135.2

118.9
122.7
117.7
127.0

124.4
127.7
119.4
131.1

126.2
120.7
121.6
137.1

119.9
119.1
119.3
128.9

124.1
119.0
121.9
131.6

Transportation
Private
Public

126.1
123.1
149.0

126.1
121.6
153.9

120.0
118.9
127.3

127.9
122.4
155.7

121.2
119.3
128.9

119.1
120.9
103.4

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

136.6
153.4
121.5
134.0
128.2

123.7
141.4
114.5
110.7
120.3

134.6
146.8
116.4
136.5
130.1

129.5
150.9
115.1
120.4
124.7

130.9
138.5
123.0
131.6
126.2

129.4
145.6
129.0
115.1
127.5

134.6
106.1

108.4
113.6

Percent changes March 1968 to June 1968
All
/VAX

^fame
JLUClUo

_
—————— ——

_
— — — _ _ _

_—___

F o o d

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

Shelter

— — — — — — — — — — — —

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls1
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/

See footnote 1, table 2.
Change from April 1968.




2.0

0.7

1.2

1.1

0.9

1.1
1.0
.5
.7
1.1
3.9
.9
1.5

.9
.9
1.4
.5
1.0
1.2
.9
1.2

1.1
1.0
.4
.7
1.2
2.3
.4
1.5

1.0

1.1
1.0
.3
.7
2.1
3.6

1.1
1.2
.3
1.6
1.0

.6
.7

1.8
1.1

.1
.6

1.1
1.5
(2/) .5
1.8
.4
1.8
0
.7

2.3
3.0

.7
.5
.7
.7

4.8
4.4
13.2
1.2
1.1
4.4
.4
.6

2 ."7

.7
2.7
.7
1.0
1.5

1.3

.9
.7
.3
.7
1.2
1.8
.5

1.3
.5
2.3
.1
1.0

1.3
1.9
.4
2.3
.1
0
.1
1.0

2.4
3.4
1.4
4.3
0

1.8
2.5
1.3
1.5

1.2
3.5
.6
2.9

.3
.5
.8
.4

1.0
.3
1.8
1.4

.3
.3
.2

.7
.3
1.8

.7
.8
.1

.2
.1
.1

.7
.8
0

2.0
.4
.3
.4

1.4
1.6
1.5
.7
2.0

1.5
2.4
1.9
1.1
.7

1.1
.2
.8
2.6
.7

.3
.6
.5
0
.1

.7
0

1.1

0
.3

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

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Cereals

and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Fruits

Dairy
products

and
vegetables

Other
foods
at home

Food
away
from
home

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S. City Average

119.1

115. g

118.6

113.2

120.9

130.0

102.5

135.7

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

116.8
121.3
121.9
115.5
120.1
116.3
116.9
114.1
117.9
111.8
119.1
122.9
117.3
118.3
117.5
119.7
119.2
115.2
123.8
111.4
118.1
118.6
120.9

114.1
117.2
116.8
113.9
118.8
112.7
114.1
112.2
115.1
111.2
115.6
120.2
111.9
116.6
114.6
114.6
114.5
112.6
120.2
108.7
113.7
114.2
116.9

113.5
123.4
120.8
105.0
122.4
112.2
112.5
110.3
111.6
110.7
126.1
123.5
120.0
108.7
109.0
117.3
115.2
116.0
120.0
107.6
117.4
109.3
111.5

114.2
115.7
118.7
112.1
114.6
112.5
115.0
113.6
116.3
112.4
109.1
117.9
103.9
114.9
111.5
113.9
110.6
115.2
119.1
114.2
110.7
113.1
114.0

113.7
117.5
115.8
116.6
133.9
115.9
121.3
122.2
125.0
113.1
120.0
127.3
119.4
129.3
126.4
111.6
127.1
110.3
133.8
108.4
116.2
124.8
124.8

126.9
133.6
128.0
130.3
129.0
128.8
128.6
119.3
123.9
116.5
133.4
131.9
134.9
133.2
126.6
131.4
127.4
125.6
135.0
110.2
130.9
129.9
129.5

106.8
103.7
102.6
107.8
104.1
98.4
99.1
102.0
100.7
103.3
102.6
107.0
94.4
103.
104.
101.
99.
99.
102.
100.8
99.3
99.9
107.9

126.5
138.4
144.0
125.1
126.5
135.0
133.3
121.4
133.2
113.9
134.5
132.8
136.8
(2/)
130.3
141.3
143.8
131.9
138.1
(2/)
137.6
137.2
136.6

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

0.3

0.2

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

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

.6
.6
.8
.5
1.1
.1
.9
.4
1.1
.4
.4
.6
.4
1.1
0
.1
.3
.2
.2
.3
.1
.4
.1

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




-

_

-

-

0.2

0.2

0.6

-

0.5

0.6

.2
.1
.8
.7
1.2
.1
.4

.7
.6
.9
1.4
1.5
.6
.8
.7
.6
.5

.4
.1
.2
1.7
.6
2.0
1.8
.6
.2
.3

-

2.5

-

.5
1.0
1.1
1.0

.2
1.3
1.3
.7
1.0
.2
.4
.6
.9
.4
0
.8
1.5
1 0
1.3
.5
1.2
.2
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.3
.5

1

0
.4
.3
.4
.1
1.7
.3
.4
.2
.8
.7
.2
.1
.5
1.0

1.1
.8
.7
.2
0
.3
0
.1
.3
.1
1.0

.3
2.7
.3
0
.6
.2
.5
.5
.3
2.0
1.3

1.7
.5
1.2
.7
1.5
.4
3.2
1.0
2.0
.4
.8
2.0
1.3

0.4
.7
.4

.6
1.0
1.1
.3
.8
0
.3
.4
.6

(27)
0
.5
0
.3
.9
C2/)
.1
.1

10

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

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals —
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cracker meal jL/
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 1/
Rump roast 1/
Rib roast
Chuck roast —
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork —
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/ ~
Bacon —
Other meats
Lamb chops If
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst 1/
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
3
Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned \J
Dairy products
'—
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process

Butter
See footnotes at end of table.




Index
June 1968
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted

119.1
135.7
136.0
117.4
115.8
118.6
112.3
117.2
128.3
110.4
123.7
114.2
100.1
108.4
106.9
113.2
115.8
117.3
111.7
111.8
116.4
107.8
125.1
108.6
119.9
106.7
143.3
113.9
116.2
123.4
122.8
110.0
112.7
116.8
119.1
129.1
117.0
113.4
118.8
113.9
116.1
91.5
92.8
102.5
96.9
123.6
107.9
125.0
111.1
121.6
120.9
118.8
123.9
117.8
120.7
98.7
139.4
116.8

119.2

115.9

114.0
117.3
118.4
112.0

126.4
112.1
119.8
143.0
115.2
113.7
111.6
118.5
119.2
116.9

93.2
123.8
125.6
121.9
120.9

139.8
117.5

Percent change to June 1968 from—
May 1968
June
1967
Seasonally
unadjusted
Unadjusted
adjusted

0.3
.4
.5
.3
.2
.2
.4
.1
.2
.4
.3
0
.3
.3
.1
.2
.1
.2
1.1
.9
.6
1.0
.9
.4
.7
.1
1.2
.1
.3
.6
.1
.8
.3
.4
.2
.6
.6
1.5
.5
.4
.4
.5
.5
.1
1.4
.6
1.1
.2
.5
.4
.6
.4
.4
.3
1.5
.5
.7

-

0.2

-

.3

.7
.5
0
2.2

.8
1.3
1.2
.8
3.3
8.0

1.3
2.6
.2
.1

-

.5

.9
1.0
.8
1.2

1.1
.1

3.5
5.1
5.1
5.1
3.1
.3
2.8
.5
.3
1.9
.2
.3
.7
3.1
.7
1.4
1.0
4.1
2.8
4.4
5.1
2.4
5.7
5.4
4.4
.8
7.7
4.2
4.5
3.7
.3
.3
4.5
7.7
1.6
4.9
.1
.3
1.9
2.2
.3
5.2
7.5
3.5
4.2
2.1
1.6
.8
0
8.6
4.0
5.1
5.5
5.3
2.8
• 1.0
2.9
1.3

11

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

Item or Group

130.0
141.7
185.4
94.4
138.0
84.7
173.9

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3/
Strawberries _ 3 / —
Watermelon 3/
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus JL/ 3/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach jL/
i O m d c O c S

•»«•••— — •••—•.•- —

r

"

M *••!• — — m _•»«

mi mm •—n r •>

Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned If
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned If
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned If
-r
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans

Broccoli, .frozen If
Other food at home

•

Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/ Salad or cooking oil If
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
•
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar

Syrup, chocolate flavored JL/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag

'•

—

Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink \J
Prepared and partially prepared foods If
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned JL/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/ •
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish If
Pretzels 1/

If
lj
3/
kj
5/

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




125.5
133.2
157.8
93.7
140.5
159.7

(2/)

(1/)

126.8
154.7
160.4
159.1
118.4
148.6
112.7
118.5
122.0
114.3
190.2
103.5
125.2
115.4
108.9
117.7
95.4
87.4
88.9
111.2
120.6
130.8
123.7
100.6
102.5
83.9

136.8
128.9
135.0
143.9

103.9
102.5
122.0
117.6
113.2
118.8
109.6
101.9
101.3
87.8
98.8
100.9
147.7
115.8
102.3
100.5
96.0
111.8
102.3
86.6
106.9
108.7
105.8

131.3
105.3
114.6
110.1
121.3

89.9

104.3
94.9

Percent change to June 1968 from—
May 1968
June
1967
Seasonally
unadjusted
Unadjusted
adjusted

0.5
.7
8.7
8.8
2.7
.4
3.9
(3/)
3.9
(4/)
12.9
7.4
3.7
7.9
.3
6.6
23.3
.2
10.2
1.2
23.2
.2
.2
.5
.2
.9
1.2
.5
.7
.2
.2
.3
.6
2.4
.1
.4
.1
.8
.3
.3
2.5
0
.2
.5
.7
.3
0
.1
.2
.4
0
.3
.1
.2
1.-1
.3
.3

-

2.6
4.2
2.2
8.6
4.3

-

9.5
(3/)
11.3

8.4
9.2
23.8
1.4
27.3
19.0
36.2
(3/)
.4
20.8
20.8
18.7
13.8
4.8
2.9
3.7
1.1
31.8
15.3
2.3
2.9
7.3
12.4
24.9
.8
22.4
.9
4.0
.7
6.1
10.2
1.4
2.5
7.0

(£/)
.4

- 15.5
- 14.0
- 9.1
.2

-

1.5

- 16.5

1.8

1.3
7.0
-

10
.8
1.1
2.7
1.1
1.8
4.2
3.7
2.3
.2
2.6
.2
6.9
7.0
2.0
.5
.3
2.7
.5
3.7
1.0
2.6
4.4

Table 8 :

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

March 1968 to
June 1968

May 1968 to
'
}968

CPI
*ALL ITEMS

>ec. 1967 to
arch 1968

Sept. 1967 to
Dec. 1967

une 1967 to
lent. 1 967

June 1967 to
June 1968

WPI

~

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

0.9

Nondurable
.4
Food and beverages at home

1.2

1.1

1.3
1.4

1.5

Apparel and accessories

•—
.A

Household furnishings and supplies

.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.0

Gasoline and motor oil
Other nondurables

3.2

3.5

.4

.3
.1

.3
New passenger cars

.5

Appliances

.3

Furniture and floor coverings

.1

*Other durables

.3
.4
1.1

.4

•CONSUMER SERVICES

.1
.1
.6
.2

1.7
.9
.9
.5
.2
1.9

1.4
1.8

1.2
1.4
.6
.4
.7
.3
.5

.7

0

.7

.5

1.1
.1

.5
1.1
1.0
1.2
.4

1.2

1.3
.5
5.9
.2
1.2
2.2
.3
1.1

1.4

.1

.1
.5

.3

1.0
.5
.6
1.8
.6
1.3
.2
1.0
.6

3.7

1.9

.3
.3
.5
1.0
.1
.5
.1
.3
.4
2.0

5*. 6

3.6

3.0
1.3
4.6
3.3
3.4
1.2
4.8
3.6

0.7

1.4

1.5

1.1

5.1

1.6

2.3

1.3

1.3

5.8

*Rent

.3

.6

.6

.6

.5

2.4

•Utilities and public transportation

.1

.4

.8

.1

.6

1.9

•Housekeeping and home maintenance services

.8

1.7

3.0

1.3

1.6

7.9

•Medical care services

.3

1.2

2.1

1.6

1.9

7.1

•Personal care services

.4

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.2

5.5

•Other services

.4

1.4

2.2

1.3

.9

5.9

*Insurance and finance

2.1

3.0
-

3.4

-

1.1
.9
2.5
2.5
1.0
3.4
2.9

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:
Farm products
Processed foods and feeds
•Industrial commodities

.7

1.9

.5

1.8

.2

1.0

.5

2.6

.1

.2

.4

0

.3

.4

2.7

4.3

2.5

4.4

.6

3.9

11.9

- .5

.2

.6

.5

.8

-1.8

1.7

.6

2.7

.7

1.0

.4

3.0

Industrial Materials and Equipment:
Chemicals and allied products
Rubber and rubber products
Lumber and wood products
Pulp, paper and allied products
**fetals and metal products
Machinery and equipment

•

Stage of Processing at Wholesale:
.6

1.2

.7

.1

2.7

Consumer

.5

1.1

.7

.1

2.4

Producer

.6

1.0

1.3

.6

3.5

0

1.2

.8

.3

2.3

.4

2.1

1.3

3.7

0

Finished goods

•

Intermediate materials, supplies and components
Crude materials

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




13
Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI

A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the 1964
revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. \_l The table below shows
standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items
and for nine commodity groupings based on 1967 averages. The figures may be interpreted as
follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the CPI as computed
differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard
error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the standard error of percent
changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for successively longer time periods,
as expected.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in
interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a month-tomonth change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. Because of rounding,
however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smaller change
in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not be
significant. On the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates.

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

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

Monthly
Change

.03
.08
.06
.04
.16
.07
.12
.14
.08
.10

Standard Error
Quarterly
Annua1
Change
Change

.05
.11
.12
.07
.24
.12
.17
.19
.12
.14

.07
.16
.27
.14
.26
.14
.26
.34
.15
.20

Monthly
Change

Relative Error
Quarterly
Change

Annua1
Change

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

.07
.10
.10
.11
.23
.11
.10
.26
.16
.13

.03
.19
.05
.05
.06
.05
.04
.12
.06
.07

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

J7 The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,
"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 1967.




14

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes In prices of goods
and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families
and single persons living alone. It Is based on prices of about 400 Items which were
selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by
wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these Items are obtained In urban portions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,
which were chosen to represent all urban places In the United States, Including
Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage
earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other Items are obtained every month In
all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and servlpes are collected every
month in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail
questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the
spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59*100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49*100 and 1939-100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

Louisiana - Baton Rouge*
Maine - Portland*
Massachusetts - Southbridge
Michigan - Niles
Minnesota - Crookston
Mississippi - Vicksburg
New Jersey - Millville
New York -Kingston
North Carolina - Durham*
North Dakota - Devils Lake
Ohio - Dayton*

Ohio - Findlay
Oklahoma - Mangum
Oregon - Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania - Lancaster*
South Carolina - Union
Tennessee - Nashville*
Texas - Austin*
Texas - McAllen
Utah - Orem
Virginia - Martinsville
Wisconsin - Green Bay*

*Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one
location changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to
measure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas.
A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the
United States city average and for 23 large SMSA's are available on request to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20212 or any of its regional offices
(addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94102

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

911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri

411 N. Akard St.
Dallas, Texas 75201

Box 1784
William Penn Annex
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania




19105

64106

Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table

Consumer Price Index

Wholesale Price Index

All commodities and services

All Commodities

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

Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use by
home consumers except a few individual consumer
products included in WPI groupings of commodities
purchased primarily by individual firms.

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

A combination of indexes listed below. 1/

Food and beverages at home

Food at home, alcoholic beverages at home.

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

Apparel and accessories

Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/

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

Household furnishings and supplies

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

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

Gasoline and motor oil

Gasoline and motor oil.

Gasoline and automotive motor oil.

Other nondurables

Drugs and pharmaceuticals, toilet goods,
recreational nondurables, tobacco products.

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

All durable commodities except home purchase
and used cars.

A combination of indexes listed below. J7

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Durable

New passenger cars

Passenger cars.
Household appliances, radio and TV.

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

Furniture and floor coverings

Furniture and floor coverings.

Household furniture and floor coverings.

Other durables

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

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

Appliances

CONSUMER SERVICES •

All consumer services.

Insurance and finance

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

Utilities and public transportation

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

Rent of home or apartment.

Housekeeping and home maintenance services

—

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.

Medical care services

Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.

Personal care services

Personal care services.

Other services

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

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

Same as the Wholesale Price Indexes for major groups.

Stage of Processing at wholesale
Finished goods
Consumer
Producer
Intermediate materials, supplies, and
components
Crude materials

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

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




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