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THE CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX

NOVEMBER

1966

U.S. CITY AVERAGE

and
SELECTED AREAS

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner




CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES
INDEX 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 100
125

INDEX 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0
1 C J

RELATIVE

j'

IMPORTANCE

ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec.

1965)

/'

1 20
ALL SERVICES
FOOD

.

NONDURABLES

I 20

3 4 . 5 %

LESS FOOD...

DURABLE COMMODITIES

2 2 8 %
24.6%

1 8 . 1 %

1 15

I I 5
All Services >^

11 0

I 10
\
All Items

X-,^^

105

105
y

Food

y^

^

^ ° ^ X Durable S

^

100

100
X
Nondurable

s Less Food

95

95

11 If 111III il

qn

1957

1958

UNITED STATES D £ F A « T M E N T O C
eUREAU




OF LAbCR

STATISTIC 1 }

1959

I960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

Latest Data: Kovember.1966

90

Released December 22, 1966

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D.C. 20212

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR NOVEMBER 1966

The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.1 percent in November, its smallest
advance in six months, the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. A decline of 0.7 percent in food prices almost offset higher
costs of most other consumer items, particularly housing, apparel, and medical care.
The November index, at 114.6 (1957-59=100), stood 3.6 percent above a year ago.

Price Changes, October to November 1966

Housing costs rose by 0.4 percent in November, because of further advances
in charges for household services (mortgage interest, domestic service, babysitters,
etc.) and in prices of furniture, and household textiles. Costs of home maintenance
and repair services also continued to advance, rents were up by 0.2 percent, and fuel
oil prices rose seasonally.
A further increase in apparel prices, especially for men's and boys1 clothing,
continued to reflect higher costs of materials and labor. Laundry and dry cleaning
charges also continued to advance.
Charges for hospital and professional medical services rose again, boosting
medical care costs by 0.7 percent. Private transportation costs were up 0*3 percent in
November when prices of new cars reflected a further transition to the 1967 models.
Gasoline prices also advanced, but used car prices dropped.
Food prices in grocery stores were down by 0.9 percent, as prices of meats,
eggs, frying chickens, and fresh fruits were marked down significantly. Bacon prices
dropped 10 percent as supplies of pork became more plentiful. Prices, however, rose
for fresh vegetables, cereals, bakery products, and restaurant meals.
Fresh fruit prices averaged almost 6 1/2 percent lower, as the new Florida
citrus crop began to reach the market in quantity. Grapefruit prices were off by about
a third, and oranges were down about 3 percent. Prices of bananas and apples also
dropped, reflecting larger supplies. Fresh vegetable prices, on the other hand, were
up by nearly 5 percent.

Price Trends, November 1965 to November 1966
The Consumer Price Index was up by 3.6 percent in November 1966, compared
with a year ago. Higher charges for nearly all consumer services caused about half of
the increase, particularly medical care and household services.
Food prices, up 4 1/2 percent over November 1965, were the second most important factor contributing to higher living costs. The increases in food prices compared




with November 1965 ranged from 3 percent for meats to more than 10 percent for dairy
products. Some foods were a little cheaper than a year ago, including bacon, bananas,
celery, coffee, and most processed fruits.

Cost-of-Living Adjustments
As a result of the November Consumer Price Index, approximately 190,000
workers will receive increases in their cost-of-living allowances. About 100,000,
mostly in aerospace industries, will receive 2 cents an hour, based on the change in
the index in the past three months. For some 82,000 meatpacking workers the increase
will be 5 cents an hour, based on price increases in the past six months.




TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, November 1966
and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes (1957-59=100)
November 1966
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
justed
adjusted
1usted
adjusted

Group

November
1965
Unadjusted

Percent change to November 1966 from—
August 1966
Novemb er
October 1966
1965
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
jus ted
adjusted
Unadjusted
justed

All items

114.6

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

114.8
112.8
118.6
111.8
116.7
114.9
104.8
125.7

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal kj
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

112.6
115.8
111.2
117.8
108.3
108.9
108.1
106.5

Apparel and upkeep J>/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls' Footwear

112.0
112.4
107.8
122.8

111.3
111.7
106.5
122.6

111.5
111.5
107.5
122.2

110.8
111.1
106.0
122.1

108.1
109.2
104.6
115.1

.3
.5

Transportation
Private
Public

114.5
112.6
129.6

113.9
111.9

114.3
112.3
129.6

113.8
111.7

111.5
110.1
121.6

.2
.3
0

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

113.4
118.3
116.0

120.4
130.4
113.3
118.0
115.9

116.4
123.4
109.6
115.4
113.3

.3
.7
.1
.3
.1

1.1
2.3
.6

3.8
6.4
3.5
2.5
2.4

All items less shelter
All items less food

114.4
114.8

114.3
114.4

110.4
111.2

.1
.3

.7
1.2

3.6
3.2

Commodities ]_/
Nondurables
Durables 7/ 8/
Services 9_/

110.2
112.9
103.5
124.7

110.1
112.9
103.1

110.3
113.1
103.5
124.1

110.1
112.9
103.3

107.1
108.9
102.4
119.0

.1
.2
0
.5

0
0
.2

.4
.4
.5
1.4

.3
.4
.1

2.9
3.7
1.1
4.8

Commodities less food ]_l
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel New cars
Used cars
Household durables JLO/
Housefurnishings

107.8
111.3
110.9
108.6
111.5
99.3
119.3
97.6
99.9

107.4
111.0
110.0
107.6

107.6
110.9
110.4
108.1
111.2
98.4
120.8
97.4
99.5

107.3
110.5
109.4
107.1

105.6
108.3
107.2
105.7
108.9
98.7
118.7
96.0
97.6

.2
.4
.5
.5
.3
.9
1.2
.2
.4

.1
.5
.5
.5

1.1
1.6
2.8
2.9
.9
3.7
2.3
.6
1.0

.5
1.1
1.5
1.5

2.1
2.8
3.5
2.7
2.4
.6
.5
1.7
2.4

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services H./

127.7
124.2
126.1
138.6
128.5

127.1
123.5
125.9
137.4
128.2

121.3
118.1
121.0
128.5
123.0

.5
.6
.2
.9
.2

All items index on other bases:
1947-49=100
1939=100

140.6
236.7

140.5
236.5

135.7
228.4

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
$0,873
1957-59=$1.00
.711
1947-49=$1.00
.422
1939=$1.00 —

$0,873
.712
.423

$0,904
.737
.438

114.5

115.1
113.3
111.4
116.0
119.6
104.0

108.1
108.3

115.6
113.8
118.3
113.8
117.1
115.3
106.0
125.2
112.2
115.5
111.0
117.4
108.1
108.3
108.0
106.1

3.6

110.6
115.6
113.8
112.5
116.4
120.4
104.1

108.1
108.5

.4
.4

109.7
107.8
111.4
108.5
105.8
109.9
102.9
119.6
109.2
111.5
109.3
112.5
107.9
107.2
108.0
103.3

1.0
.3
.7
.1
.4
.3
.2
.3
.2
.6
.1
.4

.9
1.4
1.1
2.4
1.7
6.1
.1
1.4

.3
.5
1.3
1.0
1.5
1.0

1.0
1.0
.5
1.2
.4
1.8
0
1.2

4.6
4.6
6.5
3.0
10.3
4.5
1.8
5.1
3.1
3.9
1.7
4.7
.4
1.6
.1
3.1

.5
.5
.5
.4

2.6
2.3
3.9
2.0

1.6
1.4
1.9
1.7

3.6
2.9
3.1
6.7

.1
.2

.9
.9
.3

.4
.3

2.7
2.3
6.6

Special groups:

97.4
118.0

97.5
119.4

.1
1.2

1.4
1.5
.6
2.9
1.1

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
ne, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
A

1

_

J

_

_ 1 .

J

—

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1_

*-

J

——._

^ _

—

-

•

—. —

— . _ 4-

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irts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
yj

10/
11/

:e costs
cxtiuues nume purcnase
U U S L S which
W H I C H were
wcce classified
tiassxij.t;u under
unuei this
Liixa heading
ueduxug prior
yixui. to
L U 1964
i7ut.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




5.3
5.2
4.2
7.9
4.5

- 3.4

TABLE 2. Consumer Frice 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

November

U.S. City Average
Chicago
Los Angeles-Long Beach New York
Philadelphia

Other
bases

August
1966

1966

140.6

0.7

3.6

111.9
112.7
116.3
117.7
115.0

141.1
139.0
145.0
141.8
141.2

.4
.7
1.5
.9
.4

3.2
4.7
3.1
4.0
3.2

July
1966

118.5
112.4
113.4
114.1

146.8
138.5
140.3
140.6

1.2
.7
1.3
1.2
August
1966

November 1966

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

108.0
110.9

137.7
106.5

111.6

140.7

115.6
114.6

145.3
138.0

103.5

112.8
114.3
111.7

139.6
141.8
135.9

117.1
114.7
116.4

144.9
142.3
147.7

0 3
.6
.9
.1
1.5
1.0
.5
June
1966

September 1966

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

November
1965

114.6

October 1966

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

Percent change from:

105.6

1.5
.8
1.4
1.0
.5
1.0
1.0

October
1965
4.3
2.8
3.0
3.1
November
1965
3.3
2.9
3.7
2.7
3.2
3.4
3.7
September
1965
4.3
3.9
4.3
3.2
2.4
4.4
3.3

17 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.
2J 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, Hajor Groups
Percent change from October 1966 to November 1966
U.S. City
Average

Group

Chicago

-

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

.7
.4
.4
.2
.3
.7
.1
.3
.1

Detroit

0.1

Los AngelesLong Beach

0.1
-

.6
.1
.5
.1
.1
.4
.6
.4
.3

0.3

.5
.2

1.1
-

.2
.8

.4

Philadelphia

- 0.1

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

.4
.1
.2

New York

-

-

.7
.2
.1
.3
.2
.5
.1
.3
.1

- 0.9
.2
.7
.2
.2
.9
- .5
.1
(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

Apparel

Trans-

All

Reading
and

Other
goods

FlGCL ICaJ.

items

Food

Housing

upkeep

tion

Total

care

care

tion

services

1966:

Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

114.6
114.5
114.1
113.8
113.3
112.9
112.6
112.5
112.0
111.6
111.0

114.8
115.6
115.6
115.8
114.3
113.9
113.5
114.0
113.9
113.1
111.4

112.6
112.2
111.8
111.5
111.3
111.1
110.7
110.3
109.6
109.4
109.2

112.0
111.5
110.7
109.2
109.2
109.4
109.3
108.7
108.2
107.6
107.3

114.5
114.3
113.3
113.5
113.5
112.2
112.0
112.0
111.4
111.1
111.2

120.8
120.4
119.9
119.5
119.1
118.7
118.4
118.1
117.6
117.1
116.9

131.3
130.4
129.4
128.4
127.7
127.0
126.3
125.8
125.3
124.5
124.2

113.4
113.3
113.0
112.7
112.5
112.2
112.0
111.6
111.0
110.8
110.4

118.3
118.0
117.5
117.4
117.2
117.0
116.8
116.8
116.6
115.9
115.7

116.0
115.9
115.7
115.5
115.3
114.9
114.7
114.3
113.8
113.6
113.4

1965:

Dec.
Nov.

111.0
110.6

110.6
109.7

109.4
109.2

108.1
108.1

111.6
111.5

116.6
116.4

123.7
123.4

110.0
109.6

115.4
115.4

113.4
113.3

Annual Average: 1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1955

109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
93.3

108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
94.0

108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
94.1

106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
102.2
95.9

111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
105,0
103.8
89.7

115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
91.4

122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
88.6

109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
90.0

115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
92.1

111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
94.3




TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas J7
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
November 1966 indexes and percent changes from August 1966
U.S.
City
Average

Group

Buffalo
(Nov.1963=100)

Chicago

Cleveland

Los AngelesLong Beach

Dallas
(Nov.1963=100)

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

114.6

108,0

111.9

110.9

106.5

112.7

116.3

114.8
112.8
118.6
111.8
116.7
114.9
104.8
125.7

109.7
109.0
105.0
110.1
109.8
110.6
108.1
113.8

114.7
114.1
121.1
113.0
124.2
109.6
106.0
118.4

111.8
110.0
114.5
111.8
113.7
112.5
100.4
121.9

111.0
111.0
108.0
113.9
119.5
107.6
106.7
111.2

113.1
111.1
111.3
114.0
120.0
105.9
103.4
124.8

113.7
109.9
119.6
103.5
116.2
121.1
97.2
127.8

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

112.6
115.8
111.2
117.8
108.3
108.9
108.1
106.5

105.6
105.0
103.0
105.3
108.3
103.2
111.3
105.4

109.8
111.7
107.3
114.0
106.0
105.9
106.5
107.2

106.2
105.0
101.8
105.5
115.6

103.6
105.7
100.0
108.5
98.5

106.8
108.0

116.9
102.9

97.8
101.9

110.0
102.6
103.7
104.6
103.5

117.9
124.0
111.7
128.2
105.0

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

112.0
112.4
107.8
122.8

109.6
110.5
108.2
114.1

107.8
108.4
102.6
119.6

109,
113,
101,
125.

105.2
108.7
102.6
103.1

112.6
109.2
113.2
122.8

111.0
113.2
109.6
118.0

Transportation
Private
Public

114.5
112.6
129.6

107.0
107.1
106.3

110.3
110.7
109.2

113.6
111.4
125.9

103.9
104,
103,

113.0
111.2
119.4

122.4
118.4
140.3

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

120.8
131.3
113.4
118.3
116.0

110.2
112.8
107.2
106.9
113.1

115.5
137.0
113.1
102.9
107.8

118.8
138.1
109.3
112.1
112.8

109.1
111.4
106.9
108.0
108.8

122.6
139.3
116.9
114.8
114.6

114.8
129.7
109.2
105.7
108.7

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

111.0
105.9

Percent changes August 1966 to November 1966
0.4

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

.9
1.4
1.1
2.4
1.7
6.1
.1
1.4

2.9
1.3
5.6
1.5
2.4

- 1.8
- 2.4
.9
- 1.7
1.4
-11.8
- 1.4
1.2

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

1.0
1.0
.5
1.2
.4
1.8
0
1.2

.2
.1
.4
0
.1
4.7
.8
.9

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

2.6
2.3
3.9
2.0
.9
.9
.3

Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
See footnotes at end of table.




1.1
2.3

0.6

1.5
1.1
1.9
1.2
1.2
1.3
9.5
.2
2.3

.1
.5
.8
2.8
1.2
.5
.9
1.1

1.7
1.2
2.2
.2
5.6
.4
1.8

1.0
.2
2.5
1.4
3.3
.5
1.6

1.1
1.4
/
.4
1.7
0
.9
- .1
1.1

1.4
1.6
.1
2.0
0

1.3
1.0
.1
1.4
.2

0
1.4

.3
2.5

1.4
.1
3.5
.6
1.9

1.8
2.4
1.9
1.9

2.6
3.3
3.7
1.4

1.3
2.2
.6
4.0

3.0
4.1
3.8
.3

2.1
3.5
1.8
2.3

2.2
2.3
4.4
.3

.1
.1
0

.2
.3
0

.9
1.0
0

1.1
1.1
0

.7
.7
0

4.3
4.6
0

1.5
.2
1.2
.4

1.1
2.0
.5
1.1
.5

2.2
.3
1.4
.7

.7
1.1
1.4
.6
.2

1.1
2.5
1.7
.1
.3

2.1
4.9
1.7

1.2
1.4
2/

.4
0
.5
1.2
.1
1.0

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas Jl/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
November 1966 indexes and percent changes from August 1966—continued

Milwaukee

Group

New York

Philadelphia

San Diego
(Feb.1965*100)

Seattle

Washington

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

111.6

117.7

115.0

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

114.3
112.8
108.7
112.0
125.5
111.6
106.9
123.3

115.7
112.2
117.7
111.3
110.1
119.3
104.1
131.3

113.5
110.7
113.4
107.5
120.0
114.4
102.4
128.7

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

107.8
106.9
105.2
107.6
110.9
115.9
101.9
108.4

117.0
120.3

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

115.6

114.6

106.6
105.7
108.8
109.6
105.4
98.9
103.4
109.2

114.7
111.5
110.6
112.9
119.5
113.7
102.8
128.5

113.5
110.5
112.4
106.7
120.8
109.9
106.8
126.0

119.6
108.0
113.6
107.8
113.0

112.7
115.8
111.6
117.0
106.7
112.6
101.9
106.6

102.1
103.6
100.8
104.8
98.1
100.0
100.4

114.6
120.1
114.1
121.5
110.7
105.4
98.0
105.3

113.4
116.1
116.4
114.8
104.5
108.0
103.8
109.9

109.2
112.1
104.5
118.7

115.8
116.3
111.2
123.8

118.3
113.9
114.7
125.7

101.4
105.8
97.4
108.2

112.9
117.6
109.3
126.7

114.7
114.4
110.0
125.8

Transportation
Private
Publ i c
— — — — — — — — — — — — —

112.7
112.9
111.2

115.4
113.9
124.4

120.1
116.1
137.3

103.8
103.8
104.3

117.0
116.1
125.4

112.5
111.6
117.7

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

116.4
125.9
117.3
114.2
110.8

125.9
133.1
111.2
127.8
124.0

119.4
134.9
109.4
113.1
(3/)

103.3
110.7
97.5
101.2
100.9

118.5
128.8
112.2
110.9
119.7

121.2
141.7
112.2
118.7
109.5

Percent changes August 1966 to November 1966
All items
pOO(j

r

i

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
•
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Hous ing
Shelter
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
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/
3/

See footnote 1, table 2.
Change from September 1966.
Not available.




0.1

0.9

0.4

1.5

1.6
2.3
1.2
3.8
3.6
9.6
1.6
1.3

.6
1.1
.6
1.6
1.3
2.9
1.0
.6

- 1.2
- 2.4
1.2
- 2.9
.1
- 6 8
1.6
3.9

.2
.5
1.2
2.7
1.4
.1
.2
.7

.5
.2
.8
0
0
0
0
1.6

.9

.6
.6
.4
.6
.4

1.0
1.2
.1
1.7
.3

2.4
.2
1.3

1.1
1.3
.8
1.4

4.5
3.3
8.3
3.0

.2
.2
0

.5
.6
.1

1.3
3.1
.61.7
0

.6
1.1
.4
.6
.4

2/

3.7
5.4
4.0

1.3
.3
0
(3/)

1.0

0.5

1.7
3.3
0
1.9
1.1
2.4

- 2.0
- 3.2
1.5
- 4.6
2.5
-11.9
- .3
1.0

0
1.0

1.1
1.1
1.8
1.0
.5
1.3
.3
1.4

1.0
.2
1.3
.4
2.5
1.1
1.9

.6
1.7
.2
1.2

1.5
1.1
1.8
2.5

2.4
3.8
2.6
1.5

4.2
4.5
0

2.0
2.3
0

1.2
1.3
0

1.8
4.5
.2
.9
.2

1.2
2.7
.3
.7
.4

1.4
1.1
1.0
.9
2.8

TABLE 6: Consumer Trice Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
November 1966 indexes and percent changes from October 1966
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

114.8

112.8

118.6

111.8

116.7

114.9

104.8

125.7

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 Seattle
Washington

114.0
115.9
118.5
109.7
114.7
112.4
111.8
111.0
113.1
108.7
116.6
117.5
113.7
112.6
115.7
113.5
111.4
118.6
115.1
114.7
113.5

112.9
112.3
115.2
109.0
114.1
110.2
110.0
111.0
111.1
109.2
114.2
116.1
109.9
111.2
112.2
110.7
110.3
116.0
111.7
111.5
110.5

112.6
122.5
123.4
105.0
121.1
116.6
114.5
108.0
111.3
108.8
124.5
121.5
119.6
111.8
117.7
113.4
117.3
118.0
117.1
110.6
112.4

112.4
111.2
116.7
110.1
113.0
112.1
111.8
113.9
114.0
112.4
108.5
114.2
103.5
111.3
111.3
107.5
112.9
116.1
110.4
112.9
106.7

111.7
114.2
112.6
109.8
124.2
113.1
113.7
119.5
120.0
103.6
119.8
124.3
116.2
119.5
110.1
120.0
108.4
128.7
115.5
119.5
120.8

116.0
117.0
119.2
110.6
109.6
116.6
112.5
107.6
105.9
112.7
120.3
115.6
121.1
110.3
119.3
114.4
111.4
114.4
118.4
113.7
109.9

111.8
102.8
105.1
108.1
106.0
97.7
100.4
106.7
103.4
104.6
106.3
108.8
97.2
105.6
104.1
102.4
103.4
107.2
100.5
102.8
106.8

118.0
130.3
132.5
113.8
118.4
124.9
121.9
111.2
124.8
107.2
127.6
122.7
127.8
118.3
131.3
128.7
117.7
127.4
130.2
128.5
126.0

Percent changes October 1966 to November 1966
U.S. City Average

- 0.7

- 0.9

0.3

- 1.8

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)

- .6
- .7
- .7
0
- .6
- 1.1
- .3
0
- .4
.3
- .3
- 1.0
- .4
- 1.4
- .7
- .9
- 1.2
- .9
.1
- .3
- 1.4

-

.1
.7
1.4
.5
1.6
.9
.3
.2
.3
.1
.5
.2
1.8
.9
.3
.6
.6
.6
1.8
.4
.5

-

Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Minneapolis-St. Paul —
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland Seattle
Washington
1/

See footnote 1, table 2.




-

1.1
1.1
1.0
.2
.8
1.3
.6
0
.5
.2
.8
1.5
.7
1.9
1.0
1.2
1.7
1.3
0
.6
2.0

-

-

2.3
1.3
1.9
1.5
1.7
3.0
2.9
1.0
1.0
.3
1.7
2.6
1.1
1.7
1.2
2.0
3.3
2.8
1.4
2.3
3.2

- 0.3

- 0.3

- 1.1

0.4

.4
.1
.6
0
.6
.9
.3
.3
.5
1.3
.1
.1
.4
4.7
.2
.7
.1
0
0
.7
.4

- 2.4
- 2.4
- 2.5
2.0
- 1.1
.4
2.4
1.7
- .5
2.0
.6
- 2.7
.7
- 1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2
- 1.0
.3
2.9
2.1
- 3.1

-

1.5
.7
.8
1.0
.3
.2
1.6
.5
.6
.8
1.8
.7
.2
.8
.2
.9
.9
.3
.5
.6
.3

-

-

.6
1.6
.8
.4
1.0
2.0
.1
.5
.6
.9
1.4
1.2
.5
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.0
1.7
1.0
.7
2.3

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
November 1966 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 __/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal J7
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat JL/
Cookies
Layer cake JL/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse 1/
Rump roast 1/
XVID 2TO£LS C

——•»————————•

Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops _7
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage J7
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst _7
Poultry
Frying chicken

Chicken breasts JL/
Turkey 1/
^
u

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

See footnotes at end of table.




Index
November 1966
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted

114.8
125.7
126.2
108.2
112.8
118.6
116.1
116.3
124.9
107.5
125.6
114.1
102.3
105.7
106.3
111.8
114.5
111.4
107.1
103.6
107.4
104.1
115.6
103.0
115.5
107.4
128.1
119.1
119.6
128.
129.
112.2
124.6
121.9
118.9
118.2
119.4
118.9
118.0
114.1
118.7
89.8
88.7
100.8
107.5
121.1
108.5
125.2
113.6
109.7
116.7
114.0
116.4
111.0
116.3
100.1
139.0
118.0

Percent change to November 1966 from—
November
October 1966
Seasonally
1965
adjusted
Unadjusted
Unadjusted

115.1

113.3

111.4
113.8
110.3
106.1

115.1
100.8
114.7
129.0
118.7
119.1
111.6
122.3
118.5

-

118.6

89.1

-

121.1
125.3

116.0
112.8

138.9
117.3

-

0.7
.4
.6
.3
.9
.3
.3
0
.6
.1
.4
.1
.2
.1
.1
1.8
1.8
1.2
1.6
2.4
2.4
.5
1.7
3.0
.6
.6
.2
3.8
2.3
3.0
1.3
1.1
.2
10 3
.2
.5
.1
.3
.4
.4
0
2.7
3.8
1.9
1.4
.7
.7
0
.4
1.7
.3
.1
0
.1
.6
.3
.2
3.8

-

0.4

.4

-

1.0
1.3
.9

1.3
4.4
.6
.2
1.5

-

1.1
7.3
0
.2

-

4.2

.3
.3

.3
.2

.1
3.7

4.6
5.1
5.3
4.3
4.6
6.5
6.2
2.6
5.5
.9
10.2
9.1
3.6
7.9
5.2
3.0
2.9
2.9
.2
1.2
.1
1.2
.3
.4
7.0
4.0
6.4
.7
1.0
1.7
2.4
2.4
3.6
3.3
6.0
4.4
5.4
6.1
6.4
5.5
8.1
.3
.8
1.8
4.6
8.8
13.7
5.2
12.3
4.6
10.3
9.6
8.2
10.3
10.4
7.3
18.7
12.3

10

TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
November 1966 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
November 1966
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
J5£1T1CLT13.S

-*——••————--—-•—•—— —•———•—•—•———•--—-- _ - » _ • _ — _ .

Orange juice, fresh 1/

Strawberries *
W & u G 1TU16 JLOI1

—»—•—»—--—-———.-*•._•_•_. ->->-»-•-«—••—.-«•*--_——.->«->

Onions
Asparagus * 1/
Cabbage
Celery

———————————————————

Cucumbers V

•—

Peppers, green 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/ —
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
•*•
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Broccoli, frozen 1/
•
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
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 3/
Tea
— — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1J
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned \J
Chicken soup, canned 17
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
DVA^WAI a

1/
2/
3/
*

1 /

__

December 1963-100.
April 1960-100.
July 1961-100.
Priced only in season.




«__

114.9
120.0
113.8
84.9
138.9
85.6
129.9
127.0
*
*
127.6
127.6
*
146.7
101.8
99.8
110.5
141.0
139.7
97.2
109.0
108.8
97.9
96.4
96.6
92.5
89.3
103.0
119.3
115.1
118.8
97.3
104.8
107.9
107.1
102.0
125.6
112.7
111.4
116.6
98.0
99.5
99.5
91.2
96.1
101.6
131.9
106.
99.
97.
97.
107.
102.
85.
105.8
105.7
99.8

119.6
127.8
142.6
85.8
131.3
139.4
129.9
*
*
139.5
139.6
172.8
102.8
103.9
130.7
120.8

91.9

104.0
101.3

Percent change to November 1966 from—
October 1966
November
1965
Seasonally
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
adjusted

0.3
.5
3.7
11.6
3.3
1.0
33.6
6.9
*
*
.4
3.5
*
.9
1.4
4.2
7.6
11.8
20.7
1.7
17.3
.2
.7
2.0
.2
.4
.2
.2
1.1
1.1
1.8
.5
1.1
7.1
.2
.8
1.1
.1
.2
4.3
.2
.3
.7
1.0
.2
.3
.2
.1
.1
1.1
1.0
.8
.2
.3
.4
.1

- 0.7
.9
- 1.7
- 7.8
- 1.0
- 16.6
.5

.9
- 2.3
*
3.8
- 2.4
- 5.3
3.3

- 3.7

-

1.0

.1
3.7

4.5
7.9
10.5
8.5
13.2
1.9
4.0
16.7
6.9
26.6

42.3
2.0
7.8
4.9
2.9
11.6
.9
.5
0
4.4
10.7
1.6
1.1
.3
4.1
3.2
8.1
1.6
2.0
1.8
5.2
5.5
1.1
13.9
.3
3.1
1.7
3.9
.3
0
2.0
3.1
1.6
4.5
3.7
0
.7
1.9
6.6
3.7
4.4
.5
3.5
0

11

OLD SERIES

TABLE 8:

Consumer Price Index—Scran ton
All Items and commodity groups
November 1966 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from —
Group

Index
August 1966

November 1965

116.2

0.6

4.0

113.2
110.9
119.8
114.5
110.5
104.6
104.8

- .4
- 1.0
2.2
- 3.0
4.3
- 6.9
.3

5.1
4.5
7.2
3.4
8.0
2.6
2.8

nous ing —»—•»—•—••»«••>••••-•—»•—-•—•—"»—
Rent —»•»•"«»—»•.«««»«»«••—.»—=-«..»«.«»«»«.»
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation

110.1
111.6
104.8
103.6
100.2
116.5

1.0
.3
0
2.6
2.3
.3

2.8
1.6
0
.1
4.6
2.9

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

114.4
114.4
112.3
124.9
103.2

2.3
2.0
3.0
1.9
0

5.9
3.3
6.9
10.3
.2

Transportation
Private
Public

110.9
108.6
125.3

.1
.1
0

.9
1.0
0

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

139.4
123.1
160.4
115.8

3.0
0
1.7
0

4.0
3.1
7.7
2.4

All Items
All items (1947-49-100)
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products —
Meats, poultry, and fish
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home




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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 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. Lldg.
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114