Full text of CPI Detailed Report : September 1964

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Released October 30, 1964
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Sfcttcptitfft
Washington, D. C. 20210
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR SEPTEMBER iSfr4

The Consumer Price Index rose by
percent in September, the
United States Department of Labor f s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today. Prices
were higher for food, housing, and apparel, while transportation costs declined.
At 108.4 percent of its 1957-59 average, the September index was
1.2 percent above a year ago. Prices of most consumer goods and services have advanced
since September 1963, except new cars, sugar, fuel oil, household durables, and women's
apparel.
FOOD

Food prices averaged 0.3 percent higher in September because of
price increases for meats and eggs. Meat prices advanced 2.8 percent with increases being reported for nearly all cuts of fresh beef and pork. Reduced
market supplies and anticipation of temporary disruptions resulting from the plan of
the National Farmers Organization to promote withholding of livestock from market in
late August and early September were given as the causes of higher meat prices. Despite
the increases reported in September, prices of meats averaged about the same as a year
ago. Egg prices usually rise in September, as production declines seasonally.
Fresh fruits and vegetables cost less in September, as seasonally
abundant supplies brought sharply lower prices for potatoes, apples, grapes, tomatoes,
and green peppers. However, prices of many fresh fruits and vegetables remained significantly above a year ago, reflecting unfavorable weather conditions this year. Food
prices as a whole averaged 1.7 percent higher than in September 1963.
HOUSING

Housing costs rose 0.2 percent in September, chiefly as a result of
increased costs of homeownership. Smaller increases were reported
for fuel oil and coal, textile housefurnishings, furniture, and housekeeping services
and supplies. Residential rents were unchanged, on the average.
APPAREL

Apparel prices averaged 0.6 percent higher in September as wool
apparel items, particularly women's coats, returned to the market
at higher levels than last winter's end-of-season prices. Some of the increases also
were attributed to higher wages which resulted from the recently negotiated agreements.
OTHER GROUPS

Transportation costs declined by 0.4 percent, as new car dealers
offered increased price concessions at the end of the 1964 selling
season, and gasoline prices declined. Lower prices for some drugs contributed to a
slight decline in medical care costs.

COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS

About 28,000 aircraft workers will receive an increase of one cent
an hour, based on the quarterly change in the national index. Some
7,000 electronics and instrument workers are due for a two-cent
increase, based on the quarterly changes in the index for New York. About 25,000 additional workers are employed under contracts which may be adjusted as a result of the
September index, but the Bureau has not been informed whether the contracting parties
have adopted the new series index as a basis for such adjustments.




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OTHER BASES

The Consumer Price Index for September 1964 and the purchasing
power of the consumer dollar on the bases of 1947-49 and 1939 are

shown below:




Base
1947-49=100 (or $1.00)
1939=100 (or $1,00)

Index
133.0
223.9

Purchasing
Power
$0,752
.447

:The first set of the attached tables (A-l etc.) presents the new index
:series, covering both single workers living alone and families*
The
:analysis contained in this report is based on these tables. Table B-l
:presents a new index series for families only (excluding single workers).
:The old series index, U.S. city average, was discontinued after June
:1964. However, indexes for several cities will be published on the old
:basis for a short time. These are shown on Table C-l.

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-l: Consumer Price Index--United States City Average
For Urban W a g e Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, September 1964
and percent changes from selected dates
Percent change to
September 1964 from--

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
Group
September
1964

August
1964

September
1963

August
1964

June
1964

September
1963

108.4

108.2

107.1

0.2

0.4

1.2

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

107.2
105.6
109.9
101.4
104.6
112.2
103.5
115.5

106.9
105.3
109.6
99.2
104.4
117.3
101.9
115.3

105.4
103.8
109.1
101.5
104.3
108.1
99.5
113.6

.3
.3
.3
2.2
.2
-4.3
1.6
.2

.9
1.1
.6
4.8
.6
-6.7
3.2
.3

1.7
1.7
.7
- .1
.3
3.8
4.0
1.7

Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2/
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

107.4
109.0
107.9
109.5
107.2
101.5
108.2
102.8

107.2
108.8
107.9
109.2
107.1
100.9
108.2
102.6

106.2
107.1
107.0
107.2
107.0
103.7
108.0
102.7

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

.3
.6

1.1
1.8
.8
2.1
.2
-2.1
.2
.1

Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

105.9
106.6
102.4
110.9

105.3
106.0
101.3
110.8

105.4
105.2
102.5
110.7

.6
.6
1.1
.1

.2
.3
.2
- .1

.5
1.3
- .1
.2

TransportationPrivate
Public

108.9
107.4
119.3

109.3
107.9
119.1

107.9
106.5
117.1

- .4
- .5
.2

- .3
- .4
.3

.9
.8
1.9

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services 6/

113.9
119.7
109.5
114.3
109.0

113.8
119.8
109.4
114.2
108.9

112.1
117.5
108.2
112.3
108.0

.1
- .1
.1
.1
.1

.4
.3
.4
.3
.3

1.6
1.9
1.2
1.8
.9

All items less shelter
All items less food

108.2
109.0

108.1
108.9

107.1
107.8

.1
.1

.3
.2

1.0
1.1

Commodities 1_!
Nondu rabies
Durables 7/ 8/
Services 9/

105.4
106.4
102.8
115.5

105.2
106.1
102.8
115.4

104.4
105.3
102.2
113.5

.2
.3
0
.1

.4
.6
- .1
.3

1.0
1.0
.6
1.8

Commodities less food 7/
Nondurables less food
Apparel commodities
Apparel less footwear
Nondurables less food and apparel
New cars
Used cars
Household durables 10/
Housefurnishings

104.3
105.8
105.1
103.9
106.2
98.7
121.9
98.2
98.3

104.2
105.6
104.4
103.1
106.3
99.9
122.2
98.1
98.1

103.7
105.2
104.6
103.4
105.5
99.8
120.1
98.6
98.6

.1
.2
.7
.8
- .1
-1.2
- .2
.1
.2

0
.2
.2
.2
.2
-2.1
- .7
- .3
- .3

.6
.6
.5
.5
.7
-1.1
1.5
- .4
- .3

Services less rent 9/
Household services less rent
Transportation services
Medical care services
Other services 11/

117.4
115.3
115.1
123.7
119.0

117.2
115.0
115.0
123.7
118.8

115.1
113.4
112.9
120.9
116.2

.2
.3
.1
0
.2

.5
.5
.3
.5
.5

2.0
1.7
1.9
2.3
2.4

$0,923

$0,924

$0,934

- .1

- .3

-1.2

All items

Special groups:

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar
(1957-59 = $1.00)
JL/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/
2/
8/
9/
10/
11/

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.
Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.
Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.
Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.
Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.
Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.




NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

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TABLE A-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
Area 1/

Pricing
1957-59=100
Schedule 2/

1947-49=100

Other
bases

Percent change from-June
1964

September 1964

September
1963

108.4

Chicago
Detroit
^•Los Angeles-Long BeachNew YorkPhiladelphia

M
M
M
M
M

133.0

0.4

1.2

106.3
104.6
110.0
110.9
109.0

U.S. City Average

134.0
129.0
137.2
133.6
133.9

.1
1.0

.3
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.3

0

111.2
108.8

Boston
Pittsburgh-

137.8
134.0

.6

.6

99.9
138.6
130.9

1.1

107.2
107.9

September
1963

June
1964

1.9
.7

132.7
133.9

108.7

1.1
1.8

1.1

September 1964
Atlanta
Baltimore
Honolulu (Dec. 1963=100)--St. Louis
^San Francisco-Oakland

August
1963

.7
.4

130.7

110.3
108.7

.
8

May
1964
101.3

105.2

1.3

.5

August 1964
Buffalo (Nov. 1963=100)
C1 eve land
Dallas (Nov. 1963=100)
Seattle
Washington

July
1963

April
1964

July 1964

134.9
140.9

100.5

111.0

2.1

1.6

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 thos 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.
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-3: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected Areas 1/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups
Percent change from August 1964 to September 1964
Group

U.S. city
average

JL/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.




-

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

Detroit

Los AngelesNew York
Long Beach

Philadelphia

0

0.2

All items

Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation-----Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

Chicago

-

-

0.3

- 0.2

0.4

0.4

0.7
.5
1.8
.7
.1
.3
.1
0
.1

0
.4
.8
.6
0
.2
.6
.1
0

.2
.3
.5
- 2.0
0
- .1
.1
0
- .1

.6
.2
1.9
- .6
0
- .4
.4
0
.1

.5
•5
1.8
- .6
.2
.1
1.2
- .2
.2

-

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NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-4: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas I/
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups
September 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from June 1964

U.S.
City
Average

Atlanta

Baltimore

Chicago

Los
HonoAngeleslulu
Long
(Dec.
Detroit 1963=100) Beach

New
York

Phi lade lphia

St.
Louis

San
FranciscoOakland

specified)
Indexes (1957-59=100i unless otherwise ;

106,
.3

104.6

100.5

110.0

110,
.9

109.0

108,
.7

111.0

107.1
104.3
116.8
98.6
101.1
109.3
103.4
118.4

.0
107,
106,
.5
108,
.1
.6
103,
.0
111,
108,
.2
104,
.7
110,
.0

102.4
101.2
102.0
99.7
103.6
101.0
100.4
109.5

100.8
100.7
100.9
99.4
99.3
103.3
101.3
101.1

108.3
105.3
118.0
94.4
107.8
119.2
97.9
119.5

.6
109,
106,
.8
.0
111,
103,
.3
.0
102,
.2
115,
.8
104,
.4
122,

105.9
104.0
107.2
97.5
106.3
110.7
103.7
116.4

109,
.1
106,
.5
108,
.4
103,
.7
108,
.4
110,
.9
104,
.7
118,
.3

107.6
104.9
109.6
99.9
107.4
113.6
99.5
119.8

106 .2
105 .1

106.1
106.1

104,
.7
104,
.9

99.0
96.7

100.5
100.2

.0
112,
114,
.8

105 .1
111 .5

104,
.5
104,
.7
100,
.1
.2
105,
104,
.7

97.2
102.9
97.7
105.5
100.5

99.7
99.9
100.0
101.7

112.6
103.3

113,
.3
.0
105,
102,
.3
106,
.6
108,
.2

108.6
110.4
109.4
110.8
104.5
100.1
101.8
103.5

.2
105,
.8
104,
105, 2
t
104,
.3
.1
107,
104,
.9
.9
107,
104,
.1

113.7
117.6
120.9
115.7
106.5

Ill ,4
103 4

105.2
106.9
99.7
103.9
105.9

110.3
113.4
108.9
114.6
105.7

107.6
104.0

105.9
106.6
102.4
110.9

All items

104
105
99
112

9
0
6
6

107.1
106.6
105.1
117.0

102,
.9
103,
,7
.4
98,
108,
.9

107.1
103.7
109.9
110.6

102.1
100.8
103.4
101.1

106.8
110.1
103.8
109.9

,8
109,
109,
.7
105,
,7
112,
.3

110.3
106.6
106.8
110.9

106,
.9
108,
.4
102,
.9
,2
113,

108.7
106.3
102.8
111.8

108.9
107.4
119.3

111 1
108,
.8
124,
.0

110.8
108.0
123.3

106,
,5
106,
.5
.4
107,

106.3
104.5
114.4

98.9
98.7
100.0

114.1
110.0
138.9

.4
105,
,2
107,
100,
.6

113.4
110.4
124.9

110,
.8
109,
.3
116,
,5

110.7
112.0
101.1

113.9
119.7
109.5
114.3
109.0

.8
111,
116,
.6
.2
111.
,2
Ill,
109,
.8

111.5
130.0
107.8
105.8
104.7

110,
.3
127,
,7
,4
111,
100,
.4
101,
.4

114.3
124.6
109.2
110.5
108.6

100.7
102.1
101.1
100.2
99.6

110.5
118.4
108.4
103.3
108.1

116,
,5
119,
,3
108,
,7
122,
,5
.4
111,

114.2
123.4
108.2
111.2
110.3

115.
,7
,9
115,
114,
,4
122,
,0
110.
.8

114.3
122.4
116.8
109.2
109.2

108.4

107 2

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

107.2
105.6
109.9
101.4
104.6
112.2
103.5
115.5

106 1
105 ,9
103 5
101 5
101 9
117 .3
107 .6
107 .0

Housing
Shelter

107.4
109.0
109.5
107.2
101.5
108.2
102.8

Homeowners hip
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operationApparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'-Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public

—

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

--

107.9

Percent changes June 1964 to September 1964
0.4

0 , ,8

- 0.1

0 . .1

1.0

.9
1.1
.6
4.8
.6
- 6.7
3.2
.3

2,
,1
.6
2,
.6
6,
.7
- ,
.3
- 1,
,5
,1
3,
,3

(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)
(2/)

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

.6
.6
.4
6.4
- .6
-11.2
3.5
.5

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

,3
,7
,2
.9
o

.6
1.2

.3
<

o
.2
.5

-

.2
.3
.2
.1

,5
,1
.9
,4

.5
.2
1.1
- .3

.3
.4
.3

,5
,6

-

.4
.3
.4
.3
.3

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

Housing
Shelter
Homeownership
ruejl ana uciiicies-----------------Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operationApparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation
Medical carePersonal care
Reading and recreation

1/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.
2/ Not available.
3/ Change from July 1964.




0.5

0 , .9

0.4

1,
,5
1,
,7
,1
5,
.5
,7
- 6]
,7
4,
,6
,6

1.0
1.1
1.9
2.4
2.0
- 6.0
4.0
.3

.4
1,
.6
1,
1,
.4
4,
.7
1,
.5
.8
- 4,
3,
.3
.3

.4
.3

.5
1.0
.4
1.0

,4
.4

.2
.8
.4
1.0
.5
.8
- 2.0
- .7

.4
.9
,1
1,
.3
,9
.6
- 1 ,.4
,1
>

l.l
1.6

-

.3
.6
.1
.7
.i
.1
.1
.1

0 , ,6

0.7
.6
1.1
1.8
.3
- 2.4
1.2
.7

- .1
- 1.2
- .6
- .1
- 1.0
2.3

All items

-

0

-

-

.1
.4
.1
.5

.1
0

0

0
,
- 7. 0
4,
,3
,3

- .6,
-

3/
-

.6
,2
.9
.

,
- 3. i
,7
- .
,3
•

-

1.4

-

,8

,7
0

,2
,2
,3
,3

-

1.5
3.1
.2
.1
.2

0
0

-

.1

1.1
.1

3/
.6
,8
0
1 , ,9

.7

0

0

3.3
3.6

- ,6.

.1
.5
.7
.4

2.7

o
.2
.1
.7
.4
1.2
.2

,6
,3

-

0

3/

1 . ,3

0

0.6

0

.3
.6
1.0
.3

0

1., 3

1.4
- 1.3
.3
- 2.7
- 2.9
.3

-

.3
.3
.1
.2
.7

0

2,
,9
,6
-

.
,6

-

1.4
.9
3.1
- .3

,7
0

.4
.5
.1

,3
,3
6
,3
o

.2
.6
.9
.5
.2

-

0

2.4
0

- 3.5
.9
.8
.4
.9
.6
.9
.9
- 1.7
.2

.7

0

1 , ,2

1.0

.5
,4

-

-

2,
,8
,
3. 0
«,1

-

,3
,6
,4
,4
,5

1.1
0

.6
.6
0

.7
.9
1.1

.3
.9

6
NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)

TABLE A-5: Consumer Price Index--United States and Selected Area*
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups
September 1964 Indexes and Percent Changes from August 1964

Food at hoae

Area 1/

Total
food

Total

Cereals
and
bakery
products

Meats,
poultry,
and fish

Dairy
products

Fruits
and
vegetables

Other
foods
at hoae

Food
away
frosi
hoae

Indexes (1957-59*100 unless otherwise specified)
U.S. City Average

107.2

105.6

109.9

101.4

104.6

112.2

103.5

115.5

Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
—....
Buffalo (Nov. 1963*100)
Chicago
--y
Cleveland
Dallas (Nov. 1963*100)
Detroit———-———-—---Honolulu (Dec. 1963*100)--Los Angeles-Long B e a c h —
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington-..........

106.1
107.1
110.8
102.4
107.0
103.0
101.0
102.4
100.8
108.3
109.6
105.9
106.2
109.1
107.6
109.3
108.0

105.9
104.3
108.2
102.5
106.5
101.6
101.0
101.2
100.7
105.3
106.8
104.0
105.6
106.5
104.9
107.0
106.2

103.5
116.8
113.4
97.4
108.1
107.2
102.5
102.0
100.9
118.0
111.0
107.2
110.4
108.4
109.6
110.8
110.0

101.5
98.6
104.4
102.7
103.6
101.3
100.7
99.7
99.4
94.4
103.3
97.5
107.9
103.7
99.9
104.7
101.0

101.9
101.1
102.1
100.2
111.0
96.1
97.9
103.6
99.3
107.8
102.0
106.3
97.4
108.4
107.4
111.8
107.2

117.3
109.3
119.4
104.1
108.2
104.5
102.5
101.0
103.3
119.2
115.2
110.7
106.0
110.9
113.6
110.0
110.1

107.6
103.4
106.0
106.1
104.7
99.6
101.3
100.4
101.3
97.9
104.8
103.7
105.0
104.7
99.5
102.1
106.0

107.0
118.4
121.9
102.1
110.0
111.0
101.1
109.5
101.1
119.5
122.4
116.4
109.7
118.3
119.8
119.6
116.9

0.2

Percent changes, August 1964 to Sept ember 1964h
U.S. City Average
Atlanta
Baltimore—
Bos> ton . — — « — . — — -- »•»--Buffalo (Nov. 1963*100)
Chicago
Cleveland-----Dallas (Nov. 1963*100)
Detroit
Honolulu (Dec. 1 9 6 3 * 1 0 0 ) —
Los Angeles-Long Beach
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
-

1/ See footnote 1, Table A-2.




0.3

-

-

0.3

0.3

2.2

.7
.5
.3
.2
.7
.5
.1
0
.3
.2
.6
.5
.7
.4
.3
.2
.5

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

1.1
.4
.3
1.2
.6
.4
2.6
- .3
- .2
0
0
1.8
.5
.6
0
- .1
.2

2.8
2.1
1.8
3.2
2.9
3.2
1.1
3.0
- .9
- .7
2.2
1.5
5.1
2.6
.2
.7
4.3

-

-

0.2

-

-

- 4.3

1.6

.3
2.0
.2
.5
.1
.2
.6
.4
.2
.3
.6
.1
.3
.5
.2
.1
.1

-

1.8
2.8
.2
1.2
2.4
1.6
1.3
1.9
0
1.2
2.3
2.3
2.0
2.2
,7
.9
1.8

-

4.0
6.2
5.3
7.1
4.8
5.8
4.2
7.8
.4
.3
3.8
3.9
8.4
5.3
.2
.6
7.0

.1
.2
.1
.4
.l
.4
.1
.4
0
.3
.2
.3
.2
0
0
.1

7

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-6: Consumer Price Index--Food, Groups, and Items
September 1964 Indexes, and Percent Changes August 1964 to September 1964
U.S. City Average
(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Percent
Change

Item or Group

Total food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Snacks 1/
Food at home
Cereals and bakery productsFlour
Cracker meal JL/
Corn flakes
Rice
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat 1/
Cookies
Layer cake 1/
Cinnamon rolls 1/
Meats, poultry, and fish
Meats
Beef and veal
Steak, round
Steak, sirloin 2/
Steak, porterhouse
Rump roast _1/
Rib roast
Chuck roast
Hamburger
Beef liver 1/
Veal cutlets
Pork
Chops
Loin roast 2/
Pork sausage 1/
Ham, whole
Picnics 1/
Bacon
Other meats
Lamb chops JL/
Frankfurters
Ham, canned 1/
Bologna sausage 1/
Salami sausage 1/
Liverwurst 1/
Poultry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts 1/
Turkey 1/
~
Fish
Shrimp, frozen JL/
Fish, fresh or frozenTuna fish, canned
Sardines, canned 1/
Dairy products
Milk, fresh, grocery
Milk, fresh, delivered
Milk, fresh, skim 1/
Milk, evaporated
Ice cream
Cheese, American p r o c e s s —
Butter
1/
2/
3/
*

December 1963 = 100.
April 1960 = 100.
July 1961 = 100.
Priced only in season.




107.2
115.5
115.5
100.9
105.6
109.9
108.3
101.5
119.3
106.2
113.9
101.5
99.9
98.3
99.3
101.4
103.0
105.1
106.0
100.3
103.3
100.9
109.9
101.2
102.9
98.8
117.3
102.7
114.8
117.7
101.4
95.1
100.6
97.8
102.6
107.0
101.0
97.7
100.3
101.8
102.6
87.7
88.1
97.7
97.1
106.4
88.2
114.5
102.1
97.4
104.6
103.5
106.6
100.4
102.6
94.7
112.6
102.1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.3
.2
.2
.1
.3
.3
1.0
.7
.2
.2
.7
.7
.1
.2
1.1
2.2
2.8
3.3
4.6
3.1
2.4
3.4
5.1
6.5
2.9
.8
.9
3.9
6.2
7.0
.8
.2
3.3
3.6
0
1.9
.8
1.7
1.0
1.4
.1
.2
.7
.3
1.7
.2
.9
.3
.1
.1
.2
.5
.2
.4
0
1.1
.2
.7

Percent
Change

Item or Group

Fruits and vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh 1/
Grapefruit
Grapes *
Strawberries *
Watermelon *
Potatoes
Onions
Asparagus * 1/
Cabbage
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers JL/
Lettuce
Peppers, green 1/
Spinach 1/
Tomatoes
Processed fruits and vegetables
Fruit cocktail, canned
Pears, canned 1/
Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/
Orange juice concentrate, frozen
Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/
Beets, canned JL/
Peas, green, canned
Tomatoes, canned
Dried beansBroccoli, frozen 1/
Other food at home
Eggs
Fats and oils:
Margarine
Salad dressing, Italian 1/
Salad or cooking oil 1/
Sugar and sweets
Sugar
Grape jelly
Choc late bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, can and bag
Coffee, instant 3/
Tea
Cola drink
Carbonated fruit drink 1/
Prepared and partially prepared foods JL/
Bean soup, canned 1/
Chicken soup, canned 1/
Spaghetti, canned 1/
Mashed potatoes, instant 1/
Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/
Baby foods, canned
Sweet pickle relish 1/
Pretzels 1/

112.2
114.5
121.0
96.1
149.2
101.1
173.2
97.2
*
*

- 4.3
- 6.9
-16.3
- 2.7
4.4
- .2
3.0
-25.1
*
*

136.3
104.4
*

-13.4
- 6.8
*

121.0
105.2
100.4
94.9
111.0
98.3
102.0
75.0
109.6
101.5
106.0
100.1
130.9
92.7
97.7
109.2
103.2
104.2
96.1
103.5
104.9

3.2
- 1.2
.2
- .4
4.5
-15.1
.1
-19.4
- .6
- 1.2
- 2.0
.1
0
- 1.6
- .2
0
- .5
- .1
- 1.1
1.6
11.8

94.7
99.0
98.0
114.0
109.1
115.3
105.8
99.6
103.7
96.5
117.7
102.3
124.2
102.2
99.2
99.4
99.6
100.6
97.7
87.7
108.4
100.2
101.4

- .2
- 1.4
.4
- .2
- 1.2
- .1
.2
.3
- .4
- .4
- .3
- .4
- .8
.1
- .2
.2
.1
- .2
- .3
- 1.3
- .1
0
.1

8

NEW SERIES
(Including Single Workers)
TABLE A-7: Consumer Price Index--United States City Average
For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
Major group indexes, selected dates
(1957-59=100)

Health and
Date
All
Items

Food

Housing

Apparel
and
upkeep

Transportation

Total

Medical
care

recreation
Reading
and
Personal
recreation
care

Other
goods
and
services

1964:

Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
Apr.
Mar.
Feb.
Jan.

108.4
108.2
108.3
108.0
107.8
107.8
107.7
107.6
107.7

107.2
106.9
107.2
106.2
105.5
105.7
105.7
106.0
105.8

107.4
107.2
107.1
107.1
106.9
107.0
107.1
106.9
106.9

105.9
105.3
105.5
105.7
105.7
105.6
105.3
105.1
105.0

108.9
109.3
109.4
109.2
109.1
109.0
108.9
108.6
109.4

113.9
113.8
113.7
113.5
113.5
113.4
113.1
112.9
112.7

119.7
119.8
119.5
119.3
119.1
119.0
118.7
118.5
118.2

109.5
109.4
109.3
109.1
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.4
108.5

114.3
114.2
114.1
114.0
114.1
114.0
113.6
113.3
113.1

109.0
108.9
108.9
108.7
108.7
108.6
108.5
108.4
108.3

1963:

Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.

107.6
107.4
107.2
107.1

105.4
105.1
104.9
105.4

106.9
106.6
106.3
106.2

106.1
106.1
105.9
105.4

108.9
109.1
109.0
107.9

112.7
112.4
112.3
112.1

117.9
117.9
117.7
117.5

108.8
10b.4
108.4
108.2

113.1
112.8
112.7
112.3

108.3
108.3
108.2
108.0

Annual Average:

1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1954

106.7
105.4
104.2
103.1
101.5
93.6

105.1
103.6
102.6
101.4
100.3
95.4

106.0
104.8
103.9
103.1
101.3
93.4

104.8
103.6
103.0
102.2
100.6
96.3

107.8
107.2
105.0
103.8
103.8
90.8

111.4
109.4
107.3
105.4
102.8
90.7

117.0
114.2
111.3
108.1
104.4
86.6

107.9
106.5
104.6
104.1
102.4
88.5

111.5
109.6
107.2
104.9
102.4
92.4

107.1
105.3
104.6
103.8
101.8
94.3




9

NEW SERIES
(Single Workers Excluded)

TABLE B-ls Consumer Price Index--United States City Average
For Urban Wage-Earner and Clerical-Worker Families
Major group and subgroup indexes, September 1964
and percent changes from selected dates
Percent change to
September 1964 from--

Indexes
(1957-59=100)
Group

September^
1964

August
1964

September
1963

August
1964

June
1964

September
1963

108.4

108.2

107.1

0.2

0.4

1.2

107.2
105.6
109.9
101.4
104.6
112.0
103.4
115.5

106.9
105.2
109.6
99.2
104.4
117.2
101.9
115.3

105.4
103.8
109.1
101.5
104.3
108.1
99.5
113.6

.3
.4
.3
2.2
.2
-4.4
1.5
.2

1.0
1.1
.6
4.8
.7
-6.7
3.1
.3

1.7
1.7
.7
- .1
.3
3.6
3.9
1.7

Housing
Shelter 1/
Rent
Homeownership 2!
Fuel and utilities 3/
Fuel oil and coal 4/
G a s and electricity
Household furnishings and operation

107.4
109.0
107.9
109.5
107.2
101.5
108.2
102.8

107.2
108.8
107.8
109.2
107.1
100.8
108.2
102.6

106.2
107.1
107.0
107.2
107.0
103.7
108.0
102.7

.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.7
0
.2

.4
.6
.1
.7
.1
.1
0
0

1.1
1.8
.8
2.1
.2
-2.1
.2
.1

Apparel and upkeep 5/
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear

105.9
106.6
102.4
110.9

105.3
106.0
101.3
110.8

105.4
105.2
102.5
110.7

.6
.6
1.1
.1

.2
.3
.2
- .1

.5
1.3
- .1
.2

108.9
107.4
119.4

109.3
107.9
119.2

107.9
106.5
117.1

- .4
- .5
.2

- .3
- .4
.3

.9
.8
2.0

113.9
119.7
109.5
114.3
109.0

113.8
119.8
109.4
114.2
108.9

112.1
117.5
108.2
112.3
108.0

.1
- .1
.1
.1
.1

.4
.3
.4
.3
.3

1.6
1.9
1.2
1.8
.9

All items

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

Transportation
Private
Public

-

Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services 6/
JL/
2/
3/
4/
5/
6/

Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.
Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.
Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.
Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.




10

OLD SERIES
TABLE C-l:

Consumer Price Index--Selected Cities 1/
All Items
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

City

Pricing
Schedule 2/

Indexes
1957-59=100

1947-49=100

April
1964

July 1964

Kansas City
Minneapolis
Portland-

1
1
1

109.5
108.1
109.1

135.5
133.7
135.2

August: 1964

Houston
Milwaukee
Sc ranton-

2
2
2

107.3
106.3
110.0

132.2
134.0
131.2

Septemb>er 1964

C incinnati

3

107.0

Percent change from--

130.2

0.5
.7
.5
May
1964
.4
.7
1.2
June
1964
.8

July
1963
2.2
.4
2.2
August
1963
1.0
1.1
2.2
September
1963
1.8

1/ The old series Consumer Price Index, U.S. city average, has been discontinued with the June 1964
publication. Contrary to original plans, Portland and Scranton will be published on the old series basis
temporarily. Indexes for Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas City, and Minneapolis will be published on the old
series basis for the duration of 1964 and the first part of 1965, and will be added to the new series index
in 1966, The present index for Milwaukee calculated by special arrangement with the City of Milwaukee, is
now published on the old series basis, and will also be added to the new series index in 1966.
2/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services
priced as indicated:
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.




OLD SERIES

11

TABLE C-2: Consumer Price Index--All Items and Commodity Groups for Selected Cities 1/
Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
(1957-59=100)
Group

Kansas
City

Minneapolis

Portland,
Houston
Oregon

Milwaukee Scranton

Cincinnati

Indexes (1957-59=100)
July 1964
All items

September
1964

August 1964

109.5

108.1

109.1

107.3

106.3

110.0

107.0

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

108.2
107.7
106.9
99.6
107.5
126.2
104.0

105.7
104.2
103.1
97.2
105.9
121.1
99.5

108.1
107.2
108.3
100.4
106.9
127.8
99.5

105.8
103.2
106.7
95.4
101.3
117.4
101.1

105.6
104.5
95.8
101.9
108.2
114.0
102.8

106.8
105.2
107.4
100.8
99.4
121.8
101.2

106.2
104.9
108.7
103.1
100.8
114.4
101.2

Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation

107.2
104.1
115.9
112.3
98.7
116.2

106.2
108.1
101.4
99.3
98.4
109.4

109.3
106.9
102.5
102.2
97.6
111.3

105.4
100.2
133.2
98.5
115.3

104.2
102.1
103.4
111.6
102.9
113.0

106.9
108.8
105.5
101.2
95.6
111.9

103.8
102.5
110.2
103.3
98.9
112.3

Apparel
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
Other apparel

104.4
111.3
97.4
113.4
98.4

102.2
108.5
96.7
106.6
97.4

105.1
111.0
98.1
114.0
99.7

105.6
107.2
103.3
111.7
102.2

104.5
108.2
100.3
107.9
103.0

105.0
108.3
102.4
108.4
100.3

105.5
108.7
101.0
113.5
100.4

Transportation
Private
Public

108.9
105.8
125.4

109.1
107.3
121.9

108.5
105.6
126.8

108.2
105.7
124.3

107.8
107.5
111.2

109.0
106.5
125.3

110.6
109.6
117.8

Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services

116.4
114.4
120.9
116.2

132.0
107.5
113.5
106.7

117.0
110.1
117.2
104.9

113.4
114.0
116.7
107.9

111.1
111.7
113.7
106.7

117.5
115.0
143.7
112.8

117.9
106.8
116.8
105.9

Percent Changes
April to July 1964
All items

June to Sepl
ember 1964

May to August 1964

0.5

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.7

1.2

0.8

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

1.6
1.9
- 2.9
2.2
0
8.0
.6

1.9
2.2
0
1.3
.6
9.2
- .2

1.2
1.7
.3
1.4
.6
6.9
- .9

1.1
1.5
0
1.2
- .1
4.5
1.0

.7
.6
- .7
3.2
0
- 1.9
.9

2.0
2.3
- .1
3.9
.5
4.4
1.4

1.0
1.2
- .3
5.5
.3
- 6.3
4.4

Housing
Rent
Gas and electricity
Solid and petroleum fuels
Housefurnishings
Household operation

-

0
.3
- .2
- 3.4
.2
.3

.3
.3
0
.6
.8
.3

.5
.5
.6
.5
.8
.2

.1
.5
0
4.3
0
- .7

Apparel
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
-Other apparel

0
1.0
- .3
- 1.6
0

- .5
- 1.1
- .5
.4
.3

.7
.4
1.3
.1
.5

-

0
.6
.3
.1
.1

1.4
1.7
1.9
.1
.9

-

.3
.4
0

2.8
3.3
0

- 1.0
- 1.1
0

.4
.5
0

.3
.1
2.5
0

.5
- .4
- 1.0
- .1

Transportation
Private
Public
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
1/ See footnote 1, Table C-l.




.4
.6
.5
0
0
.1

-

.1
.1
1.9
.3

-

.2
.3
.4
.4
.1

.6
1.2
- 2.5
.4
- .3

1.9
2.1
0

-

.8
1.0
0

-

-

.5
.6
0

.2
0
.7
0

-

-

.1
.3
1.8
- .5

-

.1
.2
.2

-

- 1.3
.7

-

-

-

.4
0
8.8
.2

.4
.5
.3
4.2
- .1
.6

-

.1
.4
3.2
.7

12

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 33 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 50
locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the 5
largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities. Mail questionnaires are used
to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and
certain other items which change in price infrequently. Prices of most other goods and
services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are
averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of all wage
earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with
weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's and cities they represent. Index numbers are
computed on the base 1957-59=100, and are also available on the bases of 1947-49=100 and
1939=100.
The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the 17
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 - Loganspott
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
Oregoti - Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania - Lancaster*
South Carolina - Union
Tennessee - Nashville*
Texas - Austin*
Texas - McAllen
Utah - Orera
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 17 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20210 or any of its regional offices (addresses below).
BLS Regional Offices
1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

341 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001

219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois
6060*f

450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, California 9^103

18 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

1365 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44114