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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
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RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1967)
ALL SERVICES
35.28%
FOOD
22.54%
NONDURABLES LESS FOOD _ 24.54%
DURABLE COMMO!,
1 '
ALL SERVICES
HONDURABLES LESS FOOD*
95
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968 1969
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU
OF
LABOR
STATISTICS
Latest
Data: November 1968
Released December 27, 1968
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR NOVEMBER 1968
The Consumer Price Index continued to climb in November. It rose 0.4 percent to
123.4 (1957-59=100), for an increase of 4.8 percent since November 1967. Leading the upswing were higher housing costs, particularly home ownership costs, which accounted for
about three-fifths of the November increase. Higher prices also were recorded for apparel,
new cars, and all types of consumer services, but retail food prices declined.
The 4.4 percent advance in consumer prices that has been registered thus far
this year is considerably higher than the 2.7 percent increase that occurred in the first 11
months of 1967. The more rapid rate of advance is attributable largely to food prices which
have climbed 3.7 percent this year compared with only 0.7 percent during the same 1967
period. Charges for consumer services also have gained at an accelerated pace, as have nondurables other than food, chiefly apparel. Durable goods have advanced at a rate only
fractionally higher than in 11 months in 1967; the increase largely reflects higher prices
for houses and new cars.
Food
Retail food prices posted only their second monthly decline of the year in
November, and the 0.3 percent drop was slightly less than usual for the month. Grocery
store food prices fell seasonally, 0.5 percent; prices of restaurant meals continued to
advance, but at a somewhat slower pace than in recent months.
Egg prices were down sharply as a result of increased production and an unusual
upturn in cold storage holdings, but they still remained nearly 23 higher than their year
ago level. Meats, poultry, and fish prices did not decline as much as expected for this
season despite a substantial decline in pork prices. Strong consumer demand forced beef
and veal prices contraseasonally higher in spite of expanded production and larger cold
storage holdings. "Other" meats averaged fractionally lower, chiefly on the strength of
lower prices for lamb chops and liver sausage. Poultry prices dropped 1.4 percent on the
average; frying chickens accounted for most of the drop, a reflection of ample supplies.
Fresh vegetable price changes were mixed but generally higher, largely as a
result of marketing delays caused by unfavorable weather in Florida in mid-October. Limited
supplies resulted in price increases of 35 percent for cucumbers, 24 percent for tomatoes,
15 percent for green peppers, and 6 percent for celery. Firm demand and tight supplies
caused a 3-1/2 percent rise in potato prices, but good stocks of lettuce, spinach, and
onions resulted in price decreases for these items. Until the recent freezing weather in
Florida, citrus fruit production was running well ahead of last season's level and the
potentially large crop, along with heavy supplies of bananas, was instrumental in the overall decline in fresh fruit prices in November. Dairy product prices continued to advance
primarily due to the year's short milk supplies.
Services
The cost of consumer services rose 0.6 percent in November, a slightly faster
rate of increase than the 0.5 percent average since the beginning of the year. The
increases in November were widespread, and nearly all services were affected. Total costs
of owning and maintaining a home climbed 0.8 percent, and the service elements of home
ownership costs accounted for nearly two-thirds of the increase in service costs. Mortgage
interest charges were sharply higher but were mainly a reflection of higher house prices as
interest rates showed little change. Water and sewerage service bills were substantially
higher in a number of cities, especially New York. The introduction of winter rate
schedules in several cities resulted in significantly higher bills for gas. Insurance rates
edged higher; home decoration and repair services continued their long-term uptrend.
Rents averaged 0.3 percent more, as extensive, and in some cases, unusually
large increases were posted. Other household and housekeeping services also moved ahead
briskly, as acute shortages led to increases for domestic service, and parcel post rates
were increased.
Medical care services, led by a 1 percent rise in hospital services, were up
0.5 percent, the result of constantly rising wages and costs of new equipment. The cost of
professional services rose 0.5 percent as doctors1 and dentists1 fees maintained their
steady increase.
Charges for recreational services advanced, as movie admissions and bowling
fees were higher. Increased local transit charges in several cities almost entirely
accounted for the 0.5 percent rise in public transportation.
Durable Goods
So far this year durable goods prices have advanced 3.0 percent. More than
half of the increase came in October and November, chiefly because of higher house and new
car prices. Selling prices of new cars rose 1.0 percent,, slightly less than is customary
for November, but they were 2.4 percent higher than a year ago, the effect of higher prices
and slightly lower concessions for 1969 models.
Household durables prices, which have been relatively stable for several years,
also registered a fairly substantial gain, and continued the accelerated rate of advance
that became evident this year. Furniture prices jumped 0.7 percent in November; particularly large increases were reported for upholstered furniture which was in strong demand.
Appliance prices also crept higher, although television sets averaged unchanged when lower
color television prices offset slightly higher prices for monochrome sets.
Nondurable Goods Other than Food
Nondurables less food registered a greater-than-seasonal gain in November, but
the rate of advance was somewhat slower than the pace of the preceding two months. Apparel
commodities led the increase in nondurables and continued their strong upward trend with a
rise of 0.6 percent. Men's and boys! fall and winter wear recorded the largest increases,
but women's apparel and footwear were-also higher. Household textiles, including sheets,
drapery fabrics, and bedspreads, were appreciably higher in response to increased manufacturing and retailing costs and very strong consumer demand.
Changes in the retail prices of gasoline and motor oil were mostly minor; most
of the 0.3 percent average rise for this item was accounted for by the end of price wars in
several cities and subsequent return to "normal" prices.
Cost-of-Livinff Adjustments
About 142,000 workers will receive pay increases as a result of changes reflected in the November Consumer Price Index. Over half of the workers (75,000), in the meat
packing industry, will receive 8 cents an hour based on the change in the national index
over the past six months. For workers in other industries, increases will range from 1 to
8 cents an hour based on quarterly, semi-annual, or annual changes in the national and city
indexes.
NOTE:
Change in Publication Policy Concerning Item Indexes
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Beginning with January 1969 data, the detailed item indexes, now
published quarterly in the report, "Consumer Price Indexes for
Selected Items and Groups," will be published monthly in this report
on the Consumer Price Index. The monthly figures for March, June
September, and December will be consistent both with the other months'
indexes and with the information published previously in our quarterly
reports. The last quarterly report to be published by BLS will show
quarterly indexes for December 1968 and the 1968 annual average .
TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, November 1968
and percent changes from selected dates
Group
Indexes (1957-59=100)
October 1968
November 1968
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
justed
justed
adjusted
adjusted
All items
123.A
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
120.5
116.6
120.1
114.6
122.6
123.8
106.7
139.4
Housing
Shelter 1/
122.9
121.0
117.2
114.6
121.9
128.0
106.2
121.7
126.9
120.9
117.2
119.8
115.4
122.3
123.4
108.6
138.9
120.9
126.0
116.0
130.0
110.4
115.9
109.1
114.2
November
1967
Unadjusted
Percent change to November 1968 frotn-October 1968
August 1968
November
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
1967
justed
adjusted
Unadjusted
justed
adjusted
117.8
120.9
117.2
114.3
121.7
128.4
107.3
4.8
115.6
112.3
118.4
111.4
117.8
116.7
101.5
132.0
.3
.5
.3
.7
#2
.3
1.7
.4
115.5
119.4
113.2
121.9
109.3
112.7
109.0
109.3
.7
.7
.3
116.3
131.1
111.3
115.9
109.9
114.8
111.2
115.6
Apparel and upkeep _5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
124.0
125.0
120.7
135.7
123.3
124.1
119.4
135.3
123.3
124.1
120.1
134.9
122.7
123.6
118.9
134.5
116.6
116.6
113.5
127.6
Transportation
Private
Public
121.2
118.9
139.4
120.7
118.3
120.6
118.4
138.7
120.4
118.2
118.3
116.2
134.6
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services 6/
132.4
148.2
122.8
128.0
125.4
131.9
147.4
122.1
127.5
125.1
126.2
139.7
116.9
122.0
121.0
All items less shelter
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities l_h
Nondurables
Durables 7/ 8/
Services 9/
122.5
124.4
121.9
117.1
120.3
109.3
137.4
122.2
123.8
121.5
116.8
120.2
108.5
136.6
117.5
118.7
116.5
112.6
115.3
106.0
129.6
.2
.5
.3
.3
.1
.7
.6
Commodities less food ]_/
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel New cars
Used cars
Household durables 3J7
Housefurnishings
115.3
120.2
123.4
121.0
118.3
103.8
(10/)
102.8
106.5
111.1
115.2
115.7
113.4
114.8
101.4
125.6
98.8
101.8
.5
.4
.6
.6
.3
1.0
10/)
.5
Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 1 2 /
142.0
138.5
135.2
160.3
141.5
141.2
137.6
134.6
159.4
140.9
133.2
128.6
130.0
149.6
133.9
All items index on other bases:
1947-49=100
1939=100
151.4
254.8
150.9
253.9
144.5
243.3
;o.8io
.661
.392
$0,814
.663
.394
$0,849
.692
.411
Hozneownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal hi
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
110.3
116.4
0.1
0
.3
.2
.3
1.0
0
.4
.4
.6
.9
3.4
1.1
1.6
1.3
1.5
.8
1.8
.5
.2
.2
1.3
3.1
3.1
4.2
2.0
1.1
1.2
.5
.2
1.9
.9
.3
1.8
4.2
3.8
1.4
2.9
4.1
6.1
5.1
5.6
5.4
6.3
2.7
7.5
1.8
2.8
.8
5.0
1.9
2.0
2.5
1.5
6.3
7.2
6.3
6.3
.6
.5
2.5
2.3
3.6
1.5
1.9
1.6
1.3
1.0
4.9
6.1
5.0
4.9
3.6
1.1
1.5
1.2
1.0
.9
1.5
1.4
4.3
4.8
4.6
4.0
4.3
3.1
6.0
Special groups:
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
1957-59=$1.00
1947-49=$1.00
1939-$1.00
1/
2/
3/
kj
5/
6/
]_/
_8/
9/
10/
11/
.12/
117.0
120.4
108.9
114.8
119.7
122.4
119.9
101.9
(10/)
114.7
119.7
122.7
120.3
117.9
102.8
(10/)
102.3
105.9
116.6
120.1
108.3
114.5
119.5
122.0
119.5
102.0
(10/)
.3
.2
.3
.3
- .1
(10/)
1.6
1.8
3.3
3.6
.9
4.7
(10/)
1.2
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.7
1.9
1.5
(10/)
1.2
3.8
4.3
6.7
6.7
3.0
2.4
(10/)
4.0
4.6
1.4
1.3
1.2
2.0
1.3
6.6
7.7
4.0
7.2
5.7
- 1.2
- 4.6
Also includes hotel and m o t e l rates not shown separately.
Includes home p u r c h a s e , mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and r e p a i r s .
Also includes telephone, w a t e r , and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Also includes infants' w e a r , sewing m a t e r i a l s , jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic b e v e r a g e s , and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were 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 were classified under this heading prior to 1 9 6 4 .
Not available d u e to insufficient data.
Called "Durables less c a r s " prior to 1964.
Includes t h e services components of a p p a r e l , personal c a r e , reading and recreation, and other goods and services.
1.0
1.2
1.0
TABLE 2: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes
Pricing
Schedule 2/
Area 1/
1957-59=100
1947-49=100
Percent change from:
Other
bases
November 1968
October
1968
August
1968
November
1967
U.S. City Average
123.A
151.A
0.A
1.2
4.8
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York --Philadelphia
120.3
122.1
124.2
126.9
12A.9
151.7
150.5
15A.8
152.9
153.3
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.5
A.2
5.3
3.5
5.5
5.3
July
1968
October 1968
126.6
121.1
122.0
122.6
Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh
1.5
1.5
.2
2.2
156.9
1A9.2
151.0
151.1
August
1968
November 1968
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
—
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Milwaukee
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) Seattle
Washington
116.9
121.8
151.3
118.7
1A9.7
124.5
12A.9
156.A
150.3
115.A
111.2
June
1968
September 1968
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
—
121.2
122.A
120.3
150 .0
151 .9
1A6 .A
12A.A
122.7
125.5
15A .0
152 .3
159 .3
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.5
112.8
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.2
.2
1.2
1.0
October
1967
4.8
4.8
3.0
6.1
November
1967
5.1
6.2
5.8
3.7
4.4
4.4
6.0
September
1967
4.8
4.1
4.9
4.1
3.6
4.2
4.2
1/
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) exce]
spt
fo>r New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those estabshed for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since 1960.
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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 17
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Hajor Groups
Percent change from October 1968 to November 1968
U.S. City
Average
Group
All items
0.4
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
-
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/
.3
.7
.6
.5
.4
.5
.6
.4
.2
Detroit
Chicago
0.1
-
Los AngelesLong Beach
0.3
.7
.3
.3
.3
.5
.9
.3
.2
.3
-
New York
0.3
.8
.8
.8
.6
.4
.1
1.1
.6
.4
Philadelphia
0.3
-
.3
.4
- .2
1.2
.5
.3
.5
.1
1.0
-
0.3
.3
.6
.5
.3
.4
.3
1.2
0
.4
-
.3
.7
- .2
.8
.3
.1
.3
1.0
(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
and
Other
goods
Medical
care
Personal
care
recreation
services
Reading
Date
Apparel
and
All
items
Food
Housing
upkeep
Transportation
Total
and
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
123.4
122.9
122.2
121.9
121.5
120.9
120.3
119.9
119.5
119.0
118.6
120.5
120.9
120.4
120.5
120.0
119.1
118.8
118.3
117.9
117.4
117.0
121.7
120.9
120.4
120.1
119.5
118.7
117.8
117.5
117.2
116.9
116.4
124.0
123.3
122.2
120.3
119.7
119.9
119.5
118.4
117.6
116.6
115.9
121.2
120.6
119.5
120.0
119.8
119.7
119.1
119.0
119.0
118.6
118.7
132.4
131.9
131.1
130.5
130.2
129.7
129.2
128.8
128.3
127.5
127.1
148.2
147.4
146.4
145.5
145.1
144.4
144.0
143.5
142.9
141.9
141.2
122.8
122.1
121.5
120.9
120.4
120.1
119.6
119.0
118.4
117.6
117.6
128.0
127.5
126.7
126.3
125.9
125.6
125.3
124.9
124.2
123.0
122.7
125.4
125.1
124.4
124.2
123.9
123.5
122.6
122.5
122.4
122.1
121.9
Dec.
Nov.
118.2
117.8
116.2
115.6
116.0
115.5
116.8
116.6
117.9
118.3
126.6
126.2
140.4
139.7
117.2
116.9
122.2
122.0
121.4
121.0
Annual Average: 1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1957
116.3
113.1
109.9
108.1
106.7
105.4
98.0
115.2
114.2
108.8
106.4
105.1
103.6
97.8
114.3
111.1
108.5
107.2
106.0
104.8
98.5
114.0
109.6
106.8
105.7
104.8
103.6
99.5
115.9
112.7
111.1
109.3
107.8
107.2
96.5
123.8
119.0
115.6
113.6
111.4
109.4
97.0
136.7
127.7
122.3
119.4
117.0
114.2
95.5
115.5
112.2
109.9
109.2
107.9
106.5
97.1
120.1
117.1
115.2
114.1
111.5
109.6
96.9
118.2
114.9
111.4
108.8
107.1
105.3
98.5
1968:
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
1967:
TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas J7
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
November 1968 indexes and percent changes from August 1968
U.S.
City
Average
Group
Buffalo
(Nov.l963«=100)
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
(Nov.1963=100)
Detroit
Los AngelesLong Beach
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
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
Rent
•
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
116.9
120.3
121.8
115.4
122.1
124.2
120.5
116.6
120.1
114.6
122.6
123.8
106.7
139.4
115.7
113.9
107 .1
112.4
118.9
120.4
111.2
126.8
121.7
119.5
125.3
116.6
135.1
120.6
107.4
132.0
118.6
115.5
116.0
117.2
120.9
122.8
104.0
136.3
114.9
112.2
110.6
114.5
121.4
110.4
106.7
125.3
118.3
115.2
115.5
117.9
128.3
112.0
103.3
135.6
118.4
112.6
119 .1
105.0
119.0
131.1
98.4
139.6
121.7
126.9
116.3
131.1
111.3
115,.9
109,.9
114,.8
115 .8
118.9
107 .6
121 .0
109 6
108 4
110 6
111 9
116.5
119.6
111.5
123.5
106.5
108.7
104.2
114.2
117.5
118.9
105.0
121.4
114.5
114.4
118.1
105 .2
124.4
104,.6
118.1
123.1
126.4
133 .8
116 .1
139 .6
107..0
115.0
112.0
2/
3/
127.1
100,.3
112,.4
103,.3
106,.4
104..5
110.,5
112.,5
113..6
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
124..0
125..0
120.,7
135,,7
123 7
124 6
124. 9
128. 9
119.5
117.9
116.3
131.9
121.3
127.5
112.7
135.0
116..0
121.,7
114.,0
114.,9
122.,9
121. 8
121.,2
133. 0
122. 2
125. 1
122. 1
131. 9
Transportation
121.,2
118. 9
139.4
112. 8
113.4
106.1
118.5
117.8
124.2
124.1
119.9
151.6
110. 9
110. 6
114. 5
120.3
117. 6
137. 2
127. 2
122. 7
154.5
132. 4
148. 2
122. 8
128. 0
125.4
119. 9
123. 1
113.8
119.1
121. 0
127.1
155.5
122.1
111.3
118.2
133.6
163.0
118.5
120.8
127.6
120. 0
126. 2
118.3
118.5
112. 8
134. 6
156.1
130. 1
127.4
120.4
126.1
143. 9
116.9
112.9
122. 6
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
Percent changes August 1968 to November 1968
All items
1.2
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
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
-—•
—
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
See footnotes at end of table.
0.8
.6
.7
1.9
- 1.7
2.4
- 6.7
1.4
.4
- .5
- 1.1
1.9
- .6
.4
- 8.2
.8
2.1
1.3
1.5
.8
1.8
.5
.2
.2
1.3
1.9
3.7
.9
4.2
• 2.1
0
3.5
.6
.4
.7
.5
.7
- 1.9
.2
- 3.7
1.0
3.1
3.1
4.2
2.0
1.1
2.7
.3
1.0
1.0
1.0
.6
1.5
1.9
1.6
1.3
1.0
0
- .4
.4
- .6
.9
- 3.4
1.1
1.6
Hous ing —;
Public —
1.0
—
—
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.1
.1
.3
1.7
- .6
.4
- 4.4
2.2
.5
.4
.2
.7
.3
.4
2.4
1.2
2.4
.6
.9
.4
- .8
.2
- 4.8
.6
.7
.5
.4
- .6
- 1.1
- .3
3.5
1.5
.8
2.0
2.3
.2
2.7
.2
2.0
1.9
.9
2.4
.8
2.2
2.9
.3
1.8
1.2
2.8
3.4
.2
0
- .4
1.1
1.4
1.3
4/ .6
1.4
.9
3.8
2.6
6.2
2.0
1.8
2.7
1.7
.6
2.0
3.8
1.0
2.0
3.5
2.7
3.8
2.2
2.1
1.9
3.0
2.2
1.0
.9
.9
0
1.8
1.2
5.6
.5
.5
.4
1.1
1.1
.4
1.0
1.1
0
1.3
1.2
0
2.7
.6
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.3
.6
2.1
5.0
.9
1.5
0
2.0
1.6
4.5
2.3
0
1.1
1.5
2.6
.7
.2
1.2
.8
1.7
.9
1.6
-
f
-
-
-
-
.2
1.7
TABLE 5{ Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
November 1968 indexes and percent changes from August 1968—Continued
Group
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
(Feb.1965=100)
Seattle
Washington
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
All items
118.7
126.9
124.9
111.2
124.5
124.9
119.5
117. A
110.8
116.4
131.3
122.7
108.0
131.7
121.8
116.3
119.1
114.8
114.0
129.6
106.1
145.4
121.1
116.4
117.8
111.9
129.5
125.9
103.8
146.3
112.5
108.6
108.3
112.7
108.9
106.4
104.5
123.0
119.8
114.0
107.4
114.3
125.2
122.4
103.0
143.6
124.1
119.4
116.1
117.9
124.7
123.8
114.0
142.3
Hous ing
Shelter
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
116.0
117.7
108.5
120.7
111.7
121.4
101.9
114.5
125.6
129.9
131.4
112.3
120.7
110.9
121.7
121.7
125.7
116.8
128.0
109.5
122.1
102.6
117.7
112.3
117.2
110.6
119.9
99.6
100.0
106.3
127.0
138.4
124.6
142.1
113.1
109.8
97.9
112.0
120.4
123.1
120.7
123.1
105.6
116.2
103.9
120.3
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys1
Women's and girls'
118.6
122.1
112.8
130.8
130.0
133.3
126.5
135.4
131.4
127.7
127.1
140.3
111.7
118.1
109.6
116.5
121.0
124.6
117.3
138.3
130.6
130.0
128.4
143.2
115.7
114.7
130.1
122.2
121.7
127.3
130.3
125.1
155.9
107.6
107.7
106.0
121.7
121.1
128.8
121.4
119.0
136.4
125.5
142.8
127.4
122.6
114.2
138.5
151.7
120.2
138.6
134.8
131.9
156.8
116.2
122.1
(5/)
111.3
118.4
106.1
106.2
112.7
127.7
142,
120,
119,
126.9
135.4
169.2
121.7
129.3
118.5
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
f OOuW63I^ ™"•™"~^"^^^*—^^^^^^^
—
^^
^
Transportation
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation Other goods and services
Percent changes August 1968 to November 1968
All items
1.1
1.4
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.5
.3
.6
.2
.3
.3
.5
1.4
2.7
1.0
2.0
.5
.3
2.3
.4
1.7
2.6
.6
1.1
.4
.5
.7
3.4
.4
.1
2.8
2.2
0
.7
2.8
.3
.4
1.8
.6
2.0
.9
.1
3.3
.1
1.1
4.6
1.5
2.9
1.5
1.6
1.3
2.0
.1
0
1.6
1.6
2.1
1.2
2.3
.4
0
0
1.4
1.0
.2
.7
1.6
.6
0
.5
1.8
2.6
.6
3.1
.1
0
.1
1.5
.1
1.1
3.4
1.5
1.5
.8
2.3
4.2
2.4
7.2
2.9
4.5
6.2
6.1
1.7
2.7
1.9
5.4
1.1
1.9
1.6
2.2
2.2
2.8
3.8
3.1
2.7
Transportation
Private
Public
2.0
2.2
.1
1.2
1.5
0
1.1
1.3
0
.7
.7
0
.2
.3
0
1.3
.8
3.6
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1.9
3.0
1.7
2.3
.4
1.8
1.9
3.0
.7
2.4
1.0
1.6
.8
1.2
.9
1.1
1.6
.6
.6
1.2
1.4
2.4
1.0
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.1
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
1.2
5.5
.8
1.2
Housing
Shelter
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
1.0
1.1
.7
1.2
.4
2.5
0
1.3
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
1/
See footnote 1, table 2.
2/
3/
4/
5/
Corrected index August 1968, 112.0.
Corrected index August 1968, 114.6.
Change from September 1968.
Not available.
.7
4/
TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
November 1968 indexes and percent Changes from October 1968
Food at home
Area 1/
Total
food
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
120.5
116.6
120.1
114.6-
122.6
123.8
106.7
139.4
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100) -Detroit
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego (Feb.1965=100)
San Francisco-Oakland —
Seattle
Washington
118,6
115.2
117.8
118.2
113.9
119.5
114.4
115.5
112.2
115.2
113.5
117.8
121.2
112.6
117.4
115.6
116.3
116.4
114.5
119.7
108.6
113.9
114.0
119 .4
113.4
125.8
120.5
107.1
125.3
115.7
116.0
110.6
115.5
112.6
126.7
124.9
119.1
110.8
110.9
119.1
117.8
119.7
124.9
108.3
118.1
107.4
116.1
114.7
116.4
120.1
112.4
116.6
115.5
117.2
114.5
117.9
114.4
111.3
119.6
105.0
116.4
113.0
114.8
111.9
116.7
118.3
112.7
110.4
114.3
117.9
116.5
119.0
117.6
118.9
135.1
118.2
120.9
121.4
128.3
113.7
127.7
130.8
119.0
131.3
127.6
114.0
129.5
115.2
133.5
108.9
117-4
125.2
124.7
122.6
128.1
126.8
120.4
120.6
124.1
122.8
110.4
112.0
119.3
127.8
124.3
131.1
122.7
119.4
129.6
125.9
119.1
126.2
106.4
125.7
122.4
123.8
111.2
106.9
106.7
111.2
107.4
102.3
104.0
106.7
103.3
107.0
106.9
111.2
98.4
108.0
109.8
106.1
103.8
104.6
105.0
104.5
103.4
103.0
114.0
131.1
142.8
147.5
126.8
132.0
136.1
136.3
125.3
135.6
115.9
140.6
134.5
139.6
131.7
133.0
145.4
146.3
134.8
141.0
123.0
142.9
143.6
142.3
122. 6
123, 7
115. 7
121. 7
117. 9
118. 6
114. 9
118. 3
114. 1
122. 1
124. 1
118.4
119.5
118.7
121.8
121. 1
117. 2
123.9
112. 5
119.3
119.8
124. 1
Percent changes October 1968 to November 1968
U.S. City Average
-
0.3
- 0.5
0.3
- 0.7
0.2
0.3
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
-
.2
1.5
.3
.3
.7
.6
.4
.3
.8
1.0
.2
.2
.3
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.6
.4
.3
.3
.1
- .5
- 2.1
- .6
.4
.1
.2
.1
1.0
1.5
.3
1.8
1.1
.5
.6
.6
.2
.4
.7
.9
.1
-
.5
.1
.1
.8
.1
.3
.7
.2
.2
0
.2
.3
.2
1.0
.2
.1
.1
.3
.1
.6
.6
.2
.2
.3
6.1
.5
3.7
1.8
1.1
1.6
1.5
.1
3.4
.2
.3
1.5
1.2
1.2
.5
V
2/
r
-
See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.
.5
.2
.9
1.3
.3
.6
.4
.3
.5
.6
.5
.4
.9
.3
.3
.4
.3
.8
.9
.8
.5
.8
.3
2.1
-
.3
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.0
.6
.3
.8
.7
1.5
.9
.5
.5
.7
.6
.9
.4
.8
2.2
.5
.7
.4
.3
1.3
1.4
2.0
1.2
1.8
-
1.7
0.4
1.6
2.6
.7
.5
2.3
1.9
1.0
1.8
3.0
.1
2.9
1.3
2.0
1.9
2.1
1.8
9
2
3
1
1
2.1
1.7
1.2
.6
.5
0
.1
.1
.1
.7
0
0
.1
.6
.1
(2/)
.5
.4
.6
.1
.4
(2/)
.2
. .1
.7
10
TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
November 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Item or Group
Index
kovember
Unadjusted
Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal \J
Corn flakes
•«—
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat \J
Cookies
Layer cake \J
Cinnamon rolls 1/ ~
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2J
Steak, porterhouse 1/
Rump roast If
Rib roast —
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
:
Other meats
•
Lamb chops 1/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage JL/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst JL/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts JL/
Turkey 1/
Fish
Shrimp, frozen 1/
Fish, fresh or frozen —
Tuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned 1/ —
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered —
Milk, fresh, skim 1/ —
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
See footnotes at end of table.
120.5
139.4
139.6
121.1
116.6
120.1
112.0
117.5
129.0
111.0
126.6
117.5
100.1
110.3
108.3
114.6
117.4
119.5
114.6
112.4
117.4
110.1
128.0
111.7
122.9
107.5
144.7
114.5
116.6
124.9
126.4
111.6
114.1
114.2
120.7
129.9
118.4
116.5
120.9
116.1
116.1
91.1
91.2
103.5
101.4
125.5
111.5
126.4
111.6
123.3
122.6
120.6
126.1
120.3
121.7
99.7
141.3
117.3
Seasonally
adjusted
Percent change to November 1968 frotnQctpbe
1968
November
Seasonally
1967
Unadjusted
^justed
Unadjusted
0.3
.4
.4
.2
.5
.3
.4
.1
.4
0
1.0
.3
.7
.1
.5
.7
.7
.3
1.1
.2
121.0
117.2
114.6
117.0
119.1
113.9
•
-
111.4
115.9
120.3
117.6
-
-
93.6
-
125.9
126.4
121.9
119.5
140.7
116.5
.3
.4
1.1
2.1
.8
.7
.3
.4
.1
128.5
110.8
122.4
145.9
114.5
117.2
0.1
-
1.6
2.1
.7
.7
.8
2.6
4.9
3.3
1.6
.5
2.1
1.6
.2
.7
.3
.5
.3
0
.9
1.4
1.7
1.3
.1
.2
1.5
.1
.4
0
.2
.1
.2
.2
.4
.5
.1
.2
1.5
0
1.5
.5
2.9
.4
-
.3
4.2
5.6
5.5
6.2
3.8
1.4
1.6
.6
0
1.9
2.6
3.0
2.1
4.5
1.5
2.9
2.5
3.5
2.6
2.5
4.1
2.1
4.7
2.6
4.7
1.8
6.2
1.1
.7
1.6
3.2
1.5
- .3
.3
2.1
4.8
1.5
0
2.5
2.3
1.1
5.1
6.0
3.9
2.1
3.6
4.9
1.8
1.9
5.8
4.1
4.4
5.2
5.2
3.8
1.8
3.9
.9
11
TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
November 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Item or Group
Index
Jjovgmbe
Unadjusted
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas —
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3/
Strawberries ,3/-Watermelon 3/ Potatoes —
Onions
Asparagus 1/ 3/ •
Cabbage
Carrots —
Celery
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce —
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pear8, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
-—r
Peas, green, canned —
Tomatoes, canned —
Dried beans
Broccoli, frozen 1/ —
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar —
Grape Jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 17
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant jj
Tea
Cola drink —
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned }J
Spaghetti, canned 1/ -—
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/ •
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/ —
Pretzels 1/
1/ December 1963-100.
2J April 1960-100.
3/ Priced only in season.
4/ July 1961=100.
123.8
130.6
142
88
162
87
183
144.6
(3/)
(3/)
131.9
130.0
(3/)
141.2
107.0
106.6
134.6
126.0
148.0
103.9
132.4
115.6
107.5
112.9
98.3
91.9
89.9
113.3
121.3
126.2
125.2
101.1
106.7
102.6
102.5
101.3
122.8
121.4
113.6
120.
121.
102.
102.
87.
100.6
100.7
150.6
118.6
103.8
100.5
96.1
113.5
102.5
89.0
111.2
112.0
106.6
Seasonally
adjusted
128.0
138.1
173.5
91.6
152.5
Percent change to November 1968 fromOctobe 196.8
November
Seasonally
1967
Unadjusted
adjusted
unadjusted
90.9
0.3
.6
.6
9.4
5.0
0
10.9
18.8
(3/)
(3/)
3.5
2.8
(3/)
1.9
1.9
5.9
34.9
16.8
15.4
3.2
24.2
.1
.1
.9
1.3
.9
106.2
98.7
.8
1.0
1.0
1.7
11.5
199.7
145.3
(3/)
on
144.8
140.4
159.7
110.9
108.4
115.7
145.0
.2
.3
.8
.1
.3
0
.7
.2
.4
0
1.2
.1
.7
.9
.2
.5
0
.4
.1
.1
.5
1.3
.1
-
0.3
.2
3.0
.9
1.6
8.9
5.1
-
6.1
8.6
12.9
4.8
26.4
16.5
34.1
10.3
(2/)
2
(3/)
3.0
.4
(3/)
7.5
4.9
(3/)
22.3
14.3
10.9
19.4
4.0
8.8
5.9
23.5
2.7
1.1
2.1
2.7
23.7
.6
3.9
1.1
2.2
5.0
1.7
5.1
22.6
1.8
1.9
2.4
- 23.3
5.5
.5
1.0
7.4
1.3
1.2
.1
4.7
.2
2.6
14.7
1.1
2.9
0
4.5
.3
7.3
8.1
2.0
0
.2
2.3
.5
5.0
3.6
3.4
1.6
12
m.n SERIES
TABLE 8:
Consumer Price Index—Scranton, Pennsylvania
All items and commodity groups
November 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from
Group
—
Index
August 1968
November 1967
124.9
149.0
0.9
4.4
119.8
116.8
123.1
119.3
118.7
114.1
109.1
.3
.6
1.8
.9
.3
5.6
1.9
4.4
4.5
2.8
3.1
6.0
4.2
6.6
119.1
115.5
105.8
112.1
109.3
121.2
1.4
.9
0
5.1
2.0
.2
4.7
2.2
1.0
5.1
6.8
3.2
Apparel
Men'8 and boys*
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Other apparel
124.5
125.5
122.1
135.5
109.5
1.5
1.0
2.1
1.2
1.1
5.2
5.0
4.8
7.3
4.6
Transportation
Private
Public
117.2
114.4
134.6
.9
1.1
0
2.3
2.5
1.0
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
156.0
133.8
168.9
130.0
2.4
2.1
1.1
.3
7.2
2.8
3.4
4.8
All items
All items (1947-49-100)
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruit8 and vegetables
Other foods at home
Housing ——————™"~ "•-—«»———•——••——•.
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)
October 1968 to August 1968 to May 1968 to
November 1968
November 1968 August 1968
ebruary 1968
to May 1968
November 1967
Feb. 1968
November 1967 to
iber 1968
yemj
•PT*
*ALL ITEMS
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Nondurable
0.2
.3
Food and beverages at home
.1
Apparel and accessories
.3
Household furnishings and supplies
.1
Gasoline and motor oil
.1
Other nondurables
.5
Durable
.3
New passenger cars
.1
Appliances
.1
Furniture and floor coverings
.4
*Other durables
.5
•CONSUMER SERVICES
0.6
0.5
1.1
•
.7
.7
0.1
• .1
1.3
1.0
1.4
.3
1.6
.2
1.1
1.5
2.0
-
.1
.3
.8
- 1.7
.6
1.1
.9
1.7
.6
1.1
.4
0.3
1.1
3.2
3.6
1.3
1.0
1.9
1.2
5.0
.7
1.2
3.9
1.7
.6
1.5
.4
.6
-1.2
.3
1.0
1.9
-
.1
1.0
1.7
-
.5
.9
1.5
1.3
.9
.4
0
.7
.3
.6
.4
1.4
.3
.1
.6
.2
.1
.2
.4
.3
0
.4
.5
1.3
1.0
1.7
2.9
.1
.4
.1
1.1
.4
1.0
1.7
-
.1
0.6
1.4
1.9
1.3
1.3
6.0
•Insurance and finance
.6
1.7
4.6
.9
1.6
9.1
*Rent
.3
.8
.7
.6
.6
2.7
•Utilities and public transportation
.9
.6
.5
.5
.6
2.1
•Housekeeping and home maintenance services
.6
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.5
8.0
•Medical care services
.6
2.0
1.4
1.8
1.8
7.2
•Personal care services
.4
1.7
1.2
2.2
1.1
6.2
•Other services
.4
1.1
1.1
2.2
1.2
5.7
WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:
Farm products
2.4
3.7
Processed foods and feeds
.9
•Industrial commodities
.2
2.6
2.4
3.5
7.0
.4
0
1.3
1.6
3.4
.9
.3
.3
1.1
2.6
0
.4
.2
.5
• .3
.1
.3
.9
.3
.5
4.1
3.6
Industrial Materials and Equipment:
Chemicals and allied products
Rubber and rubber products
Lumber and wood products
Pulp, paper and allied products
*Metals and metal products
Machinery and equipment
.3
.6
1.1
1.0
1.4
2.1
1.3
1.0
.7
1.2
3.6
Stage of Processing at Wholesale:
1.0
1.0
1.1
3.3
Consumer
.9
1.0
1.2
3.3
Producer
1.0
.6
1.1
3.5
Finished goods
Intermediate materials, supplies and components
Crude materials
.7
1.2
2.4
3.4
2.5
5.2
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
standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items
and for nine commodity groupings based on 1967 averages. The figures may be interpreted as
follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the CPI as computed
differs from the corresponding "complete coverage'1 change by less than twice the standard
error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the standard error of percent
changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for successively longer time periods,
as expected.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in
interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a month-tomonth change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. Because of rounding,
however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smaller change
in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not be
significant. On the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates.
Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in the
CPI Based on 1967 Data
Relative Error
Standard Error
Component
All items
Food at home
Food away from home
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation Other goods and services
Monthly
Change
.03
.08
.06
.04
.16
.07
.12
.14
.08
.10
This replaces the ta
included in the CPI report
Quarterly
Change
.05
.11
.12
.07
.24
.12
.17
.19
.12
. 14
Annual
Change
.07
.16
.27
.14
.26
.14
.26
.34
.15
.20
Monthly
Change
.12
.14
.16
.18
.29
.17
.23
.56
.29
.25
Quarterly
Change
.07
.10
.10
.11
.23
.11
.10
.26
.16
.13
Annua1
Change
.03
.19
.05
.05
.06
.05
.04
.12
.06
.07
average standard errors based on 1965 data which was
January 1968.
1/ The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,
"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of the American 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 SMSAfs 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
411 N. Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Box 1784
William Penn Annex
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19105
64106
Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 9
Wholesale Price Index
Consumer Price Index
lodities and services
All Commodities
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. 1/
Food and beverages at home
Food at home, alcoholic 1
Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eggs
from the farm products group; and the processed foods
and feeds group, excluding crude vegetable oils and
manufactured animal feeds.
Apparel and accessories •
Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/
Apparel and some fabrics and sewing materials,
leather footwear, leather gloves, rubber footwear,
watches and clocks, jewelry.
Household furnishings and supplies
Home maintenance nondurables, fuel oil and
coal, textile housefurnishings, housekeeping
supplies.
Textile housefurnishings, fuels for home use (except
gas), soap and synthetic detergents, sanitary papers
and health products, matches, pens and pencils, and
prepared paints, and miscellaneous housekeeping
supplies.
Gasoline and motor oil
Gasoline and motor oil.
Gasoline and automotive motor oil.
Other nondurables
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, toilet goods,
recreational 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. _!/
New passenger cars
New cars.
Passenger cars.
Appliances
Household appliances, radio and TV.
Home electronic equipment, room heaters,.and household appliances, excluding electric lamps.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Durable
Furniture and floor coverings
Furniture and floor coverings.
Household furniture and floor coverings.
Other durables
Home maintenace durables, other housefurnishings, tires, recreational durables,
except radio and TV.
Other durable commodities throughout the WPI which
are used for home maintenance, including some household geods, tires and tubes, outboard motors, equipment for home workshops and home gardens, recreational items such as photographic equipment, sporting
and athletic goods, musical instruments, and phonograph records, electric lamps, typewriters, luggage
and small leather goods, and caskets and morticians
goods.
CONSUMER SERVICES •
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.
of home or apartment.
Housekeeping and home maintenance services
Medical care services
—
Housekeeping and home maintenance services.
Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.
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 Inde:
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 commoditiei
Indexes by Durability of Product
2J Same as apparel commodities.
V Includes registration and license fees and parking fees
sification and is not necessarily the sai
sification in the
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