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Released December 22^ 1959
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOK
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington 25^
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR NOVEMBER 1959
Prices of consumer goods and services in United States cities
were 0.1 percent higher in November than in October, according to the United States
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Higher service rates and durable
commodity prices more than offset seasonally lover prices of foods; prices of nondurable commodities other than food were unchanged on the average.
The November Consumer Price Index was 125.6 (19^7-^9
1 A percent higher than in November 1958,

=

100),

FOOD

Food prices were O A percent lower, as food for home use
declined 0.6 percent but restaurant meal prices rose 0.3 percent. Lower prices for pork, fresh fruits, and eggs were largely responsible for
the decline, although all major classes of foods for home use were lower except
cereals and bakery products.
The November food Index, at 117.9.?
a year ago and 3-1 percent below the July 1958 peak.

1-3 percent lower than

Prices of meats, poultry, and fish decreased 1.0 percent
between October and November, mainly because a continued seasonal increase In supplies
resulted in a further decline of 2.8 percent in pork prices. Bacon prices were
down 3.8 percent, pork chops 3-^ percent, and ham 0.9 percent. Average beef and
veal prices decreased 0.3 percent, with reductions for all cuts except round steak.
Prices of frankfurters and lamb also declined, but poultry prices were up O A percent.
A decrease of 0.9 percent in prices of fruits and vegetables
was largely the result of a 3-5 percent drop in fresh fruit prices and smaller
declines for canned and dried fruits and vegetables. Lettuce prices decreased
21 percent, as western supplies increased; prices of bananas were 9 percent lower,
reflecting larger supplies after the end of the dock strike in early October; and
orange prices were seasonally lower. Prices of green beans were up ^-0 percent, with
seasonally lower supplies; potato and tomato prices increased 5 and- ^ percent,
respectively.
Egg prices declined 2.k percent as supplies increased.
Prices of dairy products were down 0.1 percent, while cereals
and bakery products were up 0.1 percent.
HOUSING

Housing costs rose 0.2 percent as higher rents were reported
in most cities surveyed, and prices of housefurnishings^ solid
fuels and fuel oil, and household operation were also higher. The increasing proportion of FHA-insured mortgages at the recently approved higher interest rate also
contributed to the advance.
A rise of 0.3 percent in housefurnishings prices reflected
increases for some furniture, floor coverings^ and household textiles,, while some




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appliance prices were reduced "before the introduction of i960 models. Prices of solid
fuels and fuel oil were seasonally higher, with most of the increase in coal prices.
Household operation costs were up 0.1 percent largely because of higher prices for
laundry soaps and detergents; household services were unchanged on the average.
Prices of home repair and maintenance items increased 0.1 percent.
TRANSPORTATION

Transportation prices rose 0.3 percent as higher selling
prices for new cars more than offset reductions in prices
of used cars and gasoline. New car prices were up 2.1 percent, as the i960
models which were sold with lower concessions continued to replace the outgoing
1959 models in dealers1 showrooms. The average decline of O.k percent in gasoline
prices conceals many drastic price changes which marked the beginnings and endings
of price wars in several cities.
OTHER COMMODITIES
AND SERVICES

Medical care was up 0.3 percent, with scattered increases in
fees for professional and hospital services and for medicines.
Reading and recreation rose 0.3 percent, largely because of
the showing of more special feature movies at higher admissions. Prices of newspapers and television sets also advanced slightly.

A rise of 0.2 percent in personal care resulted largely from
higher prices for barber and beauty shop ^services in a few cities.
Apparel prices were unchanged on the average, as a decline
of O A percent In prices of women's and girls' clothing (particularly wool coats
and suits) offset further advances in prices of shoes and men1 s and boys1 apparel
(topcoats, shirts, and work clothing)*




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TABLE It Consumer Price Index-—United States city average
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, November 1959

and percent changes from selected dates
(1947-49=100 unless otherwise specified)
Percent change to November 1959 from —

Indexes
November

Group
All items

••••

Food
Food at home
•
Cereals and bakery products

• ••

Dairy products
—
Fruits and vegetables-—

•

Food away from home (Jan, 1953=100)
Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity • • •
Solid fuels and fuel oil
Housefurnishings———
— —
Household operation — > ••

—

August

November

1959

1959

1959

1958

Year
1939

125.6

125.5

0.1

0.6

1.4

111.4

117-9
115.1
134.2
107.9
116.0
123 A
106 A
117.2

118.4
115.8
134.1
109.0
116.1
124.5
107.0
116.9

- .4
- .6
.1
- 1.0
- .1
- .9
- .6
•3

- -3
- .5
.1
- 1.8
1.7
- 1.8
.2
.5

- 1.3
- 2.1
.1
- 4.9
1.3
1.9
- 5.5
3.1

150.3
144.4
13^.6
159 A
132.9
166.5
119.8
(l/)

130. 4
121.7
135.9
104 A
135 A

130.1
140.4
121.7
135.5
104.1
135.3

.2
.1
0
.3
.3
.1

•9
.5
1.3
1.5
.8
.6

1.9
1.5
3.0
.1
•9
2.1

71.4
62.2
16.0
141.0
95.5
98.0

109 A
109.1
100.9
139.2
93.3

109.4
IO8.9
101.3
138.5
92.9

0
.2
A
.5
A

1.3
.3
2.1
1.4
•9

1.6
.6
.3
6.8
1.1

108.4
114.8
85.1
176.7
129.8

lko.5

•

Apparel
• •• ••••••••
Men's and b o y s ' — — — — — —
Women's and girls'
Footwear
•• • Other apparel——

-

- —

October

1959

October

-

Transportation
Private
Public

•• •
—

11*9-0
137.9
196.0

148.5
137 A
195-9

•3
A
.1

1.6
1.8
.6

3.1
3.2
2.6

112.3
110.5
141.1

Medical care-

—

153.0

152.5

.3

1.1

3-8

110.7
122.7

Personal care-

- ••

--

••• -

Other goods and s e r v i c e s — — — —

:—

132.7

132.5

.2

.8

2.8

120.0

119.7

.3

.8

2.6

90.5

131.6

131.6

0

A

3A

86.4

129.5

129.2

.2

1.0

2.4

87.4

Special groups*
All items less food"

—

123.1

123.2

-

.1

.6

1-2

122.2

Commoditie s
• 117.2
Nondurable s —
• • - - • • •118.6
Food
117.9
Nondurables less food
119.8
Apparel
••—
-•• •
•
109.3
Apparel less footwear
104.0
128.9
Nondurables less food and apparelDurable s•
114.1
New cars
144.3
Used cars (Jan. 1953=100)
95.3
Durables less cars-'
103A

117.3
118.8
118.4
119.8
109.3
104.2
128.8
113.6
l4l.4
96.0
103.3

- .1
- .2
- A
0
0
- .2
.1
A
2.1
- .7
.1

.5
.3
- .3
1.0
1.3
1.3
.9
1.2
5-7
- 2.0
A

.5
•3
- 1.3
2.3
1.5
.5
2.7
1.2
.1
7.3
.3

127.1
130.7
150.3
104.1
109.8
(i/)
95.6
99.1
153.2
(1/)
80.5

Commodities less food

116.5

116.3

.2

1.0

1.7

96.1

Service s — —
Rent
Services less rent—
— ••
••• -• • •
Household operation services, gas,
and electricity
Transportation services • • •
Medical care services • » ••••
Other services
- 1

147.6
140.5
1^9.5

1^7.3
l4oA
149.1

.2
.1
.3

•9
.5
.9

2.9
1.5
3.2

83.6
62.2
103.4

136.3
182.2
158.8
133.7

136.3
182.1
158 A
133.1

0
.1
.3
.5

•9
.5
1.1
1.1

2.6
3.5
3.0

56.7
127.5
125.2
129.3

$0,796

$0,797

.1

- .6

- 1.4

-52.7

All items less shelter——

- •

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1947-49=11.00)
}J
£/
2/
and beauty




-

Not available.
Includes house purchase, interest, taxes, insurance, and upkeep, not shown separately*
Includes house purchase, interest, taxes, insurance, and upkeep services; shoe repairs, television repairs, barber
shop services, and movies*

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TABU 21 Conmaer Price Index—Al l items index* a and percent chiuoges, selected dates
U.S. city average and 20 large cities

Percent change to
current month fron —

Indexes (1947-49=100)
November
1959

City
United States city average

August
1959

November
1958

Tear
1939

August
1959

Year
1939

November
1958

125.6

121*. 8

123.9

59.4

0.6

1.4

111.4

129.1
12k.1

128.3
123.7
127.5
123.0
12k.

58.6
59.0
60.4
60.1
59.2

.6
•3
1.0
.9

126.2

127 A
123 A
126.5
121.7
123.5

1.3
.6
1.8
2.0
2.2

120.3
110.3
113.2
106.5
113-2

November
1958

Year
1939

Cities priced monthly j/
Detroit
tat Angeles-

12k.1

--

128.8

Fhilaielj^^f — — — • —
Cities priced in February, May,
August, November
2/
Cleveland
Sc rant on
Seattle

—

Cities prioed in January, April,
July, October
2/
Boston
Kansas City—
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Portland, Oregon

—
—

Cities prioed in March, June,
September, December
2/
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis
—
San Francisco

k

1.4

November
1959

August
1959

November
1958

Year
1939

August
1959

126 A
125. •k
121.5
129.2
121.7

125.8
124.8
121.2
128.9
122.0

124.5
120.7
126.0
121.5

59.2
59.5
58.5
59-2
60A

-

•5
•5
.2
.2
.2

October
1959

July
1959

October
1958

Year
1939

July
1959

125 A
124.9
124.5
124.5
124.5

61.0
61.7
60.7
58.1
58.3

.9
.7
.9
•9
.2

Year
1939

June
1959

126.7
126.9
126.5
126.8
126.3

125.6
126.0
125 A
125.7
126.1

September
1959

June
1959

126.0
127.5
123.6
126 A
130.8

125.5
126.6
123-1
126.3
129.6

12k.2

September
1956
124.6
124.8
122.5
125.3
128.4

.4
.7
A
.1
•9

58.3
57.9
58.4
59.3
58.6

1.5
1.0
.7
2.5
.2

113.5
110.8
107-7
118.2
101.5

October
1958

Year
1939

1.0
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.4

107.7
105.7
108.4
118.2
116.6

September
1958

Year
1939
116.1
120.2
111.6
113.2
123.2

1.1
2.2
.9
•9
1-9

j/ Rants priced bimonthly*
2/ Foods, fuels, and a few other itmus priced monthly; rents aad other coaraodities and services priced quarterly*

TABLE 3 s Consumer Price Index—Percent changes from October 1959 to November 1959
U.S. city average and five cities priced monthly
All items and ccnodity groups

All
items

City
Ifeited States olty average*-

0.1

Food

- OA
8

Detroit
Los Angeles— •
Rev York
Philadelphia




— • •••••

- .6
.2
•3
.2

- 1.0

- .3
.2
- .7

Housing

Apparel

0.2

0

0
- .2
A
•3
•3

0
- .8
A
.6
- .1

Transportation

0.3
.8
- .7
.7
•5
A

Reading
Medical Personal
and
care
care
recreation

Other
goods St
services

0.3

0.2

0.3

0

0
0
0

- .1
- .3
- .1
A

.2
- .2
A

- .2
- .7
0
.1
.1

.3

0

A

0

TABIE 4* Consumer Ptice Index—AH items and oanofttty groupe
November 1959 indexes and percent changes, August 1959 to November 1959

5

U.S. city average and 10 cities priced in November 1959
U.S.
City
Chicago
Average

Group

Cleve- Detroit
land

Houston

Los
Angeles

New
York

Phila- Scrantoi . Seattle Washingdelphia
ton, D.C

Indexes (19^7-^9-100)
All items
Food
Food at bone
—
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish — - Dairy products
-Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at hone

Rent
— — — — — —
Qas and electricity — —
Solid fuels and fuel oil
Housefurnishings
—
Household operation

——

—

—

—
Apparel — — — — —
Men's and boys'
— — — ——
Wonen's and girls'
Footwear
—
Other apparel
— - — —- -

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

125.6

129.1

126.4

124.1

125.4

128.8

124.1 126.2

121-5

129.2

121.7

117.9
115.1
134.2
107.9
116.0
123-4
106.4

115.3
112.5
129.7
100.2
118.5
121.0
111.6

113.1
110.3
128.8
100.3
110.5
116.2
108.7

116.9
113.8
124.2
103.1
111.8
129.6
107.5

113-9
111.4
125.0
102.3
113.5
124.7
103.9

123.6
118.8
146.1
109.8
113.5
133.5
106.9

120.7
116.9
141.9
110.8
120.9
119.1
106.1

120.6
117.5
137.0
109.5
122.1
124.9
105.1

114.3
112.6
132.2
105.5
113.4
116.6
104.5

120.8
118.3
146.6
112.3
118.4
125.3
105.7

118.0
115.1
131.0
106.1
118.5
121.7
108.3

130.4
140.5
121.7
135.9
104.4
135.4

140.0
166.6
130.0
140.8
102.5
138.8

131.1
160.2
116.1
142.3
100.8
125.1

127.4

131.9
138.3
132.5

137.4
147.6
135.1

128.0 124.6

125.0
132.3
121.3
146.4
100.6
118.6

134.2
150.6

116.7
127.6
109.3
123.3

120.4
130.8
135.3
136.5
100.0
133.3

109.4
109.1
100.9
139.2
93-3

113.5
115.9
102.5
143.^
97.9

110.1
114.2
99.6
135.0
95-4

149.0
137.9
196.0

159.5
141.9
196.9

136.0
181.9

153.0
132.7
120.0
131.6

159.2
137.9
125.6
124.3

170.1
128.0
131.8
135.1

144.7

- -

106.9
108.0
97.3
135.4
86.5

—

101.7
142.6
112.8

107.8

107.5
1^5.3
90.8

104.4

129.3
119.3 105.9
136.6 128.6
104.4 108.9

125.5

136.4 140.5

111.2
112.6
102.5
141.4
86.0

107.8 108.4
108.6 109.0
97.9 99.0
139.1 139.5
96.8
94.5

—

—

110.1

86.7

142.8
105.3
139.1

110.7
100.7

111.6
113.8
101.6

143.5 • 145.0
88.2
93.9

105.7
108.9
96.7
133.1
90.1

140.0

145.8

132.7
179.4

139.3
190.6

145.7
142.1
164.3

149.6 156.3
131.2 136.5
191.4 193.4

147.3
133.8
191.9

149.8
146.6
138.4
139.3
182.4 , 172.4

158.0

135.3
140.2
119.1
137.4

149.4
134.9
102.3
132.9

143.5 158.7
125.8 HO.5
121.8 131.4
133.4 132.3

133.2
144.7
153.6

154.0
141.6
120.0
143.0

134.4
116.9
135.8

121.5

150.4
127.1
120.4
136.3

Percent change from August 1959 to November 1959

0.6

All it«ss
Food
—
—
Food at hone
Cereals and bakery products —
Meats, poultry, and fish — —
Dairy products
—
Fruits and vegetables — — — —
Otter foods at hone
—

- .3
- .5
.1
- 1.8
1.7
- 1.8
.2

Housing
Rent
—
Gas and electricity
Solid fuels and fuel oil — — —
louse furnishings — — — —
Household operation — — — — — —

.9
•5
1.3
1.5
.8
.6

—

0.6

0.5

.7
.7
.3
3.4
.9

1.6

- .6
- .7
.4
- 2.0
•5
- 2.5
1.2

.9
1/ .4
.5
1.4
.8
1.5

.8
•5
0
2.8
1.2
- .2

-

- 1.1

1.3
•3
2.1
1.4
.9

2.2
1.3
3.3
1.5
1.2

Transportation — — — — — — ,
—
ftdvato—————————•
—
Public-

1.6
1.8

2.6
3.3
0

Medical care
Personal care
— — —
Reading and recreation
Otter goods and services

1.1
.8

Apparel Men's and boys'
Vonen's and girls'
Footwear —
—
Other apparel —

—
— — — ——

—

—

.6

.8
—

—

.4

.1
-

0
•9
.2

1/ Change from September 1959 to November 1959-




0.3

.1
-

.1

- .2
- 2.4
1.1
.5

-

1.6
.1

.4
1.7
• 5 - .4
- .8
3.1
2.4
2.9
.2
1.2

1.0

.4
.6
.1
2.7
.1
.1
.8

.7

.4
.1
6.2

—

- 1.3
1.7
- .1
.5

0.5

—

- .6
.1

-

.2

.8
0
- 1.0
1.9
5.0
- .9
.4
1 / -1

- .1
—

2.1
.1

.8
—

.2

.4
.4
0
1.0
0
1.9

2.1

.8
.9
0

2.0
2.3
0

1.2
- .1
1.0

0
.1
1.2

0

1.8

1.7
.7
6.3

.1
.6
.1

- 2.0

2.8
3.0
- .8 - 2.9
.1
- .7

2.7
1.9
3.6
2.6
1.7

.7
•9
0

.1

.2

1.2
.6

1.6
0
2.6
1.6
.6

.3

0.2

0.2

- .7

0

1.4

.6 - .2
• 3 - -3
.1
1.4

.7 •
- 1.5
2.2
- .2

1.5
1.7
0

.1

0.9

2.0
1/ .4
.6

3-5
1.9

3.8

2.5
.3
4.9
.9
1.7

- 0.2
-

.8

- 1.0
.1
- 2.9
2.8

-

- 3.8
0

1.9
- .1

1.3
.1

1.4
1.0
0
0
1.8
.1

- -7
.8
0
.4
.6
- .3

1.4
1.0
1.3
2.7
.8

.1
.4
- .6
1.4
- .2

- 3.2
- 3.6
0

.7
.9
0

1.8
.2

1.3

-

.1
- 1.9
.8

.5
4.0
2.0
.9
- 1.3
.2

- 3-3
1.3
- .5

1.0
1.2
0

1.0

.1

.2

5.7
7.1
1.8

.3
.4
.4

1.1

0

.2

-

•9
.2

- 1.0
0
- 2.1
- .1
- 2.3
-

.2

.2

.3
, - .1

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TABLE 5 s Consumer Price Index — Food and its subgroups
November 1959 indexes and percent changes, October 1959 to November 1959

U.S. city average and 20 large cities
(1947-49=100)
Total
food at home

Total food
City
Index

U.S. city average

117.9

Atlanta —
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Houston •
Kansas City
Los Angeles

114.3
117.8
119.4
115.3
118.4
113.1
116.9
113.9
111.3
123.6

Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland, Oreg. —
St. Louis
San Francisco
Scranton •
Seattle
Washington, D,C.

H7.9
120.7
120.6
119.6
120.7
117.7
122.3
114.3
120.8
118.0

Food and unit

Percent
change

Index

- 0.4 115.1
-

.9
.3
.2
.8
.5
.4
1.0
.2
.5
.3

111.9
113.8
116.2
112,5
115.6
110.3
113.8
111.4
107.9
118.8

Percent
change

Cereals and
bakery products
Index

- 0.6

134.2

-

124.8
128.5
132.2
129.7
132.1
128.8
124.2
125.0
127.0
146.1

1.4
.4
.2
.8
.6
.5
1.1
.1
.8
.3

.1
.2
.7
.4
.3
.5
.5
.9
.2
.4

114.4 - .1
116.9
- .1
117.5 - .8
117.8 - .4
117.6 - .3
112.5
- .6
119.6 - .7
112.6
- l.l
118.3 - .3
115.1 - .6
TABLE 6« Consumer Price

Index

0.1 107.9 - 1.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
- .2
.1
- .9
.3
.1
- .1

108.2
106.8
111.7
100.2
109.0
100.3
103.1
102.3
101.0
109.8

October

1959
Cents
54.0
26.9
13.0
18.5
20.8
20.5
25.7
19.8
29.0
24.4

1959
Cents

-

2.1
.8
.6
2.2
1.0
1.2
1.3
.5
.7
.5

Index

Percent
change

Fruits and

Other

vegetables

foods at home

Percent
change

Index

116.0 - 0.1

123.4 " 0.9

110.4 - 1.6
.1
117.1
116.0
.1
.1
118.5
1.4
117-3
.1
110.5
111.8 - .9
113.5 - .2
.2
111.5
.1
113.5

125.9
120.8
125.7
121.0
123.9
116.2
129.6
124.7
112.1
133.5

53.8
27.0
13.0

18.7
20.8
20.4
25.7
19.8
29.0
24.4
106.5
63.6
82.9
54.6
142.5
86.6
63.1
59.6
7^.7
63.3
50.8
40.6
47.0
5 6.6
63.3
32.1
24.5
25.8
87.9
76.8
58.3
15.2
26.5
26.4
19.9
22.4
12.4
18.8
70.5
19.5

Food and unit
Fre sh—Continued
lb.
Peaches
P t.
Strawberries
... lb.
Grapes, seedless * «
—
lb.
Watermelons *
10 lb.
Potatoes
—
lb.
Sweet potatoeslb.
—
Onions
—
.. lb.
Carrots
head
Lettuce — —
_
lb.
Celery .. lb.
Cabbage — — — —
—
lb.
Tomatoes -•-••
lb.
Beans, green •
Canned:
46-oz. can
Orange juice •
_
#2i can
Peaches — • •••
#2 can
Pineapple •
#303 can
Fruit cocktail
_ #303 can
Corn, cream style
#303 can
Peas, green
,#303 «
Tomatoes — — —
4h to 5 oz.
Baby foods
Dried:
lb.
Prunes — —
lb.
Beans
Other foods at home:
10&
to
ll-oz.
can
Tomato soup — —
16-oz. can
Beans with pork —
..... . IB oz.
Pickles, sliced —
. M -...-. 14 oz.
Catsup, tomato
lb. can
Coffee
_
lb. bag
Coffee —
— pVg. of 16
Tea bags
• ••••— 30 oz.
Cola drink, carton •
Shortening, hydrogenated
3 lb.
—
lb.
Margarine, colored
—
lb.
Lard
— Pt.
Salad dressing •
—
lb.
Peanut butter Sugar
- 5 lb.
Com syrup «
-24 oz.
- 12 oz.
Grape jelly
- 1 oz.
Chocolate bar
— ' doz.
Eggs, Grade A, large
Gelatin, flavored —

13.2

*fcrioedonly in season.
1/ New specification; prices not comparable with previous series.
2/ Not available.




Percent
change

Dairy
products

.1 104.7 - .7 108.5
.1 127.6
134.7
.4 110.8 - .3 120.9
.2 119.1
141.9
137.0
.1 109.5 - .8 122.1
.2 124.9
.2 125.2
132.3
• 3 108.5 - .5 118.1
140.1
.1 111.9 - .9 120.9
0 118.5
120.0 - 2.4 102.4 - 1.1 107.5
.2 129.4
0 129.2
150.9
• 9 113.3 - l.l 118.9
132.2 - .1 105.5 - 2.9 113.4
116.6
.1
146.6 - .1 112.3 - 1.4 118.4
.1
125.3
131.0
.1 106.1 - .2 118.5
0 121.7
Index — Average retail prices of selected foods
U.S. city average

November

Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, wheat
5 ib.
Biscuit mix
20 oz.
Corn meal
ib.
Rice, short grain
— ••< *b.
Rice, long grain
—
lb.
18 oz.
Rolled oats
12 oz.
Corn flakes
—
lb.
Bread, white
lb.
Soda crackers
- 7 oz.
Vanilla cookies
Heats, poultry, and fishi
. lb.
107.0
Round steak
—
- lb.
Chuck roast —
63.5
82.6
- lb.
Rib roast
• lb.
Hamburger
53-9
Veal cutlets
• lb.
l4l.8
Pork chops, center cut • lb.
83.8
Bacon, sliced
- lb.
60.7
Ham, whole
• lb.
59.1
Lamb, leg
- lb.
74.4
Frankfurters
• lb.
62.8
Luncheon meat, canned — ; — - — 1 2 oz.
50.8
Frying chickens, ready-to-cock — lb.
40.8
Ocean perch, fillet, frozen
lb.
47-5
Haddock, fillet, frozen
ib.
56. 4
Salmon, pink, canned
ie oz.
63.8
Tuna fish, canned
32.3
6 to o& oz.
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, (grocery)
24.5
Milk, fresh, (delivered)
it25.8
87.7
Ice cream
--l/ i gal.
77.2
Butter
ib.
lb
58.3
Cheese, American process — —
*
15.2
Milk, evaporated
i4i-oz. can
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen:
26.5
10 oz.
Strawberries
26. 4
- 6 oz.
Orange juice concentrate
19.9
10 oz.
Peas, green •
22.4
9 oz.
Beans, green
Fteshs
12.3
Apples
- lb.
17.1
— lb.
Bananas
67.8
• doz.
Oranges, size 200 •
19.8
- lb.
Lemons
12.7
Grapefruit * «

Percent
change

Meats, poultry,
and fish

Percent
change

Index

106.4

- 0^*

2.8
.9
.1
.4
2.4
.3
.9
.1
- 3.1
•3

100.8
IO6.3
102.5
111.6
IO8.5
IO8.7
107.5
103.9
99.7
106.9

-

•9
0
3.9
1.8
•5
.2
•3
2.3
1.5
3.0

112.2
106.1
105.1
116.0
109.5
113.7
105.1
104.5
105.7
108.3

0
- .4
.7
- .2
- 1.0
0
- 2.3
.7
- .8
- .1

-

-

"
"

.3
.2
.2
.5
.5
.4
1.5
0
- .5
- 1.4

November

October

1959
Cents

1959
Cents

(2/)

24.2

6l.O

58.3
12.0
8.6
14.6
23.4

11.8

8.6
14.5
18.6
15.2

9.7

28.2

30.0

51.6
34.0
37.0
27.0
19.1
19.6
15.2
10.1

39.7
16.8
12.4
14.9
26.4
22.4
76.6
58.2
24.3

29.6
85.3
27.9
18.7
37.1
55.6
57.7
26.5
28.4
5.1
55^
9.3
Labor D.C.

15.0

9.4

27.0

21.5
51.8
34.3
36.8

27.0

19.2
19.7
15.2
10.1

40.1
17.0
12.4
15.0
26.4
22.4
76.7
58.0
24.3
29.6
86.0
27.8
18.9
37.2
55.4
57.7
26.5
28.3
5.1
56.7
9.3