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CPI Detailed Report
for October 1975
Consumer Price Index
U.S. and City Averages
U.S. D e p a r t m e n t of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics




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CPI Detailed Report
For October 1975
Consumer Price Index U.S. and City Averages

Contents
Page

U.S. DEPARTMENT O F LABOR
John T. Dunlop, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS
W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner

The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly
report on consumer price movements
including statistical tables and
technical notes.

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December 1975




Price movements

1

Chart 1. All items index and its rate of change, 1966-75
Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rates of change,
1966-75
Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
Chart 4. Services index and its rates of change, 1966-75

4
5
6
7

Table 1. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, by commodity and service groups, and
expenditure classes

8

Table 2. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, by commodity and service groups, and
expenditure classes

9

Table 3. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers, food items, October 1975 indexes and percent
changes from selected dates

10

Table 4. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups,
October 1975, and percent changes from selected dates

11

Table 5. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, all items most recent index,
and percent changes from selected dates

15

Table 6. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, major groups, percent change
from September 1975 to October 1975

15

Table 7. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, commodity groups, October 1975
index, and percent changes from July 1975

16

Table 8. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups, October
1975 indexes, and percent changes from September 1975

17

Table 9. CPI—Regular and premium gasoline indexes, selected
areas and U.S. city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers

18

Table 10. CPI—Regular and premium gasoline prices, selected
areas and U.S. city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers

18

Table 11. CPI—Population size groups, 5 classes and U.S. city
average for urban wage earners and clerical workers

19

Table 12. CPI—Regional groups, 4 areas and U.S. city average
for urban wage earners and clerical workers

19

Price Movements
October 1975
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in
October, before seasonal adjustment. The rise was due
to higher prices for a variety of consumer goods and
services—particularly meats, dairy products, coffee,
clothing, new cars, fuel oil, mortgage interest rates, and
auto insurance. Prices declined for some items such as
fresh fruits, poultry, and gasoline. The October CPI was
164.6 (1967=100), 7.6-percent higher than a year ago.

seasonal adjustment, the same as in September. The rise
in the services index of 0.6 percent in October compares
with 1.0 percent in September.
In the food index, prices of grocery store foods rose
1.5 percent in October after seasonal adjustment, following a decline of 0.2 percent in September and no change
in August. Beef prices turned up in October after declining in the preceding 2 months, pork prices continued to
rise rapidly, and prices for dairy products, coffee, and
processed fruits and vegetables increased more than in
earlier months. These increases were partially offset by
lower prices for some other foods. Prices of poultry and
eggs fell. Fresh fruit prices declined sharply for the third
consecutive month. Cereal and bakery products trended
down for the seventh consecutive month. Sugar prices also
moved down after increasing in the preceding 2 months.

Seasonally adjusted changes (see announcement
on page 3)
On a seasonally adjusted basijj, the CPI rose 0.7 percent in October compared with 0.5 percent in September. The food index rose 1.3 percent in October, following 2 months of relatively little change. The index for
commodities other than food rose 0.3 percent after

Table A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
Changes from preceding month

Compound
annual rate

Month
All items

Unadjusted

Seasonally Unadadjusted justed

Seasonally Unadadjusted justed

1974:
October
November
December

0.9
.8
.7

0.9
.9
.8

0.7
1.0
1.1

1.3
1.1
.9

0.9
.8
br #4

1975:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

.5
.7
.4
.5
.4
.8
1.1
.3
.5
.6

.6
.5
.3
.6
.4
.8
1.2
.2
.5
.7

.7
.4
-.2
-.1
.4
1.5
2.4
-.3
-.2
.7

.9
-.3
-.6
.4
.5
1.5
1.7
0
.1
1.3

0

N o t seasonally adjusted; data contain little or no seasonal movements.




Services1

From
3 months
ago

Seasonally Unadadjusted justed

Seasonally
adjusted

Commodities
less food

Food

1

.7
.8
.8
.6
.5
.7
.5
.5
.5

From
12 months
ago

Unadjusted

0.7
.8
.6

0.8
.9
.9

13.6
12.7
11.0

12.0
12.1
12.2

.5
.8
.5
.8
.2
.5
.9
.5
.3
.3

.7
.8
.4
.6
.2
.7
.5
.5
1.0
.6

9.8
8.2
6.0
5.8
5.0
7.1
9.5
8.7
7.3
5.2

11.7
11.1
10.3
10.2
9.5
9.3
9.7
8.6
7.8
7.6

pork prices rose contraseasonally—0.9 percent and 3.8
percent respectively. Prices rose for milk, all types of
processed dairy products and coffee. In the processed
fruits and vegetables category, dried bean prices rose
sharply in response to tighter supplies resulting from
rain damage to the Midwest crop. Fresh vegetable prices
rose seasonally, up 1.1 percent. Fresh fruit prices, on
the other hand, declined 8.9 percent, considerably more
than they usually do in October, because of large supplies
of apples and grapefruit. Both poultry and egg prices also
declined more than seasonally. The downtrend in sugar
prices resumed in October, following 2 months of increase. Among cereal and bakery products, flour prices
rose for the first time since April. Bread and cookie prices
also increased, but prices for most other cereal and
bakery products declined sharply. The index for restaurant meals and snacks away from home rose 0.8 percent, continuing the accelerating trend evident since
midyear.
The index for nonfood commodities rose 0.5 percent
in October before seasonal adjustment. Almost threefifths of this rise resulted from increases in apparel and
new car prices. Fuel oil prices increased sharply, and
prices rose for many items such as furniture, appliances,
tires, housekeeping supplies, textile housefurnishings,
toilet goods, alcoholic beverages, and college textbooks
(which are priced annually in October). Gasoline prices
declined for the first time this year. Prices for used cars
and tobacco products moved down slightly.
The services index rose 0.6 percent in October.
Charges for household services other than rent and transportation services rose 0.6 percent, while rent increased
0.7 percent and medical care services 0.8 percent. Among
household services, mortgage interest rates increased
0.9 percent reflecting primarily higher rates for VAguaranteed loans. After declining in the first 5 months
of this year, the index for mortgage interest rates has
risen more than 2 percent from May to October. Charges
for home repairs and all types of housekeeping services
except postal charges continued to rise rapidly in October.
Postal charges declined reflecting the consolidation of
airmail with first-class mail service. Among utilities,
water and sewerage rates rose sharply, natural gas and
telephone rates increased slightly, and electricity charges
were unchanged. The rise in transportation services was
due to increases for auto-related services, particularly
auto insurance. Local transit and railroad fares declined.
Charges for medical care services rose 0.8 percent before
seasonal adjustment, as physicians' fees increased 0.7
percent and hospital service charges rose 1.0 percent.

The rise in the nonfood commodities index of 0.3
percent in October, after seasonal adjustment, compares
with an average monthly increase of about 0.6 percent
in the first 8 months of this year. In October, the fuel
oil and coal index rose 1.8 percent, one of the largest
monthly increases this year. The gasoline and motor oil
index declined less than it usually does in October and,
as a result, was 0.9 percent higher after seasonal adjustment. Prices for other commodities such as household
durables, tires, and footwear continued to rise. Prices for
apparel other than footwear increased 0.1 percent. The
new car index declined 0.1 percent after seasonal adjustment. Before seasonal adjustment, the new car index
rose 2.7 percent. Prices of 1976 models were included
in the CPI for the first time in October and will continue to be phased in over the next several months.
About two-fifths of the weight of new cars in the
October index was represented by 1976 models. (See
press release, USDL-75-626, dated November 6, 1975,
for quality changes for 1976 model passenger cars.)
The used car index also declined in October following
a small rise in September and sharp increases this summer.
The services index increased 0.6 percent in October,
about the same as the average monthly increase in the
first 8 months of this year. Among major categories of
consumer services, charges for transportation services
rose 0.6 percent in October, after advancing 3.0 percent
in September. The index for household services other
than rent rose 0.4 percent, after seasonal adjustment. The
increase was less than in September, primarily because of
a smaller rise in gas and electricity charges than in recent
months. The rent index rose 0.7 percent, the largest
monthly increase this year. The medical care services
index rose 1.2 percent after seasonal adjustment, a
larger increase than in recent months. (The October CPI
for this year does not include the usual annual adjustment to the health insurance component for retained
earnings. See "Technical Note—Health Insurance in the
Revised CPI," Monthly Labor Review, November 1964.
The data upon which the adjustment is based are obtained from secondary sources and were not available in
time for use in the October index. The adjustment will
be made as soon as the data are available, probably in
the November CPI.)

Monthly changes in detail (not seasonally adjusted)
Prices of grocery store food increased 0.6 percent;
they usually show a large decline in October. Beef and




2




Announcement of change in seasonal adjustment method
Effective with release of the January 1976 CPI in February, the procedures
for seasonal adjustment will be changed. Currently, the All Items CPI and its
component series are each seasonally adjusted independently and are not
derived by adding together their seasonally adjusted parts. This procedure can
produce situations in which changes in components are inconsistent with
changes in the total, particularly when prices fluctuate widely. Under the new
procedures, seasonally adjusted data for the All Items Index and several of its
major components will be derived by adding together their seasonally adjusted parts. In addition, the method which is currently used to produce
estimates of seasonal adjustment factors will be replaced by the X-l 1 Seasonal Adjustment Method developed by the Bureau of the Census.

3

Chart 1. All items index and its rate of change, 1966-75
(1967*100)

CPI A L L ITEMS INDEX
(NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

RRITH.
PERCENT

CHANGE

OVER

(SEASONALLY

1-MONTH

SCHLE

SPAN

1 .4

ADJUSTED)

1 .2

1 .0

Air

0.8
0.6
0.4

0.2

0.0
-0.2
OCT

5.2
PERCENT
(ANNUAL

CHANGE
RATE»

OVER

3-MONTH

SEASONALLY

SPAN

ADJUSTE

OCT

PERCENT
(ANNUAL

CHANGE
RATE .

OVER

6-MONTH

SEASONALLY

m

SPAN

ADJUSTED

U

H 6
4

1966*

196*7

196-8

1969

1970'

1/
Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




4

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
SEMILOS
_
165

(1967-100)

150

CPI

COMMODITIES

LESS

(SEASONALLY

FOOD

INDEX

ADJUSTED)

135

120

105

90
PERCENT

CHANGE

OVER

(SEASONALLY

1-MONTH

SPAN

ADJUSTED)

OCT

sc

1 .4

1 .2
1 .0

0.3

0.8

0-6
0.4

0.2

0.0
-0.2
-0.4
OCT
PERCENT
RRITH
SCALE

(ANNUAL

CHANGE
RATE»

OVER

3-MONTH

SEASONALLY

-0.6

4.9

SPAN

ADJUSTED)

6
4

2

nr.T
5.8

0
-2
PERCENT
(ANNUAL

CHANGE
RATE •

OVER

6-MONTH

SEASONALLY

SPAN

FLRITH.
SCALE

ADJUSTED)

6

ARITHSCFLLE

6

1966*

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1/
Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




5

1972

1973

1974

1975

Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1966-75
(1967=100)

flRITH.
SCALE
16
—
-

12
8
4

—

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1/ Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




6

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

0

Chart 4. Services index and its rates of change, 1966-75
(1967=100)
OCT
170.1

SEMILOG

CPI

165

(NOT

150

SERVICES
SEASONALLY

INDEX
ADJUSTED)

135

120

105

PERCENT
90

CHANGE

(NOT

0VERF

SEASONALLY

1-MONTH

ARITH.
SCALE

SPAN

1.1
1 .0

ADJUSTED)

Q.9

0-8
0.7

0.6

V

M

0.5
0.4
0.3

0.2
0.1
0:0

ARITH.
SCALE
12

PERCENT
(ANNUAL

CHANGE

RATE-

NOT

OVER

3-MONTH

/SEASONALLY

SPAN

-0.1

ADJUSTED)

10

8
6
4

2

0
PERCENT
(ANNUAL

CHANGE

RATE,

NOT

OVER

6-MONTH

^SPSONALLY

ARITH.
SCALE
—I 10

SPAN

ADJUSTED)

ARITHSCALE

8

19&6

1967

1968

1969

1970

1/ Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




7

1971

19W

1973

1974

1975

Table 5. Consumer Price Index—United Statesandselecteda r e a sfor urban wage earners tind clerical workers,
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes

December
1974

September
1975

100. 000

Food
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
Gasoline and motor oil
Tobacco products
Alcoholic beverages
Fuel oil and coal'
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New automobiles
Used automobiles

Services
Rent

:..

Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and TV)

Seasonally adjusted
percent change f r o m -

percent change to

O c t o b e r 1975 f r o m —

October
1975

October
1974

September
1975

August to
September

July to
Aueust

0. 5

0. 7

164. 6
191. 4

7.6

63 762

160. 8

161. 7

7. 3

6

2

2

.6

24 785
19. 657
2 882
6. 140
288. 7
3 111
4. 637
5 128

177.
178.
181.
190.
156.
167.
182.
176.

8
2
6
3
3
4
4
5

179.
179.
181.
192.
159.
165.
182.
178.

0
3
6
9
4
5
8
0

7.8
7. 7
3.9
17.8
5. 1
1.9
1.6
8. 1

, 7
,6

0
0
-1. 0
1., 5
,8
-1. ,9
1
5

1
2
5
1
1. 2
8
3
7

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

38
23
8
2
3
1
14
3
1.
2
1
6.

977
255
273
617
611
438
982
388
936
315
028
316

151
153.
142.
142.
139.
144.
160.
178.
154.
142.
238.
152.

4
8
3
8
9
6
7
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5
7
9

152.
154.
143.
143.
141.
145.
161.
177.
154.
143.
243.
153.

2
6
5
7
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
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7. 0
5.8
1.8
1.6
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2.6
8. 1
10. 6
4. 7
4.6
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7.6
6.8
1.6
7. 5
7.4
12. 1
6.5
6. 3

,6

0.

6

0. 2

September
to O c t o b e r

163. 6
190. 3

All items (1957-59=100).
Commodities

Unadjutted

Unadjusted indexes
1 9 6 7 - 1 0 0 unless
otherwise noted

Relative
importance
Group

-

-

36.
4.
31.
15.
4.
5.
5.

238
568
670
856
796
473
545

169. 1
138. 4
174.6
187. 0
156. 1
183. 2
153. 8

170.
139.
175.
188.
157.
184.
154,

1
3
7
2
0
6
4

75.
48.
6.
30.
9.
5.
4.
1.

215
040
835
765
634
246
691
445

159.
165.
141.
166.
181.
162.
196.
119.

5
4
9
9
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160.
166.
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183.
162.
197.
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Expenditure classes

100. 000

All items

Housing
Shelter :
Rent
Homeownership 3
Fuel and utilities 4
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs
domestically produced farm foods
selected beef cuts 6

Purchasing power of consumer dollar:
1967= $1.00
1957-59= 81.00
1
3
3
4

*

164. 6

7.6

177.

8

179. 0

7. 8

,7

33.
21.
4.
16.
5.
2.
7.

168.
171.
138.
183.
170.
174.
160.
143.

9
6
4
9
9
0
1
5

169.
172.
139.
184.
172.
174.
160.
144.

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5. 1
8.6
10.8
15. 0
8. 0
2. 5

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,5
, 7
,5
,6
, 1
,5

9.2

766
293
568
335
008
548
465

9. 633

Apparel and upkeep

CPI
CPI

163. 6

24. 785

5

5
3
8

0
2
9
6

12. 715
11. 4 5 0
1. 266

155. 4
153. 9
169. 5

156. 1
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13.4

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6.
2.
5.
4.

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241
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222
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152.
146.
148.

4
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0

156.
173.
152.
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148.

3
5
9
6
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6.9
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1.

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214
976

161.
163.
161.
176.
178.

6
2
6
4
3

162.
164.
162.
177.
180.

6
1
5
2
2

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7.4
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8. 8

0. 5

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-

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-

chocolate candy bars, chocolate syrup, and about half of the index weight for sugar.

Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, and jewelry not shown separately.
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Calculated from the CPI food at home component by excluding fish, nonalcoholic beverages, bananas,




8

0.,6

8

6

Calculated from the CPI beef and veal component by excluding veal cutlets and beef liver.

*

Not seasonally adjusted.

NOTE:

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

Table 2. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes
Seasonally adjusted indexes
(1967 =100)

Seasonally adjusted annual rate
percent change for
6 months ending in

3 months ending ii

GrouD

septemDer
1975

1975

October
1975

1975

January
1975

April
1975

July
1975

October
1975

April
1975

October
1975

Commodity and service groups

_
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products

Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Commodities less food
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys'

1

Women's and girls'
Footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
Gasoline and motor oil
Tobacco products (not seasonally adjusted)
Alcoholic beverages (not seasonally adjusted)
Fuel oil and coal
Other nondurables
Durable commodities
Household durables
New automobiles
Used automobiles (not seasonally adjusted)
Other durables
Services (not seasonally adjusted)
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Services less rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services (not seasonally adjusted)
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and TV) (not seasonally adjusted)

-

-

-

159. 9

160. 2

160. 5

161. 5

4

177. 6
178. 0
182. 1

7
154. 0

177. 4
178. 3
183. 1
188. 4
155. 2

179. 9
180. 6
181. 4
192. 5

178. 6
180. 5
174. 2

173. 4
180. 4
175. 0

149. 9
152. 7
141. 2
141. 8

177.
178.
185.
185.

3
0

16. 1
19. 6
-6. 4

4. 9
3. 4

10. 8

5
2
8

32. 0
12. 7

8. 0

34. 6
-16. 3
4. 0

150. 7

151. 2

151. 7

7. 8

8. 6

153. 5

153. 3
141. 6
142. 7

154. 1
141. 9
142. 7
139. 1

6. 2
1. 7
2. 0

5. 2

145. 1
161. 1
177. 7
154. 3

3.

142. 8
237. 1
152. 2

240. 1

143. 3
244. 5

152. 7

153. 6

146. 3
140. 3
127. 1

147. 1
140. 7

148. 1
141. 3

128. 1
152. 6
155. 6

129. 5
152. 9
156. 7

148. 3
142. 0
129.4
152. 5

167.
138.
172.
185.

169. 1
138. 4
174. 4

152. 0

7. 6

-2. 3
-4. 8
4. 8

12.
12.
28.
4.

181. 2
177. 5

2
236. b
151. 7

2
150. 9
180. 2

7. 8
7. 0

160. 2
172. 8

160. 1
176. 5
154.4

6
3
1

5. 2
4. 1

181. 0
176. 3

3
6
0

166.
137.
172.
185.

9. 5
11. 2

7
6. 7
-4. 6

142. 7
142. 0
141. 1
144. 0

149. 3
155. 8

5. 8
4. 5

188. 2
157. 1
172. 0

138. 6
143. 7
159.
174.
154.
142.

9. 8
9. 6

4
0

9
6
152. 1
181. 2
152. 7

157.
164.
140.
164.
180.

6
8
6
4
2
156. 8
193. 3

158. 5
165. 2

118. 3

118. 7

142.
165.
181.
157.
194.

3
1
1
5
1

138. 8
144. 5
160. 2
176. 1
154. 4
142. 5

157. 0

186. 8
156. 6
182. 8
153. 5

159. 3
165. 1
141. 2
166.
181.
162.
195.

8
3

119. 6

9.
-2.
13.

9
4
4
0
4

6. 9
2. 9
15. 9
10. 4
10. 6
-4. 5
12. 0
15. 5

170. 1
139. 3
175. 5
187. 6
157. 5
185. 0
154. 2

10. 6
6. 2
11. 1
12. 8
5. 1

160. 1
166. 4

9.
9.
1.
10.
10.

141. 3
167. 8
182. 5
163. 3
197. 1
120. 2

9
5

-.

12. 9
9. 7

-11.
-2.
-4.
-4.

.
1.
-2.
4.

1
0
0
9

6
4
6
0

7. 8
6.4
2.9
7. 1
-1. 7
11. 1
13. 8
6.9
20. 1
1. 4
18. 3
7.
4.
8.
8.

1
2
7
3

8. 5
11. 5
5. 5

2
8
4

8.4

1
5

5.
9.
9.
4.
4.

11. 1
9. 6
10. 7

1. 0
0
9
8
4
7
2

79. 2
5

5.
5.
-7.
15.

8
3
6
5

17. 1
-12. 4

16.
-3.
2.
-4.

2
5
2

7. 4

12. 2
-7. 0
43. 9
7.9
8.6
-7. 8

1. 6
7. 8

3
12. 0
10. 4

6. 7

4. 9

8. 2

5. 8

8. 0
2. 6
6

3.
2.
2.
1.

5. 7

5. 8
2. 3

6! 3
8
10. 4
33.
2.
1.
17.
4.

6
1
4
4
3

5. 7
2. 3
-1. 2
28. 2
6. 4
6. 2
4. 2
6. 3
6. 8
4. 6
10. 6
3. 2

6. 3
12. 8
2.
5.
4.
10.

9
5
3

3
3. 6
3. 8

7
0
6
5

4. 0
4. 6
7. 3
8
3. 1
14. 2
5. 1
5. 6
4. 9
7. 4
8. 9
3. 1

1. 2
1. 7
-1. 7
3. 7
8. 6
2. 1
8. 0
7. 0
5
13. 5
12. 1
8. 7
7. 1
6. 6

5.9

1.6
3. 8
1. 5
7.5
19.7
1.4
2. 3
15. 8
4. 7
5.6
3. 6
3. 0

16. 9

18. 1
4. 7

7
0

8. 8
5. 2

7.4
5. 1

1
3
18. 7
11. 1
5. 9

9. 9
10. 5

7. 2
6. 0

6. 8
12. 2
7. 6

11. 4
10. 9
4. 6

6. 5
3. 9
2. 0

8. 8
5. 3

6.4
8. 3

7
8. 0
10. 1
10. 3
7. 1
7. 4

2. 5
7. 0
4. 8

8.
6.
8.
5.

8. 5
5. 2
17. 6
8. 1
6. 6

13. 9
5. 8
5. 2

Expenditure classes

_

_

9. 8

5. 8

9. 5

5. 2

7. 8

7.4

Food

177. 4

177. 4

177. 6

179. 9

12. 5

-2. 3

16. 1

5. 8

4. 9

10. 8

Housing
Shelter 2
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)

167. 4
170. 4

167. 9
170. 7
138. 0

168. 7
171. 3
138. 4
183. 5

169. 6
172. 0

12.
12.
6.
13.

0
0

10. 3
10. 1
4. 2

11. 2
11. 1
5. 2

5. 7
4. 7

2

5. 9
5. 6
4. 2
5. 9
12. 0

5. 4

137. 3

All items

Homeownership 3
Fuel and utilities 4
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

182. 7
168. 5

_

182. 8
169. 6
172. 1
158. 6

171. 6
175. 2
159. 8

139. 3
184. 2
173. 0
176. 0
160. 6

6
10. 9
4
18.
14. 4

9. 3
14. 5

11.9

3. 8
6. 0
3. 3

12. 8
10. 1
16.4

5. 1
4. 6

8.9

2. 6

11. 1
12. 0
6. 5

Apparel and upkeep

142. 4

143. 7

142. 9

143. 3

2. 9

1. 4

3. 2

2. 6

2. 2

2.9

Transportation

151. 5
151. 1
154. 7

153. 0
152. 8
155. 2

156. 0
154. 7
169. 7

155. 9
154. 6
169. 3

2. 0
8
8! 3

8. 6
9.6
1. 1

14. 4
15. 4
5. 6

12. 1
9. 6
43. 4

5. 2
5. 1
4. 6

13.2
12.4
23. 1

153. 8
169. 6
151. 2
144. 3
147. 5

154. 4
170. 6
151. 4
145. 0

155.
172.
152.
145.

9. 2
11.6
8. 2
7. 6

4. 0
9. 5
4. 6
2. 0

6. 1
10. 0
4. 0

10. 2
12. 2
9. 5

5. 1
9.8
4. 3

5. 6

1. 6

6. 2
2. 5

8. 8
8. 1

4. 1

147. 8

1
7
147. 7

156.
173.
152.
146.

All items less shelter
All items less medical care
All items less mortgage interest costs

160. 3
162. 0

160. 8
162. 4

161. 4
163. 0

4. 5

160. 7

5. 5
5. 3

CPI — domestically produced farm foods (not seasonally adjusted)
CPI - selected beef cuts (not seasonally adjusted)

178. 8
188. 5

177. 6
184. 3

161. 4
176. 4
178. 3

-1. 2
-8.4

27. 7
128. 2

5. 9
4. 8
5. 6
-3. 5
-16. 1

6. 9
7. 7
7. 4
4. 4

8. 2
7. 1

160. 3

10. 6
9. 4
10. 1

7. 8
11. 0

-13. 9

38. 4

Private
Public
Health and recreation (not seasonally adjusted)
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

171. 1
158. 1

2
0

1
7
7
5

148. 4

11. 2
12. 8
10. 8
9. 9
10. 6

15. 3

11. 6

11. 5
13. 6
4. 5

2. 1

Special indexes:

1
2
3

177. 2
180. 2

4

Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, and jewelry not shown separately.
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.




162. 6
163. 9
162. 5

Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.

NOTE:

9

9. 3
10. 1
9. 6
10. 3
-19. 1

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

Table 4. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexesforselecteditemsandgroups,October
1975,
and
percent changes from selected dates—Continued
(1967=1001
Percent change October 1975

Percent change to October 1975

Index

from—

from—
Item and group

Unadjusted

Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white

179., 0
178. 0
176. 8
183., 7
179. 3
181. 6
160., 0
227. 7
166. 2
214. 8

Bread, whole wheat

162. 2
175. 5

Cookies
Layer cake

183. 1
187. 2

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
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, skim
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American process
Butter
Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits
Apples
Bananas

October
1974

October 1975

193. 9
192.. 9
194. 3
178., 3
181., 4
183. 3
195. 3
177. 3
202. 4
185. 2
167. 8
141. 5
188.
230.
208.
225.

9
9
7
8

251. 6
215. 6
211. 4
265. 5
178. 3
179. 6
175. 7
196. 6
179. 4
166.
171.
171.
176.

6
5
6
5

169. 8
150. 5
210. 6
198. 8
225. 9
173. 4
242. 5
159. 4
153. 0
169.
185.
152.
184.

2
3
8
4

138. 8
165. 5
156. 1
149. 4
135. 6
151. 0

September 1975

Item and group
Seasonally
adjusted

Seasonally
Seasonally
Unadjusted Unadjusted
adjusted
adjusted

179.. 9
177. 5
176. 3
183. 0
180. 6
181. 4
161. 8
227. 5
166.9
215. 4
162. 2
175. 5

7 ., 8
8. 1
7. 7
9.
7.
3.
-5.

9
3

9. 6
12. 1
-8. 6
9
4. 0
12. 3
10. 0

9
5

184. 8
196. 3

9. 2
17. 8
1 8 ., 8
6 . .9
1 1 ., 3
16. 6
20. 6

179. 3
203. 0
186. 5

11. 5
15. 5
8. 9

167. 3
141. 1
188. 7
228. 4
207. 9
224. 0

9
-10. 4
-4. 6
40. 8
29. 9
34. 6
45. 8
43. 2
35. 7

193.. 7
179. 4
184. 0

246. 2
219. 6
209. 7
257. 3
177. 2
181. 0
173. 3
195. 8
176. 9
165. 1
171. 0
171. 1
177. 0
169.
147.
211.
201.

5
4

227.
174.
241.
160.
154.
170.

3
3
8
2
4

7
0

1
185. 3
153. 1
187. 0
137. 8
172. 8
167. 0
150. 2
152. 4
148. 2

54. 2
14. 4
13. 9
12. 9
31. 3
10. 6
6. 0
12. 5
16. 7
18.
16.
7.
10.
23.
5.
1.
12.
5.

9
9
6

8
7

6
4

182.
187.
192.
192.

0 ., 7
8

5
9
3
6
9
3
7
6

1
1. 5
3. 5
2. 7
9. 8
12. 2
21. 9
1. 9
3. 0
-4. 7
-8. 6
-3. 0

0

1. , 3
7
7
5
1. 5
4

1. 8
-1. 4
1
-1. 5
5

1. 6
-1. 7
3

2
3! 0
-1. 5
6
1. 4
2. 0

2
3. 2
-1. 0
-1. 3
2. 3
2. 9
3. 3
6. 1
3. 4

9
2. 9
5
3
3. 1
-1. 4
6
5

9
7

3. 6
6. 0
5

6
8

2. 8
2. 0
6
4

3. 8
2. 6
2. 6

4. 2
6. 5
6. 3

2. 7
10. 0
7. 0
2. 4
1. 3
0
5
6.' 9
5
3
3
-3. 2
-4. 3
-1. 6
1. 6
1. 2
4. 4
1. 1
4
0
2. 0
1. 2
1.
1.
2.
3.
7.
-1.

1
3
1 ,
5
0

1
-3. 4

-8. 9
-24. 2
7. 0

Food—Continued
Food at home—Continued
Fruits and vegetables—Continued
Fresh fruits and vegetables—Continued
Fresh fruits—Continued
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh

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

9
0
5

3
5
2
5
6. 2
5

-2. 1
-4. 4
-8. 0
8. 2

Priced only in season.




10

164. 4
148. 9
153. 7
166. 1

152. 8
148. 8
129. 8
180. 0

r )
(1 \
/
161. 6
195. 5

181. 0
220. 9

176. 8

184. 6

Grapefruit
Grapes
Strawberries
Watermelon
Fresh vegetables
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery

145. 0
160. 9
164. 7

158. 0
162. 2
170. 1

123. 4
8

149.
155.
170.
190.
161.

Cucumbers
Lettuce
Peppers, green
Spinach
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned
Pineapple-grapefruit drink,
canned
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen
Beets, canned
Peas, green, 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
Coffee, instant
Tea
Carbonated drink, cola flavored
Carbonated drink, fruit flavored
Prepared and partially prepared
foods
Bean soup, canned
Chicken soup, canned
Spaghetti, canned
Mashed potatoes, instant
Potatoes, french fried, frozen
Baby foods
Sweet pickle relish
Pretzels

(* )

148.
125.
189.
130.

r )
(i \

)

(M

2

8
3
8
179. 4
175. 9
161. 7

175. 7
154. 6

174. 7
154. 3
187. 4

186. 6
161. 6

186. 0
8

161.
178.
243.
155.

177. 9
243. 7
154. 8
182. 8
159. 3
188. 8
210. 6
153. 4
203. 0
235. 0
251. 5

3
2
3
181. 2
152. 9
187. 7
208. 5

232. 5
241. 8
216. 1
183. 7
184. 8
185. 1
149. 8
194. 1
199. 4

232. 7
244. 2
217. 6
183.
183. 5
185. 5

162. 2
178. 5
134. 0
163. 0
154. 6
168. 7
161. 6
174. 8
160. 7

153. 7
200.0
236. 7
249. 8

2

149. 9
194. 3
199. 0
162. 5
178. 5
133. 9
163. 0
154. 8
168. 4
161. 9
176. 0
160. 9

8
8
9
7

\ /
9. 4
18. 3
22. 7

(1 )

12. 8
7. 2
8

10.

0

9
3
6
179. 6
175. 9
162. 3

187. 6

2.
3.
2.
-5.

-4.
4.
7.
4.

9
9
4
1
3

7
1. 1
2. 3
13. 9
5. 9
18. 1
5. 9
12.
10.
-29.
10.

3
4
0
2
1. 6
-7. 5

-7. 3
-11. 1
10.

2

-13. 2
3. 8
-27. 1
18. 7
17.
23.
8.
7.
8.
18.
6.
7.

-0. 4
2
-22. 2
-2. 3
)
\
V ;
1. 1
4. 5

-10.

2

-2. 2
5
-19. 2
-9. 3
)
1\
/

12.

)

)
1. 4
7. 8
5. 0
3. 5
-4. 1
-3. 5
3. 4
1. 1
2. 0
-1. 3
6

1

6
-3. 0
3
, 8
, 2

2.
-6.
-7.
-1.
2.
-4.

9
2

2

6
2
2. 4
9
4

1. 7
6

1. 1
8

6
7

1
4

0

2

14. 0
1. 2

2

-2. 8
5
2

2

-1. 4
-1. 3
-5. 5

2

3
3
6
6
7
2
2
6

2
3. 3
7. 0
4. 6
2
7
0

0

5
3
15! 0
1. 4
1
-2. 2
7
3
3
-3. 1
9
-6. 3
2
7
7
3. 1
6. 6
5. 0
1
8
1

4. 0

4

6

-2. 7
-1. 2
6. 2

8
5

6
3

2

1. 3
8
11. 4

8
2

2
1
1. 0
1

14. 8
3. 7

2. 0
4

1. 9
1

1

Table 4. Consumer Price Index-United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, October 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Percent change to

Other
base

Indexes
September
1975

168. 9
171. 6
138. 4
183. 9
140. 4

Housing
Shelter 1
Rent, residential
Homeownership 2
Mortgage interest rates
Property taxes
Property insurance premiums

159. 6
134. 7

Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair commodities

189. 8
162. 1
154. 8
147. 3
201. 7

Exterior house paint
Interior house paint
Maintenance and repair services
Repainting living and dining
rooms
Reshingling house roof
Residing house
Replacing sink
Repairing furnace
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Fuel oil. No. 2
Gas and electricity
Gas
Electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage
services
Household furnishings and operation 4
Housefurnishings
Textiles
Sheets, full, flat

Mar. 70
Dec. 71
Mar. 70
Dec. 71
June 70

Aluminum folding chairs
Cribs
Floor coverings
Broadloom carpeting
Vinyl sheet goods
Vinyl floor tile
Appliances (excluding radio and T V ) . .
Washing machines, electric
Vacuum cleaners
Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers,
electric
Ranges, free standing, gas or
electric




6. 8
6. 4

7
8

5

8. 0

1. 5

1

6. 2
4. 4
7. 5
8. 0

9
8

3. 8

3

174. 0
160. 9
146. 6

10. 2
8. 0

1. 4
5

128. 6
140. 0
123. 9
130. 2
111., 2
1 3 8 ., 0
1 3 1 ., 2

5

()

9
4

196. 1
172. 0

9
2

10. 8

6
1. 9
2. 2

174. 2

7. 9
7. 7
15. 0

177. 2
171. 4

19. 1
11. 3

142. 9
154. 7
133. 5
144. 5
167. 5

6.
2.
6.
2.

2.

6
7
6
4
2
1

121. 6
134. 9
149. 5

2. 5
2. 7
6.

129. 5
140. 6
126. 6
132. 5
111. 2
137. 4
131. 8

2. 7

5

()

150., 0
131. 4
120. 2
155., 4
159., 8

1
2
0

5
6
I! 2
1
8
-1. 0
2. 5
6
6

1

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

5

()

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

2.

7
4

2
1. 8
0
4

55

( )3
2
1
6
1

1 1 8 ., 2

130., 6
135., 6
118., 6

1 2 9 ., 9

130., 6

7 ., 8

5

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

132., 5

9 .. 1
9 .. 3

, 2
,4

139., 0

(5)

6
8

7 .. 4

(85. )

1 2 9 .. 9

128., 0
130., 2

1 7 7 .. 9

177.. 9

1 2 ,. 4

1 7 5 ., 4

176.. 3
147., 3
154.. 6
125.. 9

1 2 .. 9
3 .. 7

1 6 4 ,. 4
211,. 0

1 1 ,. 1
1 3 ,. 9
2 1 .. 3

. 3
6 .. 4

1 1 ,. 9
7 ,. 0

1 6 4 ,. 0
2 0 8 ,. 9
213.. 8

213.. 6

1 9 8 ,. 8
1 9 6 ,. 4

200.. 3
1 9 8 .. 4

1 7 6 ,. 9

1 7 5 ,. 1
1 9 0 ,. 9

1 1 ,. 5
. 1
7, . 7

1 5 8 ,. 3
1 9 0 ,. 1

7, . 4
8.8

1 8 8 ,. 7

11

1
6
1
8

162. 2
156. 1
148. 3
203. 4

126. 8

1 5 5 ,. 8

See footnotes at end of table.

9
3

8. 5
5. 8
3. 8
5. 2

134. 8
191. 0

126. 4

1 8 9 ,. 8

child
Washing machine repairs

7
5

8. 6
-4. 3
6. 0

171. 6
160. 1
145. 9
142. 1
152. 8

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

Baby sitter services
Postal charges
Laundry, flatwork, finished service . . .
Licensed day care services, preschool

0. 5
5

176. 8
171. 4

()

Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic services, general
housework

from—
September
1975

243. 3
239. 4

(!)
5

Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type .
Electric drills, hand-held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
Paper napkins

8. 4
7. 8
5. 1

1975

238. 7
234. 3
174. 0

1 5 9 ., 7
1 2 9 ., 8
1 3 4 .. 5

Garbage disposal units
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, fine china

169. 8
172. 5
139. 3
184. 8
141. 6
160. 1

October
1974

216.
224.
190.
200.

1 4 9 ., 5
1 3 1 ., 2
1 2 0 ., 1
1 5 4 ., 5

Clothes dryers, electric
Air conditioners, demountable
Room heaters, electric, portable . . .

October
1975

213. 4
222. 2
189. 3
198. 7
195. 7
170. 9

133. 7
143. 3
169. 2
118. 6
134. 1
148. 6

Curtains, tailored
Bedspreads
Drapery fabrics
Pillows, bed
Slipcovers and throws, ready-made .
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture, chest and
dresser
Sofas, upholstered
Cocktail tables
Dining room chairs
Recliners, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Bedding, mattress and box springs..

October

5 ,. 6

, 3

)

(5)
, 2
0
,5
, 5
,4
, 2
, 2
1., 0
, 1

,8
1., 0
- 1 ., 0
,6
.6
, 7

Table 4. Consumer Price I n d e x - U n i t e d States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, October 1975, and percent changes from selected dates-Continued
Percent change to
Other
index
base

Item and group

Apparel and upkeep
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men's and boys'
Men's:
Topcoats and all-weather coats
Suits, year round weight

September
1975

142. 8
143.
140.
104.
135.
119.

...

6
2
7
6
5

119. 1
117.4
174. 7
150. 1
139.9

Women's and girls'
Women's:
Coats, heavyweight
Carcoats, heavyweight
Sweaters
Skirts, winter weight
Skirts, summer weight
Blouses
Dresses, street, year round weight .
Slips
Panties
Girdles
Brassieres

Shoe repairs

Transportation
Private?
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil
Tires
Auto repairs (mechanical) and maintenance1
Auto insurance premiums
Auto registration fees
Parking fees, private and municipal

See footnotes at end of table.

12

. 1

6

1.

1. 7
4. 0
4. 5

2. 2

153.4
130.4
153. 3

.
2.
2.
.
4.
4.

1
3
7
5
2
7

3. 0

120. 0
121. 0
176.4
150. 6
141. 6

-1.
-4.
4.
.

8
0
5
9

1. 0
1.6

145. 7

145. 9
137. 9

5. 8
- . 9

145.9

1. 2

0
0
9
8

2. 7

159. 1
143.4

-1.6

160. 2

-1.7

118. 2

141. 5
129.4
144.8

91.6
131. 1
127. 8
170. 5
6
1
1
5
1

. 2
3.4
3. 7

6.6
1. 1
2. 3
2. 3

5

128. 1

132.
164.
131.
169.
129.

140. 0

138. 6

181.
158.
137.
144.

5
5
5
6

181. 3
157. 6
138. 1
145.4

147. 6

147. 9

1. 3

159. 8

159.8

3. 6

139.
132.
146.
141.

0
0
8
1

140. 0

2. 1

144. 2
150. 2

146. 0
150. 5

2. 0
6. 0

153. 7

154. 7

4. 7

152.
136.
154.
154.
143.

6
7
6
0
0

153.4
137. 3
155.2
153. 7
143. 2

4. 9

155.4
153. 9
126. 5
156.6
179. 6
157. 1
126. 6
178. 8
146.4
130. 8
174. 3

156. 1
154. 8

9. 2

129. 9
156. 5
178. 7
156.9
127. 3

5. 0
12. 3

131. 3
146. 5
130. 6
165.8

Children's:
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys', oxford type
Dress shoes, girls'
Apparel services:
Drycleaning
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men's shirts
Tailoring charges,

146.4
141. 1
104. 7

133. 2
148.4
141. 8

179.
148.
130.
174.

1975

from—
September
1975

1.8
1.6

155.5

129. 2
143. 7
91.9
130.3
127. 2
169.4

Men's:
Shoes, street
Shoes, work, high
Women's:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
Shoes, casual
Houseslippers, scuff

2. 5

152.9
153.4
144. 2
156. 2
138.
144.
117.
140.

Hose or panty hose, nylon
Anklets or knee-length socks
Gloves, fabric
Handbags
Girls':
Raincoats
Skirts, fall and winter
Dresses
Slacks, fall and winter
Slips
Handbags
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers
Yard goods
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Footwear

6
5
1
7

128. 6

154. 0
129.9
154. 0

Coats, heavyweight
Sport coats, wool or wool blends . .
Dungarees
Undershorts

October
1974

135.8
120. 3
145. 1
151. 1
151. 3

143. 3
150. 5
151.4
127. 8

Shirts, work
Shirts, business or dress
T-shirts
Socks
Handkerchiefs
Boys':

October
1975

144.
143.
143.
143.

143. 5
142. 3
141.9

Sport jackets
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, heavyweight
Slacks, lightweight
Trousers, work




October

5
5
8
6

17.
-4.
-4.
6.
-8.

6
9
3
9
2

6.3
-3. 2
6. 3

2.6

. 5

3. 9
4. 1

8. 6

8.6
2.9
5.4

8.8

11. 1
3.
3.
9.
8.
1.

9
1
2
3
5

8. 0

. 6

Table 4. Consumer Price Index-United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, October 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued

Item and group

Other
index
base

Indexes

September
1975

O c t o b e r 1975 f r o m r October
1975

October
1974

September
1975

Transportation—Continued

5
4
2
0
1
6

168.
170.
168.
151.
162.
192.

8
1
9
2
1
6

13.
15.
9.
8.
9.
16.

4
2
5
9
3
4

-0.4
-.8
.4
-. 5
0
0

4
2
3
0
0
1
1
9
2
6
5
5
8
8
1
5
4
170. 5

3
5
8
5
5
0
9
7
6
4
9
5
0
0
4
9
6
5
5

7. 6
11. 0
•7. 9
9. 7
6. 0
8. 0
7. 6
17. 9
6. 0
9. 1
6. 0
3. 5
7. 1
1. 0
13. 9
1,0. 6
1. 4
6. 6
(* )
9. 1

.6
. 8
.4
.4
.5
1.4
. 6
.5
-1. 3
.6
.4
0
.8
. 2
1. o
.8
. 2
0

104. 8

156.
173.
120.
132.
104.
136.
117.
169.
123.
136.
110.
71.
157.
106.
129.
168.
118.
120.
(*
.105,

172.
177.
174.
171.
176.
155.
155.
167.
164.
169.
162.
155.

174.
178.
175.
172.
177.
157.
156.
168.
"485.
170.
163.
155.

1
5
3
6
3
1
7
2
1
2
9
9

10.
10.
11.
11.
11.
8.
10.
11.
8.
9.
8.
8.

7
6
5
6
0
2
1
4
8
1
7
2

152. 5
153. 5
136. 7
245. 4
246. 6
160. 6
131. 1
114. 0
122. 4
127. 0
130. 3
140. 2
1-24. 1
152. 9
152. 2
132. 8
196. 2
156. 8
126. 9
155. 3
115. 6
203. 7
122. 6
153. 4
155. 7
151. 9
167. 2
154. 2
131. 4
146. , 6
124., 7
102. 4
158. 8
104., 8
9 5 . ,9
123. 8
9 4 ., 3
118. 8
104., 0

7.
7.
13.
15.
14.
9.
10.
9.
11.
9.
14.
16.
8.
6.
8.
12.

2
9
5
6
5
9
8
3
4

169.
171.
168.
152.
162.
192.
155;
172.
120.
132.
104.
134.
117.
168.
125.
135.
110.
71.
155.
105.
$28.

)

(*)

. 7

Professional services:

9
2
5
4
5
2
3
2
1
0
8
3,..

. 7
.7
. 5
. 7
. 5
1. 2
.9
.6
. 6
. 7
. 7
.4

Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing

Jan. 72

Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

See footnotes at end of table.




13

72
72
72
72
72
72
72

151. 6
153. 8
135. 4
243. 2
244. 2
159. 0
130. 1
111. 6
121. 4
12§.5
129. 7
139. 7
124. 1
152. 1
151., 4
130., 4
194., 3
155., 0
127., 4
154., 4
117., 6
203. 4
121., 1
152., 6
155., 1
151., 0
165., 8
153., 4
130., 5
146., 0
124., 5
102.. 1
158., 1
104., 4
95., 5
123., 2
94., 4
118., 7
103., 7

1

2

7
1
9
9
4
2

6
14.,5
10., 7
, 1
6., 3
19., 4
9., 5
5., 3
4., 6
5.,9
7.,9
5., 2
5., 0
6., 4
5., 7
2 ., 3
12., 5
1., 3
, 1
6., 5
1., 1
3., 1
, 0

.6
- . 2

1. 0
.9
1. 0
1. o
.8
2. 2
.8
.4
. 5
.4
0
. 5
.5
1.8
1.0
1. 2
-.4
.6
-1. 7
. 1
1.2
. 5
.4
.6
.8
. 5
. 7
.4
. 2
. 3
.4
.4
.4
.5
1
. 1
. 3

Table 4. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, October 1975, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Percent change to
Item and group

Other
index
base

Indexes
September
1975

October
October
1975

October
1974

1975

from—
September
1975

Health and recreation—Continued
Reading and recreation—Continued
Recreational goods—Continued
146. 1
121. 3
127. 6
144. 9
143. 0
168. 0

Tricycles

149.
172.
167.
185.

Adult
Children's
Drive in movie admissions

173.
139.
153.
105.

T V repair
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription
Piano lessons, beginner

Cigarettes, filter tip. king size

Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon

7
4
9
2
2
8
4
3

146.
121.
127.
143.
144.

9
8
7
4
6

167. 9
149. 7
171. 5
167. 2
183. 6
173. 2
141. 1

4.
5.
2.
3.
12.

9
7
5

0. 5
.4

2
4
9. 0
4. 8
7. 4
7. 0
8. 6

-1. 0
1. 1
-. 1
0

2. 3
5. 9
2. 6
2. 4

122. 1

152. 8
105. 5
123. 0

176. 3
170. 4
140. 3

176. 9
170. 4
141. 0

148. 0
154. 4

148. 5
154. 3

156. 4
157. 0
124. 8
142. 5

156. 7
156. 6
125. 4

139. 4
114. 9
155. 0

140. 9
115. 0

158. 8

159. 3

2. 2
3. 5
5. 5

145. 2
121. 4
188.,9

145. 8
122. 0

6. 3
1 5 ., 6

192., 8

8 ., 0

143. 3

155. 1

. 1

-.5
- . 4
- . 9
0
.9
- . 4
.2

3. 9
7. 7
21. 0
3. 0
5. 0
4. 7
5. 0
4. 7
3. 2
4. 6
5. 0

.7
. 3
0
.5
.3
1
.2
-.3
.5
.6
1. 1
. l
. 1
. 3

Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:

1

Also
Also
Also
separately.
4
Also
envelopes,
2
3

5
6

girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
7
Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
8
Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, front-end
alignment, and chassis lubrication; does not include prices for auto body repairs. In the CPI this component
represents consumers' direct, out-of-pocket expenses for automobile repairs and maintenance.
9
Also includes health insurance not shown separately.

includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
includes pine shelving, furnace filter, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown
includes window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads,
reupholstering and moving expenses.

10
Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college
textbooks, not shown separately.

Priced only in season.
Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, bathing suits,




.4
.5
2. 1

(*) Discontinued.

14

Table 5. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas for urban wage earners tind clerical workers,
all items most recent index, and percent changes from selected dates
Indexes
Area

1

Pricing
schedule 2

Percent change from:

Other
bases

1957-59=100

1967=100

July
1975

October
1974

October 1975

September
1975

U.S. city average

M

164. 6

191.4

7.6

1.4

0. 6

Chicago

M
M
M
M
M

160. 5
163. 3

182. 3
187.6
190.0
202. 3
196. 3

6.6
6. 1

1.4

9.8
6. 1

2. 2

.
.
.
.
.

Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
N.V.-Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia

161. 5
170. 0
168. 1

October 1975

1
1
1
1

Boston
Houston
Minneapolis—St. Paul
Pittsburgh

3

164.8
168.7
165. 0
162. 8

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Milwaukee
San Diego
Seattle
Washington

4

163. 5
162.4
160. 6
159. 2
162. 5
157. 3
163.4

179.7

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

4

173. 6

5

170. 8

179. 8
184. 8
190. 3

Honolulu
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland

164. 7
167.6
163. 9
157. 0
160.2
158.9
161.5

189. 5
194.6
186. 0
6

3
4
5
6

6
2
7
4
7

1. 1
1.6
1.9
. 7
May
1975

1.9
1.8
3. 1
2.4
2. 3
1.8
2. 1

September
1974

June
1975

7.9
6.5
9.0
8. 1
8.2
8.9
9. 0

2.4
1.8
1.9
2.2
1.9
1.4
1.8

3 — March, June, September, and December.
Revised index: July 1975; 166.0.
November 1963=100.
February 1965-100.
December 1963=100.

NOTE:

2 — February, May, August, and November.

169.2

190. 2
185. 6
192. 2

1
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
(SMSA) except for New York and Chicago which have more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area
definitions were established for the 1960 Census and exclude revisions made since 1960.
2
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services
priced as indicated:
M — Every month.
1 — January, April, July, and October.

7
4
2
9

7.9
8. 3
8.9
9.3
8.4
10. 0
7. 0

183. 3

September 1975

Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati

1.9
July
1975

August
1974

August 1975

Buffalo
Cleveland

2. 0

6.9
October
1974

7.
9.
7.
6.

197.4
193. 0
191. 3
187. 2

1.4

Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price Index; differences in living costs

among areas are found in family budgets.

Table 6. Consumer Price Index-United States and selected areas 1 for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
major groups, percent change from September 1975 to October 1975
Expenditure class

U.S.
city
average

Chicago

0.6

All items

.8
.5

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation

.6

Other goods and services

1

. 7

2. 0
0

. 8
.5
. 4

Philadelphia

0.4

0. 7

.6

.4

. 8
. 5
. 1

0. 7

. 8
. 1

. 3
. 1

1. 1
. 5

. 7

. 7

. 5
. 7
.4

1. 0

. 3
1. 0

( )
. 5

(2)
. 6

2

( )
. 2
-. 2

( )
3
-. 1

2

15

New Y o r k Northeastern
New Jersey

. 7
.5
.4

2

. 3

Los AngelesLong Beach

- . 4

3
. 1

See footnote 1, table 5.




0. 2

0.6

. 7
. 5
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation

Detroit

Not available.

2

( )
0
.5

2

1.2

1. 0
1. 3

. 8

Table 7. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas1 for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, October 1975 index and percent changes from July 1975
Group

U.S.
city
average

Boston

Chicago

Detroit

Houston

2

Los
AngelesLong
Beach

New Y o r k Northeastern
New Jersey

Minneapolis

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Indexes (1967-100)

Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables

164. 6

164.8

160.5

163. 3

179. 0
179. 3
181.6
192.9
159.4

178. 2
178.4

179.5
180.4

184.6

165.5

168.0

182.8

186. 6

183.5
197.8
151. 1
168.2
180.4

175.4
175. 0
186. 1
186.2
161. 0
153. 3

178. 0

177. 3

176.2

169.8
172. 5
139. 3

167.8
167. 1
151.5

157.3
158.7

184.8
172. 0
243. 3
174.2

173.8
181. 1
237. 6
166. 1

160.9

160.9

170. 0
154.8
235. 3
154.4
154. 6

144. 6
143. 7
141. 6

151.
141.
159.
144.

Footwear

145.4

Public

156. 1
154.8
168.8
156. 3
173. 5
152. 9
146.6
148.5

187.9
152.8

3
0
2
6

154.9

155. 9
172.4
149.6
152. 3
147. 6

168.7

161. 5

165. 0

170. 0

168. 1

162.8

186.2
184. 3
177. 9
201. 3
174.5
170. 7
180. 0
192.8

173.3
175. 3
180. 1
191. 8
153. 2
155. 7
179. 6
167. 7

184. 0
181.6
193. 7
195. 6
172. 1

182.2
183.5
185.0

163.8
179.5

177.6

194.6

178. 6

184. 7
183.4
180.9
197. 6
157. 0
175.2
190. 0
190.4

179. 7
178.5
188.2
193.7
146. 1
169.5
179.8
186.4

175. 1
181.8
128. 3
200.5
'163.5

167.9
173. 4
(4)
185. 1
157.5

174. 2
183. 3

175. 1

174. 3
184. 0
(4)
193.4
168.8
232. 7
171.4
159.9

166.2
173.5
131. 3
185.7

176. 7
177. 8
165. 3
169.5
137.4
175.9
172.4
240.4
185.8
147. 7

(4)

138. 8

3

173.8

181.8

169. 1

153. 9

134.9
191. 7
163. 3
240.5
166.3
154. 7

134.4
138.5
140.5

140.4
145. 2
130. 9
149. 0

157. 0
145.5
165. 3
152. 6

139. 0
132. 2
137.5
141. 5

139.2
142. 0
133.2

157. 0
155. 6
165.5

153.7
153. 0
162. 1

148. 3
147. 1

159. 0
160.9
121. 8

147. 5
148. 1
138. 1

157.0

162. 1

(4)

164.8
195. 1
155. 2

146. 6
151.3

146.6
150.4

150. 6
169.9
(4)
136.5
143. 8

154. 5
162.2
157. 3
151.9
147.2

175.9

167.6

180.9
163. 9
144.8
151.5

145.6

190.3
162.2
190. 7

175. 3
156.4
189. 3
189. 7
250.8
199.2
166. 0
143.8
139. 0
141.6
140. 6

137. 6
142. 8
123.4
147. 5

158.9
179. 1
155. 3
145. 6
134.4
152. 3
147.3

172. 0

157. 2

152.8

158.3

158. 3

153. 2

223.9

150.9

149.8

161.4
185.8

162. 7
192. 7
148.8

155.4
168.7

(4)
150.8
154. 1

148. 7
152. 1

144.9
147. 6
154. 7

1. 9

0 ., 7

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s July 1975 to O c t o b e r 1975
1., 4

,2
Cereals and bakery products

Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home

Household furnishings and operation

Health and recreation

1., 4

1. 6

2. 2

, 3

1., 9
1., 7

6
1

4

3. 9
-12. 3
2 ., 9

-11. 9
4 ., 0

4 ., 7

2. 2

1.

1. 6
1. 4
1. 5
1. 4

7
6
I! 4
2
i. 5
4. 1

3. 9
2. 2

1.

6

-. 8

2.

0

5.
5.
-13.
4.

3
4

-

4.

6

3.
4.
3.
2.
2.

1.

6

2.
1.

3

1.

2

6
8. 9

6
5! 9

1.

1. 8
3. 4

5

1.

3
7
8

4

3.

2

5. 7
2. 4

1. 8
,6 1 . 6
1. 4

2. 4
2. 7

_

2. 7
3. 6
1. 6
3. 8
4
4. 2

3. 0
2. 2
4. 4

2. 1
1. 2

3
5

1
0

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

7
4

3. 2
8

4. 2
2. 2

6. 6

2. 7
1. 7
3. 9

-.

1.

-.

8
3
7
5

9

1. 1

3
1

2

1. 4

( )1
7

5

- 7 ., 7
2 ., 3
2 ., 6

1.

4

1.. 5
2. 1
1. 4
1. 4
-

1.
1.

3. 2
2. 0
-11. 4
4. 8
2. 4
3. 3
4. 3

(54. )2
1

9

1.

0

2. 0

0

2. 0
5

0

1. 8
1. 6

1. 6
3. 3
1. 1
5

6

1

2. 2
3. 8

3.4 1

,9
3

- 1 .,

7
3

3 ., 5
1. 4

11. 8
6. 7
15. 8
2. 7

0

,4

3 . ,2
1., 5

1.

1. 8
8
0

8

0

_

2. , 9
-10. 4

6

0

-2!

2.,

1 0 ., 0
-8. 8

6

8

,7
5 ], 0
5 ., 0

1., 9

2., 0
2., 1
1., 6
4 ., 2

-4! 3
1. 6
3. 1
-7. 0

4

1. 6
2. 6

4. 1
4. 1

-2.

2 ., 9
-11. 4
3 ., 6
1. 8

1

n
-1. 1
2. 0

6

6. 2
1. 5

0*

8
2. 0

2. 5
2. 3
3. 7

6




4

1. 7
1. 7

-2. 2
2. 2

2. 2
1. 1
1. 5

See footnote 1, table 5.
Revised index: July 1975, 166.0.
Revised index: April 1975, 169.2; July 1975,172.7.
Not available.

1.

, 3
- 1 ., 6
2. 8

2. 4
Fue» oil and coal

1 ., 1
0

7

1.

9
0*

1.
1.

3
6

1. 7
1. 8
0

1.

, 3

1.

,4
- l !,9
- 1 .,8

2., 5
-1. 2
- 1 4 ., 3
1., 5
1. 1
7
l] 2
1. 5
1. 1

-1.

7

9

5
2. 0

-2. 3
1. 4

4. 3
3. 9
7. 4

3. 7
4. 5
3. 2

1.

6. 4

3. 9
2. 9
7. 3
1. 2

1.

2

1. 5
31. 9

2. 1
1

1. 3
1. 1
2. 0

8. 4

1.

8

1. 3
2. 0

1. 8
2. 4

1. 7
2. 5

(4)
1. 8

2.

2. 1

9
2! 4
1. 5

6

1. 8
2. 7

1. 1

2

5

l! 7

2

8
2.' 2

(4)

0

8

Revised index: October 1974, 142.3; November 1974, 145.2; December 1974, 147.8; 1974 Annual

average 134.7; January 1975, 152.2; February 1975, 152.8; March 1975, 152.8; April 1975, 153.6; May
1975, 150.1; June 1975,155.1; July 1975, 161.2.
4
Change from August 1975.

16

Table 8. Consumer Price Index-United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
food and its subgroups, October 1975 Indexes and percent changes from September 1976
Food at home
Area 1

Total
food

Cereali
and
bakery
product*

Total

Meats,
poultry,
and flih,

Dairy
product!

Food
away
from
home

Other
foods
at
home

Fruits
and
vegetables

Indexes ( 1 9 6 7 - 1 0 0 )

U.S. city average

179

0

179

3

181. 6

192. , 9

1 5 9 ., 4

1 6 5 ., 5

1 8 2 ., 8

178. 0

Atlanta

186

7

1

1 8 3 ., 9

182
178
175

8
4
0

176. 2
184. 6
187. 6

1 6 9 ., 5
1 5 4 ., 0

1 7 9 ., 7
1 7 3 ., 8
1 6 8 ., 0
1 5 5 ., 1

189.
187. 1
186. 6

4

1 8 3 ., 5
1 9 0 ., 7
1 8 5 ., 0
176. 4

204,, 8
1 9 5 ., 5
1 8 7 ., 9
1 8 7 ., 4
1 9 7 ., 8

178. 3

Baltimore
Boston

189
181
178
175
180

Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.-Northeestern N.J
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington

0
2
4
5

179
179
181
177
175

1
4

182
186
181

3
2
4

8
0

173 3
174 4
184. 0
182. 2
184. 7
179.
176.
176.
174.
173.
183.

7
9
8
8
1
5

183
181
176
175
180
184
183
175
175

3
5
2
0
6
3
3
3

1
6
1 8 3 ., 5

1 8 6 ., 1
1 8 9 ., 0
1 7 7 ., 9
1 8 1 ., 1
1 8 0 ., 1
182. 8

181

1 9 3 ., 7
185. 0

183. 4
178. 5
177. 7

180. 9
188. 2
188. 0
177. 0
180. 2
181. 5
185. 5

175. 3
179. 2
176. 2
183. 0

1 9 4 ., 4
1 9 4 ., 3
1 9 0 ., 6
1 8 6 ., 2
1 8 7 ., 3
2 0 1 ., 3
1 9 2 ., 1
191. 8
1 8 6 ., 2
195. 6
1 9 0 ., 3
197. 6

1 5 2 ., 8
1 5 2 ., 9
1 5 1 ., 1
164. 6
160. 9
157,, 3
1 6 1 ., 0
1 6 9 ., 2
1 7 4 ., 5
178. 8
153. 2
157. 8
1 7 2 ., 1

189. 9
194. 6

162. 2
157. 0
146. 1
159. 7
155. 3

196. 9
198.4
188. 0

155. 9
162. 6
146. 6

1 9 3 ., 7

1 6 8 ., 2
1 7 3 ., 3
1 7 0 ., 0
1 6 1 ., 5
1 5 3 ., 3
170. 6
1 7 0 ., 7
164. 4
1 5 5 ., 7
163. 8
163. 8
177. 6
175. 2
169. 5
166.
155.
160.
146.
184.

6
0
3
7
2

,!

1 8 0 ., 9
180. 4

182.8
177. 3
177,8

1 8 5 ., 6

176,2
166.7

1 8 2 ., 2
177. 2
1 7 6 .1 7
178. 6

177.8
186.6

1 8 0 ., 0
189. 2
179. 6
175. 7
1 7 9 ., 5
190. 7

179. 1
180.7

192.8
175.7
167.7

(2)

194.6
178.6
190.4

190. 0
179. 8
175. 6
174. 2
182. 4
176. 9
197, 3

159.3
163.2
184.4

186.4
173. 1

(2)

P e r c e n t c h a n g e s S e p t e m b e r 1975 t o O c t o b e r 1975
U.S. city average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo

0.

Z.

Honolulu

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington
1

0. 6
9

3

Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit

Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.V.-Northeastem N.J

7
9
5

9
0
4

2
l! 0
2. 2
5
I! 9

7

7

i! 4
6
6
6
2

i! 5
5

8
2
3
3
6
3
-.4

8
1

5

I! 8
8

9
4

0

9

2. 0

-1.

1

0. 2

0.8

2. 5
8
3! 0

-3. 0

1. 3
0
1. 0

1.0

1. 3
1
1. 7
4. 1

9

9
7
1.4
1. 4

1.
2.
2.
1.
2.
1.
1.

2. 1
3
6
4

1
3
0
4
0
5
5

7
5

-1! 1

7

2. 2

2
i! 1
4

2
2
i. 2
8
2
6

9
I! 3
6
2
3

7
1
3
.4
6
3
9

-1.

2.' 3
1. 8
1. 8
2. 0

2

1
4
i. 4

2
3

Sea footnote 1, table 5.




1. 4
2. 5

17

Not available.

3. 6
1. 8
6
4! 8
1. 6
6
l! 3
5

2.

8
1. 1
2. 2
5. 4
1. 6
1. 4
1
4

7
-3.

1

0
1. 3
4
2. 6
-2.
1.
2.
-1.
-2.

2
3
5
7
5

-1. 6
-3. 1
4

3
4
6
3
2
8
4
l! 1
4

o'
4

.6
.9

. 1
1.7
.4
1.4
.4
.5
.9
.8
.6
1.0

(l.)3

9

4

. 3

1. 4

l! 6
6
5

1. 3
.6
.5

4

-2! 1

l! 4

-3. 0

2.

2

2.

7

-1. 6
-5. 3
-5. 9

1

1

9
5
1

1

.3
.6
.8

Table 9. Consumer Price Index—Regular and premium gasoline indexes, selected areas and U.S. city average
for urban wage earners and clerical workers
(October 1973=100)
Premium gasoline

Regular gasoline

Percent change

Percent change
Area

U.S. city average 2

Baltimore

Cincinnati

Kansas City
Los Angeles—Long Beach
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.—Northeastern N.J

San Diego
San Francisco—Oakland
Washington

to O c t o b e r 1975

Index

from—

September
1975

October
1975

181. 6

180. 7

149. 8
149. 9
147. 5
151. 4
146. 0
147. 8
147. 8
158. 0
143. 6
155. 5
156. 4
148. 4
146. 3
146.,3
148.,8
144.,2
147.
148., 3
145.,4
148.,6
146.,2
144..9
147.. 4

147. 6
149. 0
147. 4
149. 7
144. 4
146. 3
146. 7
157. 4
142. 0
154. 5
155. 1
147. 2
147. 0
145. 4
148.,8
142.. 7
148., 0
147., 5
142.. 9
148., 7
146.
144,. 8
146.. 4

,1

Philadelphia

to O c t o b e r 1975

Index

1

,1

from—

September
1975

October
1975

September
1975

-0. 5

174. 5

173. 8

-0. 4

-1. 5
6
1
-1. 1
-1. 1
0
7
4

147. 2
147. 6
144. 2
149. 8
142. 7
143. 9
143. 8
153. 0
141. 6
151. 9
152. 3
146.
143. 9
144. 3
146. 3
143.. 7
145., 7
143., 5
143. 6
146., 3
144., 6
141., 2
145., 2

146. 4
147. 1
144. 3
147. 7
141. 0
143. 2
143. 7
152. 6
139. 9
151. 9
151. 8
144. 3
144. 6
143. 6
146. 4
143. 2
146. 0
143. 4
141.
146. 4
143. 2
141., 2
144.,5

5
3
1
- 1. 4
-1. 2

September
1975

-1.

-1. 1
6
8
.8
,5
, 6

1

0

-1., 0

,6
,5
. 7

-1.
.1
.1
,1
. 7

1

,5

,1
,3
-1., 2
0
,3

-1., 2
,5
,5

.1
.
.
.
.

3
2
1
7

-1,
.1
-1,. 0
0
.5

are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since
1960.
2
1967=100.

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

Table 10. Consumer Price Index—Regular and premium gasoline prices, selected areas and U.S. city averages
for urban wage earners and clerical workers

1

Regular gasoline
Area

August
1975
U.S. city average

Baltimore

Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas

Kansas City
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
N.Y.—Northeastern N.J
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

San Francisco—Oakland
Washington
1

September
1975

October
1975

August
1975

September
1975

$ 0 . 595

$ 0 . 597

$ 0 . 594

$ 0 . 637

$ 0 . 639

.595
. 615
. 602
. 607
. 612
. 598
. 604
. 553
. 598
.697
. 544
. 568
.588
.562
.591
. 606
. 587
. 599
. 589
.611
.626
.584
. 607

.595
.613
. 597
. 610
.614
. 599
. 602
.556
. 600
. 703
. 543
. 567
.591
.563
. 588
. 611
. 588
. 593
.591
. 615
. 624
. 583
. 610

.586
. 610
.596
. 603
. 607
.593
.597
. 554
. 593
. 698
.539
. 562
. 594
. 560
. 588
. 604
.591
.590
.581
. 615
. 624
.583
.606

.637
.658
. 642
. 655
.655
. 638
.642
.592
. 641
. 735
. 588
.614
. 632
. 609
.641
. 658
.645
.641
. 633
.651
.666
. 625
.657

.638
.661
. 640
.656
.655
.639
.640
.595
.647
. 740
. 587
.615
.633
. 610
.635
. 658
.646
.634
.636
.657
. 671
.624
.662

Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical

October
1975
$0,636
.634
.659
. 640
.647
.648
.636
.640
.594
. 640
. 740
. 585
. 608
.636
. 607
.636
.656
.647
.634
.625
.657
.664
.624
.658

are used. Area definitions are those established for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since

Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas




Premium gasoline

Average price per gallon

1

1960.

18

Table 11. Consumer Price Index—Population size groups, 1 5 classes and U.S. city average
for urban wage earners and clerical workers
Percent change to
Area and group

Indexes (1967=100)

importance

S e p t e m b e r 1975 f r o m —
June
1975

June
1975

September
1975

September
1974

151., 7
165., 0
154.,9
139..9
142. 2
144. 0

160.. 6
174.. 4
166.4
141., 4
149.,8
153., 2

163.6
177. 8
168.9
143. 5
155. 4
155.4

7. 8
7., 8
9. 0
2. 6
9. 3
7. 9

32.525
8 346
10 752
3. 192
4 059
6 176

153.
166.
157.
139.
146.
147.

9
4
0
6
0
6

161., 3
175., 4
166., 0
137., 2
153., 4
155., 9

165. 0
178. 5
168. 7
141. 2
162. 0
158.2

7.
7.
7.
1.
11.
7.

2
3
5
1
0
2

2.,
1.,
1.,
2.,
5..
1.,

11., 701
2. 955
3., 945
1. 146
1. 466
2. 189

150. 7
164. 8
152. 5
140. 2
141.4
143. 3

160., 2
174., 8
163.. 5
142.,8
150. 4
153. 5

162. 8
177.9
165. 7
144. 4
154. 0
156. 2

8.
7.
8.
3.
8.
9.

0
9
7
0
9
0

1., 6
1,. 8
1., 3
1.. 1
2., 4
1..8

25.
6.
8.
2.
3.
4.

644
084
846
449
404
861

150.
163.
153.
140.
140.
143.

4
9
3
5
7
2

159. 9
174. 2
165.. 7
142. 6
147. 5
152. 5

162. 7
177. 6
168. 1
145. 1
151.8
154. 7

8.
8.
9.
3.
7.
8.

2
4
7
3
9
0

1., 8
2. 0
1. 4
1. 8
2.,9
1. 4

12. 531
3. 074
4. 280
1 . 236
1 . 624
2. 318

150.
163.
154.
141.
140.
141.

7
8
9
2

5
7
9
3
5
7

163.
176.
170.
145.
153.
152.

1
7
1
3
0
7

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

2
9
8
9
2

2

160.
172.
167.
145.
148.
150.

1. 6
2. 3
1. 3
0
3. 0
1. 3

17. 223
4. 326
5. 944
1 . 611
2. 162
3. 179

150.
164.
154.
138.
140.
141.

8
6
9
0
0
7

161.
173.
168.
143.
147.
151.

1

163. 6
177. 1
171,2
143. 2
152. 4
153. 2

8.
7.
10.
3.
8.
8.

5
6
5
8
9

December
1974

September
1974

United States:

100
24
33
9
12
18

000
785
766
633
715
723

1.. 9
1,. 9
1.. 5
1,. 5
3., 7
1., 4

Class A-1 (3.5 million or more):

Transportation
Health and recreation
Class A-2 (1.4 million to 3.5 million):
All items
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
Class B (250,000 to 1.4 million):
All items

3
8
6
9
6
5

Class C (50,000 to 250,000):

Health and recreation
Class D (2,500 to 50,000):
All items
Food

1

1

9
9
8
9
0

1

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

1

Based upon 1960 Census of Population.

Table 12. Consumer Price Index—Regional groups, 4 areas and U.S. city average
for urban wage earners and clerical workers
Relative
Area and group

December
1974
United States:
All items
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation

Percent change to

1

Indexes (1967-100)

importance

September
1974

June
1975

1

S e p t e m b e r 1975 f r o m —
September
1975

September
1974

June
1975

100.
24.
33.
9.
12.
18.

000
785
766
633
715
723

151., 7
165., 0
154,. 9
139., 9
142., 2
144., 0

160., 6
174., 4
166., 4
141,, 4
149.,8
153., 2

163., 6
177., 8
168., 9
143., 5
155., 4
155., 4

7.
7.
9.
2.
9.
7.

8
8
0
6
3
9

3., 7
1. 4

32.
8.
10.
3.
3.
6.

821
729
698
381
835
177

155., 5
166., 7
161., 3
141., 7
144.,6
147. 2

163., 1
176.,6
169., 8
141., 1
151.,9
155. 4

166., 3
179. 2
172. 2
144. 7
159, 9
157. 4

6. 9
7. 5
6. 8
2. 1
10. 6
6. 9

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

27.
6.
9.
2.
3.
5.

925
881
417
537
740
301

149., 1
163.,9
147. 6
139. 2
142. 7
144. 4

158., 1
172. 0
160. 2
141. 6
148. 7
153. 8

160.
175.
162,
142.
153.
156.

8
6
0
7
8
3

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

8
5
8
2

1. 1
0. 8

22.
5.
7.
2.
2.
4.

077
315
631
181
887
062

153.
168.
158.
140,
141.
145.

6
2
6
2
5

163.
177.
171.
143.
148.
154.

3
7
6
4
9
5

166.
182.
174.
144.
153.
156.

4
5
3
6
6
6

8.
8.
9.
3.
8.
7.

3
5
9
2
8
7

1. 9
2. 7
1. 6
8
3. 2
1. 4

16. 346
3. 733
5. 883
1 . 449
2. 192
3. 088

146.
159.
151.
136.
138.
136.

7
4
4
5
5
4

157.
170.
164.
138.
148.
146.

3
4
6
9
8

160.
172.
167.
140.
152.
149.

2
5
7
2
9
4

9.
8.
10.
2.
10.
9.

2
2
8
7
4
5

1. 8
1. 4
2. 0
1. 2
2. 7
1. 8

1.. 9
1. , 9
1. , 5
1. 5

Northeast:

Health and recreation
North Central:
All items
Food

South:
All items

West:
All iterttfc
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
1

Regional index and relative importance data exclude Anchorage, Alaska, and Honolulu, Hawaii
which are included in the U.S. level data. Consequently, regional relative importances will not add to




19

1

1

8
1

1. 7
2. 1

3. 4
1. 6

Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average
changes in prices of goods and services usually bQught
by urban wage earners and clerical workers. 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 the$e items are obtained in urban portions of 39
major statistical areas and 17 smaller cities, which were
chosen to represent all urban places in the United States.
They are collected from about 18,000 establishments—
grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations,
and other types of stores and service establishments.
Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are
obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most
other commodities and services are collected every month
in the five largest areas and every 3 months in other
areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by

personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives.
Mail questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares,
public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items.
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. Local data are then
combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes
are also published for 23 areas.
The index measures price changes from a designated
reference date—1967—which equals 100.0. An increase
of 22 percent, for example, is shown as 122.0. This
change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The
price of a base period "market basket" of goods and
services bought by urban wage earners and clerical
workers has risen from $ 10 in 1967 to $ 12.20.

A Note About Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another
are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in 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 example in the
accompanying box illustrates the computation of index
point and percent changes.
Seasonally adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All
Items Index are based on seasonal adjustment factors
and seasonally adjusted indexes carried to two decimal
places. This procedure helps to eliminate rounding error
in the percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods
are expressed as annual rates and are 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. BLS does not publish annual rates based on
data for 1 month.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change:

123.8
123.2
0.6

Percent Change
Index point difference,
Divided by the previous index,
Equals,
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change:

0.6
123.2
0.005
0.005x100
0.5

A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
for seasonal variation.

Because price data are used for different purposes by
different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes
seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each
month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy,
seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur
at the same time and in about the same magnitude every
year—such as price movements resulting from changing




20

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 montly, quarterly, and annual

Average standard errors of percent changes in the
CPI based on 1974 data
Standard error
Component

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




Monthly
change

Quarterly
change

Annual
change

.05
.10

.07
.19

.12
.40

.13
.09
.21
.07
.16
.19

.23
.15
.28
.10
.21
.24

.42
.23
.33
.20
.28
.34

.16

.21

.27

.13

.18

.28

percent changes in the CPI for all items and for nine
commodity groupings based on 1974 averages. The
figures m a y . b e 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. As the table indicates, for example, 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 for a one-month period is almost always
significant.
This replaces the table of average errors based on
1973 data which was included in the CPI report through
January 1975.
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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