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the consumer price index

U.S. CITY

AVERAGE

for

October 1970

AND
SELECTED




AREAS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
B U R E A U OF LABOR S T A T I S T I C S
December 1970

the consumer price index
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J. D. Hodgson,
BUREAU
Geoffrey

OF

LABOR
Secretary

OF LABOR

STATISTICS

H. Moore,

Commissioner

a monthly
report
on consumer price
movements
including
statistical
tables
and technical
notes.

Consumer Price Indexes
Commodities and Services

1957-59 = 100

1962

1963

1964

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1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

•Seasonally adjusted
Latest Data: October 1970

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
FOR
OCTOBER 1970

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in October to 137.4 percent of its
1957-59 base. Higher prices for consumer services, new and used cars, apparel, and gasoline
accounted for most of the increase. The October CPI was 5.9 percent above a year ago.
On a seasonally adj usted basis, the October increase was 0.5 percent, the same as
in September. The rise was more than the monthly average rate of 0.3 percent in June, July
and August and less than the 0.6 monthly percent increase last December and January. After
seasonal adjustment, food prices were up slightly and by less than in the previous month.
The October food price index was at about the same level as May 1970. The 0.6-percent
increase in prices of nonfood commodities was the same as in September and more than in the
summer months. Services rose 0.5 percent, about in line with increases during the last 6
months.
Summary of month-to-month percent changes

All items

October 1969 - November
December
January 1970
February
- - —
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

Commodities
less food

Food

Services 1/

Unadj.

Seas.
Adj.

Unadj.

Seas.
Adj.

Unadj.

Seas.
Adj.

Unadj.

0.4
.5
.6

0.3
.5
.6

-0.2
.7
1.4

0.1
1.1
1.3

0.9
.3
.1

0.5
.2
.4

0.3
.5
.7

.4
.5
.5
.6
.4
.4
.4
.2
.4
.6

.6
.5
.4
.5
.5
.3
.3
.2
.5
.5

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

.4
.8
.2
.3
.4
-.4
.1
-.1
.4
.1

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

.3
.1
.2
.6
.6
.4
.2
.2
.6
.6

.9
.7
1.1
.7
.5
.6
.5
.6
.6
.5

1/ Percent changes for services are based on unadjusted indexes since these
prices have little seasonal movement.
Commodities other than food
Prices of nonfood commodities rose about twice as much as is usual in October.
Durable goods accounted for about 57 percent of the rise and nondurable goods accounted
for the remainder.
Retail prices of consumer durables were up 0.4 percent after seasonal adjustment.
The increase was smaller than September's 0.7 percent, primarily because of a significant
slowing in the rate of increase in house prices.




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New car prices, normally up substantially in October because of the introduction
of new model year cars, rose more than usual. Higher list prices on 1971 models and
strength in prices of 1970 models were behind the increase. Dealer concessions on 1971
models in October were smaller than they were on comparable 1970 models in September, Many
consumers continued to purchase 1970 models in October, and as a result the weight for last
years1 models was much higher than is usual for October. Prices of 1970 models were higher
because concessions did not increase as much as they normally do at the beginning of the
new model year. Both of these situations probably reflected the general shortage of new
cars caused by the auto workers' strike. Used car prices also increased in October,
apparently more than they normally do; the rise followed 3 consecutive months of price
decreases and also probably reflected the shortage in supplies of new cars.
Prices of household durables, led by increases for appliances and furniture, posted
their largest monthly rise since June.
After seasonal adjustment, prices of nondurable goods rose 0.5 percent; the
increase equaled September's and was larger than the 0.2-percent average monthly advance
from June to August. Apparel commodity prices continued to rise; to a large extent, the
increase reflected the first pricing this season of fall and winter clothing in some areas.
Gasoline prices increased 1.3 percent in October. The competitive decreases of
last month were restored in Chicago, Detroit, and some other cities. The rise in gasoline
prices was moderated by declines in Los Angeles, Austin, and Minneapolis. Fuel oil and
coal prices rose substantially on a seasonally adjusted basis for the 11th consecutive month.
Strength in these prices, which is also evident at the wholesale level, continued to reflect
large demand for fuel by utilities. Newspaper prices continued to advance, reportedly
because of increases in labor and newsprint cost.
Services
Charges for consumer services rose 0.5 percent in October, largely because of
higher prices for household services, also up 0.5 percent. Mortgage interest costs, rent,
electricity, and maintenance and repair services all contributed substantially to the rise
in the index. Transportation services showed a large jump, 0.9 percent, this month mainly
because of an increase in auto finance charges which reflected higher prices for new
automobiles. Charges for public transportation services, which rose sharply last month
edged up only slightly in October. Charges for medical care services showed the smallest
monthly rise since October 1969; for the most part, the rise reflected the annual adjustment for retained earnings to the health insurance component of the index. In the absence
of the annual adjustment, the increase in medical care services would have been about the
same as last month. The category of "other" services, boosted by increases in personal
expenses, recreational services, and apparel services, went up 0.6 percent.
Food
Retail food prices averaged 0.2 percent lower in October—slightly less than the
usual decline for this month. On average prices of food purchased for home consumption
were unchanged after seasonal adjustment and were 0.5 percent below the 1970 high reached
in May.
Following 4 consecutive months of declines, prices of meats, poultry, and fish
increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. Lower prices for pork and some beef
cuts were more than offset by increases for veal, fish, and poultry. Pork prices have
declined substantially since the first quarter due to increased production.




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Dairy product prices increased more than is usual as fresh skim and delivered whole
milk registered price increases.
Egg prices, which usually increase in October, fell 5.2 percent. Prices of fruits
and vegetables fell about seasonally. Fresh fruit and vegetable prices declined more than
usual and prices of processed fruits and vegetables increased 0.7 percent. Increasing
supplies of lettuce, onions, and white potatoes resulted in price drops of 13.7, 7.7, and
5 percent respectively for these items. Prices of food consumed away from home increased
0.4 percent.
Seasonally adjusted monthly percent changes in the index and some of its major
components for the past 6 months are given below:
October

September

Augus t

July

June

May

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.3

-^0.3

0.5

Consumer Price Index:
All items
Commodities
Food
Food at home
Apparel commodities —
Nondurables less food
and apparel
Durables

.3
.1
.0
.5

.6
.4
.4
2/. 6

-.1
-.1
-.2
.5

.2
.1
-.1
-.1

.2
-.4
-.5
.4

.5
.4
.5
.2

.6
.4

.3
.7

.0
.3

.6
.2

.1
.6

.3
1.0

Services ^
Rent
Household services
less rent
Transportation servicesMedical care services —
Other services

.5
.5

.6
.3

.6
.3

.5
.3

.6
.3

.5
.3

.5
.9
.2
.6

.8
.8
.6
.5

.7
.2
.7
.5

.6
1.0
.7
.3

.4
.6
.7
.7

.6
.4
.5
.6

1/ Percent changes for services are based on unadjusted indexes since these
prices have little seasonal movement.
27 Due to typographical errors, the September 1970 report showed incorrect
values for this item. They are correct as they appear above.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
Approximately 338,000 workers will receive cost-of-living wage increases based
on the Consumer Price Index for October. About 300,000 employees of the General Electric
Company and Westinghouse Electric Corporation will receive pay increases of 5 cents per
hour under the first annual review of their new contracts. An additional 36,000 workers,
mostly in the metal working industries, will get hourly wage increases ranging from 3 to
8 cents based on quarterly, semi-annual and annual changes in the national index. An
unusual contractual arrangement will provide the 2,300 employees of Ingersoil""Rand Company
in New York with a $90 lump sum bonus as the result of an annual review based on the
October index.
About 30,000 other workers whose escalation reviews are tied to the October CPI
will not receive pay adjustments because they have already received the maximums stipulated
in their contracts.




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A NOTE ABOUT CALCULATING INDEX CHANGES

Effective with the February 1970 release, and continuing thereafter, percent
changes expressed as annual rates will be computed according to the standard formula
for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the
current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
Movements of the indexes from one date to another are usually expressed as
percent changes rather than changes in the index points because index point changes
are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent
changes are not. The following example illustrates the computation of index point and
percent changes:
Percent Change

Index Point Change
October 1970 CPI (1957-59=100)
less September 1970 index
Index point difference =

137.4
136.6
0.8

Index point difference divided
by the index for the previous
period:
137.4 - 136.6 x 1 0 0 = o.6
136.6

Effective with the July 1970 release, and continuing thereafter, seasonally
adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All Items Index will be based on seasonal adjustment factors and seasonally adjusted indexes carried to two decimal places. This
procedure will help to eliminate rounding error in the percent changes.




TABLE 1.

Consumer Price Index—United State city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, October 1970
(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)
Indexes
Group
October
1970
137.4

All items
All items (1947-49=100)

September
1970
136.6

July
1970
135.7

iOctober
1969
129.8

Percent change to October 1970
from
1 Month
3 Months
1 Year
Ago
Ago
Ago
0.6
1. 3
5.9

168.5

167.6

166.5

159.3

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

133.0
127.8
131.5
129. 1
132.0
129.3
117. 7
158.0

133. 3
128.2
130.6
130. 1
131.3
131.0
118.0
157.4

133.4
128.7
128.8
130.8
130.6
137.5
116.0
156.2

127.2
122.9
123.7
127.6
125.8
124.0
111.0
148.1

-.2
-.3
.7
-.8
.5
-1.3
-.3
.4

3
7
2.1
-1.3
1. 1
-6.0
1.5
1.2

4.6
4.0
6.3
1.2
4.9
4.3
6.0
6.7

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

138.5
149. 1
125.2
158. 6
119.0
125. 5
118. 0
123. 9

137. 8
148.4
124.6
157.8
118.2
124. 3
116. 8
123.6

136.2
146.2
123.8
155.0
117.2
122.3
115.7
123.0

129.2
137.0
120.1
143.6
113.5
118.4
112.2
119.3

.5
.5
.5
.5
.7
1.0
1.0
.2

1. 7
2.0
1. 1
2.3
1. 5
2.6
2.0
,7

7.2
8.8
4.2
10.4
4.8
6.0
5.2
3.9

Apparel and upkeep _4/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

134 8
13 6.0
131 1
149 4

133. 6
134.,8
129.4
148.,6

131.4
132.8
125.8
147.5

129.8
131.0
126.2
143.3

.9
.9
1.3
.5

2.,6
2.,4
4.,2
1.,3

3.9
3.8
3.9
4.3

133 5
129 2
108.,7
130.,3
119.,3
173.,5

131.,0
126.,6
103.,1
127.,4
117.,8
173..3

131.4
127.2
103.7
131.8
118.7
170.8

125.7
122.8
104.2
125.8
118.0
150.3

1.9
2.1
5.4
2.3
1.3
.1

1.,6
1.,6

1.,6

6.2
5.2
4.3
3.6
1.1
15.4

146..3
5/ 167,.9
132,.1
138..4
139,.5

145..7
167.,6
131.7
137.,7
138..8

144.3
165.8
130.6
136.6
137.3

138.6
156.9
127.3
132.0
132.2

.4
.2
.3
.5
.5

1,.4
1,.3
1,,1
1,.3
1,.6

5.6
7.0
3.8
4.8
5.5

133 .0
133,.9
133,.1

132..9
133..3
131..7

132.5
132.1
131.1

-

.1
.5
1.1

1..4
1,.5

-

138,.9
135,.6
125,.0.
127,.7
131,.3
129,.9
134,.2

137..8
134..8
123..8
127..0
131,.0
129..1
133,.0

136.6
133.9
122.9
126.5
130.4
127.8
130.5

130.8
128.2
119.8
122.4
126.1
125.1
129.3

.8
.6
1.0
.6
.2
.6
.9

1,.7
1,.3
1 .7

6.2
5.8
4.3
4.3
4.1
3.8
3.8

118,.8
109,.0

117,.3
108,.6

116.9
108.3

113.2
106.4

1.3
.4

1,.6
.6

4.9
2.4

158,.5
165 .8

157,.7
164,.9

155.8
162.8

.5
.5

1 .7
1 .8

8.2
8.9

154 .4
150 .4

153 .5
149 .3

151.7
147.0

146.5
152.3
142.5

.6
.7

1.8

8.4

2 .3

12.8

—

Transportation Private
New cars
Used cars —
Gasoline
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services

-

4.,8

-1..1
,5

Seasonally Adjusted^
Food
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation

—

.4

Special Groups:
All items.less food
All items less medical care
Commodities less food
Commodities
Nondurables
Nondurables less food —
Apparel commodities —
Durables
Household durables

Services less rent
Services less medical care
Insurance and finance (Dec. 1965=100)
Utilities and public transportation
(Dec. 1965=100)
Housekeeping and home maintenance services
(Dec. 1965=100)
.
Medical care services
Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar
1957-59=$1
i939=$l
1/
2/
3/
*/
5/

Also includes
Includes home
Also includes
Also includes

133.3

.9
.7

1,.6
2,.8

116 .5

116 .0

114.9

108.5

.4

1 .4

7.4

142 .0
184 .5

141 .1
18A .2

138.9
181.8

131.8
171.2

.6
.2

2 .2
1 .5

7.7
7.8

$0,728
.353

$0,732
.355

$0,737
.357

$0,770
.373

-.5

-1 .2

-5.5

-

-

-

hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.

Some press releases for the October 1970 Consumer Price Index carried -an incorrect index of 157.8 for this component.
correct value is as it appears above.

NOTE:

Index applies to month as a whole not to any specific date.




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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

M

Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Philadelphia

—-

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh

M
M
M
M
M

1
1
1
1

137.4
134.5
137.1
136.6
144.2
140.8

142.3
134.9
138.2
136.7

July
1970

168.5

0.6

1.3

5.9

169.7
169.0
170.3
173.7
172.9

.5
.8
.3
.6
.7

1.7
1.2
1.1
1.5
2.5

6.0
6.1
5.0
7.5
7.3

October 1970

July
1970

October
1969

176.4
166.2
171.0
168.5

2.0
.9
1.1
1.6

5.6
3.9
6.1
6.4

August 1970
Buffalo (Nov.1963=100) --Cleveland
Dallas (Nov.1963=100)
Milwaukee
San Diego (Feb.1965=100) Seattle
Washington

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

127.9
135.6

168.3

131.2

165.6

134.6
137.8

169.1
165.9

128.3
121.8

—

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

134.9
137.2
132.6

167.0
170.2
161.4

138.5
136.2
138.9

171.4
169.0
176.3

May
1970

August
1969

0.7
1.0
.9
.9
.7
.5
.8

5.5
6.5
5.9
5.9
5.0
3.9
5.4

June
1970

September 1970
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu (Dec.1963=100)
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

October
1969

September
1970

October 1970
U.S. City Average -

Percent change from:

Other
bases

123.9

1.0
1.5
1.1
.5
.4
1.6
1.0

September
1969
4.9
5.2
5.7
4.9
5.4
5.4
4.6

JL/
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,f
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.
Note: The Consumer Price Index cannot be used for measuring differences in living costs among areas; it indicates price
change within areas. Estimates of differences in living costs among areas are found in the family budgets.




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TABLE 3. Consumer Price Index-The United Jtates and selected areas 1/ for urban wage earners and clerical workers, manor -rouos
and percent change from September 1970 to October 1970

Group

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

Los AngelesLong Beach

U.S. City
Average

Chicago

0.6

0.5

0.8

0.3

- .2
.5
.9
1.9
.4
.2
.3
.5
.5

- .1
.1
- .3
3.0
.8
.7
(2./)
.2
1.3

- 1.5
.3
.2
7.4
.1
.0
(2/)
- .1
.4

.1
.5
- .1

Detroit

1.1
- .1
- .3
(2/)
- .1
.0

New York

Philadelphia

0.6
.1
.7
.0
1.5
.6
.5
(2/)
.3
,9

0.7
.5
.8
1.1
1.3
.3
- .3
(2/)
.9
(2/)

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.
2/ Not available.

TABLE 4.

Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers for selected groups,

seasonally adjusted

Indexes

Group
October 1970

September 1970

July 1970

Food
Food at home
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home

133.,0
127.,8
128.,2
131.,6
134.,3
116.,0

132..9
127..8
127..9
131..2
134,.5
117..1

132.,5
127.,6
129.,5
130.,9
131.• 3
118.,0

Fuel and utilities 1/
Fuel oil and coal

119.,2.
125.,8

118,.3
124,.9

Apparel and upkeep 2/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

133.( q
135,,3
129.,5
149.,0

Transportation
Private

Commodities
Commodities less food
Nondurables
Nondurables less food
Durables

27

Percent changes to:October 1970
From:
1 Month
3 Months
Ago
Ago
0.1
.0
.2
.3
- .1
- .9

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

117.,4
123..2

.8
.7

1,.5
2.,1

133,.3
134,.4
128,.9
148 .6

132,.1
133,. 6
126,.6
148,.1

.5
.7
.5
.3

1,.4
1,.3
2.,.3
.6

133..1
128..7
107..2

131 .7
127 .2
106 .2

131..1
127..1
104,.6

1.1
1.2
.9

1 .5
1 .3
2 .5

127..4
124,.6
131.,0
129..5
133,.3
118,.4

127 .0
123 .9
130 .7
128 .8
132 .6
117 ^ o

126,.4
123,.0
130,.1
123,.1
131 . 2
116

.3
.6
.2
.5
.5
.4

Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service now shown separately.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.




.8
1 .3
.7
1 .1
1. 6
1 .4

n ^ K 5 \ a n T S , U T T 2 V i C e l n d e x " " U n l t e d States and selected areas U
October 1970 index and percent changes from July 1970

U.S.
City
Average

Group

for urban wage earners and clerical workers, commodity groups

Los
MinnAngeleseapolisLong
St. Paul
Beach
Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Boston

Chicago

Detroit

Houston

New
York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

137 .4

142 .3

134 .5

137 .1

134 .9

136 .6

138 .2

144.2

140 .8

136 .7

133 .0
127 .8
131 .5
129 .1
132 .0
129 .3
117 .7
158 .0

138 .6
132 .1
135 .3
137 .8
126 .9
137 .4
119 .4
166 .9

133 .3
130 .1
137 .9
131 .2
13'9.7
125 .4
118 .1
147 .8

131 .1
127 .5
124 .0
136 .5
136 .2
118 .4
114 .9
151 A

134 .5
127 .0
134 .1
123 .4
132 .5
135 .5
116 .2
166 .2

128 .9
122 .7
130 .2
118 .2
129 .7
133 .1
107 .9
151 .1

132 .3
127 .2
127 .5
128 .0
140 .1
123 .3
119 .9
155 .9

137.4
129.3
129.2
132.0
126.4
136.2
118.6
170.8

134 .0
127 .6
132 .6
124 .8
141 .4
129 .9
114 .6
167 .5"

128 .9
125 .3
129 .8
128 .5
127 .3
127 .1
115 .6
152 .6

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

138 .5
149 .1
125 .2
158 .6
119 .0
125 .5
118 .0
123 .9

147 .0
163 .1
147 .5
169 .8
115 .9
130 .3
107 .4
134 .7

131 .2
138 .8
(2/)
149 .0
113 .5
117 .3
113 .3
121 .2

137 .9
151 .4
114 .4
159 .9
108 .1
119 .6
108 .1
115 .4

135 .8
140 .5
109 .6
152 .1
125 .5

143 .6
156 .2
(2/ )
166 .1
114 .4
124 .8
120 .1

144.2
153.7
136.6
164.3
117.7
128.9
116.4
135.5

141 .3
154 .4
(2/)
161 .2
117,.2
128 .7
110,.3
128,.3

139 .5
145 .5
123 .0
151 .8
132 .2

3/141 .4
133 .8

140 .3
155 .3
128 .4
160 .2
111 .4
124 .5
107 .7
119 .2

135 .2
127 .8

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

134 .8
136 .0
131 .1
149 .4

138 .6
129 .9
135 .7
152 .1

128 .4
127 .7
124,.2
143 .8

129 .1
130,.8
121 .5
148,.6

136 .7
128 .9
143 .5
153 .5

131 .5
132 .9
134,.6
138,.9

134 .3
142 .7
129 .9
145 .7

143.0
145.4
138.8
149.5

144,,2
139,.1
136,.1
160,.8

138 .0
128,.0
133,.6
154,.9

Transportation
Private
Public

133 .5
129 .2
173 .5

135 3
124 7
181,.2

138,.4
132,.2
178,.6

131 .9
129,.3
147,.2

122,.8
118,.1
175 .0

137,.7
133,.0
163,.1

133,.2
130,.8
152,.1

145.1
138.0
177.5

143.,4
136..4
180.,2

135,.3
129,.4
156,.9

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

146,.3
167,.9
132,.1
138,.4
139,.5

147,.9
175..5
136..8
150..3
128..5

142,.7
178.,2
(2/)
120..5
137.,6

149,.9
183,.8
138,.1
136,.2
132,.9

144,.6
157,.1
142,.8
137,.4
136,.4

135,.1
162,.0
(2/)
117..4
128..7

147,.7
174,.3
132,.9
142,.6
131,.1

155.5
178.3
(2/)
154.0
149.4

150..6
183.,1
128..3
134.,7
(2/)

146,.3
172,.3
123.,0
130..3
149..4

1.5

2.,5

1.,6

All items

Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home

-

-

Percent changes from July 1970 to October 1970
All items

1.3

_

1.,2

0. ,9

1.,1

- 1.,7
- 2.,4
,6
- 1.,9
- 1.,9
- 8.,5
,0
1.5

_ .,2

,1

,0
- 2.,3
,4
,7
2.,1
1.,3

-,

,0
.,4
1.,4
- 1.7
,9
- 1.,9
8
,8

,0
,5
1.,0
- 1.,2
,6
- 4.,6
1.,6
2.,0

- .4
- .7
2.1
.0
2.3
- 7.3
.2
.4

7
3
2.6
3
2.2
- 4.6
2.8
1.7

5
,9
2.,0
- 2.7
4.,8
- 6.2
,7
1.,5

,7
7
;,5
,6
4
4!9
,0
6

1.,0
,4
,4
,3
1.,5

1.,0
2.,5
(2/)
3.,1
3
3
,8

1.8
2.2
4/1.3
2.4
1.6
.8
3.5
.7

3.5
5.5
(2/)
6.5
3
1.8
0
1.6

2.,5
3.9
2.,1
4.3
1

,0
1.,9

1.,2
1.,2
1.,0
1.,2
4
2.1
,1
1.,4

1.J

2.,0

_

1.,1

-.

-.

,3
,7
2.,1
- 1.3
1.1
- 6.0
1.5
1.2

,4
1
1.8
5
,6
- 5.8
2.9
1.2

4
.,9
3.,8
- 2.1

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

1.7
2.0
1.1
2.3
1.5
2.6
2.0
7

2.9
3.7
2.0
4.4
2.1
3.
8
1.4

1.4
1.8
(2/)
2.2
6
2.5
4
7

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

2. 6
2. 4
4.2
1.3

5.2
3.9
7.7
5.5

5.4
4.5
9.9
1.8

2. 8
1.5
5.9
1.2

4.3
3.,1
9.3
,9

1.4
1. 4
2. 6
- 2.2

5.3
4.5
9.7
1.8

4.5
2.9
8.6
.7

6.6
5.5
9.8
5.3

5.3
3.1
10.0
1.9

Transportation
Private
Public

1.6
1.6
1. 6

8
6
1. 5

2. 4
2. 7
8

6.0
6.5
1. 0

2
3
6

2. 2
2. 3
1. 5

1.7
1. 6
1. 4

1.1
1.2
.9

6
6
6

5
5
1. 1

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

1. 9
3.4
1. 0
2.7
0

2. 3
3.4
(2/)
7
3. 2

1. 0
1. 8
4
1
1. 1

1
1
- 1. 6
1
9

1.8
1.9
(2/)
1.4
1.6

2. 2
7
2. 0
3.5
(2/)

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

-

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

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/
2/
3/
4/

See footnote 1, table 2.
Not available.
Corrected index.
Change from August 1970.




->

ti

-

1
- 6. 8
2. 4
1.9

4/

3
6
3
4
2

-.

-

_

1
2
(2/)
2
0

-.

1
9

- 9 -

TABLE 6. Consumer Price Index--United States and selected areas for urban wa^e earners and clerical workers, food and ics sub^
October 1970 indexes and percent changes from September 1970

Food at home
Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at home

Food
away
from
home

Indexes (1957-59= 100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S. City Average

133.0

127 .8

131 .5

129 .1

132,.0

129..3

117,.7

158.0

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

132.2
137.4
138.6
127.6
133.3
130.1
131.0
126.4
131.1
123.4
134.5
137.6
128.9
129.2
132.3
137.4
134.0
128.9
138.1
122.7
128.4
130.6
135.4

127 .9
130 .6
132 .1
124 .9
130 .1
125 .5
127 .6
121 .6
127 .5
119 .4
127 .0
132 .7
122 .7
125 .5
127 .2
129,.3
127,.6
125 .3
133,.2
119,.0
121,.7
123,.7
127,.0

123 .1
137 .1
135 .3
117 .0
137 .9
124 .7
126 .0
121 .3
124 .0
113 .9
134 .1
138 7
130 .2
123 0
127,.5
129,.2
132,.6
129,.8
141,.4
117,.6
125,.3
120..1
124,.3

126 .7
131..9
137 .8
123 .0
131 .2
129 .3
131 .6
126 .3
136 .5
123 .8
123 .4
132,.6
118,.2
129 .3
128,.0
132,.0
124,.8
128, C.
133,.9
131,.3
122,.5
127 .0
126,.1

130..3
131..7
126,( 9
128.,0
139..7
126,.7
132.. o
126..7
136..2
118..1
132..5
146.,0
129..7
130..6
140.,1
126..4
141..4
127.,3
146,,6
117..5
125.,1
133.,7
128..3

138.,2
136,.2
137,.4
121.. 8
125,.4
130..3
130. c>
115.,9
118.,4
121.»6
135,,5
127.,3
133..1
124.. 8
123..3
135.,2
129.,9
127.,1
138..1
106..8
125.,0
120.,5
133.,4

124,.2
119,.0
119,.4
124,.8
118,.1
115..9
116,.4
117,.1
114,,9
115,.2
116,.2
122,.3
107,.9
116,tQ
119,.9
118,»6
114,.6
115,.6
114,.9
112,.6
110,.2
115,.5
121,.5

147.7
166.9
166.9
144.0
147.3
153.3
150.7
144.3
151.1
135.6
166.2
154.8
151.1
(2/)
155.9
170.3
167.5
152.6
158.6
(2/)
157.9
159.3
165.0

U.S. City Average

- 0.2

- 0,.3

0..7

- 0,.8

- 0,.3

0.4

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

.4
- .2
.1
- .2
- .1
.0
- .6
- .7
- 1.5
- 1.1
.1
- .6
.1
.0
- .2
.1
.5
.2
- .6
- .2
- .3
- .3
_ #5

.4
- ,. 6
- ,.2
- ,.3
- ,.2
- ,.2
- ,.8
- ,.9
- 2,.0
- 1.,6
.,1
- .,8
,0
,0
- ..4
,1
,3
,1
.7
- .,3
- .,5
- ,.5
- 1.,0

1..2
(o
1.,0
,1
1.,8
1.,3
,1
,1
1.,9
1.,8
,1
,4
,5
4
,5
1.,8
,1
,4
,9
.9
7
8
1.5

- 1..2
- 1,.3
.4
- ,.9
- 1,,0
- 1..4
,.8
- 2,.3
- 2,. 6
- 2..2
,.9
- 1.,9
„.8
.5
- ..5
.2
- .,2
- 1.,7
- 2.,5
..8
.,7
,0
~ «,8

.

Percent changes September 1970 to October 1970

1/
2/

See footnote 1, table 2.
Hot available.




-

-

-

-.

-„

-,

0.,5
2.,0
,1
,2
,4
,1
1.,0
- 1.,8
,2
- 1.,5
- 1.2
,1
.1
,1
2
4
2.,1
.6
5. 1
2
1
2
5
4

-.

-.

-.

- 1.,3
,7
- 1.,7
- 1.,8
,1
- 1..8
,9
,3
- 2.,1
- 2.,0
.,4
,8
,7
1. 1
1.,2
- 1.4
- 1.4
3
6
8
., 6
2
_ A. 1
- 1.5

(o

-

-,

_ „

-.

_.

-

,.2

.5
.5
.3
.3
1..0
,8
1..5
1..1
.2
,7
,0
,3
.7
1..5
,7
1.6
.4
.7
1.,3
,1
«,9

_ „
_
_ „
-

_ „
"

^
1.3
.6
.6
.5
1.0
.0
1.0
.1
.6
.1
.3
(2/)
1.0
.2
1.0
^o
.1
(2/)
.3
.4
•

5

- 10 T.vBLE 7. Consumer Price lndex--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items* October 1970
indexes and percent changes from selected dates

(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)
Index
October 1970

Item or Group

Unadlusted
Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal 1/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse 1/
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 1./
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 1/
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
Butter
See footnotes at end of table.




t

133.0
158.0
158.0
138.1
127.8
131.5
113.6
141.3
137.6
115.4
138.1
129.1
107.8
122.5
123.0
129.1
133.3
136.4
128.8
126.8
131.9
124.0
142.9
127.1
142.6
120.6
176.6
129.9
131.0
140.2
144.3
120.4
134.1
132.4
135.9
142.5
135.4
129.2
137.9
130.6
133.0
93.7
91.2
107.5
116.8
147.9
126.4
159.6
134.4
138.6
132.0
127.9
136.4
131.7
134.9
104.7
158.5
122.1

Seasonally
adjusted
133.0
-

127.8
-

-

_

-

128.2
132.0
135.6
128.0

_

-

142.0
125.6
141.6
»

176.8
127.1
128.4

_

-

119.2
-

128.5
135.1

_
133.9
_
-

_
_
92.8
_
-

148.3

_
_
_

159.6

131.6
126.8

_
_
_
_

158.3
121.5

Percent change to October 1970 from-October 1969
September 1970
Seasonally
Unadlusted
Unadlusted
adjusted
- 0.2
.4
.4
.5
- .3
.7
- .2
.9
1.8
.3
.2
.5
.4
.2
2.6
- .8
- 1.0
- .3
- .9
.9
.4
- .7
- 1.2
- 1.0
- .1
- 1.1
.6
- 2.8
- 4.4
- 3.0
- 2.6
- .7
- .4
- 3.6
- .2
- .2
.9
- .2
- 1.2
.1
- .5
- .1
- .7
.3
1.4
1.3
.1
.6
2.6
2.1
.5
.4
.7
.6
.6
- .1
.3
.5

0.1

„

_
_
.0
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
.2
- .3
.4
- .6

_
_
- .6
- 1.2
.4

_

1.1
- 1.7
- 2.9

_

-

- .7
- 1.8
- .2

_

1.3

_
_
_
_
4.2

_
1.4
.7

_
.3
- .2

_
.1
- .1

4.6
6.7
6.5
7.2
4.0
6.3
1.8
11.3
6.2
2.1
7.0
5.4
8.0
6.2
6.8
1.2
1.0
2.6
1.6
2.8
2.2
2.4
1.5
1.4
2.5
2.4
8.5
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 1.1
- 3.2
- 2.8
- 1.8
- 1.9
2.0
1.9
.5
3.3
1.2
2.7
2.4
- 4.6
- 7.5
- 4.0
9.0
10.9
3.2
14.1
15.7
11.0
4.9
4.2
4.8
6.0
9.0
4.8
5.7
1.8

TABLE 7. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items, October 1970
indexes and percent changes from selected dates

(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes 3/
Strawberries 3/
Watermelon 3/
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus 3/1/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery —
Cucumbers 1/
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2J
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 1/ Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant Lj
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/
2/
3/
4/

April 1960-100.
Priced only in season.
July 1961=100.




Index
October 1970
Seasonally
Unadlusted
adlusted
129 .3
136 .3
134 .1
97 .2
153 .0
90 .4
189 .7
168 .0
(3/)
(3/)
146 .0
135 .9
(3/)
144 .4.
116 .3
128 .7
115 .7
153 .6
139 .6
123 .7
117 .5
120,.9
111,.6
110..3
106,,9
89.(Q
96.,2
119.,1
125..2
140.,1
121.,9
114..2
117..7
106.,3
114.,0
106.,1
138.,9
134.,0
123.,3
133.,7
135.,5
111., 6
120.,3
110., 6
119.,5
107.,4
166..?>
133. 0
111. 7
112. 3
102. 6
126.,3
111..3
93. 3
117.
119..4
111. Q

134.3
144.8
157.4
92.7
133.9

-

157.7
198.6
(3/)
(3/)
158.2
142.3

-

158.3
121.8
139.3
-

152.8

_

-

147.6

_
_
-

90.2
-

-

_
116.0
96.9
-

_

-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

-

Percent change to October 1970 from-September 1970
October 1969
Seasonally
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
adlusted
- 1 .3
- 2 .5
- 22 .0
4 .6
7 .7
.7
- 1,.y
10 . 5
(3/)
(3/)
- 5 .0
- 7,.7
(3/)
- 1,.0
.3
7 .4
15,.5
- 13,.7
2,.3
5,.3
19,.9
.7
1,.8

.9
.7
- "l.
.9
2 (.0
.5
.3
.6
,2
.4
.3
- 5.,2

-,

1.,4
,8
.7
.3
,5
,5
,1
,4
,8
,6
1.,4
,4
1.,0
1C,

'5
,4,3
1.
,0
,1
1.,0
1.,1
•

4

- 0.1
- .8
- 5.6
2.4
1.7

-

- 10.0
5.1
(3/)
(3/)
- .3
- 3.5
-

- 4.2
2.2
9.4
-

- 19.4
>

_
11.1

_
_
_
- 1.8
-

_
_
_
_
-

- .9
- 9.4
-

_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
-

-

4.3
4.8
1.8
- 3.5
16.0
- 1.7
3.1
16.7
(3/)
(3/)
6.1
1.3
(3/)
- 1.0
- 10.3
11.4
- 2.4
15.2
- 4.2
3.0
- 1.3
3.7
5.7
2.5
4.6
- 8.5
2.6
5.6
1.9
12.3
- 1.9
7.0
6.0
- 7.2
11.0
3.2
12.9
6.0
6.0
6.4
6.9
4.6
15.3
27.1
14.7
5.2
5.6
6.8
4.0
5.6
4.4
6.2
1.6
4.'7
4.6
4.0

- 12 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, October 1970 and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
index
bases

Item and group

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership costs 2/ —
Mortgage interest rates Property taxes
Property insurance rates
Maintenance and repairs Commodities 3/
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
Services
Repainting living and dining rooms
Reshingling house roof
Residing house
Sink replacement
Furnace repair
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Fuel oil, #2
Gas and electricity
Gas
Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services
Household furnishings and operation 4/
Housefurnishings
Textiles
Sheets, percale or muslin
Curtains, tailored, polyester
Bedspreads, chiefly cotton
Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate
Pillows, bed, polyester, acrylic, or kapok
Slipcover, ready made, chiefly cotton
•
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture, chest and dress«r
Living room suites, good and inexpensive
quality
Lounge chairs, upholstered
Dining room chairs
Sofas, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Bedding-mattress and box springs
Aluminum folding chair




October 1970

- Dec.63

Dec.63
-

- Dec.63
- Dec.63

- Dec.63
- Dec.63
- Dec.63

—

• Dec.63
— • Dec.63
• Mar.70

• Dec.63
• Mar. 70
— • Dec.63
- June 70
- June 64
- Dec. 63

Floor coverings
Rugs, soft surface
Rugs, hard surface
Tile, vinyl
Appliances J>/
Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners, canister type
Refrugeratirs ir refrugeratir-freezers electricRanges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryers, electric, automatic
•
Air conditioners, demountable
•
Room heaters, electric, portable 5/
•
Garbage disposal units
•
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, earthenware
Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type
Electric drills, hand held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic service, general housework
Baby sitter service
Postal charges
Laundry, flatwork, finished service —
Licensed day care service, preschool child
Washing machine repairs

Percent change to October 1970
'from:
September 1970 September 1970
October 1969

Indexes

138. 5
149. 1
125.,2
158.,6
149. 6
142.1
156.,1
155.,2
120.J
121.,8
115.,3
154.,0
205.,3
175.,0
141.,4
156.,9
157.,4
119.,0
125.,5
121.,2
118.,0
123.,7
111..8

137. 8
148. 4
124.,6
157.,8
149. 5
142. 6
155. 2
154. 3
120. 6
121.,9
115.,1
152.,8
203.,8
173.1
140.,6
155.,2
156.,3
118.,2
124.,3
120.,3
116.,8
123.,6
109.,8

0.5
.5
.5
.5
.1
.1
.6
.6
.1
-.1
.2
.8
.7
.7
.6
1.1
.7
.7
1.0
.7
1.0
.1
1.8

7..2
8..8
4..2
10,.4
7..8
9..3
3,.6
7,.4
3,.9
3,.2
1,.3
8,.8
12,.9
7..8
5,.8
10..5
9,.2
4..8
6,.0
4,.9
5,.2
5,.8
4,.6

105..6
158.,7
123,.9
113..1
117..4
121..6
Ill,.5
118,.0
130,.1
108,.0
116,.2
127,.2
101,.2

105.,5
158.,7
123.,6
112.,7
116.,8
123.,1
110.,4
117..6
128..0
107..4
115..4
126..9
101,.6

.1
.0
.2
.4
.5
-1.2
1.0
.3
1.6
.6
.7
.2
-.4

1 .9
9,.2
3 .y
2 .6
2,.1
1 .2
- .4
.8
4 .8
1 .4
4 .6
2,.9

128,.9
124,.2
100,.8
120,.9
124,.3
100 ,5

129.,4
123,.6
100..5
119..3

-.4'
.5
.3
1.3

122,.5
99 .9

1.5
.6

5/
121 .3
107,.1
103,.4
114,.8
113,.8
87,.3
92,.7
81,.7
87,.7
101,.1
102,.7
5/
5/
108,.8

5/
.5
.3
.3
.7
.3
.3
.4
.1
.5
.5
.5
5/
5/
.0

5/
2 .3
.3
-1 .1
3 .1
4 .1
1 .6
2 .4
.4
2 .7
3 .1
3 .4
5/
3".0
3 .9

2 .4
4,.5
4,.3
1
1

4.5
-

Dec.
June
Dec.
Dec.

63
64
63
63

5/
121 .9
107 .4
103 .7
115 .6
114 .1
87 .6
93 .1
81..8
88,.1
101,.6
103,.2
5/
102,.6
108..8

Dec.
Dec.
June
Dec.

63
63
64
63

142,.0
121..8
123.,4
5/
101.,9

140..3
122,.0
121..9
5/
101,.7

1.2
-.2
1.2
5/
.2

5 .3
1 .8
4 .8
5/
-1 .9

110.,6
140.,2
129.,5

111.,3
139.,8
129.,9

-.6
.3
-.3

3 .6
8 .7
6,.8

192. 5
144.,9
165. 5
154.,0
135.,8
146.,7

191.,0
143.,9
165.,5
153. 2
135. 1
146.,0

.8
.7
.0
.5
.5
.5

8,.4
6,.8

Dec. 63

|

Dec. 63
Dec. 63
Dec. 63
Dec. 63

7,.5
3,.9
8,.5

- 13 TABLE 8.

Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected

items and g r o u p s , O c t o b e r

1970 and p e r c e n t

c h a n g e s from selected

dates—Continued

(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and group

Other
index
hasps.

Apparel and upkeep J/
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men 1 s:
Topcoats, wool or all-weather coats,
polyester blends J
Suits, year round weight
June 64
Suits, tropical weight
Jackets, lightweight
—-—• Dec.63
Slacks, wool or wool blends
Slacks, cotton or manmade blends
Trousers, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, business, polyester/cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton or stretch nylon
Dec.63
Handkerchiefs, cotton or polyester/cotton
Boy's:
Dec.63
Dec.63
Sport coats, wool or wool blend J5/
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend
Undershorts, cotton
Women's and girls'
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 5/
Dec.63
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 5/
Dec.63
Sweaters, wool or acrylic 5/
—
Skirts, wool, wool blend or manmade fibers _5/ - Sept.61
Mar.62
Skirts, cotton or polyester blends _3/ — —
Blouses, cotton or polyester blends
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber
Dresses, street, wool or wool blend 5/
Slips, nylon
Panties, acetate or nylon tricot
Girdles, manmade blend
Brassieres, nylon lace
Dec.63
Hose, nylon seamless
•—1
—
Anklets, or knee-length socks, various fibers - Dec.63
Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
-Dec. 63
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Dec.63
Girl's:
Dec.63
Skirts, wool, wool blends,or acrylic
Dresses, cotton or polyester blends
Slacks, cotton or chiefly cotton 5/
Dec.63
Slips, polyester blends,Dec.63
Robes, duster style, quilted tricot or
percale 5/
Dec.63
Handbags, plastic
Dec. 63
Footwear
Men's:
Shoes, street, oxford
Shoes, work, high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump —
Shoes, evening, pump • Dec. 63
Shoes, casual
• Dec.63
Houseslippers, scuff • Dec.63
Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys', oxford type
Dec.63
Dress shoes, girls', strap —
Dec.63
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze
Yard goods, cotton or polyester blend
Wrist watches, men's and women's
-Dec.63
Apparel services:
Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses
Automatic laundry service
-Dec. 63
Laundry, men's shirts
-Dec.63
Tailoring charge, hem adjustment
-Dec. 63
Shoe repair, women's heel lift




Qctobe

Percent change to October 1970
Indexes
from;
On^nhpr 1969
1970
September lg70 Sppf-pmhpr 1970

134.8
134.2
131.3
136.0

133.6
133.0
129.9
134.8

0.9
.9
1.1
.9

3.9
3.8
3.7
3.8

153.,7
164.,5
5/
125.,2
133.,7
124.,4
119.,7
127.,9
126.J
134.,2
123.,4
116.,6

150.6
162.8
5/
124.6
132.7
123.5
118.8
128.1
126.5
134.9
123.3
116.0

2.1

5.3
5.2

5/
.5
.8
.7
.8
-.2
.2
-.5
.1
.5

122.,6
133., 2
132.,6
131.,5
131.,1

5/
130.5
132.0
131.6
129.4

5/
2.1
.5
-.1
1.3

6.4
5.4
4.5
1.9
3.9

145.,6
143,.3
123.,0
143..5
5/
130.,8
160.,8
154.,0
114.,7
115.,2
122..9
129. 7
99.,6
121.,0
112.,5
123.,5

141.6
137.5
5/
141.0
5/
130.4
159.5
152.4
114.5
114.6
122.0
129.0
99.0
120.5
112.3
122.8

2.8
2.4

.6

4.1
1.4
4.5
7.2
5/
4.3
3.1
5.7
2.5
4.3
2.2
5.4
.2
2.1
3.0
6.9

123.,7
124.,0
132.,0
136.,8
108. 9

120.3
124.1
129.6
5/
108.1

2.8
-.1
1.9
5/
.7

1.6
.0
-3.9
7.0
.4

137.,3
123..5
149,.4

131.7
122.8
148.6

4.3
.5

11.5
6.9
4.3

146.,3
145.,9

146.1
144.9

.1
.7

3.4
5.0

158.,6
129.,5
138.,5
130.,5

157.2
128.6
137.9
130.6

.9
.7
.4
-.1

4.3
5.4
4.9
3.1

148.• 7
123.,2
139.,9

147.9
122.6
138.0

.5
.5
1.4

4.5
3.4
3.9

105..3
128.,7
104.,2

105.3
128.0
103.9

.0
.5
.3

1.4
4.2
1.3

137..2
115.,1
131..4
137..1
128..3

136.8
114.6
131.1
134.6
128.0

.3
.4

3.8
3.3

.2

6.1

1.9
.2

7.5
4.6

1.0

5/

1.8
5/
.3
.8

1.0
.2
.5
.7
.5
.6
.4
.2

.6

5/
-.2
2.5
7.6
2.4
3.0
3.7

2.1
1.9
3.3

- 14 -

TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, October 1970 and percent changes from selected dates--Continued

(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
index
bases

Item and group

Transportation
Private 8/ —
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil, premium
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance 9 /
Auto insurance rates
Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal
Public
Local transit fares
Taxicab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity

Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives —
Analgesics, internal
Anti-obesity
Hormones
—
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
General physician, office visits
General physician, house visits
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhaphy, adult
—
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Dentists' fees
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
eyeglasses
Routine laboratory tests
Hospital service charges:
Daily service charges
Semiprivate rooms
Private rooms
Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.
Personal care
Tiolet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentrifrice —
Toilet soap, hard milled —
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol
Face powder, pressed
Deodorants, aerosol
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent wave kits
Personal care services
Men's haircuts
Beauty shop services
Women's haircuts —

Shampoo and wave sat a, plain
Permanent waves, cold




131.0
126.6
103.1
127.4
117.8
145.4
120.9
145.6
186.4
140.9
135.3
173.3
192.3
136.0
131.2
122.6
132.5

1.9
2.1
5.4
2.3
1.3
.3
1.1
.5
.5
.0
.6
.1
.2
.0
.0
.0
.0

6.2
5.2
4.3
3.6
1.1
4.4
4.1
7.5
14.5
5.0
11.6
15.4
19.1
6.7
14.0
9.9
4.3

146.3
167.9
102.2
111.9
92.2
114.2
102.2
126.3
113.4
119.2
90.0
59.3
116.8
90.7
103.6
120.5
101.3
106.3
109.6
94.3

145.7
167.6
102.1
110.8
92.2
112.7
102.1
124.9
113.3
118.0
90.6
61.6
116.1
90.6
103.3
119.4
100.9
106.1
109.5
95.0

.4
.2
.1
1.0
.0
1.3
.1
3.0
.1
1.0
- .7
- 3.7
.6
.1
.3
.9
.4
.2
.1
- .7

5.6
7.0
2.8
4.7
- .3
7.6
1.4
9.6
3.5
4.8
1.1
- 5.9
7.3
1.0
2.3
8.2
3.5
3.1
5.2
.0

Dec.63

170.2
173.9
177.2
163.1
154.1
137.3
133.0
160.9
155.2
156.8
154.3
136.6

169.6
173.2
176.9
163.1
153.7
137.3
132.9
159.7
154.3
156.4
152.4
135.9

.4
.4
.2
.0
.3
.0
.1
.8
.6
.3
1.2
.5

7.5
8.3
S.8
6.0
6.9
4.3
6.7
7.8
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.5

Dec.63

140.1
122.2

139.8
121.8

.2
.3

5.5
3.1

297.8
294.7
286.0
188.6
133.5
132.1
114.6
115.4
130.6
110.1
103.9
134.3
97.0
116.5
98.8
153.9
164.6
143.1
129.0
161.2
110.3

295.1
292.1
283.1
186.4
132.8
131.7
114.1
115.1
129.9
109.6
102.5
134.2
96.6
116.6
98.3
153.4
164.1
142.6
128.7
160.6
109.8

.9
.9
1.0
1.2
.5
.3
.4
.3
.5
.5
1.4
.1
.4
- .1
.5
.3
.3
.4
.2
.4
.5

12.9
13.3
12.3
10.4
7.0
3.8
2.7
.9
4.4
- .5
1.9
5.6
2.0
6.7
.3
4.9
6.1
3.9
4.5
4.1
3.0

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.63
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.60
Mar.67
Mar.67
Mar.67

—

October 1970
133.5
129.2
108.7
130.3
119.3
145.8
122.2
146.3
187.4
140.9
136.1
173.5
192.6
136.0
131.2
122.6
132.5

Dec.63

Health and recreation
Medical care
Drugs and prescriptions Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
Adhesive bandages, package
Cold tablets or capsules —
Cough syrup
Prescriptions
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypontics
Ataractics
Anti-spamodics

Percent change to October 1970
from:
September 197C September 1970 J Orl-nKer 1 QAQ

Indexes

Dec.63
— Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63
Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

- 15 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected
items and groups, October 1970 and percent changes from selected dates—Continued

(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Other
index
bases

Item and group

Reading and recreation 10/
Recreational goods
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table model
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens
Film, 35mm, color
Golf balls, liquid center or solid core
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh water spincastiug
Bowling balls
Bicycles, boys'
Tricycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions —
Adult
Children's
Drive-in movie admissions, adult
Bowling fees, evening
Golf green fees
TV repair, picture tube replacement
Film developing, color
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription
Piano lessons, beginner
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages —

September 197C ?ont-omVior 1 Q7fDctober 1969

Dec..63

137.7
100.5
80.1
123.1
76.4
89.7
97.8
81.9
100.3
104.2
119.3
118.4
102.8
111.7
113.8
111.9
139.4
226.7
222.2
242.1
178.4
114.8
145.5
97.7
119.8

0.5
.2
.4
.6
.0
1.1
.0
- .9
.0
1.0
.3
- .8
.7
.1
.1
- .4
.5
.1
- .3
1.2
1.1
1.4
.2
- .2
.6

Dec,.63
Dec,.63

171.3
130.5
131.3

168.4
130.5
130.9

1.7
.0
.3

9.5
3.3
3.8

Dec,.63
Dec..63

139.5
161.9
170.6
162.2
108.9
125.1
119.8
113.1
120.1
133.3

138.8
161.7
170.4
162.0
109.0
124.5
119.5
113.4
120.0
131.7

.5
.1
.1
.1
- .1
.5
.3
- .3
.1
1.2

5.5
6.9
7.4
7.4
- .5
4.3
3.0
1.6
5.7
6.6

Dec..63
Dec..63
Dec..63

121.2
115.6
154.6

120.7
110.4
149.9

.4
4.7
3.1

3.7
6.0
10.8

Dec.63
Dec.63
Dec.,63
Dec.,63
Dec.63
Dec.,63
Dec.,63
Dec,.63
Dec,,63
Dec,.63
Dec.63
Dec..63
Dec..63

Dec..63
Dec..63
Dec..63

—-—
Mar,.59
—

Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
Bank service charges, checking acounts
Legal services, short form will —
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October 1970
138.4
100.7
80.4
123.8
76.4
90.7
97.8
81.2
100.3
105.2
119.6
117.5
103.5
111.8
113.9
111.4
140.1
226.9
221.5
245.1
180.4
116.4
145.8
97.5
120.5

Dec.63

Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert and table

Percent chang;e to October
from:

Indexes

4.8
1.6
.2
6.8
- .3
- .8
- .3
- 2.3
.9
1.7
4.2
- .5
3.3
1.9
1.8
3.1
6.1
9.6
9.7
9.2
9.7
3.8
7.6
- 3.8
2.2

Other special groups:
134.4
133.7
.5
All items less shelter
4.9
125.0
Commodities less food
—
123.8
1.0
4.3
127.4
Nondurables less food and apparel
.6
126.7
.3.9
Household services less rent
164.9
164.0
.5
9.6
161.6
Transportation services
160.2
.9
11.4
156.2
Other services
.6
155.3
5.8
,1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
3/ Also includes pine shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
4/ Also includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering,
and moving expenses.
5/
Priced only in season.
6/ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.
7/
Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits,
girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
8/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
9/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic trasmission repair, exhaust system repair, front
end alignment, and chassis lubrication.
10/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown
separately.




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Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI

A system of "reiplicated" 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 1969 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 monthto-month 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 1969 Data

Standard Error
Monthly
Change
All items
Food at home
Pqod away from home
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation —
Other goods and services-

.03
.07
.08
.06
.14
.08
.13
.12
.09
.13

Quarterly
Change
.05
.11
.14
.09
.23
.13
.19
.20
.13
.20

Relative Error

Annual
Change
.07
.13
.28
.15
.22
.14
.36
.32
.20
.34

Monthly
Change
.07
.10
.13
.10
.25
.13
.24
.36
.33
.25

Quarterly
Change
.04
.07
.08
.06
.18
.10
.12
.20
.15
.14

Annual
Change
.01
.03
.05
.02
.04
.04
.05
.07
.05
.08

This replaces the table of average errors based on 1968 data which was included
in the CPI report through December 1969.

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.




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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods
and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families
and single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 400 items which were
selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by
wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,
which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, including
Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage
earners and clerical workers patronize.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in
all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and servipes are collected every
month in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail
questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.
Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each
location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the
spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and
cities they represent.
Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are
also available on the bases of 1947-49*100 and 1939-100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from
the 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as
from the following additional locations:
Alabama - Florence
Alaska - Anchorage
California - Bakersfield*
Colorado - Denver*
Connecticut - Hartford*
Florida - Orlando*
Indiana - Indianapolis*
Indiana - Logansport
Illinois - Champaign-Urbana*
Iowa - Cedar Rapids*
Kansas - Wichita*

Louisiana - Baton Rouge*
Maine - Portland*
Massachusetts - Southbridge
Michigan - Niles
Minnesota - Crookston
Mississippi - Vicksburg
New Jersey - Millville
New York - K i n g s t o n
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).







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Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices

REGION I -

Boston

REGION II — New York

REGION III — Philadelphia

Mr. Wendell D. Macdonald
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
16Q3-A Federal Office Buildjrtf
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Phone: 223-6727
(Area Code 617)

Mr. Herbert Bienstock
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
Phone: 971-5401
(Area Code 212)

Mr. Frederick W. Mueller
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
F nn Square Building, Room 406
1317 Filbert Stieet
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Phone: 597-7816
(Area Code 215)

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermoh

New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia

REGION IV — A t l a n t a

REGION V — Chicago

REGION VI — Dallas

Mr. Brunswick A. Bagdon
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
1371 Peachtree Street NE.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Phone: 526-5416
(Area Code 404)

Mr. Thomas J. McArdle
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
219 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: 353-7226
(Area Code 312)

Mr. Jack F. Strickland
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
411 N. Akard Street. Room 337
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: 7 4 9 - 3 6 4 1
(Area Code 214)

Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan

Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico

Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee

REGIONS VII and VIII -

Kansas City

Mr. Elliott A. Browar
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Office Building
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Phone: 374-2378
(Area Code 816)

Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin

REGIONS IX and X — San Francisco
Mr. Charles A. Roumasset
Regional Director
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
450 Golden Gate Avenue
Box 36017
San Francisco, California 94102
Phone: 556-3178
(Area Code 415)

Region VII

Region VIII

Region IX

Region X

Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska

Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming

Anzona
California
Hawaii
Nevada

Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington




Oklahoma
Texas

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