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the consumer price index
for June 1974
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Peter J. Brennan, Secretary
CONTENTS
Page
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
OFFICE OF PRICES
AND LIVING CONDITIONS
W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner
Price movements
1
Charts 1 — 4 . Consumer price indexes for all items and major
components, and rates of change over 1-, 3-, 6-, and
12-months spans
6
Table 1.
Table 2.
Table 3.
Table 4.
a monthly report
on consumer price movements
including statistical tables
and technical notes.
Table 5.
Table 6.
Table 7.
Table 8.
Table 9.
Table 10.
CPI—United States city average for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, by commodity and
service groups, and expenditure classes
10
CPI—United States city average for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, by commodity and
service groups, and expenditure classes
11
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, all items most recent
index and percent changes from selected dates
12
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, major groups, percent
change from May 1974 to June 1974
12
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, commodity groups,
June 1974, and percent changes from March 1974
13
CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups,
June 1974, and percent changes from May 1974
15
CPI—United States city average for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, food items, June 1974
indexes, and percent changes from selected dates
16
CPI—United States city average for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items
and groups, June 1974, and percent changes from
selected dates
18
CPI—United States average and areas grouped by size
of population for urban wage earners and clerical
workers, all tiems and major groups, June 1974, and
percent changes from selected dates
22
CPI—United States average and areas grouped by
region for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all
items and major groups, June 1974, and percent changes
from selected dates
23
Price Movements
June 1974
in June, the same as in the preceding month and more
than the average monthly increase in the first 4 months
of this year.
The Consumer Price Index rose 1.0 percent in June
to 147.1 of its 1967 base. The rise was due to higher
prices for a wide range of consumer goods and services,
notably new and used cars, medical care services, mortgage interest costs, household durables, and fresh fruits.
Lower prices for some food items, particularly meats,
partially offset these increases. The June CPI was 11.1
percent higher than a year ago.
On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the rise in the June
CPI was also 1.0 percent. This compares with a 1.1 percent rise in May and 0.6 percent in April. The food
index increased 0.3 percent after seasonal adjustment in
June, following a 0.9 percent rise in May and a 0.4 percent decline in April. The index for nonfood commodities rose 1.3 percent in June, the sixth consecutive
month of rapid rise. The services index rose 1.0 percent
Prices in the second quarter
For the calendar quarter ending in June, the CPI increased at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 10.9 percent, compared with 14.2 percent for the preceding
calendar quarter. The rise in the food index—which
slowed from a^ 19.4 percent annual rate in the first
quarter to 3.1 percent in the second quarter—was the
smallest calendar quarter increase in 2 years. Prices of
energy items—gasoline and motor oil, fuel oil and coal,
gas, and electricity—also rose less rapidly than in the
first quarter. However, prices of other nonfood corn-
Table A . Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
Changes from preceding month
Month
All items
Unadjusted
1973:
June
July
August . . .
September
October . .
November.
December.
1974:
January . .
February .
March
April
May
June
0.7
.2
1.8
.3
.8
.7
.7
0.6
.2
1.9
.4
.8
.8
.6
1.4
.8
6.0
-.7
.1
.9
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
.6
1.1
1.0
1.6
2.5
1.0
-.3
.7
.4
.6
1.1
1.0
1.1
Services
From
3 months
ago
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
Seasonally
adjusted
Commodities
less food
Food
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
Compound
annual rate
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
From
12 months
ago
Unadjusted
6.1
-.3
.7
1.4
.5
0.6
-.2
.2
.4
.9
.7
.6
0.4
.2
.3
.3
.5
.7
.6
0.4
.2
.7
.9
7.5
5.5
11.1
1.1
.6
.6
13.1
8.3
9.2
5.9
5.7
7.5
7.4
7.9
8.4
8.8
1.7
2.2
.6
-.4
.9
.3
.6
1.0
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.3
.7
.7
.8
.6
1.0
10.2
12.2
14.2
12.1
11.4
10.9
9.4
10.0
10.2
10.2
10.7
11.1
1.2
.3
1.0
10.2
modities and services rose at a faster rate in the 3 months
ending in June than in the first 3 months of this year due
to price increases for a wide range of items. The CPI,
excluding food and energy items, rose at a 12.8 percent
rate in the second quarter, up from 8.6 percent in the first
quarter, and 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 1973.
The rise in prices of nonfood items began to accelerate in late 1973 as several sectors of the economy
were decontrolled during Phase 4 of the Economic
Stabilization Program. Price increases in the second quarter reflected the termination of remaining controls on
wages, prices, and profit margins on April 30 and the
passing on of previous and current cost increases through
the various stages of production to the final purchase
price. (See table B.)
Food The slowdown in retail food prices followed
earlier declines in wholesale prices for farm products and
foods. Wholesale prices in the agricultural sector started
falling last fall. After rising sharply at the start of this
year due to transportation difficulties and uncertainties
about supplies caused by the oil crisis, the downtrend
resumed. Lower prices for livestock, poultry, eggs, and
grains constituted much of the decline last fall and
winter. Price declines spread to a wide range of agricultural commodities this spring as supplies increased and
both domestic and foreign demand slowed. Consequently,
prices for consumer foods at the wholesale level declined at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.7 percent in the second quarter—the first calendar quarter
decline in almost 3 years. Prices declined for meats,
Table B. Percent change in selected components of the Consumer and Wholesale Price Indexes
during the Economic Stabilization Program and 1973-74
(Seasonally adjusted, except services, compound annual rate)
Item
Phase I
Aug. 1971
to
Nov. 1971
Phase II
Nov. 1971
to
Jan. 1973
Phase III
Freeze and
June 1973
Jan. 1973
Phase IV
to
June 1973 to
to
Sept. 1973
Apr. 1974
June 1973
Sept. 1973
to
Dec. 1973
Dec. 1973
to
Mar. 1974
Mar. 1974
to
June 1974
CONSUMER PRICE
INDEX
All items
Food
Commodities less
food
Services
2.2
2.7
3.6
6.5
8.3
20.2
10.8
16.2
10.2
26.7
9.2
11.0
14.2
19.4
10.9
3.1
1.0
3.1
2.4
3.5
4.8
4.3
9.4
8.6
3.6
7.4
7.6
9.4
16.0
9.2
15.8
11.0
1.4
6.9
22.2
15.2
13.2
8.7
24.5
12.2
3.9
15.6
48.9
6.3
33.5
-8.7
10.8
-29.3
.3
3.4
12.3
19.6
6.0
16.0
32.3
35.7
1.0
10.8
24.9
56.7
27.7
54.4
88.7
10.4
.7
3.8
14.4
20.8
6.1
17.7
32.6
43.7
-1.7
2.5
6.1
8.7
4.3
6.2
13.2
27.2
.4
3.1
2.3
10.4
7.7
26.1
15.5
16.0
4.1
30.0
12.2
8.0
28.3
17.3
25.3
-16.7
WHOLESALE PRICE
• INDEX
All commodities
Farm products
and processed
foods and
feeds
Industrial commodities
Selected stage of
processing indexes:
Crude material
except food
Intermediate materials except
food
Producers' finished
goods
Consumer goods
except food
Consumer foods . .
poultry, eggs, cereal and bakery products, and dairy
products. Not all of the declines in wholesale food prices
were reflected at the retail level because changes in
wholesale prices appear in retail prices over a period of
time. Also, just as retail price increases typically are
smaller than wholesale when wholesale prices are increasing rapidly, retail prices either continue to rise or
decline more slowly than wholesale when wholesale
prices are declining.
At the retail level, the rise in prices of food purchased
in grocery stores slowed from a seasonally adjusted 21.5
percent annual rate in the first quarter to 1.0 percent in
the second quarter—the slowest rise since the second
quarter of 1972. Prices declined sharply in the second
quarter for meats, poultry, and eggs. And, price rises
slowed for cereal and bakery products, dairy products,
and processed fruits and vegetables. On the other hand,
fresh fruit and vegetable prices rose more than in the
first quarter due to smaller supplies. Higher prjces for
bananas reflecting the impostion of export tax by some
Central American countries also contributed to the rise.
Food products that contain large amounts of sugar continued to rise rapidly in response to sharp increases in
sugar prices during the past year. Sugar supplies have
been extremely tight relative to rising world demand
particularly from newly developing countries. Higher
coffee prices also contributed to the rise in food prices
at the retail level. Although price increases for green
coffee beans at the wholesale level have slowed considerably, there is a lag of 6 to 9 months before changes
at the primary market level are reflected at the retail level.
The index for food away-from-home—restaurant
meals and snacks—increased at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of 12.5 percent, about the same as in the
first quarter, and somewhat slower than in the last two
quarters of 1973.
Nonfood commodities. In the second quarter, prices of
nonfood commodities in the CPI rose at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 15.8 percent—about the same
as in the first quarter. Price rises for petroleum
products—gasoline and fuel oil—became progressively
smaller during the quarter, although the increase for the 3
months ending in June was still substantial. Price
rises accelerated, however, for most other nonfood
commodities.
The price rise for durable commodities in the CPI
accelerated sharply to a 19.2 percent annual rate from
6.0 percent rate in the first quarter. Appliance prices,
including radio and television sets, rose at a 6.5 percent
annual rate, following a rise of 3.8 percent in the first
quarter. In 1973, these prices declined slightly. Historically, appliance prices over long periods either have
declined or increased only moderately. Furniture prices
rose at a 13.4 percent annual rate, exceeding any previous 3-month increase since the CPI series began in
1956. Price rises also accelerated for floor coverings,
automobiles, and tires. New car prices rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 18.3 percent, reflecting higher
manufacturers' prices and transportation charges. Used
car prices, which had declined steadily from mid-1973
through the first quarter of this year, advanced substanially in the second quarter. As a result of the temporary
abatement of a fuel shortage and the prospect of higher
new car prices in the coming model year, the demand
for used cars has increased.
Among nondurable commodities, retail prices for
apparel and footwear continued to show large increases,
but the rate of advance remained about the same as in
the first quarter. Apparel prices are highly sensitive to
changes in consumer demand, which has eased since
spring. Price rises accelerated, however, for other nondurable commodities such as housekeeping supplies,
toilet goods, tobacco products, drugs and prescriptions,
and reading materials.
The rapid rate of advance in prices for nonfood commodities at the retail level reflected the effects of the
decontrol and pass-through of earlier and current price
increases at the wholesale level. Throughout 1973 and in
the first two quarters of this year, prices of nonfood
commodities at the .wholesale level increased at a faster
rate than at the retail level. The WPI for consumer
finished goods other than foods rose at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 25.3 percent in the second quarter. This increase was slightly less than the 28.3 percent
rate in the first quarter because of a slower rise in gasoline and fuel oil prices. Price rises at the manufacturers'
level for most other commodities such as apparel, footwear, automobiles, furniture, and appliances, rose at an
even faster pace in the second quarter than in the first
quarter.
Sharp increases in costs of materials were an important factor in the price rises during the past year for
consumer goods at the wholesale level. In addition, the
rise in other costs—particularly labor costs—have accelerated since the termination of controls. In the second
quarter, the WPI for semifinished industrial materials,
products, and components at the intermediate stage of
processing—which are used to produce finished goods—
increased at a 43.7 percent annual rate, up from 32.6
percent in the first quarter. Prices continued to rise
sharply for fabricated metal products such as metal containers, plumbing fixtures, heating equipment, electronic
components, and structural metal products. These increases in fabricated metal products do not fully reflect
the large second quarter increase in prices of basic steel
and aluminum mill products, especially those used in
appliances and automobiles. Prices for paper and paper
products continued to rise rapidly due to shortages of
woodpulp and newsprint, strong demand, and capacity
limitation. Prices of petroleum-related products such as
plastic materials, industrial chemicals, manmade textile
fibers, and nonmetallic mineral products, particularly
asphalt roofing, also continued to increase in the second
quarter.
Services
The services component of the CPI rose at an annual
rate of 11.0 percent in the quarter ending in June, compared to 9.2 percent in the first quarter. Higher charges
for household services (less rent), medical care, transportation, and other services contributed to the acceleration
during the second quarter. In addition to the effects of
the decontrol, a unique factor in the second quarter
advance was the impact of the amendment to the Fair
Labor Standards Act, which resulted in increased minimum wages to be paid effective May 1,1974. The amendment also extended the coverage of those persons eligible to receive minimum wages and provided overtime
to some service industries. About half of the services
represented in the CPI fall within the Standard Industrial Classification category of "service industries."
With some exceptions, labor costs constitute a high proportion of the final price of the output of these industries.
Over 65 percent of the rise for consumer service charges
during the second quarter resulted from higher charges
for "labor intensive" services. The services component,
less charges for rent, insurance and finance, and utilities
and public transportation, accelerated from a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 10.8 percent in the first quarter,
to 15.2 percent in the June quarter.
Included among these labor-intensive services are
many series in the household services category. Housekeeping services, which includes charges for general
housework, laundry flatwork, baby sitting, and day care
services, rose 28.9 percent in the second quarter primarily in response to the minimum wage increase. In
addition, home maintenance and repair services increased
sharply as labor costs rose in all the repair and maintenance services included in the index. Prices for repair
materials, particularly aluminum siding, asphalt shingles,
and oil-based paints, also contributed to the increase in
home repair costs.
Medical services—which are also labor-intensive—
rose significantly more than in the first quarter when
price controls were lifted from the health care industry
on April 30. The industry had been under mandatory
controls since the Economic Stabilization Program
started in August 1971. Controls were relaxed slightly
in the first quarter of this year. To some extent, increases
during the second quarter reflected higher overhead costs
such as rent and utilities, which the industry had absorbed previously when controls were in effect. Hospital
service charges increased at an annual rate of 12.9 percent
in the 3 months ending in June compared to 10.0 percent
in the first quarter, as larger increases were noted in
operating room charges and semiprivate room rates. The
rise in physicians' fees continued to accelerate, to an
annual rate of 15.4 percent in the June quarter, compared with 12.5 percent in the first quarter.
A faster rate of price increase in other service industries, such as drycleaning, laundry, beauty shop, and
barber shop services, reflected higher costs for labor and
materials. Auto repair and maintenance charges advanced
in response to the higher costs for materials used
in replacement and repair. Charges for water pump
replacement and transmission work increased at the
fastest rate among the various auto repairs priced.
Charges for utilities and public transportation, which
make up about 15 percent of the services priced in the
CPI, decelerated slightly during the second quarter.
Electricity rate increases slowed—from a 42.7 percent
annual rate to 19.1 percent—partly from smaller price
increases for oil after the Arab oil embargo was lifted.
Previously, many companies had raised prices based on
the fuel adjustment factor that is built into the companies'
rates, allowing the power companies to pass higher fuel
costs through to the consumer. The increases were still
large because of higher costs for natural gas, coal, and
nuclear fuels, supplemented by higher plant costs and
payrolls. Charges for residential gas rose at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 13.1 percent, about the same
rate as in the first quarter.
Public transportation charges were up 6.5 percent
partly because of airplane fare increases effective April
15 and sharp railroad fare increases. In contrast, local
transit fare continued to decrease as increased subsidies
resulted in lower fares, and more passengers and
revenue.
Increases in insurance and finance costs which constitute about 27 percent of the services priced in the
CPI, accelerated to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
8.6 percent in second quarter compared to 7.1 percent
in the first quarter. A substantial share of the second
quarter rise in this group of services was due to the increase in mortgage interest rates. Despite Federal support, building starts declined and inventories of unsold
homes were relatively higher, with mortgages hard to
get. Interest rates in competing segments of the money
market, corporate bond offerings, and high prime rates
outstripped the return levels which some mortgage
lenders offered, and prompted many savers to withdraw funds from savings institutions. Consequently, mortgage interest rates for conventional and VA and FHA
insured loans rose. However, property taxes continued
the decline that began in mid-1973. The decrease was
due in part to the increase in revenue sharing funds and
additional revenue generated from other tax sources,
Auto insurance rates which had declined in 1972 and
1973 rose slightly in the first quarter and again in the
second quarter. Residential rent charges increased at an
annual rate of 4.4 percent—about the same rate of
increase as in the first quarter of 1974.
Chart 1. All items index and its rate of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
SEMILOG
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
CPI flLL ITEMS INDEX
(NOT SEflSONPLLY flDJUSTED)
RRITH.
SCflLE
—
1 .4
—
1 .2
—
1 .0
0.8
—
0.6
—
0.4
—
0.2
__
0.0
-0.2
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN
(SEflSONPLLY flDJUSTED)
PERCENT CMflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
BRITH.
SCflLEg
6
4
2
JUN
0
1 9 .R
RRITH.
SCflLE
8
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE, SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
JUN
11 .1
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1/
Computed from t h e unadjusted s e r i e s .
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
6
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rates of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
140
135
130
125
1Z0
115
110
105
100
95
90
CPI COMMODITIES LESS FOOD INDEX
(SEflSONflLLY RDJUSTED)
JUN
136.4
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN
ISEflSONflLLY flDJUSTEO)
1 .4
1 .2
1 .0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-0,6
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTEO)
RRITH.
SCBLE
6
JUN
15.9
4
2
0-2
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER
l i l l i i l n
1965
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1966
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1967
i i t i t l i t l i i
1968
1/ Computed from the unadjusted s e r i e s .
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
i i l i i i n l i i
i i l i i l i . l i i
1969
12-MONTH SPflN
t t t i i l l i l i l
1970
1/
l i l l i t i i t
1971
1972
1973
1974
Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
CPI TOTflL FOOD INDEX
(SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTEO)
RRITH.
SCflLE
3.2
2-8
2.4
2.0
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN
(SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-nONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
16
12
8
4
0
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN 1/
-4.
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1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1/
Computed from the unadjusted s e r i e s .
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1971
1972
1973
1974
Chart 4. Services index and its rates of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
SEMILOG
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
CPI SERVICES INDEX
(NOT SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
flRITH.
SCflLE
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN
(NOT SEflSONflLLY'fl&JUSTED)
8
—.
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN
(flNNURL RflTE. NOT SEflSONRLLY flDJUSTED)
11 . 0
1.1
1 .0
—.
0.9
__
0.8
—
0.7
—
0.6
—
0.5
—
0.4
—
0.3
—
0.2
—
0.1
—
0.0
_
-0.1
12
10
8
6
4
JUN
10.1
2
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. NOT SEflS0NftO\Y flDJUSTED)
0
flRITH.
SCfllE
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-M
8
6
4
2
0
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1/ Computed from the unadjusted s e r i e s .
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
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1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
WITH.
SCflLE
10
Table 1. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes
Relative
mportance
Group
December
1973
Unadjusted indexes
1967= 100 unless
otherwise noted
June
May
1974
1974
Unadjusted
percent change to
June 1974 from—
June
May
1973
1974
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
March to
April
April to
May
May to
June
Commodity and service groups
All items
'
All items (1957-59= 100)
Commodities
•
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
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities l
Men1 s and boys'
Women' s and girls'
Nondurables less food and apparel
Gasoline and motor oil
Tobacco products
Alcoholic beverages
Fuel oil and coal
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New cars
Used cars
Other durables
OCTT V 1 C C S
147. 1
171. 1
145.2
160. 3
160.9
165.3
155. 1
153. 8
183. 1
154.4
158.6
12. 2
14.7
15.0
34.4
-.9
23.9
20. 7
20.9
13.4
136.8
10. 6
141. 0
135.6
137.0
133.6
137.4
144.3
165.4
142.8
130. 0
214.2
132.5
13. 1
6. 6
7.8
5. 1
5.7
17. 0
38.9
4.0
6.3 '
62.8
131.2
128.2
116.4
133. 6
137. 1
7.3
7.6
4.9
9. 2
7. 3
36.546
4.873
31.673
15.463
5.090
5.423
5.698
128.5
126. 5
114. 6
121.9
136. 1
149.4
129. 3
153. 1
162. 1
140. 5
155.4
140.2
150.9
129. 8
154.7
164.0
141.5
158.0
141. 1
9. 3
4. 7
10.0
13.2
3.3
10. 0
7.5
75. 190
47.788
7.064
31. 123
9.707
5.318
4.457
1.489
141.5
149. 3
134.6
148.5
160. 1
140.2
171.8
107.5
143.3
150.4
135.2
149.8
161.5
141.0
175. 1
108. 3
10. 0
13.9
6.7
9. 1
10. 0
9.0
14.8
2.8
145. 6
169.4
————————•-—-•—————»————————••-———»———————»————-••———-•—•
Services less rent
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and TV)
63.454
24.810
19.633
2.644
6.988
3.023
3. 146
3.832
5. 177
143. 7
38.644
22.978
8.569
2.661
3. 815
1.504
14.409
3. 162
1.993
2. 349
.872
6.033
15. 666
4.566
1.917
1.849
7.334
134.9
139.5
135. 0
135.7
133.7
137.4
142.2
163. 9
140.6
129. 1
211. 0
130.0
159. 7
160.4
164. 3
158.6
154. 6
177. 7
151.2
157. 1
1. 2
.4
. 3
. 6
-2.2
-.5
3. 0
2. 1
1. 0
1. 1
.4
1.0
-. 1
0
1.5
.9
1.6
.7
1.5
9.9
2. 1
1. 3
1.6
9.6
.7
-. 4
-. 7
1.7
-3.9
1. 7
-1.2
1.6
1. 0
1. 1
1. 0
.8
1. 1
.8
.7
1. 1
2.2
*. 1
1.9
-2.6
.6
8. 1
.2
. 3
. 1
.9
-2.6
-.4
.7
2.8
1. 1
1.3
1.2
*.9
3. 0
.8
1. 1
.5
.8
.2
.7
1.5
1.9
*. 7
*.6
2. 7
1.5
1.3
1. 0
.7
*8. 3
.5
1.5
1. 0
1.4
• 10. 1
.5
*. 6
*. 3
*. 7
*1. 0
*.4
*1. 1
1.4
.5
1.2
1. 3
• 1.0
*.4
*1. 0
1. 2
.7
1. 7
.6
1.2
1. 0
. 6
*1.0
.7
1.3
.7
1.2
.7
1. 7
. 6
. 9
.4
.6
.5
1.3
. 7
.4
.9
.9
.6
.9
.4
.8
1.9
.7
.9
.8
*. 6
.5
.8
1.2
*. 4
.9
1.0
.5
.3
1.5
1.2
*1.6
*.7
1.9
1.9
1.6
1.3
2. 1
*9.6
.6
.9
*.9
.9
.6
1.6
*.7
Expenditure classes
Food
•
Shelte r 2
Homeowner ship 3
Fuel and utilities *
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Public ~
- «
Health and recreation
M e di ca1 ca r e
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
-
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs
CPI - domestically produced farm foods 5
CPI - selected beef cuts 6
Purchasing power of consumer dollar:
1967= $ 1. 00
l Q57 5Q— 4; l on
-
—
—
r
100. 000
24.810
145. 6
159. 7
147. 1
160.3
11.1
14.7
33.321
21.459
4.873
16. 184
4.820
2.390
7.042
9.945
12.602
11.233
1. 369
18.946
6. 229
2.513
5.346
4.859
147. 6
151. 3
129.3
159.4
148. 6
143.9
137. 0
135.0
137.6
136.6
146. 3
137.7
147. 2
134.9
132. 0
134.4
149.2
152.8
129.8
161. 2
149.4
144.5
139. 2
135.7
140. 7
139.8
148.6
139.4
149.4
136.5
133.5
135.8
11.4
9.6
4.7
11. 2
18.9
15.2
11. 6
78.541
93.771
95.951
17.583
2.290
144.2
145.6
144.2
160.4
163.3
145. 7
147. 1
145.7
160.2
161.9
11.6
11. 3
10. 6
14. 1
-.2
$0,687
. 590
$0,680
.584
_
1
1. 1
1.0
.3
1. 1
.9
1. 1
1. 0
.4
1. 1
.5
.4
1.6
1. 3
.9
.9
1. 1
.9
*. 4
.8
1.4
1. 5
2. 1
2. 3
2.3
1.6
1.5
1.6
. 1
2. 0
2. 3
. 3
*. 7
.4
.9
.4
.6
• 1.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
.6
.6
.6
.6
*-l. 1
*-5. 3
1. 1
1.0
1. 1
*.3
*-2. 5
*. 4
.9
.9
1.0
1. 5
7. 0
12.9
14. 2
2.6
7. 2
9. 1
9.3
6.0
5.3
1.0
1.0
1. 0
-. 1
-.9
2.0
2. 1
1.0
1. 0
.9
*-. 1
*-.9
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, and jewelry not shown separately.
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
4
Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
5
Calculated from the food at home component by excluding fish, nonalcoholic beverages,
ges, bananas, chocolate candy bars, chocolate syrup, and
about half of the index weight for sugar.
6
Calculated from the CPI beef and veal component by excluding veal cutlets and beef liver.
* Not seasonally adjusted.
2
3
NOTE: Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.
10
Table 2. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes
Seasonally adjusted indexes
(1967=100)
Group
March
1974
April
1974
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
6 months ending in
3 months ending in
May
1974
SeptemberjDecember
1973
I 1973
March
1974
June
1974
December
1973
June
1974
Commodity and service groups
All items
Commodities
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
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
—
Apparel commodities l
Men1 s and boys'
Women1 s and girls'
Footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
Gasoline and motor oil
Tobacco products (not seasonally
adjusted)
Alcoholic beverages (not seasonally
adjusted)
Fuel oil and coal
. Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
•——
New cars
•
Used cars (not seasonally adjusted)Other durables
Services (not seasonally adjusted)
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Services less rent (not seasonally
adjusted)
.
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services
(not seasonally adjusted)
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and TV) (not
sea sonally adjusted)"
141. 1
141. 9
143. 6
144. 9
11.6
158. 8
160.0
158.4
169.7
151.2
162. 7
149.9
154. 2
158. 1
158.9
161. 1
163. 1
153.7
160. 7
152.3
155. 8
159. 5
160.2
164. 1
158.9
154.6
173.7
152. 6
157. 1
160. 0
160.4
165.6
154.8
154.0
175. 0
156.9
158. 8
26.7
29.5
33.0
70. 9
22.3
-13.8
17.4
14.8
131. 5
132. 9
134. 6
136.4
3.6
7.6
16. 0
15.8
136.4
132. 5
132. 2
132. 1
134. 9
138. 6
157. 7
137.7
133.6
133. 7
133. 1
135. 9
140. 1
161.2
139. 2
134. 3
,134.8
N
133.3
136.9
142. 2
164.2
140.9
135.5
136. 2
133.9
137.3
144. 3
166.2
1.6
3.8
3.2
4.8
4.4
. 3
-7.5
14.8
3.8
23. 1
13.9
9.6
2. 9
13. 1
3. 1
3.7
21. 7
57.4
6.9
7.4
30. 8
106.8
9.4
12. 7
5.6
7.3
17. 5
23.4
5.6
8.0
3.8
3.0
4.0
4.0
10.5
20.7
139.4
139. 6
140. 6
142.8
2. 1
2.6
10. 1
1.8
6.3
127. 1
199.3
126. 8
128. 3
205.3
127. 8
129. 1
210. 8
129. 7
130. 0
214.8
132.2
3. 0
6.5
3.4
7. 0
178. 9
5.7
5.9
9.4
5.0
7.6
124.9
123. 8
112. 0
102. 2
135.0
126.5
125. 0
112.8
110. 7
135.7
128.4
126. 2
114.4
121. 9
136.4
130.5
127. 8
116.8
133. 6
137.2
3.7
4.4
4.8
147. 0
128.4
147.9
128.8
149. 4
129. 3
150.9
129.8
150. 4
158.8
139.2
152.4
137.7
15L4
160. 3
139. 7
153. 3
138.4
153. 1
162.6
140.4
155. 2
140. 2
138.5
147. 1
132.0
139. 7
147. 7
133. 1
146.2
158.8
137. 6
165.6
106.5
9-4
11. 0
10. 0
60. 0
-17. 7
51.9
31.5
15.6
16. 7
1.5 -
16.9
19.4
21.5
28.4
-.9
18.2
39.9
31. 1
10.2
11.2
10.5
14.0
3. 1
1.0
19.5
-30.8
18.6
19.3
45.9
18.6
36.3
10.9
10.8
23.9
-17.2
12.8
7.6
33.8
20. 0
1Z. 5
6.4
16.5
15.7
36.8
25.4
11.3
15.9
18.4
9.5
12.9
6.3
7.4
24.0
59.7
74.9
12.6
34.9
18.2
72.4
6.0
9.2
3.7
-32. 1
3.8
1.0
3.4
-5.6
-23.2
5.4
19.2
13. 6
18.3
192. 0
6.7
2.3
3.9
-.5
-15.2
4.6
7.4
4.6
9.4
4.9
9.2
4.8
11.0
4.4
8.4
4.7
10. 1
4.6
154.7
164.5
141.4
157. 8
141. 0
7.9
11.5
2.7
4.2
6.2
10. 1
12. 6
2.6
11.5
6.5
9.9
13. 7
1.4
9.4
7.3
11.9
15. 1
9.9
9.0
12.0
2.6
7.8
6.3
10.9
14.4
3.9
12.2
8.6
141.4
149. 2
133.9
143. 2
150. 2
135. 1
5.3
14.4
3.5
8. 1
11.9
3.8
12.4
20.8
10. 0
14.3
8.7
9.7
13. 1
3.7
147. 1
159. 6
138.7
167.6
148.5
160. 7
140. 1
172.0
149.8
162. 1
141. 0
174. 8
8. 1
13.4
4. 7
8. 1
9.2
9.0
7. 1
11.9
18.9
10.2
8.6
10.3
24. 1
6.9
8.6
11. 1
21.5
106.9
107. 5
108.3
3. 1
6.9
.6
5.0
19.4
14.4
9.9
4.8
3. 1
18.6
-6.4
10.9
9.2
9. 1
.4
13.5
6.5
14.9
4.5
6.7
8.6
12.2
53.6
15.3
12.4
11.4
10.7
40.8
10.0
13.4
14.6
9.9
9.6
7.8
Expenditure classes
9.7
Food
158.8
158. 1
159.5
160. 0
26.7
11.0
Housing
Shelter 2
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Homeowner ship 3
Fuel and utilities 4
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
144.9
149. 5
128.4
157. 5
144. 2
139. 3
132. 7
146. 1
150. 5
128.8
158. 7
146. 3
141. 1
133. 9
147.7
151.8
129. 3
160. 0
148. 3
143.2
136. 7
149.3
153. 1
129.8
161. 5
149.7
144. 6
138.8
10.6
9.3
4,9
11.5
30.3
11. 1
6.5
Apparel and upkeep
133. 6
134. 5
9.6
134.5
133.2
146. 2
137.2
136. 2
146. 6
135.6
140. 0
139. 0
148. 3
4.8
Transportation
Private
Public
132.5
132.5
131. 1
146. 0
8.0
9.2
4.6
10. 3
4. 5
6.5
5.9
4.2
2.9
3.0
2.8
5.6
6.3
2. 2
20.0
23.0
-1. 1
Health and recreation (not seasonally
adjusted)
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
135.4
144.7
131. 8
129.9
132. 9
136. 3
145.3
133.0
130.4
133. 7
137. 7
147. 1
134. 6
131.9
134.5
139.4
149.3
136.4
133.2
135.9
3.4
4.2
5.2
3.5
1.6
5.9
9.2
3.2
5.4
141. 5
143. 2
141.7
142. 3
144.0
142.5
143. 9
145.5
145.4
147.0
145.4
10.5
10.4
9.4
160. 2
161.9
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs
CPI - domestically produced farm foods
(not seasonally adjusted)
CPI - selected beef cuts (not seasonally
adjusted)
1
2
3
4
8.8
6.2
13.6
10.0
4.6
11.4
21.2
22.0
17.4
9.6
6. 5
22.3
24.6
2.6
7.4
8. 7
8.3
7. 1
5.0
12. 4
13.3
14.7
10. 6
9.3
4.7
7. 1
7.2
3.4
3.4
9.9
11.0
11.5
9.3
9.2
8.6
15. 1
14.6
13.8
11.5
11.0
10.9
9.9
9.8
9.0
13.3
12.8
12.3
32.7
5.4
25.7
39.9
-26.9
144. 1
159.9
10.9
16.7
10.9
4.5
10.2
9.7
24. 6
9.3
9.2
4.7
4.2
4.7
2.5
26.4
-3.7
18.3
10. 1
160.4
167.5
163.3
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, and jewelry not shown separately.
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and r e p a i r s .
Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
NOTE: Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.
12.3
26.4
28.2
15.2
12.7
10.0
4.4
10.6
16.2
16. 1
19. 7.
11
38. 1
-29.7
1. 1
-1.5
Table 3. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
all items most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
Pricing
schedule 2
Percent change from:
Other
bases
1957-59= 100
June
1973
U. S. city average
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles—Long Beach
N. Y.-Northeastern N. J Philadelphia
M
M
M
M
M
147. 1
171. 1
11. 1
145.9
148. 7
141.8
153.8
151. 1
165.7
170.9
166.7
183.0
176.5
10.8
11.2
10.4
10. 6
12.2
2.7
2. 6
April
1973
January
1974
9.7
9.7
11.0
9.9
2.3
2.9
3.5
3.5
April 1974
174.0
163.7
168. 3
165.8
145.3
143. 1
145. 2
144.2
Boston
Houston
Minneapolis—St. Paul
Pittsburgh
May
1973
May 1974
3
147.7
146. 2
143.3
142. 1
145. 3
139.5
147.7
Buffalo
Cleveland
Dallas
Milwaukee
San Diego
Seattle
Washington
March
1974
165. 1
160.5
3
4
162.3
3. 1
2.0
2.8
February
1974
10.9
10.2
9.7
9.3
11.2
10.5
10.8
155. 0
152.8
163.9
172. 1
2.4
2.9
2. 7
2.2
3.6
2.7
2.6
June
1973
147. 5
151.7
146. 1
141.4
143.6141.4
144. 1
Atlanta —
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu
—
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco—Oakland —
169.6
176. 1
165.8
5
152.
March
1974
11. 2
13.5
11.6
10.9
10.6
10.4
10. 3
4
170.5
165.2
171.4
May
1974
2.4
3.0
3.4
2.7
3.6
2.3
3.5
1
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New Y ork and
Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the I960 Census amd do not
include revisions made since 1960.
2
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, April, July, and October. •
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.
3
November 1963= 100.
* February 1965= 100.
5
December 1963= 100.
NOTE: The Consumer Price Index cannot be used for measuring differences in living costs among areas; it indicates price qhange within
areas. Estimates of differences in living costs among areas are found in the family budgets.
*
Table 4. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas ' for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
major groups, percent from May 1974 to June 1974
TTs.—
Group
city
average
All items
1.0
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation Health and recreation Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
.4
1. 1
.5
2.3
1.2
1. 5
1. 2
1. 1
1. 0
New Y o r k Northeastern
New Jersey
Philadelphia
0.9
1.3
. 7
2. 1
1.6
2.9
(2)
1.0
1. 1
See footnote 1, table 3.
Not available.
Los AngelesLong Beach
Chicago
12
.2
2. 1
1.2
2. 1
1.3
.9
(2)
-. 5
4. 0
.7
.5
.2
2.3
1.0
1. 0
(2)
-. 1
2. 1
1.0
1.6
(2)
. 6
.9
.9
. 7
.9
.6
1.2
2.3
2.2
2.6
(2)
2.0
2.6
Table 5. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas ' for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, June 1974, and percent changes from March 1974
Group
U. S.
city
average
New York—
Los AngelesNortheastern
Long Beach
New Jersey
Chicago
Philadelphia
Indexes (1967= 100)
All items
147.
1
145. 9
148.
8
153. 8
151.
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
160.3
160.9
165.3
155. 1
153.8
183. 1
154.4
158.6
160. 1
161. 3
172.4
154.0
150. 9
185.7
155. 7
155.4
162.8
163. 7
185.0
157.4
157.9
174.8
156.5
159.3
155.3
15,7.6
161.9
155. 5
149. 1
174.4
151. 5
148.8
164. 3
164.9
164.9
158.8
156.7
196. 6
155.3
163.0
163.2
162.5
165.9
159.5
153.2
184. 1
154.0
166. 5
Housing
149. 2
152.8
129. 8
161.2
149.4
214.2
144.5
139.2
143. 3
146.8
(2)
156.0
138.9
3
211.3
130. 9
135.2
150.3
158. 7
129. 5
164.5
141.9
210. 2
143.9
130.2
141.2
142.5
(2)
147.2
142.0
159. 7
136.4
159. 3
162.5
143. 1
177. 1
170.0
216. 7
173.0
144.8
155. 8
163.9
(2)
171.4
156.8
205.6
160. 7
140.2
Apparel and upkeep
Men' s and boys'
Women' s and girls' Footwear
135.7
137.0
133.6
137.4
132.3
130.9
133.4
131.7
131. 3
135. 1
120.7
145.6
132. 7
126. 6
134. 1
135.5
134.5
137. 0
128.2
132.5
131.9
140.9
120.7
138.7
Transportation
Private
Public
140.7
139.8
148. 6
143.6
140.5
162.9
142.0
140.9
155.6
141.3
142.7
115. 9
148.
144.
164.
2
1
1
143. 3
142.7
147.2
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services
139.4
149.4
136. 5
133.5
135.8
142. 1
150.7
137. 6
135.9
141.6
144. 1
160.8
(*•)
132.4
139.0
133.6
146.9
128.4
124.4
128.4
146.8
159.9
(2)
140.6
144.2
145.3
163. 1
(2)
138.4
140.0
Rent, residential
Homeowner ship
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
7
141.
1
Percent changes March 1974 to June 1974
2. 7
All items
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
.4
. 2
4.2
-9.6
1. 5
12. 7
2.8
3. 2
0
5.5
-9.4
.7
3.0
2.3
1. 1
2.5
3. 1
6.3
3.2
5. 0
2.8
1.9
(2)
2.4
4. 3
12. 1
2.3
4.8
2.6
3.9
1.5
1.9
2.2
2.9
1.4
1.8
Transportation Private
Public
6.6
7. 2
1.4
(health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services -
3. 0
3.2
3.6
3. 1
2.3
Shelter
Rent, residential
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
£
i
cLTl.Cl \ j p K G C p ————•—
Men' s and boys' Women1 s and girls' —
Footwear
See footnotes at end of table.
13
2.6
3. 1
-.2
-1. 0
5.0
-10.7
1. 0
11. 3
2.2
3. 6
2.3
2.0
7. 1
-10. 0
7. 7
15.7
4. 2
3. 1
3.3
2.9
.8
3. 1
4.0
4.7
5.3
4.6
1.8
1. 0
(2)
1. 0
1.5
2.0
.7
. 1
4.6
-8.5
.7
2.8
. 1
-. 7
5. 1
-9.3
13.7
1.6
3.0
. 7
9.9
1. 1
3.7
2.3
4.8
1.3
.6
.7
. 1
.8
2.8
.5
3.7
3.9
3. 1
(2)
3.6
7.0
2.7
13. 1
3.3
2.7
6.5
-.4
1. 2
2.8
3.0
1.2
1.9
.4
1.3
-1.8
-.5
1.4
3.5
6.3
7. 6
-.6
5.3
5.9
-. 1
7.0
7.5
-3.0
5. 2
6.5
1.0
5. 5
6.3
1.5
3. 3
4.2
3.2
4. 3
1. 1
2.9
2.6
3.8
3.7
4. 1
4.6
(2)
3.8
4.3
14. 3
2.2
2.6
4
3.6
3.2
5.6
4. 0
2.4
4
2
( )
5. 0
2.5
Table 5. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas * for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, June 1974, and percent changes from March 1974—Continued
Kansas
City
Group
San
FranciscoOakland
St.
Louis
Indexes (1967= 100)
All items —
147. 5
151. 7
146. 1
141.4
143.6
144. 1
141.4
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish —
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
162.5
163.5
171.5
157.4
159.9
186. 1
155.5
158.9
161.9
161. 3
163.6
158.4
151.3
180.5
156.3
164. 1
162. 1
164. 1
175. 4
153.5
165.2
177. 6
161. 0
154.6
156.6
157. 6
176. 3
155.7
152. 6
153.4
153. 0
153.0
160.4
161. 3
165. 4
152.3
174.8
167.2
157. 3
157.7
154. 9
158.6
156.4
157.5
149.2
175.2
155.0
142.2
157.7
157.9
172.9
143. 9
159.3
180.4
150. 3
156.9
149.3
154. 7
124.7
163.6
140.8
142.9
145. 6
115.3
159. 5
146. 1
138. 1
141. 7
142.5
141.3
127.9
140.8
146. 0
115. 1
158.0
129. 3
147.4
151.9
138.4
158.9
132.8
143.3
141.7
160.5
170.4
120.9
191. 3
153. 7
217. 6
151. 1
142.6
135. 1
134.0
135.4
131.7
133. 3
134.5
140. 1
139.8
137. 0
135.4
112.5
141.7
138. 1
223.2
128.2
139. 6
133.8
141. 6
129. 0
125.2
140.
149.
126.
149.
5
1
3
4
135.3
135.0
129. 1
146. 1
132.5
126.8
130. 5
133.4
137. 1
132. 7
139. 3
145.2
136. 1
138. d
135.9
133.2
128.8
133. 0
124.3
137.6
135. 1
138.5
91.3
136. 9
138.8
123.7
137. 8
142.3
103.0
136. 9
139.8
120.9
139.4
138.9
146.4
139. 1
138.9
141.9
137.8
141. 0
99.0
145. 3
163.4
144.6
134. 0
131.4
142.4
166.2
135. 6
131. 6
134.9
142.3
157.3
144.7
127.6
140.4
134.9
147. 7
139.0
135. 3
117. 9
138.0
147. 0
138.7
127.2
139.6
135.0
142.5
135.4
128.4
131.7
136.7
138.7
137.2
132.5
137.9
3.5
2. 3
-,—
Hous ing
Rent, residential
Homeowner ship —
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men1 s and boys'
Women1 s and girls'
Footwear
•—
Tran sportation
Publi c
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
5
Percent changes March 1974 to June 1974
All items
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home —
Food away from home
2.4
3.0
3.4
-.2
-1.0
.3
1.3
1. 1
2.0
-9.2
3.9
-9.9
.5
10.3
1. 0
2.5
-1.0
4.5
-9.4
-.3
8. 7
2.5
6. 0
1.8
14.3
5.4
2.0
3.6
.4
3.8
-4.5
6.3
-. 1
3.5
2. 1
.5
-.3
3.8
-10. 3
1.2
10. 0
3.5
3. 1
2. 2
2.0
3.4
-6.3
5.7
13. 1
4.4
2.9
-. 5
-1. 1
4.2
-12.8
.8
11.4
2.6
2.3
2.8
2. 2
.8
2.8
1.8
3.2
2.3
.6
2.6
2. 1
7. 1
1. 1
.4
.9
. 1
1. 1
4. 2
3. 3
1. 2
3.9
6. 3
3. 3
4. 0
2.9
.9
3.5
7. 7
1. 7
1.0
2. 3
. 3
3.0
5.4
6.4
. 7
8.2
2.9
1. 7
2.7
12. 3
5.4
6~ 1
4.9
5.3
3.4
4.8
4. 0
2. 3
5.4
Apparel and upkeep
Men' s and boys'
Women' s and girls'
Footwear
2. 7
1. 7
1.0
.2
1.5
1.8
1.4
.5
1. 2
1. 8
1.3
.3
3. 7
2. 0
1.8
1.5
2. 3
3.0
4.4
2. 1
2.9
T ran spo rtation
Private
Publi c — —
7.6
7. 7
8.4
6.0
6.7
.7
9.5
10. 1
2.5
4. 3
4.5
3. 0
6.5
6.8
2. 2
7.2
7.5
2.4
6.7
7.0
3.0
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care —
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services
4. 1
5. 7
4.2
2.4
3. 1
3. 2
5. 7
3.0
1. 3
2. 7
2.5
1.4
6. 1
2. 3
2.4
5. 7
5.9
9.5
6.9
1. 7
2.8
2. 1
4.4
3. 5
2.0
3. 8
2.8
7.2
3.3
4.6
2.4
1. 2
2.9
5.3
Housing
Shelter
*
Rent, residential
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
3. 1
2.6
1. 7
See footnote 1, table 3.
Not available.
Revised index: May 1974, 207. 4.
Change from April 1974.
Revised index: March 1974, 147.2.
14
2. 1
7.7
-1. 3
.9
.9
Table 6. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
food and its subgroups, June 1974, and percent changes from May 1974
Food at home
Total
food
Cereals
and
bakery
products
Meats,
poultry,
and fish,
Dairy
products
Fruits
and
vegetables
Other
foods
Food
away
from
home
Indexes(1967= 100)
U. S. city average
Baltimo re
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Da lla s
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles—Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. Paul
N. Y.-Northeastern N. J
Phila d« lphia
Pitt sburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco—Oakland
Wa shington
162.
161.
159,
159.
160.
162.
158.
155.
162.
156.
161.
160.
155.
156.
162.
164.
163.
162.
157.
158.
154.
155.
163.
160. 9
165. 3
155. 1
153.8
183. 1
154.4
158.6
163.5
161.3
160.8
159. 2
161. 3
164. 1
159.2
153.3
163.7
157. 6
159. 1
161. 3
157. 6
156.9
161.6
164.9
162.5
162. 1
157. 9
156. 1
158.6
157. 9
162.5
171. 5
163. 6
161. 8
169.0
172.4
175.4
164. 1
159. 1
185.0
176.3
163. 1
165. 4
161.9
166. 3
177. 5
164.9
165.9
168.8
172.9
157.3
156.4
157.4
158.4
160.5
156.3
159.9
151.3
149. 1
151.4
150.9
165.2
165.4
148.6
157. 9
152. 6
162. 9
174.8
149. 1
154.3
159.0
156.7
153.2
150.4
159.3
148. 3
149.2
151.3
145. 0
186. 1
180. 5
179.4
179. 5
185.7
177.6
155.5
156. 3
153.4
146.6
155.7
161.0
150.7
151.2
156. 5
154. 0
156.0
150.3
148.8
155. 0
155.9
161. 7
158.9
164. 1
155.8
163.6
155.4
154.6
156.9
163.0
159.3
153.0
169.5
157.7
148.8
(2)
164.3
163.0
166.5
167.3
156.9
(2)
142.2
147.3
167. 1
3. 0
2. 1
1.0
-. 1
1. 1
2.3
1.8
2. 0
2.5
-1. 6
3. 2
2.3
.3
4.5
1.9
7.0
4. 2
2. 6
5. 1
1. 1
2.4
1.9
4.4
4.4
1.9
-. 7
1.4
.6
2.5
1.3
1.4
3. 1
1.5
1. 0
4.0
1.6
1.9
2. 3
1.6
1.9
2.3
3. 1
1.8
2.4
1.5
1. 7
1.6
2.8
1.5
2.9
.6
1.0
1.2
.8
.7
1.0
.8
0
1. 3
.3
.4
(2)
1.0
.8
1. 1
.7
1.0
160. 1
169. 2
154. 0
153.5
149.8
146. 3
157.4
155. 7
153.9
152.3
155.5
150.0
157. 6
158.8
159.5
153.3
143.9
158.0
157.5
157. 5
153. 1
180. 1
169.4
174.8
153.4
168.9
167.2
174.4
174.9
165.4
196.6
184. 1
192.6
180.4
168.5
175.2
166.5
194. 8
153. 0
154.9
157.3
151/5
151.2
156.8
155.3
Percent changes May 1974 to June 1974
U. S. city average
Atlanta
Baltimo re
B o st on
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
0.6
-. 1
-.2
.6
. 1
.8
.2
-. 7
-.3
.2
.2
-. 1
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
i V X l j,Tnr e t U . K . 6 C
————»—————••—^—<——™^~——-*•••••———™—
Minneapolis—St. Paul
N. Y.-Northeastern N. J
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
.7
0
.4
.9
,1
.1
-. 1
.6
.8
.2
-.2
-.6
-1.0
.6
-. 1
.7
.2
-1.0
-.7
. 1
.3
-.4
-.2
.8
0
.2
1.0
-. 1
0
-. 4
.8
1.0
.3
-.4
.7
.9
-.6
.1
1.8
.4
-. 1
.2
3.8
-. 1
.6
.5
.4
1.8
.5
1. 4
-.2
.2
.3
1.3
.7
1. 1
1.3
See footnote 1, table 3.
Not available.
15
-2.2
-2.8
-2. 6
-.5
-1.8
-. 1
-3.6
-2.3
-4.4
-4.4
-.6
-5.0
-4.4
-2.4
-3.7
-2.8
-1. 7
-1.4
-2. 1
-3.9
-1.3
-. 7
-2.3
-1.2
-.6
-3.8
-.5
-. 5
-.9
1.0
-1.3
-.9
.3
1.0
-. 1
-. 4
-. 1
-.9
-.6
-2.0
.8
-.4
-.2
.9
(*)
.6
0
. 5
Table 7. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
food items, June 1974 indexes, and percent changes from selected dates
(1967= 100)
Percent change to June
from—
Item and group
May 1974
Unadjusted
Food
Food away from home
' Restaurant meals
Snacks
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products —
Flour
Cracker meal
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat
C ookie s
—
Layer cakes
Cinnamon rolls
Meats, poultry, and fish
M eat s
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin
Steak, porterhouse —
Rump roast
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Beef liver
Veal cutlets
Chops
Loin roast
Pork sausage —
Ham, whole
Picnics
Bacon —
Other meats
Lamb chops
Frankfurters
Ham, canned
Bologna sausage
Salami sausage
Frying chicken
•?
Chicken breasts
Turkey
Fish
—
Shrimp, frozen
Fish, fresh or frozen —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, skim
Milk, evaporated —
Cheese, American p r o c e s s
160.3
158.6
159. 1
155. 9
160.9
165.3
172.9
188.7
131.5
245.3
159.5
161.8
140.8
154. 3
160.2
155. 1
154.8
163.9
159.6
152.7
154. 7
156.7
162. 1
160. 1
171.8
156.0
197.9
141.2
138.8
144. 0
161.9
135.8
142. 1
133.4
154. 1
157.4
151.5
148.9
158. 1
155.7
153.0
135.8
135.7
138.3
134.2
187. 1
169.3
215.3
169.6
194. 7
153.8
155.5
167.8
172. 3
133. 1
171.7
109.9
See footnote at end of table.
16
Seasonally
adjusted
160.0
158.8
159. 1
156. 2
160.4
165.6
173. 8
187.9
131.4
245.8
160. 3
163. 1
141.9
154. 6
160.0
154.8
154. 6
163.4
159.0
151.8
153.6
155.6
162. 3
160. 6
171. 1
155.4
197. 1
142.8
140. 5
145. 7
162.2
138. 1
144.4
134.5
153.9
156.8
151.8
149.9
157.8
155. 1
152.8
133.8
133.2
137.9
134. 2
186.7
167.8
215. 1
168.9
195. 3
154.0
156.0
167.8
171.6
133.8
171.0
110.3
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
Seasonally
adjusted
14.7
13.4
13.2
14. 1
15.0
34.4
47. 7
32. 3
25.2
93.5
31.5
26.8
26. 1
22.0
24. 1
-.9
-1. 2
. 2
. 9
.9
.8
1. 2
-.9
-7.2
-. 2
-. 1
5. 0
-6.7
-6.7
-6.4
-3. 1
-2.7
-10. 1
-9.4
3. 3
9.5
-3.3
5.8
1.0
4. 0
3. 3
-9.9
-11. 7
-4. 9
-6.0
14. 3
7.9
13.6
17.2
18. 8
23.9
26. 6
28. 1
29. 1
20.3
26. 3
7.1
0.4
1. 0
.9
1. 1
.3
.6
-4.9
2. 3
6. 1
.3
1. 1
-. 5
-. 1
1.2
1. 2
-2. 2
-2.5
-1. 1
-.4
1. 1
1.2
-.6
-.8
-2.3
-2.0
-7. 2
-.2
-5. 1
-2. 7
-4.3
-5.8
-5.2
-6.3
-7. 1
-1.9
4.2
-3.6
-4.9
-2. 6
-2.2
-2.2
-2. 1
-1.9
-1. 7
-3.3
0
-1.5
-.8
. 7
1.8
-.5
-.6
-. 1
. 7
2. 1
-1. 5
-3. 3
0. 3
1. 1
9
1. 2
1
9
-4. 2
2. 2
6. 6
7
1. 5
0
1. 4
1. 4
1. 2
-2. 6
-3. 1
-1. 0
_# 1
7
4
_# 3
_# 2
_. 9
-1. 9
-6. 6
2
-5. 9
-4. 5
-5. 8
-6. 4
-5. 1
-4. 9
-7. 9
-2. 0
3. 4
-3. 6
-4. 2
-3. 0
-2. 7
-2. 2
-3. 0
-2. 8
-1. 5
-4. 1
I
-2. 0
_# 6
8
2. 4
_^ 4
_# 3
2
6
2. 2
-1. 7
-3. 5
Table 7. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical i workers,
food items, June 1974 indexes, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Percent change to June 1974
from—
Item and group
May 1974
Unadjusted
Food—Continued
Food at home—Continued
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apple s
--Banana s
Orange s
T.
Orange juice, fresh —
Grapefruit
Grape s
S t i" 3. w f o c r r i c s ———-.——————.•-—————«-—-.————Waterme Ion
Fresh vegetables
Potatoe s
Onions
'•
Asparagus
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers
Peppers, green
Spina ch
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned
Pineapple-grapefruit juice drink
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen
Beets, canned
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen
Other food at home
—
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian
Salad or cooking oil
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored —
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can
Coffee, instant
Carbonated drink, cola flavored
Carbonated drink, fruit flavored
Prepared and partially prepared foods Bean soup, canned
Chicken soup, canned
Spaghetti, canned
Mashed potatoes, instant
Potatoes, french fried, frozen Baby foods
Sweet pickle relish
Pretzels
183. 1
190. 3
168.0
175. 9
149. 1
149.5
139.0
147.0
(M
175.0
176. 7
156.0
157.9
144. 1
153.0
139. 1
141.5
132.3
215.7
208.4
323. 1
150. 7
168.7
164.8
151.4
155.8
139.5
188.6
171. 7
177.2
180.8
172.3
148.9
136. 7
129. 7
141.2
132.9
158.6
124. 6
145.6
433.9
134.5
154.4
128.4
135.8
181. 3
192.4
292.4
140. 1
180.4
156.7
148.6
153.2
138.7
187.3
156. 2
179.0
167.9
172.8
149.3
136.8
130.0
141.5
133.4
158.3
125. 0
145.3
439.6
134. 1
156.9
144.9
195.2
128.2
192.6
184. 1
234.7
162.7
191.0
155.2
153.8
160.4
158.4
119. 0
158.6
158. 1
142.3
166.8
129. 1
139. 1
137.2
146. 3
136.8
140.7
142. 0
194.4
128.6
192.8
183.9
234.7
162.2
190.6
155.4
153.6
160.9
157.5
118.4
158.0
157.5
142.3
166.6
129.4
139.4
136.2
146. 3
137.2
141.4
141.4
P r i c e d only in season.
Seasonally
adjusted
17
Unadjusted
20. 7
13. 1
11.9
6.4
35.4
10.4
4.7
2.4
Unadjusted
Seasonally
adjusted '
0. 7
.9
3.0
4.7
12.8
7.4
24.0
2.0
.7
6.4
4.5
-1.3
20.4
-. 1
.3
-6.2
(')
3.6
(')
8.4
n
29.4
14.0
42.8
-25.8
7. 7
1.5
10.7
7. 7
1. 2
-15.4
11.6
10.6
32.4
35.5
15. 1
(')
0
-2.0
5.3
11.3
10.2
13. 2
9.4
8.4
4. 1
11. 5
14.6
13. 1
16.7
191.2
10.0
20. 9
-12.4
55.8
16.0
50.8
44. 3
91.3
21. 1
40.5
33.6
17.0
16.8
19. 3
7.0
20.2
20.3
20.3
41. 1
22.3
12.2
15.6
28.2
19.3
7.2
20.9
7.6
-18.7
4.5
-12.4
2.9
.9
.4
1.2
. 7
1. 7
.4
.8
1.0
1.9
.6
-1.3
.4
2. 1
-3.6
1. 7
1.5
-.3
4. 7
14.0
3.0
.5
.8
3.0
2.4
3.3
1.4
4.0
4.4
3.0
6.9
1.6
3.7
3.9
1.8
2.9
-.4
3. 3
4.2
(!)
-.9
-11. 0
. 1
14.2
15.2
8.2
9.0
-13.9
5.5
15.5
3.5
-1.7
.5
1.6
.6
2.0
.4
1.8
.7
1.8
.5
-1. 1
. 1
2.8
1.3
1. 1
2.Z
0
5.0
14.0
3. 1
.4
1.5
3. 1
2.9
3.3
1. 1
3.8
4.4
3. 1
6.9
1.9
3.9
3.7
1.8
3.2
.3
3.2
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers
indexes for selected items and groups, June 1974, and percent changes from selected dates
(1967=100)
Other
index
base
Item and group
Shelter l
Rent, residential
Home owner ship 2
Mortgage interest rates
F
IIA
p y
Property insurance premiums
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair commodities 3
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
Maintenance and repair services
Repainting living and dining rooms
Re shingling house roof
xvGsxcLxn^ nouse
Replacing sink
Repairing
furnace
4
^
\
4
1 44-i i
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Ga s
Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services
Household furnishings and operation4
Housefurni shing s
Textile s
Sheets
Curtains, tailored
c u s p i
^ T f i p c i * v
c a u D
f a t ) r i c
————— ——— —— • • — ..——_—«—
-m. —— ——— ———«.
—•—»——•————•»———-•————»™————••——••—
Pillows, bed
Slipcovers and throws, ready-made
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser
Sofas, upholstered
Cocktail tables
Dining room chairs Recliners, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Bedding, mattress and box springs
Aluminum folding chairs
Dec. 71
Mar. 70
Dec. 71
Floor coverings
Broadloom, carpeting, manmade fibers —
Vinyl sheet goods
Vinyl asbestos tile
Appliances (excluding radio and T. V. ) —
Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners
Refrigerators-freezers, electric
Ranges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryers, electric —
Air conditioners, demountable
Room heaters, electric, portable —
Garbage disposal units
Other housefurni shing s:
Dinnerware, fine china —
Flatware, stainless steel Table lamps, with shade —
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type
Electric drills, hand-held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic services, general housework
Baby sitter services
Postal charges Laundry, flatwork, finished service
Licensed day care services, preschool child Washing machine repairs
See footnotes at end of table.
18
Percent change to June 1974
from:
May
June
1974
1973
May
1974
June
1974
147. 6
151. 3
129. 3
159.4
134. 9
149.9
124. 7
167. 6
150. 5
132. 3
128. 1
175. 0
184.4
190. 3
165. 1
171. 5
172. 7
148.6
211. 0
210.2
143. 9
141. 3
146. 3
149. 2
152.8
129. 8
161.2
136. 8
149.9
124. 6
171.2
153. 1
135.5
131. 1
179. 0
188.4
196. 1
169.6
174. 0
175. 1
149.4
214. 2
213.8
144. 5
141. 1
147.7
121. 1
153. 9
137.0
127. 6
129. 1
133.2
125.3
1.34. 1
148. 6
109. 7
123.0
134. 7
119.0
128.9
113. 3
119.4
105. 1
127.9
115.6
143.4
135. 1
115. 1
109.0
127.3
131.2
112.4
113.5
105.6
110.2
112.4
117.5
112.6
(5)
114.9
121. 1
154.4
139.2
129.6
131. 1
137.5
125. 3
135.9
151. 8
110.4
125.2
136. 3
120. 7
130.8
115.7
120. 7
105. 1
128.0
118. 1
142.2
137.0
117. 0
111. 0
127.9
134.3
113. 7
114. 7
107. 3
111.4
113.9
119. 2
113.9
(5)
115. 9
4.5
5.2
11. 6
8.8
12. 6
13.9
10. 5
20. 7
19.2
141. 6
144. 2
132.4
130.7
112.4
144.5
145.3
134.5
132.7
112. 1
11.0
10. 3
4. 2
9.0
5. 1
2.0
.8
1.6
1.5
-. 3
125. 1
158.7
151.8
128. 3
163. 2
154. 3
13.7
17.3
20.7
2.6
2.8
1.6
173.8
163.8
175.3
168.0
139.3
162.2
176.4
167. 8
175.3
170.8
140. 7
164. 1
20.8
18.0
19.6
14.9
8.6
10.3
1.5
2.4
0
1.7
1.0
1.2
11.4
9.6
4. 7
11.2
15.2
-1. 7
-. 2
13.0
10. 9
14.0
8.8
13.9
10.3
19.5
16.8
12.5
8.2
18.9
62.8
63.7
15.2
11.7
18.5
2. 2
8.0
8.4
9.8
5.2
10.7
10.5
5.2
6.6
10.4
7.6
10. 2
8.4
8.2
6. 1
12. 1
3.6
3.4
3.0
3.0
3.8
4.2
3.0
(5)
3.8
1.1
1.0
.4
1. 1
1.4
0
-. 1
2. 1
1.7
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
3.0
2.7
1.5
1.4
.5
1.5
1.7
.4
-. 1
1.0
0
.3
1.6
1.6
1.5
3.2
0
1.3
2.2
.6
1.8
1.2
1.41.5
2. 1
1. 1
0
. 1
2.2
-.8
1.4
1.7
1.8
.5
2.4
1.2
1. 1
1.6
1. 1
1. 3
1.4
1.2
.9
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, June 1974, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Other
index
base
Item and group
Apparel and upkeep 6
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men1 s and boys'
Men1 s:
Topcoats, wool or all-weather coats,
polyester blends
Suits, year round weight
ClnArf
ior»L-^+Q
-*—_—.-«-.-—«.
—.— —
135.0
135.0
134. 6
135. 7
135.7
135.6
135. 2
137. 0
7. 0
6.6
6.7
7.8
0.5
.4
.4
1.0
135.5
137.2
100.0
125. 2
115.8
143.2
138.8
141.6
122.4
142. 7
121.3
142.9
2.2
1.3
124. 5
115.9
141. 7
139. 1
139.0
122. 1
140. 1
120. 7
139.6
5. 7
0
. 1
15.9
17.4
7. 1
16.4
3.4
19.2
.6
-. 1
1. 1
-.2
1.9
.2
1.9
.5
2.4
157.5
139. 1
133. 7
161. 3
141. 6
133. 6
18.7
14.9
5. 1
2.4
1.8
-. 1
139. 1
133.5
138.7
114.7
127.8
122.3
131.8
92. 1
121.7
121.7
162.2
7. 7
6.8
3.0
3.4
6.7
3.9
5.2
-2.3
7. 0
8. 1
8.2
-2.2
-.4
-.5
-. 1
1.4
(!)
142.2
134.0
139.4
114. 8
126. 0
123. 3
131.3
92. 1
120. 6
121.2
163.2
Panties, acetate or nylon tricot
Girdles, manmade blend
Brassieres, nylon lace
Hose or panty hose, nylon seamless
Anklets or knee-length socks, various fibers
Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Girls' :
Raincoats, vinyl, cotton or polyester blends
Skirts, wool, blends or acrylic
Dresses, cotton, manmade fibers or<blends
Slacks, cotton or chiefly cotton
Slips, polyester blends
132.7
Footwea r
Men1 s:
Shoes, street
-Shoes, work, high
Women1 s:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual
House slippers, scuff
Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys' , oxford type
Dress shoes, girls' , strap or pump
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze or disposable
Yard goods, polyester blend
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, women1 s heel lift
See footnotes at end of table.
June
1974
-
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, wool or wool blends
Slacks, cotton or manmade blends
Trousers, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, business, polyester/cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton or manmade fibers
Handkerchiefs, cotton or polyester/cotton
Boys' :
Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blends
Sport coats, wool or wool blends
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blends
Undershorts, cotton
Women1 s and girls'
Women' s:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blends
Car coats, heavyweight, cotton
Sweaters, wool or acrylic
Skirts, wool, wool or manmade fibers
Skirts, cotton or polyester/cotton
Blouses, cotton or manmade fibers
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fibers
Percent change to June 1974
from:
June
May
1973
1974
May
1974
19
.9
.4
-.6
4. 1
1.0
-1.3
0
114.9
147.5
137.4
116.0
145.6
137.4
6. 1
13.2
5.7
141.2
147.2
141.9
148.2
6.2
7.7
.5
.7
135.8
128. 2
138. 1
133.5
134.9
127. 9
138.5
133.8
4.7
3.6
6.3
4.0
-.7
-. 2
.3
.2
138.0
137.5
141. 6
138.3
138.0
141. 0
4. 1
10. 0
7.7
.2
*. 4
-.4
145. 7
151.5
125.3
150.8
157.3
126.0
26.5
27.7
5.4
3.5
3.8
.6
133.7
124. 1
140. 1
146.7
130.3
135. 1
124.2
143. 1
147.5
131.3
11. 3
5.0
11.5
6.8
8.3
2. 1
.5
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, June 1974, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1967= 100)
Other
index
base
Item and group
Transportation
Private 7
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
J\^.Otor
OXJ.}
P** G x i i l i i x x i
:
————»———————————••———————»—————————————•» -—
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance 8
Auto insurance rates
Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal
Public
AJVJ \-CL L I I C I I I O X I
^ * s i yriCclb
f c L I* G S
l a X CD
""
——— — »
———
»—
—— —
—
____
___
——————————————————————————————————~————————————————^——
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
1 3 \ i s fcL r c s
iiitG r c i t v
———-*———————————————————•-—»——————————
Health and recreation
M e di ca1 ca r e
Drugs and prescriptions
Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Adhesive bandages, packages
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
Prescriptions
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypnotics
Ataractics
Antispasmodics
Cough preparations
Cardiovasculars and antihypertensives
Analgesics, internal
A -nf-1
nKaci^ir
Hormones
Professional ser
Physicians' fees
General physician, office visits
General physician, house visits —
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits —
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
T*)QTitl s t s '
fGG S
-••————•-————••*————————-»———••••———-•———•»———^
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
CVCfi[l*t 3 S 6 S
~ —~"*~"" '•— — ••' ••- •• — - - » • - - - - - ——————•..——.———»—————•.»•.——._
Routine laboratory tests, urinalysis
Hospital service charges
<
Semiprivate room rates
Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G. I
Laboratory tests,urinalysis
Anti-infectives, tetracyline, HCL
Tranquilizers, chlordiazepoxide, HCL and
x i x G p r o DSt I Jxct t c
——-•————————————»———••••-———««—••«•————»»».i
Electrocardiogram
Intravenous solution, saline
Physical therapy, whirlpool bath
Oxygen, inhalation therapy
Personal care
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentifrice
Toilet soap, hard-milled
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol —
Face powder, pressed
Deodorants, aerosol
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent wave kits
Personal care services
Men1 s haircuts
Beauty shop services
Women1 s haircuts
Shampoo and wave sets, plain
Permanent waves, cold
Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
72
72
72
72
72
See footnotes at end of table.
20
May
1974
June
1974
June
1973
May
1974
137. 6
136. 6
114. 6
121.9
165.4
143. 7
116.3
153. 1
138. 6
128. 9
157. 1
146. 3
148. 3
145.4
127. 1
141.4
159.0
140. 7
139.8
116.4
133.6
166.9
145.2
118.9
154.3
138. 2
128.9
157.5
148.6
147.5
154. 1
140. 5
148. 2
159.5
12.9
14.2
4.9
9.2
41.0
13. 7
7.6
8.6
0
4.2
3.3
2.6
-1.9
11.4
14.6
10.2
9.3
2. 3
2.3
1.6
9.6
.9
1.0
2.2
.8
-.3
0
. 3
1.6
-.5
6.0
JO. 5
4.8
.3
137. 7
147.2
108. 0
115.6
96.3
119. 5
104. 9
133. 1
115. 7
119.5
101. 6
67.7
137. 3
104. 7
109.0
144. 1
114.2
111.9
121. 3
94. 1
139.4
149.4
108.7
116.6
96.7
120.4
105.7
135. 2
115.8
121.0
102. 0
67.8
138.0
104. 6
109.3
145. 5
115.0
112. 4
121. 1
95.0
7.2
9. 1
2. 6
3.6
2.7
2.6
3.9
5.9
1. 1
4.9
1.6
-4.4
6.8
.8
1.5
6.0
2.0
. 6
3.6
3.9
1.2
1.5
.6
.9
.4
1.6
.1
1.3
.4
.1
.5
-. 1
. 3
1.0
.7
.4
-.2
1. 0
147.7
150. 7
147. 9
145. 7
150.9
139.6
136. 3
141.0
143.8
147. 0
143.3
137.8
150.3
154. 1
151.2
147. 8
152.4
140. 1
137. 6
142.5
145.7
149.0
145.3
139.4
8.9
10. 8
6.9
6.9
8.9
4.9
4.9
7. 1
7. 1
7. 7
7.4
5.4
1.8
2.3
2.2
1.4
1. 0
.4
1.0
1. 1
1. 3
1.4
1.4
1.2
138.0
131.2
112.0
194.5
192. 2
137.9
108.9
105.4
139.0
133. 0
113.6
198.4
196. 9
138. 3
110. 3
104. 1
7. 3
8.8
7.9
9.4
10. 0
5. 3
6.8
6.8
.7
1.4
1.4
2.0
2.4
.3
1.3
-1.2
107.9
109. 7
107. 7
113.4
108.8
134.9
130. 2
112. 6
163. 1
131.4
109.0
153.0
104.9
151. 9
110.9
139.9
142. 1
138.3
146.6
141.6
122. 8
108.5
111. 6
108. 0
114. 1
110. 2
136.5
132.4
113. 8
172.3
133.3
109.9
154. 0
103.4
154.6
111.9
140.8
143. 5
138.8
146.9
142. 0
123. 6
3.4
6.8
4.0
7. 1
6.9
9.3
10.8
4. 0
34.8
6. 1
1.0
5.3
-1.2
24.6
2. 3
7.8
7.8
7. 7
9.9
7. 3
6. 1
.6
1.7
. 3
.6
1.3
1. 2
1.7
1. 1
5.6
1.4
.8
.7
-1.4
1.8
.9
.6
1.0
.4
.2
.3
.7
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, June 1974, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1967= 100)
Other
index
base
Item and group
Health and recreation—Continued
Reading and recreation 9
Recreational goods
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table model
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, super 8, zoom lens
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls, liquid center or solid core
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh-water spincasting
••
Bowling balls
Bicycles, boys'
Tricycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions
Adult
Children1 s
Drive-in movie admissions, adult
Bowling fees, evening
Golf green fees
TV repafr, picture tube replacement —
Film developing, color
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription
Piano lessons, beginner
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages
gee r
Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert and table
Beer away from home
Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
Bank service charges, checking accounts
Legal services, short form will
•<
•—
1
Percent change to June 1974
from:
June
May
1973
1974
May
1974
June
1974
132.0
113. 7
98. 3
139. 1
101.4
95.2
110.7
91.6
111. 3
104.2
131.9
114.0
118. 0
132.3
121.9
144. 0
139.7
160.4
160. 6
159.6
157.8
129.4
145. 8
101. 1
117.2
133.5
114. 3
98.5
139. 6
101.5
95. 1
111.3
91. 6
112. 7
104.3
132.7
114.8
119.4
133.0
123. 6
145.2
140.3
157. 8
155.5
164.2
164. 1
129. 2
147. 3
101.5
117.7
6.0
4.8
. 7
3. 7
2.2
2. 0
2. 6
3.3
5.0
1.2
4.4
4.8
3.4
8.7
7. 1
18.2
5. 7
6.3
6.4
5.9
8. 7
5.0
7. 0
1.5
1.8
150. 2
133.7
132.2
134.4
140. 6
142.3
142.4
118. 7
129. 1
123. 6
109. 7
146. 1
142. 1
157.4
140.7
132.7
135.8
142.8
144.8
144.5
119.4
130. 0
124.6
109. 7
146. 6
143.6
15.4
3.4
5.7
5.34.0
4.2
3.5
5. 7
6.3
8.2.
. 7
7.4
6.5
4.8
5.2
.4
1*0
1.6
1.8
1.5
.6
.7
.8
0
.3
1. 1
134.0
103.3
173.5
134.9
103.2
175.5
7.0
-3.9
10. 1
. 7
-. 1
1.2
1. 1
. 5
. 2
.4
. 1
-. 1
. 5
0
1.3
.4
.6
.7
1.2
.5
1.4
-1.6
-3. 2
2.9
4. 0
-.2
1.0
.4
.4
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
Also includes pine shelving, furnace filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
4
Also includes window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering and moving
expenses.
5
Priced only in season.
6
Also includes men1 s sport shirts, women' s and girls' lightweight coats, women1 s slacks, bathing suits, girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
7
Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
8
Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front end alignment,
and chassis lubrication.
9
Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown separately.
2
3
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Table 9. Consumer Price Index-United States average and areas grouped by size of populLation ' for urban wage earners-and clerical workers,
all items and major groups, June 1974, and percent changes from selected dates
Area and group
United States:
All items
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Class A-l (3. 5 million or more):
All items
Food
—
Hous ing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Class A-2 (1.4 million to 3. 5 million):
All items
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Class B (250,000 to 1.4 million):
All items
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
T ransportation
Health and recreation
1
Class C (50, 000 to 250, 000):
All items
Food
Hous ing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Class D (2,500 to 50,000)
All items
Food
Housing—
Apparel and upkeep
T ransportation
Health and recreation
1
-
June
1973
March
1974
June
1974
100. 000
24.810
33.321
9.945
12.602
18.946
132.4
139.8
133. 9
126.8
124.6
130.0
143. 1
159. 1
144. 9
132.2
132.0
135.4
147. 1
160.3
149.2
135.7
140.7
139.4
11. 1
14.7
11.4
7. 0
12.9
7. 2
3.0
2.6
6.6
3.0
32.751
8. 356
10.766
3. 311
4. 081
6. 237
134.9
141. 5
136.9
125. 2
130. 2
132.3
145.9
160.7
148.4
131.5
136.8
138. 3
149.4
161. 9
151. 5
133.3
144.8
143. 2
10.7
14.4
10.7
6.5
11.2
8. 2
2.4
. 7
2. 1
1.4
5.8
3. 5
11.740
2.958
3.911
1. 188
1.454
2. 229
132. 1
139.5
132.6
127.4
124.9
130. 2
142.3
158.2
142.8
133.3
131.5
135. 1
146.3
159.4
147.3
137.2
140.0
138.6
10.7
14.2
11. 1
7.7
12. 1
6.5
3.2
2.9
6.5
2.6
25.649
6.070
8. 745
2.541
3. 360
4.933
131.7
139.0
133.2
128. 2
122.4
130.0
141. 9
158. 1
143.2
133.5
130.0
135. 3
146. 0
159.2
147.4
137.0
139. 3
138.7
10.9
14.5
10.7
6.9
13.8
6.7
2.9
.7
2.9
2.6
7.2
2.5
12.462
3. 094
4. 168
1. 260
1.585
2.355
131.3
138. 9
133.3
128. 2
120.8
128.6
141.8
158. 1
144. 1
132.4
128.8
133.6
146. 1
158.5
149.4
138.0
137.6
136.7
11. 3
14. 1
12. 1
7.6
13.9
6.3
3.0
. 3
3.7
4.2
6.8
2.3
17.022
4.332
5.732
1,644
2. 121
3. 193
130.0
138. 5
130.9
126.3
120. 9
126.8
141.2
158.8
142.6
130. 1
129. 3
132. 0
146. 1
160.8
148. 3
135.2
138.7
136. 1
12.4
16. 1
13.3
7. 0
14.7
7.3
3.5
1.3 '
4.0
3.9
7. 3
3. 1
Based upon I960 Census of Population.
Percent change to
June 74 from:
June
1
March
1973
1974
Relative
importance
December
1973
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Indexes (1967=100)
Table 10. Consumer Price Index—United States average and areas grouped by region for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
all items and major groups, June 1974, and percent changes from selected dates
Area and group
United States:
All items - —
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
Northeast:
All i t e m s
Food
Housing
A p p a r e l and upkeep
T r a n s p o ration
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
North C e n t r a l :
All i t e m s
F ood
Housing
A p p a r e l and upkeep
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
South:
All i t e m s
pOO(i
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
West:
All i t e m s
Housing
A p p a r e l and upkeep
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
-
-
-
—.-——
—
——
-
--
,
Relative l
importance
December
1973
June
1973
100.000
24.810
33. 321
9.945
12.602
18.946
132.4
139.8
133. 9
126.8
124.6
130. 0
143. 1
159. 1
144. 9
132.2
132.0
135.4
147. 1
160.3
149. 2
135.7
140.7
139.4
11. 1
14.7
11.4
7. 0
12.9
7.2
3. 0
2.6
6. 6
3.0
33.041
8.742
10.672
3.493
3.861
6.273
136. 1
141.3
139. 5
127.3
129- 3
133.5
147.4
161. 1
152. 1
133.7
135.4
138.7
150.8
162.4
155. 5
135.7
142.9
143. 0
10.8
14.9
11.5
6.6
10.5
7. 1
. 2.2
1. 5
5.5
3. 1
38.001
6. 926
9. 313
2.666
3. 722
5. 374
130.9
139. 5
129.5
126.6
124.7
130.4
141.2
159.7
138.6
131.2
132.4
136.3
145.3
160.5
142.9
135.2
141.6
139.9
11.0
15. 1
10.3
6.8
13.6
7. 3
2.9
.5
3. 1
3. 0
6.9
2.6
21.836
5. 293
7.397
2. 254
2.816
4.076
132. 1
141.0
134.0
127. 9
120.9
129.5
143.5
160.8
146.4
132.6
129.7
135.3
148.0
160.9
151.9
137.4
139.2
139.6
12.0
14. 1
13.4
7.4
15. 1
7.8
. 1
3.8
3.6
7.3
3. 2
16.291
3.727
5.797
1.496
2. 142
3. 129
128.7
136. 0
131.6
124.5
121. 3
123.7
137.7
152.0
140.7
129.4
128.3
128.5
142.4
155.2
145.2
133.7
137.3
132.2
10.6
14. 1
10.3
7.4
13.2
Indexes (1967=100)'
March
1974
June
1974
Percent change to
June 74 from:
June
March
1974
1973
6.9
3.4
2. 1
3.2
3.3
7.0
2.9
1
Regional index and relative importance data exclude Anchorage, Alaska, and Honolulu, Hawaii which are included in the U.S. level-data.
quently, regional relative importances will not add to U. S. totals.
23
Conse-
Brief Explanation of the CPI
personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives.
Mail questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares,
public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items.
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. Local data are then
combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes
are also published for 23 areas.
The index measures price changes from a designated
reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase
of 22 percent, for example, is shown as 122.0. This
change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The
price of a base period "market basket" of goods and
services bought by urban wage earners and clerical
workers has risen from $ 10 in 1967 to $ 1 2.20.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average
changes in prices of goods and services usually bought
by urban wage earners and clerical workers. It is based
on prices of about 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
major statistical areas and 1 7 smaller cities, which were
chosen to represent all urban places in the United States.
They are collected from about 18,000 establishments—
grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations,
and other types of stores and service establishments.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are
obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most
other commodities and services are collected every month
in the five largest areas and every 3 months in other
areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by
A Note About Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent 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 percent changes are not. The example in the
accompanying box illustrates the computation of index
point and percent changes.
Seasonally adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All
Items Index are based on seasonal adjustment factors
and seasonally adjusted indexes carried to two decimal
places. This procedure helps to eliminate rounding error
in the percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods
are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates.
These data indicate what the percent change would be
if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month
period. BLS does not publish annual rates based on
data for 1 month.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change:
123.8
123.2
0.6
Percent Change
Index point difference,
Divided by the previous index,
Equals,
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change:
0.6
123.2
0.005
0.005x100
0.5
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
for seasonal variation.
Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year—such as price movements resulting from changing
24
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 foi all items and
for nine commodity groupings based on 1973 averages.
Average standard errors of percent changes in the
CPI based on 1973 data
Standard error
Component
All items
Food at home
Food away from
home
Housing
Apparel and upkeep.
Transportation . . . .
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and
recreation
Other goods and
services
Monthly
change
Quarterly
change
Annual
change
.04
.10
.06
.15
.08
.17
.14
.06
.19
.06
.08
.14
.26
.10
.26
.10
.14
.20
.29
.17
.29
.17
.18
.39
.09
.14
.17
.09
.11
.27
The figures may be interpreted as follows: The chances
are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the
CPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard
error.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place,
some ambiguity may arise in interpreting small index
changes. As the table indicates, for example, a monthto-month change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI
is significant. Because of rounding, however, a change
of this size in the published index might result from a
much smaller change in the unrounded value. Hence,
any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not
be significant. On the other hand, a published change of
0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of
the time period to which it relates.
This replaces the table of average errors based on
1971 data which was included in the CPI report through
January 1974.
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.
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