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the consumer price index a monthly report on consumer price movements including statistical tables and technical notes. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR J. D. Hodgson, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS Joel Popkin, Assistant Commissioner Consumer Price Indexes Commodities and Services 1967=100 135 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE 130 s* ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of December 1970) 125 ALL SERVICES 21.99% NONDURABLES LESS FOOD 23.81% DURABLE COMMODITIES 120 / / /' 37.15% FOOD 17 05% / All Services V 115 All It ems •" no 105 JT y s, •r yZ / J 100 Food* Nondurable Less Food* 95 ^ 90 ^1^' ^ ' 85 1963 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 'Seasonally adjusted Latest Data: October 1971 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR OCTOBER 1971 The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in October to 122.6 percent of its 1967 base. Prices for new cars, apparel commodities, and household services increased, while indexes for most food items declined. The October index was 3.8 percent higher than it was a year ago, the smallest year-to-year change since February 1968. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the increase in the October index was 0.1 percent, the smallest rise since April 1967. The increase in October compares with 0.2 percent in September, and an average monthly increase of 0.4 percent during the 6 months from March through August. After seasonal adjustment, average food prices were unchanged in October after declining in September. The index for commodities other than food decreased 0.1 percent, the first decrease since February 1971. The index for service charges rose 0.2 percent in October, compared with increases of 0.4 to 0.6 percent in the preceding 5 months. The slower rate of increase was due in part to the regular annual adjustment to the health insurance component of the index. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of change in the CPI in October was 3.0 percent. This compares with a 4.9 percent for July. The moderation in the rate of advance in the last 3 months rise in prices of services and nonfood commodities, and a decline charts on pages 6, 7, 8 and 9.) during the 3 months ending the 3 months ending in resulted from a slower in prices of food. (See The September to October change in the index does not reflect exclusively changes in prices since the wage-price-rent freeze went into effect on August 15, since some prices are collected only every 3 months or less frequently. The October index also includes price changes for items exempt from the freeze, such as raw foods, or items subject to special regulations that permit increases under certain conditions. TABLE A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods Changes in all items at seasonally adjusted compound annual rate Changes from preceding month Month Food All items Unadj. Seas, adi. October 1970 November December 0.5 .3 .5 0.5 .3 .5 January 1971 February March .1 .2 .3 .3 .5 .6 .2 .3 .2 .2 .3 .6 .5 .2 •3 .4 .2 .2 .2 .1 Seas. adi. Unadj -0.2 i -.5 0.0 .1 -.1 1 -3 ServCommodities less food ices Seas • Unadj. Unadj. 1.0 •5 .3 From 3 mos. ago 6 mos. ago From 12 mos. ago 5.0 4.7 4.9 5.8 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.8 4.1 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.4 3.3 4.3 3.0 ! 4.0 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.8 .4 .7 0.5 .6 .6 5.2 5.6 5.3 4.5 4.0 2.8 2.8 4.2 5.3 4.9 0 .4 From i A -nv-i 1 June July September — October .0 .5 .9 .2 3 I! .9 ! ! ! ! .7 .3 .8 .5 i .2 -.8 -.2 ! .9 i .2 ! .5 .1 .1 -.3 .0 -.3 .0 .3 .3 .7 .4 -.1 .3 .4 .4 .2 i .6 - .1 i .2 .2 .2 i .o . 7 .6 .5 .3 .1 .5 .2 ; - .1 o i •^ " i .5 .5 i.4 1 .2 THIS ISSUE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DOES NOT CONTAIN INDEX VALUES REVISED TO REFLECT THE REFUND, REQUIRED BY THE REVENUE ACT OF 1971, TO PURCHASERS OF THE FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON NEW CARS. REVISED INDEXES FOR ALL AFFECTED COMPONENTS FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER 1971 WILL APPEAR IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. L Effect of Phase I of the economic stabilization program Two methods were used in analyzing the October CPI in relation to the wage-pricerent freeze; one examined the behavior of individual prices in the index and the other analyzed contributions of index components to the change in the all items index. The October index includes more than 120,000 price comparisons based on prices directly collected by BLS, of which about 80 percent or 98,000 were priced during the September-October period. About 85 percent of these 98,000 prices are for food at home items, 6 percent are for nonfood items, and 9 percent for services. If the CPI were based on these monthly comparisons only, it would have shown no change between September and October. Analysis of the monthly price comparisons, without regard to their weight in the index, shows that almost 87,000, or about 90 percent, remained unchanged or declined between September and October. The differences among food, nonfood commodities, and services appear in the following table. TABLE B. Percent distribution of September to October price comparisons Item Total No change Decrease Increase Total • < — Total excluding raw agricultural products Food at home Raw agricultural products Other < Nonfood commodities < <—-—'—' Services 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 78. 85. 76. 47. 84. 86.0 91.2 10.4 7.7 11.0 23.3 7.8 6.8 7.6 11.0 7.1 12.3 29.4 7.9 7.2 1.2 1/ Regulations of the Cost of Living Council permit certain types of increases but it is not possible to determine from data used in the CPI whether allowable increases accounted for all increases shown in the table. The October index also includes about 22,000 price comparisons from pre-freeze periods to October, since some prices are collected only once every 3 months or less frequently. The Bureau conducted a special collection and analysis program covering approximately half of these non-monthly comparisons, as it had done for the September index. Of the 10,250 price comparisons analyzed, only about 75 showed increases between September and October. About 5,000 rental units were surveyed for the October CPI and only 34, or 0.7 percent, increased between September and October. A special analysis of 5,250 prices for some services and restaurant meals for which July prices were compared with prices collected in October shows that less than 0.7 percent increased from September to October. The effect of the wage-price-rent freeze on the October CPI can be analyzed also by examining the contributions to change of various components in which items are weighted by their relative importance in the CPI market basket. The October All Items CPI increased 0.2 percent, the same increase as in September. After removing the effect of items exempt from Phase I of the wage-price-rent freeze, such as raw foods, taxes, and mortgage interest rates, the increase in the October index is also 0.2 percent, half the comparable September figure of 0.4 percent. Since increases in mortgage interest rates and taxes in October were offset by decreases in exempted food items, the 0.2 percent rate of increase in the October CPI is not changed by removal of the effect of those items. Higher prices for apparel commodities and new cars account for virtually all of the 0.2 percent increase in the October index. About half of the increase—0.1 percent— is due to higher prices for apparel commodities, including fall and winter seasonal items in the quarterly cities which were last priced in July. The other half of the 0.2 percent increase resulted from higher prices for new cars. New car prices normally increase at this time of the year as new models begin to be introduced into the index. Manufacturers1 suggested retail prices for domestic 1972 model cars in October were at about the same level as comparable 1971 models. The increase, therefore, is attributable to smaller discounts granted by dealers to buyers of 1972 models compared with discounts granted on the 1971 models in September. Smaller discounts, of course, result in higher prices to consumers. Prices of imported cars rose more than those of domestic cars because of the import surcharge and changes in world market prices. Although prices of imported cars rose, prices of other imported items in the index, especially apparel, declined. Imports, therefore, had practically no effect on the change in the index. In addition, there were offsetting increases and decreases in other parts of the index affected by the freeze. The contribution of nonexempt food items purchased in grocery stores, which reflect price changes from September to October, was negative and had a large downward influence. This decrease was offset by increases in rent, some other services, and restaurant meals, all of which were based on comparisons from pre-freeze periods to October. Food The October index for food purchased in grocery stores—which was based entirely on prices collected during the Phase I of the wage-price-rent freeze declined 0.3 percent, the usual decline for October. The effects of lower prices for most food items more than offset higher prices for eggs, most fresh vegetables, and a few fresh fruits. Prices of restaurant meals and snacks rose 0.3 percent, the smallest increase since March of this year. Prices of most fresh fruits declined considerably more than they usually do in October. Large supplies of apples and grapefruit contributed significantly to the decline. Fresh vegetable prices, on the other hand, rose more than seasonally as a result of reduced acreage for some fall crop items and adverse weather conditions in September which reduced yields and hampered harvesting. Prices of processed fruits and vegetables, which advanced steadily in the preceding 6 months, declined 0.2 percent mainly because of large price decreases for canned pears and tomatoes. The meats, poultry, and fish index decreased 0.6 percent, a smaller than usual delcine for October. Price decreases of 0.5 percent for beef and veal and 0.6 percent for pork were less than seasonal. Beef production increased seasonally in September, as usual, but the increase of 6 percent in pork output was less than seasonal. Retail prices of poultry averaged 0.2 percent lower, prices of frying chickens were down 2.6 percent because of weaker demand. The price decline, however, was less than usual for October, as chicken production in September was 6 percent lower than in August. Fish prices rose an average of 0.2 percent in October, less than the average monthly increase of 0.5 percent during the May-October period. Prices of canned sardines continued to rise. Prices of cereal and bakery products and dairy products declined contraseasonally in October. The index for cereal and bakery products declined 0.3 percent as a result of lower prices of white bread, cake, flour and rice as well as corn flake prices which continued to move down as a reflection of the record corn production this year. The index for dairy products decreased 0.1 percent as a result of lower prices for skim milk, ice cream, and milk purchased in grocery stores. Egg prices advanced more than usual in October—4.2 percent. The increase followed a sharp decline in September, when eggs were used extensively as a sale item. The October increase also reflected somewhat lower egg production in September compared with August. Commodities less food The index of nonfood commodities rose 0.4 percent, slightly less than the usual October rise. (The seasonally adjusted decrease of 0.1 percent was the first decline since February•) Over three-fourths of the rise in the price index for nonfood commodities resulted from price increases for new cars and apparel commodities. New car prices increased 3.7 percent in October, reflecting the introduction of 1972 model cars. The increase was less than usual for October and the smallest September to October change since 1965. Concessions or discounts offered on the 1972 models sold in October were lower than these offered on the 1971 models in September. Domestic new car sales were at record levels in both September and October. President Nixon's new economic program, which rolled back price increases for the domestic 1972 models and recommended the elimination of the 7 percent excise tax on new cars, had a significant effect on automobile sales in both September and October. Domestic car sales were stimulated also by a backlog of demand created by lower-than-normal 1971 model year sales. Prices for imported cars were also higher and accounted for about 0.2 percent of the increase in the new car index. Sales of imported cars have been curtailed as a result of the East, West, and Gulf Coast dock strikes, lower dealer inventories, and higher prices due to currency revaluations. The index for apparel commodities rose 0.9 percent, more than is usual for October. All major categories of apparel, including footwear, contributed to the rise. Women's and girls1 apparel prices rose 1.2 percent and accounted for much of the rise in apparel prices. Men's and boys' apparel prices were up 0.8 percent. Winter seasonal items, which were priced in some cities for the first time this fall, were introduced at higher prices than prevailed at the end of the 1970 season. The index of household durables rose slightly. The furniture and bedding index rose as prices were returned to regular prices from summer sale prices. Prices for floor coverings and appliances were unchanged on average. Prices of homes increased 0.3 percent in October, reflecting higher prices in several cities. Following larger increases in the 2 preceding months, gasoline prices edged up 0.1 percent in October. Price rises recorded in cities priced on the July-October cycle were just about offset by decreases recorded in cities on a monthly basis. The index for fuel oil and coal was unchanged. After rising 2.9 percent in the past 3 months, tobacco product prices were unchanged in October. The price index for alcoholic beverage rose somewhat due to price increases for beer. Services Charges for consumer services rose 0.2 percent in October, compared with increases of 0.4 to 0.6 percent in the preceding 5 months. The slower rate of increase was due in part to the regular annual adjustment to the health insurance component of the index. The index of service charges would have increased 0.3 percent instead of 0.2 percent if the annual adjustment to health insurance were not made. The annual adjustment for retained earnings of health insurance companies caused the medical care index to decrease 2.6 percent, the largest month-to-month decline ever recorded for that index. The small rise in the service index also reflected the fact that charges for many services increased at a slower pace. The mortgage interest rate index rose 0.3 percent, less than the rises of 0.5 and 0.6 in August and September, respectively. All of the increase was due to rate changes for conventional loans. Home maintenance service charges rose 0.2 percent, the smallest monthly increase recorded since January 1967. Hospital costs rose 0.1 percent as the rise in charges for private and semi-private rooms slowed sharply in October. Charges for some services held steady, including local transit fares and all utilities. Charges for some other services declined. Automobile insurance decreased 0.8 percent, the first decline since February 1968. Parking fees decreased 0.1 percent as lower municipal fees offset higher private parking fees. 0.7 percent. Movie admission for adults dropped A few service items recorded larger increases than last month. The residential property tax index rose 1.1 percent in October because of annual changes for several cities. Property insurance rates rose 0.7 percent due to higher homeowner's insurance rates in California. Fees charged by dentists rose 1.1 percent. 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 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: Index Point Change October 1971 CPI (1967=100) less September index index point difference = Percent Change 122.6 122.4 0.2 Index point difference divided by the index for the previous period: 122.6 - 122.4 x 100 = 0.2 122.4 Effective with the percent changes in the U.S. seasonally adjusted indexes eliminate rounding error in July 1970 release, and continuing thereafter, seasonally adjusted All Items Index will be based on seasonal adjustment factors and carried to two decimal places. This procedure will help to the percent changes. - 6 - FILL ITEMS INDEX flND ITS RflTE OF CHANGE ( 1967 _ 100 ) sen i 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 1962-71 U0G CPI flLL ITENS INDEX (NOT SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTED) PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN (SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTED) 85 0 .7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTEO) ffiitt' OCT 3.0 RRITH SCflLE PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN fflNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTEDJ PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN 1962 1/ 1963 1964 1965 Computed from t h e unadjusted s e r i e s . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 - 7 TOTRL FOOD INDEX FIND I T S RflTE OF CHflNGE 1962-71 ( 1967 - 100 ) SEMIL0G 135 130 125 120 115 CPI TOTflL FOOD INDEX (SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTED) iio 105 100 95 ERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-riONTH SPflN (SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTED) 90 — — — — — 85 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-nONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE., SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED) PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN 1962 1/ 1963 1964 Computed from t h e u n a d j u s t e d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 1965 series. 1966 1967 1968 1969 1.4 1.2 1 .0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 — — — — -0.2 — -0.4 — -0.6 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTEO) RRITH. SCflLE 12 1 .6 1970 1971 - 8 - COMMODITIES LESS FOOD INDEX FIND I T S RflTE OF CHflNGE ( •m135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 1967 1962-71 n 100 ) CPI COMMODITIES LESS FOOD INDEX (SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED) 85 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN (SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED) 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 O.i 0.0 -O.i -0.2 -0.3 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED) HAH-6 4 2 0 -2 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLf flDJUSTEDJ PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN• ,it.t» 1962 1/ ii..l. 1963 OCT 3.5 OCT 3.3 1964 Computed from t h e u n a d j u s t e d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS .L.i, .i..l. 1965 series, 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 .I..I..I. 1971 M- _ 9 — . SERVICES INDEX RND ITS RflTE OF CHflNGE ( 1967 - 100 ) 1962-71 CPI SERVICES INDEX (NOT SEflSONflLLY RDJUSTED) PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN fNOT SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED) PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE. NOT SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED) PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN (flNNUflL RflTE. NOT SEflSONflLLY flOJUSTEO) PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN 1962 1963 1964 1965 XJ Computed from the unadjusted series. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 - 10 TABLE 1. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, October 1971 (Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated) Group October 1971 (Indexes 1967=100) (unless otherwise specified) September July October 1971 1971 1970 All items All items (1957-59=100) 122.6 142.6 122.4 142.3 121.8 141.7 118.1 137.4 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 118,9 116.6 114.3 118.4 116.0 115.6 116.2 128.0 119.1 116.9 114.6 119.1 116.1 116.6 115.5 127.6 119.8 118.1 114.8 118.0 116.0 126.0 115.7 126.5 115.5 113.8 111.0 116.1 113.1 110.0 115.5 121.9 Housing Shelter 1/ Rent Homeownership 2/ Fuel and utilities V Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 125.9 130.6 116.4 135.7 116.3 117.8 115.7 119.5 125.5 130.1 116.1 135.1 116.3 117.8 115.7 119.4 124.5 128.8 115.4 133.5 115.5 117.5 114.7 118.9 Apparel and upkeep kj Men's and boys' Women's and girls' — Footwear 121.6 121.8 122.7 122.7 120.6 120.8 121.3 122.2 Transportation Private New cars Used cars — Gasoline Public 120.6 118.6 115.3 111.7 108.8 139.3 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services Percent change to October 1971 from: 1 Month 1 Year 3 Months .Ago Ago 0.2 - 3.8 .2 .3 .3 .6 .1 .9 .6 .3 1.3 - .4 .3 0 8.3 .4 1.2 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.0 2.6 5.1 .6 5.0 121.2 126.5 111.4 131.9 109.2 112.5 108.8 114.5 .3 .4 .3 .3 0 0 0 .1 1.1 1.4 .9 1.6 .7 .3 .9 .5 3.9 3.2 4.5 2.9 6.5 4.7 6.3 4.4 119.3 119.9 119.3 120.9 118.2 119.0 119.3 119.0 .8 .8 1.2 .4 1.9 1.6 2.8 1.5 2.9 2.4 2.8 3.1 119.8 117.8 111.2 111.6 108.7 139.3 119.5 117.4 113.8 113.5 104.1 139.0 115.2 113.4 110.8 107.2 106.8 131.3 .7 .7 3.7 .1 .1 0 .9 1.0 1.3 • 1.6 4.5 .2 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.2 1.9 6.1 123.5 129.6 117.9 120.5 122.6 123.6 130.4 117.6 120.5 122.4 122.6 129.3 117.1 119.6 121.2 118.2 122.8 114.4 115.2 118.0 - .1 - .6 .3 0 .2 .7 .2 .7 .8 1.2 4.5 5.5 3.1 4.6 3.9 118.9 120.8 120.2 118.9 120.4 120.6 119.1 120.0 119.3 123.7 122.2 118.3 118.6 118.8 118.7 122.0 123.3 121.9 117.8 118.3 118.7 118.2 120.9 122.4 121.4 117.0 118.1 118.3 116.7 119.5 118.9 117.9 114.5 114.8 115.2 114.9 118.8 118.0 113.6 117.2 113.5 117.5 113.2 113.9 111.0 130.1 132.6 129.4 140.5 121.6 140.6 134.6 129.9 132.4 129.1 139.6 121.6 140.4 135.6 128.8 131.2 127.9 138.3 120.8 138.5 134.4 124.1 126.5 123.8 138.2 114.0 129.3 126.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.6 .7 1.5 .1 4.8 4.8 4.5 1.7 6.7 8.7 6.2 $0,816 .701 $0,817 .703 $0,821 .706 $0,847 .728 - .6 - 3.7 Seasonally Adjusted^ Apparel and upkeep Transportation .2 .7 .8 Special Groups: All items less food All items less medical care Conmodities less food Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Apparel commodities Durables Household durables Services —• Services less rent Services less medical care Insurance and finance ~ Utilities and public transportation - — - - Housekeeping and home maintenance services Medical care services Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar: 1967=$1.00 1957-59=$!.00 1/ 3/ 4/ Also includes Includes home Also includes Also includes Note: 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. Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date. 1.1 .7 1.1 .4 .4 1.7 2.1 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.6 2.3 - 11 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/ 1967=100 Percent change from: Other bases 1957-59=100 September 1971 October 1971 July 1971 October 1970 U.S. Gity Average 122.6 142.6 0.2 0.7 3.8 Chicago Detroit Los Angeles-Long Beach N.Y.-Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia - 121.8 123.0 120.5 127.7 125.2 138.4 141.3 141.7 151.9 146.2 0 - .1 .3 .2 .3 .7 1.0 1.2 .7 1.2 2.9 3.1 3.7 5.4 3.9 July 1971 October 1970 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.1 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 October 1971 Boston Houston Minneapolis-St. Paul Pittsburgh 124.6 122.7 123.7 123.1 149.3 140.4 143.3 141.5 May 1971 August 1971 122.9 123.3 122.8 121.5 120.9 117.7 123.6 Buffalo -Cleveland Dallas ---• Milwaukee San Diego Seattle — Washington 3/ 135.1 139.1 3/ 132.7 137.2 4/ 127.0 138.3 144.0 June 1971 September 1971 Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Honolulu Kansas City St. Louis — San Francisco-Oakland —-- 122.3 124.5 121.5 121.3 121.9 120.7 121.1 140.6 144.6 137.9 5/ 130.8 144, 140, 144.1 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.9 1.1 0 .8 .7 2.4 1.1 .7 1.0 August 1970 5.6 2.7 3.5 4.6 4.3 2.7 4.5 September 1970 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.4 4.5 3.5 3.8 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 I960. 2/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, April, July, and October. 2 - February, May, August, and November. 3 - March, June, September, and December. 3/November 1963=100. 4/February 1965*100. 5/December 1963=100. 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. - 12 r> TABLE 3. Consumer Price Index--The United States and selected areas \J for urban wage earners and clerical workers, major groups percent change from September 1971 to October 1971 Group All items U.S. City Average 0.0 - .2 .3 .8 .7 - .1 - .6 .3 0 .2 - .4 .8 - .2 - .6 - .4 - 1 0 (2/) 0 - .1 Los AngelesLong Beach New YorkNortheastern New Jersey Philadelphia - 0.1 0.2 Food Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services — Detroit Chicago 0.3 0.2 0.3 .2 .3 - .3 1.1 0 - .7 (2/) .5 0 .1 .2 - .1 .7 - .1 - .3 (2/) - .2 0 - .3 .9 .3 .8 .1 - .6 (2/) .2 (2/) - .5 - .1 1.3 .1 - .2 - .1 (2/) - 1.1 .2 1/ See footnote 1, table 2. 1/ Not available. TABLE 4. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers for selected groups, seasonally adjusted (1967=100) Percent changes to:October October 1971 Indexes September 1971 Food Food at home Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables — Other foods at home 118.9 116.6 117.8 115.7 119.9 114.8 118.9 116.6 117.3 116.0 119.3 114.6 119.1 117.2 117.1 116.1 120.7 117.6 0.0 0 .4 - .3 .4 .2 - 0.2 - .5 .6 - .3 - .7 - 2.4 Fuel and utilities If Fuel oil and coal 116.6 118.0 116.5 118.2 115.6 118.1 .1 - .2 .9 - .1 Apparel and upkeep 2/ Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 120.8 121.1 121.1 122.5 120.4 120.6 120.8 122.2 120.0 120.7 120.3 121.4 .3 .7 .3 .2 .2 .7 Transportation Private New cars 120.2 118.2 113.5 120.6 118.8 114.6 119.3 117.3 115.1 - .3 - .5 - 1.0 .8 .8 Commodities Commodities less food Nondurables Nondurables less food • Apparel commodities • Durables 118.4 117.8 118.7 118.2 121.0 117.5 118.3 117.9 118.5 118.1 120.5 117.7 117.9 117.1 118.1 117.1 120.3 117.4 .1 - .1 .2 .1 Group If 2/ July 1971 From: 1 Month Ago .4 Months Ago .9 - 14 . .4 .6 .5 .9 .6 .1 .4 - .2 Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately. Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and appareT upkeep services not shown 3 separately. 1971 TABLE 5. Consumer Price Index--United States and selected areas \J for urban wage earners and clerical workers, commodity groups October 1971 index and percent changes from July 1971 Los MinnAngeleseapolisLong St. Paul Beach (Indexes 1967=100 unless otherwise specified) U.S. City Average Group Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh All items 122.6 124.6 121.8 122.7 120.5 123.7 127.7 125.2 123.1 Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 118.9 116.6 114.3 118.4 116.0 115.6 116.2 128.0 118.4 116.4 111.4 121.2 115.2 115.7 113.6 125.8 118.9 117.2 119.2 118.0 115.6 115.9 116.5 125.8 117.8 116.2 114.3 120.5 114.9 110.9 114.8 125.5 120.2 115.8 112.4 116.4 115.4 118.0 115.9 135.4 115.3 113.8 111.1 116.6 114.4 112.1 112.7 119.4 119.1 116.5 121.8 118.2 117.1 110.0 116.2 130.3 124.3 120.9 115.4 123.9 118.6 122.4 119.1 134.9 121.0 118.2 117.8 119.4 119.8 116.2 116.5 132.8 119.0 117.0 114.6 116.8 119.4 116.6 117.4 131.4 125.9 130.6 116.4 135.7 116.3 117.8 115.7 119.5 130.2 138.7 123.8 145.4 113.4 117.1 117.6 123.5 121.5 125.5 (2/) 131.9 111.5 113.2 109.1 115.8 130.1 139.3 117.9 143.6 111.3 113.9 112.1 113.9 126.0 132.2 110.3 139.7 111.9 125.5 128.8 (2/) 132.3 121.9 124.3 116.0 131.0 135.9 121.0 146.7 119.8 120.2 113.8 124.9 128.4 138.5 (2/) 143.2 110.6 111.9 112.1 120.7 127.1 134.4 115.7 139.6 116.6 115.8 122.0 130.8 138.4 120.0 141.5 116.8 115.8 119.8 117.3 121.6 121.8 122.7 122.7 124.6 121.5 128.5 122.0 120.2 118.1 124.3 117.6 117.8 120.2 114.2 121.7 124.8 117.0 135.6 123.5 119.4 117.3 123.0 121.4 119.3 119.3 119.9 123.1 122.9 124.5 122.6 120.6 121.4 125.2 119.4 123.6 125.1 120.9 132.4 122.2 120.6 118.6 139.3 122, 119, 138, 126.0 120.4 161.2 115.5 112.8 148.9 114.9 112.7 150.1 118.3 118.5 113.5 116.5 116.0 125.0 130.9 126.2 148.8 124.8 122.1 140.7 121.6 119.1 138.3 123.5 129.6 117.9 120.5 .122.6 130, 120, 126, 123.5 128.6 124.6 136.2 116.6 120.3 118.5 125.7 131.5 120.0 121.4 125.7 118.7 126.8 (2/) 112.6 116.7 123.0 124.6 119.0 124.3 120.4 127.5 136.9 124.7 125.8 127.9 139.3 117.6 125.1 (2/) 122.5 123.5 115.4 117.7 129.9 0.7 1.2 1.1 - .3 - .9 - 1.5 - 1.1 - 1.4 - .2 .3 - .1 - 9.1 .7 1.1 n o u s i xx^ — -^•—^ —I—i , • - i • Shelter Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Foo twear • Transportation Publie Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services (2/) 120.2 124.7 (2/) 120.8 118.5 Percent changes from July 1971 to October 1971 0.7 All items 1.4 1.5 1.0 - 2.2 3.0 1.4 1.7 1.1 10.4 - .9 .9 - .4 - 1.1 - .5 .6 .2 - 7.1 •2 1.4 1.0 1.1 3/ .7 1.01 .3 0 .5 1.1 2.9 4.7 (2/) 5.7 .2 0 .3 .7 1.9 - .3 3.3 6.2 2.3 3.1 6.8 2.8 13.0 3.8 1.3 - .4 .3 0 8.3 .4 1.2 - .5 - .9 - 1.2 .4 0 - 6.8 1.9 1.2 - 1.3 - 1.8 .7 - .7 - .2 - 9.3 - .5 .4 - .9 - 1.4 - 2.5 1.2 1.7 - 9.8 - .1 1.3 .1 .6 .2 .3 .5 6.2 1.4 2.1 Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 1.1 1.4 .9 1.6 .7 .3 .9 .5 3.3 5.3 .5 7.5 .4 2.3 - .8 - .2 1.8 2.5 (2/) 3.4 .2 .3 .3 .3 1.4 1.7 .6 1.8 0 .7 0 .9 .6 .9 .4 1.0 .3 (2/) 2.2 3.0 4.1 6.1 1.0 6.9 - .5 .3 .4 0 .6 0 .7 .4 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Foo twear 1.9 1.6 2.8 1.5 3.1 .9 7.7 - 1.9 4.5 2.1 9.0 .9 2.5 3.7 3.0 1.2 3.8 6.8 6.4 .6 .7 2.4 Transportation Private Public .9 1.0 .2 .2 .3 0 - .1 - .1 .1 2.5 2.8 .1 2.8 3.0 .1 .7 .2 .7 .3 - .5 - .9 .9 .2 - .5 (2/) .8 .2 .6 1.2 0 - .4 .9 1.6 .9 .6 .4 - .4 (2/) 1.4 .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 Health and recreation M e Q I C 3 J C3.3TG - ^—w • • • Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services T7 2/ _3/ See footnote 1, table 2. Not available. Change from August 1971. — - .4 - 1.0 - .8 .6 .3 - 6.4 - .2 1.3 1.6 1.7 .6 .8 - 6.4 .3 2.1 1.3 1.9 1.0 2.1 1.2 - .7 1.7 - 1.6 5.7 1.1 .3 3.3 1.4 6.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 .1 1.2 1.2 .1 .5 0 .2 .2 0 - .4 - .5 0 .2 .6 .6 .5 .7 .3 .1 (2/) .4 .2 .1 - .4 .5 1.1 (2/) .7 .2 1.4 .9 - - 14 TABLE 6. Consumer Price Index--United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups, October 1971 indexes and percent changes from September 1971 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 1967=100 unless otherwise specified) 116.6 U.S. City Average Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas- Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul N. Y. Northeastern N. J. Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San Francisco-Oakland — Seattle Washington 118.4 121.8 118.4 119.8 118.9 118.9 118.1 118.7 117.8 121.8 120.2 119.5 115.3 116.3 119.1 124.3 121.0 119.0 118.3 117.7 116.3 116.3 121.4 114.3 118.4 116.0 115.6 116.2 128.0 115.5 119.7 116.4 118.1 117.2 117.2 116.8 114.9 116.2 119.6 115.8 116.8 113.8 114.4 116.5 120.9 118.2 117.0 115.8 114.5 114.2 113.6 117.4 113.1 116.6 111.4 119.0 119.2 115.2 111.5 113.7 114.3 104.2 112.4 116.9 111.1 117.0 121.8 115.4 117.8 114.6 119.9 111.3 110.0 110.9 118.4 114.5 121.5 121.2 119.2 118.0 116.3 117.3 115.9 120.5 122.5 116.4 116.2 116.6 117.2 118.2 123.9 119.4 116.8 114.9 119.4 116.7 115.5 114.5 116.2 118.2 115.2 117.6 115.6 117.5 120.3 111.4 114.9 114.5 115.4 124.1 114.4 113.4 117.1 118.6 119.8 119.4 119.4 113.5 115.0 115.3 110.6 119.6 121.3 115.7 115.2 115.9 119.1 118.5 116.3 110.9 135.9 118.0 112.0 112.1 109.7 110.0 122.4 116.2 116.6 116.5 112.5 112.8 109.0 125.0 115.5 118.5 113.6 118.3 116.5 118.0 115.3 114.8 114.8 115.4 115.9 116.2 112.7 112.8 116.2 119.1 116.5 117.4 111.1 111.1 113.7 114.5 120.4 127.8 130.0 125.8 129.3 125.8 125.1 125.6 132.6 125.5 128.0 135.4 128.0 119.4 (2/) 130.3 134.9 132.8 131.4 130.3 (2/) 123.4 124.8 131.8 Percent changes September 1971 to October 1971 U.S. City Average Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas -Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis-St. Paul W. Y. Northeastern N. J. Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San Francisco-Oakland — Seattle Washington 1/ 2/ - 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.3 - .5 - .3 - .1 .2 - .4 .2 - .1 .1 - .5 .3 .1 - .4 .2 - .4 - .3 .1 - .3 - .3 - .4 - .1 .7 - .4 .1 - .7 - .4 - .2 .2 - .6 .2 - .2 .1 - .9 .3 0 - .6 .2 - .5 - .6 - .1 - .6 - .3 - .5 - .1 .8 - .5 .2 - .9 - .3 - .6 .3 See footnote 1, table 2. Not available. - .2 .4 - .2 - .6 - 1.9 - 1.6 .3 .1 .9 - 1.0 .2 - .5 - 1.2 .5 0 .3 - .1 0 .2 - 0.1 - .9 .7 - .3 1.1 2.0 - .4 - .3 - .2 1.3 1.7 - .6 1.4 - .3 - .5 - .8 - .3 - .1 - .4 - .2 - .7 .3 - .3 - 0.9 0.6 0.3 - .3 .2 .5 - .3 .1 - .1 .3 - .1 - .4 - .3 - .1 - .1 .2 .1 - .2 .1 .3 0 .3 0 .1 .1 .2 - 3.5 - 4.4 - .7 2.4 - .2 1.4 - .7 - .2 - 1.9 - .7 .1 - 1.7 - .2 - 1.4 - 1.9 - .2 - 2.8 - 2,2 - 3.4 - .1 3.5 - 2.5 1.1 1.2 .4 .7 .7 .9 .1 .3 .8 1.1 .3 .6 .6 .9 0 - .2 .5 .2 .2 .4 .9 .9 - .1 0 .1 .3 .2 .2 0 .6 .1 1.1 .3 .3 .1 .1 (2/) .5 .5 .7 .1 .4 (2/) - .1 - .2 0 - 15 TABLE 7. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food ite is October 1971 indexes and percent changes from selected dates (1967=100 unless otherwise specified) Item or Group Total food Food away from home Restaurant meals Snacks Food at home Cereals and bakery products Flour Cracker meal Corn flakes Rice Bread, white Bread, whole wheat Cookies Layer cake Cinnamon rolls Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Steak, round Steak, sirloin Steak, porterhouse Rump roast Rib roast • Chuck roast Hamburger Beef liver Veal cutlets Pork Chops Loin roast Pork sausage Ham, whole Picnics Bacon Other meats Lamb chops Frankfurters Ham, canned Bologna sausage Salami sausage Liverwurst Poultry Frying chicken -Chicken breasts Turkey Fish Shrimp, frozen Fish, fresh or frozen — Tuna fish, canned Sardines, canned Dairy products Milk, fresh, grocery Milk, fresh, delivered Milk, fresh, skim Milk, evaporated Ice cream Cheese, American process -• Butter See footnotes at end of table. Index October L971 Seasonal1-y Unadjusted adjusted 118.9 128.0 127.7 129.5 116.6 114.3 101.1 131.6 103.6 109.9 112.1 119.2 109,9 120.7 119.6 118.4 118.3 127.1 125.5 125.3 127.3 125.2 129.3 125.6 127.6 114.8 146.7 105.8 109.8 108.7 112.8 102.0 107.9 96.6 116.5 123.4 116.0 107.8 120.1 116.8. 114.5 110.0 109.0 111.3 113.7 132.8 120.1 143.0 128.9 139.1 116.0 115.3 118.1 120.3 121.4 106.1 122.1 105.8 118.9 _ 116.6 117.8 117.4 126.5 125.0 128.8 124.7 127.0 146.7 104.0 108.3 102.0 94.2 116.0 115.2 110.7 133.1 143.3 115.7 114.6 122.3 105.3 Percent change to October 1971 from October 1970 September 1971 Seasonally Unadjusted adiusted Unadjusted - 0.2 .3 .3 .7 - .3 - .3 - .4 .1 - .6 - .2 - 1.1 .1 0 - .7 .8 - .6 - .4 - .5 - .5 - 2.0 - 1.7 1.0 - 1.1 - .2 - .5 .7 .5 - .6 - .1 - 1.2 - .2 - 1.7 1.1 - 1.1 - .4 - 1.0 0 - .2 - .2 - .8 - .3 - 2.0 - 2.6 - 1.2 .4 .2 .3 .4 - .2 .4 - .1 - .1 0 - .4 .2 - .7 .2 0 0.0 0 .4' .4 .3 .4 - .3 .2 0 1.0 .8 2.3 - 1.6 .7 - .3 .9 1.3 .2 .6 - .3 - .6 0 - .6 2.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 2.5 3.0 1.8 8.8 • 3.0 3.1 .4 5.3 3.8 3.9 4.5 2.0 1.0 5.4 5.6 5.4 6.7 6.1 8.2 3.9 3.7 1.3 10.7 - 6.5 - 2.7 - 4.3 - 4.0 - 6.1 - 5.8 - 14.0 1.0 5.0 .2 - 2.7 2.1 .5 .1 4.4 5.6 3.8 - .1 9.4 4.0 11.8 6.4 14.6 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.5 5.7 .3 5.0 .5 - 16 TABLE 7. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items October 1971 indexes and percent changes from selected dates--Continued (1967=100 unless otherwise specified) Item or Group Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Apples Bananas Oranges Orange juice, fresh Grapefruit Grapes 17 Strawberries 1/ Watermelon If Potatoes Onions Asparagus JL/ Cabbage Carrots Celery Cucumbers Lettuce Peppers, green Spinach r Tomatoes Processed fruits and vegetables Fruit cocktail, canned Pears, canned Pineapple-grapefruit juice, drink Orange juice concentrate, frozen Lemonade concentrate, frozen Beets, canned Peas, greet), canned Tomatoes, canned Dried beans Broccoli, frozen Other food at home -Eggs Fats and oils: Margarine Salad dressing, Italian Salad or cooking oil Sugar and sweets Sugar Grape jelly Chocolate bar Syrup, chocolate flavored Nonalcoholic beverages Coffee, can and bag Coffee, instant Tea Cola drink - — Carbonated fruit drink Prepared and partially prepared foods Bean soup, canned Chicken soup, canned Spaghetti, canned Mashed potatoes, instant Potatoes, french fried, frozen Baby foods, canned Sweet pickle relish Pretzels T— 1/ Priced only in season. Index October 1971 Seasonally Unadjusted adjusted 115.6 113.6 101.8 101.8 137.1 129.1 153.5 119.6 Q/) a/) 111.2 109.8 a/) 106.4 117.3 111.5 96.6 123.2 97.5 130.8 106.0 118.4 120.0 117.5 114.5 136.0 115.9 117.4 107.0 115.7 130.6 117.9 116.2 106.7 118.1 109.9 123.4 120.1 113.4 121.2 131.5 113.0 121.2 119.3 125.3 107.8 127.3 127.8 113.4 114.7 106.5 117.7 110.4 109.9 111.6 120.0 114.4 119.9 120.6 118.9 96.7 121.0 130.7 133.9 a/) a/) 120.9 117.1 118.2 121.2 120.5 117.6 130.1 October 197 September 1971 Seasonally Unadjusted 0 .9 1 .5 18 . 8 3 .4 .9 .2 10 . 5 .6 (1/) (1/) 3 .3 1 .3 (1/) 2 .9 6 .5 13 . 9 10 . 6 7 .4 2 .1 11 . 1 - .2 - .2 - .2 0.5 .6 3.2 .4 6.4 8.0 4.1 a/) a/) 2.1 3.7 114.8 99.1 - .2 .3 _ .1 > .9 _ .8 .8 _ .4 .6 v.2 .4 _ .3 .1 _ .1 - .1 - .3 .1 - .2 .2 .2 _ .1 - .2 .2 .2 0 0 - .1 0 0 _ .4 - .2 .4 .1 UnAdjusted 5.1 3.7 6.5 -1 5 47 5.6 10.3 - 1.2 a/) a/) .3 9.0 (JL/) - .4 5.8 .4 - 1.4 .4 136.5 from - October 1970 .4 .2 2.2 - .1 12.0 - 3.5 10.1 3.1 7.3 5.2 5.0 7.0 7.3 5.1 2.0 14.1 7.2 5.6 3.9 2.1 23.3 2.8 .6 - 11.2 8.5 5.3 10.4 2.8 3.5 5.9 1.2 .6 - .2 - 4.6 1.5 .8 5.2 4.2 2.3 1.3 .3 1.7 1.1 - .4 1.7 7.2 4.8 - 17 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, October 1971 and percent changes from selected dates (1967=100 unless otherwise.specified) 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 r Household furnishings and operation 4/ Housef urnishings •-Textiles = Sheets, percale or muslin Curtains, tailored, polyester Bedspreads, chiefly cotton Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate Pillows, bed, polyester, acrylic, or kapok Slipcover, throws, ready made chiefly cotton Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser < Living room suites, good and inexpensive quality Lounge chairs, upholstered Dining room chairs Sofas, upholstered Sofas, dual purpose Bidding, mattress and box springs Aluminum folding chair 5/ Cribs Floor coverings Broadloom, carpeting, manmade-fibers Vinyl sheet goods Vinyl asbestos tile -Appliances 6/ Washing machines, electric, automatic Vacuum cleaners, canister type Refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electric Ranges, free standing, gas or electric Clothes dryers, electric, automatic Air conditioners, demountable Room heaters, electric, portable 5_/ Garbage disposal units Other housefurnishings: Dinnerware, chinaware 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 Other index bases Percent change to October 1971 Indexes October 1971 September 1971 September 1971 October 1970 125. 130. 116. 135. 119. 134. 122. 137. 120. 116. 115. 144. 153. 150. 133. 143. 149. 116. 117. 116. 115. 116. 114. Mar. 70 Mar. 70 June 70 125.5 130.1 116.1 135.1 118.7 133.1 121.5 136.8 120.9 116.5 115.5 143.7 153.0 150.1 132.8 143.4 148.9 116.3 117.8 116.4 115.7 116.8 114.6 0.3 .4 .3 .4 .3 1.1 .7 .1 0 0 .1 .2 .1 .4 .2 0 .2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 3.2 4.5 2.9 10.9 8.7 6.7 8.0 4.9 3.2 4.0 9.1 10.5 13.0 6.5 8.1 9.8 6.5 4.7 4.9 6.3 7.3 5.5 110.2 135.0 119.5 115.1 112.2 113.4 111.5 107.8 119.5 108.2 112.5 119.9 104.7 116.5 125.0 103.3 119.4 116.4 104.1 (5/) 118.0 106.5 102.3 116.0 116.7 105.8 110.0 104.1 108.3 112.0 113.1 05/) 108.0 110.2 110.2 135.0 119.4 114.9 111.9 114.0 111.3 107.4 118.8 108.0 111.6 119.7 104.6 116.4 125.6 103.4 117.5 116.3 103.7 (5/) 118.4 106.5 102.2 116.1 116.7 105.8 110.1 104.3 108.3 111.2 113.4 (5/) (5/) 110.3 0 0 .1 .2 .3 - .5 .2 .4 .6 .2 .8 .2 .1 .1 - .5 - .1 1.6 .1 .4 (5/) - .3 0 .1 - .1 0 0 - .1 - .2 0 .7 - .3 (5/) (5/) - .1 6.7 9.9 4.4 2.6 2.3 .2 4.0 .3 2.5 4.3 2.3 3.1 3.5 2.5 4.3 2.5 3.4 .3 3.6 (5/) 3.6 1.2 - .4 5.6 3.8 1.2 2.3 1.1 1.7 2.2 3.6 (5/) .1 .1 119.3 122.1 122.0 <!/) 107.2 119.2 121.7 122.2 - .1 .3 .2 C5/) 0 5.1 1.9 3.5 (5/) 0 110.9 128.8 123.9 111.1 128.3 123.7 .2 .4 .2 4.2 6.5 4.4 135.3 132.3 146.6 135.4 119.4 137.6 135.1 132.1 146.6 135.0 119.1 137.4 .1 .2 0 .3 .3 .1 3.9 5.6 25.3 7.0 2.6 7.8 (5/) 107.2 - - 18 TABLE 8* Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, October 1971 and percent changes from selected dates — Continued (1967=100 unless otherwise specified) Item and group Apparel and upkeep 7/ Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear ; Men's and boys' Men's: Topcoats, wool or all-weather coats, polyester blends 5/ — Suits, year round weight Suits, tropical weight 5/ -Jackets, lightweight 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 manmade fibers Handkerchiefs, cotton or polyester/cotton Boy's: Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend 5/ Sport coats, wool or wooL blend 5/ Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend Undershorts, cotton Women's and girls' Women's: Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 5/ Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 5/ Sweaters, wool or acrylic 5/ Skirts, wool, wool blend or manmade fibers j>/ Skirts, cotton or polyester/cotton Blouses, cotton or manmade fibers Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber Dresses, street, wool or wool blend 5/ * • Slips, nylon < Panties, acetate or nylon tricot Girdles, manmade blend Brassiers, nylon lace r fose, or panty hose, nylon seamless Anklets, or knee-length socks, various fibers Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton Handbags, rayon faille or plastic Girls'; Raincoats, vinyl, cotton, or polyester blends Skirts, wool, wool blends, or acrylic J5/ Dresses, cotton, manmade fibers or blends Slacks, cotton or chiefly cotton 5/ Slips, polyester blends Handbags, plastic Footwear Men's: Shoes, street Shoes, work, high •— Women's: Shoes, street, pump Shoes, evening, pump Shoes, casual HousesUppers, scuff Children's: Shoes, oxford Sneakers, boys', oxford type Dress shoes, girls 1 , strap or pump Miscellaneous apparel: Diapers, cotton gauze or disposable Yard goods, polyester blend Wrist watches, men's and women's Apparel services: Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses Automatic laundry service Laundry, men's shirts Tailoring charge, hem adjustment Shoe repair, women's heel lift Other index bases 'ercent change to October 1971 from: ieptember1971 ieptember 1971 October 1970 Indexes October 1971 121.6 122.0 121.9 121.8 120.6 120.9 120.7 120.8 0.8 .9 1.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 123.4 132.4 (5/) 112.9 118.2 133.9 114.0 114.6 113.0 118.9 115.7 115.7 121.9 130.5 (5/) 112.2 118.2 132.5 113.7 114.2 113.0 118.8 115.2 115.4 1.2 1.5 (5/) .6 0 1.1 .3 .4 0 .1 .4 .3 .5 4.2 (5/) - .2 1.1 6.4 2.9 4.1 .6 .1 0 1.3 119.2 128.1 123.2 119.6 122.7 (5/) 123.5 123.2 119.6 121.3 (5/) 3.7 0 0 1.2 .3 3.3 3.6 .6 2.8 127.2 130.3 124.0 135.7 (5/) 120.0 129.4 144.3 111.1 115.4 117.7 123.0 98.1 114.6 109.5 134.8 121.7 128.0 121.9 131.1 (5/) 122.1 127.5 140.3 111.1 115.8 117.1 122.2 97.9 114.8 109.9 135.6 4.5 1.8 1.7 3.5 (5/) 1.7 1.5 2.9 0 - .3 .5 .7 .2 - .2 - .4 - .6 118.5 109.0 110.3 131.8 110.9 129.3 122.7 115.6 105.2 109.3 (5/) 111 128 122.2 2.5 3.6 .9 (5/) - .1 .8 .4 119.8 120.1 120.9 120.0 - 124.5 121.0 125.7 123.5 123.2 120.3 124.3 123.4 123.8 119.7 128.4 122.8 119.5 127.3 4.6 4.7 6.6 112.8 122.1 113.3 112.7 122.1 113.4 2.7 - .3 2.0 117.2 113.3 119.2 130.0 114.0 117.1 113.3 119.1 129.6 113.5 3.1 1.5 2.5 4.7 5.0 .9 .1 1.1 .1 2.5 4.6 8.4 6.3 (5/) .9 - 1.5 10.4 1.8 2.0 4.2 5.4 - 2.1 - 1.4 .4 7.0 - 2.6 1.7 3.3 4.9 2.3 .5 3.1 3.5" 4.2 2.3 2.6 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, October 1971 and percent changes from selected dates--Continued (1967=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 - 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 hypnotics Ataractics Anti-spasmodics Cough preparations Cardiovasculars and anti-hypertensives Analgesics, internal Anti-obesity • Hormones Professional services: Physicians1 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, diagonstic series, upper G.I. Personal care Toilet goods Toothpaste, standard dentifrice 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 sets, plain Permanent waves, cold Indexes October 1971 120.6 118.6 115.3 111.7 108.8 121.7 117.6 131.3 141.8 123.7 136.5 139.3 144.0 131.7 127.7 129.6 135.9 Percent change to October 1971 from: September 1971 ieptember 1971 October 1970 119 .8 117 .8 111 .2 111 .6 108 .7 121 .5 117 .5 131 .2 142 .9 123 .7 136 .6 139 .3 144 .0 131 .7 127 .7 129 .6 135 .9 0.7 .7 3.7 .1 .1 .2 .1 .1 - .8 0 - .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 4.6 4.1 4.2 1.9 4.9 1.9 7.0 8.8 4.9 7.2 6.1 4.8 11.9 2.7 6.6 13.4 - .1 - .6 - .1 .1 .3 .6 .2 - .4 0 0 - .2 - .4 4.5 5.5 1.1 2.0 - 2.9 5.3 - .4 5.7 3.2 1.3 .5 - 8.2 4.4 1.8 3.8 5.0 4.0 1.6 6.8 - .1 123.5 129.6 105.6 110.4 95.4 115.8 100.9 123.6 112.0 111.4 101.6 79.6 123.8 102.5 107.9 127.4 112.0 107.7 117.0 94.7 123 .6 130 .4 105 .7 110 .3 95 .1 115, .1 100. .7 124, .1 .0 112, .4 111. .8 101. 79. .9 124, .2 .6 102. 108. .1 ,9 127. ,0 112. 108. ,3 , 117. 1 94. 9 , - .1 - .2 - .4 0 - .6 - .1 - .2 131 .7 133 .0 133 .9 131 .5 133 .6 125 .9 125 .2 128 .2 129 .6 131 .0 128 .9 127 .7 , 131. 5 ,0 133. , 133. 6 , 131. 3 133. 5 , 125. 7 , 124. ,4 128. .0 128. 2 129. 5 127. 7 126.0 .2 0 .2 .2 .1 .2 .6 .2 1.1 1.2 .9 1.3 6.5 6.1 7.7 6.7 7.1 4.2' 7.2 7.0 6.5 122 .6 117 .8 122. 1 117. 6 .4 .2 6.6 5.3 164.6 167 .0 161 .1 159 .1 126 .5 117 .9 114.9 108 .8 118 .4 120 .5 107 .1 123 .9 106 .3 122 .6 111 .8 121 .0 123 .7 119 .1 119 .8 122 .6 111 .0 164.4 166.8 160. 9 158.0 126.5 117. 6 114. 6 108. 6 115. 2 119.7 107. 2 124. 1 106.4 124. 1 111.7 120.8 123.4 118.9 119. 4 122.5 110. 8 .1 .1 .1 .7 0 .3 .3 .2 2.8 10.6 _ o .7 - .1 - .2 - .1 1.2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .1 .2 6.0 3.1 .8 8.6 3.8 3.5 1.9 .9 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.3 3.5 2.6 4.2 2.9 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index--United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, October 1971 and percent changes from selected dates--Continued (1967=100 unless otherwise Specified) Item and group Other index October 1971 Reading and recreation _1£/ 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 spincasting Bowling balls Bicycles, boys 1 Tricycles Dog food, canned or boxed Recreational services Indoor movie admissions Adult Childrenfs Drive-in movie admissions, adult Bowling fees, evening Golf green fees TV repair, color 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 Beer Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon Wine, dessert and table Away from home Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses: Funeral services, adult Bank service charges, checking accounts Legal services, short form will Percent change to October 1971 from: September 1971 September 1971 October 1970 Indexes 126, .3 138, .9 139 .0 138 .6 142 .5 116 .1 128 .4 98 .5 118 .3 0.0 .1 .2 .6 - .4 - .3 0 .1 - .1 0 .2 0 0 .3 - .1 - .2 1 - .4 - .7 .4 - .1 .5 - .1 - .1 - .2 130, .5 124 .8 121 .5 130 .6 126 .3 121 .4 - .1 - 1.2 .1 5.8 6.0 2.4 122 .6 128 .9 130 .2 130 .8 108 .7 117 .9 113 .6 106 .8 124 .7 127 .7 122 .4 128 .9 130 .2 130 .8 108 .5 117 .6 113 .4 107 .0 124 .5 127 .1 .2 0 0 0 .2 .3 .2 - .2 .2 .5 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.6 .0 3. .6 3. 3.3 1.2 6.0 4.3 118 .8 109 .3 139 .9 118 .4 110 .9 .3 - 1.4 1.8 4.0 1.7 8.1 120.6 118.3 116.8 134.7 134.5 123.8 120.4 117.8 116.6 134.2 134.4 123.7 .2 .4 .2 .4 .1 .1 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.8 6.8 4.2 120. 5 107. 2 100. 2 124. 1 98. 1 92. 7 106. 5 89. 2 108. 3 104. 8 125.. 7 110. 8 112. 6 114..0 111. 9 ,5 no. 126. ,2 138. ,3 ,0 138. ,1 139, 142. .3 116. .7 128. 3 . 98, .4 118, .1 120.5 107.1 100.0 123.4 98.5 93.0 106.5 89.1 108.4 104.8 125.4 110.8 112.6 113.7 112.0 137 .4 4 .6 1.8 .2 2 .7 _ .7 - 2 .9 6 .7 - 1 .9 1 .0 .6 5 .0 .9 3 .2 4 .1 2 .1 4 .7 3 .8 3 .1 3 .0 3 .6 4 .2 4 .2 4 .5 2.3 4.2 Other special groups: All items less shelter Commodities less food Nondurables less food and apparel Household services less rent Transportation services Other services 1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separat ly. 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, window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, utility pails, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering, and moving expenses. j>/ Priced only in season. j>/ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation. 7/ Also includes men's sweaters, sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits, girls' robes, cotton and polyester blend skirts, shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately. jJ/ Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately. 9/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission 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. - 21 Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the 1964 revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. 1/ The table below shows standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items and for nine commodity groupings based on 1970 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. 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. Average Standard Errors of Percent Changes in the CPI Based on 1970 Data Standard Error Component Monthly Change All Items Food at home — Food away from home Apparel Transportation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services Quarterly Change Annual Change .04 .08 .11 .06 .15 .10 .12 .13 .11 .10 .06 .13 .21 .10 .26 .16 .15 .23 .17 .16 .09 .18 .36 .19 .29 .19 .29 .34 .23 .41 This replaces the table of average errors based on 1969 data which was included in the CPI report through December 1970. 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. - 22 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 an cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1967=100 ^ are also available on the base of 1957-59=100. The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the following additional locations: Alabama - Florence Alaska - Anchorage California - Bakersfield* Colorado - Denver* Connecticut - Hartford* Florida - Orlando* Indiana - Indianapolis* Indiana - Logansport Illinois - Champaign-Urbana* Iowa - Cedar Rapids* Kansas - Wichita* Louisiana - Baton Rouge* Maine - Portland* Massachusetts - Southbridge Michigan - Niles Minnesota - Crookston Mississippi - Vicksburg New Jersey - Millville New York -Kingston North Carolina - Durham* North Dakota - Devils Lake Ohio - Dayton* Ohio - Findlay Oklahoma - Mangum Oregon - Klamath Falls Pennsylvania - Lancaster* South Carolina - Union Tennessee - Nashville* Texas - Austin* Texas - McAllen Utah - Orem Virginia - Martinsville Wisconsin - Green Bay* *Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one location changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to measure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas. A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the United States city average and for 23 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20212 or any of its regional offices- - 23 Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Offices REGION 1 — Boston REGION II — New York REGION III — Philadelphia Mr. Wendell D. Macdonald Regional Director U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 1603-A Federal Office Building 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, Rm. 1025 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 /in Square Building, Room 406 1317 Filbert Sheet Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Phone: 597-7816 (Area Code 215) Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont New Jersey New York Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Delaware District of Columbia Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia REGION IV — Atlanta REGION V - 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. William E. Rice Regional Director U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics 8th Floor, 300 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 Phone: 353-7226 (Area Code 312) Mr. Jack F. Strickland Regional Director U.S. Department of Labor 1100 Commerce St., Rm. 6B7 Dallas, Tex. 75202 Phone* 749-3641 • 1 l*v/l lw« / ^T^ ww^T 1 Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Illinois Indiana Michigan Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Chicago REGION VI - Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin Dallas (Area Code 214) REGIONS VII and VIII — Kansas City REGIONS IX and X — San Francisco 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) Oklahoma Texas 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 Arizona California Hawaii Nevada Alaska Idaho Oregon Washington r U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1972 O 484-849 (109)
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