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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES
* (Seasonally Adjusted)
INDEX 1957-59=100

INDEX 1957-59=100

130

136
RELATIVE

IMPORTANCE

ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1 9 6 6 )

125

ALL

SERVICES

34.97%

FOOC

22.94%

NONDURABLES

120

125

DURABLE

LESS

FOOD

COMMODITIES

24 45%

120

1764%

115

115

ALL SERVICES
x
110

110

ALL ITEMS
NONDURABLES
LESS FOOD*

105

105

100

100

95
1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

LLLLJI95
1966 1967

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Latest Data:
BUREAU




OF

LABOR

STATISTICS

March 1967

Released April 25, 1967
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D.C. 20212

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MARCH 1967

Price Changes, February to March 1967
The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.2 percent in March to 115.0 (1957-59=100).
About half the increase was due to higher charges for consumer services and the other
half to advances in prices of nondurable commodities. Food prices averaged unchanged as
a decline of 0.2 percent in grocery-store foods was offset by higher restaurant meal
prices. Prices of durable goods were up only slightly.
The rise in consumer service charges is a continuation of a long-term upward
trend. The increase in March was a little less than the average monthly rate during
1966, primarily because of a softening in mortgage interest rates from recent peaks.
The types of services relying heavily on human effort and skill showed the largest
increases, with medical care services up 0.9 percent, home repairs up 0.7 percent and
housekeeping services up 0.7 percent.
Apparel prices increased considerably more than usual for March, accounting
for about three-fourths of the rise in prices of nonfood commodities. Prices of men's
and women's wear and children's shoes rose by 1 percent as retail sales were stimulated
by the early Easter holiday and new spring lines carried higher prices than last year.
Prices of household textiles also rose sharply as prices returned to their previous
levels following traditional white sales. Other nondurable goods, such as gasoline,
toilet articles, newspapers, magazines, and books carried slightly higher price tags in
March; but prices of prescriptions and drugs continued to decline, showing a drop of
0.4 percent. Used car prices rose considerably more than usual in March in response to
larger sales and a better inventory position, while prices of new cars averaged slightly
lower than in February but a little higher than a year ago.
Prices of food for home use dropped by 0.2 percent in March, about half the
expected seasonal decline. This marks the seventh consecutive monthly decrease. Most
of the decline was caused by reductions in prices of meats (particularly pork), poultry,
dairy products, and coffee. Pork prices dropped by 1.3 percent, a little less than the
usual seasonal decline, as cold storage holdings were up by 14-1/2 percent. All cuts of
pork had lower price tags in March, with reductions ranging from 0.6 percent for sausage
to 2.6 percent for picnic hams. Prices of most cuts of beef, lamb, and luncheon meats
also were lower. Increased supplies caused a drop of 0.7 percent in poultry prices.
Milk prices were down seasonally, 0.3 percent, while ice cream dropped 1,4 percent.
Promotional efforts of manufacturers to offset declining cpnsumption of coffee were
reflected in decreases of over 2 percent for bag and can coffee.
Prices of fruits and vegetables showed a stronger-than^seasonal rise in
March, although they were 1.9 percent lower than a year earlier. Apple prices were
up as usual on dwindling supplies, and banana prices also advanced. Continuing
large supplies brought lower prices for citrus fruits. Prices of cucumbers and green
peppers rose sharply as supplies were curtailed by a late February freeze in Florida.
Asparagus returned to grocery stores at substantially higher prices than at the end




of last season. On the other hand, lettuce prices dropped, reflecting large supplies
from California and Arizona. Prices of several other fresh vegetables—including
potatoes,onions, cabbage, carrots, and celery—also were lower.

Price Trends, March 1966 to March 1967
The Consumer Price Index in March 1967 was 2.7 percent higher than its
March 1966 level. This is the smallest over-the-year rise since June 1966. Almost
two-thirds of the year's increase has been caused by higher charges for consumer services, up by over 5 percent. Most of the remainder of the advance was caused by higher
prices for nonfood commodities. Prices of food bought in grocery stores averaged
1 percent lower than a year ago; while restaurant meal prices, which are influenced to
a great extent by cost of service personnel, were 5-1/2 percent higher.
Charges for certain types of personal services were up sharply from a year
ago. Medical care services advanced over 9 percent, housekeeping and home maintenance
services almost 7 percent, and personal care services over 5 percent. Other types of
services such as public transportation, taxes, and insurance also continued their long
upward climb. Mortgage interest rates were still substantially higher than a year earlier despite recent reductions.
Prices of nonfood commodities advanced 2.1 percent during the past year, with
almost two-fifths of the rise caused by an increase of 4.1 percent in apparel prices.
Among the subgroups, footwear prices showed the largest rise (6.2 percent), while men's,
women's, and children's wear increased by about 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 percent. Other significant price increases were recorded for gasoline, commodities used in home repair and
maintenance, furniture, household textiles, and tobacco products. Prices of appliances
and drugs were slightly below their year-ago levels.
Prices of food bought in grocery stores dropped 1 percent in the year ending
March 1967. Particularly notable declines were posted for coffee, most meats, poultry,
fresh vegetables, some fruits, and eggs—reflecting better supply situations. Pork
prices dropped 15 percent and beef 6-1/2 percent as supplies were substantially higher
than a year earlier. Poultry prices averaged 9-1/2 percent lower, led by a drop of
11-1/2 percent in prices of frying chickens, also reflecting plentiful supplies. Fresh
vegetable prices were down 4 percent from a year ago largely because of plentiful supplies of lettuce, cucumbers, celery, and cabbage. Prices were higher for fresh fruits,
dairy products, and cereals and bakery products.
Cost-of-living Adjustments
Cost-of-living allowances of about 60,000 workers, many in aircraft and
transportation industries, will be increased 1 cent an hour on the basis of the change
in the Consumer Price Index between December and March.




TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, March 1967
and percent changes from selected dates

Group

Indexes (1957-59=100)
March 1967
February 1967
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
justed. adjusted
1 usted
adjusted

115.0

All items

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

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

114.2
111.5
118.6
110.0
115.7
115.2
102.3
127.7

114.8
114.3
111.6
110.4
115.6
114.7
102.8

113.3
116.6
111.8

114.2
111.7
118.5
110.7
116.1
114.2
102.5
127.4
113.3
116.8
111.7
118.9
108.7
111.1
108.3
107.0

March
1966
madjusted

Percent change to March 1967 from —
March
February 1967
December 1966*
1966
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
unadjusted
justed.
adjusted
adjusted
justed

112.0
114.0
111.4
110.4
115.9
114.4
102.3

2.7

113.9
112.6
113.6
116.9
108.1
117.4
103.7
121.2

0
.2
.1
.6
.3
.9
.2
2

- 3.2
1.1

109.6
112.3
109.9
113.5
106.6
108.9
108.2
104.0

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

.3
.2
.4
0
.3
.8
.4
.6

.5
1.0
.2

- .9
- 1.3

- .3
- 2.5
- 2.0

.3
- 1.0
4.4
- 5.9
7.0
- 1.9
- 1.4
5.,4
3.4
3.8
1.7
4.5
2.0
2.0
.1
3.2

118.6
108.7
111.1
108.3
107.3

108.4
109.4

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

112.6
112.7
108.2
124.2

112.9
113.2
108.6
124.3

111.9
111.8
107.3
123.4

112.3
112.2
107.9
123.5

108.2
109.0
103.9
116.9

.3
.1
.1
1.1

1.1
1.2
1.4
1.5

4.1
3.4
4.1
6.2

Transportation
Private
Public

114.2
112.2
130.5

114.5
112.7

113.8
111.8
130.0

114.3
112.2

111.4
109.9
122.1

.4
.4
.5

1.1
1.2

2.5
2.1
6.9

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

122.2
134.6
114.4
118.9
116.4

121.8
133.6
114.1
118.6
116.3

117.6
125.3
111.0
116.6
113.8

1.0
2.0
.6
.4
.4

3.9
7.4
3.1
2.0
2.3

All items less shelter
All items less food

114.6
115.4

114.3
115.2

.3
.4

2.4
3.4

Commodities V
Nondurables
Durables ]_/ 8/
Services 9/

110.0
112.9
102.9
126.3

110.1
113.0
103.0

109.9
112.7
102.8
125.9

Commodities less food ]_/
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel New cars
Used cars
Household durables .10/
Housefurnishings

107.8
111.8
111.5
109.0
112.0
97.2
115.9

108.0
112.0
111.9
109.4

100.3

107.6
111.5
110.7
108.2
111.9
97.3
114.0
97.7
100.0

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services JL1/

129.5
125.6
127.4
142.9
129.7

129.2
125.5
127.2
141.6
129.4

All items index on other bases:
1947-49-100
19 39-100

141.1
237.5

140.9
237.1

108.7
108.9

.4
1.0

Special groups:

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1957-59-$1.00
$0,870
.709
1947-49-$1.00
.421
1939=$1.00
1/
2J
3/
kj
5/
67
JJ
JB/
9/
10/
11/
*

97.1
117.9

$0,871
.710
.422

111.9
111.6

.3
.2

—
—

110 .0
112 .7
103.0
—

108.4
111.1
102.0
120.1

.1
.2
.1
.3

.1
.3
0
—

-

107
111
111
108

105.6
108.6
107.1
105.2
109.4
97.1
115.4
96.2
98.0

.2
.3
.7
.7
.1
.1
1.7
.1

.1
.2
.5
.5

.1
.4
.3
.2
.4
- 1.4
1.5
.1
.3

122.5
118.5
122.6
130.8
125.0

.2
.1
.2
.9
.2

—

.9
.8
.3
.9
—
96 .9
117 .2
—
100 .2
—
—
—
—
—

___ __
—

—
—

.2
.6
.0

—

.1
.1
.2
.9

.9
.6
.7
2.5
.6

1.3
1.3
.4
3.4

1.5
1.6
.9
5.2
2.1
2.9
4.1
3.6
2.4
.1
.4
1.7
2.3
5.7
6.0
3.9
9.3
3.8

137.4
231.3

$0,893
.728
.432

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




0
.1
.1

- 2.6

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

Indexes
Pricing
Schedule 2/

Area 1/

1957-59-100

1947-49=100

Other
bases

March 1967

U.S. City Average

115.0

141.1

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach New York
Philadelphia

112.3
114.3
115.4
118.2
115.5

141.6
140.9
143.9
142.4
141.8

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

—

118.6
113.0
113.4
114.0

December 1966

.1
.9

2.2
4.3
1.5
3.0
2.5

October 1966

146.9
139.2
140.3
140.4

0.1
.5
0
- .1

108.5
138.5

111.4

140.5

115.9
115.1

145.7
138.6

107.0
103.7

114.0
114.8
111.6

141.1
142.5
135.8

117.9
115.5
117.1

145.8
143.3
148.6

January 1966

4.1
2.7
2.6
2.7

November 1966 February 1966

March 1967

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

2.7

January 1967

111.5

March 1966

0.3

.5
.2

February 1967

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

Percent change from:

0.5
.5
.5
- .2
.2
.3
.4

December 1966

106.7

0.6
.3
.4
.1
.5
.5
- .1

2.6
3.1
3.5
1.7
2.5
2.9
2.9

March 1966

3.4
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.3
3.0
1.9

jL/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except
for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since 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.




TABLE 3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from February 1967 to March 1967
U.S. City
Average

Group

Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/

Detroit

0.1

0.7

- 0.3

.5
0
.8
.2
.7
1.9
.4
.1
.1

.4
1.0
.8
.4
.4
.9
0
.1
.2

-

0.2

All items

0
0
.6
.4
.3
.7
.3
.3
.1

Los AngelesLong Beach

Chicago

-

-

New York

Philadelphia

0.2

0.2
-

.3
.2
0
.9
.2
.5
.5
.1
0

.1
.6
1.6
.4
.4
.3
.6
.6
.1

-

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

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.

TABLE 4:

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

Date
All
items

Food

Housing

Reading
and

Trans-

Apparel
and
upkeep

portation

Total

Medical
care

care

tion

Other
goods
and
services

1967:

Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

115.0
114.8
114.7

114.2
114.2
114.7

113.3
113.3
113.1

112.6
111.9
111.3

114.2
113.8
113.4

122.2
121.8
121.4

134.6
133.6
132.9

114.4
114.1
113.8

118.9
118.6
118.5

116.4
116.3
116.2

1966:

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.

114.7
114.6
114.5
114.1
113.8
113.3
112.9
112.6
112.5
112.0

114.8
114.8
115.6
115.6
115.8
114.3
113.9
113.5
114.0
113.9

113.0
112.6
112.2
111.8
111.5
111.3
111.1
110.7
110.3
109.6

112.3
112.0
111.5
110.7
109.2
109.2
109.4
109.3
108.7
108.2

113.8
114.5
114.3
113.3
113.5
113.5
112.2
112.0
112.0
111.4

121.0
120.8
120.4
119.9
119.5
119.1
118.7
118.4
118.1
117.6

131.9
131.3
130.4
129.4
128.4
127.7
127.0
126.3
125.8
125.3

113.7
113.4
113.3
113.0
112.7
112.5
112.2
112.0
111.6
111.0

118.4
118.3
118.0
117.5
117.4
117.2
117.0
116.8
116.8
116.6

115.9
116.0
115.9
115.7
115.5
115.3
114.9
114.7
114.3
113.8

Annual Average:

1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1956

113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
94.7

114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
94.7

111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
95.5

109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
97.8

112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
91.3

119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
93.6

127.7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
91.8

112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
93.7

117.1
115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
93.4

114.9
111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
95.8




TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas \J
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
March 1967 indexes and percent changes from December 1966
Group

U.S.
City
Average

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Cincinnati

Detroit

Honolulu
(Dec. 1963=100

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

115.0

114.0

114.8

112.3

111.6

114.3

106.7

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

114.2
111.5
118.6
110.0
115.7
115.2
102.3
127.7

113.6
111.6
114.8
110.5
114.4
111.8
108.7
120.7

114.9
110.8
121.8
109,4
113.0
116.1
100.6
132.2

114.1
113.0
119.8
111.2
123.5
113.0
102.8
119.6

111.4
108.4
115.4
111.3
113.4
111.2
95.7
127.5

113.2
110.9
112.9
112.1
118.7
110.6
101.7
126.5

108.3
108,3
108.2
110.9
107.5
109.8
103.0
108.3

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

113.3
116.6
111.8
118.6
108.7
111.1
108.3
107.3

114.0
113.7
108.0
115.3
112.8

110.5
112.6
108.0
114.9
106.0
105.9
106.5
107.9

106.8
106.3
103.9
107.3
105.1
110.4
107.0
106.3

109.5
111.7

109.5
113.6
106.0
118.9
100.6

110.7
112.5

113.0
114.8
110.9
116.3
107.6
113.0
101.9
113.0

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

112.6
112.7
108.2
124.2

116.5
114.3
109.8
129.3

115.1
113.9
110.9
135.3

108.3
106.4
104.2
121.3

113.5
116.2
106.3
128.1

113.5
110.3
114.4
123.2

104.4
101.0
107.5
106.3

Transportation
Private
Public

114.2
112.2
130.5

111.2
108.8
124.5

114.5
112.1
123.6

110.9
111.3
109.3

112.3
109.7
133.0

113.9
112.2
119.6

100.0
101.6
92.3

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

122.2
134.6
114.4
118.9
116.4

119.1
130.7
115.4
117.5
111.4

119.3
147.9
116.0
111.2
107.6

116.9
142.3
113.9
102.8
108.1

120.1
140.1
108.0
119.5
108.3

124.7
142.8
119.0
116.9
115.1

107.2
112.1
104.3
102.2
110.6

0,3

0,6

0.1

*- .5
- 1,0
- .2
- .8
- .7
.8
- 3.2
1.1

r .2
<- .8
.3
- .1
- .5

114.4
102.6
105.0
104.5
104.8

99.4
102.7

Percent changes December 1966 to March 1967
All items
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
Housing
Shelter
£g n £
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
See footnotes at end of table.




0,3

0,1

0.4

0.9

.5
.9

- .3
- .6
- 1.0

.1
.1
1.2
.1
- .8
3.9
- 3.2
.6

-

.9

-

.7

1.4
.1
1.3
1.1
0

- 3.4
2.0

- 4.0
1.1

.3
.2
.4
0
.3
.8

1.0
.5
1.2
.4
1.9

- .3
- 1.4

.4
.6

0
1.4

- 2.2
.3
1.2
.2
1.9

.3
.1
.1
1.1

1.1
.9
1.1
2.3

2.0
.8
3.3
.4

- .1
- 2.1
.6
.8

.4
.4
.5

.1
.1
0

.6
.7
.1

1.0
1.1
.1

1.0
2.0
.6

.9
2.5
.2

.9
3.0

.4
.4

.4
- .4

1.8
4.6
2.0
.8
.2

.4

-

- .7
- 1.2
- .6
3.7
- 4.0
.7
2/
-

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

.4
- .1
.4

.4
.3
- .4
- 2.7
1.4

-

.6
.9
.2
1.3
.2
.8
.1
.4

1.2
.1
.6
.1
1.0

- 1.4
1.0
0

- .1
.4
- .3
1.7
0

- .6

.6
.3

- .1

1.4
.3

.1
1.5

.6
.8
.1

1.2
1.4

- .3
- .4

.2

0

1.2
3.6
.2
.6
0

1.5
1.9
1.1
2.0
.3

.3
1.1
.2
- .2
0

.9
1.0
1.9
0
-

1.0
1.2

.3
0
.3
.1
3.8
- .7

-

.3

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas J7
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
March 1967 indexes and percent changes from December 1966—Continued

Kansas City

Group

Los AngelesLong Beach

Philadelphia

St. Louis

San FranciscoOakland

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

117.9

115.4

118.2

115.5

115.5

117.1

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

116.6
114.4
122.1
111.3
122.7
116.6
105.8
124.3

112 .5
107 .9
119 .3
100 .0
116 .3
119 .0
95 .1
129 .3

114 .9

113.1
109.9
114.8
106.5
119.3
114.8
99.3
130.7

118 .1
115 .3
119 .2
114 .4
127 .3
116 .3
105 .5
128 .6

113.2
109,
116,
106,
114,
115.4
98.5
131.2

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

112.3
113.7
105.7
117.1
113.7

118 .1
123 .9
112 .3
127 .8
104 .7
111 .0
107 .4

110 .4
111 .8
107 .5
112 .6
108 .7
108 .7
111 .0
108 .7

120.8
127.7
128.6
127.2
102.5

115.3
105.3

119 .1
109 .7
116 .7
110 .5
113 .7

113.5
116.5
112.4
117.7
107.3
116.2
101.9
107.5

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

114.4
114.9
108.7
126.8

111 .4
113 .7
109 .0
119 .8

117 .6
118 .5
113 .3
126 .2

118.3
113.4
113.8
127.3

114 .0
113 .2
112 .0
125 .2

116.1
114.0
111.4
122.0

Transportation
Private
Public

120.0
117.6
130.7

116 .8
112 .7
140 .8

115 .8
114 .3
124 .5

121.0
116.3
143.7

116 .1
114 .6
121 .0

114.2
115.7
102.6

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

130.1
142.6
114.8
132.6
120.6

115 .5
131 .3
110 .3
106.1
108 .7

127 .1
136 .1
111 .9
128 .9
124 .0

120.7
137.2
110.9
113.9
116.0

123 .3
131 .9
117 .6
123 .5
116,.7

121.3
138.0
122.8
110.0
113.0

110 .5
118 .0
110 .4
108 .1
116 .2
100 .9
134 .0
117 .5
120 .4

108.5
108.2

Percent changes December 1966 to March 1967
All items

0.5

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish

Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Housing
Shelter
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity —•«•
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
T7

See footnote 1, table 2 .

2}

Change from January 1967.




- 0.1

1.1
.1
.8
.3
1.5
5.1

.9
1.2
0
1.0
.9
.3
3.2
.5

-

0
1.3

.2
0
.6
.2
.4

.7
1.0
2/
.3
1.2
.3
1.5
0
.2

.9
1.2
.2
1.5
.3
.8
.3
.7

—
;

.1
.3
- 1.2
1.4

1.5
2.2
1.5
2.7

.5
.4
1.8
1.3

1.3
.4
2.0
1.5

1.2
2.1
1.1
1.3

.5
.4
.1

- 3.0
- 3.2
.4

.9
.1

1.3
.8
4.7

1.0

.1
.2
.2

1.6
4.8
.9
.7
.2

.3
.5
1.3
.3

1.2
2.1
.3
.9
1.1

.4
.7
1.3
.7
.4

1.0
1.2
1.3
1.0
.3

.7
1.8
.2
.3
.1

1.3
.3
1.7
• .3
•

0.5

0.5

1.0
1.6
.2
1.5
.8
0
4.2
.9

-

1.3
1.9
1.5
2.7
0
- 1.9
- 2.6
.5
2/
-

.3

.5

.6
.6
.6
3.3

.3
.6
.3
.9
.3

-

.3
• 1.1
.8
.5
• 1 . 1

.1
4.2
2.0
.2
.2

_

1.0
1.5
.3
1.9
10
.1
3.1
.6
o

-

.4
.6
- .9
- 1.6
0
.6

TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
March 1967 indexes and percent changes from February 1967
Food at ho
Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at home

Food
away
from
home

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

114.2

111.5

118.6

110.0

115.7

115.2

102.3

127.7

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

113.6
114.9
118.4
109.4
114.1
111.4
110.3
108.9
113.2
108.3
115.7
116.6
112.5
112.5
114.9
113.1
109.7
118.1
113.2
113.3
115.3

111.6
110.8
114.3
108.3
113.0
108.4
108.1
108.0
110.9
108.3
112.3
114.4
107.9
110.4
110.5
109.9
108.1
115.3
109.1
109.5
112.0

114.8
121.8
124.1
104.1
119.8
115.4
115.2
107.0
112.9
108.2
124.8
122.1
119.3
110.6
118.0
114.8
116.3
119.2
116.4
109.8
111.3

110.5
109.4
115.0
108.7
111.2
111.3
110.1
111.4
112.1
110.9
107.1
111.3
100.0
109.4
110.4
106.5
110.2
114,
106,
109,
109.7

114.4
113.0
111.9
109.8
123.5
113.4
110.4
116.4
118.7
107.5
118.4
122.7
116.3
119.9
108.1
119.3
105.0
127.3
114.3
119.4
119.4

111.8
116.1
118.6
113.1
113.0
111.2
111.2
104.6
110.6
109.8
117.7
116.6
119.0
111.6
116.2
114.8
112.7
116.3
115.4
111.8
116.8

108.7
100.6
103.9
105.5
102.8

120.7
132.2
136.4
115.7
119.6
127.5
122.9
112.3
126.5
108.3
130.3
124.3
129.3
121.6
134.0
130.7
119.3
128.6
131.2
129.5
128.9

Washington

95,
97.
102,
101
103.0
105.8
95.1
104.0
100.9
99.3
99.5
105.5
98.5
101.0
105.1

Percent changes February 1967 to March 1967
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Minneapolis-St. Paul —
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland Seattle
Washington

1/

0

0.1
.3
.2
.1
.5
.2
.3
.8
.4
.6
.3
.5
.3
0
.1
.4
.5
.3
.1
.2
.5

See footnote 1, table 2 .




- 0.2
- .2
- .4
.2
.1
- .7
.1
.4
- 1.1
.5
.6
- .4
- .9
- .5
- .1
- .2
- .5
- .6
- .4
- .3
- .4
.7

0
.2
.1
.6
.1
.4
.3
1.0
.3
.2
0
.6
.2
.5
1.0
.1
.6
.2
.3
1.3
.9

.3
.3
.1
.6
1.4
.4
.9
.1
.2
1.3
.5
2.1
1.3
.5
1.1
1.6
1.2
1.0
1.4
1.0

-

0.3

-

.7
.1
.2
0
.2
.3

-

1.8
- 2.3
- .3
- .2
- .1
- .4
0
0

.3
.3
.1
.3

0.9
1.6
.5
.7
1.1
1.1
1.9
2.6
1.1
4.4
1.0
.6
1.1
.3
.6
.9
.7
.7
.3
1.3
.4
3.5

1.2
0
.3
.5
0
1.5
.6
.4
1.8
.9
.5
.7
0
.9
.5
0
.1
1.1'
.2

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

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
March 1967 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products Cracker meal _1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake \J
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse 1/
Rump roast 1/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage \J
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops 1/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst jL/
Poultry
Frying chicken —
Chicken breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
^
Fish
Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned 1/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter
See footnotes at end of table.




Index
March 1967
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted
114.2
127.7
128.0
110.4
111.5
118.6
114.5
116.9
128.9
107.7
124.1
113.7
101.8
105.7
108.1
110.0
112.0
111.
106.
103.
108.
103.
116.0
103.7
115.3
106.9
131.6
112.1
111.2
119.7
121.2
111.6
116.9
114.4
117.3
115.7
116.3
119.4
118.0
111.5
116.8
89.9
89.6
100.1
104.7
122.6
110.6
125.4
112.4
113.9
115.7
112.4
115.9
110.8
117.6
98.7
136.9
115.8

Percent change to March 1967 from —
March
February 1967
1966
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted
Unadjusted

114.3

111.6

-

-

110.4
112.8
111.4
106.2

116.3
102.7
115.5

-

130.8
113.8
113.6
111.9
117.2
117.7
116.3

8.1

-

122.7
125.3
115.6
112.4

136.4
115.8

-

0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
.5
.1
.4
.6
.5
.7
.3
.6
.8
.4
.8
.5
.2
1.2
1.5
.5
.1
.1
.6
1.3
1.9
1.2
.6
.9
2.6
.7
.6
.7
.3
.3
.3
1.3
.7
.7
.4
1.1
.7
.4
.5
.3
0
1.0
.3
.3
.3
0
.3
1.4
.4
.2

0.3
5.4
5.3
5.1
1.0
4.4
4.4
1.8
8.7
1.2
4.6
5.9
2.9
4.8
5.0
5.9
6.5
2.2
4.7
4.0
3.0
3.8

0.3

.2

-

2 7
5.3
.1
.4
3.6
14.9
12.4
13.6
15.1
13.4
14.9

18
2
4
3
6

-

.5

.3
0

.6
.1

.9
1.2
.6
9.4
11.5
5.6
1.6
6.9
13.4
3.0
3.8
7.9
7.0
5.9
6.2
8.4
10.6
5.2
9.9
6.1

10

TABLE 7 : Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
March 1967 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
March 1967
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables

Apples
Bananas
(JlTdXl£GS

•
— — — _ — _ _ « ~ _ _ _ _ « , • - * _ _ _ _ _ _ • • • _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^.

Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * 1/
Cabbage
—
Carrots

Celerv ——.————»————.—»——-.——.———.
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
bpindcn

JL/

-•——-—*———•——,____—•____••_._—»_*»___«»

Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned

Pears, canned JL/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
D66CS9

—

C&XU160, x / •*•—•—•——•——•—•———•——•——»_-•

Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 1/
Other food at home
T?oaa

•

_

„

, __

Fat8 and o i l s :
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea ——————————-»—————————
i^oxa orxnic ——————^•"————————————
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned \J
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
P
l
1/
1/
2/
3/
4/
*

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




115.2
121.5
131.4
93.8
106.1
74.5
115.3

114.7
120.9
138.8
94.7
112.9

132.8
146.7
155.2
141.7
98.1
96.7
172.8
101.0
158.8
99.5
115.1
107.5
96.4
92.2
94.9
76.8
90.9
105.6
120.6
119.9
113.6
99.2
102.3
92.6

140.4
154.7

106.1
100.8
126.
113.
112.
115,
101,
98,
99.0

134.6
107.1
100.2
96.7
96.9
107.1
102.2
84.9
106.4
106.6
101.1

129.4

126.4
102.7
91.9
96.0
103.6

75.9

102.8
93.3

Percent change to March 1967 from —
February 19b/
March
1966
Seasonally
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
adjusted

0.9
1.8
3.5
6.0
- 1.4
- 2.1
- 3.7
*
*
*
- 2.3
- .5
(4./)
- 4.5
- 5.0
- 2.1
6.7
- 9.2
7.5
.3
1.8
- .4
- .1
- 1.3
- .2
- 2.8
.3
.1
- .3
.7
- .5
- .9
- .2
1.3
-

-

.3
.9
.5
.2
0
.9
.5
.2
.8
2.2
.2
.1
.2
.5
0
.1
.5
.4
.3
.2
.4
.6
.2

1.9
1.1
6.8
2.9
2.2
10.6
13.2

0.3
.8
.7
7.5
- 2.3
-

2.8

*

- 2.8
- .1
3.2
- 1.3
- 3.7
- 2.2
-

-

2.0

- 2.9

-

.5
5.1

-

-

-

-

9.0
40.4
3.5
10.5
14.2
17.1
15.0
29.8
2.9
2.1
9.9
3.0
6.4
16.0
2.5
19.0
.7
3.7
3.6
8.8
7.9
2.9
1.4
14.7
3.0
.3
10.0
2.3
2.4
0
9.1
1.7
.3
4.2
1.0
.5
5.2
5.3
.5
.9
1.9
2.4
.3
1.2
1.1
2.7
1.4

Table 8;

Percent Change in Prices for Selected Groups in the Consumer
Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index
(Seasonally adjusted except where indicated)
Dec. 1966 Mar. 1967
CPI
WPI

Sept. to
Dec. 1966
WPI
CPI

June to
Sept. 1966
WPI
CPI

Mar. to
June 1966
WPI
CPI

Mar. 1966 Mar. L967
CPI*
WPI*

-0.3

0.3

-0.2

0.5

-0.8

1.1

1.0

0.8

0.3

2.7

0.3
.4

Feb. to
Mar. 1967

CPI

WPI

0.2
.2

- .2

- .1

- .2

.1

-1.2

.8

2.2

.4

- .4

1.2

.2

- .4

- .2

- .7

.1

-1.9

.8

2.8

.4

- .6

1.2

- .5

.3

- .9

-1.1

-2.4

- .4

-2.9

.8

4.3

- .1

-1.8

- .8

-2.9

.3

.3

.6

1.1

.4

.2

.6

1.0

1.1

.9

2.6

.2

0

.6

.4

.9

.2

1.7

1.7

2
.8
0
Dura—e

- .2

1 3
0

3.9
0

3.3
6.1
.6

.1

0

0

.1

.5

1.2

.3

- .1

.5

.3

1.3

.2

- .2

- .4

- .5

1.4

2.1

-1.2

-1.0

.5

- .4

.1

.1

- .2

- .1

- .7

.2

- .1

.3

.2

- .2

- .4

.1

- .9

.5

.5

1.0

.9

.7

.9

.9

2.6

1.6

-

5.2

_

2.7

6.4

3

1.7

1.5

3.1
6 7
9 3

1.5

Q
.4
.2

.4

.9

.9

-

_

.3

2.1

4

5

.3
- .3
1
.2

-

.3

-

1.4

.1

1.2
_

1.1
.5

-

1.2

-

7

1 5

I 7

1 6

1 7

9

2 5

2 3

2 4

I 7

1 0

Q

1 2

2 0

•Other services

- .4

.2

.3

-

-

1.1

.7

-

.9

-

5 3

3.4

-

-

-

3.8

1.0

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:

Industrial Materials and Equipment:

-

-1.7

-

-3.4

-

- .3

-

-

0

-

-4.8

-

2.1

-

- .7

-

-6.7

-1.6

-1.8

-

2.1

-

- .2

-

-1.4

-

.5

.3

-

.3

-

.9

-

1.9

.1

0

-

.5

-

.3

-

.9

0

-

- .1

-

-

.2

-

-

- .7

-

- .3

-

.1

-

-

- .2

-

-

.3

-

.7

-

- .2

- .3

-

- .3

-

- .6

-

.1

-

.5

1.5

-

.2

-

.2

- .3

-

-1.0

-

-4.7

-

-

- .5

-

1.0

-

1.7

- 1.8

-

-1.1

-

1.3

-

-1.9

.4

- .3

-

.6

-

1.1

-

1.8

.4

.6

-

- .3

-

.6

-

1.3

-

1.6

-

.9

-

1.0

-

4.3

-

- .4

-

1.4

-

0

-

- .9

-

1.9

-

- .5

-

- .1

.6

-

1.0

-

3.7

.8

-

.9

-

1.5

- .3

-

- .2

-

-6.7

Stage of Processing at Wholesale:

Intermediate materials, supplies and components

—

-

-1.7

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




Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 8

Consumer Price Index
All commodities and services

Wholesale Price Index
All commodities

All commodities except home purchase, used cars, food Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use by home
and beverages away from home, newspapers, magazines
consumers except a few individual consumer products
and books.
included in WPI groupings of commodities purchased primarily by industrial firms.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Nondurable

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

A combination of indexes listed below. 1/

Food and beverages at home

Food at home, alcoholic beverages at home.

Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eggs
from the Farm Products group; and the Processed Foods
and Feeds group, excluding crude vegetable oils and
manufactured animal feeds.

Apparel and accessories

Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/

Apparel and some fabrics and sewing materials, Leather
footwear, Leather gloves, Rubber footwear, Watches and
clocks, Jewelry.

Household furnishings and
supplies

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

Textile housefurnishings, fuels for home use (except
gas), Soap and synthetic detergents, Sanitary papers
and health products, Matches, Pens and pencils, and
Prepared paints, and miscellaneous housekeeping supplies.

Gasoline and motor oil

Gasoline and motor oil.

Gasoline and Automotive motor oil.

Other nondurables

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, toilet goods, recreational Pharmaceutical preparations, Cosmetics and other toilet
nondurables, tobacco products.
preparations, Tobacco products, Personal brushes, and
recreational items such as toys, film, and playing cards.
All durable commodities except home purchase and
used cars.

A combination of indexes listed below. 1/

New passenger cars

New cars.

Passenger cars.

Appliances

Household appliances, radio and TV.

Home electronic equipment, Room heaters, and Household
appliances, excluding electric lamps.

Furniture and floor coverings

Furniture and floor coverings.

Household furniture and Floor coverings.

Other durables

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

Other durable commodities throughout the WPI which are
used for home maintenance, including some household
goods, Tires and tubes, Outboard motors, equipment for
home workshops and home gardens, recreational items such
as photographic equipment, Sporting and athletic goods,
Musical instruments, and Phonograph records, Electric
lamps, Typewriters, Luggage and small leather goods, and
Caskets and Morticians goods.

—

CONSUMER SERVICES
Insurance and finance

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

Rent

Rent of home or apartment.

Utilities and public transportation

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

Housekeeping and home maintenance
services

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.

Medical care services

Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.

Personal care services

Personal care services.

Other services

Hotels, apparel services, auto repairs and maintenance, recreational services, reading and educational
services, personal expenses.

WHOLESALE PRICES
Type of product
Farm products
Processed foods and feeds
Industrial commodities
Selected industrial commodity groups

Same as the Wholesale Price Indexes for major groups.

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

The Wholesale Price Stage of Processing Indexes. The
Consumer finished goods index differs from the Consume
products index in weighting structure and is based on
a larger sample of commodities.

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




13

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

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

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

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

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 94103

John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg.
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1240 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44199