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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES
'(Seasonally Adjusted)
1957-59 = 100
140

1957-59 = 100
140
RELATIVE

135

IMPORTANCE

ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of

Dec.

ALL SERVICES.

130

135

1966)

. 34.97%

FOOD
NONDURABLES LESS FOOD

24.45%

DURABLE COMMODITIES

130

22 94%

17 64%

125

125

/

120

115

^

ALL ITE MS

110 105 r

110
105

9

100




^ — * l OOD

ALL SERVICES- ^

115

120

. ^ - • -,„>-

VDOIIAI LES
NONDU RABIES LESS F0(ID"

a*-

100

95

95
I960
UNITED
BUREAU

OF

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
LABOR

STATISTICS

Latest

Data:

NOVEMBER 1967

Released December 22, 1967
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR NOVEMBER 1967

The Consumer Price Index continued to climb in November, rising 0.3 percent to
117.8 (1957-59=100), for an increase of 2.8 percent since November 1966. Leading the
upswing were higher prices for consumer services and nondurable goods other than food, each
accounting for nearly half of the rise. The cost of durable goods advanced modestly.
These advances were minimized by a less-than-seasonal decline in grocery store food prices.
The 2.7 percent advance in consumer prices that has been registered so far this
year is less than the 3.2 percent increase that occurred in the first 11 months of 1966.
The slightly lower rate of advance must be attributed largely to food prices which have
increased only 0.7 percent this year compared with 3.8 percent in the same 1966 period.
Charges for consumer services also rose at a slower rate in 1967, but prices of commodities
other than foods increased more rapidly. Since March of this year, prices of durable
goods and nondurables less food have each increased an average of 0.4 percent per month in
comparison with a 0.3 percent rate for consumer services, about the same rate as the all
items index.
Nondurable goods other than food
Nondurables less food moved up 0.6 percent in November, largely on the strength
of sharply higher prices for apparel (particularly women's and girls1 wear) and gasoline,
which accounted for about three-quarters of the increase for this category. So far this
year, prices of nondurable goods other than foods have increased 3.4 percent, compared
with a 2.7 percent rise in the first 11 months of 1966. With the exception of only two
months in each year, the price rise was persistent in both years, more than half the
increases occurring in the last 3 months.
Apparel prices were 0.5 percent higher than last month and more than four percent
ahead of the year-ago level. Higher wholesale apparel prices, the consequence of increased
industrial wages and fabric costs, coupled with strong consumer demand and the largest
increase in personal income in two years, seem to be the leading factors contributing to
the price rise. Because of consumer demand, retailers are experiencing little difficulty
in passing on higher wholesale prices and in many instances are widening profit margins to
compensate for increased store operating costs. Women's and girls1 apparel prices jumped by
0.7 percent, their largest November increase since the monthly index was begun in 1947, and
were 5.3 percent higher than in November 1966. Particularly significant price advances were
recorded in November for street dresses, coats, and nylon hose. Men's and boys1 clothing
advanced by 0.4 percent to a level 3.7 percent above a year ago. Prices were higher for
men's topcoats, suits, slacks, sport shirts, jackets, and work clothing. Footwear prices
advanced 0.4 percent during the month and were 3.9 percent above year-ago levels.
Cigarette prices continued to advance, reflecting the effects of earlier manufacturers' increases and state and local sales tax boosts. Gasoline and motor oil prices
were up 1.0 percent almost entirely because of the end of "price wars" in the Los Angeles
area, with relatively minor changes in most other cities. Average prices for gasoline and
motor oil are now 2.8 percent higher than a year ago.




2
Food
Price fluctuations in foods are dominated to a much greater extent by changes
in supply than by changes in demand. This was generally the situation in November as grocery store food prices declined 0.3 percent, mainly in response to large supplies of pork
and eggs. On a seasonally adjusted basis, however, prices rose 0.2 percent, largely as a
result of higher prices for fresh vegetables, a reflection of weather damage to crops
earlier in the year. Prices of tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, green peppers, and celery were
substantially higher. An early maturing Florida crop caused cucumber prices to drop.
Strong demand for replacement of inventories brought a rise of 1.5 percent for processed
fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruit prices dropped 2-1/2 percent with particularly significant decreases for grapefruit, bananas, and grapes. Meat, poultry, and fish prices fell
almost 1 percent, as pork and chicken decreased seasonally, reflecting higher rates of
production, seasonal marketings, and large cold storage holdings.
Beef and veal prices failed to display their usual seasonal decline, and consumer
demand kept retail prices firm despite heavy supplies and lower wholesale prices. Retail
fish prices were generally steady although at a relatively high level as supplies remained
low. Egg prices were sharply lower as production remained high. Cold storage holdings of
eggs were about 5 times greater than year-ago levels and about 50 percent above average for
this month.
Over the year, retail prices of food and beverages at home decreased 0.1 percent
as a 0.4 percent drop for food was partially counterbalanced by a 2.7 percent increase for
alcoholic beverages at home. Prices of pork, poultry and eggs were significantly lower
than a year earlier, a reflection of large supplies, while beef and veal and processed
fruits and vegetables were markedly higher than a year ago.
Services
The cost of consumer services rose 0.4 percent in November, a slightly higher rate
than the 0.3 percent average since the beginning of the year. In the first 11 months of
1966, services advanced 4.5 percent. The increases in November were particularly large for
medical care services, public transportation and recreational services. Rents were up
0.2 percent, mortgage interest charges continued the slow but steady upturn that has been
evident since August following a two percent decline between December 1966 and July 1967,
and property taxes moved slightly higher.
Medical care services were up 0.5 percent, led by a 1.6 percent rise in hospital services, the result of constantly rising costs for new equipment and more and higher
paid personnel, and a 0.4 percent increase in the cost of professional services as doctors'
and dentists1 fees maintained their steady rise.
An increase in local
the 1.2 percent rise in public
upward relfecting higher movie
as persistent increases in the

transit fares in Chicago was the most important factor in
transportation costs. Recreational service charges crept
admission fees and seasonally higher bowling rates, as well
costs of film developing.

Among utilities, a decline of about 0.5 percent in overall telephone charges
mirrored the effect of nationwide decreases in long distance telephone rates which took
place in November and served to moderate a sharp increase in water and sewer charges and a
small advance in average prices for gas and electricity.
Durable goods
So far this year durable goods prices have advanced by 2.8 percent, compared with
a rise of 1.1 percent in the same period of 1966. Although almost one-third of the 1967
rise came in October, there were increases in every month except January, while in 1966




prices either declined or were unchanged in 4 of the first 11 months. New car prices rose
less than is customary for November (0.3 percent) and were 2.1 percent higher than a year
ago, the effect of higher prices for 1968 models and slightly lower concessions. Used car
prices were down slightly due primarily to reductions for late models. Appliance prices
averaged 0.9 percent higher than last November but were unchanged this month as higher
prices for 1968 models were offset by close-out sales of old model merchandise. Furniture
and floor covering prices rose again as manufacturers1 price increases were largely passed
on to consumers.
Cost-of-living adjustments
More than 215,000 workers will receive cost-of-living escalator increases as a
result of the November Consumer Price Index. Over half of these (110,000), mostly in
aerospace industries, will receive 2 cents an hour based on the change in the index since
August. About 85,000 meatpacking workers will receive a 6-cent increase based on the
change in the index in the past 6 months. For workers in other industries, increases will
range from 1 to 5 cents an hour based on quarterly or semi-annual changes in the index.




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

_Indexes
November 1967
Unad- Seasonally
justed
adjusted

(1957-59=100)
October 1967
Unad- Seasonally
1usted
adjusted

All ite

117.8

117.5

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

115.6
112.3
118. A
111.4
117.8
116.7
101.5
132.0

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3_/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation •

115.5
119.4
113.2
121.9
109.3
112.7
109.0
109.3

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

116.6
116.6
113.5
127.6

115.9
115.7
112.3
127.2

116.0
116.1
112.7
127.1

Transportation
Private
Public

118.3
116.2
134.6

117.8
115.6

117.7
115.7
133.0

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

126.2
139.7
116.9
122.0
121.0

All items less shelter
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities 7/
Nondurables
Durables TJ .8/
Services 9/

117.5
118.7
116.5
112.6
115.3
106.0
129.6

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

111.1
115.2
115.7
113.4
114.8
101.4
125.6
98.8
101.8

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 11/

133.2
128.6
130.0
149.6
133.9

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

Group

115.7
112.6
118.2
112.3
117.9
115.3
102.3
131.4

November
1966
unadjusted

Percent change to November 1967 from —
August 1967
November
October 1967
1966
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
justed
justed
adjusted
unadjusted

114.6
115.8
112.7

2.8

114.8
112.8
118.6
111.8
116.7
114.9
104.8
125.7

.1
.3
.2
.8
.1
1.2

112.6
115.8
111.2
117.8
108.3
108.9
108.1
106.5

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

.5
.9
.2
.9
.5
.9

.4
1.6

2.6
3.1
1.8
3.5
.9
3.5

115.4
115.6
111.5
126.8

112.0
112.4
107.8
122.8

.5
.4
.7
.4

2.5
1.8
4.3
1.3

1.4
.6
2.5
.7

4.1
3.7
5.3
3.9

117.3
115.4

114.5
112.6
129.6

.5
.4
1.2

1.6
1.6
1.4

1.3
1.1

3.3
3.2
3.9

125.5
139.0
116.5
121.4
120.3

120.8
131.3
113.4
118.3
116.0

.6
.5
.3
.5
.6

1.6
1.6
.7
1.7
1.9

4.5
6.4
3.1
3.1
4.3

117.1
118.2
116.2
112.4
115.1
105.7
129.1

114 .4
114,
.8
113 .6
110 .2
112 .9
103 .5
124 .7

.9
1.4
.8
.6
.4
1.2
1.1

2.7
3.4
2.6
2.2
2.1
2.4
3.9

107 .8
111 .3
110 .9
108 .6
111 .5
99 .3
119 .3
97 .6
99 .9

1.6
1.8
2.7
3.1
1.2
4.6
.3
.6
1.0

132.7
128.4
129.2
148.7
133.1

127 .7
124 .2
126 .1
138 .6
128 .5

1.1
.9
.9
2.0
1.5

144.5
243.3

144.2
242.6

140 .6
236 .7

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:
1957-59=$1.00
$0,849
1947-49=$1.00
.692
1939=$1.00
.411

$0,851
.693
.412

$0,873
.711
.422

116.1
112.9
111.3
117.0
121.1
100.9

109.1
112.1

115.3
119.0
113.0
121.5
109.4
112.5
108.9
109.1

111.2
117.3
120.5
101.1

109.4
112.8

0.3
.2
.1
.3
.5
.2

.9
1.4
0
1.5
1.0
4.9
1.1
1.3

0.3
0
•

.7

.3
.4
• 1.6

.7
.4
.2
.4
.9
1.6
3.1
5.0

Special groups;

1/
2/
3/
4*/
5/
6/
JJ
j[/
9/
10/
11/

112.5
115.4
105.6

110.7
114.7
114.8
112.4
99.8
124.7

110.6
114.5
115.1
112.7
114.2
101.1
126.0
98.7
101.5

112.3
115.0
105.5

110.4
114.2
114.3
111.9
100.4
124.8

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Also includes i n f a n t s ' w e a r , sewing m a t e r i a l s , jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown s e p a r a t e l y .
Includes tobacco, alcoholic b e v e r a g e s , and funeral, legal, and b a n k service c h a r g e s .
Includes home purchase costs which w e r e classified under services prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Also includes auto p a r t s , toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which w e r e classified under this heading prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Called "Durables less c a r s " prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and s e r v i c e s .




.6
.7
.7

1.0
1.1
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.1

3.1
3.5
4.3
4.4
3.0
2.1
5.3
1.2
1.9
4.3
3.5
3.1
7.9
4.2

TABLE 2. Consumer Price Index—Hie Waited States and Selected Areas
For Urban 1tta$e Esnaexs .and Clerical Workers, All Items
Most recent Index and percent changes from selected dates

Indexes
Area 1/

Schedule 2/

1957-59=100

1947-49-100

Other
bases

August
1967

November 1967

U.S. City Average
PVi-i naon

Percent change from:

November
1966

M
___«.

Los Angeles-Long Beach PVi^ 1 a d o l r»V»^ a

117.8

144.5

0.8

2.8

M
M
M
M
M

115.5
116.0
120.0
120.3
118.6

145.6
143.0
149.6
145.0
145.6

.9
.6
1.4
.8
1.0

3.2
2.9
3.2
2.2
3.1

July
1967

October 1967

1
1
1
1

Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

120.8
115.6
118.4
115.5

149.7
142.4
146.5
142.3

0.8
1.1
2.4
.4
Augus t
1967

November 1967

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

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

111.2
114.7

142.5

114.5

144.4

119.2
117.8

149.8
141.8

109.1
106.5

June
1967

September 1967
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Kansas City
San Francisco-Oakland

—

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

115.6
117.6
114.7

143.1
145.9
139.6

120.1
117.7
120.4

148.6
146.1
152.8

0.7
1.3
.2
.8
.6
.8
.4

108.7

0.7
1.6
1.4
.7
2.3
1.0
1.7

October
1966
1.9
2.8
4.4
1.2
November
1966
3.0
3.4
2.4
2.6
2.9
3.1
2.8
September
1966
2.5
2.9
2.7
2.9
2.6
2.6
3.4

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 October 1967 to November 1967
U.S. City
Average

Group

Los AngelesLong Beach

New York

Philadelphia

0.3

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

Detroit

Chicago

0.3

0.4

0.9

0.1

0.3

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

.3
.2
.3
2.7
.4
.3
.3
.8
.3

0
.5
0
1.1
.1
1.3
.3
1.6
.4

.4
.5
.4
3.5
.2
.4
.7
.4
.2

.1
.2
.1
.2
.5
.1
.4
1.3
.3

.2
.1
.1
.6
1.1
.1
.1
.2

-

(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
Reading

ate

Apparel

and

All

139.7
139.0
138.5
137.5
136.9
136.3
135.7
135.1
134.6
133.6
132.9

116.9
116.5
116.4
116.1
115.5
115.3
115.0
114.9
114.4
114.1
113.8

122.0
121.4
120.5
120.0
119.8
119.7
119.6
119.4
118.9
118.6
118.5

121.0
120.3
119.7
118.8
117.8
116.9
116.7
116.6
116.4
116.3
116.2

112.3
112.0

113.8
114.5

121.0
120.8

131.9
131.3

113.7
113.4

118.4
118.3

115.9
116.0

109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
103.0
97.8

112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
105.0
91.3

119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
107.3
93.6

127.7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
111.3
91.8

112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
104.6
93.7

117.1
115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
107.2
93.4

114.9
111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
104.6
95.8

Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

117.8
117.5
117.1
116.9
116.5
116.0
115.6
115.3
115.0
114.8
114.7

115.6
115.7
115.9
116.6
116. Q
115.1
113.9
113.7
114.2
114.2
114.7

115.5
115.3
115.0
114.7
114.3
114.1
113.9
113.6
113.3
113.3
113.1

116.6
116.0
115.1
113.8
113.7
113.9
113.8
113.0
112.6
111.9
111.3

Dec.
Nov.

114.7
114.6

114.8
114.8

113.0
112.6

Annual Average: 1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1956

113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
104.2
94.7

114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
102.6
94.7

111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
103.9
95.5




and

126.2
125.5
124.9
124.2
123.6
123.2
122.8
122.6
122.2
121.8
121.4

upkeep

1966:

recreation

118.3
117.7
116.8
116.4
116.2
115.7
115.5
115.1
114.2
113.8
113.4

Housing

May

Personal
care

Other
goods

Medical
care

Food

Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June

and
Total

items
1967:

Transportation

services

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
November 1967 indexes and percent changes from August 1967
U.S.
City
Average

Group

Buffalo
(Nov.1963=100)

Chicago

Cleveland

Dallas
(Nov.1963=100)

Detroit

Los AngelesLong Beach

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

——

—

117.8

111.2

115.5

114.7

109.1

116.0

120.0

115.6
112.3
118.4
111.A
117.8
116.7
101.5
132.0

109.9
108.4
103.8
109.7
110.8
110.5
105.8
119.1

116.4
114.8
119.3
112.8
129.8
116.7
101.9
124.0

112.5
110.0
112.6
112.3
116.4
115.4
97.0
127.0

110.0
108.3
107.5
111.5
118.9
106.8
100.6
116.2

114.7
112.0
112.3
115.2
122.8
108,
101,
129,

115.7
110.5
119.6
103.5
118.3
127.6
94.5
134.6

115.5
119.4
113.2
121.9
109.3
112.7
109.0
109.3

109.4
109.8
104.9
110.7
109.2
104.6
110.8
108.4

111.9
113.5
109.2
115.7
107.1
106.9
107.8
110.6

109.1
108.2
103.4
109.0
115.4

107.4
111.0
102.1
115.3
98.3

110.2
112.4

116.4
106.8

98.3
104.9

114.7
102.5
105.0
104.5
106.0

121.2
127.9
113.2
132.9
104.7

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

116.6
116.6
113.5
127.6

115.3
114.0
115.9
121.2

112.6
110.6
109.1
124.0

114.8
120.6
106.7
129.8

107.4
109.6
106.8
106.2

114.7
112.4
113.8
126.1

116.6
119.7
116.4
123.2

Transportation

118.3
116.2
134.6

110.2
110.6
106.5

116.8
115.8
123.5

119.6
116.1
141.6

106.5
106.5
107.4

116.1
114.5
119.8

125.6
121.1
152.8

126.2
139.7
116.9
122.0
121.0

114.4
119.0
110.7
111.5
114.7

121.8
148.5
116.5
106.8
113.7

125.9
146.6
115.0
114.6
124.5

113.7
119.5
108.2
111.0
111.9

128.3
148.9
124.0
117.6
118.7

120.7
136.9
111.7
109.1
117.5

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

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

110.6
108.9

Percent changes August 1967 to November 1967
All items

0.8

0.7

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

.9
1.4
0
1.5
1.0
4.9
1.1
1.3

1.3
1.6
.8
2.1
.4
5.3
.2
1.0

.7
.8
.5
.9
.2
.9
.5
.9

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

0.9

1.3

0.2

0.6

1.4

1.1
1.8
2.2
3.2
2.6
- 5.0
- .1
1.7

.4
.7
2.6
.4
.3
2.7
2.4
1.3

.7
1.2
.7
.9
1.9
3.8
2.1
.7

1.4
1.8
.1
.9
1.7
8.9
.8
.6

1.0
.9
.5
.1
1.6
3.2
0
1.3

1.0
.6
1.2
.6
1.5
2.7
.5

,4
0
2,1 .2
.2
0
.7
.4
1.5

.5
.2
.5
.2
.2

.6
.9
.6
1.1
.1

.6
1.0

0
1.7

2.5
1.8
4.3
1.3

1.9
4.3
1.5
1.2

2.8
2.3
4.4
1.0

Transportation
Private
Public

1.6
1.6
1.4

1.6
1.7
.1

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

1.6
1.6
.7
1.7
1.9

2.0
1.5
.5
4.7
0

Housing
Shelter

•

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

See footnotes at end of table.




-

1.1
1.1

2/

.2
1.5
0

.4
.2

1.0
.5
.4
.4
.5

0
1.3

3.6
4.0
4.6
2.2

.3
.8
.2
0

2.0
2.9
2.1
1.9

1.7
2.4
2.4
.9

3.7
2.3
12.9

2.7
3.2
.5

.9
0

1.8
1.8
.2

3.3
3.4
.2

1.4
1.4
1.1
1.9
1.0

3.0
1.1
1.5

.9
3.2
.4
1.3

1.0
1.1
.4
1.0

1.2
1.9
.7
.6
.7

TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
November 1967 indexes and percent changes from August 1967—Continued

Group

Milwaukee

New York

Philadelphia

San Diego
(Feb.1965=100)

Seattle

Washington

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

114.5

120.3

118.6

106.5

119.2

117.8

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 .7
112 .7
109 .4
112 .1
125 .1
116 .2
103 .3
126 .4

116 .0
110 .9
118 .0
111 .0
108 .6
117 .4
100 .4
137 .8

115.1
111.2
114.6
108.2
123.6
116.6
98.6
135.7

108.9
107,
107,
113.5
106.1
105.4
100.3
113.4

115.8
111.7
110.6
112.5
123.4
116.6
99.4
133.1

116.0
111.8
(3/)
110.3
119.5
110.8
107.0
132.3

Housing
Shelter

111 .2
111 .6
106 .0
113 .6
111 .0
116 .6
101 .9
110 .3

118.8
122 .1
120 .7
109 .7
117 .5
110 .8
114 .8

115.9
118.6
113.7
119.9
108.1
118.2
101.8
111.3

105.5
108.3
103.5
110.2
97.4
100.0
102.7

119.5
127.4
119.0
129.5
112.2
108.1
97.9
107.5

114.4
117.1
117.9
115.3
103.7
112.8
102.2
112.2

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

112 .9
113 .9
110 .6
122 .6

121 .2
121 .9
117 .8
129 .0

123.1
117.6
119.3
131.8

104.1
109.5
99.3
112.5

117.5
119.7
117.4
130.3

120.2
118.0
118.2
131.2

Transportation
Private

116 .0
115 .2
127 .9

118 .9
118 .2
124 .7

124.2
119.7
144.6

104.7
104.8
102.8

119.9
119.2
127.6

117.0
115.1
128.2

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

120 .5
135 .6
121 .6
116 .0
112 .7

130 .7
141 .0
113 .8
133 .2
126 .7

125.7
144.6
111,
116,
(3/)

108.6
115.7
99.9
103.9
111.7

122.4
134.4
116.2
113.8
123.4

127.2
155.9
114.6
121.7
113.8

Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

Percent changes August 1967 to November 1967

0.8

0.8

1.0

0.6

0.8

1.5
2.1
1.1
4.2
3.7
- 5.2
- 1.7

1.0
1.6
.9
1.2
.5
5.9
1.9
.7

.7
1.1
.9
.2
.2
4.6
1.8
.7

.2
.6
1.1
1.3
.1
.5
1.3
1.0

.5
.4
.5
0
2.7
.1
0
.6

.9
1.2
2.0
.1
.5
.1
.5

.7
.2
.1
2/
.1
- .4
0
0
2.4

.5
.7
.9
.5
.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
Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

-

1.1
.5
1.3
0
0
0
.5

0
.4

1.2
1.3
1.3
.5
1.7
0
.1

0.4
-

1.7
2.7

(1/)
- 3.6
- .4
- 8.7
.3
1.0
.3
.6
.5
.6
- 1.1
.4
- 1.5
.4

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

1.4
1.6
2.6
.6

3.1
1.2
5.7
1.0

2.9
3.7
3.9
1.0

2.6
2.9
4.4
.7

1.4
1.2
1.9
1.5

2.6
.9
5.3
2.2

Transportation
Private
Public

2.7
2.9
.4

.9
1.2
0

1.4
1.5
.6

.6
.6
1.9

.4
.6
0

1.0
1.2
0

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

1.7
2.8
.2
2.5
.4

1.2
.7
.6
2.9
.2

2.6
2.5
.8
1.0
(3/)

1.6
.9
.3
2.1
2.8

1.2
1.6
1.4
1.3
.3

1.4
3.3
.1
.6
.4

1/
V
V

See footnote 1, table 2.
Change from September 1967.
Not available.




TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
November 1967 indexes and percent changes from October 1967

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Cereals
Total

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

115.6

112.3

118.4

111.4

117.8

116.7

101.5

132.0

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

114.1
116.7
119.7
109.9
116.4
112.0
112.5
110.0
114.7
111.1
115.9
118.9
115.7
114.7
113.5
116.0
115.1
111.7
119.2
108.9
115.1
115.8
116.0

111.4
112.0
115.1
108.4
114.8
108.3
110.0
108.3
112.0
111.4
112.3
116.2
110.5
112.7
110.3
110.9
111.2
109.6
116.0
107.3
110.3
111.7
111.8

113.3
121.9
121.3
103.8
119.3
111.5
112.6
107.5
112.3
112.3
125.2
122.5
119.6
109.4
107.3
118.0
114.6
114.8
119.9
107.9
117.6
110.6
(2/)

111.6
110.5
111 .2
109.7
112.8
111.0
112.3
111.5
115.2
112.0
105.2
114.9
103.5
112.1
109.4
111.0
108.2
114.2
115.9,
113.5
107.8
112.5
110.3

112.9
114.5
113.3
110.8
129.8
112.4
116.4
118.9
122.8
109.1
119.0
126.5
118.3
125.1
120.0
108.6
123.6
109.2
130.7
106.1
114.2
123.4
119.5

115.7
119.9
120.4
110.5
116.7
113.9
115.4
106.8
108.1
118.3
122.4
117.9
127.6
116.2
115.4
117.4
116.6
111.3
117.8
105.4
121.3
116.6
110.8

106.0
100.7
103.7
105.8
101.9
96.2
97.0
100.6
101.7
104.8
102.0
105.1
94.5
103.3
102.6
100.4
98.6
99.1
103.0
100.3
96.8
99.4
107.0

123.8
136.9
140.1
119.1
124.0
130.8
127.0
116.2
129.7
110.4
132.0
128.4
134.6
126.4
128.2
137.8
135.7
125.5
131.4
113.4
136,
133,
132.3

0.5

Percent changes October 1967 to November 1967
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) -Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington

- 0.1

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

V

See footnote 1, table 2.

2/

Not available.




- 0.3
-

1.0
1.1
.8
.1
.5
.3
.4
.4
.1
0
.2
.1
.5
.7
.1
.2
.3
.1
.6
.2
.4
.5
1.2

0.2
.4
- .5
- 1.1
.1
- 1.2
- .6
1.5
.5
- 1.2
.1
.3
0
.3
0
1.6
1.5
0
- 1.4
- .2
- .3
.1
- .9

(1/)

- 0.8

- 0.1

1.2

- 0.8

-

-

1.5
2.8
.9
1.5
1.9
1.3
2.9
1.6
1.5
3.6
1.2
1.1
5.7
1.5
1.1
.2
1.9
2.0
.3
5.5
2.9
5.0
2.4

.1
- .8
- 1.4
- .6
- .5
- .6
- .7
- 1.0

2.4
1.3
.7
1.2
1.7

-

1.0
.9
.2
1.2
.8
1.6
.9
2.0

-

-

.6
0
0
.7
0
.2
.2
1.0
0
1.7
0
.2
0
.3
.4
.1
.2
.3
.2
.1
0
2.1
.4

1.6
1.1
1.1
.5
1.3

1.6
1.8
1.1
.4

-

.2
.6
.2
.6
.7
0
.1
.2
.5
0
.3
.9
.6
(2/)
.9
.3
.2
.4
.5
(2/)
.1
.2

10

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

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Cracker meal _1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white —
Bread, whole wheat If

Index
Noyembe 1967
Seasonally
adlusted
Unadiusted
115.6
132.0
132.3
114.0
112.3
118 4
113.8
116.8
129.0
108.9
123.4
114.1

116.1

Mas
et

— — — — — — — — —

Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse If
Rump roast 1/
Rib roast
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 JL/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned If
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage If
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken —
Chicken breasts If —
Turkey If —
Fish
Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned If
Dairy products —
Milk, fresh, grocery —
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim If
Milk, evaporated —
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter
See footnotes at end of table.




105.5
106.7
111.4
114.5
115.5
111.7
109.7
112.8
107.8
122.2
108.9
117.4
105.6
136.2
113.3
115.8
122.9

112.9

.1
.3

-

0.7
5.0
4.8
5.4
.4

.2

9

—
-

.z
0
0
.3

—

—

.i

-

111.3
114.2
115.0
110.9

0

122.6
107.9
116.9

-

-

.3
1.1
- .8
- 1.0
0
.8
.8
- .3

.1
.3
.8
1.9

J .0

137.3
113.2
115.7

-

.3
.7
.2

-

.5
.3
.5

-

.8

— z. /
- 3.3
- .3

-

1.7
.4

- 1.3
0

- 1.4
—

9

109.3
115.9
117.8

5.7
5.7
1.6
1.7
6.3
- 4.9
- 3.2
- 4.4

c

— Z.D

- 9 7
1.4

—
-

5. J
2.0
8.1
6.6
.6
A

Q

M-. y

115.7

7

117 Q
XX / • y

. /

-

.7

ft

—

im • o
of.
O O • 7/

1 1 A

.1
.2
.4
.4
0
3.7
4.3
5.9
5.0

(L

•D

.7
.4
.7
0
0
- 2.8
- 3.3
- 2.8

113.5

86.0
99.6
99.3
121.1
106.3
124.2
109.5
116.5
117.8
115.5
119 9

i ft
1. o

.5
P
•o

1 1 A C
J-LH • 3

1 1 A

.2
2.0
3.3
1.3

-

i

199 S

113.9
118.2
124.0
116.6
116.5

0.3

.D

X/.Z. • D

110.0

- 0.1
.5
c

i r>9 9
XUZ • Z

Layer cake JL/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish

Percent change to November 1967 from —
November
October 1967
1966
Seasonally
unadiusted
adiusted
Unadiusted

—

87,8

—

.1

—

0

-

.1

-

—
-

.2
.3

- 1.1
124.1

.1
o o
J.J

.5

Q
.y
p
•o

- .8
- .3
- 1.2

121.3

-

- .4

-

1.5
117.0
114.5

- .1

-

0

.3
.1

o

1

—

117 .}J
XX / "

—

.1
9
•Z

97.9
136.0
116.3

-

.3
.1
.2

135.6
115.6

3.5
3.0
1.2
7.6
0
2.0
.8
3.6
6.2
.9
1.3
o n
J .U

.J

"
3

lit • J

2.3
2.0

3.0
.Q
y

-

.7
.1

-

2.2
2.2
1.4

11

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

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Bananas
•
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
Potatoes

—
•—-

Asparagus * 1/
Cabbage
Celery —
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
•
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2J
Beets, canned If
•»•
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Broccoli, frozen 1/ — •
Other food at home
Vooa

_

_

—

—

r

i —

CggS
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
•
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored If
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
—
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea
Carbonated fruit drink jL/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned JL/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned \J
Mashed potatoes, instant \J
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish XI
Pretzels 1/
1/
2/
V
*

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




116.7
120.3
126.3
92.6
128.5
75.3
136.5
131.1
*
*
122.7
123.9
*
115.5
124.9
119.7
112.7
131.2
136.0
98.1
107.2
112.6
106.3
110.6
95.7
74.3
89.4
109.0
122.6
129.1
119.2
99.4
101.5
83.7
103.8
102.5
122.7
115.9
113.4
117.2
105.6
101.2
99.2
87.5
96.3
101.0
140.4
109.7
101.8
100.5
96.3
111. 0
102.0
84.8
107.3
108.3
104.9

Percent change to November 1967 from —
November
October 1967
1966
Seasonally
unadlusted
adlusted
Unadlusted

121.1
127.7
155.9
96.3
118.9

-

151.5
135.2
*
*
136.9
135.1
*
132.8
128.6
124.6

- 11.8
17.7
*
*
.2
.6
*
.6
10.3
6.7

1.2
.9
.2
9.4
5.9

-

0.5
.2
3.2
1.9
2.5

1.6
.3
11.0
9.1
- 7.5
19 n

9 "\

Z . j

13.0

7.4
*
*
.2
2.9
*
.6
10.4
5.1

— ±z. U
5.1
3.2
*
*
- 3.8
- 2.9
*
- 21.3
22.7
19.9

— J-Z9• _L
1 1

118.6

117.7

73.7

100.9
79.6

9.7
7.1
0
19.9
1.5
1.6
5.9
.3
2.5
1.5
.5
.5
1.3
2.6
.9
.8
- 6.9

.2

.2

-

1.7

-

-

-

.2
3.4

-

.4

-

.4
.2
.3
.4
•9
Z

0
f.

.0

.4

.6
0
0
.J

.5
.2
.1

.1
.7/

.5
.1
1.3
.3

IIII
IIII

2.0
7.0
2.6
.9
1.7
3.5
8.6
14.7
.9
19.7
.1
5.8
2.8
12.2
.3
2.2
3.1
22.4

3.1
.5
- 2.3
2.8
1.8
.5
7.8
1.7
.3
- 4.1
.2
.6
6.4
3.4
1.9
3.4
.8
3.5
.1
.4
1.4
2.5
5.1

12

TABLE 8:

Consumer Price Index—Scranton
All items and commodity groups
November 1967 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from —
Group

Index
August 1967

November 1966

119.6
142.7

0.8

2.9

Food —
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruit8 and vegetables
Other foods at home

114.7
111.8
119.7
115.7
112.0
109.5
102.3

1.1
1.8
.2
2.3
.2
4.2
1.0

1.3
.8
.1
1.0
1.4
4.7
2.4

Housing

113.7
113.0
104.8
106.7
102.3
117.4

1.0
.4
0
5.0
1.9
1.1

3.3
1.3
0
3.0
2.1

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

118.3
119.5
116.5
126.3
104.7

1.9
.2
3.4
1.2
1.2

3.4
4.5
3.7
1.1
1.5

Transportation
Private
Public

114.6
111.6
133.3

1.1
1.3
0

3.3
2.8
6.4

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

145.5
130.2
163.3
124.1

.3
.6
.5
6.2

4.4
5.8
1.8
7.2

All iten
All iten

Rn
et

(1947-49-100)

——————————————

Gas and electricity —
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation




Table 9:

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

Aug. to
Nov. 1967
WPI
CPI

May to
Aue. 1967
WPI
CPI

Feb. to
Mav 1967
WPI
CPI

Nov. 1966 to
Feb. 1967
WPI
CPI

Nov. 1966 to
Nov. 1967
WPI*
CPI*

0.3

0.8

1.1

0.7

0.2

2.8

.3
Nondurable

.3
.2
.4
0

Household furnishings and supplies
Gasoline and motor oil

1.1
.5

0.1

.2
.4
.5
.6
_ .i
-1.5
- .2

0
0
- .6

.7
.7
.1
1.4
- .2
1.5
1.4
.9

0

Furniture and floor coverings

.2
.3

- .3
- .7
- .8
1.0
.1
-6.5
.1
1.3

1.6
- .2

A

0.1

.3
.5
.1

.9
.9
1.3
.4
.7
-1.1
1.4
.6
1.1

2.3
.2
1.1
.9

.6
1.4
.4

.4

-

1.1

.4

-

.9

-

.5
.4
.3

0.3

.7
.6
.3
.3
.7
1.0
1.6
.5
- .1
.1
.3
1.7

.5
.5
.2
1.3
1.3
1.5
- .2
.3

-0.2

.4
.5
.4
.2
1.9
.7
.2

.5
.6

.4

-

.4

- 1.6
1.2
.2
.9
.4

- .6
- .7
-1.7
.7
1.1
1.2
.1

1.7
1.6
- .1
4.3
2.0
2.8
3.0

0.3

.2
- .4
-1.9
2.1
3.8
-3.8
2.0

- .1

.2
- .5

-

0.1

0
- .6
.1
.3

- .8
- .5
.5
.3

- .2
.3
- .7
.8

2.1
- .2
2.4
2.1

.9

-

.9

-

1.0

_

-

.3

-

1.4

-

.5
1.1
3.2

3.9

.8

1.9

3.6

2
Rent
*Utilities and public transportation

.2

-

.4

-

.5

_

.3

-

.1

-

1.3

-

•Housekeeping and home maintenance services

.4

-

1.6

-

1.2

-

1.6

-

1.3

-

5.9

-

.6

-

2.0

-

1.6

-

2.0

-

2.2

-

7.9

.5

-

1.0

-

1.3

-

.7

-

.9

-

3.9

.6

-

1.5

-

.8

-

1.3

-

.8

-

4.4

-

- .9

-

-2.0

-

-2.6

-

.7

-

-2.1

-

-6.0

-

- .2

-

-1.0

-

.5

-

.3

-

-1.3

-

-1.5

-

.3

-

.8

-

.3

-

0

-

.5

-

1.5

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:

Industrial Materials and Equipment:
-

- .4

-

.3

-

.4

-

.2

.2

-

1.1

-

2.3

-

- .2

-

1.1

-

4.3

-

.3

7

2.3

-

1.8

-

- .5

-

0

-

.4

-

.6

-

.3

-

.4

-

.3

-

1.6

-

.6

-

1.2

.3

-

- .6

-

.6

-

1.4

-

.2

-

.5

-

.5

-

.3

-

.8

-

2.2

-

Pulp, paper and allied products

0

-

.3

-

.5

-

.4

-

.4

-

- .2

-

1.0

- .1

3

2

5

5

1.3

.2

3
.5

4

7

-

.1

-

.4

-

.2

-

Intermediate materials, supplies and components

3.6

- .8

-

-1.1

-

-2.4

-

- .1

-

.5

-

.1

-

-1.6

5
2 9
-

.6

-

-4.5

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




14

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. 1/ The table below
shows average standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the
CPI for all items and for nine commodity groupings. The figures may be interpreted as
follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the published
CPI differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the
standard error. For any of the time period categories—i.e., monthly, quarterly, or
annual—the standard errors are more or less independent of the size of the percentage
changes to which they relate, within the range that has occurred in recent periods. An
annual updating of the error estimates is planned.
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
month-to-month change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant (twice the
standard error). 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.
Average Standard Errors of Percent Changes
in the CPI

Component

All items
Food at home
Food away from home
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other

Monthly
Change
03
10
05
05
10
11
07
12
12
10

Quarterly
Change
.05
.13
.08
.08
.16
.21
.11
.19
.14
.16

Annual
Change
.06
.13
.16
.11
.18
.24
.24
.31
.27
.32

1/ The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,
"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price IndexjM Journal of the American
Statistical Association, September, 1967.
*




15

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'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




64106

Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 9

Consumer Price Index

Wholesale Price Index

All commodities and services

All commodities except home purchase, used cars,
food and beverages away from home, newspapers,
magazines and books -

Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use by
home consumers except a few individual consumer products included in WPI groupings of commodities purchased primarily by industrial firms.

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

A combination of indexes listed below. If

Food at home, alcoholic beverages at home.

Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eggs
from the farm products group; and the processed foods
and feeds group, excluding crude vegetable oils and
manufactured animal feeds.

Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/

Apparel and some fabrics and sewing materials,
leather footwear, leather gloves, rubber footwear,
watches and clocks, jewelry.

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

Textile housefurnishings, fuels for home use (except
gas), soap and synthetic detergents, sanitary papers
and health products, matches, pens and pencils, and
prepared paints, and miscellaneous housekeeping
supplies.

Gasoline and motor oil.

Gasoline and automotive motor oil.

Drugs and pharmaceuticals, toilet goods,
recreational nondurables, tobacco products.

Pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics and other
toilet preparations, tobacco products, personal
brushes, and recreational items such as toys, film,
and playing cards.

All durable commodities except home purchase
and used cars.

A combination of indexes listed below. 1/

New cars.

Passenger cars.

Household appliances, radio and TV.

Home electronic equipment, room heaters,.and household appliances, excluding electric lamps.

Furniture and floor coverings.

Household furniture and floor coverings.

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

CONSUMER SERVICES

All Commodities

Other durable commodities throughout the WPI which
are used for home maintenance, including some household geods, tires and tubes, outboard motors, equipment for home workshops and home gardens, recreational items such as photographic equipment, sportinj
and athletic goods, musical instruments, and phonograph records, electric lamps, typewriters, luggage
and small leather goods, and caskets and morticians
goods.

All consumer services.

Insurance and finance

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

Utilities and public transportation

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

Rent of home or apartment.

Housekeeping and home maintenance services

—

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.

Medical care services

Medical care except! drugs and prescriptions.

Other services

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

WHOLESALE PRICES
Type of product
Farm Product
Processed foods and feeds
Industrial commodities
Industrial materials and equipment

Same as the Wholesale Price Indexes for major groups.

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

The Wholesale Price Stage of Processing Indexes.
The Consumer Finished Goods index differs from the
Consumer Products index in weighting structure and
is based on a larger sample of commodities.

_1/ The classification by durable and nondurable commodities is based on CPI classification and is not necessarily the same as the WPI classification in the
Indexes by Durability of Product
2/ Same as apparel commodities.
3_/ Includes registration and license fees and parking fees.