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the consumer ^jr/Ve index




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for June 1970

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
September 1970

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
/. D. Hodgson, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR
Geoffrey H. Moore,




STATISTICS
Commissioner

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

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
FOR
JUNE 1970

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent in June to 135.2 (1957-59=100). The
increase was the same as in May and resulted primarily from higher prices for used cars,
homes, and most types of consumer services.
After seasonal adjustment, the CPI rose 0.3 percent—noticeably less than 0.5-percent
rate of the previous 2 months. Commodity prices rose significantly less than in May after
seasonal adjustment, as food prices declined and the rate of increase in prices of both
durables and nondurables other than food both slowed noticeably.
In the 3-month period ending in June, the CPI rose at a seasonally adjusted annual
rate of 5.8 percent. This rate compares with one of 6.3 percent recorded for the 3-month
periods ending in both March 1970 and December 1969. The slowdown, for the most part,
reflected a substantially slower rate of increase in food prices and more moderate rates of
advance in charges for some consumer services, particularly mortgage interest costs and
transportation services. Prices of commodities other than food rose at a substantially
faster pace.
Annual rates of change in the CPI and some of its major components over 3-month
periods ending in the last month of each of the last four quarters are given below. All
percentage rates, with the exception of those for services, are seasonally adjusted.
Percent change at annual rate
March 1970
Dec. 1969
Sept. 1969
to
to
to
June 1970
March 1970
Decw 1969
2d Qtr.
1st Qtr.
4th Qtr.
All items

June 1969
to
Sept. 1969
3d Qtr.

5.8

6.3

6.3

5.5

Commodities
Food
Nondurables less food
Durables

5.2
1.3
4.7
8.1

3.7
5.4
2.5
3.0

6.0
10.4
4.3
4.8

4.0
6.1
3.8
2.1

Services

7.3

11.2

6.5

7.8

Note:

The above values are subject to change when new seasonal factors are introduced.

Durables
Retail prices of consumer durable goods rose substantially more than seasonally in
June, largely because of continued strength in prices of both used cars and houses. Prices
of used cars averaged 3-1/2 percent higher following an even larger rise in May while
prices of new cars dropped seasonally. Prices of most household appliances, with the
exception of radio and television sets, were appreciably higher in June.
In the first half of this year price increases for consumer durables amounted to
2.7 percent; most of this rise—2.3 percent—resulted from large increases in used-car
prices during the second quarter. Compared with June 1969, prices of durables were up 4.5




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percent; the greatest part of this increase was due to significantly higher prices for
houses.
Food
In June, retail food prices averaged 0.2 percent higher than in May as prices of
food at home increased 0.2 percent and prices of food away from home advanced 0.4 percent.
On a seasonally adjusted basis food prices fell, by 0.4 percent, the first decline in 2
years.
During June, prices of fruits and vegetables rose 1.9 percent, due mostly to large
increases for prices of apples, watermelons, potatoes, celery, grapefruit, cabbage, and
tomatoes. Sharp price dips for green peppers, lettuce, and cucumbers partially offset the
rise in most other fruit and vegetable prices. Increased prices of canned milk were
primarily responsible for the 2-percent increase in prices for dairy products. Rises in
prices for cream sandwich cookies and cracker meal advanced cereals and bakery products
prices the same amount.
Meat, poultry, and fish prices decreased contraseasonally in June as the price of
almost all cuts of beef and pork dropped. Only frying chicken and porterhouse steak showed
increases. The price of eggs fell almost 6 percent; fresh coffee prices rose 1.7 percent.
Over the 3-month period ending in June, food prices increased at an annual rate of
1.3 percent compared with 5.4 percent for the 3-month period ending in March and 10.4
percent for the 3-month period ending in December.
Services
Charges for consumer services rose 0.6 percent in June, and accounted for almost half
of the total rise in the overall index. Automobile services, doctors and dentists fees,
mortgage interest costs, and home maintenance and repair services were primarily responsible
for the continued increase in prices of services.
For the 3-month period ending in June, the increase in service prices was at an
annual rate of 7.3 percent, quite a bit less than the 11.2-percent increase in the first
quarter. The increase from June 1969 to June 1970, however, was 8.2 percent, the largest
yearly increase in over 10 years.
The yearly rise in the cost of services stems mainly from advances in household
services, particularly mortgage interest charges, and transportation services. Continued
high demand for living quarters, together with the shortage of loanable funds, has pushed
mortgage interest costs up by about 20 percent since June 1969; another consequence of the
strong demand for housing is the 4.1-percent rise in residential rents. Automobile service
prices have shown a 9.7-percent rise due to increased costs for both labor and parts.
Nondurable Goods other than Food
Retail prices of nondurable goods other than food rose 0.2 percent in June; apparel
prices, which accelerated from their pace in May, accounted for 40 percent of the rise.
Tobacco products rose 0.9 percent, reflecting an increase in wholesale prices in June.
Gasoline prices decreased 0.8 percent as a result of price cuts in Los Angeles and a resump­
tion of price wars in Detroit, San Francisco,, and other areas.
Despite acceleration in the second quarter, the 12-month rise in retail prices of
nondurable commodities other than food in June, 3.8 percent, was the smallest such gain
since May 1968 and compares with an increase of 4.6 percent in the similar period ending
in June 1969.




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

Index point change
June 1970 CPI (1957-59=100)
less May 1970 index
Index point difference -




,

:

135.2
134.6
O.b

Percentage change

Index point difference divided by
the index for the previous period:
135.2 - 134.6 x 100 = 0 . 4
134.6

TABLE 1. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, June 1970
(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)

A l l items
All items (1947-49=100)

Indexes
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise noted)
June
March
June
May
,1,96,9
1970
1970
1970
133 .2
135.2
127.6
134.6
163 .4
165.9
156.6
165.2

Food
•
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away-from home

132.
128.
128,
130.
130,
139,
113.
155,

132.4
127.8
128.0
130.5
129.9
136.8
113.7
154.7

131 .6
127.4
127 .0
130 .2
129 .4
133 .1
116 .0
152.4

125.5
121.8
122.0
125.3
124.0
130.8
106.6
143.7

.2
.2
.2
- .2
.2
1.9
- .4
.4

Hous ing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership

135.
145.
123.
154.
116.
121.
115.
122.8

135.1
144.7
123.0
153.3
116.4
121.0
115.8
122.5

133 .6
142 .8
122 .3
150 9
115 .6
120 8
114 8
121 6

126.3
133.0
118
138
112
117
111
117

.4
.6
.3
.7
- .2
.2
- .4
.2

1.5
2 .0
.9
2.3
.5
.3
.4
1.0

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

132.2
134.2
126.8
147.7

131.9
133.9
126.6
147.6

130
132
125
146

6
3
3
3

127.0
128.5
122.7
140.1

.2
.2
.2
.1

1.2
1.4
1.2
1.0

Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Gasoline
Public

130.6
126.7
103.8
132.0
117.6
167.8

129.9
125.9
104.1
127.5
118.6
166.6

127 1
123 0
104 4
117. 6
115. 3
165. 8

124.6
121.8
101.8
128.2
118.6
149.1

.5
.6

2 ,8
3 .0
- .6
12 2
2 0
12

143.7
164.7
130.2
136.1
136.7

142.9
163.6
130.3
135.2
136.1

141. 4
161. 6
129. 6
133. 6
134.8

136.3
155.2
126.2
130.4
127.9

132.4
132.1
130.3

132.9
131.5
129.9

132.0
130.9
127.2

All items.less food
All Items less medical care

136 .1
133 .4

135 .5
132.9

133.8
131.5

128.4
126.0

.4
.4

Commod ities
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities

126 .2
130 .0
127 .7
131 .4

125.8
129 .8
127 .5
131 .2

124.5
128.7
126.1
129.9

120.
124.
123.
126.

.3
.2
.2
.2

Durables
Household durables
Services
Services less rent
Services less medical care
•
Insurance and finance (Dec.1965=100)
Utilities and public transportation
(Dec.1965=100)
Housekeeping and home maintenance services
(Dec.1965=100)
Medical care services

116 7
108 2
155 0
161, 9
150, 9
146, 3

115 9
108 0
154 1
161 0
150 1
145. 4

114.
107.
152.
158.
148.
142.

111.7
105.8
143.3
148.8
139.2
128.4

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

Group

2/

Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

■

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

1 Month
Ago

3 Months
Ago

- .3
3.5

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

■

6.0

.8
.5
.9
.0
.6
4 .7
2 .3
1.9

5.7
5.1
5.1
3.9
5.0
6.6
6.3
8.1

16
1 9
5
1 9
14

.3
.9
2.4

Special Groups:

Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar:
1957-59-$l —A
1939=$1
r
U
2/
3/
4/

Also includes
Includes home
Also includes
Also includes

113.7

113.7

112.8

137.2
179.3

135.8
177.0
$0,751
.364

$0,784
.380

$0,740
.358

hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
purchase, mortgage interest, t a x e s , insurance, and maintenance and r e p a i r s .
telephone, w a t e r , and sewerage service not shown separately.
infants' w e a r , sewing m a t e r i a l s , jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.

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




2.3
.7
1.8
1.9

127.4
169.1

$0,743
.360

1.7
1.4

107.8

138.1
180.6

I Year
Ago

1.5

Seasonally Adjusted^
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation

from:

Percent change to June 1970

1.5

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TABLE 2. Consumer Price Index—The United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
all items most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

Indexes
Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

1957-59=100

1947-49=100

Percent change from:

Other
bases
May
1970

June 1970

March
1970

U.S. City Average

135.2

165.9

0.4

1.5

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York —
Philadelphia

131.5
135.2
133.9
141.6
137.0

165.8
166.6
166.9
170.6
168.1

.3
.2
.1
.6
.4

1.2
1.6
1.3
1.8
1.2

April 1970

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

170.8
163.7
167.2
163.1

1.3
1.5
1.7
2.3

May 1970

137.9
132.9
135.1
132.4

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

January
1970

February
1970
127.0

134.3

166.7

130.0

164.0

133.9
136.7

168.3
164.6

127.1
120.9

March
1970

June 1970

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

133.
135.
131.

165.5
167.8
159.7

137.
134.
137.

170.
166,
174.

123.3

—

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 estab­
lished 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.
Note: The Consumer Price Index cannot be used for measuring differences in living costs among areas; it indicates
price change within areas. Estimates of differences in living costs among areas are found in the family budgets.




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TABLE 3.
Consumer Price Index--The United States and selected areas JVfor urban wage earners and clerical workers,
major groups percent change from May 1970 to June 1970

U.S. City
Average

Group

.4
.2
- .5
.5
.8
.1
(2/)
1.5
1.5

.2
.4
.2
.5
.6
.7
.1
.7
.4

Food
:
Housing
Apparel and upkeep —
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services

New York

Philadelphia

0.6

0.4

.6
.7
.7
.2
1.0
1.8
(2/)
.8
.4

.1
.4
.2
.5
.7
.5
(2/)
1.6
(2/)

0.1

0.2

0.3

All items

It
2/

Los AngelesLong Beach

Chicago

- .2
.4
.2
- .7
.4
.2
(2/)
.3

.1
1.1
.4
2.3
.6
.3
(2/)
1.7
.2

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.

TABLE 4.
Consumer Price Tniex--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers for selected groups,
seasonally adjusted
(1957-59=100)

Inde

Group
June 1970

May 1970

March 1970

Percent changes to: j u n e 1970
From:
1 Month
3 Months
Ago

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

132.
127.
129.
130.
135.
115,

132.
128.
132.
130.
134.
115.

132.0
127.8
131.1
129.7
132.7
116.2

0.4
.5
1.7
.1
1.1
.3

Fuel and utilities 1/
Fuel oil and coal

116.3
122.7

116.
121.

115.5
120.0

.1
1.3

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

132.1
134.2
126.7
147.6

131.
133.
126.
147.

130.9
132.7
125.7
146.4

.5
.4
.5
.2

—

130.3
126.4
104.4

129.
125.
104.

127.2
123.1
104.1

.3
.4
.0

Commodities
Commodities less food
Nondurables
Nondurables less food -Apparel commodities --■

126.2
122.8
130.0
127.7
131.3

125.9
122.3
130.1
127.5
130.8

124.6
120.9
128.8
126.2
130.2

.2
.4
.1
.2

116.6

115.9

114.3

.6

Transportation
Private
New cars

Durables

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




2.4
2.7
.3

2.0

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TABLE 5.
Consumer Price Index--United States and selected areas,!/ for urban wage earners and clerical workers, commodity groups.
June 1970 index and percent changes from March 1970

Group

U.S.
City

Chicago

Detroit

Average

New
York

Los Angeles-

fafflg BilrflL(Indexes

1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

135.2

131.5

135.2

133.9

141.6

132.7
128.0
128.2
130.2
130.2
139.4
113.3
155.3

133.6
131.5
133.5
134.5
138.8
137.9
113.7
143.5

132,
129,
122,
139.
138.
129,
111.
146.

127.8
121.9
125.6
119.1
128.3
136.6
104.7
149.2

136.8
129.0
125.1
131.5
123.3
148.6
113.8
169.2

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

135.6
145.6
123.4
154.4
116.2
121.2
115.3
122.8

128.5
135.5
(2/)
144.8
110.8
114.4
111.1
119.8

136.7
149.8
113.1
158.2
107.6
114.0
108.1
115.1

140.2
151.6
(2/)
160.4
112.9
122.0
119.1

141
149
134,
159,
115.
127.
112.
134.6

Apparel and upkeep
Men*s and boys*
Women'8 and girls'
Footwear

132.2
134.2
126.8
147.7

124.0
124.0
117.8
140.5

126.8
128.9
117.9
147.4

130.7
133.3
132.8
140.7

138.7
145.7
129.3
148.6

Transportation
Private
Public -

130.6
126.7
167.8

131.2
127.5
155.7

124.1
121.1
145.7

130.1
125.4
160.7

143.1
136.0
176.0

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

143.7
164.7
130.2
136.1
136.7

139.0
171.9
129.7
119.7
132.2

148.1
179.3
(2/)
136.4
131.2

134.7
161.8
121.7
117.1
127.8

151.7
173.4
(2/)
149.6
146.7

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

Percent changes from March 1970 to June 1970
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

1.5

1.6

1.3

.5
.9
.0
.6
4.7
2.3
1.9

1 .0
.8
- 1 .2
.1
1 .1
7 .9
- 2 .8
2 .0

.9
.8
1.9
- .4
3.1
3.5
1.7
1.1

1.3
1.7
(2/)
2.1
.3
.3
.4
.6

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

1.2
1.4
1.2
1.0

See footnotes at end of t a b l e .




.2
.9
.2
- .4

3/

-

1.6
2 .2
1 .3
2 .3
.2
.0
.4
.4

1.7
.1

2.7
4.2
1.4
6.1
.3
.4
.3
.1

8
6
9
3

1.7
2.1
2.8
1.0

.9
1.3
.2
.4

1
1
2
2

.9
1.0
(2/)
1.0
.9

2 8
3 1
3

Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services

-

1.6
1.9
.5
1.9
1.4

1.5
1.6
1.3

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

1.9
2.7
(2/)
1.8
1.4

TABLE 5.
Consumer P r i c e Index--United S t a t e s and s e l e c t e d a r e a s U for urban wa?»e e a r n e r s and c l e r i c a l
commodity " r o u p s , June 1970 index and percent changes from ''arch 1970--Continued

Group

workers,

Cincinnati

San
[ ansas
Francisco
Honolulu
City
(Dec. 63= 100)1
(indexes 1-957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Atlanta

St.
Louis

All items

133.6

135.2

131.2

123.3

137.9

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

131.1
127.4
121.2
129.3
127.6
143.2
118.6
144.7

136.7
130.3
132.9
134.4
128.0
144.0
113.3
164.4

129.7
125.7
123.5
129.6
125.6
138.8
111.4
150.4

123.8
121.0
115.6
126.8
118.5
124.3
113.8
132.4

136 .9
132 .4
135 .2
135 .1
142 .5
134 .0
117 .5
153 .0

129 .1
123 .2
124 .5
125 .8
122 .9
133 9
107 7
155 0

136 .7
132 .1
136 .2
136 .6
139 .5
142 .5
110 .8
155 .6

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

139.5
147.7
119.4
156.3
115.3

126.2
131.3
110.0
141.6
112.4
137.3
113.4
117.6

129.0
140.5
126.4
150.3
100.5

134 .3
140 .4
112 7
152 2
128 .6

149 9
166 2
154 7
171 8
109. 5

112.1
131.1

132.3
138.5
118.5
146.8
114.6
124.0
105.5
131.2

99.8
112.0

132 4
119 7

116.3
122.0

127 ,o
134 .0
113 ,9
139 .3
117 .9
120 6
121 7
122 0

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

131.4
133.3
123.9
142.9

138.1
141.9
128.3
165.6

135.6
142.2
123.8
162.2

121
114,
127.
120.

141 0
137 9
142 0
154. 3

132 .6
128 .4
128 .0
143 0

131
129
133
141

Transportation
Private
Publi c

122.2
118.0
161.6

130.4
127.5
142.7

130.5
125.9
169.6

112
117
90

132. 4
127. 3
195. 6

128 .8
130 0
122 0

132. 3
128. 9
158. 9

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

140.4
167.1
130.5
134.4
122.2

141.5
182.8
133.3
134.2
121.8

142.2
172.2
129.3
134.0
129.1

123.8
135.6
116.5
116.3
125.7

150. 8
167. 7
133. 6
146. 2
145.7

139 2
160 8
137 0
121. 9
135. 0

146.3
157. 8
138. 4
141. 8
142. 5

-

134.1

5
6
1
4

Percent changes March 1970 to June 1970
1.1

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

1.9
2.3
1.1
2.5
.1

V
2/
3/

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.
Change from April 1970.




.7
.5
1.3
.1
.7
3.1
1.7
1.6

.9
2.2
.2
.0

2.8
4.2
1.0
5.3
1.0

.9
1.0
1.8
.6
1.2

.0
.4

1.7
.3

2.4
.7

.8
1.4
.8
1.5
- .2
.0
- .2
.0

1.1
.4
2.0
.1

- .3
1.9
.1
.4

1.3
.7
3.5
2.3

.2
1.9

.0
.0
.0
2.1

1.0
.9
1.0
.9
1.4
2.8
1.4
1.0

.2
.3
.2
.1

1.0
.7
.7
1.1

.4
.4
- .3
2.5

2.6
2.8

2.4
2.9
.0

4.4
4.7
2.4

1.2
1.1
1.5

1.7
1.7
.1
3.0
1.0

1.3
.6
.7
1.9
1.8

1.9
2.6
- .2
2.4
1.4

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

1.0

.3
- .2
- .5
.2
2.1
.2
1.9
1.5

All items

2.1
1.1
.6
.9

1.4
1.5

2.6
2.7
.5
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.2
2.5

1.1
#o
.3
1.2
1.8

Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food and its
TABLE 6.
subgroups, June 1970 indexes and percent changes from May 1970

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and .
vegetables

Other
foods
at home

Food
away
from
home

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
U.S. City Average

132.7

128.0

128.2

130.2

130.2

139.4

113.3

155.3

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

131.
136.
137.
128.
133.
129.
131.
125.8
132.2
123.8
133.3
136.9
127.8
129.4
131.4
136.8
132.4
128.
136.
122.
129.
130.
137.

127.4
130.3
131.0
126.7
131.5
125.7
128.2
121.6
129.7
121.0
126.7
132.4
121.9
126.1
126.8
129.0
126.3
125.6
132.1
118.6
123.2
123.6
130.2

121
132
131
115
133
123
121
117
122
115
133
135
125
118
123
125.1
129.2
125.9
136.2
114.2
124.5
117.3
125.4

129.3
134.4
136.1
128.1
134.5
129.6
134.1
129.7
139.1
126.8
125.5
135.1
119.1
130.4
129.
131.
124.
131.
136.
132.
125.8
128.4
129.0

127.6
128.0
125.0
127.1
138.8
125.6
134
123
138
118
133
142
128.3
130.2
139.2
123.3
137.8
120.8
139.5
117.2
122.9
131.3
129.2

143.2
144.0
147.0
140.5
137.9
138.8
134.9
123.9
129.5
124.3
139.3
134.
136.
137.
129.
148.
137.
137.
142.
109.
133.
128.9
143.9

118
113
114
121
113
111
114
111
111
113.8
110.2
117.5
104.7
112.6
115.5
113.8
108.3
112.0
110.8
109.7
107.7
111.5
122.7

144.7
164.4
163.2
139.7
143.5
150.4
148.8
141.9
146.5
132.4
161.5
153.0
149.2
(2/)
152.5
169.2
164.4
149.0
155.6
(2/)
155.0
157.7
162.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.9

0.4

0.4

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

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

.4
- .9
- .5
1.1
- .4
- .2
.0
.3
1.8
- .9
- .1
.4
- .1
.0
.4
.6
- .5
.3
1.6
- .3
.3
.4
.1

- .3
- .2
.1
- .8
- .1
- .8
.1
- .4
.4
.2
- .3
- .1
1.2
_ .9
- .7
_ .1
.3
- .8
- .3
1.0
.2
- .7
.2

.2
.3
.3
.7
.2
.1
1.1
.2
.4
1.4
.8
.1
.3
- .1
.1
.3
.7
.0
- .1
.3
- .2
.5
- .1

4.4
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
2.6
.5

.9
- .8
- .5
.2
- .5
.3
.4
1.3
1.2
- .2
1.9
1.4
- .6
- .5
.1
.1
1.4
.0
- .7

.9
.4
.5
.3
.3
1.1
.3
.9
.1
.5
.6
.1
.1
(2/)
.1
.4
.1
.5
.5
(2/)
.6
.1
.6

Percent changes May 1970 to June 1970
U.S. City Average
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

-

-

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

1/




3.6
.7
.4
1.9
.8
- .5
1.6
2.8

-A
- .6
.1
.2

- 1Q

*„v«,~ ,.
Consumer Price Index--Uniueu States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items, June 1970
TABLE 7.
indexes and percent changes from selected dates

(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Index
June 1970
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted

Item or Group

Total

~ i

fQod

Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes

-.
DicaU| wiiuic wncal X/

—■—«—•«—■——

Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Heats
»
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse 1/
Rump roast JL/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
RAttf

1-firAT- 1 /

oeei xxver xj
Veal cutlets

—_»■———.—,.-

Chops
Loin roast 2/ ■
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
* Lamb chops 1/
Frankfurters - —
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Llverwurst JL/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 1/
TtlT-lcAV

Fish

1 /

■ -, , --,
.

— — — — — — — —

--»■

!

■

- r — — — 3 - . — _ - . . — —J X - — - —4 1 . — — * ,
--

"

7377- „7

Shrimp, frozen 1/
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

>utter
See footnotes at end of table.




—

—

.

—

—

132.7
155.3
155.4
135.2
128.0
128.2
113.3
136.4
130.4
115.1
133.4
125.7
105.7
121.8
118.8
130.2
134.5
135.3
127.6
124.3
130.1
123.1
140.6
125.8
142.7
121.2
173.1
134.4
135.5
142.6
150.5
126.5
137.5
137.4
137.4
141.0
137.1
134.4
139.7
131.9
133.2
97.4
95.9
108.2
119.2
143.2
128.2
154.4
126.6
131.9
130.2
126.3
134.2
129.4
131.5
103.8
157.4
121.1

1 Percent change to June 1970 from:
June
May 1970
Unadjusted

- 0.4

0.2
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.1
.5

132.4

127.7
_
_
129.9

- .1

.1

5

" .3
1.0
.2
.3

*2
4
'4

"
"
" *
- 1.1

134.0
135.2
126.3

- .5
_
- 1.7
- 2.4
- .9
- 2.8

.0
.7

*
!
•

- .9
- 1.5
- 1.7

141.0
127.7
142.0

-

1.8
- .7

,l
" .5
-

" 1'5

.8

.1

' .3
*3

172.1
134.4
131.0

- 3.9
- 7.7

- .7

128.3
136.2

- 1.9

137.5

- .4

136.7
96.0
.
143.3
155.0
130.2

' .8 1
-

.1

' ,7
.2

3.4

- 3.2
-

- .9

.6
.3
.9
.5
.8
.2

- 2.0
- .6
_
.8
1.4
- .1

- .2

- .5

.1
.2
1.4
.4
.1
.1

-

- 1.7

.1
- .1

.2
.3
.6
- .9
- .3

126.7

157.6
121.7

Seasonally
adjusted

'

.4
.2

1969
Unadjusted

5.7
8.1
7.9
8.7
5.1
5.1
1.1
11.7

1.1
2.7
4.9
5.1
5.6
6.7
4.9

3.9
3.9
.5
- 2.6
- 4.1
- 2.2

.1
- 4.4
- 1.6

3.5
8.1
8.3
6.6
.5
2.1
9.7
10.8
10.2
10.7

8.0
1.4
7.4
14.3

8.5
8.6
9.0
.1
- 3.3

.6
17.9
10.3

8.4
16.0
11.2

6.4
5.0
4.1
5.2
5.8
6.0
4.0
7.4
2.8

- 11 TABLE 7.
Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items, June 1970
indexes and percent changes from selected dates--Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
| Percent change to June 1970 from-June
June 1970
1
May 1970
1969
Seasonally
Seasonally
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
ad 1 tasted
adjusted
Unadjusted

Item or Group

Fruit8 and vegetables
£

— ____

J +

J

_.

M

l.|.1..

f Tc8n xruics ana vegeEaDJ.es

—————————

Ba^anL—--------------------~™
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3/
Q f r f l u k A i * ^ __«_

■

^ / --■■-■-.-.■--■■■■■■--■■■-■-■-■■.-■■■■■■.---■---—-

OliaWDeiilco j/ •»-••—»-»—~~^~»-»^^»—-»^«»

Watermelon 3 / Potatoes ~
Onions
A

•
_

!/"<»/

Cabbage

——————————————————

P la

—

—

— — —

______

Cucumbers 1/

Peppers* green 1/
^V-4

-____*__

1 /

DpiBlvil

X/

—

T

1 ■__■

— -■ M T I I -i —ii,

■--

I, — ■ , -r ,, —
,

-

■ - T- -

,

—

Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
jseets, cannea x/ — — — ^ — — — — — — — — — —
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
:
—
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 1/ — •
Other food at home

—
-ggs

j

135.5
148.5
145.2
102.0
133.9

1.9
2.9
10.9
.8
4.4

1.1
1.4
1.5
2.6
3.6

-

139.4
155.9
166.0
102.4
129.1
89.5
189.7
(3/)
133.2
180.7
177.2
173.0
132.1
219.6
121.0
175.6
139.4
126.1
244.1
117.3
154.5
118.6
106.3
105.9
105.4
92.4
95.4
117.2
123.0
135.1
120.9
113.4
113.3
91.9

" ,7
18.5

9.6

186.3
137.2
150.2
154.9
160.6

_

205.2
117.0
163.2
139.2

153.4

92.7
115.6
105.8

(3/)
4.0
(3/)
6.2
- 3.9
- 4.9
13.0
3.2
9.4
- 9.8
. - 9.2
- 29.1
1
1
- .2
6.4
.3
|
.0
.3
- .1
.0
- 1.6
1.1
.8
1.4
- .3
.4
- .4
- 5.9

6.6
9.5
- 10.4
8.4
3.0
- 2.5
32.2
(3/)
5.0
13.0
14.7
28.1
9.1
41.1
1.0
26.1
11.9
4.9
35.1
5.6
- 2.2
2.0
.0
- 2.8
5.5
- 8.5
3.4
4.0
1.7
8.9
- 3.2
8.1
6.3
- .6

-

1.9
(3/)
- 3.7
- 8.0

_

13.6
- 4.6
.6

1.4

23.8

.9
.3
- 2.1

Fats and oils:
margarine
———————————————————————————
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
sugar m a sweets

——————————————————

i»rape j exxy
——————————————————
Chocolate bar
'•
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
—
Coffee, instant 4_/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
C««_«»llA^^4

______

1 / ___ —
■

___________

opagnekkX, canneci x/ ———'—————————
Mashed potatoes, Instant 1 / •
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

%
3/
4/

December 1963-100.
April 1960-100.
Priced only in season.
July 1961=100.




112.0
103.6
135.4
132.2
120.3
132.5
133.7
110.5
116.5
105.4
115.7
105.9
164.2
130.5
110.1
111.3
102.3
123.4
110.8
93.4
112.6
117.0
110.3

1

"
"
-

.5
.4
.5
.3
.6
.2
.4

' -1

1.1
1.7
.9
1.0
.7
.4
.0
.2
.0
.2
.1
- .1
.1
- .5
.2

~
"

|

8.2
•2
9.8
5.6
4.1
6.8
7.1
3.8
12.7
21.4
11.6
3.8
5.9
7.1
4.0
5.9
4.6
6.0
2.9
2.9
1.7
4.7
3.1

- 12 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, June 1970 and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Item or Group

Housing
1/
Shelter _
Rent
Homeownership costs 2/
Mortgage interest rates
Property taxes
Property insurance rates
Maintenance and repairs
Commodities 3/
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
Services
Repainting living and dining rooms
Reshingling roofs
Residing houses
Replacing sinks
Repairing furnaces
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Fuel oil, it!
Gas and electricity
Gas
Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services
Household furnishings and operation 4/
Housefurnishings
Text iles
Sheets, percale or muslin
Curtains, tailored, polyester marquisette
Bedspreads, chiefly cotton, tufted
Jrapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate
Pillows, bed, polyester or acrylic filling
Slipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom suites, good or inexpensive quality —
Living room suites, good and inexpensive
quality
Lounge chairs, upholstered
Dining room suites
Sofas, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Aluminum folding chairs 6 /
_
Cribs
Floor coverings
Rugs, soft surface
Rugs, hard surface
Tile,vinyl

Other
Index
Bases




Mav 1970

Percent change to June 1970
from:
Mav 197Q

135.6
145.6
123.4
154.4
149.1
139.8
153.5
151.4
119
120
115
149
196
168
138
151
154
116
121
118
115
122
108,

135
144
123
153
149
139
153
149,
118
119
115
147,
191,
167,
137,
150.
153.
116,
121.
118.
115.8
123.2
108.2

0.4
.6
.3
.7
.1
,3
.2
1.0
1.0
.7
.5
.9
2.4
.5
.7
.8
.4
- .2
.2
.3
- .4
1.0
.1

104.9
151.0
122.8
112.4
116.
122.
113.
117.
126.
107.
114.
126.
100.

104.9
151.0
122.5
112.2
116.2
121.8
113.2
116.8
127.3
106.3
112.7
126.6
100.5

.0
.0
.2
.2
.4
.2
- .1
.6
- .5
1.0
1.4

Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63
Dec.63

128
122
100
120
123
114
121
107,
103.9
114.0
113.1
87.2
93
81
87
100
102
101
(6/)
108.2

128.1
122.5
100.2
119.1
123.3
114.7
121.4
107.4
104.2
113.7
113.1
87.1
92.9
81.5
87.3
100.2
101.9
101.3
(6/)
107.4

.2
- .3
.4
.8
.5
.2
.0
- .2
- .3
.3
.0
.1
.1
- .4
.2
.5
.7
.2
(6/)
.7

Dec.63
Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63

139.3
121.0
121.6
120.4
102.2

138.3
120.8
121.4
120.1
103.3

.7
.2
.2
.2
1.1

110.0
139.5
129.7

110.0
138.5
129.4

.0
.7
.2

186.6
141.8
165.5
150.2
132.7
140.2

185.
141.
165.
150.
132.
140.4

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

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
June 64
Dec.63

Dec.63

Appliances TJ

Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners, canister type
Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electric
Ranges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryers, electric, automatic
Air conditioners, demountable 6/
Room heaters, electric, portable 6/
'
Garbage disposal units
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, earthenware
Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type 6/
Electric drills, hand held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic service, general housework
Baby sitter service
Postal charges
Laundry, flatwork, finished service
Licensed day care service, preschool child
Washing machine repairs

June 1970

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

- 13 TABLE 8.
Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
items and groups, June 1970 and percent changes from selected dates--Continued

indexes for selected

(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Item and Group
Apparel and upkeep 8/
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's:
Topcoats, wool 6/
Suits, year round weight
Suits, tropical weight 67
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, wool or wool blend
Slacks, cotton or manmade blend
Trousers, work, cotton
Shirts, work, cotton
Shirts, business, cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton
Handkerchiefs, cotton
Boy's:
Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend $_/
Sport coats, wool or wool blend 6/
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend
Undershorts* cotton
Women's and girls'
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 6_/
:
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton §j
Sweaters, wool or acrylic 6_/
Skirts, wool or wool blend 6_/
Skirts, cotton or cotton blend 6_/ —
Blouses, cotton
'■
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber
Dresses, street, wool or wool blend 6_/
Dresses, street, cotton 6_/
Housedresses, cotton
Slips, nylon
*—
Panties, acetate
Girdles, manmade blend
Brassieres, cotton
Hose, nylon seamless
Anklets, cotton
Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Girl's:
Raincoats, vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 6_/
Skirts, wool or wool blend j>/
Dresses, cotton
Slacks, cotton S_/
Slips, cotton blend
Robes, duster style, quilted tricot or
percale Si

Handbags
Footwear
Men's:
Shoes, street, oxford
Shoes, work, high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual,.pump
Houseslippers, scuff
Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys', oxford type
Dress shoes, girls', strap
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze
Yard goods, cotton
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Apparel services:
Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses —
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men's shirts
>
Tailoring charges, hem adjustment
Shoe repairs, women's heel lift




Other
Index
Bases

June 1970

May 1970

Percent change to June 1970
from:
M*y 1Q70
I June 1969
4.1
0.2
.2
4.0
.2
3.7
4.4
.2

132.2
131.A
128.3
134.2

131.9
131.2
128.0
133.9

(6/)
160.5
140.5
125.2
132.8
123.7
117.8
126.8
124.6
134.7
123.1
115.3

(6/)
160.2
138.4
125.1
132.7
123.4
117.1
126.5
124.2
134.6
122.6
115.1

(6/)
.2
1.5
.1
.1
.2
.6
.2
.3
.1
.4
.2

(6/)
7.0
7.4
- .3
4.9
8.2
.9
2.8
2.4
4.1
2.2
2.7

(6/)
(6/)
130.1
131.5
126.8

(6/)
(6/)
130.1
131.6
126.6

(6/)
(6/)
.0
.1
.2

(6/)
(6/)
2.4
3.9
3.3

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
136.3
130.6
155.8
(6/)
(6/)
(5/)
115.8
113.5
121.4
128.9
98.8
118.9
111.4
120.3

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
136.3
129.7
156.5
(6/)
(6/)
(5/)
115.6
113.3
121.4
129.2
99.1
120.1
111.2
119.3

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
.0
.7
.4
(6/)
(6/)
(5/)
.2
.2
.0
- .2
- .3
- 1.0
.2
.8

(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
(6/)
1.0
6.4
5.8
(6/)
(6/)
(5/)
4.8
4.7
2.3
5.7
- .2
1.1
2.3
5.8

(6/)
(6/)
133.2
(6/)
108.0

(6/)
(6/)
129.4
(6/)
107.3

(6/)
(6/)
2.9
(6/)
.7

(6/)
(6/)
.5
(6/)
.7

(6/)
118.3
147.7

(6/)
117.4
147.6

(6/)
.8
.1

(6/)
11.1
5.4

145.6
143.4

145.3
142.9

.2
.3

5.1
4.8

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

156.8
126.6
138.3
128.1

157.3
126.7
138.7
127.7

- .3
- .1
- .3
.3

6.0
5.5
7.9
3.3

Dec.63
Dec.63

147.2
123.2
138.3

146.6
122.6
138.3

.4
.5
.0

5.3
6.0
4.9

Dec.63

105.0
127.1
103.7

104.9
127,6
103.8

.1
- .4
- .1

1.7
3.2
1.3

136.3
114.0
130.0
133.3
126.8

136.0
113.2
129.0
128.8
126.5

.2
.7
.8
3.5
.2

4.7
3.3
6.1
6.6
5 3

June 64
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Sept.61
Mar.62

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

1

1

'

- 14 "
TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, June 1970 and oercent changes from selected dates--Continued
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Item and Group
Transportat ion
Private 9/
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil, premium
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance 10/
Auto insurance rates
Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal
Public
.
Local transit fares
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity
Health and recreation
Medical care
Drugs and prescriptions
Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
—
Adhesive bandages, package
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
Prescriptions
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypnotics
Ataractics
Anti-spamodics
Cough preparations
Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives
Analgesics, internal
Anti-obesity
Hormones
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
-r
General physician, office visit
General physician, house visit
Obstetrical cases ' *
-■
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Dentists' fees
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
eyeglasses
Routine laboratory tests
Hospital service charges:
Daily service charges
Semiprivate rooms
"Private rooms
Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.
Personal care
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentrifrice
~
Toilet soap, hard milled
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol
Face powder, pressed
--Deodorants, cream or roll-on
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent refills
Personal care services —
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop services
Women's haircuts —
Shampoo and wave sets, plain
Permanent waves, cold




Other
•Index
Bases

Indexes

Percent change to June 1970
,
from:
May 1970

June 1970

May 1970

130.6
126.7
103.8
132.0
117.6
143.0
118.0
143.5
181.9
140.9
132.4
167.8
185.8
135.9
121.5
117.9
130.1

129.9
125.9
104.1
127.5
118.6
142.8
118.6
142.9
179.5
140.9
132.3
166.6
185.2
131.5
121.1
117.8
128.6

0.5
.6
- .3
3.5
- .8
.1
- .5
.4
1.3
.0
.1
.7
.3
3.3
.3
.1
1.2

143.7
164.7
101.6
109.7
92.6
109.8
101 . 8
122
112
117
90
63
114.0
90.8
102.6
118.1
100.4
105.4
107.2
94.2

142.9
163.6
101.4
109.2
92.7
109.2
101.9
121.4
112.7
116.4
90.5
63.1
114.2
90.7
102.4
118.0
100.4
105.2
107.2
94.2

.6
.7
.2
.5
- .1
.5
- .1
1.1
.0
.7
.1
.2
- .2
.1
.2
.1
.0
.2
.0
.0

Dec.63

167.3
170.8
175.6
161.8
151.4
135.0
130.6
156.7
151.9
154.1
149.7
133.5

165.6
168.3
173.6
161.1
151.3
135.
129.
156.
151.
153.
148.
133.

1.0
1.5
1.2
.4
.1
.0
.8
.4
.5
.5
.5
.3

Dec.63

137.8
121.7

136.9
121.3

.7
.3

284
281
273
181
131
130,
113,
114.4
127.0

283.1
279.8
272.3
.180.9
129.4
130.3
113.3
114.4
126.2
111.5
102.1
131.6
95.8
116.4
98.
151.
161.
141.
126.
159.
109.

.5
.5
.4
.4
1.5
- .1
.0
.0
.6
- .3

Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.67
Mar.67
Mar.67

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63

m

101
131
95
116
98
151
161
141
125.4
159.0
110.0

■

.8

- .2
.1
.0
• .1

• .1
.0
.1
.8
.0
.4

- 15 -

TABLE 8.
Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, June 1970 and percent changes from selected dates--Continued

(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
Index
Bases

Item and Group

Reading and recreation 1\J
Recreational goods
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table model
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls, liquid center
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh water spincast
Bowling balls
Bicycle, boys'
Tr icycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions
Adult
Children's
Drive-in movie admissions, adult
Bowling fees, evening
Golf greens fees
TV repairs, picture tube replacement
Film developing, black and white
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription>
Piano lessons, beginner

Percent change £o June 1970
from;
Hay 1970
June 1 % 9

Indexes
May 1970

4.4
1.4
.1
3.0
.0
2.2
.7
2.1
1.1
.3
4.9
.8
.5
3.
.2
1.
.1
4.
.0
2.
.6
5.
.9
10.
U.8
8.4
7.2
4.6
7.8

136.1
100.0
80.1
119.3
76.6
89.9
98.2
82.3
100.1
103.8
119.5
119.0
102.5
110.4
113.7
110.7
136.9
220.0
215.6
235.0
171.6
115.7
145.1
97.6
116.4

135
99
80
118
76
90
98
82.0
100.0
104.2
117.9
119.0
101.7
110.5
113.1
110.8
135.9
217.9
212.8
234.8
168.9
115.2
141.5
98.6
117.7

0.7
.1
.0
.8
.0
.6
.1
.4
.1
.4
1.4
.0
.8
.1
.5
.1
.7
1.0
1.3
.1
1.6
.4
2.5
1.0

Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

162.0
130.5
128.4

161.5
130.5
128.2

.3
.0
.2

Dec.63
Dec.63

136.7
158.1
166.0
158,
108,
123.
118,
112.
119.
129.

136.1
156.7
164.4
157.2
108.6
123.1
118.5
112.5
119.4
129.3

1.0
.8
.0
.1
- .2
.2
.2
.2

6.9
9.8
10.1
5
0
9
3
0
9.2
6.7

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

—

119.6
110.3
149.0

119.3
110.0
146.1

.3
.3
2.0

3.8
1.9
10*8

132.6
122.8
125.5
160.6
157.1
153.4

132.1
122.3
125.3
160.0
156.1
152.3

Dec.63
Dec.63

-

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
■
*

Other goods and services
Cigarettes, nonfliter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages

Mar.59

Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert and table
Away from home
Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
'
Bank service charges, checking accounts
Legal services, short form will

- 4.5
- 2.3
5.0
3.3
5.0

Other special groups:
All Items less shelter
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food and apparel
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Other services

—

5.0
4.1
3.7
10.2
10,4
5.6

1

1/
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
2 / * Also includes pine.shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
4/ Also includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering,
and moving expenses.
5/ Not available.
6/
Priced only in season.
7/ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.
8/ Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, bathing suits, girls' shorts, earrings,
and zippers not shown separately.
9/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
10/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front end
alignment, and chassis lubrication.
JJ./ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown
separately.




- 16 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 1969 averages. The figures may be inter­
preted 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 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.
Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in the
CPI Based on 1969 Data

Standard Error
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
07
08
06
14
08
13
12
09
13

Quarterly
Change

.05
.11
.14
.09
.23
.13
.19
.20
.13
.20

Relative Error

Annual
Change

.07
.13
.28
.15
.22
.14
.36
.32
.20
.34

Monthly
Change

.07
.10
.13
.10
.25
.13
.24
.36
.33
.25

Quarterly
Change

.04
.07
.08
.06
.18
.10
.12
.20
.15
.14

Annual
Change

.01
.03
.05
.02
.04
.04
.05
.07
.05
.08

This replaces the table of average errors based on 1968 data which was included
in the CPI report through December 1969.

Xj 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.




- 17 -

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 por­
tions 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 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, news­
paper 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 com­
bined 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-Urbaha*
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).







- 19 Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices

REGION I — Boston

REGION I I - N e w York

REGION III —Philadelphia

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

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

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

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia

REGION IV —Atlanta

REGION V -

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

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

Mr. Jack F. Strickland
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
411 N. Akard Street. Room 337
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: 749-3641
(Area Code 214)

Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan

Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico

Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee

Chicago

REGION VI -

Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin

REGIONS VII and VIII —Kansas City

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

Region VII

Region VIII

Region IX

Region X

Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska

Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming

Anzona
California
Hawaii
Nevada

Oklahoma
Texas

REGIONS IX and X — San Francisco

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

Dallas

Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington




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