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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
135
1957-59 = 100
140
135
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
A L L ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1967)
ALL SERVICES
130
125
-
/
35.28%
FOOD
22.54%
NONDURABLES LESS FOOD -
24.54%
DURABLE COMMODITIES
17.64%
130
125
ML
/
120
OOD*
ALL SE RYICES-
115
120
115
-ALL ITEMS
110
110
<**
105
105
V0URA1 LES*
NONDU RABLES LESS F01ID*
100
100
95
95
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU
OF
LABOR
STATISTICS
Latest
Data: October 1968
Released November 27, 1968
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, D. C. 20212
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR OCTOBER 1968
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent to 122,9 (1957-59=100) in October for
the largest monthly increase in any month since September 1962 and the largest October
rise since 1950. The increase was broadly based; most commodities moved up at greater
than seasonal rates. Food prices moved up contraseasonally, and service charges continued
to rise at their usual pace. Significant declines occurred among prices for apples, frying
chickens, potatoes, some housekeeping supplies, and gas bills.
Since October 1967, prices have risen an average of 4,6 percent. Services have
risen at a greater than average rate and have been responsible for about 45 percent of the
12-month increase. Spurred by sharply higher fall seasonal apparel prices, nondurable
commodities contributed about as much to the overall advance, but moved at just under the
average rate of increase; durables, contributing about one-tenth of the movement, rose only
half as much.
Services
Service charges rose another 0.4 percent in October to equal the increases in
each of the preceding 2 months.
Rents continued to rise at an accelerated rate, brought
on by the widespread decline in housing vacancy levels. Charges for other household
services advanced at double the September rate. Mortgage interest, homeowners1 taxes and
insurance, housekeeping, and home maintenance service charges all advanced. Medical care
services continued to rise; dental fees and hospital service charges increased. Other
service charges contributing to the persistent rise were laundry and drycleaning, men's
haircuts, recreational admission fees, and legal fees,
Nondurables less food
Prices of nondurable commodities other than food have continued to increase at an
accelerated pace. Apparel commodities prices dominated the advance with a 1 percent jump;
this increase reflected higher production, materials, and distribution costs. Clothing
prices were up on two fronts: ready-to-wear year-round items, such as women's blouses,
cocktail and daytime dresses and children's dresses, and cold-weather clothing, particularly woolen winter coats, men's suits, slacks, and skirts introduced this season. Footwear
prices advanced steadily at the rate of recent months, primarily because of increased
materials costs and brisk retail sales.
The rise in textile housefurnishings, particularly for pillows and slipcovers,
was moderated by fractional declines for sheets and bedspreads. Prices of home delivered
newspapers rose, as well as those for cosmetics and other toilet goods. Fuel oil prices
edged downward contraseasonally as the country experienced slightly warmer weather than
normal through October.
Durables
New car prices rose 4.5 percent in October, when 1969 models were introduced.
Prices for new cars have increased 1.7 percent over the October 1967 level. After adjustment for quality change between 1968 and 1969 models, the retail increase reflected a
reduction in overallowances on trade-ins and other discounts on new models, as well as an
increase of about 1 percent in list prices. The increase for new cars was the primary
factor in the 0.8 percent rise in durable goods prices. Other durables advanced, but most,
like furniture and appliances, moved up at rates somewhat lower than September's. The rises
generally reflect previous wholesale price increases.
Food
Food prices moved up 0.4 percent in October. This was the first October increase
in food prices since 1960. The unusual advance was brought about by the combination of
strong demand and reduced marketings for some foods and the persistent advance in prices of
meals eaten away from home. Planted acreage for some fresh vegetables was lower, harvests
were delayed for some fruits, and production was lower for some meat animals.
Lettuce, tomato, and cabbage prices increased more than usual; price reductions
were less than usual for the fall harvest of potatoes and onions. Fresh milk prices rose
more than seasonal partly as the result of the recent increase in support levels for fluid
milk prices in some areas; egg prices were driven higher by strong demand on seasonally
reduced supplies. Meat, poultry, and fish prices showed the first decline in 6 months,
but not as much as expected in October, (-0.1 percent), largely on the strength of sharply
lower prices for frying chickens which were abundant. Beef and veal prices rose fractionally; reductions for steaks were outweighed by greater than usual increases for roasts.
Pork, other meats, and fish prices all averaged higher.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
About 460,000 workers will receive cost-of-living increases as a result of the
rise in the October Consumer Price Index. For 385,000 electrical workers the increase will
be the maximum allowed by the escalator clauses, 1.75 percent, based on the change in the
national index from a year ago. Other workers will receive increases ranging from 1 to 8
cents an hour, based on changes in national or city indexes for periods varying from a
month to a year.
TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, October 1968
and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes (1957-59=100)
October 1968
September 1968
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
adjusted
justed
j us ted adjusted
Group
0.6
115.7
112.6
118.2
112.3
117.9
115.3
102.3
131.4
.4
.3
0
.1
.6
.4
1.1
.7
115.3
119.0
113.0
121.5
109.4
112.5
108.9
109.1
.4
.6
.3
.7
.1
.1
.2
.3
1.2
1.4
.8
1.7
.2
.2
.4
1.0
122.1
123.0
118.1
134.1
116.0
116.1
112.7
127.1
.9
.7
1.4
.7
3.0
3.3
3.8
2.0
2.4
2.1
1.5
6.3
6.9
6.6
6.1
119.7
117.4
117.7
115.7
133.0
.9
1.0
0
.7
.7
.1
.7
.7
2.5
2.3
4.3
131.1
146.4
121.5
126.7
124.4
125.5
139.0
116.5
121.4
120.3
.6
.7
.5
.6
.6
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.0
5.1
6.0
4.8
5.0
4.0
121.5
123.0
120.8
116.1
119.6
107.6
136.0
117.1
118.2
116.2
112.4
115.1
105.7
129.1
.6
.7
.6
.6
.5
.8
.4
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.3
.8 .
1.3
4.4
4.7
4.6
3.9
4.4
2.6
5.'8
110.6
114.5
115.1
112.7
114.2
101.1
126.0
98.7
101.5
.7
.7
1.0
1.1
.4
4.5
122.9
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
120.9
117.2
119.8
115.4
122.3
123.4
108.6
138.9
Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation -
120.9
126.0
116.0
130.0
110.4
115.9
109.1
114.2
Apparel and upkeep _5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls' Footwear
123.3
124.1
120.1
134.9
122.7
123.6
118.9
134.5
122.2
123.2
118.5
134.0
Transportation
Private
Public
120.6
118.4
138.7
120.4
118.2
119.5
117.2
138.7
Health and recreation
-——
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services 6/ —
131.9
147.4
122.1
127.S
125.1
All items less shelter
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities TJ
Nondurables
Durables 7/ 8/
122.2
123.8
121.5
116.8
120.2
108.5
136.6
Commodities less food TJ
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel New cars
114.7
119.7
122.7
120.3
117.9
102.8
(10/)
102.3
105.9
122.2
114.3
121.7
128.4
107.3
110.3
116.4
Percent change to October 1968 fr
September 1968
July 1968
October
Unad- Seasonally
Unad- Seasonally
1967
adjusted
adjusted
justed
justed
117.5
All items
120.9
117.2
October
1967
unad justed.
120.4
116.8
119.8
115.5
121.6
122.9
107.4
138.0
120.4
125.3
115.7
129.1
110.5
115.8
109.3
113.9
120.0
116.3
113.0
121.4
127.0
106.2
110.5
117.2
4.6
0.8
.4
.5
1.2
1.1
6.7
5.1
1.8
1.2
.2
1.1
1.0
1.6
1.5
.2
4.1
2.6
.6
1.1
4.5
4.1
1.4
2.8
3.7
7.0
6.2
5.7
4.9
5.9
2.7
7.0
.9
3.0
.2
4.7
Special groups:
Household durables j^l/
Housefurnishings
Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 12/
All items index on other bases:
1947-49-100
-~
1939*100 —
—-—
——
—
116.6
120.1
108.3
114.5
119.5
122.0
119.5
102.0
(10/)
105.9
10/
11/
1^/
114.0
118.8
121.3
118.6
101.0
125.2
105.5
141.2
137.6
134.6
159.4
140.9
140.5
137.0
133.8
158.2
140.3
132.7
128.4
129.2
148.7
133.1
150.9
253.9
150.0
252.4
144.2
242.6
$0,818
.667
.396
$0,851
.693
.412
Purchasing power of" the consumer dollar:
1957-59=$l.OO
$0,814
1947-49-$!.00
—
*.663
1939=$1.00
••—
.394
1/
2/
3/
AJ
5/
6/
2/
8/
9J
113.9
118.9
121.5
119.0
117.4
98.4
126.7
102.0
105.4
116.1
119.4
107.9
(10/)
.3
.5
.4
.6
.6
1.0
(10/)
1.3
1.8
3.2
3.4
.9
3.0
O0/)
.8
1.0
.5
.4
.6
-
1.4
1.5
.8
1.8
1.2
.5
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 1964.
Also includes infants 1 wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes*tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes Home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Not available due to insufficient data.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.
1.1
1.5
.7
1.1
1.4
2.1
2.2
1.4
U0/)
3.7
4.5
6.6
6.7
3.2
1.7
1.0
6.4
7.2
4.2
7.2
5.9
- 4.3
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
October 1968
September
1968
July
1968
October
1967
U.S. City Average
122.9
150.9
0.6
1.2
4.6
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York --Philadelphia
120.2
121.7
123.8
126.5
124.5
151.5
150.0
154.3
152.4
152.9
.3
.4
.8
.5
.6
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.9
1.5
4.4
5.4
4.1
5.2
5.2
July
1968
October 1968
126.6
121.1
122.0
122.6
Boston
•
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh
156.9
149.2
151.0
151.1
1.5
1.5
.2
2.2
May
1968
August 1968
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100)
—
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Milwaukee
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) Seattle
Washington
San Francisco-Oakland
—
4.8
4.8
3.0
6.1
August
1967
115.7
120.0
149.0
117.4
148.1
123.2
123.1
154.8
148.2
0
113.7
110.0
121.2
122.4
120.3
150.0
151.9
146.4
124.4
122.7
125.5
154.0
152.3
159.3
1.3
1.2
1.7
1.7
June
1968
September 1968
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Kansas City
St. Louis -
October
1967
112.8
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.2
.2
1.2
1.0
4.4
3.3
3.9
4.2
4.9
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) 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 citiesj 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 JL/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Group
All items
Chicago
Detroit
Los AngelesLong Beach
0.6
0.3
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.6
.2
.1
.7
.7
.5
.3
- .1
1.1
.3
.2
.4
.7
.7
.4
.7
1.3
.2
- .1
.6
.6
.6
2.2
.6
.5
.6
.8
.3
.5
.1
.3
1.0
.9
.8
.9
.2
1.5
.3
.6
1.1
.5
.5
.8
.2
.6
.4
.4
.9
.9
.6
.7
.5
.6
.6
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/
U.S. City
Average
-
New York
Philadelphia
(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)
He<ilth and recreation
Reading
Date
1968:
Apparel
All
items
Food
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.
122.9
122.2
121.9
121.5
120.9
120.3
119.9
119.5
119.0
118.6
Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1957
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
1967:
Annual Average:
and
Trans-
Other
goods
and
services
Total
Medical
care
120.6
119.5
120.0
119.8
119.7
119.1
119.0
119.0
118.6
118.7
131.9
131.1
130.5
130.2
129.7
129.2
128.8
128.3
127.5
127.1
147.4
146.4
145.5
145.1
144.4
144.0
143.5
142.9
141.9
141.2
122.1
121.5
120.9
120.4
120.1
119.6
119.0
118.4
117.6
117.6
127.5
126.7
126.3
125.9
125.6
125.3
124.9
124.2
123.0
122.7
125.1
124.4
124.2
123.9
123.5
122.6
122.5
122.4
122.1
121.9
116.8
116.6
116.0
117.9
118.3
117.7
126.6
126.2
125.5
140.4
139.7
139.0
117.2
116.9
116.5
122.2
122.0
121.4
121.4
121.0
120.3
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
Housing
and
upkeep
120.9
120.4
120.5
120.0
119.1
118.8
118.3
117.9
117.4
117.0
120.9
120.4
120.1
119.5
118.7
117.8
117.5
117.2
116.9
116.4
123.3
122.2
120.3
119.7
119.9
119.5
118.4
117.6
116.6
115.9
118.2
117.8
117.5
116.2
115.6
115.7
116.0
115.5
115.3
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
portation
care
tion
TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas \J
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
October 1968 indexes and percent changes from September 1968
Los
MinnAngeleseapolisLong
York
St. Paul
Beach
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
U.S.
City
Average
Group
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
All items
122.9
126.6
120.2
121.7
123.8
122.0
126.5
124.5
122.6
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
120.9
117.2
119.8
115.A
122.3
123.4
108.6
138.9
124.1
118.9
120.4
121.3
117.5
127.4
107.5
146.8
122.5
120.5
123.5
117.8
135.0
122.8
109.9
131.9
119.2
116.3
116.1
118.7
128.5
112.1
106.5
135.6
122.3
118.1
125.9
110.3
127.9
127.6
110.1
140.5
118.7
113.0
119.6
105.5
118.8
129.2
100.4
139.5
119.1
116.2
111.9
113.7
127.4
118.0
112.1
132.3
122.2
117.0
119.2
115.9
113.9
128.9
108.0
144.8
121.5
117.0
116.9
112.3
129.4
126.9
105.8
145.4
117.6
115.0
118.6
117.6
114.9
120.0
105.9
134.6
Housing
Shelter
Rent Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal •Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
120.9
126.0
116.0
130.0
110.4
115.9
109.1
114.2
127.7
136.5
130.8
138.9
109.5
120.1
102.0
121.5
116.1
119.3
117.2
121,
106,
125.9
133.4
132.8
122.4
112.5
113.3
124.8
129.3
126.0
130.2
110.5
120.8
111.0
121.2
125.9
109.6
122.1
102.7
118.0
120.5
121.2
113.5
123.3
118.0
110.3
119.5
125.5
115.7
127.2
105.0
114.2
100.3
112.4
120.9
123.9
123.2
106.5
108.7
104.2
113.7
118.1
116.6
105.0
120.9
118.9
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
123.3
124.1
120.1
134.9
124.9
117.0
121.5
136.7
119.2
117.2
116.3
131.8
121.9
121.6
119.7
131.5
120.4
118.0
119.8
138.3
122.4
125.6
122.7
130.9
119.1
126.0
112.4
130.4
129.4
131.6
126.5
134.4
131.6
128.3
127.3
140.6
125.9
117.7
123.4
139.9
120.6
118,
138,
123.0
117.3
136.0
118.1
117.4
124.2
119.6
116.9
117.2
113.5
150.5
125.7
121.2
154.5
122.3
120.8
128.6
121.8
121.1
127.3
129.3
123.9
155.9
122.6
118.3
134.1
131.9
147.4
122.1
127.5
125.1
132.9
153.4
125.0
135.8
117.1
126.5
154.1
121.7
111.1
117.8
134.
156,
128.
126.
119.9
130.0
136.2
134.0
127.7
121.3
125.5
143.4
116.3
112.8
121.4
132.5
155.4
119.6
131.1
115.2
138.0
151.2
118.8
138.6
134.3
131.5
156.6
115.9
120.9
(2/)
133.7
155.9
114.3
121.9
133.8
Transportation
Private
Public — — — — — — — — —
— — — —
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
103.5
106.4
139.3
106.1
118.4
117.6
Percent changes July 1968 to October 1968
All items
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.9
1.5
2.2
.4
.5
1.2
1.1
6.7
5.1
1.8
.7
.5
.6
1.1
1.7
3.4
3.0
1.4
1.0
.5
.6
1.6
.7
5.8
5.0
2.8
.5
.3
3.5
.7
2.7
- 9.1
4.7
1.3
.6
.4
1.2
.9
.4
4.4
5.2
1.3
1.2
.9
1.6
1.0
1.6
- 5.4
5.6
2.0
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.7
3.4
5.4
.7
1.1
1.1
.9
1.0
4.7
7.0
5.7
1.4
Housing
Shelter
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
1.2
1.4
.8
1.7
.2
.2
.4
1.0
1.2
1.8
1.3
2.0
0
.3
0
.6
.5
.9
1.6
2.3
1.7
2.6
1.1
1.9
.2
3.7
.9
1.9
3.0
.8
3.6
.1
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
3.0
3.3
3.8
2.2
4.4
4.9
5.5
3.3
4.0
3.9
5.6
2.7
.7
.7
.1
.5
.5
.1
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.0
2.4
4.3
2.3
2.0
1.1
Food
roou a.t nouic — • — • — • — • — — — — — — — —
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Transportation
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
Ij
See footnote 1, table 2.
2/
2/
Not available.
Change from August 1968.
'•—
3//
.3 .
.4
0
1.0
.9
2.2
1.1
.3
1.3
1.7
5
1.8
0
0
0
.9
1.6
.6
.8
6.9
2.8
6.5
3.2
.9
.5
.5
.5
1.5
2.5
1.2
.6
6.8
5.7
1.1
2.5
1.1
.2
1.3
1.4
2.7
1.3
3.4
1.3
4.3
1.7
.9
4.1
4.1
3.4
3.9
1.6
7.0
3.4
2.3
1.9
3.3
2.3
2.0
.8
4.0
1.8
4.7
3.0
8.1
2.8
4.4
6.6
4.7
5.2
4.4
2.5
8.2
2.5
.2
.1
.4
.5
.5
.1
.9
0
1.3
1.4
.2
1.0
1.3
0
.6
.7
.1
1.4
1.7
0
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.5
.2
1.8
2.3
1.7
2.7
.3
1.5
.7
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.7
1.2
1.8
1.7
2.3
1.2
2.1
1.7
1.0
.2
(2/)
3.1
2.0
3.0
1.8
5.6
1.5
1.8
2.1
0
1/
-
.7
3.1
0
.2
0
3.1
0
.1
0
1.1
.1
TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
October 1968 indexes and percent changes from September 1968
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
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
117.2
119.8
115.4
122.3
123.4
108.6
138.9
118.8
115.8
124.5
124.1
115.3
122.5
118.6
118.1
114.6
119.2
113.0
122.3
124.4
118.7
119.6
119.1
122.2
121.5
117.6
124.7
112.0
119.6
120.2
124.2
120.3
118.9
113.4
120.5
115.3
114.9
112.0
116.3
112.0
118.1
121.9
113.0
117.8
116.2
117.0
117.0
115.0
120.8
108.9
114.3
114.5
119.8
113.5
126.0
120.4
106.0
123.5
116.1
113.9
109.4
116.1
111.9
125.9
125.2
119.6
111.6
111.9
119.2
116.9
118.6
123.9
107.8
119.0
107.7
113.7
115.1
117.8
121.3
113.8
117.8
116.2
116.8
113.6
118.7
112.7
110.3
120.
105.
117,
113.
115.
112,
117.6
120.9
113.3
111.2
114.8
117.6
117.1
118.9
117.5
117.9
135.0
117.8
120.1
121.6
128.5
113.7
127.9
130.4
118.8
130.0
127.4
113.9
129.4
114.9
133.7
108.2
116.7
125.4
125.0
122.2
136.4
127.4
116.1
122.8
125.5
120.9
108.8
112.1
115.41
127.6
124.7
129.2
121.3
118.0
128.9
126.9
120.0
124.6
104.9
123.2
121.0
126.1
113.0
109.8
107.5
111.8
109.9
104.3
105.0
108.7
106.5
106.9
110.1
112.7
100.4
110.1
112.1
108.0
105.8
105.9
107.5
106.7
105.6
105.2
116.0
129.5
141.9
146.8
126.8
131.9
135.9
136.2
124.4
135.6
115.9
140.5
133.7
139.5
(2/)
132.3
144.8
145.4
134.6
140.4
(2/)
142.6
143.7
141.3
0.7
120.9
Percent changes September 1968 to October 1968
U.S. City Average
0.4
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
.1
.9
.4
.5
.2
.9
.6
.1
.2
.2
1.2
.4
.6
0
.7
.5
.3
.1
0
1.0
.7
.3
.3
.3
1.0
.3
.6
0
1.1
.9
.6
.2
.2
.9
.6
.7
0
.7
.4
.3
.2
0
1.4
.6
.1
.2
\J
See footnote 1, table 2.
2/
Not available.
0.3
1.5
.4
.2
.7
2.2
.1
.6
.9
.5
.6
.6
.5
1 0
.1
.1
.8
1.1
.2
1.0
1.2
.6
- 0.1
0.6
0.4
1.1
- 1 8
.3
1.0
0
0
.5
1.6
1.6
.6
1.0
1.3
.5
.6
.9
0
.2
.1
.5
.3
3.8
1.1
.2
.9
2.5
1.9
1.6
1.2
.2
.6
1.2
.3
.4
.4
7.0
.1
.1
.3
.6
1.1
1.6
.1
.1
.5
.3
.4
.1
.5
2.1
.5
1.3
.2
1.6
2.3
.3
.5
1.0
1.2
.3
.7
1.7
.8
2.2
.9
.2
.4
3.0
1.9
2.2
1.9
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.5
.4
.1
2.0
.7
2.9
1.1
.8
.4
.4
1.0
2.0
1.8
2.5
2.7
.3
.4
.3
.8
.4
1.1
- .1
.3
1.5
.6
1.2
2.3
.1
.6
(2/)
.8
.7
.3
1.1
.2
(2/)
.6
.7
.7
TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
October 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
October 1968
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted
Item or Group
Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal JL/
Corn flakes
____
ni _g
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/ — - —
Layer cake 1^/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
•
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
Loin roast 2J
Pork sausage 1/ —
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
—
Other meats
Lamb chops V
Frankfurters
•
Ham, canned JL/
Bologna sausage JL/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst JL/
Poultry
Frying chicken —
—
Chicken breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
"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 1/
Milk, evaporated
X.C& C-T6d.nl
————————————————
Cheese, American process
See footnotes at end of table.
120.
138.
139.
120.
117.
119.
112.
117.
128.
111.
125
117.
100.
110.
107.
115.
118.
119.
113,
112.
118.
109.
127.
111.
122.
108.
143,
117.
122.
129,
128,
112,
116,
116,
121,
130,
118,
115,
121,
116,
117,
92,
92
104
101
125
109
126
112
123
122
120
125
120
121
99
141
117
120.9
117.2
114.3
116.5
117,8
111.6
126.5
108.5
121.5
143.8
114.5
119.0
110.8
112.6
120,8
117.9
94.2
125.7
126.9
121.7
119.2
141.4
116.3
Percent change to October 1968 from—
{September 1968
October
Seasonally
1967
adjusted
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
0.4
.7
.6
1.4
.3
0
.4
0
0
.3
.4
.4
.1
.4
.4
.1
.2
.1
.2
1.1
.5
.5
.7
1.1
.6
.8
.4
.2
.3
.3
.3
0
.6
.3
.6
1.3
0
.5
.5
.3
2.2
- 3 .3
.6
.3
.3
.3
.3
.1
.5
.6
.8
.7
.9
.1
.1
.4
.4
0.8
1.2
.5
.9
1.2
.2
.7
.1
2.0
.6
.3
3.8
.8
.1
4.5
5.7
5.7
1.4
1.2
.5
.4
1.6
1.5
2.2
.6
4.9
2.2
2.8
2.2
3.2
2.3
3.1
4.6
2.0
3.7
1.7
3.9
2.6
5.4
.9
2.4
2.1
2.2
.5
1.0
1.5
2.1
5.1
.5
.5
3.6
3.0
1.1
5.7
7.0
5.0
1.0
3.5
2.1
1.9
1.9
7.4
3.7
4.3
5.2
5.0
3.1
1.0
3.6
.5
TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items
October 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
October 1968
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted
Item or Group
123,4
129.8
141.8
97.4
171.0
87.7
205.6
121.7
(3/)
Fruits and vegetables
—
Fresh fruits and vegetables Apples
••
Bananas
•
—
Oranges
—
Orange juice, fresh jL/
Grapefruit
•
—
Strawberries 3/
•—
Watermelon --—
——T—
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * 1/ 3/w-»«—.—
Cabbage
•——
Carrots
Cucumbers If —
(V)
127.4
133.7
(3/)
143.9
105.0
100.7
— —
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach JL/
Processed fruits and vegetables
—Fruit cocktail, canned — •
— —
Pears, canned 1/ — •
•
— —
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned If —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned 1/
•*
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned —
Dried beans - —
Broccoli, ^frozen 1/ —
Other food at home
~
Eggs —
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian If
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
— — —
Chocolate bar
— —
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 4/ .
— —
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods JL/
Bean soup, canned JL/
—
Chicken soup, canned If
Spaghetti, canned JL/
—
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/ -—•
Potatoes, french fried, frozen If
Baby foods, canned —
Sweet pickle relish If
—-—
1./
2/
2/
4/
December 1963-100.
April 1960*100.
Priced only in season.
July 1961-100
99.8
151.5
128.2
107.3
106.6
115.7
107.6
113.9
97.0
91.1
89.5
112.3
120.8
127.2
126.5
102.1
108,6
115.9
102.7
101.6
121.8
121.3
113.9
120.2
120.3
102.1
101.7
87.5
99.4
100.8
149.5
117.5
103.6
101,0
96.1
113.0
102.6
88.9
110.7
110.6
106.5
128.4
138.4
168.4
92.4
150.1
183.4
138.3
(3/)
(3/)
140.6
139.9
Of)
162.6
108.8
105.9
150.9
137.5
91.4
107.3
106.6
Continued
Percent change to October 1968
September 1968
October
Seasonally
1967
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
adjusted
.4
.9
15.9
2.2
2.4
.6
8.8
6.3
(3/)
(3/)
3.5
3.0
(3/)
8.9
3.8
1.2
1.9
23.8
4.3
5,1
11.9
.3
1.4
2.6
.9
1.7
1.9
.8
1.0
1.2
.8
0
1.1
5.9
.9
.5
.1
.5
.3
.4
.7
.4
.1
.1
.5
.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
.1
.4
.2
.5
.2
0
.2
1.1
2.2
3.0
1.1
2.7
16.3
1.6
(3/)
Of)
3.2
.9
(3/)
7.6
3.3
1.4
18.7
6.5
7.0
8.9
12.5
4.7
25.3
19.2
32.9
9.2
(3/)
(3/)
3.7
7.3
2T.8
7.2
10.2
22.2
26.7
.9
9,4
19.2
4.3
2.9
ll?
1.1
1.0
4.4
25.7
1.6
3.5
1.0
.2
8.9
1.8
6.2
28.9
1.4
.5
1 0
4.9
.9
2,7
13.9
1.5
2.9
.6
3.2
.2
6.8
7.6
2.2
.3
.1
1.9
1.3
5.3
3.1
3.5
1.8
10
OLD SERIES
TABLE 8:
Consumer Price Index—Portland, Oregon
All items and commodity groups
October 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59-100)
Percent change from
Group
All ite
All ite
(1947-49-100) —
—
Index
123.9
153.5
July 1968
October 1967
1.1
3.8
Food —
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products — Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
120.4
114.8
113.1
122.8
126.4
108.6
103.2
.1
.2
1.4
.6
6.6
3.5
4.5
3.2
1.3
2.5
1.3
7.8
4.0
Housing —
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels Housefurnishings
Household operation
123.9
116.1
102.5
113.3
99.9
123.5
.4
0
0
1.1
2.2
3.1
1.6
0
3.8
1.8
2.4
Apparel
Men's and boys*
Women's and girls'
Footwear
•
Other apparel
123.3
123.5
123.3
133.2
109.4
2.5
.2
5.6
2.4
1.5
5.3
3.6
7.0
6.9
2.5
Transportation
Private
Public
118.0
114.4
139.7
.1
.1
0
1.2
1.2
.6
Medical care
•
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
143.9
130.0
130.4
122.1
2.1
.8
2.3
.4
5.0
10.0
4.1
3.0
Table 9; Percent Change in Prices for Selected Groups in the Consum
Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index
(Seasonally adjusted except where indicated)
September 1968
to October 1968
WPI
CPI
0.6
0.7
.8
Food and beverages at home
1.2
0
1.3
- 0.1
.5
Nondurable
July 1968 to
October 1968
CPI
WPI
.6
-
.7
-
.1
1.0
.1
Furniture and floor coverings
.3
•Other durables
.5
•Rent
-
•Housekeeping and home maintenance services
- .4 - .2
.7
.5
1.1
- 1.1
- 2.8
.7
.8
-
.1
.5
.1
1.3
-
.3
-
.1
.8
.3
.8
.3
1.0
.9
.6
1.0
1.9
2 0
.8
.6
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.0
-
1.9
.3
4.2
.4
.7
.6
-
.2
0.9
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.5
1 0
1.5
.5
0
.6
3.8
1.3
.4
.7
.8
4.6
4.0
4.2
3.9
6.6
2.8
2.4
3.3
3.1
2.8
2.9
3.3
4.4
4.4
1.5
- 1.6
1.1
1.7
1.5
.5
-
.9
.1
.9
.9
.3
-
0
.6
1.6
.6
1.2
.2
1.3
1.8
2.0
.8
1.0
0.7
1 4
1.0
5
1.0
.2
1.1
0.7
2.2
1.0
'.3
0.4
•Utilities and public transportation
1.5.
1 4
2.6
-
.6
1.0
1.0
1 0
0.7
.7
.3
.5
Durable
0
1.5
- 1.9
.3
1.3
- .4
.1
0
0
1.4
2 1
.5
April 1968 to January 1968 October 1967 to Octobex 1967 to
Octobei 1968
Julv 1968
to ADril 1968
1968
WPI
CPI
WPI
WPI*
CPI
CPI
WPI
CPI*
4.1
-
.9
.4
.3
1.2
1.0
.9
1.1
4.8
4.1
.7
3.2
1.7
5.8
1.3
-
1.5
1.5
-
8.8
.8
-
.6
-
.6
-
.6
-
2.7
-
.1
-
.5
-
.6
-
.5
-
1.5
-
.5
-
1.5
-
1.8
-
2.1
-
2.1
-
7.8
_
1.9
_
1.8
_
7.2
-
1.2
-
6.2
-
1.3
-
5.9
-
.8
_
1.8
_
1.5
•Personal care services
.6
-
1.7
-
1.4
•Other services
.4
-
1.2
-
1.1
1.7
-
2.2
-
WHOLESALE PRICES:
Type of Product:
-
-
:
-
•Industrial commodities —
.1
-
-
.3
-
.7
-
3.2
-
.5
-
4.2
0
_
-
.8
_
1.1
_
2.0
_
.2
_
2.4
.5
-
.8
-
0
-
.9
-
.9
-
2.7
.2
-
.4
-
.3
-
.5
-
.2
-
- .4
-
.2
-
.6
-
2.2
5.0
-
2.0
-
16.4
.4
-
1.0
-
.9
1.0
-
2.1
-
2.4
Industrial Materials and Eauipmentr
Rubber and rubber products
—-
-
.2
-
-
0
-
1.4
-
2.5
-
5.3
-
3.1
-
.1
-
.3
-
0
-
-
.3
-
1.0
-
- 1.7
-
-
.3
Lumber and wood products
-
Pulp, paper and allied products
-
-
-
-
1.0
.6
.6
1.2
.1
.3
.7
1.2
.9
3.1
0
.2
.9
1.1
.9
3.2
.4
1.0
.4
.8
1.1
3.4
Finished goods
Intermediate materials, supplies and components
-
-
.3
-
.2
-
.7
-
.3
-
0
-
.3
-
1.0
2.7
-
.8
.2
3.5
-
2.6
2.3
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.
12
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. J7 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" 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
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
Standard Error
Quarterly
Annua1
Change
Change
.05
.11
.12
.07
.24
.12
.17
.19
.12
.14
.07
.16
.27
Monthly
Change
.12
.14
.14
.16
.18
.26
.14
.26
.34
.15
.20
.29
.17
.23
.56
.29
.25
Relative Error
Quarterly
Change
Annual
Change
.11
.03
.19
.05
.05
.23
.06
.11
.10
.26
.16
.13
.05
.04
.12
.06
.07
.07
.10
.10
This replaces the table of average standard errors based on 1965 data which was
included in the CPI report through January 1968.
J7 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.
Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table
Consumer Price Index
ALL ITEMS
Wholesale Price Index
All Commodities
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Food and beverages at home
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 individual firms.
All nondurable commodities except food and
beverages away from home and newspapers, magazines and books.
A combination of indexes listed below. _1/
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.
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. \_l
New passenger cars
New cars.
Passenger cars.
Appliances
Household appliances, radio and TV.
Home electronic equipment, room heaters,, and household appliances, excluding electric lamps.
Gasoline and motor oil
Other nondurables
Durable -
.—
•
-
-
-
-
Furniture and floor coverings
Household furniture and floor coverings.
Home maintenace durables, other housefurnishings, tires, recreational durables,
except radio and TV.
Other durables
CONSUMER SERVICES
Other durable commodities throughout the WPI which
hold 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.
All consumer services.
Insurance and finance
Mortgage interest, taxes and insurance, auto-
Rent of home or apartment.
Utilities and public transportation
—
Housekeeping and home maintenance services
—
Medical care services
Gas and electricity, telephone, water and
sewer, public transportation.
Housekeeping and home maintenance services.
Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.
Personal care services
maintenance, recreational services, reading
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 baaed on a larger sample of commcjdlties.
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.
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 f 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 - MeAllen
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).
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