Full text of CPI Detailed Report : March 1964

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Released April 30, 1964
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20210
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MARCH 1964
:The initial report on the revised Consumer Price Index, which has been
:
:updated to reflect
the buying patterns of wage earners and clerical workers:
f
:in the 1960 s, was published for January 1964. The first set of tables
:
:(A-l etc.) presents the new index series covering both families and single :
:workers living alone. The analysis contained in the text of this report is:
:based on these tables. Table B-l presents a new index series for families :
:only (excluding single workers). Both series A and series B have been
:
:linked to the old series as of December 1963 to provide continuous series. :
:The old series, presented in the third set of tables (C-l etc.), will be
:
discontinued after June 1964. Documents describing the new index series
:
:and the major differences between them and the old series are available
:
son request.
The Consumer Price Index moved up by 0.1 percent in March, as lower
food prices failed to
offset price advances for most other consumer items, the U.S.
f
Department of Labor s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. The March index, at
107.7 (1957-59=100), was 1.4 percent higher than a year ago because of price increases
over the past year for most consumer goods and services, except meats.
HOUSING

Housing costs were up by 0.2 percent in March, largely because gas
bills for West Coast customers began to return to regular levels
following substantial refunds in February. Taxes and insurance on real estate continued
to advance, and prices of furniture and floor coverings increased. Residential rents
were unchanged on the average.
HEALTH AND
RECREATION

Costs of health care and recreation advanced by 0.2 percent, with
most of the increase resulting from higher fees for professional and
hospital services and charges for some recreation items. Prices of
newspapers and magazines went up, and golf fees and motion picture admissions were
increased. Prices also were higher for toilet goods and for barber and beauty shop
services.

FOOD

Prices of most foods were lower in March, causing the food index to
decline by 0.3 percent. The largest price decreases were for meats

and eggs.
All cuts of beef and most cuts of pork and other meats were cheaper
in March, with continued plentiful supplies and some slackening in demand. Pork prices
dropped for the seventh consecutive month, and prices of poultry and fish also declined.
Egg prices dropped 8 percent as supplies continued to increase.
Sugar prices fell more than 3 percent, but prices of coffee continued upward with an
increase of about 6 percent.
Prices of fruits and vegetables rose by 1.1 percent in March, largely
because of damage to some vegetable crops by the mid-January freeze in Florida, particularly cucumbers and celery. Higher prices also were reported for potatoes, tomatoes,
and apples, but seasonal increases in production brought lower prices for cabbage, lettuce,
and carrots.




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OTHER GOODS
AND SERVICES

Transportation costs rose 0.3 percent, largely because of higher 1
prices for gasoline. Used car prices also advanced, but dealers
prices for new cars were a little lower.

Apparel prices were up by 0.2 percent, with most of the increase in
prices of women's clothing.
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

Based on quarterly reviews of the "old series" national index for
March, about 32,000 workers--including 25,000 in the aircraft
industry—are scheduled to receive increases of 1 cent an hour. In
addition, about 25,000 workers are scheduled to receive increases of one-haIf 9 1, or 2 cents
an hour, based on reviews of "old series" indexes for Baltimore, New York, and Los Angeles,
respectively.




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NEW SERIES
Beginning January

1964

TABLE A-l: Consumer Price I n d e x — U n i t e d States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (Including Single Workers)
M a j o r g r o u p , s u b g r o u p , a n d s p e c i a l g r o u p i n d e x e s , M a r c h 1964
a n d p e r c e n t c h a n g e s from s e l e c t e d d a t e s

Indexes
(1957-59=100)

Indexes

P e r c e n t c h a n g e to
M a r c h 1964 from--

1947-49=100

1939=100

Group
March
1964

February
1964

February
1964

December
1963

March
1963

107.7
105.7
104.0
108.8
97.2
104.5
115.1
100.9
114.7

107.6

0.1

0.1

1.4

132.1

222.4

106.0
104.4
109.0
98.3
104.8
113.9
101.7
114.4

- .3
- .4
- .2
-1.1
- .3
1.1
- .8
.3

.3
.3
- .2
-2.0
- .5
4.8
.7
.3

1.1
1.0
- .3
-3.5
1.0
5.0
4.3
1.9

124.7
120.8
144.3
107.2
118.3
142.3
111.5

264.9
256.6
252.1
257.9
237.5
307.4
230.4
(12/)

Housing
S h e l t e r 1/
Rent
H o m e o w n e r s h i p 2/
F u e l a n d u t i l i t i e s 3/
F u e l oil a n d c o a l 4/
G a s and e l e c t r i c i t y
Household furnishings and operation

107.1

.2
.1

.2
.4

1.3
1.8

107.5
108.9
107.3
106.1
107.1
102.8

106.9
108.3
107.5
108.8
106.8
106.6
106.2
102.7

0
. 1
.5
- .5
.8
.1

.2
.5
- .3
.3
- .9
- .1

1.0
2.3
. 1
1.2
- .8
.5

136.6
(12/)
147.8
(12/)

A p p a r e l a n d u p k e e p 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

105.3
105.2
102.1
110.7

105.1
105.0
101.8
110.7

.2
.2
.3
0

- .8
- .9
-1.2
- .4

1.1
1.3
1.0
.6

114.4
101.4
145.0

(12/)
225.2
186.1
288.2

Transportation
Private
Public

108.9
107.4
118.3

108.6
107.2
118.4

.3
.2
- .1

0
- .1
0

1.8
1.7
1.6

153.4
139.9
220.3

218.5
213.7
270.8

Health and recreation--Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
O t h e r goods a n d s e r v i c e s 6/

113.1
118.7
108.7
113.6
108.5

112.9
118.5
108.4
113.3
108.4

.2
.2
.3
.3
. 1

.4
.7
- .1
.4
.2

2.6
2.2
1.3
3.2
2.6

(12/)
171.5
139.2
131.5
138.2

236.3
233.7
208.8
195.9

A l l items less s h e l t e r
A l l items less food

107.5
108.6

107.5
108.4

0
.2

0
.1

1.3
1.7

129.4
136.2

233.6
197.1

C o m m o d i t i e s 1_/
N o n d u r a b les
N o n d u r a b l e s less food
Apparel commodities
A p p a r e l less f o o t w e a r
N o n d u r a b l e s less food a n d a p p a r e l

104.8
105.6
105.6
104.5
103.2
106.2

104.8
105.6
105.3
104.2
102.9
106.0

0
0
.3
.3
.3
.2

- . 1
0
- .3
- .9
-1.0

0

1.2
1.1
1.3
1.1
1. 1
1.4

(12/)
124.0
123.7
112.0
106.2
133.5

(12/)
241.3
210.6
215.0
(12/)
202.6

102.9
101.8
119.6
98.7

102.9
102.2
119.0
98.6

0
- .4
.5
.1

.1
.3
.6
.2

1.4
.4
5.6
.2

(12/)
136.8
(12/)
101.8

(12/)
240.0
(12/)
177.6

C o m m o d i t i e s less food 7/

104.3

104.1

.2

- .2

1.4

(12/)

(12/)

S e r v i c e s 10/
S e r v i c e s less rent 10/--H o u s e h o l d s e r v i c e s less rent 13/
Transportation services
Medical care services
O t h e r s e r v i c e s 11/ 13/

114.5
116.3
114.3
114.1
122.3
117.7

114.3
116.0
113.9
114.2
122.1
117.4

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

.4
.4
.3
.4
.8
.5

2.0
2.3
1.6
2.1
2.5
3.1

(12/)
(12/)
(12/)
197.2
182.5
(12/)

(12/)
(12/)

$0,929

$0,929

0

0

-1.4

$0,757

A l l items

F o o d at h o m e
Cereals and bakery p r o d u c t s —
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , a n d fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
O t h e r foods a t h o m e
Food a w a y from h o m e

108.4

March
1964

(12/)

(12/)
144.6
124.9
(12/)
(12/)

March
1964

179.4
(12/)
170.7
(12/)
(12/)
256.4
119.0
(12/)

(12/)

Special groups:

D u r a b l e s V 8/
New cars
U s e d cars
H o u s e h o l d d u r a b l e s 9/

P u r c h a s i n g p o w e r of the c o n s u m e r
(reference period = $1.00)
1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
7/
8/
2/
10/
11/
12/
13/

-

dollar

A l s o i n c l u d e s h o t e l a n d m o t e l rates n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, w a t e r , and sewerage service not shown separately.
C a l l e d " S o l i d a n d p e t r o l e u m n f u e l s " p r i o r to 1 9 6 4 .
Also includes infants' wear, sewing m a t e r i a l s , jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
I n c l u d e s h o m e p u r c h a s e c o s t s w h i c h w e r e c l a s s i f i e d u n d e r s e r v i c e s prior to 1964.
A l s o includes a u t o p a r t s , t o y s , a n d r e c r e a t i o n a l goods n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
C a l l e d " D u r a b l e s less c a r s " p r i o r to 1964.
E x c l u d e s h o m e p u r c h a s e c o s t s w h i c h w e r e c l a s s i f i e d under this h e a d i n g p r i o r to 1964.
I n c l u d e s the s e r v i c e s c o m p o n e n t s of a p p a r e l , personal c a r e , r e a d i n g a n d r e c r e a t i o n , a n d o t h e r g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s .
Not available.
Formerly December 1963=100.




(12/)

246. 1
258.8
(12/)

$0,450

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NEW SERIES
Beginning January

1964

TABLE A-2: Consumer Price I n d e x — U n i t e d States City Average and Selected Cities
F o r U r b a n W a g e E a r n e r s a n d C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s ( I n c l u d i n g S i n g l e W o r k e r s ) , A l l Items
M o s t r e c e n t index a n d p e r c e n t c h a n g e s from s e l e c t e d d a t e s

Pricing
S c h e d u l e 1/

City

Indexes
1957-59=100

1947-49=100

March

1939=100

Other
bases

Percent change

1964

from:

December
1963

March
1963

U.S. City Average

M

107.7

132.1

222.4

0.1

1.4

Chicago
Detroit
Los A n g e l e s
New York
Philadelphia

M
M
M
M
M

105.7
103.6
109.7
110.0
108.4

133.3
127.7
136.8
132.6
133.1

227.5
216.4
226.5
220.5
224.9

- .4
0
.9
.1
- .1

.2
1.0
1.9
2.2
1.9

January

1
1

Boston
Pittsburgh

110.1
107.7

136.4
132.7

223.6
228.4

February
*io£Q— i nn\
Cleveland
nDaa ilias
i a fl ^piov. lyoj—jluuj
iQ L 1
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

2
2
2
2
2

137.5
129.2

3
3
3
3
3

2.1
1.6

December
1963

March
1963

106.6
107.5

132.0
133.4

232.4
213.8

1964

226.4
230.4

133.4
139.5

.9

.8
0
.5
.2
0

100.5
107.5
109.9

February
1963

.1
.2
- .3
.1
.2

220.8
99.7

109.4
107.3

1.4
1.1

November
1963

1964

130.7

January
1963

. 1
.3

100.1
105.2

March

Atlanta
Baltimore
H o n o l u l u (Dec. 1 9 6 3 = 1 0 0 )
S t . Louis
San Francisco

October
1963

1964

225.0
238.1

1/ F o o d s , f u e l s , a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r items p r i c e d every m o n t h in a l l c i t i e s ; m o s t o t h e r g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s p r i c e d as
M - Every month 1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, M a y , August, and November.
3 - M a r c h , June, September, and December.

1.6
1.2
1.6
1.4

indicated:

NEW SERIES
Beginning January

1964

TABLE A-3: Consumer Price Index--United States City Average and Selected Cities
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers,(Including Single Workers), Major Groups
P e r c e n t c h a n g e s from F e b r u a r y 1964 to M a r c h 1964

Group

A l l items

Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
P e r s o n a l careReading and recreation
Other goods and services




U.S. city
average

Chicago

Detroit

Los A n g e l e s

New York

-0.. 1

0.1

0

0.5

0.6

- .3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.1

-0.6
.1
1.1
- .3
- .1
.2
- .6
- .2
0

- .3
.1
.9
1.9
.3
.6
.4
0
0

- .6
.2
.2
4.1
.2
0
.5
.3
.1

_ .6
-

"

0
.7
..4
.2
.1
1..3
,2
«,2

Philadelphia

-0.3
-1.1
0
- .1
- .1
0
.2
0
.1
- .2

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N E W SERIES
Beginning January

1964

TABLE A-4: Consumer Price I n d e x — U n i t e d States City Average and Selected Cities
F o r U r b a n W a g e E a r n e r s a n d C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s , (Including S i n g l e W o r k e r s ) , C o m m o d i t y G r o u p s
M a r c h 1964 Indexes a n d P e r c e n t C h a n g e s from December 1963
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise
Group

A l l items

U.S.
City
Average

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

specified)

Honolulu
D e t r o i t (December
1963=100)

Los
Angeles

New
York

Philadelphia

St.
Louis

San
Francisco

107 7

106 6

107,.5

105,.7

103,.6

100.5

109,.7

110 .0

108,.4

107,.5

109.9

105 7
104 0
108 8
97 2
104 5
115 1
100.,9
114.7

104 0
103 3
103 1
97 2
101 2
115 6
104..6
106..7

106..2
103,.3
116,.1
95,.9
100,.4
112,. 1
101,.9
117,.8

105,. 1
104,.2
107,.5
99,.0
110,.6
110..2
100.,7
109.,7

101,. 1
99..9
100..9
94.,7
105.,2
105..7
98.,1
108.,9

100 .5
100 .5
101 .0
100 .5
99 .0
102 .6
99,.4
100,.2

107,.3
104,.6
116,.3
93,.9
107,.2
120,.1
96.3
118..0

107,.5
104,.5
110,.9
97,.6
102,. 1
119,.3
100..8
121..0

104.3
102,.2
104.6
95,.2
104,.3
112,.5
100..9
115.6

106. 1
103,.1
106 .1
98,.5
107.2
108,.3
101..2
117.,3

108.0
105.7
111.3
99.7
107.0
116.9
100.0
118.7

107..1
108.,4
107. 5
108.,9
107..3
106.,1
107..1
102.8

105..9
104.,2
104.
104., 1
111..5

105.,3
105.,3
105.,1
105. 6
106.,0
105. 0
106. 6
105. 0

98..2
95.,1

109..6
112..3

Ill,.5
113,.8

108.,5
109,.2

113.,5
106., 1
113.,5
103.,3

109..4
106..4
107.
103..9
104..0

114.4
92.1

100,.0
100,.1

112..6
105..7
109.
104.,7
107. 8

104. 6
103..2
1U4., y
102.,2
108. 5

111.1
116.3

95.,4
103.,4
6
105.,2
101.,0

101..5
102,.3
100,.1
103,.9
100,.0

111..4
104.2

106,.8
107,.2
108.
106.9
108,.6
108.. 1
104.3
105..0

109. 6
104.,7

77.9
103.9

A p p a r e l and u p k e e p
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

105.,3
105.2
102., 1
110.,7

104.,8
103..9
100.,3
111.,4

106..2
106.,0
103..0
117..6

102.,3
100.,5
99.,5
109.,3

106. 6
103. 6
108. 8
110. 6

100,.6
100,.6
100,.2
100,.3

106..4
107.,1
104.,8
109.,1

108.,4
108.,9
103.,4
110.,9

109.,1
105. 6
104.,1
111.,7

106., 1
107.,0
102.,0
112..5

108.7
105.3
104.3
111.8

Transportation
Private
Public

108.,9
107.,4
118..3

111.0
108.6
124.0

109..6
106.,7
123..3

105.,0
104.,8
107..4

103. 3
101.,3
114.4

98,.9
98,.6
100,.0

116., 1
112.,1
138.,5

106..2
108..2
110.,6

113.,5
110. 7
123.,7

110. 0
108..4
116.6

110.6
111.9
101.1

Health and recreation
M e d i c a l care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods a n d s e r v i c e s

113.,1
118. 7
108. 7
113. 6
108. 5

111.i 4
114.,7
109. 9
112. 3
110. 0

110.,8
128.,4
108.,5
104.,6
104. 6

109.,7
127. 3
111. 0
99. 2
101. 2

114.,7
124. 7
108. 5
111. 5
109. 0

100,.3
101..3
100., 1
100.,1
99..7

109.,9
117.,4
106. 2
103. 9
107.,4

115..8
118.,7
107. 6
121.,4
111.,4

113.,8
122.,7
106. 0
111. 8
110. 1

115. 3
115. 5
112. 0
121. 6
111. 7

112.9
120.4
114.2
108.1
108.6

-0..1

0.2

0

.2
.1
- .3
-2.5
2.6
2.0
1.0
.3

1.4
1.7
1.1
.2
.6
4.7
2.8
.4

.5
.5
.4
.5
1.5
.5

- 1.2
.5
.8
.4
-14.5

F o o d a t home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , a n d fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
O t h e r foods at h o m e
F o o d a w a y from h o m e
Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Gas a n d e l e c t r i c i t y
Household furnishings and operation

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s , D e c e m b e r 1963 to M a r c h

F o o d at h o m e
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , a n d fish
Diary products
Fruits and vegetables
O t h e r foods a t h o m e
F o o d a w a y from h o m e
Housing
Shelter
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel a n d u t i l i t i e s
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
A p p a r e1 l a n d u p k e e p
M e n s and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
O t h e r goods a n d s e r v i c e s -

.3
.3

- ..2
-2,.0
- ,.5
4..8
.7
,3

.2
.4
.2
,5
.3
.3
.,9
,1

.2
.2

- ..6
- ,.7

0
4..1
.4
.2

-,

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

- .

- .
-

-

0
0
.1
•.3

0
- .,1
0

_ .4

.4
.7
.1
.4
.2

2..0
.1
0
.6
6,.9

- ,

0,.5
.5
1,.0
-1,.8
0
5,.8
.2
.4
0

- ,.1
,8

- ,.5
.5
0
.9

0
1., 1

.8

-1.,2
- •.4

0

--

- ..9

1/ C h a n g e from J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 .
2/ B a s e d on c o r r e c t e d index for F e b r u a r y , 9 6 . 7 .




0,.8

0,.1

A l l items

- .,5
0

1.

0

-

-2

7
4

0
1

_
-

- .1
- .2
.4
-2.1
- .5
3.1
.2
.3
.1
- .1
1/- .1
- .1
.5
.3
.9
.1
- .8
-2.1
- .2
- .8

5
5
1

-1.9
-2.1

2
5
6

- .2
.4
- .4
- .5
- .4

1

2

0
0.,3

-0.4

0

,4
-

..5

-1..4
.3
4..8
0
.2

- .,1
-

0
0
., 1
0

- ., 1

-

1,.5
2,.3
.1
3..9

0
-0

.1

,3

.6
.6
.2
.3

,8
,3
-1.,4
- 1 .,6

0

,6

1.,1
1..3
,4
"

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

,3

.,1

•,1

0,.9

0,.5

-1., 1
-1.,4

0

.3

1.,3
.1
.1
.3

_ .5
- ..7

-1..1
-2,.7
- ..5
1..6
.4
.3
.6
1,.0
0
1/
1.,2
- .,5
--

- ..8

,2

' -

..2

-

.2
•,2

- ..9

1964
0.1

- .3
- .6
- .7
-3.3
-2.2
4.9
.9
.5

.1
2 / - L .1
.7
3..0
- ,.3
.2

.6
1.0

- ,.1

- .,1

-,

0

1/
1.5
- .2
.5
- .7
0
- .6
.2
-1.6
- .4

•.3

- ..2
- ..5

-2..8
,2
.3
-1,.2

- ,.3

-3,.1
.5

0
0

- .4
- .8
-1.8
1.6

4..8
5.,1

0

- .7
- .8
0

.2
,3
0

- .2
- .2

,4
,9

.6
1.0

,1
.6

,2
.1

1.5
- .2

.4
- .1
1.3
.7
.4

- .,4

0

-

0
..2
0

0

0

-29.2
.6

-

.2
.6
.1
.2

0
0
0
.2
1.0
1.1
- .6
- .3

6
NEW SERIES
Beginning January

1964

TABLE A-5: Consumer Price I n d e x — U n i t e d States City Average and Selected Cities
For U r b a n W a g e E a r n e r s a n d C l e r i c a l W o r k e r s ( I n c l u d i n g S i n g l e W o r k e r s ) , F o o d a n d its S u b g r o u p s
M a r c h 1964 I n d e x e s and P e r c e n t C h a n g e s from F e b r u a r y 1964

Food at home
Total
food

City

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
a n d fish

Dairy
products

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at h o m e

Food
away
from
home

specified)

U.S. City Average

105.7

104.0

108..8

97.2

104,.5

115.1

100,.9

114.7

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
B u f f a l o (Nov. 1 9 6 3 = 1 0 0 )
Chicago
Cleveland
D a l l a s (Nov. 1 9 6 3 = 1 0 0 )
Detroit
H o n o l u l u (Dec. 1 9 6 3 = 1 0 0 )
Los A n g e l e s
New York
PhiladelphiaPittsburgh
St. Louis
San F r a n c i s c o Seattle
Washington, D. c .

104.0
106.2
108.8
101.1
105.1
101.5
99.7
101.1
100.5
107.3
107.5
104.3
104.8
106.1
108.0
108.4
105.0

103.3
103.3
106.0
101.3
104.2
100.0
99.4
99.9
100.5
104.6
104.5
102.2
104.3
103.1
105.7
105.9
102.8

103..1
116.. 1
110.,4
96.,8
107.,5
105..8
99..1
100. 9
101.,0
116.3
110.,9
104. 6
110..1
106. 1
111..3
110. 5
108.6

97.2
95.9
101.3
98.2
99.0
96.4
96.8
94.7
100.5
93.9
97.6
95.2
99.5
98.5
99.7
101.6
94.0

101..2
100..4
101.. 1
100..6
110..6
94..9
98..6
105.,2
99..0
107..2
102..1
104.3
100.,3
107..2
107.,0
108.,9
103.6

115.6
112.1
120.0
109.0
110.2
110.6
104.1
105.7
102.6
120.1
119.3
112.5
115.4
108.3
116.9
114.2
111. 1

104,.6
101..9
102,.7
103..5
100..1
97..4
99.,8
98.1
99.,4
96.3
100..8
100.,9
102. 6
101.,2
100..0
100..6
103.,8

106.7
117.8
121.1
100.2
109.7
110.2
100.9
108.9
100.2
118.0
121.0
115.6
107.9
117.3
118.7
119.6
115. 1

—

P e r c e n t C h a n g e s , F e b r u a r y 1964 to M a r c h
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)-'
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)--'
Detroit
"•Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100) •
Los A n g e l e s
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
S t . Louis
San F r a n c i s c o
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

-0.3

-0.4

-0.2

-1..1

0
- .1
.3
.3
- .6
- .6
- .4
- .3
.2
- .6
- .6
-1.1
.5
0
0
- .3
.1

0
- .2
.4
.3
- .8
- .7
- .5
- .3
.2
- .9
- .9
-1.4
.7
- .2
.1
- .4
.1

.4
- .4
1.0
-1.3
.4
- .6
.1
- .9
1.4
- .9
-1.0
.9
2.9
.9
.7
0
0

0
-1.,0
,6
.3
-1..3
-1..3
-1..3
-1..4
,1
-1.,2
-1.,7
1/-1..6
2/- ..8
,4
0
-1. 2
,8

_1/ B a s e d on c o r r e c t e d
2/ B a s e d on c o r r e c t e d index for F e b r u a r y ,




100.3.

- .
- .

- .

-0..3
0
- ,. 1
0
3..0
.3
-2..4
.2
.4
- ,.1
0
-1.. 1
- ,,9
.2
,5
.2
2
0

- ,

- .

1964

1.. 1
2..9
1..4
2,.5
1..9
-1..3
1.,4
1..2
1..7
1..6
,5
,5
-1.,8
3. 6
- ,.6
1.,0
,3
2.,8

-0..8
-2.,0
.2
- ,. 1
- ,.9
- ,.6
- ..5
-1..0
.6
-1..7
-2..2
.7
-1..0
,4
- .,4
-1..3
- ,,4
- •.9

_

_

_

.3
. 1
.3
.2
0
.3
0
. 1
0
.1
.2
.3
. 1
- .2
.3
.1
. 1
.3

7

NEW SERIES
Beginning January

1964

T A B L E B-l: C o n s u m e r p r i c e I n d e x - - U n i t e d S t a t e s C i t y A v e r a g e
For U r b a n W a g e - E a r n e r a n d C l e r i c a l - W o r k e r F a m i l i e s (Single W o r k e r s E x c l u d e d )
M a j o r g r o u p a n d s u b g r o u p i n d e x e s , M a r c h 1964
a n d p e r c e n t c h a n g e s from s e l e c t e d dates

Indexes
(1957-59=100)

Indexes

P e r c e n t c h a n g e to
M a r c h 1964 from--

47-49=100

1939=100

Group
February
1964

March
1964

February
1964

107 7

107 .6

0.1

105 7
103 9
108.,8
9 7 .,2
104.,5
115. 0
100..9
114..7

106.0
104.3
109 .0
98 .3
104 .8
113 .8
101..7
114,.4

Housing
S h e l t e r 1/
Rent
H o m e o w n e r s h i p 2/
F u e l a n d u t i l i t i e s 3/
F u e l o i l a n d c o a l 4/
Gas a n d e l e c t r i c i t y
H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and o p e r a t i o n

107., 1
108.,4
107..5
108., 9
107. 3
106., 1
107. 1
102. 8

106,.9
108..4
107..5
108..8
106..8
106.6
106,.3
102..7

A p p a r e l a n d u p k e e p _5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'-Footwear

105. 3
105. 2
102. 1
110. 7

105. 1
105,.0
101,,8
110..7

Transportation
Private
Public

108. 8
107. 4
118. 4

Health and recreationM e d i c a l care
P e r s o n a 1 care
R e a d i n g and r e c r e a t i o n
Other goods a n d s e r v i c e s 6 / - - -

113. 1
118. 7
108. 7
113. 6
108.5

A l l items

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , a n d fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
O t h e r foods at h o m e
F o o d a w a y from h o m e - - -

_1/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
TJ

December
1963

March
1963

March
1964

March
1964

0.1

1.4

132.1

222.4

- .3
- .4
- .2
-1.1
- .3
1.1
- .8
.3

.3
.2
- .2
-2.0
- .5
4.7
.7
.3

1.1
.9
- .3
-3.5
1.0
4.9
4.3
1.9

124.7
120.7
144.3
107.2
118.3
142.1
111.5
(2/)

264.9
256.3
252.1
257.9
237.5
307. 1
230.4
(I/)

.2
0
0
. 1
.5
- .5
.8
. 1

.2
.4
.2
.5
- .3
.3
- .9
- .1

1.3
1.8
1.0
2.3
. 1
1.2
- .8
.5

136.6
(Z/)
147.8
(7/)
(7/)
144.6
124.9
(7/)

179.4
(Z/)
170.7
(2/)
(7/)
256.4
119.0
(7/)

.2
.2
.3
0

- .8
- .9
-1.2
- .4

1.1
1.3
1.0
.6

(7/)
114.4
101.4
145.0

225.2
186.1
288.2

108..6
107,.2
118.,4

.2
.2
0

- .1
- .1
.1

1.7
1.7
1.7

153.3
139.9
220.5

218.3
213.7
271.1

112.,9
118.,5
108..4
113..3
108.,4

.2
.2
.3
.3
.1

.4
.7
- .1
.4
.2

2.6
2.2
1.3
3.2
2.6

(7/)
171.5
139.2
131.5
138.2

(7/)
236.3
233.7
208.8
195.9

A l s o includes h o t e l a n d m o t e l rates n o t s h o w n s e p a r a t e l y .
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
A l s o includes t e l e p h o n e , w a t e r , a n d s e w e r a g e s e r v i c e not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
C a l l e d " S o l i d a n d p e t r o l e u m fuels" p r i o r to 1964.
A l s o includes i n f a n t s ' w e a r , s e w i n g m a t e r i a l s , j e w e l r y , a n d a p p a r e l u p k e e p s e r v i c e s n o t s h o w n
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Not available.




separately.

on

OLD SERIES

8
TABLE C-I: Consumer Price Index—United States city average
Major group, subgroup, and special group Indexes, March 1964
and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Indexes
(1957-59-100)

Indexes

Percent change to
March 1964 f r o m —

1947-49-100

1939-100

March
1964

March
1964

Group
February
1964

February
1964

December
1963

March
1963

107.8

107.6

0.2

0.2

1.5

132.3

222.6

105.6
103.8
109.1
97.6
104.7
111.8
101.3
114.9

105.8
104.0
109.1
98.2
104.7
111.2
102.3
114.6

-

.2
.2
0
- .6
0
.5
- 1.0
.3

.2
.1
.1
- 1.6
- .3
1.8
1.1
.5

1.0
.8
0
- 3.1
1.2
2.0
4.8
2.0

124.6
120.6
144.7
107.7
118.5
138.2
111.9

264.6
256.1
252.8
258.9
238.0
298.5
231.3

107.2
107.5
106.8
106.5
98.9
111.7

106.9
107.4
104.8
106.6
98.6
111.3

.3
.1
1.9
- .1
.3
.4

.3
.2
- 1.2
.7
.1
.7

1.4
1.0
- 1.1
1.6
.3
1.8

136.7
147.8
124.5
145.2
103.0
146.4

179.6
170.7
118.7
257.3
192.8
214.1

104.4
105.4
101.5
111.2
101.4

104.2
105.5
100.9
111.2
101.4

.2
.1
.6
0
0

- 1.0
- .8
- 1.7
0
- .7

.8
1.4
.4
1.1
.3

111.9
114.6
100.8
145.7
93.4

213.2
225.6
185.0
289.5
230.0

108.9
107.3
119.4

108.3
106.6
119.4

.6
.7
0

-

0
.2
.9

1.8
1.6
2.6

153.4
139.8
222.3

218.5
213.5
273.4

Medical care--—--------------------------

118.8

118.5

.3

.8

2.3

171.7

236.5

Personal care

109.0

108.8

.2

.2

1.6

139.6

234.4

113.9

113.8

.1

.7

3.5

131.9

209.4

108.5

108.3

.2

.2

2.6

138.2

195.9

108.7

108.3

.4

.2

1.8

136.3

197.3

107.6

107.5

.1

.1

1.4

129.6

233.9

104.8
105.6
105.6
105.6
104.2
102.9
106.4
101.8
102.0
117.9
98.7

104.7
105.4
105.8
105.1
104.0
102.7
105.8
101.7
102.1
117.1
98.7

.1
.2
.2
.5
.2
.2
.6
.1
.1
.7
0

-

-

.2
0
.2
.3
1.1
1.2
.2
.4
.1
2.0
.2

1.1
1.1
1.0
1.3
.8
.8
1.6
1.0
.6
4.1
.2

121.0
124.0
124.6
123.7
111.7
105.9
133.7
112.8
137.1
(1/)
101.8

234.7
241.3
264.6
210.6
214.3
(1/)
202.9
196.9
240.5
(l/>
177.6

104.1

103.8

.3

-

.4

1.2

118.3

199.0

113.3
107.5
114.4

113.0
107.4
114.0

.3
.1
.4

.6
.2
.8

2.3
1.0
2.5

160.9
147.8
163.9

200.0
170.7
223.1

111.5
114.8
122.3
113.4

110.5
114.8
121.9
113.2

.9
0
.3
.2

.3
1.0
.8
.9

1.2
2.7
2.5
3.1

146.3
198.4
182.5
146.4

168.1
247.6
258.8
251.0

$0,928

$0,929

.1

- 1.5

$0,756

$0,449

March
1964
All Items

-

Food at h o m e — - - - — —
Cereals and bakery p r o d u c t s - —
Meats, poultry, and fish----Fruits and vegetables--—
Other foods at home
——-----———
Food away from home
— —
Rent

—

Solid and petroleum fuels

— —

Household operation

— - —

Apparel-—.
Men's and boys'-—
Women's and girls'
Footwear——
Other a p p a r e l - - — - — — - —
Transportation

.......
——...........
—

— - — - —

Public

—

—

Reading and recreation-—-—
Other goods and services

— —
—

—-—-

-

<!/>

<!/>

Special groups:
All Items less food
All items less shelter—

..——-.

Commodities
Food
—
Nondurables less food

—-

Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and a p p a r e l — —
New c a r s —
Used cars-—

—

..........
- —

Commodities less foodServices—
Services less rent
Household operation services, gas,
and e l e c t r i c i t y — - - — - — — —
Transportation services
—
Medical care services-- — — - — —
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(Reference period-$l. 00)

— —

-

-

-

.1

-

-

1/ Not available.
2/ Includes house purchase, interest, taxes, Insurance, and upkeep, not shown separately.
3/ Includes house purchase, Interest, taxes, Insurance, and upkeep services; shoe repairs, television repairs, barber
and beauty shop services, and movies.




OLD SERIES

TABLE c-2: Consumer Prioe Index—All items Indexes and percent changes, selected dates
U.S. city average and 20 large cities
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
March
1964

City
United States oity average-

•

December
1963

Percent change to
March 1964 from--

Indexes
1947-49=10C
1939-100

March
1963

December
1963

March
1963

March
1964

March
1964

107.8

107.6

106.2

0.2

1.5

132.3

222.6

105.8
103.8
109.4
110.1
108.5

106.1
103.6
108.7
109.9
108.5

105.5
102.6
107.7
107.6
106.4

- .3
.2
.6
.2
0

.3
1.2
1.6
2.3
2.0

133.4
128.0
136.4
132.7
133.2

227.7
216.9
225.8
220.7
225. 1

March
1963

December
1963

March
1963

March
1964

March
1964

104.9
106.2
104.5
105.8
108.4

.9
.3
.5
- .2
- . 1

1.8
1.5
1.1
1.2
1.3

132.2
133.8
128.5
132.. 9
139.3

226.8
231. 1
220.2
224.2
237.8

February
1964

February
1964

130.7
132.1
129.8
137.5
129.3

220.8
221.9
221.9
232.4
214.0

January
1964

January
1964

136.3
134.2
133.0
132.3
133.3

223.4
217.5
219.2
227.8
228.7

Cities priced monthly 1/
ChicagoDetroit—
Los AngelesNev TorkPhiladelphiaCities prioed in March, J une, S ep t ember,
December 2/

March
1964

At lanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
S t . Louis
San Francisco -

106.8
107.8
105.6
107.1
109.8

Cities priced in February, May, August,

February
1964

November 2/
Cleveland
Houston
Sc rant on
Seattle
Washington, D. C.

Cities priced i n January, A p r i l , J u l y ,
October 2/
Boston
Kansas C i t y
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Portland, Oregon

December
1963
105.8
107.5
105.1
107.3
109.9
November
1963

February
1963

105.2
107.2
108.8
109.4
107.4

105.0
106.7
107.9
109.3
107.1

L04.3
105.0
106.9
107.2
105.6

January
1964

October
1963

January
1963

110.0
108.5
107.5
107.4
107.6

110.0
108.7
107.4
107.4
107.1

108.6
105.9
106.0
106.5
105.7

November
1963
.2
.5
.8
.1
.3

October
1963
0
- .2
.1
0
.5

February
1963
.9
2.1
1.8
2.1
1.7

January
1963
1.3
2.5
1.4
.8
1.8

J/ Rents prioed bimonthly*
2/ Foods, fuels, and a few other items prioed monthly} rents and other commodities and servxoes prioed quarterly*

OLD SERIES

TABLE C-3: Consumer Price Index—Percent changes from February 1964 to March 1964
U.S. oity average and five cities priced monthly
All items and conodlty groups

City

All
items

Ubited States city average—

0.2

-0.2

- .1
.2
.5
.2
.1

- .3
.1
- .6
.1
- .5

Chicago——
Detroit
Los Angeles—

Itov York

Philadelphia




— —

Food

Housing
0.3
.3
.1
.4
.1
0

Reading
Medical Personal
and
recreation
cars
care

Other
goods *
services

Apparel

Transportation

0.2

0.6

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.2

.7
0
.3
1.1
.2

-1.4
1.9
3.5
- .2
.7

.2
.2
.1
.1
1.1

.1
.8
.2
.8
.3

.2
-1.0
0
- .2
.1

- .8
0
.3
.2
0

10

TABLE C-4: Consumer Price Index--All items and commodity groups
March 1964 indexes and percent changes, December 1963 to March 1964
U.S. city average and 10 cities priced in March 1964
Group

U.S
Atlanta
City
Average

Los
CincinBaltiDetroit Angeles
more Chicago nati

OLD SERIES

New
York

PhilaSt.
delphia Louis

San
Francisco

Indexes (1957-59=100)
107 8

106.8

107.8

105 .8

105 .6

103 .8

109 .4

110 .1

108 .5

107.1

109.8

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

105 6
103 .8
109 .1
97 .6
104 .7
111 .8
101 .3

104.6
104.1
103.8
98.9
101.1
114.0
105.4

106.5
103.5
115.3
98.2
99.7
109.6
101.5

105 .3
104 .5
108 .2
99 .9
110 .7
107 o
101 .3

103 .4
101 .8
108 .1
98 .4
99 .7
111 .2
97 .3

101 .2
99 .9
101 .0
93 .9
105 .2
104 .2
99 .7

107 .3
104 .7
116 .4
93 .6
107 .7
118 .5
97 .0

107 .5
104 .5
111 .3
98 .7
102 .6
115 .4
100 .6

104 .7
102 .6
104 .9
95 .7
104 .6
111 .2
102 .2

105.8
102.8
106.5
98.0
106.3
106.3
101.8

107.7
104.9
110.7
100.3
106.6
112.0
100.0

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

107 .2
107 .5
106 .8
106 .5
98 .9
111 .7

105.5
104.2
111.4
111.2
94.1
118.6

107.1
107.9
104.1
108.1
96.8
114.6

105 .6
105 . 1
106 .3
104.9
101 .6
109 . 1

103 .6
102 .5
110 .6
108 .4
99 .0
111 .4

98 .4

111 .6

105 .1
101 .5
99 .0
106 . 1

109 .8
108 .5
114 .3

105.1
104.8
2/112.0
106.5
99.5
114.9

111.4
120.0
80.5

100 .2
106 .5

104 .4
111 .4
104 .3
115 .3

109 .0
109 .0
103 .7
109 .5
98 .3
118 .3

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

104 .4
105 .4
101 .5
111 .2
101 .4

104.6
104.8
102.9
111.7
99.5

107.3
106.4
105.6
117.7
100.2

100 .2
100 .8
95 .9
109 .3
98 .9

104 .0
107 .2
99 .0
112 .7
99 .6

107 .5
104.0
109 .1
112 .0
101 .7

105 .8
107 .6
103 .9
109 .9
101 .9

105 .8
107 .1
103 .8
110 .9
101 .5

104 .8
107 .0
101 .7
111 .3
102 .3

106.2
107.8
104.4
110.6
101.7

105.1
105.1
102.7
112.0
103.3

Transportation
Private
Public

108 .9
107 .3
119 .4

109.9
107.4
124.0

109.7
106.7
123.2

105 .2
104 .9
107 .4

110 .1
108 .9
117 .8

105 .1
103 .3
114 .4

114.0
110 .4
138 .5

106 .4
108 .5
100 .6

113 .2
110 .2
123 .7

106.4
103.9
116.6

110.1
111.3
101.1

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

118 .8
109 .0
113 .9
108 .5

114.6
109.5
113.3
109.2

128.2
107.6
103.9
104.8

127 .7
111 .0
99 .5
101 . 1

117 .6
106 .7
111 .3
105 .6

124 . 1
107 .4
109 .9
109 . 1

117 .8
105 .8
104.0
107 .5

119 .1
108 .8
122 .6
111 . 1

123 .4
106 . 1
109 .2
110 . 1

116.0
110.7
120.2
111.2

120.4
114.0
108.3
108.8

All items

- -

- -

—

- -

98.9
116.1

Percent change from December 1963 to March 1964
All items

0 .2

0.9

0.3

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

2
1
1
-1.6
_ .3
1.8
1. 1

.8
1.0
1.0
1.0
- .1
2.6
.4

.8
.7
.3
.5
- .7
3.4
- .2

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

3
2
-1.2
7
1
7

.8
- .3
0
0
.2
.7

.3
.7
.7
0
- .2
.1

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

-1.0
8
-I! 7
0
•7

1.6
.9
2.7
0
.9

.5
.8
.5
0
.3

-2.4
-1.9
-3.8
- .8
-2.4

Transportation
Private
Public

_

0
2
9

-1.3
-1.6
0

- .4
- .5
0

8
2
7
2

1.0
- .4
1.5
6.1

.4
- .3
- .6
0

•
— -

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

0 .5

-0.3
1
1
1.0
-1.2
.4
9
8

I t -

•

4
1
6
2
7
3

7
8
4.0
.3
- .5
2. 2
• 1
-

5
1
0
6
3
1.3
.

0 .2

0 .6

0 .2

4
4

_ 5
- .6

_ 3
- .6
- .4

- .4

-2.2
3
3. 3
1.6

1
—

- .2
-

9
0
• 1

-1.0
-3.0
0
3
1. 1

8
1/ '0
- .1
- -

0
5

_ 3
- .5

3
8
0
.3
4

8
3
I! 1
i.5
0

-1. 7
-2. 1
0

5
6
0

3
4
0

2.9
3. 5
0

7
4
2
5

1.3
3
.4
0

6
3
-l. 1
0

- .8

-

-

-

- .7
5
3

1.3
3
2

0

-0.2

0 .4
3
2
- .6
- .4
1.8
1.0

- .1
- .2
.1
-3.0
1.7
.1
1.6

1.9
3
1.4

5
i/! 3
0
- .5
1
9

1.0
.3
0
1.3
1.4
2.2

-1.2
-1.5
-1.2
- .4
-1.5

-2. 2
1.0
-5.3
2
-1.4

.1
- .1
.5
- .1
- .2

- .6
.4
-1.6
.4
- .5

_ 5
- .5

- .2
0

-3.4
-4.3
0

- .5
- .5
0

1.4
1. 1
2. 5
4

1. 1
1
-2.5
0

.3
.1
- .4
0

1.0
.9
- .5
- .1

-2.2
-1.7
1.5
7
7
—

- .9

0

1

1/ Change from January 1964 to March\ 1964.
2/ Corrected indexes: January 1963 through September 1963 = 110.9; October 1963 through December 1963 = 112.0.




- 0.1
1.1
1.0
.5
.8
.2
.4
2.8
- 1.0
.8
-26.8
—

.3
.6

City

U. S. city averageA t l a n t a — — —
Baltimore
Boston——————
Chicago-—-------C i n c i n n a t i —
Cleveland————
D e t r o i t — — — —
Houston---------——
Kansas City
Los A n g e l e s — —
Minneapolis——
Hew York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. L o u i s — —
San F r a n c i s c o —
Scr a n t o n - - - - - - - - —
S e a t t l e — — — —
Washington, D. C . — -

TABLE C-5: Couuacr Price Index—Food and ita subgroups
March 1964 lndexea and percent change*, February 1964 to March 1964
U.S. city average and 20 large citiea
(1957-59-100)
Dairy
Cereals and Meats, poultry,
Total
bakery
producti
and fish
products
Mt.
llMM
ft
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Index
Index change
Index
Index change
Index change
change
change
105 6
104 6
106.,5
108.,8
105..3
103..4
101..5
101.,2
105.,1
105..7
107..3
103,.3
107,.5
104,.7
104,.3
106,.0
105,.8
107,.7
104,.7
107 .6
105 .1
TABLE

-0.2
- .1
.2
.3
- .3
.2
- .5
.1
- .4
- .3
- .6
- .5
.1
- .5
.5
- .5
- .4
.1
- .3
.1

Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, wheat
—
— 5 lb.
Biscuit mix
20 oz.
M a c a r o n i - - — — — — — — 1 6 oz.
Corn m e a l — — — — — — — l b .
Rolled o a t s — — — — — — 1 8 oz.
Corn f l a k e s — — — — — — — — 12 oz.
Rice, short g r a i n — — — — — — l b .
Rice, long g r a i n - - - — — — — — — l b .
Bread, w h i t e — — — — — — — l b .
Soda c r a c k e r s — — — — — — — l b .
Sandwich c o o k i e s — — — — — — 1 6 oz.
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Round s t e a k — — — — — — — — l b .
Sirloin a t e a k — — — — — l b .
Chuck r o a s t - — — — — — — — l b .
Rib roast
lb.
Hamburger——————————lb.
Veal cutlets
lb.
Pork chops, center c u t — — — l b .
Pork r o s s t — - — — — — — — - - - l b .
Bacon, s l i c e d - - — — — — — — - — - l b .
whole-——-———---—---lb.

Lamb, leg
lb.
Frankfurters————————lb.
Luncheon meat, c a n n e d — — — 1 2 oz.
Frying chickens, ready-to-cook-lb.
Ocean perch, fillet, f r o z e n — l b .
Haddock, fillet, f r o z e n — — — l b .
Salmon, pink, c a n n e d — - — - 1 6 oz.
Tuna fish, c a n n e d - — - 6 to 6% oz.
Dairy producta:
Milk, fresh, (grocery)-—qt.
Milk, fresh, (delivered)
qt.
Ice c r e a m - - - - - — — - - — — — - - % gal.
Butter-----——————————lb.
Cheese, American p r o c e s s — — \ lb.
Milk, e v a p o r a t e d — — 1 4 % oz. can
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen:
S t r a w b e r r i e s — — — — — — - 1 0 oz.
Orange juice concentrate—-6 oz.
Lemonade c o n c e n t r a t e — — — - 6 oz.
Peas, g r e e n — — — — — — 1 0 oz.
Beans, g r e e n — — — 9 oz.
Potatoes, franch f r i e d — — 9 oz.
Fresh:
A p p l e s — — — — — — — — l b .
Bananas-——————————lb.
Oranges, size 200
dor.
L e m o n s — — — — — — — — — l b .

*

Other
fooda at home
Index Percent
change

-0.2

109.,1

0

97..6

-0.,6

104.,7

0

111,.8

0..5

101.3

-1.0

104. 1
103.5
105.7
104.5
101.8
100.0
99., 9
102.5
104.,7
104.,7

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

103 8
115.,3
109.4
108.2
108.,1
106.,2
101.0
106.,8
109.,9
116.,4

0
.3
0
.5
.5
.8
.1
.1
0
.1

98.,9
98.,2
102.,3
99.,9
98.,4
97..6
93.,9
95.3
96.,2
93.,6

,5
,9
-1.0
-1.,0
,9
- .,3
-1.,7
- .,4
-1.,9
-1.,3

101..1
99.,7
101.,5
110..7
99..7
96..9
105..2
103..8
108..6
107..7

- .1
.2
.1
- .2
1.2
- .6
.5

114,.0
109..6
116..8
107,.9
111,.2
106,.1
104,.2
109,.4
112,.9
118,.5

1.,2
6
2.,9
,4
.2
- .2.
2..2
-1.,7
1.,6
.8

105.4
101.5
102.5
101. 3
97.,3
97.,2
99. 7
102.,7
103.,3
97.,0

-1.9
- •9
- •3
- .3•
-1.,4
- ,9•

101.,4
104.,5
102.6
103..5
104..6
102.,8
104..9
102.,8
104..9
102..9

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

103.,0
111..3
104..9
108,.7
108,.2
106,.5
110,.7
107,.1
110,.2
108,.7

.3
.1
.1
.3
.2
- .1
.6
.3
.1
- .4

96.,6
98.,7
95.,7
99,.4
98,.9
98..0
100,.3
97..8
99,.6
95,.8

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

105..5
102,.6
104,.6
101 .1
107 .4
106 .3
106 .6
102 .5
108 .4
103 .1

- .2
- .7
- .9
.3
- .1
.8

106 .0
115 .4
111,.2
110 .1
114 .1
106 .3
112 .0
109 .7
110 .9
108 .3

-1,.4
1,.1
- .9.

100.,0
100..6
102.,2
102,.6
99..9
101..8
100..0
101..6
101..2
103..5

-1..1
.,8
-1.,3
.5
-1..4
- .9.
- .7.

103.8

-

.9

0
.2
0

.1
0

.2
- .3

Price Index—Average retail prices of selected foods
U. S. city average
February
March
Food and unit
1964
1964
Cents
Cents
Fresh—Cont inued
Grapefruit-————-——--—-each
57.5
Peaches * — — — — — - — — - - — l b .
48.6
Strawberries * - — — — — — - — — p t .
25.0
Grapes, seedless * —
lb.
14.5
24.5
Watermelons *
—lb.
28.4
Potatoes
10 lb.
Sweet p o t a t o e s — — - —
lb.
19.5
21.8
Corn *--—--------------doz. ears
Onions—----------------------lb.
21.5
Carrots---—-—
-----lb.
30.9
Lettuce-——--—
head
51.9
Celery
lb.
Cabbage-—
—
lb.
101.8
T
o
m
a
t
o
e
s
—
—
---lb.
104.5
Beans, g r e e n — —
--lb.
57.0
Canned:
82.2
Orange j u i c e —
— 4 6 oz. can
49.8
Pineapple juice-—
-46 oz. can
151.6
Peaches--#2% can
84.2
Pineapple------------------#2 can
59.3
Fruit
c
o
c
k
t
a
i
l
—
—
#303 can
67.2
Corn, cream s t y l e - — - - - # 3 0 3 can
60.3
Peas, green-#303 can
72.4
Tomatoes----------------#303 can
62.8
Tomato juice
46 oz. can
49.1
Baby foods
— - — 4 % to 5 oz.
38.4
Dried:
52.8
Prunes-lb.
59.2
B e a n s — — — — —
-lb.
67.5
33.0
Other foods at home:
Tomato soup
10% to 11 oz. can
24.4
Beans, with pork-16 oz. can
26.5
Pickles, sliced
15 oz.
84.3
Catsup, t o m a t o — — - — - - - - - 1 4 oz.
75.3
Potato chips--—
- — - 4 oz.
Coffee
lb. can
37.3
Coffee-——--—-------lb.
15.4
Coffete, i n s t a n t — - — - — — - - 6 oz.
Tea b a g s — — — — — - - — — p k g . of 48
Cola drink, c a r t o n - - 72 oz.
27.9
Shortening, h y d r o g e n a t e d — - — 3 lb.
32.9
Margarine, c o l o r e d — — — — — — - l b .
14.9
20.8
Lard--lb.
23.5
Salad d r e s s i n g — — — — — — p t .
17.9
Peanut b u t t e r - - — — - - - — - — - l b .
S u g a r — - — — — - - - — — — — — - 5 lb.
16.1
Corn s y r u p — — — - — — — — - 2 4 oz.
16.4
Grape j e l l y — —
- - - — 1 2 oz.
79.3
Chocolate b a r — — —
-1 oz.
21.0
Eggs, Grade A, l a r g e — — — — d o z .
Gelatin, f l a v o r e d - — - — - 3 to 4 oz.

3,.0
.6
-1,.6
.2
1,.6
0
1,.9

0
- ,3•
-1.,1
-2.,4

-

March
1964
Cents

February
1964

15.5

65.2
16.3
*

64.3
15.5
*

11.9
14.2
27.0
17.6
10.4
35.1
31.2

11.5
14.9
27.5
15.8
11.3
35.6
32.3

64.9
37.6
34.1
39.8
27.5
19.1
22.7
16.2
32.5
10.9

63.6
37.3
33.7
39.9
27.1
19.1
22.7
16.0
32.4
10.9

40.3
17.5

40.2
17.6

12.4
15.1
27.4
21.9
28.0
78.9
65.1
105.2
62.7
55.0
82.1
27.5
20.1
38.5
57.9
72.6
30.1
31.4
5.2
53.8
10.4

12.4
15.0
27.5
22.1
28.0
74.8
60.1
99.5
63.2
55.2
82.3
27.4
20.1
38.5
57.8
74.6
30.0
31.3
5.2
58.3
10.3

Priced only in season.




,9
.1
.7

.

C-6: Consu

Food and unit

Haa,

Fruits and
veg.stables
Index Percent
change

LABOR - D. C.

12

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and
services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families and single
persons living alone.
It is based on prices of about 400 items which were selected to
represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage earners and
clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 33 Standard
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities, which were chosen to represent
all urban places in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from
grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and
service establishments which wage earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 50
locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the 5
largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail questionnaires are used
to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items which change in price infrequently. Prices of most other goods and
services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are
averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of all wage
earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data
are then combined in the total index with
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weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA s and cities they represent. Index numbers are
computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and
1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the 17
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SMSA s for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the following
additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

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

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

*Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one location
changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to measure differences
in price levels or in living costs between areas.
A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the United
States city average and for 17 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Washington, D. C . 20210 or any of its regional offices (addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, NoE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

105 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 9^103

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114