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price index for May 1969 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS July 1969 Consumer Price Indexes: Commodities and Services 1957-59 100 150 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec 1968) ALL SERVICES 35.80% FOOD- - • 22.46% NONDURABLES LESS FOOD - - - 24 48% DURABLE COMMODITIES 17.26% Nondurables Less Food* 95 1961 1962 1963 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR • George R Shu Itz, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS • Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 * SeasonaI ly Adjusted Latest Data: May 1969 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR MAY 1969 Retail prices rose 0.3 percent in May, considerably less than in the two preceding months. The rise brought the Consumer Price Index to 126.8 (1957-59=100). The May increase, smallest since January, brought the rise in retail prices since the beginning of the year to 2.5 percent; the index has risen 5.4 percent since May 1968. In contrast, during the first five months of last year, retail prices rose less (1.8 percent) to a point 4.1 percent higher than year-earlier levels. Charges for consumer services, particularly medical care and services associated with homeownership, moved up significantly and accounted for about half of the index advance in May. The remainder of the rise resulted about equally from a contraseasonal increase for food, up 0.4 percent despite a sharp decline for eggs, and higher prices for other nondurable commodities, particularly apparel. Prices of consumer durable goods declined fractionally as a significant decrease for used cars offset the continued uptrend in prices of houses and durable household goods. Almost half of the 5.4 percent year-to-year increase in the Consumer Price Index was due to the rise of more than 7 percent in costs of services, particularly household services. Higher prices for nondurable commodities, principally food and apparel, were responsible for nearly two-fifths of the index's advance; the 4.1 percent increase for durable goods accounted for the remainder. Services The rate of increase in prices of from the annual rate of about 10 percent in the were recorded for all major groups of services; istered the most significant slowdown. The May than they were a year ago and 3.3 percent above consumer services slowed appreciably in May previous 2 months. Smaller increases household services, other than rent, regrise left service costs 7.3 percent higher their December 1968 level. Mortgage interest charges rose appreciably, but by substantially smaller percentages than in March and April when rate increases on V.A. and F.H.A. loans were reflected in the index. Costs to homeowners for maintenance and repair services increased 1 percent in May and accounted for about one-third of the rise in non-rent household services. Charges for these services, up 4 percent so far this year have played an important role in the continued advance in household services. They have risen nearly 9 percent since May 1968. Higher prices for baby sitting, domestic, and licensed day care services and washing machine repairs were behind the sizeable rise in housekeeping services in May. Prices of medical care services in May posted their smallest monthly rise so far this year. Their annual rate of increase dropped from more than 10 percent to about 7 percent. The May advance, led by higher prices for professional services, was more in line with the average rate of increase during 1968. Hospital daily service charges increased 0.4 percent in May, their smallest monthly rise in nearly a year. The increase in transportation services was comparatively moderate and in large part was due to higher automobile insurance premiums and private parking fees. About two-thirds of the 6.7 percent over-the-year increase in transportation services resulted from higher costs for public transportation and automobile liability and physical damage insurance. Costs of "other" services continued to drift up in May, due largely to higher prices for men's haircuts, legal fees, movie admissions and golfing fees. Since May last year, the increase in costs of consumer services has stemmed primarily from advances for household and medical care services. Taken together, higher prices for transportation and "other" services accounted for about one-fourth of the 12 month increase. Food Retail food prices rose 0,5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in May, primarily on the strength of increases for meats and several fresh vegetables. Since the beginning of the year retail prices of food have advanced 2.3 percent, slightly less than in the similar period of last year. Consumers paid about 4 percent more for food in May this year than they did in May 1968. Prices of food purchased in grocery stores were up 3.6 percent over the 12 months while prices of restaurant meals and other food consumed away from home climbed 5.7 percent. Prices of meats, poultry, and fish averaged contraseasonally higher in May, primarily because of higher prices for beef, veal, and pork. More than half of the rise in prices of food purchased for home consumption since May of last year was the result of a 6.7 percent increase in meat prices. The strength in meat prices, up 5.4 percent this year, apparently stems from the high level of consumer demand. Poultry prices were lower in May, because of promotional efforts aimed at increasing summer demand, while fish prices rose fractionally, reflecting somewhat smaller supplies of shrimp and several important types of fin fish. Prices of fresh vegetables contributed significantly to the May rise in food prices. Tomatoes, celery and green peppers rose sharply because of tighter supplies that resulted from declining production and, for tomatoes, smaller imports from Mexico. Higher prices for fresh and evaporated milk and for cheese were largely responsible for the greater-than-seasonal rise in retail prices of dairy products. Declining milk output apparently is the major factor behind the sustained uptrend in dairy product prices, up nearly 3 percent over last year. Egg prices posted the only significant decline in May; they dropped nearly twice as much as usual for the month in response to reduced consumer demand. Nondurable goods other than food Higher prices for apparel continued to be the key factor behind the rise for nondurable commodities other than food in May. Prices for these commodities accounted for more than four-fifths of the 0.4 percent increase. Prices for nondurables other than food have climbed 1.7 percent this year, virtually the same rate as in the similar period last year. Apparel prices maintained their strong uptrend as prices for women1s clothing, especially skirts, street dresses, and swimming suits, jumped sharply. Men's suits and shirts, and all types of footwear, particularly women's, bore higher price tags. So far this year, apparel prices have advanced about two percent, or approximately two-thirds as much as in the similar 1968 period. The slowdown this year may represent a lessening of cost pressures at the manufacturing or retailing levels since consumer demand apparently is still quite strong. Gasoline prices at retail averaged fractionally lower in May after several months of increases which reflected boosts in wholesale prices. Strong competitive conditions in several metropolitan areas reportedly were the cause of the slight drop. Prices of magazines and books were up rather sharply and costs of alcoholic beverages continued their trend upward. Higher prices for apparel accounted for about half of the 4.6 percent rise in prices of nondurable commodities other than food over the past year. The remainder of the advance was due to increases for gasoline, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, reading materials, and toilet goods. Durables Retail prices of consumer durables averaged slightly lower in May, but stood 4.1 percent higher than their level of a year ago. Since the first of the year, prices for durable commodities have advanced 2.4 percent. The increase in the similar 1968 period was only one-third as large. Used car prices moved down, after very sharp increases earlier in the year, despite indications of sustained strength in demand. New car prices were off fractionally, but by less than usual for the month. Prices of furniture continued to climb strongly in May; the continued increase reflected higher wholesale prices and retailing costs. Since .the beginning of the last quarter of 1968, wholesale prices of household furniture have advanced 3% percent. At the retail level, over the same period, furniture prices have increased nearly 5 percent. Purchase prices of houses were up significantly in May as were prices for durable commodities used in home maintenance and repairs. A surge in prices of pine shelving, the reflection of unusually large increases for lumber prices in general, has led the nearly 6 percent advance in maintenance and repair commodities since the first of the year. Approximately nine-tenths of the over-the-year increase for durable goods in May was due to higher prices for houses and household durables, particularly furniture and durable housefurnishings. Prices of new cars were \\ percent higher than last year, while used cars, despite their strength earlier this year, were at the same level as last May. Cost-of-Living Adjustments Approximately 173,000 workers will receive cost-of-living pay increases based on the May Consumer Price Index. About 73,000 workers in the meatpacking industry will receive an 8-cent hourly increase based on the change in the national index between November 1968 and May 1969. Approximately 27,000 aerospace workers will receive increases amounting to 5 cents an hour and 20,000 tobacco workers will get a 2-cent hourly increase based on a quarterly review of the national CPI. About 1500 transit workers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are due to receive 1-cent hourly increases and 2800 transit employees in Washington, D. C. will receive an increase of 9 cents based on the change in indexes for those areas since February. Also, 3400 employees of the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, Michigan will get an increase of 8 cents an hour based on a quarterly review of the Detroit index. An additional 35,000 workers who are covered by contract escalator provisions subject to adjustment on the May index will not receive increases this month because they have already reached the maximum adjustments stipulated in their contracts. TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, (Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated) Group Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise noted) Feb. May May April 1968 1969 1969 1969 Percent change to May 1969 1 Month 1 Year 3 Months Ago Ago Ago 0.3 1.8 5.4 All items All items (1947-49=100) 126.8 155.6 126.4 155.0 124.6 152.9 120.3 147.6 Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 123.7 119.8 121.6 119.9 123.6 130.0 107.1 142.8 123.2 119.3 121.3 118.4 122.9 127.9 109.0 142.2 121.9 118.1 120.8 116.2 122.8 124.7 109.4 140.7 118.8 115.6 118.4 113.0 120.2 130.7 101.9 135.1 .4 .4 .2 1.3 .6 1.6 1.7 .4 Housing — Shelter 1/ Rent r Homeownership 2/ Fuel and utilities 3/ Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 125.8 132.4 118.1 138.0 112.6 117.5 111.2 117.4 125.3 131.6 117.8 137.1 112.6 117.4 111.2 116.9 123.3 128.9 117.2 133.6 111.8 116.9 110.2 115.8 117.8 121.6 114.6 124.3 110.3 115.3 109.5 112.5 .4 .6 .3 .7 .0 .1 .0 .4 Apparel and upkeep 4/ Men's and boys' Women's and girls' — Footwear 126.6 128.1 122.4 139.6 125.6 127.3 121.0 138.4 123.9 125.3 119.3 136.8 119.5 119.8 116.2 131.2 .6 1.2 .9 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 5.9 6.9 5.3 6.4 Transportation Private New cars Used cars Gasoline Public 124.0 121.2 101.8 126.8 117.3 148.0 124.6 121.9 101.9 131.2 117.8 148.0 122.0 119.3 102.3 122.6 114.5 145.5 119.1 116.8 100.3 126.7 1.6 1.6 • .5 3.4 2.4 1.7 4.1 3.8 1.5 .1 137.3 .5 .6 .1 3.4 .4 .0 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation — Other goods and services 135.7 154.5 125.8 130.2 126.9 135.1 153.6 125.5 129.6 126.6 133.7 151.3 124.1 128.4 125.8 129.2 144.0 119.6 125.3 122.6 .4 .6 .2 .5 .2 1.5 2.1 1.4 1.4 .9 5.0 7.3 5.2 3.9 3.5 124.2 126.3 124.1 123.6 125.7 124.6 122.0 124.5 122.4 119.3 119.3 119.2 All items less food All items less medical care 127.9 125.2 127.5 124.7 125.6 123.0 121.0 118.9 .3 .4 1.8 1.8 5.7 5.3 Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Apparel commodities 119.6 123.0 122.4 126.0 119.3 122.5 121.9 124.9 117.8 121.1 120.5 123.1 114.7 117.8 117.0 118.7 .3 .4 .4 .9 1.5 1.6 1.6 2.4 4.3 4.4 4.6 6.1 Durables Household durables 111.3 105.6 111.4 105.0 109.7 103.7 106.9 101.1 .1 .6 1.5 1.8 4.1 4.5 142.7 148.1 127.9 142.0 147.4 127.1 139.7 144.6 123.0 133.0 137.1 113.0 .5 .5 .6 2.1 2.4 4.0 7.3 8.0 13.2 107.4 107.5 106.4 103.9 .1 .9 3.4 126.4 168.2 125.3 167.2 123.2 164.3 117.2 155.0 .9 .6 2.6 2.4 7.8 8.5 $0,789 .382 $0,791 .383 $0,803 .389 $0,831 .403 .3 - 1.7 - 5.1 1.5 1.4 .7 3.2 .7 4.3 • 2.1 1.5 2.0 2.7 .8 3.3 . .7 .5 .9 1.4 4.1 3.6 2.7 6.1 2.8 - .5 5.1 5.7 6.8 8.9 3.1 11.0 2.1 1.9 1.6 4.4 7.8 Seasonally Adjustedj_ Apparel and upkeep Transportation — 1.8 1.4 1.4 Special Groups; Services Services less rent Insurance and finance (Dec.1965=100) Utilities and public transportation (Dec.1965=100) Housekeeping and home maintenance services (Dec.1965=100) Medical care services - Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar: 1957-59-$l 1939=$1 2/ 2/ 3/ 4/ Also includes Includes home Also includes Also includes - hotel and motel rates not shown separately. purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs. telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately. infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately. 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 Area 1/ Pricing Schedule 2/ 1957-59=100 1947-49=100 April 1969 May 1969 U.S, City Average Chicago "-' Detroit — -Los Angeles-Long Beach New York --Philadelphia Boston Houston Minneapolis-St. Paul Pittsburgh Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) ~ Cleveland Dallas (Nov.1963=100) Milwaukee San Diego (Feb.1965=100) Seattle Washington Atlanta Baltimore --— Cincinnati Honolulu (Dec.1963=100) — Kansas City --St. Louis '- — San Francisco-Oakland —— 126.8 123.6 126.4 126.9 130.8 127.5 129.8 125.5 125.1 126.0 Percent change from: Other bases February 1969 May 1968 0.3 1.8 5.4 .3 .6 .0 .2 • .1 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.9 1.2 4.9 6.3 5.0 6.4 4.9 April 1969 January 1969 April 1968 160.9 154.6 154.8 155.3 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.6 5.0 6.4 3.9 5.5 May 1969 February 1969 May 1968 155.6 155.8 155.8 158.2 157.6 156.5 120.2 2.5 1.8 2.2 125.3 155.7 122.8 154.9 127.6 128,8 160.3 155.0 2.0 March 1969 December 1968 119.4 114.4 124.9 125.7 122.7 154.7 156.0 149.4 128.1 125.4 128.9 158.6 155.6 163.6 115.6 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.1 1.6 1.7 5.2 5.2 5.9 6.0 5.2 5.4 6.4 March 1968 6.0 5.9 4.8 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 1/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since 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 April 1969 to May 1969 U.S. City Average Group All items Food Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services — Los AngelesLong Beach Chicago 0.3 0.3 0.6 .4 .4 .8 .5 .4 .6 .2 .5 .2 .7 .3 .8 .6 .5 .5 .4 .7 .3 .7 .7 .2 .3 .4 .4 .1 .7 - • . 1 0 0.3 .2 .8 1.9 .5 .7 .7 .0 .6 Philadelphia 0.2 - 0.1 .2 .4 .5 .5 .4 .6 .1 .2 .4 - 1.0 .7 - .5 - .5 .4 .7 .6 .1 2/ 1/ See footnote 1, table 2. 2/ Not available. TABLE 4: Consumer Price Index — United States City Average for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for Selected Groups Seasonally Adjusted (1957-59=100) Indexes Group February 1969 Percent changes to: May 1969 From: 3 Months 1 Month Ago Ago May 1969 April 1969 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables — Other foods at home 124. 2 120. 3 121.,5 124.,1 127.,1 108,,4 123.6 119.7 119.4 123.5 126.4 109.4 122. 0 118. 2 116. 2 122. 9 125. 6 109.,3 0.5 .5 1.8 .5 .6 1.8 1.8 4.6 1.0 1.2 Fuel and utilities 1/ Fuel oil and coal 112.,6 117,,7 112.6 117.0 111.,6 115.,3 0 .6 .9 2.1 Apparel and upkeep 2_/ Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 126,,3 128,.0 121,.9 139,.5 125.7 127.2 121.4 138.3 124,,5 126,,1 120,,3 137,,1 .5 .6 .4 .9 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.8 124,.1 121,.2 102,.0 119 .8 117 .5 123 . 1 122 . 3 122,.4 119,,7 101,.9 118,.0 115,.9 121,.3 120 .7 123,.7 .4 125.6 124.6 121.9 101.8 119.4 117.2 122.7 121.9 125.0 1.4 1.3 .1 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 111.3 111.4 109.9 Transportation Private New cars <--— Commodities — — — — — — — — . Commodities less food -•-—• Nondurables Nondurables less food • Apparel commodities • Durables - 2 / A l s o includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately. 2J Also includes infants' wear,sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately. 1.3 TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas \J For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups May 1969 Index and Percent Changes from February 1969 U.S. City Average Group Chicago Detroit Los AngelesLong Beach New York Philadelphia Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified) 126.8 123.6 126.4 126.9 130.8 127.5 Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 123.7 119.8 121.6 119.9 123.6 130.0 107.1 142.8 125.3 123.3 126.5 123.3 136.6 128.2 106.9 134.6 122.7 119.9 116.0 125.8 129.7 120.3 104.9 138.2 121.6 116.3 122.7 110.9 120.6 137.1 99.0 141.2 124.9 119.1 120.4 120.5 114.3 132.1 107.0 149.3 123.1 118.0 12Q.0 114.7 133.0 127.1 102.1 149.9 Hous ing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 125.8 132.4 119.0 122.9 122.9 130.3 110 R 1 i.1.. O 138.0 112.6 127.6 107.4 110.2 131.1 139.8 118.5 146! 9 109.5 130.1 134.9 118 1 llo.l 114.3 115.3 138.5 113.5 124.0 112.4 127.0 124.7 129.5 119.1 132.1 109.6 122.5 102.7 121.0 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear All items 115.9 135.5 103.7 110.0 104.6 111.4 126.6 128.1 122.4 139.6 120.8 119.9 115.9 134.5 123.1 123.9 117.8 137.8 123.7 127.7 122.8 133.9 132.9 138.6 127.2 140.6 132.4 130.9 123,4 146.9 Transportation Private 124.0 121.2 148.0 124.6 120.2 153.4 124.9 122.3 140,6 125.9 121.3 155.3 126.7 127.0 128.8 134.2 126.6 176.5 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 135.7 154.5 125.8 130.2 126.9 130.3 162.7 125.2 114.0 118.6 139.2 164.9 134.1 131.2 121.5 128.5 149.7 119.0 113.0 124.0 142,9 161.0 122.3 141.9 137.2 135.0 162.4 119.2 125.6 117 ^ 11 / . J 111.2 117.4 lOsis 1/ Percent change from February 1969 to May 1969 1.8 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.9 1.2 1.5 1.4 .7 3.2 2.3 2.7 .4 5.4 .5 6.2 1.8 1.7 2.2 1.7 4.1 1.3 4.7 - 1.8 .7 1.5 1.2 .6 2.6 .1 2.6 1.6 2.1 .2 .2 .0 2.0 2.1 1.5 1.9 2.2 .6 4.2 .5 7.3 - 3.2 .7 2.0 2.7 .8 3.3 .7 .5 .9 1.4 .6 .7 2/1.0 .6 - .1 .7 - .3 .7 2.9 4.2 2.0 2.5 3/ 1.5 2.8 .7 2.1 2.0 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 1.4 1.9 2.0 .4 .2 .7 .3 1.3 Transportation Private Public 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 .9 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 1.5 2.1 1.4 1.4 .9 1.6 2.8 1.8 1.7 .3 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 ' Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 1/ See footnotes at end of table. .4 .5 4.1 1.5 3.2 .6 .7 1.2 3.1 2.0 2.7 1.3 2.9 .0 .0 .0 2.1 .6 1.2 .0 1.1 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 1.0 2.3 .2 1.1 3.4 3.5 2.5 .1 .1 .5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.8 1.5 .3 1.4 2.4 1.4 .5 .7 <. 1 3.1 1.2 1.9 2.1 1.4 2.3 1.6 1.5 .2 5.0 .2 .0 .2 .7 1.5 TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas JL/ For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups-»Continued May 1969 Index and Percent Changes from February 1969 Buffalo Nov.1963* 100 Grovip Dallas Cleveland Nov.1963=100 Milwaukee San Diego Feb.1965-100 Seattle Washington Indexes (1957-59^100 unless otherwise specified) All items 120.2 125.3 119.4 122.8 114.4 127.6 128.8 Food — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 118.9 116.8 109.2 117.7 119.5 125.4 111.3 131.4 122.3 119.5 116.6 123.5 124.0 127.6 106.5 138.5 118.2 114.9 109.3 119.5 121.3 117.2 107.3 130.7 123.3 121.3 114.1 123.4 131.9 129.2 108.5 134.9 116.4 112.6 110.5 122.1 110.7 110.4 103.5 126.8 123.6 118.5 114.8 120.6 127.7 130.7 102.8 144.9 128.3 123.1 116.4 123.0 125.4 132.6 115.9 148.3 Housing Shelter Rent •Homeownersh ip Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 118.8 121.5 109.1 123.8 113.4 110.6 116.2 115.2 120.9 123.1 106.2 126.1 114.5 120.3 127.0 106.8 136.9 105.0 117.2 124.6 116.4 127.9 99.4 115.0 114.1 100.9 115.0 120.6 123.4 110.5 127.6 114.3 122.1 106.0 117.6 100.0 107.7 131.2 144.7 126.4 149.8 114.8 115.2 98.1 113.3 124.5 128.7 122.6 130.7 105.6 116.5 103.8 122.9 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Woman's and girls' Foo twear 129.7 131.4 132.7 133.5 124.9 128.6 118.7 137.4 119.8 124.7 118.6 117.2 125.3 124.2 122.4 139.5 112.2 119.0 108.3 119.7 123.5 125.9 122.5 140.0 135,1 132.0 136.4 146.0 Transportation Private 115.6 116.2 107.8 126.7 121.2 163.3 112.8 112.7 115.0 120.0 119.0 134.0 109.5 109.7 106.0 121.0 120.0 130.6 124.7 121.4 144.7 Health aud recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 122.6 126.9 118.8 119.8 123.3 137.9 173.1 121.9 123.2 129.1 123.6 133.5 119.2 120.7 114.4 127.6 147.2 126.7 124.0 116.6 113.2 122.5 104.2 108.1 114.7 130.6 147.7 127.9 120.7 126.9 138.8 176.1 126.1 131.4 119.5 Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home — Percent Changes February 1969 to May 1969 2.5 1.8 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.0 Food — — — _____———————_ Food a t home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 1.5 1.3 1.0 2.0 .5 4.2 1.4 2.4 1.9 2.1 1.3 3.1 3.0 4.1 - .8 .7 1.7 1.6 .2 3.6 .5 4.0 1.4 2.3 1.6 1.7 3.6 3.1 .2 4.4 2.4 1.1 2.3 2.6 1.8 5.5 1.7 6.8 4.0 1.6 1.7 2.2 4.6 4.1 .9 5.6 3.4 .3 1.8 1.8 1.7 3.0 .2 6.0 1.9 1.9 SheIter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 2.9 3.4 .6 3.9 2,4 2.0 3.5 2.1 1.5 2.2 .7 2.4 .0 3.1 4.4 1.7 2.3 3.0 1.9 .0 .1 .2 .0 1.6 2.5 3.0 1.0 3.6 1.5 .6 2.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 .8 2.1 1.5 4.9 .2 .5 2.6 3.4 .7 4.8 .2 .0 .4 1.7 /4 I j 1 ^6TTiS —• ~^*•" ~**"~•*** •——^— •-•———-»•»•——•»«-.——•» - .9 5.8 .1 .0 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 6.1 4.6 8.1 8.9 2.1 1.0 3.8 1.3 2.3 2.2 4.0 1.4 3.7 1.2 6.8 2.4 1.0 .3 1.3 4.5 1.9 1.1 4.0 1.1 2.9 2.0 5.5 .1 Transportation 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.9 1.6 11.0 2.1 2.3 .3 .6 .8 2.8 1.4 1.5 .0 - .7 • .9 1.5 1.8 .5 1.5 1.8 .7 .8 2.3 1.5 3.2 .6 1.1 .2 1.5 1.8 .2 2.3 .6 .9 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 .4 1.3 2.2 1.0 .3 1.4 2.1 3.4 1.1 .1 1.0 .9 1.2 1.4 ,5 Publie Health and recreation M.&U1C&JL C3.1T6 ——————————————————•»••••• Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 1/ See footnote 1, table 2. 7 / Not available. 3/ Change from March 1969. TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups May 1969 Indexes and Percent Changes from April 1969 Food at home Area 1/ Total food Total Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified) U.S. City Average 123.7 119.8 121.6 119.9 123.6 130.0 107.1 142.8 Atlanta Baltimore — Boston Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas (Nov.1963=100) — Detroit Honolulu (Dec.1963=100) Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego (Feb.1965=100) San Francisco-Oakland — Seattle Washington 121.2 126.2 127.8 118.9 125.3 120.7 122.3 118.2 122.7 116.1 125.2 127.5 121.6 123.3 121.3 124.9 123.1 120.9 126.9 116.4 122.7 123.6 128.3 117.6 121.3 122.5 116.8 123.3 117.1 119.5 114.9 119.9 114.8 121.0 124.2 116.3 121.3 117.4 119.1 118.0 118.2 122.8 112.6 117.5 118.5 123.1 114.1 125.7 127.4 109.2 126.5 117.1 116.6 109.3 116.0 111.2 125.7 124.0 122.7 114.1 114.5 120.4 120.0 123.3 123.9 110.5 118.0 114.8 116.4 118.6 121.8 124.7 117.7 123.3 118.8 123.5 119.5 125.8 117.3 116.0 125.8 110.9 123.4 117.7 120.5 114.7 122.5 124.7 122.1 116.1 120.6 123.0 117.2 120.1 119.6 119.5 136.6 119.3 124.0 121.3 129.7 114.4 129.7 133.7 120.6 131.9 123.8 114.3 133.0 115.6 131.2 110.7 117.8 127.7 125.4 128.5 133.4 132.8 125.4 128.2 129.5 127.6 117.2 120.3 118.3 135.1 128.0 137.1 129.2 122.5 132.1 127.1 126.3 134.0 110.4 135.3 130.7 132.6 111,8 109.6 109.2 111.3 106.9 103.7 106.5 107.3 104.9 110.5 108.5 111.7 99.0 108.5 110.4 107.0 102.1 105.5 105.7 103.5 103.6 102.8 115.9 134.4 146.7 150.4 131.4 134.6 139.2 138.5 130.7 138.2 119.8 143.5 139.1 141.2 134.9 139.2 149.3 149.9 138.2 143.4 126.8 145.7 144.9 148.3 0.2 0.6 1.6 - 1.7 0.4 .2 .0 .3 .3 2.0 1.9 .7 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.7 2.4 3.1 2.1 1.0 .0 2.3 .7 1.2 2.0 1.9 3.2 3.0 1.2 3.5 - .3 .1 .5 .6 .1 .4 .4 1.4 .3 .3 .6 1.0 .4 Percent Changes April 1969 to May 1969 U.S. City Average 0.4 0.4 Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas (Nov.1963=100) -Detroit Honolulu (Dec.1963=100) Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego (Feb.1965=100) San Francisco-Oakland — Seattle Washington .5 .1 .2 .6 .7 .4 1.8 1.1 .7 .3 .7 .7 .3 .3 .5 .2 1.0 1.1 .4 1.0 .3 .3 .5 .7 .2 .2 .6 .8 .3 2.0 1.0 .7 .2 .7 .6 .3 .2 .4 .1 1.4 1.1 .5 .7 .3 .4 .6 1/ See footnote 1, table 2. 2/ Not available . . . • • 1.3 .2 .3 .2 1.1 .5 1.4 .3 .5 .1 .7 .4 .0 1.4 1.3 .3 .1 • . 1 1.3 1.1 1.2 .1 .9 2.3 .0 1.0 1.2 1.6 .7 3.4 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 .5 1.7 1.1 2.1 .9 .8 1.1 • 1.2 .7 3.0 .1 .7 .3 .0 .5 .2 .2 .7 .2 .4 .4 • .2 .8 .3 .3 • .2 . - 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.9 1.2 .7 1.2 1.2 1.8 .7 1.2 1.3 2.3 2.0 1.8 2.4 5.4 .3 1.4 3.5 2.9 .9 2.5 y .9 .4 .4 .9 .1 1/ .6 .1 .7 10 TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items May 1969 Indexes and Percent Changes from Selected Dates (.1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified) Index May 1969 Seasonally Unadjusted adjusted Item or Group Total food Food away from home Restaurant meals Snacks 1/ Food at home Cereals and bakery products pi our ———————————————— Cracker meal JL/ Corn flakes Rice Bread, white Bread, whole wheat JL/ Layer cake _1/ Cinnamon rolls 1/ — Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Steak, round Steak, sirloin 1/ Steak, porterhouse 1/ Rump roast 1/ Rib roast Chuck roast Hamburger — Beef liver 1/ — Veal cutlets Pork Chops Loin roast 2/ Pork sausage _1/ Ham, whole Picnics JL/ Bacon Other meats Lamb chops 1/ Frankfurters Ham, canned 1/ Bologna sausage JL/ Salami sausage 1/ Liverwurst 1/ Poultry Frying chicken Chicken breasts 17 T l * ^*1^ A I T 1 / ^_ _* Fish ~ Shrimp, frozen 1/ Fish, fresh or frozen — Tuna fish, canned Sardines, canned JL/ 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. 123.7 142.8 143.0 124.1 119.8 121.6 112.2 119.3 127.9 112.0 127.1 119.6 100.9 113.9 111.9 119.9 123.4 127.9 124.1 120.7 125.2 117.2 138.1 121.5 131.4 109.6 154.2 118.8 122.4 129.8 130.0 111.1 121.5 118.4 124.0 136.2 122.2 116.6 123.7 118.6 120.6 93.3 94.7 104.4 98.7 129.5 118.2 132.0 114.0 123.7 123.6 120.7 127.3 121.7 123.8 98.8 146.1 117.9 Percent Change to MayT969 from— April 1969 May Seasonally 1968 Unadjusted adjusted Unadjusted 120.3 • • • 121.5 125.9 128.7 125.5 139.5 122.9 133.0 154.4 124.5 128.7 114.8 123.3 124.5 122.8 95.4 129.4 131.9 124.1 121.6 146.0 118.4 0.5 0.4 .4 .5 .3 .4 .2 .4 1.2 124.2 - .5 • . 4 .3 .1 .1 .2 1.4 .2 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 1.6 3.4 1.9 2.4 .5 2.4 1.1 .3 1.3 2.0 2.9 .3 .9 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.5 2.1 3.3 2.2 5.7 .9 1.2 1.4 .8 .0 .6 .2 .4 .2 .7 1.9 1.7 .4 4.1 5.7 5.7 6.0 3.6 2.7 - .4 1.7 1.8 2.6 1.7 1.9 3.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 4.6 1.6 1.7 2.2 - .7 .9 1.3 .5 .3 1.7 .5 . 1 1.8 3.1 4.7 1.1 5.4 4.6 6.1 6.7 9.2 9.9 8.9 8.2 7.6 11.4 11.5 10.3 2.8 8.9 4.2 5.0 5.8 5.9 1.8 7.5 .9 4.3 6.2 5.1 1.3 4.7 4.5 4.3 2.5 2.6 1.8 3.2 5.4 10.8 5.8 3.2 2.1 2.8 2.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 .6 5.6 .9 11 TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items May 1969 Indexes and Percent Changes from Selected Dates—Continued (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified) Item or Group Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Apples Orange juice, fresh 1/ Grapefruit Index May 19b9 Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted 130.0 140.9 171.4 96.3 126.2 91.2 137.3 Q/) Strawberries V— Watermelon V lr O i & C O G S < "~~""IJIB— ——•-•--i—<»«ij.u.»-««u.«i Onions Asparagus3/ 1/ Cabbage Carrots Celery — Cucumbers 1/ Lettuce Peppers, green JL/ Spinach 1/ Tomatoes Processed fruits and vegetables Fruit cocktail, canned Pears, canned JL/. Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ — Orange juice concentrate, frozen Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/ Beets, canned 1/ — Peas, green, canned Tomatoes, canned Dried beans Broccoli, frozen 1/ Other food at home Eggs Fat8 and oils: Margarine Salad dressing, Italian 1/ Salad or cooking oil 1/ Sugar and sweets Sugar ————————————————— Grape jelly Chocolate bar Syrup, chocolate flavored JL/ Nonalcoholic beverages '•— Coffee, can and bag Coffee, instant 4/ Tea Cola drink Carbonated fruit drink 1/ Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/ Bean soup, canned JL/ Chicken soup, canned 1/ Spaghetti, canned JL/ Mashed potatoes, instant 1/ • Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/ Baby foods, canned Sweet pickle relish 1/ P 1 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ December 1963-100. April 1960-100. Priced only in season. July 1961=100- 121.5 (a/) 143.8 130.5 118.9 152.6 109.7 134.3 161.1 149.3 188.0 109.6 173.8 116.3 106.0 109.0 99.1 103.7 92.5 113.4 121.1 123.8 125.4 103.2 107.1 97.4 102.8 103.2 122,7 124.7 115.0 123.1 124.5 106.4 102.7 86.6 103.0 100.8 153.8 120.4 106.0 105.2 98.2 116.2 107.7 90.6 110.9 112.5 106.8 127.1 135.9 162.3 94.4 132.1 143.9 123.6 134.8 125.2 140.4 113.1 137.6 145.0 150.2 104.9 108.4 106.6 Percent Change to May 1969 from— May April 1969 1968 Seasonally Unadjusted Unadjusted adjusted 1.6 2.4 2.4 5.0 - .2 - .5 2.1 O/> -17.6 (3/) 1.8 5.0 • 21.9 2.6 - 3.8 18.6 - .5 -10.1 14.8 - 3.4 46.4 .3 - .5 - .4 - .5 1.6 .2 .3 - .2 .2 .6 2.1 - 1.7 -11.3 - - .2 .3 .3 .2 .5 .5 .0 .1 .1 .2 .9 .2 .0 .5 .2 .7 .7 .2 1.2 .7 .2 .6 .1 - 4.0 - 0.5 - 1.3 .5 - 7.0 -11.0 8.1 -17.9 -11.6 - 0.6 .8 - 3.2 4.5 - 3.3 Q/) .4 - 7.6 a/) .3 1.2 -24.0 - 3.3 - 5.5 - 2.9 20.8 1.3 30.9 -11.2 7.1 6.6 .6 - 2.8 - 7.9 4.1 19.7 2.8 2.4 - .3 - 5.5 1.6 2.3 5.1 18.9 - 1.0 - 5.0 14.4 -22.2 39.6 3.6 .9 4.7 - 1 12 OLD SERIES TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—Scr ant on, Pennsylvania All Items and commodity groups May 1969 indexes and percent changes from selected dates (1957-59-100) Percent change from — Group Index February 1969 May 1968 All items All items (1947-49-100) 128.1 152.7 1.5 5.5 Food — Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish — Dairy products Fruit8 and vegetables Other foods at home — 123.4 120.5 126.0 125.5 122.2 118.0 109.7 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 - 1.9 4.8 5.0 4.7 6.7 4.6 .9 6.0 Housing Rent Gas and electricity Solid and petroleum fuels Hous efurnishings Household operation 122.8 118.4 105.8 110.6 111.7 123.6 1.7 1.4 0 - 3.7 .9 1.4 7.4 4.0 0 6.6 4.9 2.1 Apparel Men's and boys1 — Women's and girls* Footwear — Other apparel — 124.4 124.7 120.9 138.0 112.9 .4 .6 .2 .1 1.6 2.8 2.5 1.9 4.6 4.8 Transportation Private Public 120.3 115.8 150.8 2.3 1.0 11.4 4.1 2.8 12.0 Medical care — Personal care -— Reading and recreation ——•*Other goods and services — — 165.3 136.3 170.6 130.8 2.5 .4 .8 .8 11.2 5.0 3.2 3.9 13 TABLE 9: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, May 1969 and Percent Changes from Selected Dates (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified) Other Index Bases Item or Group Housing Shelter 1/ Homeownership costs lj Mortgage interest rates Property taxes Property insurance rates Maintenance and repairs Commodities 3/ Exterior house paint Interior house paint Services Repainting living and dining rooms Reshingling roofs Residing houses Replacing sinks Repairing furnaces • Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Fuel oil, //2 Gas and electricity Qg^c - Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 — Electricity Other utilities: Residential telephone services Residential water and sewerage services Household furnishings and operation kj Housefurnishings Textiles Sheets, percale or muslin Curtains, tailored, polyester marquisette Bedspreads, chiefly cotton, tufted Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate Pillows, bed, polyester or acrylic filling Slipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton • Furniture and bedding Bedroom suites, good or inexpensive quality Living room suites, good and inexpensive quality Lounge chairs, upholstered Dining room suites Sofas, upholstered Sofas, dual purpose Sleep sets, Hollywood bed type Box springs Aluminum folding chairs 5/ Cribs — Floor coverings Rugs, soft surface Rugs, hard surface Tile,vinyl Appliances If Washing machines, electric, automatic Vacuum cleaners, canister type Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electric Ranges, free standing, gas or electric Clothes dryers, electric, automatic Air conditioners, demountable 5/ Room heaters, electric, portable 5/ Garbage disposal units Other housefurnishings: Dinnerware, earthenware Flatware, stainless steel Table lamps, with shade Lawn mowers, power, rotary type 5/ Electric drills, hand held ~ Housekeeping supplies: Laundry soaps and detergents Paper napkins Toilet tissue Housekeeping services: Domestic service, general housework Baby sitter service Postal charges Laundry, flatwork, finished service Licensed day care service, preschool child Washing machine repairs Dec.63 Indexes . May 1969 April 1969 125.8 125.3 \M im 138.0 134.3 128.3 146.9 139.6 117.5 115.9 111.6 134.2 171.5 152.3 127.6 135.3 136.4 112.6 117.5 114.9 111.2 116.4 105.5 137.1 133.5 128.1 146.0 138.4 117.0 116.2 111.7 132.9 167.9 151.4 126.5 134.7 135.0 112.6 117.4 114.8 111.2 116.5 105.4 Percent Change to May 1969 •From: Mav 1968 April 1969 0.4 :S".7 .6 .2 .6 .9 .4 - .3 .1 5:? 11.0 .... .... .... .... .... .... 1.0 2.1 .6 .9 .... .4 .... .... 2.1 1.9 1.0 .0 .1 .1 .0 - 6.8 .1 1.6 .... .1 .1 .... .... 103.4 143.4 117.4 108.8 114.4 118.3 111.1 117.3 122.1 108.7 109.4 121.6 124.4 103.3 143.4 116.9 108.3 114.6 121.0 110.4 117.3 121.3 109.2 109.3 120.5 123.0 Dec.63 June 64 Dec.63 Dec.63 123.3 114.6 126.7 114.3 116.2 111.6 122.8 114.5 117.1 106.2 104.2 111.1 108.0 85.6 90.2 81.4 84.9 97.0 99.1 99.2 (5/) 103.6 122.4 113.3 125.7 113.3 116.0 110.9 121.6 112.4 115.8 106.2 104.4 110.3 107.7 85.6 90.1 81.2 84.8 97.1 98.9 99.3 (5/) 103.1 Dec.63 Dec.63 June 64 Dec.63 132.5 118.1 113.6 116.2 102.3 132.2 118.1 113.0 115.7 102.2 .2 .0 .5 106.1 127.1 118.0 105.7 127.0 117.7 .4 .1 .3 .... .... 171.9 133.1 165.5 139.6 127.2 131.0 171.1 131.9 165.5 139.0 125.3 129.2 .5 .9 .0 .4 1.5 1.4 .... .... .... .... Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 June 64 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 , .0 .4 .5 - .2 - 2.2 .6 .0 .7 - .5 .1 .9 1.1 .7 1.1 .8 .9 .2 .6 .... 1.0 .... .... 1.9 1.1 .0 - 4.4 4.2 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .2 .... .... .... .7 .3 .0 .1 .2 .1 - .1 —— .... .... .... .... .... .2 "(5/)1 .... .5 .4 .1 .... .... .... .... .... .... 14 TABLE 9 : C6nsumer Price Index—U.S. City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, May 1969 and Percent Changes from Selected Dates (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified) Item and Group Apparel and upkeep 8/ Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's: Topcoats, wool 5/ Suits, year round weight Suits, tropical weight 5/ Jackets, lightweight Slacks, wool or wool blend Slacks, cotton or manmade blend Trousers, work, cotton Shirts, work, cotton Shirts, business, cotton T-shirts, chiefly cotton Socks, cotton Handkerchiefs, cotton Boy's: Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend 5/ Sport coats, wool or wool blend 5/ Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend Undershirts, cotton Women's and girls' Women's: Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 5/ ; Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton _5_/ Sweaters, wool or acrylic 5_l Skirts, wool or wool blend 5_/ Skirts, cotton or cotton blend 5/ Blouses, cotton Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber Dresses, street, wool or wool blend 5/ Dresses, street, cotton J/ Housedresses, cotton Slips, nylon —— Panties, acetate Girdles, manmade blend Brassieres, cotton Hose, nylon seamless Anklets, cotton Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton Handbags, rayon faille or plastic Girl's: Raincoats, vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 5/ Skirts, wool or wool blend 5/ Dresses, cotton Slacks, cotton 5/ Slips, cotton blend Robes, duster style, quilted tricot or percale _5/ Handbags Footwear Men's: Shoes, street, oxford Shoes, work, high Women's: Shoes, street, pump Shoes, evening, pump Shoes, casual,,pump Houseslippers, scuff Children's: Shoes, oxford Sneakers, boys', oxford type Dress shoes, girls', strap Miscellaneous apparel: Diapers, cotton gauze Yard goods, cotton Wrist watches, men's and women's Apparel services: Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses — Automatic laundry service Laundry, men's shirts Tailoring charges, hem adjustment Shoe repairs, women's heel lift Other Index Bases June 64 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Sept.61 Mar.62 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Indexes May 1969 April 1969 Percent change to May 19b9 From: May 1968 April 1969 5.9 0.8 6.1 .9 6.2 1.0 6.9 .6 126.6 126.0 123.4 128.1 125.6 124.9 122.2 127.3 (5/) 150.1 130.0 125.3 126.3 114.3 116.5 122.6 121.3 128.8 119.4 111.5 (5/) 148.1 128.1 124.6 126.5 114.2 116.0 122.2 120.5 129.0 118.9 111.6 (5/) 1.4 1.5 .6 - .2 .1 .4 .3 .7 - .2 .4 - .1 .... .... .... (5/) (2/) C5/) 12o 0 126*.l 122.4 (5/) (5/) 123.2 125.6 121.0 .... .... .... .... 5.3 (5/) (5/) (5/) (5/) (5/) (5/) (5/) (5/) (5/) (I/) 134.4 123.4 147.7 (5/) 150.5 147.3 110.1 108.8 119.0 120.8 99.1 116.6 108.6 113.0 (V) ""•"6 .4 1.2 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 124.4 123.2 148.8 (5/) 148.5 146.4 110.3 108.5 119.1 120.7 98.7 115.2 108.4 112.1 8.0 .2 - .7 .6 - .2 .3 - .1 .1 .4 1.2 .2 .8 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... <£/) 1.3 .... Dec.63 (5/) Dec.63 Dec.63 134.1 1/ 10770 (5/) (5/) 134.1 1/ 107.0 (5/) (5/) 108.5 139.6 (5/) 108.8 138.4 (5/) - .3 .9 .... .... 6.4 138.2 136.1 136.7 135.2 1.1 .7 .... Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 148.0 119.1 127.1 123.9 147.2 118.0 125.5 123.4 .5 .9 1.3 .4 .... .... Dec.63 Dec.63 139.4 115.8 130.7 138.2 115.8 129.1 .9 .0 1.2 .... 102.7 120.5 102.1 102.3 119.3 102.0 .4 1.0 .1 .... .... 129.8 110.3 122.1 123.5 120.1 129.9 108.4 122.2 122.7 120.1 - .1 1.8 - .1 .7 .0 .... .... an Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 (in .0 y.0 .... 15 TABLE 9: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers —Continued Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, May 1969 and Percent Changes from Selected Dates (1957-59*100 unless otherwise specified) Other Item and Group Bases Transportation Private 97 Automobiles, new Automobiles, used Gasoline, regular and premium Motor oil, premium Tires, new, tubeless Auto repairs and maintenance ^0_/ Auto insurance rates Auto registration Parking fees, private and municipal Public Local transit fares Taxicab fares Railroad fares, coach Airplane fares, chiefly coach Bus fares, intercity May 1969 April 1969 April 1969 May 1968 124.0 121.2 101.8 126.8 117.3 136.7 115.6 132.9 158.1 134.2 118.3 148.0 159.6 124.8 114.6 110.7 118.6 124.6 121.9 101.9 131.2 117.8 136.0 115.7 132.3 157.2 134.2 118.1 148.0 159.6 124.8 114.6 110.7 118:6 - 0.5 .6 .1 3.4 .4 .5 - .1 .5 .6 .0 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 4.1 3.8 1.5 .1 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 7.8 .... .... .... .... 135.7 154.5 99.3 107.0 92.4 106.2 100.9 116.9 109.3 115.1 88.6 63.1 106.4 90.0 101.1 109.3 96.9 103.0 102.6 94.9 135.1 153.6 99.0 106.8 92.2 106.3 100.9 116.6 109.3 114.5 88.3 62.5 106.1 89.7 100.9 108.5 96.9 103.0 102.4 94.7 .4 .6 .3 .2 .2 - .1 .0 .3 .0 .5 .3 1.0 .3 .3 .2 .7 .0 .0 .2 .2 5.0 7.3 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .— .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Dec.63 154.3 155.8 162.9 148.6 140.2 129.2 123.9 147.3 143.6 144.6 142.6 127.3 153.3 154.9 162.4 147.4 139.9 126.6 123.2 146.5 142.9 144.0 141.8 126.5 .7 .6 .3 .8 .2 2.1 .6 .5 .5 .4 .6 .6 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Dec.63 130.8 117.6 129.5 115.6 1.0 1.7 252.4 248.4 244.4 164.8 122.1 125.8 110.4 113.2 123.9 107.7 102.3 124.0 95.4 107.9 98.4 144.7 153.1 135.7 121.7 152.1 106.5 251.4 247.4 243.5 163.0 121.8 125.5 110.4 114.1 124.2 107.0 101.9 124.4 95.1 108.0 97.5 144.2 152.3 135.4 121.4 151.7 106.1 .4 .4 .4 1.1 .2 .2 .0 - .8 - .2 .7 .4 - .3 .3 - .1 .9 .3 .5 .2 .2 .3 .4 • Health and recreation Medical care Drugs and prescriptions Over-the-counter items Multiple vitamin concentrates Aspirin compounds Liquid tonics Adhesive bandages, package Cold tablets or capsules Cough syrup Prescriptions Anti-infectives Sedatives and hypnotics Ataractics Anti-spamodics Cough preparations Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives Analgesics, internal Anti-obesity Hormones Professional services: Physicians' fees Family doctor, office visits Family doctor, house visits Obstetrical cases Pediatric care, office visits Psychiatrist, office visits Herniorrhaphy, adult Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy Dentists' fees Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface Extractions, adult Dentures, full upper Other professional services: Examination, prescription, and dispensing of eyeglasses Routine laboratory tests Hospital service charges: Daily service charges Semiprivate rooms Trivate rooms Operating room charges X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I. Personal care Toilet goods Toothpaste, standard dentrifrice Toilet soap, hard milled Hand lotions, liquid Shaving cream, aerosol Face powder, pressed Deodorants, cream or roll-on Cleansing tissues Home permanent refills Personal care services Men's haircuts Beauty shop services Women's haircuts Shampoo and wave sets, plain Permanent waves, cold .Percent change to May 1959 From: Indexes •Index Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Mar.60 Mar.60 Mar.60 Mar.60 Mar.60 Mar.60 Mar.67 Mar.67 Mar.67 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 .... .... .... .... .... 5.2 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 16 TABLE 9: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City Average For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, May 1969 and Percent Changes from Selected Dates (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified) Other Index Bases Item and Group Reading and recreation jU/ — Recreational goods — TV sets, portable and console TV replacement tubes Radios, portable and table model Tape recorders, portable Phonograph records, stereophonic Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens — Film, 35mm, color Golf balls, liquid center Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover Fishing rods, fresh water spincast Bowling balls Bicycle, boys' 'T*Y* -j p t t p 1 A C - r T - •— i r r ~ - IIIB i n j_ •-- Dog food, canned or boxed Recreational services Indoor movie admissions Adult Children's Drive-in movie admissions, adult Bowling fees, evening TV repairs, picture tube replacement Film developing, black and white Reading and education: Newspapers, street sale and delivery Magazines, single copy and subscription Piano lessons, beginner Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size Cigarettes, filter tip, king size Cigars, domestic, regular size Alcoholic beverages Beer Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bcurbon Wine, dessert and table Away from home Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses: Funeral services, adult Bank service charges, checking accounts Legal services, short form will 'Percent change to May 1969 From: May 1968 April 1969 Dec.63 129.6 98.4 80.1 115.3 76.5 91.7 96.6 84.9 98.9 104.3 112.6 118.0 98.5 108.6 107.9 108.4 128.7 196.3 191.5 212.5 156.0 110.8 130.9 K03.3 120.5 ,4 .6 .3 1.5 -.6 .2 2.2 1.0 .4 Dec.63 Dec.63 153.7 126.3 122*2 153.2 119.3 122.2 .3 5.9 .0 Dec.63 Dec.63 126.9 142.3 149.3 141.0 106.1 116.S 114.2 109.2 108.8 120.5 126.6 142.1 149.1 140.9 106.0 116.5 113.9 109.2 108.6 119.9 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .3 .0 .2 .5 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 114.6 107.9 132.9 114.0 107.8 130.8 .5 .1 1.6 125.4 117.5 120.3 145.0 141.8 144.7 125.0 117.2 120.2 144.2 141.4 144.2 3 3 1 6 3 3 Dec.63 ii i mi • April 1969 130.2 98.6 80.1 115.6 76.6 91.7 97.5 85.0 99.0 104.2 113.1 117.5 98.5 109.0 108.5 107.6 129.2 197.4 192.0 215.6 157.0 110.6 133.8 102.3 120.0 Dec.63 - Indexes May 1969 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec .'63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Dec.63 Mar.59 .5 .2 .0 .3 .1 .0 3.9 .0 3.5 Other special groups: All items less shelter Commodities less food Nondurables less food and apparel Household services less rent Transportation services Other services 4.5 4.4 3.7 9.8 6.7 4.6 1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately. If Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately. 3_/* Also includes pine shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately. 4/ Also includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering, and moving expenses. 5/ Priced only in season. 6/ Not available. ]_/ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation. %J Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits, girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately. 9/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately. 10/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front end alignment, and chassis lubrication. 11/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown separately. 17 A NOTE ABOUT CALCULATING INDEX CHANGES Movements of the indexes from one date to another are usually expressed as percentage changes rather than changes in index points because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percentages are not. The following example illustrates the computation of index point and percentage changes: Index Point Change Percentage Change 126.8 Index point difference divided by the 1969 index 126.4 index for the previous period: Index point difference « 0.4 May 1969 CPI (1957-59*100) less April 126.8 - 126.4 x 100 - .3 percent 126.4 18 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. \J The table below shows standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items and for nine commodity groupings based on 1968 averages. The figures may be interpreted as follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the CPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the standard error of percent changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for successively longer time periods, as expected. Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a monthto-month change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. Because of rounding, however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smaller change in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not be significant. On the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates. Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in the CPI Based on 1968 Data Component All items Food at home Food away from home Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services — Monthly Change .03 .08 .08 .05 .15 .06 .10 .13 .09 .08 Standard Error Quarterly Annual Change Change .05 .13 .15 .08 .22 .10 .13 .19 .13 .17 08 24 18 13 31 15 24 47 22 36 Monthly Change .08 .18 .17 .12 .21 .17 .20 .30 .22 .29 Relative Error Quarterly Annual Change Change .04 .13 .11 .06 .14 .16 .09 .16 .11 .19 .02 .08 .04 .03 .06 .05 .04 .12 .05 .08 This replaces the table of average errors based on 1967 data which was included in the CPI report through December 1968. 1/ 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 Statis tical Association, September 1967. 19 Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families and single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 400 items which were selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities, which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage earners and clerical workers patronize. Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and 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 weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA f s and cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and 1939-100. The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the following additional locations: Alabama - Florence Alaska - Anchorage California - Bakersfield* Colorado - Denver* Connecticut - Hartford* Florida - Orlando* Indiana - Indianapolis* Indiana - Logansport Illinois - Champaign-Urbana* Iowa - Cedar Rapids* Kansas - Wichita* Louisiana - Baton Rouge* Maine - Portland* Massachusetts - Southbridge Michigan - Niles Minnesota - Crookston Mississippi - Vicksburg New Jersey - Millville New York - Kingston North Carolina - Durham* North Dakota - Devils Lake Ohio - Dayton* Ohio - Findlay Oklahoma - Mangum Oregon - Klamath Falls Pennsylvania - Lancaster* South Carolina - Union Tennessee - Nashville* Texas - Austin* Texas - McAllen Utah - Orem Virginia - Martinsville Wisconsin - Green Bay* •Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one location changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to measure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas. A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the United States city average and for 23 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20212 or any of its regional offices (addresses below). BLS Regional Offices 1371 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 341 Ninth Avenue New York, New York 10001 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, California 94102 John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg. Boston, Massachusetts 02203 911 Walnut Street Kansas City, Missouri 411 N. Akard Street Dallas, Texas 75201 1317 Filbert Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 64106 19107 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1969 395-H8 (101)
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