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CPI Detailed Report
For September 1974
Consumer Price Index U.S. and City Averages
Contents
U.S. D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R
Peter J. Brennan, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Julius Shiskin, Commissioner
OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS
W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner
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report on consumer price movements
including statistical tables and
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January 1975
Price movements
1
Chart 1. All items index and its rate of change, 1965-74
5
Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rate of change,
1965-74
6
Chart 3. Total food index and its rate of change, 1965-74
7
Chart 4. Services index and its rate of change, 1965-74
Table 1. CPI—United Staffs city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers, by commodity and service groups, and
expenditure classes
8
9
Table 2. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners and
clerical workers, by commodity and service groups, and
expenditure classes
10
Table 3. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, all items most recent index and
percent changes from selected dates
11
Table 4. CPI—United States ans selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, major groups, percent change
from August 1974 to September 1974
11
Table 5. CPI—Unifed States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, commodity groups, September
1974, and percent changes from June 1974 . ..'
12
Table 6. CPI—United States and selected areas for urban wage
earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups, September
1974, and percent changes from August 1974
14
Table 7. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, food items, September 1974 indexes,
and percent changes from selected dates
15
Table 8. CPI—United States city average for urban wage earners
and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups,
September 1974, and percent changes from selected dates
17
Table 9. CPI—United States city average and selected areas for
urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for regular
and premium gasoline
21
Table 10. CPI—United States city average and selected areas for
urban wage earners and clerical workers, average prices for
regular and premium gasoline
21
Table 11. CPI—United States average and areas grouped by size of
population for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all items
and major groups, September 1974, and percent changes from
selected dates
22
Table 12. CPI—United States average and areas grouped by
region for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all items
and major groups, September 1974, and percent changes from
selected dates
23
Price Movements
September 1974
The Consumer Price Index rose 1.1 percent in SepPrices in the third quarter
tember to 151.9 percent of its 1967 base. The rise was
due to higher prices for a wide range of consumer goods
For the calendar quarter ended in September, the
and services, notably meats, apparel commodities, and
CPI increased at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of
mortgage interest costs. Prices declined for a few items,
14.2 percent. This was up from the 10.9 percent annual
particularly fresh fruits and vegetables and gasoline. The
rate in the second quarter and the same as the first
September CPI was 12.1 percent higher than a year ago.
quarter's pace. Food prices, which rose at a 3.1 percent
On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the rise in the Sep- annual rate in the second quarter, increased at a 12.3
tember CPI of 1.2 percent was about the same as in percent annual rate in the third quarter as prices of
August. The food index rose more in September than in
meats, poultry, and eggs rose following declines in the
August after seasonal adjustment—1.9 percent compared
second quarter. The nonfood commodities index rose
with 1.4 percent, while the index for nonfood comat an annual rate of 16.5 percent in the 3 months ended
modities increased less—1.0 percent in September comin September for the third consecutive quarter in which
pared with 1.5 percent in August. The services index
the increase has been at about this rate. Although gasorose 1.1 percent in September, the same as in the pre- . line prices declined and price rises for fuel oil and used
cars moderated, prices for a wide range of other nonfood
ceding month.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods
Changes in all items
Compound
annual rate
Changes from preceding month
Month
All items
Unadjusted
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
Seasonally
adjusted
Commodities
less food
Food
Seasonally Unadadjusted justed
Services
From
3 months
ago
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted
1973:
September
October . .
November.
December .
0.3
.8
.7
.7
0.4
.8
.8
.6
-0.7
.1
1.1
.9
-0.3
.7
1.4
.5
0.4
.9
.7
.6
0.3
.5
.7
.6
0.9
1.1
1974:
January . .
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August . . .
September
.9
1.3
1.1
.6
1.1
1.0
.8
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
.6
1.1
1.0
.8
1.3
1.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
2.2
.6
-.4
.6
1.0
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.0
1.4
1.1
1.3
.7
.7
.8
.6
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
-.3
.7
.4
.1
1.4
1.4
.9
.3
-.4
1.4
1.9
1-1.
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.0
.6
.6
From
12 months
ago
Unadjusted
9.2
7.4
7.9
8.4
8.8
10.2
12.2
14.2
12.1
11.4
10.9
11.7
12.9
14.2
10.0
10.2
10.2
10.7
11.1
11.8
11.2
12.1
10.2
13.1
8.3
Table B. Percent change in selected components of the Consumer and Wholesale
Price Indexes, 1973-74
(Seasonally adjusted, except services, compound annual rate)
Percent change from—
Components
December
1972
to
March
1973
March
1973
to
June
1973
June
1973
to
September
1973
September
1973
to
December
1973
December
1973
to
March
1974
March
1974
to
June
1974
June
1974
to
September
1974
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
All items
Food
Commodities less food
Services
8.4
26.7
4.0
3.6
7.5
16.8
4.7
4.5
10.2
26.7
3.6
7.4
9.2
11.0
7.6
9.4
14.2
19.4
16.0
9.2
10.9
3.1
15.8
11.0
14.2
12.3
16.5
13.9
19.5
20.9
13.2
8.7
24.5
12.2
34.8
46.8
10.1
44.8
11.1
33.5
6.0
-8.7
16.0
10.8
32.3
-29.3
35.7
59.2
28.0
14.4
32.2
27.7
54.4
88.7
10.4
29.1
12.1
4.4
12.4
6.4
6.1
4.3
17.7
6.2
32.6
13.2
43.7
27.2
32.2
31.8
7.2
39.8
6.3
15.4
4.1
30.0
12.2
8.0
28.3
17.3
25.3
-16.7
18.5
29.4
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX
All commodities
Farm products and processed
foods and feeds
Industrial commodities
Selected stage of processing
indexes:
Crude material except
food . .
Intermediate materials
except food
Producers' finished goods . ..
Consumer goods except
food
Consumer foods
commodities increased at a faster pace in the third quarter than in the second. The services index rose at a 13.9
percent annual rate in the calendar quarter ended in September to continue an acceleration evident since the
beginning of the year.
Food
Prices of food purchased in grocery stores—which
constitutes a major portion of the food component of
the CPI—rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
12.0 percent in the 3 months ended in September, after
leveling out in the preceding quarter. The acceleration in
retail food prices followed the turnaround in prices of
farm products and foods at the wholesale level. (See
table B.)
Wholesale prices for farm products, which had declined almost steadily in the first 6 months of this year,
rose sharply in July and August before declining again in
September. Adverse weather conditions in grain-producing
states and the curtailed marketings of livestock spurred
price rises. Higher prices for farm products caused an upturn in wholesale prices of meats, poultry, eggs, cereal and
bakery products, and dairy products—all of which had
declined in the second quarter. Prices for farm products
and foods again declined in September due to unsettled
market conditions, sharply expanded livestock slaughter,
and sluggish demand at all levels.
In response to higher prices at wholesale levels, retail
prices for meats, poultry, and eggs rose in August and
September after a steady downtrend from February
through July. In addition, price rises for fats and oil
products—margarine, and cooking and salad oils—
accelerated. The higher wholesale prices for refined
vegetable oils, in turn, reflect the diminished crop prospects for soybeans this year.
Among other categories of food purchased in grocery
stores, prices for sugar and sugar-based products continued to rise at a rapid pace during the 3 months
ended in September. Prices for cereal and bakery prod-
ucts, partially prepared foods, and processed fruits and
vegetables also continued to increase but at a more moderate pace than in the second quarter. Fresh fruit and
vegetable prices declined sharply as a result of large supplies from summer and early fall crops. Prices of dairy
products also declined. Grocery milk and skim milk
prices declined because of ample supplies of fluid milk
for bottling. Supplies of milk for manufacturing tightened late in the quarter and caused an upturn in prices of
processed dairy products such as cheese, butter, and
evaporated milk.
In the calendar quarter ending in September, the index
for food away from home—restaurant meals and
snacks—rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
10.5 percent or slightly less than in the preceding
quarter.
ances and floor coverings. A fiber shortage due to insufficient petrochemical capacity has contributed to the
rise in prices of floor coverings.
The new car index, which usually declines substantially at the end of the model year, rose during the third
quarter. Thus, on a seasonally adjusted basis, this index
increased at an annual rate of 19.8 percent, slightly more
than in the second quarter. Higher prices for new cars at
the retail level resulted from increases in manufacturers'
prices and strong demand for 1974 models created by
the higher prices on 1975 models. Used car prices rose
at a much slower pace in the third quarter than in the
second quarter; however, the increase was still substantial due to strong demand and scarcity of good used
cars.
The CPI for nondurable commodities increased at a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of 11.8 percent in the 3
months ended in September, somewhat slower than in
the preceding 3-month period. Excluding fuels (gasoline,
motor oil, fuel oil, and coal), prices of nondurable commodities increased at a 15.7 percent annual rate, faster
than in either of the preceding two quarters. Price increases accelerated for apparel commodities, housekeeping supplies, alcoholic beverages, and drugs and prescriptions. Prices of other nondurables such as textile
housefurnishings, toilet goods, reading materials, and
tobacco products continued to increase at a rapid rate.
In the 3 months ended in September, the fuel oil
and coal index increased at a 17.4 percent annual rate,
substantially slower than in either the first or second
quarter. The index this September was still 66.7 percent
higher than in September of last year. Gasoline prices
declined in the third quarter as inventories increased.
Commodities less food
Prices of most nonfood commodities at the retail
level rose at a faster rate in the third quarter than in the
second quarter reflecting earlier increases at the wholesale level and rising operating costs. Declining sales
volume has had little visible impact thus far on prices
at the retail level. There is evidence of retailers increasingly trimming product lines to offer only the most
profitable items and reducing inventories because of
high interest charges on unsold merchandise. Although
retailers have cut back their orders, manufacturers' prices
for most consumer goods continued to increase at a
rapid rate in the third quarter. However, some signs
indicated an easing of the upward pressure on materials
prices at the end of third quarter.
Wholesale prices for industrial materials and components at the intermediate stages of processing, which are
used to produce finished goods, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 32.2 percent in the third quarter. Although this rate is substantial, it is smaller than the peak
rate of 43.7 percent recorded in the second quarter. Prices
for petroleum-related products—chemicals and plastic
materials—and paper products continued to rise rapidly.
However, prices for textile products, copper, and lumber,
which declined in the second quarter, continued to move
down in the third quarter. In addition, price increases
were smaller for most other materials and components,
including steel mill products. Higher prices for metals
and metal products have contributed greatly to the rise
in prices of durable goods.
The CPI for durable commodities rose at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate of 20.8 percent in the 3 months
ended in September, slightly faster than in the 3 months
ending in June. Prices for recreational goods, such as
bicycles and tricycles, and furniture continued to rise at
a rapid rate, and price increases accelerated for appli-
Services
Charges for consumer services in the CPI rose
at an annual rate of 13.9 percent in the third quarter to
continue the acceleration that began early this year.
After price controls were lifted on April 30 and the
minimum wage was changed in early May, widespread
increases were noted in nearly all categories of services.
During the third quarter, most services rose at about the
same rate as in the second quarter, except for mortgage
interest rate, charges for utilities, and some medical care
services.
The rise in mortgage interest rates accelerated as a
result of continued heavy demand for money, tight
money supplies, and outflow of lendable funds from
savings institutions. Higher charges for gas and electricity reflected rising fuel costs which utility companies
were allowed to pass on to consumers. In addition,
3
many utility companies sought rate increases which
would allow them a return adequate for raising money
tofinanOfenew facilities.
The index for medical care services continued to increase at a rapid rate in the third quarter. In response to
increased wages and other operating costs, hospital
service charges moved up sharply. Significant increases
were also noted for physicians' and dentists' fees and for
other professional services such as routine laboratory
tests.
Although charges for other services such as housekeeping and home repair services, barber and beauty
shop services, and drycleaning rose at a slower pace in
the third quarter, increases remained substantial due to
higher prices for materials, and rises in labor and other
operating costs.
Chart 1. All items index and its rate of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
SEMILOG
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
CP.I flLL ITEMS INDEX
(NOT SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH
(SEflSONflLLY
flDJUSTED)
mil- 1.4
— 1.2
1.0
—
0.8
— 0.6
—0.4
—
— 00 .. 02
—
—- 0 . 2
SPflN
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
flRITH.
SCflLE
8
6
4
2
SEP
19 . 5
0
flRITH.
SCflLE
8
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
6
4
2
0
flRITH.
SCflLE
8
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN 1/
6
4
2
0
.!••»,,I
Mt..t..t.
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
17 Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
SEMILOG
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
Chart 2. Commodities less food index and its rates of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
CPI COMMODITIES LESS FOOD INOEX
(SEflSONRLLY RDJUSTED)
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPRN
(SERSONRLLY RDJUSTED)
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPRN
(RNNURL RflTE, SERSONRLLY RDJUSTED)
SCR
6
4
2
0
-2
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(RNNURL RRTE. SERSONflLLY ROJUSTED)
SCfl
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1 / Computed from t h e unadjusted s e r i e s .
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
6
1970
1971
If
1972
1973
1974
Chart 3. Total food index and its rates of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
SEMIr
SEP
164.7
CPI TOTflL FOOD INDEX
(SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
flRITH.
SCflLE
3.2
2.8
2.4
2-0
.1-6
1.2
155
150
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
-J 100
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN
(SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
0.8
0.4
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
flRITH.
SCflLE
24
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN
(flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
20
16
12
8
4
0
SCF
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
flNNUflL RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flDJUSTED)
-4
-8
16
12
8
4
0
flRITH.
SCflLE
16
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 12-MONTH SPflN 1 /
-4
12
8
4
0
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
2 / Computed from t h e u n a d j u s t e d s e r i e s .
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
Chart 4. Services index and its rates of change, 1965-74
(1967=100)
SEMILOG
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
SEP
155.9
C P I S E R V I C E S INDEX
[NOT SEflSONRLLY ADJUSTED)
8RITH.
SCflL
PERCENT CHANGE OVER
(NOT SEflSONflLLY
flRITH.
"CRLE
SCP
12
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN
(RNNUflL RflTE. NOT SEflSONfltLY ROJUSTED)
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0-6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0-0
-0.1
10
8
6
4
2
0
6RITH.
SCf=
PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN
(RNNURL RflTE. NOT SEflS0NflO\Y ROJUSTED)
10
8
6
4
2
0
flRITH.
SCflLE
PERCENT CHflNGE OVER
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1/ Computed from the unadjusted series.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
8
1971
1972
1973
1974
Table 1. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban v
by commodity and service groups, and expenditure classes
Relative
importance
December
Group
earners and clerical workers,
Unadjusted indexes
1967a 100 unless
otherwise noted
August T September
1974
All items
All items (1957-59= 100)Commodities
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables——
Other foods at home
Food away from home
149.9
165.0
165.5
170.4
166.3
151. 1
162.9
174. 2
163. 1
12.9
11. 3
10.9
28.7
-7. 7
16.0
18. 6
28.2
12.4
13.9
15.8
8.6
10.0
7.2
7.5
20.0
3. 162
1.993
2.349
.872
6.033
141. 6
145.3
139.8
140.0
138.8
141. 1
148. 6
164.3
146. 5
135. 6
222. 7
138.6
15.666
4. 566
1.917
1. 849
7. 334
134.8
131.5
118. 1
144.7
139.3
136.5
133.0
118.4
148. 8
140.8
11.3
10.7
8.5
23.7
9.0
1.3
1. 1
.3
2. 8
1. 1
36.546
4. 873
154.2
130.9
158.4
169.0
142. 7
162. 8
143.0
155.9
131.4
160.3
171.5
143.4
164.5
144. 7
10.9
4.8
11. 8
14.9
4.5
13.4
8.6
1. 1
.4
1. 2
1.5
.5
1.0
1.2
146. 5
153.0
137.6
152. 8
165.6
143.0
181.0
110. 8
148. 1
154. 8
139.6
154. 6
167.8
144. 1
184. 1
112.0
12.4
13.4
9.0
10.4
10.5
10.5
18.4
6.2
63.454
3. 146
3.832
5. 177
38. 644
22.978
8. 569
Nondurabies less food
Apparel commodities 1
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 c a r s
•
Used cars
Other durables
2. 661
3.815
1. 504
14.409
31.673
15.463
5.090
5.423
Services less rent
Household services less rentTransportation services
Medical care services
Other services
Special indexes:
All items less food
Nondurable commodities
•
"•
Apparel commodities less footwear
Services less medical care services
Insurance and finance
Utilities and public transportation
Housekeeping and home maintenance service
Appliances (including radio and T. V.)
5.698
75.190
47. 788
7.064
31.123
r
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
September
June to
July to
August to
1974
1973
July
1974
August
September
Commodity and service groups
150. 2
174. 6
148.0
162. 8
163.0
168. 2
162. 1
150.7
158. 2
166.4
161.9
140.0
143.7
13 8.0
138.4
136. 6
139.9
147. 2
165.2
146. 2
134. 2
220.9
135.9
24.810
19.633
2. 644
6.988
3.023
Commodities less food
I
•Unadjusted
percent change to
September 1974 fror
9. 707
5.318
4.457
1.489
151. 9
176. 7
38.5
6.2
10. 1
66.7
14.3
.6
-.4
-.9
. 7
-1.4
-1. 6
-2. 2
2.0
1. 1
-.5
-3. 7
4. 3
. 7
1.0
1.3
1. 1
1. 3
1.2
1.6
.9
1.0
-.5
.2
1.0
1. 1
.5
.7
.4
. 1
1. 1
-. 1
*1.5
*1.4
2. 7
1.4
1.5
1.1
1.9
*4.9
.6
**.4
*1. 2
1.4
.6
1.4
1.4
2.6
1. 7
3.5
2. 1
.9
-.5
*.9
*1.8
1.0
.7
1.9
.3
.2
.4
-.8
. 6
. 7
-1.5
*.2
*1.0
.6
1.4
1.7
1.7
. 6
*3.2
.9
* 1. 1
*. 5
*1. 1
1.3
.5
1.6
.9
1. 1
.3
. 7
1.9
I. 0
1.3
3. 2
.3
.5
3.8
. 7
2. 5
*. 9
1. 3
.9
1.4
*.9
1.2
2. 1
*2. 8
1. 1
*1. 1
*.4
*1. 2
1.5
.7
1.0
.9
1.0
1. 2
-. 1
*1. 2
1. 3
1.0
1.7
*1. 1
Expenditur
All items
f i o u s i n g
12.; 1
-•*-* ———.—.-.-——- - ..--... -.-«.
••—«-»••••-•—»•••..•»»«•.«.•—••——••<••«•-•—••—«——«-———•—•4.
Shelte r *
-——— ~ - —
—-
Homeowner ship 3
Fuel and utilities 4 '•
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operatioi
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
•
—•
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreating
Other goods and services
Special indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less medical care
•
All items less mortgage interest costs
C PI-domestically produced farm foods5
CPI-selected beef cuts 6
24.810
33.321
21.459
4.873
16. 184
4. 320
2.390
7.042
9.945
12. 602
11.233
1. 369
18.946
162.8
152. 8
156. 1
130.9
165.4
152.6
148.5
143.9
138. 1
143.4
142.8
148. 7
165.0
154'. 9
158. 1
131.4
167.9
154.0
150. 2
146.6
5. 346
4 . 859
142.6
153. 7
139.3
135. 2
139.4
139.9
144.3
143. 8
148. 8
144.0
155. 2
141. 2
137.0
140.4
78.541
93.771
95.951
17.583
2.290
148. 6
150.0
148. 5
162.0
167.6
150.4
151. 8
150. 1
164.3
171. 7
6.229
2.513
Purchasing power of consumer dollar:
1967s $1.00
195 7-59= $ 1. 00
$ 0.666
. 573
0.8
-.4
4.8
12
21.5
18.7
16.3
1.4
1.3
.4
1.5
.9
16.5
18.3
2.3
1. 1
1.9
1. 3
.6
.7
. 1
9.8
12.2
11.8
8.0
8. 1
1.0
1.0
1.4
1. 3
.7
12.6
12. 1
11.7
9.0
-2.7
1.2
1. 2
1. 1
1.4
2.4
9.0
1. 2
1.0
*.4
1. 2
1.0
1. 5
1. 7
1.4
1. 6
. 1
*1. 1
1. 3
1.0
1.0
1.3
.9
.6
.8
*-l. 7
1.3
1.4
1. 3
1.0
#. 5
1.2
1. 1
1.6
2.0
1.2
1.9
1. 2
1.2
*.4
1. 3
1. 1
1. 5
1.9
0
.9
1. 1
.4
1.5
1.6
-. 1
1. 1
*1.0
1. 1
1.4
.6
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
*1.4
*5.3
1. 2
.6
1.2
1. 3
1. 1
*1.4
*2.4
$0. 658
. 566
1
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.
4
Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.
5
Calculated from the CPI food at home component by excluding fish, nonalcoholic beverages, bananas,
and about half of the index weight for sugar.
6
Calculated from the CPI beef and veal component by excluding veal cutlets and beef liver.
* Not seasonally adjusted.
2
3
NOTE: Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.
chocolate candy bars, chocolate syrup
Table 2. Consumer P i
by commodity and servi
e Index—United States city a v e r a g e
; groups, and expenditure c l a s s e s
nally adjusted Indexes
(1967 = 100)
June
1974
July
1974
\ugust
1974
Seasonally adji sted annual
P e r c e n t <:hange for
Septembe
1974
December
197 3
March
1974
June
1974
9. 2
14.2
9.4
16.9
19.4
21.5
28.4
- .9
18.2
39.9
31.1
10.2
10.9
11. 2
3. 1
1.0
19.5
-30. 8
September
1974
6 months endin
March (September
1974
I 19 74
Commodity and i
All items
Commodities
144.9
160.0
160.4
165. 6
154.8
154.0
175.0
156.9
158.8
136.4
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other foods at home
Food away from home
Commodities less foodNondurables less food —-l
Apparel commodities
Men's and boys'
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 cars
Used cars (not seasonally adjusted)
Other durables
Services (not seasonally adjusted)
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Services less rent (not seasonally
ad ju s te d)
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 T.V.) (not
seasonally adjusted)
145. 7
159.4
159.0
166.7
152. 6
151.6
171. 2
160.0
160.6
147.9
161.7
161. 7
168.0
159. 7
150.9
164.9
166.9
161. 7
149. 8
164. 7
165.0
170.2
164.8
151.4
165.7
173.2
162. 8
140.3 |
141. 7
7.6
16.0
140.9
135.5
136,. 2
133.9
137. 3
144.3
166.2
138.2
142.4
136. 2
137. 2
'134.5
137.4
145. 9
166. 1
144.4
139. 7
139.5
139.2
140. 3
147. 2
165.2
144.9
139.4
140.0
138. 1
141. 1
148. 2
162.7
14. 8
3.8
23. 1
9.6
13. 1
6.9
7.4
30.8
106.8
10. 1
10. 8
2.0
10.4
6.4
34.9
18.2
18.4
17.4
21.2
13. 8
25.9
19.7
19.2
13. 6
18.3
192.0
6. 7
20. 8
17.3
19.8
53.9
10. 6
- 27.8
9.3
20.0
i5.4
19.0
U2.0
8.6
142.8
144.9
146.2
146.5
130.0
214.8
132.2
131. 8
220. 5
134.0
130.5
127.8
116.8
133.6
137.2
1 3b>. 6
223.6
138. 7
136. 8
133.0
122. 2
148. 8
140.7
150.9
129.8
132.5
129. 2
119.0
140.2
138.0
152.5
130. 3
134.2
221.8
135.9
134.7
131.4
119. 7
144. 7
139.2
154.2
130.9
154.7
164.5
141.4
157.8
141.0
156.6
166.8
142. 3
160.0
142.2
143.2
150.2
135. 1
11.0
10. 0
60.0
- 17. 7
51.9
31. 5
15.6
16. 7
2.9
3. 1
3. 7
21. 7
57.4
12. 5
14.2
12.3
12.0
11.6
28.5
-6.6
-19.6
48.5
10.5
13. 1
15. 1
15.6
4 3. 3
-9. 7
34.0
35. 6
23. 1
13.4
15.5
-5. 7
.3
3. 7
33. 5
11.5
15.8
16.5
11.7
16. 1
13.9
9.4
12. 7
5. 6
7.3
17.5
23.4
11.8 •
12.0
11.6
13. 1
11.5
11.3
-8. 2
18.9
6.7
7. 8
5.0
12.9
10.7
12, 1
9.3
9.4
14. 3
6.4
7.6
33.8
20.0
5. 6
26.2
80.4
12.7
7.6
6.3
1.5
2.6
7.0
178.9
5. 7
1.0
3.4
5.9
74.9
12.6
-5.6
-23. 2
5.4
3. 7
-32. 1
13.5
155.9
131.4
9.4
4.9
9.2
4. 8
11.0
4.4
13.9
5.0
9. 3
4.8
12.5
4. 7
158.4
169.0
143.0
162.6
143.3
160. 3
171.5
144.0
164. 3
144. 6
10. 1
12.6
9.9
11.9
15. 1
6.5
14.9
9.9
15. 3
18. 1
7.6
17.5
10. 6
10.0
13. 1
2.0
10.5
13. 6
16. 6
7. 0
16. 2
10. 3
144. 8
150.6
136.0
146.8
152. 8
139.4
148.2 ;
154.6 |
139.2
11.9
3.8
12.4
20. 8
10.0
14. 3
8. 7
14. 7
12.2
12. 7
10. 3
16.3
149.8
162. 1
141.0
174.8
151.4
163. 7
142.0
178. 1
152.8
165.9
143. 3
180.6
154.6
168.0
144. 7
183. 7
9.2
10.9
9.2
9. 1
9.0
7. 1
11.9
18.9
108.3
109. 3
110. 8
1 12.0
2.6
6.0
9.2
13. 7
1.4
11. 5
6. 5
9. 7
120.9
9. 1
3.4
6. 3
-1. 1
6.9
6.8
14. 5
10. 5
11. 2
10.3
24. 1
13.4
15.4
10.9
22.0
6.9
14.4
12.3
26.4
28.2
15.2
10. 9
3. 1
12. 7
10. 0
4.4
10. 6
16. 2
16. 1
19.7
12.3
15.9
13. 1
5.0
16.0
13. 7
20.2
24.4
11.9
28.3
19.4
10. 7
9.6
9. 7
12.3
7. 2
11.0
5.6
6. 3
2.2
20.0
23.0
-1. 1
24. 6
26.4
6.5
16.7
18.4
1.6
12. 5
14. 3
.6
20.6
22. 3
4.0
3. 1
10.2
8. 6
11. 8
11. 9
10. 6
23. 1
Expenditure classes
9.2
All items
Fc d Shelte r 2
Rent (not seasonally adjusted)
Homeownership 3
Fuel and utilities 4
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operati
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
Public
Health and recreation (not seasonally
a d j u s t e d ) —— ————
—-—
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
C PI-domestically produced farm foods
(not seasonally adjusted)
CPI-selected beef cuts (not seasonally
-
159.4
151. 1
154. 6
130. 3
163.4
151. 2
146. 8
141. 1
161.7
153.0
156. 1
130.9
165.4
152.9
149. 2
143.9
164. 7
154.9
157.9
131.4
167. 6
154. 6
151.4
146. 6
135.6
140.0
139.0
148.3
136.5
142.0
141.2
148.5
| 139.6
! 143.3
I 142.7
149.1
139. 6
145. 5
145.0
148.9
139.4
149.3
136.4
133.2
135.9
141.0
151.2
137. 8
134. 5
137. 6
142. 6
153.5
139. 3
135. 3
139. 3
144.0
155. 2
141.3
136.9
140.1 i
5.9
10.2
9. 2
3. 2
5.4
7.4
8.7
8.3
7. 1
5.0
12.4
1-3. 3
14.7
10. 6
9.3
13.9
16.8
15.2
11.6
12.9
6.7
9.5
8.7
5. 1
5. 2
145.4
147.0
145.4
146. 7
147.9
146. 6
148.6
149.9
148. 5
150.4 I
9.3
9.2
8.6
15. 1
14.6
13.8
11.5
11.0
10. 9
14. 5
13. 7
13.6
12. 2
11.9
11.2
151.8
150. 1
11.0
10. 6
9.3
4.9
11. 5
30.3
11. 1
6.5
19.4
14.4
9.9
4.8
160.2
159.7
162.0
164.3
5.4
25.7
161.9
159. I
167. 6
171.7
-26.9
38. 1
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 aintenance and repair
Also includes residential telephone, fuel oil, coal, water, and sew age service not shown eparately.
NOTE: Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date.
12.5
1 60. 0
149. 3
153. 1
129.8
161.5
149.7
144. 6
138.8
10
-3. 7
10.6
-29. 7
26.5
15. 1
12.5
7.6
9.6
4.8
22.0
13. 1
15.0
14.9
11. 1
11. 1
wage earners and clerical workers,
Table 3. Consumer P r i c e Index—United States and selected a r e a s for
all items most recent index and percent changes from selected dates
Pricing
schedule 2
1967= 100
Percent change from:
Other
bases
1957-59= 100
September
1973
September 1974
U. S. city average
M
M
M
M
M
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles-Long Beach
N. Y.-Northeastern N. J
Philadelphia
151.9
176. 7
12. 1
149. 3
152. 8
147. 5
158.9
156. 1
169. 7
175. 6
173.4
189. 0
182. 3
10. 9
11. 3
12.4
11. 7
13.0
July 1974
Boston
Houston
Minneapolis-St. Paul —
Pittsburgh
149.
148.
149148.
9
2
0
6
179. 6
169. 5
172. 6
170. 9
151.8
150. 1
147. 9
145. 9
150. 3
143.2
152. 9
Milwaukee
San Diego —
Wa shington
--
3
166. 8
3
159.9
4
157.9
164.8
168. 3
178. 1
153.0
157. 6
150. 8
145.5
148. 5
146. 2
148. 5
July
1973
April
1974
11.8
12. 7
11.9
12. 1
3.
3.
2.
3.
2
6
6
1
June
1974
3. 7
3.9
3. 2
2.9
3.4
3.4
3. 1
11. 7
14.6
12. 2
12. 3
12. 1
10. 5
10.4
176. 3
170. 8
176.7
. 7
1. 0
1.4
1.2
1.5'
3.4
2. 7
3.5
September
1973
175. 9
182. 9
171. 1
August
1974
May
1974
11. 1
10.4
10. 6
9.5
11.8
11. 2
12. 1
169-5
September 1974
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Honolulu
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco—Oakland
2. 3
2.8
4. 0
3. 3
3.3
August
1973
August 1974
Buffalo
Cleveland
June
1974
1
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and
Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the I960 Census and do not
include revisions made since I960.
2
Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, April, July, and October.
2 - February, May, August, and November.
3 - March, June, September, and December.
3
November 1963= 100.
4
February 1965= 100.
5
December 1963= 100.
NOTE: The Consumer Price Index cannot be used for measuring differences in living
areas. Estimates of differences in living costs among areas are found in the family budgets.
costs, among areas; it indicates price change within
Table 4. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas ! for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
major groups, percent change from August 1974 to September 1974
u. s.
Group
city
average
Los AngelesLong Beach
Chicago
New Y o r k Northeastern
New Jersey
Philadelphia
1. 0
1.2
2. 0
.5
1. 3
1. 1
(2)
2. 6
.4
1.5
1.9
2. 6
. 7
. 9
. 5
(2)
1. 1
1. 1
All items
r l o u s m g ————————————————————
Apparel and upkeep
x xcLns p o rLctT-ion
— _——————~ _ — ——————
————————————————————————————————————————
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
. 6
1. 0
1.0
1,4
1. 3
. 7
1. 2
. 5
.4
. 5
.9
1. 1
5
7
7
3
1.9
-.2
See footnote 1, table 3.
Not available.
.
1.
.
.
11
1. 5
2. 4
1. 0
. 6
.6
.4
Table 5. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas 1 for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, September 1974, and percent changes from June 1974
Group
U.S.
city
Chicago
New YorkLos Angeles- Northeastern
Long Beach New Jersey
Indexes (1967= 100)
Philadelphi;
All items
151.9
149.3
152.8
147.5
158.9
156. 1
Food
Food
at home
Cereals
and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
165.0
165.5
170.4
166.3
151. 1
162.9
174.2
163. 1
163.3
164.4
175.9
164.9
145.3
159.2
175.3
159. 1
165. 1
166.0
185.4
165.5
151.6
155.0
174.4
161.6
159. 9
162.8
167.0
168. 1
150. 1
153.9
168.8
151.8
169.5
170.4
170.0
169. 7
154.6
178.4
176.9
167.0
168.8
167.6
173.3
170.5
149. 1
169.6
1 72. 7
173.9
Housing
ShelterRent, residential
Homeowner ship cost
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity —
Household furnishings and operation
154.9
158. 1
131.4
167.9
154.0
222.7
150.2
146.6
146.3
148.7
128.9
157.6
141.0
212.5
134.7
142.5
154.6
162.7
(2)
169.2
146.3
209.9
149.4
135. 1
150.3
152. 5
129.4
159.6
149.0
167. 7
143.7
163.9
166.2
(2)
182.7
174.6
226.6
178.4
151.6
162.3
172.2
138.3
181. i
158.2
213.3
159.4
146. 6
Apparel and u p k e e p Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'Footwear -
139.9
140.0
138.8
141. 1
136.4
131.5
140.2
135.6
139.5
145.5
132.2
146.6
136. 1
129.2
138.2
138.8
142.5
138.3
144.3
137.9
135.9
141.2
126.6
143. 1
T ransportati on
Private —
Public
144.3
143.8
148.8
147.5
145. 1
163.2
144.3
143.2
156.5
144.8
146.3
115.0
151.3
148.0
164.2
146.9
146. 8
147.2
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
144.0
155.2
141.2
137. 0
140.4
145.8
154.3
142.8
138.3
146.4
149.4
168.3
136.8
151.6
131.8
126. 5
130.9
151.7
166.9
(2)
144. 6
148. 5
148.9
166.1
(2)
141.4
144. 3
2
139.4
141. 7
Percent changes June 1974 to September 1974
i items
————————»—-•————.
ood
x OOCl
3 - t flOTTflG
—
~*•••"—~~~»—~~—""—~~*"—M~«WM_>_••«•__.
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables^
Other food at home —
Food away from home ---
3.3
2.3
2.9
2.9
3. 1
7.2
-1.8
-11.0
12.8
2.8
Housing
Shelte r
•
Rent, residential
Homeowner ship cost —
Fuel and utilities —
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings an operation
3.8
3.5
1.2
2.0
1.9
2.0
7. 1
-3.7
-14.3
12.6
2.4
2. 1
1.3
.8
1.0
1.5
4.0
1.4
1.4
.2
5. 1
-4.0
3.4
3. 1
4.5
6.9
-2.7
-7.9
12. 1
4.4
-9.3
13.9
2.5
4. 2
5. 1
1.2
9.5
.7
2.6
2. 1
3. 1
2.4
12.6
4. 1
3.0
.2
4.9
3.2
2.7
3.3
.2
1.6
1.6
2.5
2.5
2. 1
2. 7
. 1
2. 5
2.9
0
2.6
2.4
3.8
1.8
3.4
3.7
4.7
2.4
3. 2
2.6
1.7
1.9
3.3
4.4
2.5
1.8
(2)
2.2
3. 1
3.9
5.3
.6
2.9
5.4
Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear -
3. 1
2.2
3.9
2.7
3. 1
.5
5. 1
3.0
Transportation
Private
Public
2.6
2.9
. 1
Health and recreation —
Medical «
Personal care —
Reading and recreation •
Other goods and services
3.3
3.9
3.4
2.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3. 3
3. 1
6.9
-1.3
5.0
5.4
2.9
2.5
(2)
2.9
3. 1
-. 1
3.8
3.8
12
6.4
7.0
1.3
8.4
4.9
3.3
2.9
1.9
(2)
2.6
2.7
4.6
3. 1
4. 7
3
See footnotes at end of table.
3.0
3.3
3.2
8. 1
.7
-11.8
11.4
2.0
6.2
7.7
3
.6
(2)
5.3
1.9
5.9
.9
(2)
2.8
3.0
3
5.7
.9
3. 7
Table 5. Consumer Price Index—United States and selected areas ' for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
commodity groups, September 1974, and percent changes from June 1974—Continued
Group
Kansas City-
San
FranciscoOakland
Indexes (1967= 100)
153.0
157. 6
150.8
145.5
148.5
148.5
146.2
169.9
171.9
174. 7
174.5
158.5
169.4
176.2
163.4
168.9
169.6
170.8
171. 1
148. 3
173.0
177.8
166.0
167.2
169.9
180.8
167.2
163.6
163.8
179. 1
156.7
163.4
163.2
181.2
162.0
155.8
155.2
163.6
163.4
165.8
167.0
168.5
163.8
170.0
157.3
175.5
161.8
159.6
163.2
163. 6
165.4
149.5
159.5
172.7
147.0
163.1
163.5
176.4
158.6
153.9
163.9
170. 1
161.3
155.3
159.6
126.0
169.7
144.6
146.8
147.6
116. 1
162. 1
154. 1
141.6
144. 8
145.6
144.4
131.9
145.7
149.2
116.0
162. 1
137.6
152.3
155.5
139.7
163.5
143.0
149.4
151.2
168.2
181.0
122.7
205. 7
152.5
221.7
147.0
149. 1
144. 5
140.5
144.8
136.4
146.0
141.8
152.3
146.6
142.2
138.9
113.3
146. 1
146.8
232.8
141.2
146. 1
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwear
137.7
146.5
131. 1
127.6
144.0
149.9
132. 8
150.2
141.2
141. 1
136.9
151. 1
136.3
128.7
132. 6
134.3
144. 1
143.3
145.6
149.0
139.0
140.6
139.5
136.7
133.2
134.5
129.7
142. 1
Transportation
139.7
143.4
91.5
143.6
124.0
141.4
146.4
103.0
139.0
142.3
120.9
142.8
142.8
142.0
143.8
143.8
143. 1
141.2
144.7
99.2
149.2
167.9
149.0
138.8
133. 1
146.8
170. 1
139.8
136.7
139. 1
147.7
162.4
146.3
131. 1
148.9
138.2
152.4
142.7
138.8
119.4
142.6
151.5
141.8
131.8
145.1
138.9
147.5
139.3
132.2
* 134.0
All -i f o m o
rill
xtciiiQ
—
•
Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
Shelte r
Rent, residential
Homeownership costs
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Health and recreation
Medical care
Personal care
—
Reading and recreation
Other goods and services
~
141.2 *
143.8
144.4
134.0
143.5
Percent changes June 1974 to September 1974
All items Food
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Other food at home
Food away from home
3.7
3.9
3.2
4.6
5. 1
1.9
10.9
4.3
5. 1
4.4
8.0
-2.0
-4.2
13.8
1. 2
3. 1
3.5
3. 1
-.9
-9.0
13.3
2.8
.3.1
3.4
3.0
2.9
4.6
5.0
.2
3.4
3.5
2.0
10.2
-3.4
-9. 1
13.2
2.8
3.5
1.9
8.9
4.3
3.6
2.8
4.0
-1.0
-7.8
11.2
1.4
2. 1
1.2
6.9
6.8
-2.7
-5.9
11.6
2.6
-9.0
11.4
3.4
7.6
6.2
1.5
7.5
-.8
1.9
2.7
4.6
2.7
1.4
.7
1.6
5.5
2.52.2
2.2
2.2
3. 1
3.5
2.2
.8
2.6
6.4
3.3
2.4
.9
2.9
7.7
7.0
4.9
6.9
3.6
9.5
5.4
8.7
4.9
3.8
2.6
.7
3.1
6.3
4.3
10. 1
4.7
Apparel and upkeep
Men's and boys'
Women's and girls'
Footwe
2.5
.5
5.1
.5
4.4
4.5
6.0
3.4
2.9
5. 1
8.0
4.5
2.6
2.1
1.4
2.6
2.6
3.4
1. 1
4.3
3.3
Transportation
Private
3. 1
3.5
.2
2.6
2.9
.0
1.5
1.8
.0
2.4
2.8
3.4
3.5
2.5
2.6
3. 1
2.3
3. 1
3.9
3. 1
3.8
3.2
1. 1
2.7
6.1
2.4
3.2
2.7
2.6
1.3
3.3
3. 1
2.2
3.6
2.9
3.5
2.9
3.0
Housing
Rent, residential
-^
Homeownership costs
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation-
Health and recreation
—
Medical care
Personal care
Reading and recreation Other goods and services
4.0
3.2
1.0
3.7
2.7
4.3
6.7
2.7
2.8
3.0
3.6
1.3
See footnote 1, table 3.
Not available
Change from July 1974.
Revised indexes: March 1974, 125.3; June 1974, 131.1.
13
1.5
1.6
.7
5.2
1. 1
4. 1
Table 6. Consumer P r i c e Index—United States and selected a r e a s for urban wage e a r n e r s and clerical workers, food and its subgroups,
September 1974, and percent changes from August 1974
Food at home
Cereals and
bakery
products
Meats,
poultry,
and fish
Dairy
products
Fruits
and
egetables
Other
foods at
home
Food
away
from
home
Indexes (1967-100)
U. S. city average
165.0
165.5
170.4
166.3
151. 1
162. 9
174.2
163. 1
Atlanta —
Baltimore —
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago —
Cincinnati —
Cleveland —
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles—Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis—St. Paul
N. Y.-Northeastern N. J. •
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis San Diego •
San Francisco-Oakland
Seattle
Washington -
169.9
168.9
164.5
161.9
163. 3
167.2
165.9
161. 7
165. 1
163.4
169.6
165. 8
159.9
160.8
167.7
1-69.5
168. 8
165. 7
163. 1
165. 3
159.6
159.3
171.6
171.9
169.6
165.5
161.2
164.4
169.9
167.0
160. 6
166. 0
163.2
167. 9
167.0
162. 8
161.4
167.5
170.4
167.6
164.4
163.5
164.6
163.2
161. 7
172.7
174. 7
170. 8
169.5
173. 8
175.9
180. 8
172.8
163.6
185.4
181.2
168. 1
168.5
167.0
173. 1
182.2
170.0
173.3
172.4
176.4
164. 1
163.6
169.5
173. 8
174.5
171. 1
167. 1
165. 3
164.9
167. 2
160.3
158. 8
165.5
162.0
167.5
163.8
168. 1
161.5
169.5
169.7
170.5
165.4
158.6
173.5
165.4
167.0
170.0
158.5
148.3
149. 7
148.9
145.3
163.6
161.9
146.5
151.6
155.8
161.8
170. 0
150. 1
147. 8
153.5
154.6
149. 1
140.9
153.9
149.5
149.5
148.7
142.2
169.4
173.0
165.4
154. 0
159.2
163. 8
171. 3
156.8
155.0
155.2
166.5
157. 3
153.9
153.4
157. 8
178.4
169.6
164.8
163.9
156.6
159.5
147.8
180.4
176.2
177. 8
172.2
162.2
175.3
179. 1
174.2
169.5
174.4
163. 6
173.2
175.5
168.8
170.7
175.4
176. 9
172.7
175.0
170. 1
168. 1
172.7
171. 7
190.9
163.4
166.0
160. 8
165.6
159. 1
156.7
160.5
168. 1
161.6
163.4
175.6
161. 8
151.8
(2)
168.4
167.0
173. 9
173.2
161.3
(2)
147.0
151.3
168.3
-3.2
4.7
0.7
-.5
-.7
3.5
5.6
4. 8
3.4
4. 3
2.6
5.6
4.4
4.6
3.3
5.3
3.5
5.0
4. 1
4.0
5.0
4. 1
3.9
1. 8
. 1
.3
. 1
. 8
1.0
.3
.6
0
2.4
1.0
1. 1
.6
Percent changes August 1974 to September 1974
U. S. city average
1.4
1.5
1.3
2.6
Atlanta
—
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo Chicago
Cincinnati —
Cleveland —
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles—Long Beach —
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. Paul
N. Y.-Northeastern N. J . ~ Philadelphia
Pitt s bu r gh —
St. Louis
San Diego —
San Francisco—OaklandSeattle
Washington -
2.2
2. 1
1.0
.4
1.2
1.3
2.0
1.4
.5
1.9
2.2
1. 2
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.0
1.5
.7
2. 1
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.0
2.3
2.5
1.3
.5
1. 3
1.4
2.3
1.6
.7
1.8
2.6
. 2
.3
3.7
.4
. 6
2.8
2. 8
1.2
1.2
-. 1
1.9
2.2
1.9
1. 0
4.0
1.8
.4
. 2
.7
1.8
1.7
1.9
2. 1
.6
4.5
3. 1
2. 1
1.7
3.2
2. 1
3.4
1.4
.8
2.3
2. 1
1.3
2.6
4. 1
3.2
2.9
2.5
2.7
3.5
3. 1
1.2
1.3
2.8
.6
.2
1.8
.7
2.3
2.2
1.6
1.5
2.6
See footnote 1, table 3.
Not available.
14
. 3
-1.0
. 1
-.2
-. 1
-.2
. 7
. 8
-.7
1.2
-. 2
. 1
.8
-. 1
-.9
1. 0
-. 1
-1. 1
1.7
.4
.9
-. 1
.4
-2.4
-4/8
-6. 8
-.8
-1.8
-1. 2
-2.6
-.3
2. 1
-2. 1
-2.3
-6.2
-1.7
-5. 2
1. 1
-5.3
-. 8
-2.4
-1.2
-. 1
-2. 1
3. 7
5.7
4. 8
3.7
6.6
.2
.3
. 1
.5
1.4
1.5
.7
.5
Table 7. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
food items, September 1974 indexes, and percent changes from selected dates
(1967= 100)
Percent change to September 1974
from—
Item and group
Food
Food away from home
Restaurant meals
Sna ck s
Food at home
Cereals and bakery products
Flour
Cracker meal
Corn flakes
Ri c e
Bread, white
Bread, whole wheat
Cookies
Layer cakes
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
p o rk
Chops
Loin roast
Pork sausage
Ham, whole
Picnic s
Ba con
Other meats
Lamb chops
Frankfurters
Ham, canned
Bologna sausage
Salami sausage
Live rwur st
Poult ry
Frying chicken
Chicken breasts
Turkey
pi s n
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
September 1974
Seasonally
Unadjusted
adjusted
165. 0
163. 1
162.9
164. 3
165. 5
170.4
169.7
199.9
139.9
241.8
159.9
167. 2
150.8
167. 5
168. 7
166.3
166. 7
172.9
169.6
166.4
169. 6
165. 3
179. 5
176.4
175. 5
160. 1
201.4
164.8
163. 3
170. 2
172.2
148.3
159.4
170.9
156.2
160.3
155.8
147.8
162.2
156.7
154. 6
148. 1
150.9
145. 7
137.4
188.6
162. 6
216. 1
170. 7
204.8
151. 1
150. 5
163. 5
179. 8
136. 1
163.4
112. 9
See footnote at end of table.
15
164. 7
162.8
162. 6
164.6
165. 0
170. 2
170. 4
199.7
140. 9
242.3
158. 8
166.9
150.5
167. 3
169. 2
164.8
165. 0
172. 0
169. 4
162. 8
166.3
165.0
177. 2
176.4
174.8
159. 0
200. 6
161.6
156.9
163. 8
168.2
150. 1
158. 3
166. 7
155.3
159.8
153. 6
148. 2
160. 1
155. 8
153.2
145. 8
148. 1
142.4
137.4
189. 0
163.4
216. 3
171. 9
205. 0
151.4
150.7
163. 3
179.8
136. 0
163.7
113.0
September 1973
August 1974
Seasonally
adjusted
Unadjusted
Unadjusted
11. 3
12.4
11. 4
17. 6
10. 9
28. 7
26.5
36.4
31. 5
76.4
18. 0
20. 4
28.4
24.6
24. 8
-7.7
-7.8
-2. 3
-1. 1
4.3
5.4
-. 2
4. 3
-8.0
1.4
. 7
. 7
.8
1. 5
1. 3
-. 1
2. 7
2. 2
-. 5
. 6
.7
-. 3
4.4
3. 1
2.6
2.4
2. 3
1.7
2.2
2.9
1.8
5.3
2. 6
2.4
2. 7
.8
3.8
3.5
3.4
1.5
1. 7
5. 0
6. 0
.8
0
1.2
1.2
1. 0
.4
1.2
5. 7
6.4
2. 1
5.8
.6
-. 7
-.3
. 2
3. 1
. 3
-. 3
-. 4
. 7
1. 1
. 1
-9. 2
-3.4
3. 0
-13.9
-3.0
-7.2
-22.9
-18. 6
-21.7
-15.5
-10.4
3.8
-18.7
-10. 9
-13. 6
-9.2
-11.9
-20. 3
-21.8
-13. 3
-19.
6
12, 9
-. 1
10.7
16.9
24. 2
16. 0
16.7
18.5
32. 2
18.2
17. 5
-6.5
1.9
. 7
. 7
. 9
2. 0
1. 3
0
2.8
2. 6
-. 3
. 5
.5
. 1
4.4
3.4
3.2
3. 1
3.8
3.6
3.0
4. 1
3.8
6. 0
5. 1
3.9
2.9
1.6
4. 3
3. 7
3. 5
1. 0
1.9
6.2
5. 7
1. 0
. 7
1. 0
.9
.8
5.7
6. 3
1.9
6.8
.4
-.5
. 1
.5
2.5
. 3
-. 5
-1. 0
.4
1. 1
.3
3.2
Table 7. Comsumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers
J
September
1974 indexes, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
food items, Sep
(1967= 100)
nge t
frorr
Unadjusted
Food—Continued
Food at home—Continued
Fruits and vegetables
F r e s h fruits and vegetables •
F r e s h fruits
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Orange juice, fresh
Grapefruit
(M
(!)
»~—:-...
»-
Cucumbers
Lettuce -—
Peppers, green Spinach —
Tomatoes
P r o c e s s e d fruits and vegetables •
Fruit cocktail, canned —
P e a r s , canned
-•
—
-Pineapple-grapefruit juice drink
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 ><—•—-—Suga r
Grape jelly —
—--—
Chocolate bar
Syrup, chocolate flavored
—
Nonalcoholic beverages
Coffee, instant
Carbonated drink, cola flavored
Carbonated drink, fruit flavored
Prepared and partially prepared foods
Bean soup, canned
c
Chicken soup, canneti
•»— •
—
Spaghetti, canned
Mashed potatoes, instant
—•
Potatoes, french fried, frozen —•—•—
Baby foods
Sweet pickle relish —
•
227.2
135.9
230.2
212. 1
314.4
191. 3
197. 6
158.9
166.5
170.8
169. 0
124.9
178.2
177. 7
154. 0
183.2
134.5
153. 3
147. 7
169. 0
143.4
147. 2
153.8
Priced only in--season.
16
I
162. 9
173. 2
150. 1
)
6
1
3
0
3
1
2
-3. 2
-6. 3
-3. 4
20. 2
18. 3
I
18.
8.
13.
12.
19.
6.
6.
6. 6
(*!
('
3. 8
-4. 3
7.4
(V
)
-18. 8
13. 6
-1. 8
g
144.
159.
147.
150.
165.
164.
171.
170.
177.
172.
154.
147.
140.
154.
170.
140.
157.
370.
137.
173.
152.
6
2
9
9
2
1
4
5
8
3
0
8
8
6
7
3
5
3
6
2
7
227. 0
136. 0
229. 5
212. 1
314. 1
191. 3
197. 0
159. 4
166. 8
170. 8
169. 7
124. 9
178. 7
177. 9
154. 0
183. 8
134. 5
153. 5
148. 1
168. 8
142. 7
147. 9
153. R
August 1974
Unadjusted
16!
3.
3.
22.
35.
32.
23.
22.
4.
27.
17.
26.
25.
3
8
8
9
8
3
1
5
-6. 9
8. 1
1
5
ll! 8
oo"
Asparagus
Cabbage
146.9
169. 6
151. 3
(!)
129. 7
147.4
139. 3
110. 0
153. 0
121. 1
169.9
126. 7
178.2
172. 1
154. 5
147.5
141.9
152.7
171.0
140.9
158.3
373.3
137.5
174.2
162.2
165. 7
157. 6
153. 5
159. 4
130. 4
148. 1
141. 1
155. 0
193. 5
(V1
Unadjusted
_^oo
Strawberries
Watermelon
F r e s h vegetables
Potatoe s
162.9
152. 7
160. 1
173. 3
132. 1
156. 5
141. 7
190.4
168.9
September 1973
Seasonally
adjusted
3
7
4
117. 0
11. 7
28. 2
-13. 9
54. 5
22. 0
69. 1
63. 7
147. 6
41. 7
42. 6
35. 7
26. 0
22. 9
26.8
12. 4
35.8
34. 5
28. 8
51. 4
24. 8
23. 2
24. 4
45. 1
24. 3
12. 1
28. 8
Seasonally
adjusted
0. 5
1
_. 1
2. 8
8. 9
4
9
13. 4
-10. 0
(!:
_. 4
-6. 9
-4. 7
3. 0
-7.' 7
-5. 9
1
7
2
2
5
0
5
2
4
7
1
-2. 8
11. 5
-6. 8
-11. 9
21. 6
2. 9
1
21. 7
9
4, 4
3. 7
3. 7
0
3. 1
2, 8
1. 1
4. 2
-4. 7
4
3. 8
2. 6
10. 7
4. 9
13. 4
4. 3
10. 3
4. 6
13. 2
4. 3
-9. 6
15. 4
6. 1
-6. 0
-1.
-1.
1.
4.
4.
3.
1
5
00 00
Septe
Item and group
3.
2.
2.
4.
-4.
4.
11.
7
2
3
9
8
9
6
8
l! 6
8.
2.
2.
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
1.
I!
4
7
4
9
2
4
5
2. 7
2. 5
2.
1.
1.
1.
1.
2.
1.
1.
0
7
7
5
9
4
6
7
9
6
7
5
7
0
3
7
1. 7
1. 9
3. 1
5
1
1. 7
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, September 1974, and percent changes from selected dates
(1967= 100)
Other
index
base
Item and group
OU s i n g
———————————————————————————————————————————————
—
_——————————— —
—
—
—
—
—
Shelter *
xvent,
•
r e s i c i e n t i a i .
——————————————————————————————————————————————————
Homeowner ship 2 •
Mortgage interest rates
Prope rty taxe s
•
Property insurance premiums
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance and repair commodities3
Exterior house paint
Interior house paint --•Maintenance and repair services —
Repainting living and dining rooms
Re shingling house roof
XV6 S l Q l l l g
XlOU-S G
»————————————————•-»—•———•-—«••—————————••—
Replacing sink -Repairing furnace
Fuel and utilities —
j? U G i
o x i ctnct
co£i i
——————.———————.——.——.•.«-—————____«.__—..__—..._..—•»_—•-———>•*>—
Fuel oil, No. 2
Gas and electricity
Other utilities:
Residential telephone services
Residential water and sewerage services
Household furnishings and operation4
Housefurnishings
j. e x T i i e s
——————————————————__——•———————————————————————————
She et s
Curtains, tailored
J J 6 Q S p r C c Cl S
T*j-y««^OGi*v
T
—————————————»————————».—.•———«"——————•-————»-•——••
f s i b r i c
———————————————————————————————————————————————
Pi 11 o w s, bed —
Slipcovers and throws, ready made
Furniture and bedding
Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser
Sofas, upholstered
—
Dec. 71
Mar. 70
Dec. 71
Dining room chairs
Recliners, upholstered
Sofas, dual purpose
Bedding, mattress and box springs
Aluminum folding chairs
Cribs
"f l o o i *
c o v e r i n &
s
————————————————————————•-—————————————•••———••——
Broadloom carpeting, manmade fibers .
v liiyL
s f l e e t
^ o o c i s
———^————————•-——-•————•——————————•»————•—••——
Vinyl asbestos tile
Appliances (excluding radio and T. V. )
Washing machines, electric, automatic
Vacuum cleaners
Refrigerators-freezers, electric
Ranges, free standing, gas or electric
Clothes dryers, electric
Air conditioners, demountable
Room heaters, electric, portable
Garbage disposal units
Other housefurnishings:
Dinnerware, fine china
Flatware, stainless steel
Table lamps, with shade
Lawn mowers, power, rotary type
Electric drills, hand-held
Housekeeping supplies:
Laundry soaps and detergents
j£^£^T)^5 -^
u s
o k
i n s
—
—
-—
•
September
1974
:
;
—*
•
————————————————————————————————^—i-—«-————1.———•!••»—»
See footnotes at end of table.
17
Percent change to September 1974
from:
September
August
1974
1973
152.8
156. 1
130. 9
165.4
142. 1
150.3
124. 1
176.4
155. 9
142. 1
135.6
185.3
194.8
204.3
175.9
180.8
178. 6
152.6
220.9
219. 1
148.5
146.0
150.8
154. 9
158. 1
131.4
167.9
144. 5
150. 5
124. 1
179.6
157.4
145.4
137. 0
189. 2
198.3
209.0
180.3
185. 1
180. 7
154.0
222. 7
220. 1
150.2
147. 1
153.2
13.4
10. 6
4.8
12.5
13.2
-1.4
.2
16.7
12.5
20.7
12.9
1-8.3
14.4
25.6
22. 7
17.2
8.5
21.5
66.7
66.2
18.7
15.6
21.8
1.4
1. 3
.4
1. 5
1.7
. 1
0
1.8
1. 0
2. 3
1.0
2. 1
1.8
2.3
2. 5
2.4
1.2
121.2
156. 3
143. 9
133.4
133. 3
133. 1
131. 2
138.9
160. 7
108.5
126. 6
137. 6
123.4
132. 5
117. 7
122.2
108.4
131.0
121.4
126. 1
138. 1
122.2
114. 6
135. 3
144. 0
117. 1
118.8
108.8
116. 2
117.3
123.4
113. 7
122. 1
156.8
146.6
135. 6
136. 8
143. 6
129. 7
142.7
161. 0
113.9
129. 4
139,4
125.0
134. 3
120. 3
124.6
108. 7
131.6
123.0
4.3
6.6
16.3
13.2
17.6
20.3
13. 1
30.0
24.0
7.6
10.0.
9.8
12. 0
7. 2
13.9
12.9
9. 1
8. 1
12.4
.7
.3
1.9
1. 6
2. 6
7.9
-1. 1
2. 7
.2
5. 0
:
2.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
2. 2
2.0
.3
.5
1.3
139. 8
124. 0
115.7
139. 6
147.2
118. 7
120.4
109.4
118. 5
119. 0
125. 2
9.9
13.7
11.4
14.3
22. 6
8. 1
8.4
4.9
9.5
7.9
9.3
1.2
1.3
. 1. 0
3.2
2.2
1.4
1.5
.6
2.0
1.4
1.5
(5)
7.4
(5)
.1. 1
119.4
Toilet tissue
Housekeeping services:
Domestic services, general housework
Baby sitter services
Postal charges
;
Laundry, flatwork, finished service
Licensed day care services, preschool child
Washing machine repairs
August
1974
.9
.8
. 5
1. 1
.8
1. 6
156. 1
152.9
138.3
132.4
114. 5
158.4
153.0
139. 2
134.5
115.0
18.9
14.8
8.4
(6)
7.4
1. 5
.1
.7
1. 6
.4
137. 3
171. 0
158. 1
143.0
179. 5
166.8
25. 5
28.6
27. 6
4. 2
5.0
5. 5
187. 3
174. 6
175.3
173.9
144.6
168. 4
189. 7
176. 7
175. 3
176. 0
146.0
171.9
25.3
22.0
19.6
15.8
1. 3
1. 2
0
1. 2
9.8
14.2
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers
indexes for selected items and groups, September 1974, and percent changes from selected dates—Contin
Other
index
base
Item and group
Apparel and upkeep7
Apparel commodities
Apparel commodities less footwear
Men1 s and boys'
Men' s:
Topcoats, wool or all-weather coats,
polyester blends
Suits, year round weight
Sport jacket
Jackets, lightweight
Slacks, wool or wool blends
Slacks, cotton or manmade blends
Trousers, work, cotton or polyester/cotton —
Shirts, work, cotton or polyester/cotton
Shirts, business, polyester/cotton
T-shirts, chiefly cotton
Socks, cotton or manmade fibers
Handkerchiefs, cotton or polyester/cotton
Boys' :
Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blends
Sport coats, wool or wool blends
Dungarees, cotton or cotton blends
Undershorts, cotton
Women1 s and girls'
Women' s:
Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blends
Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton
Sweaters, wool or acrylic
Skirts, wool, wool blend or manmade fibers -Skirts, cotton or polyester/cotton -<
Blouses, cotton or manmade fibers
Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fibers
Slips, nylon
Panties, acetate or nylon tricot
Girdles, manmade blend
Brassieres, nylon lace
Hose or panty hose, seamless
Anklets or knee-length socks, various fibers Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton
Handbags, rayon faille or plastic
Girls1 :
Raincoats, vinyl, cotton or polyester blends —
Skirts, wool, wool blends or acrylic
Dresses, cotton, manmade fibers or blends —
Slacks, cotton or chiefly cotton
Slips, blends
Handbags, plastic
T
Footwear
Men' s:
Shoes, street
Shoes, work, high
Women' s:
Shoes, street, pump
Shoes, evening, pump
UltVCl3|
^UOUAi
• • » — ———
— •
——
_
M—
—
mm,
See footnotes at end of table.
18
September
1974
Percent change to September 1974
from:
September
August
1973
1974
138. 1
138. 0
137.6
138.4
139.
139.
139.
140.
140.
133.
97.
127.
116.
140.
142.
146.
125.
144.
123.
147.
145.9
135. 5
100. 0
130. 1
117.4
142. 3
144. 1
146. 6
126. 9
146.2
124. 1
148. 6
3. 8
17.6
19. 1
9. 2
17.8
5. 2
21. 7
1. 1
1. 1
3
1. 4
1. 3
166. 1
145. 3
119. 6
127.8
167. 3
147. 5
18. 5
18. 0
. 7
1. 5
()
133.4
135. 1
139. 3
116. 9
131.2
124. 4
135. 1
92.4
126. 6
122. 4
167. 1
150. 7
149. 3
144.4
161.0
136. 3
136. 3
142.4
117. 9
132.2
124.9
134. 5
92.5
126. 7
123. 4
169. 3
8. 1
-1.9
10. 8
9. 1
9.0
-. 4
. 1
. 1
()
134.2
137.4
163. 5
118. 3
147.9
139.9
133. 5
135.4
136. 7
170. 8
120. 6
150. 5
141. 1
11.9
16. 6
21. 7
9.4
12. 8
7. 5
.9
-. 5
4. 5
1.9
1.8
144. 1
150.9
145.4
152. 1
8.9
136. 3
129. 2
139.4
137.4
138.
130.
140.
137.
7
3
5
3
6.4
3. 8
7. 1
5. 8
1.8
. 9
.8
-. 1
141.9
141. 1
146.8
142. 2
141. 6
147.8
6. 0
12.8
10. 3
. 2
.4
. 7
163. 2
160. 7
127. 1
168. 2
162. 3
128.9
41. 1
28.3
6.4
3. 1
1. 0
1.4
138. 1
125. 1
146. 6
148.4
132. 6
139.9
126. 3
147. 0
148. 7
135.2
13.4
6.8
12. 8
5.8
9. 2
1.3
1. 0
.3
. 2
2. 0
4
3
8
1
7
8
6
2
2
3
3
1
()
Houseslippers, scuff
Childrens':
Shoes, oxford
Sneakers, boys' , oxford type
Dress shoes, girls' , strap or pump
Miscellaneous apparel:
Diapers, cotton gauze or disposable
Yard goods, polyester blend
Wrist watches, men's and women's
Apparel services:
Drycleaning, men's suits and women1 s dresses
Automatic laundry service
Laundry, men' s shirts
Tailoring charges, hem adjustment
Shoe repairs, women' s heel lift
August
1974
9
8
6
0
0
6
0
0
1.
1.
1.
1.
3
3
5
2
10. 1
1. 2
(6)
3.
1.
2.
2.
9
7
2
4
9.
8.
9.
10.
8. 6
.4
6
6
1 0
8.9
7. 3
6
()
6. 7
2.9
5. 6
9.9
4. 3
(5)
2.2
.9
2. 2
.9
. 8
.4
. 9
.9
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, September 1974, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Indexes
Other
Item and group
T ran spo rtati on
Private 8
Automobiles, new
Automobiles, used
Gasoline, regular and premium
Motor oil, premium
Tires, new, tubeless
Auto repairs and maintenance9
Auto insurance rates
Auto registration
Parking fees, private and municipal
Publi c
Local transit fares
Taxi cab fares
Railroad fares, coach
Airplane fares, chiefly coach
Bus fares, intercity
base
-—
Health and recreation
Medical care
Drugs and prescriptions
Over-the-counter items
Multiple vitamin concentrates
Aspirin compounds
Liquid tonics
Adhesive bandages, packages
Cold tablets or capsules
Cough syrup
Anti-infectives
Sedatives and hypnotics
Ata ra cti c s
Anti spa smodic s
•
Cough preparations
Cardiovasculars and antihypertensives
Analgesics, internal
Anti-obesity
Hormone s
Professional services:
Physicians' fees
General physician, office visits
General physician, house visits
Obstetrical cases
Pediatric care, office visits
Psychiatrist, office visits
Herniorrhapy, adult
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface
Extractions, adult
Dentures, full upper
Other professional services:
Examination, prescription, and dispensing of
Routine laboratory tests," urinalysis
Hospital service charges
Semiprivate rooms
Operating room charges
X-ray, diagnostic series, upper G. I
Laboratory tests, urinalysis
Anti-infectives, tetracyline, HCL
Tranquilizers, chlordiazepoxide, HCL and
meprobamate
Electrocardiogram
Intravenous solution, saline
Physical therapy, whirlpool bath
Oxygen, inhalation therapy
Pe r s ona1 ca r e
Toilet goods
Toothpaste, standard dentifrice
Toilet soap, hard-milled
Hand lotions, liquid
Shaving cream, aerosol
Face powder, pressed
Deodorants, aerosol
Cleansing tissues
Home permanent wave kits
<
Personal care services
Men' s hairciits
'•
Beauty shop services
Women' s haircuts
Shampoo and wave sets, plain
Permanent waves, cold
—Jan. 72
--
Jan. 72
Jan. 72
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
72
72
72
72
72
See footnotes at end of table.
19
August
1974
from:
September
1974
143.4
142.8
118. 1
144. 7
166.5
148.5
122. 1
159. 0
138. 2
128.9
160. 4
148. 7
147. 6
154. 1
140. 6
148. 2
159.5
144.3
143. 8
118.4
148.8
165. 4
150.3
123.0
162. 6
138. 1
128.9
161.4
148.8
.147. 6
154.2
138.8
148. 3
165.5
142. 6
153.7
110. 6
118.9
97.4
125. 1
107. 2
139.0
116.6
123. 0
103. 6
69. 1
143. 7
105. 0
111. 0
149. 5
116. 0
112.8
122. 1
95. 7
144. 0
155.2
111.3
119. 8
98.. 5
125.4
109. 5
141.4
116. 6
123. 7
104. 1
69. 3
144. 6
105. 1
112. 1
150.5
116. 5
112.9
123. 0
96.4
154. 3
158. 1
154. 1
152.4
155.8
143.2
140.5
148.2
149.6
153.2
148. 5
143.3
155.9
159. 9
155.9
153. 7
157.7
144.7
142.0
149.5
150.5
154.3
149. 1
144. 0
140.5
140. 2
117.8
207. 3
205.8
143.7
114.8
104. 6
141.4
142. 1
118.9
209.6
211.4
144.9
116. 1
103. 3
109.2
114.2
110.2
119. 2
113.3
139. 3
136.0
115.5
184.5
136. 1
111.4
154. 7
105. 6
160. 3
112. 6
142.8
146.2
140. 4
149. 6
143.5
124.3
108. 9
115. 6
112. 3
119.9
113.2
141. 2
138. 1
116. 1
189. 6
136. 3
112.4
156. 5
107.4
167. 1
111. 6
144.3
147. 6
142.0
152.5
145.2
124.3
1973
16.5
18.3
8.5
23.7
40.4
16.8
13. 1
13. 1
1. 1
August
1974
0.6
. 7
. 3
2.8
-.7
1.2
.7
2.3
-. 1
4.2
4.9
2.3
0
-2.0
11.5
13.0
0
.6
. 1
8.2
1. 1
-1.3
.1
13.4
3.8
9.8
1.0
12.2
1. 0
.6
4.9
6.4
3.4
6.8
6.6
11. 7
1.5
7.0
3.4
.8
1. 1
.2
1.2
1. 7
0
1.2
3.8
8.7
.6
. 5
. 3
.6
* 1
1. 0
. 7
-2.0
11.0
2.6
.4
1.4
4.3
5.5
. 1
.7
11.7
13.2
. 0
.1
.7
8.7
.2
10.5
11.2
L.2
.9
12.0
9.9
10.6
9.6
.0
. 1
.9
.6
.7
.4
8.4
.5
7.8
7.6
8.0
.6
14.6
11.9
14.2
17.3
.9.7
9.9
6,4
1.4
1. 1
-1.2
3.4
-. 3
10.2
1.2
1.9
8.2
11.0
9. 1
11.8
14. 7
5.4
46. 0
7.6
3.3
5.5
2.6
34.2
2. 1
8.8
9. 1
8.6
11.9
8.0
5.9
.9
1. 1
2. 7
.8
.6
-. 1
1.4
1.5
.5
2.8
.1
.9
1. 2
1. 7
4.2
-.9
1. 1
1.0
1. 1
1.9
1.2
0
Table 8. Consumer Price Index—United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for selected items and groups, September 1974, and percent changes from selected dates—Continued
Item and group
Other
index
base
Health and recreation—Continued
Reading and recreation 10
Recreational goods —
—
TV sets, portable and console
TV replacement tubes
Radios, portable and table model —
Tape recorders, portable
Phonograph records, stereophonic
Movie cameras, super 8, zoom, lens
F
i l m
^^rriT-n
r*ri1r»T
Golf balls, liquid center or solid core
Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover
Fishing rods, fresh-water spincasting
Bicycles, boys'
Tricycles
Dog food, canned or boxed
Recreational services
Indoor movie admissions
A dult 1
Children s
Drive-in movie admissions, adult
Bowling fees, eveningvjfOii g j r c c n i c e s
——————————————-•———————•-———•——
TV repair, color picture tube replacement
Film developing, color
Reading and education:
Newspapers, street sale and delivery
Magazines, single copy and subscription
Piano lessons, beginner
Other goods and services
Tobacco products
Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size
Cigarettes, filter tip, king size
Cigars, domestic, regular size
Alcoholic beverages
Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon
Wine, dessert and table
Beer away from home
Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:
Funeral services, adult
Bank service charges, checking accounts
Legal services, short form will
1
2
3
4
Indexes
August
1974
September
1974
135.2
116.0
99. 1
139.9
102.8
95.5
114. 1
92.4
114.2
104. 8
137. 1
111.9
122.5
137. 0
125.9
148.3
141.8
160. 1
157.4
167.8
167. 7
129.8
147.8
102. 1
118. 6
137.0
117.2
99. 7
140. 1
103.4
96. 1
114. 7
92.7
114. 8
103. 3
139. 6
114.2
123.9
138. 6
127. 4
151. 1
142. 7
158. 6
155.4
167. 6
172. 3
131. 6
148.9
102.8
118.2
160.8
140.8
134.2
139. 4
146.2
148.0
148. 4
120.8
134.2
130. 1
111.3
148.3
148.6
163. 1
140.8
136. 5
140. 4
146. 5
148. 5
148. 6
121.3
135. 6
131. 9
112. 0
149. 1
150. 1
136.3
104. 8
177.9
136.5
105. 3
178. 6
from:
September
1973
August
1974
8.0
6.8
1.9
1. 3
3. 3
. 1
2. 3
.6
3.8
5.7
2.4
6.5
-.4
9. 7
3.5
7. 0
11. 7
9. 4
19.9
7. 1
6.2
5.8
7.3
14.5
6.7
7.6
2. 0
1.0
.6
.6
.5
.3
.5
-1.4
1.8
2. 1
1. 1
1.2
1. 2
1.9
.6
-.9
-1. 3
-. 1
2. 7
1.4
.7
.7
1.7
-.3
19.6
1.4
0
3.4
6.3
8. 1
6.2
6. 3
6.0
7.
10.
13.
2.
2
1
5
3
8.6
1.
.
.
.
.
7
7
2
3
1
.4
1.0
1.4
.6
.5
10. 7
1. 0
6.2
. 1
-1.6
.5
.4
8.5
Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.
Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.
Also includes pine shelving, furnace filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.
Also includes window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering, and moving
expenses.
5
Priced only in season.
6
Not available.
7
Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, bathing suits, girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.
° Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately.
9
Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front-end alignment,
and chassis
lubrication.
10
Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks not shown separately.
20
Table 9. Consumer Price Index—United States city average and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
indexes for regular and premium gasoline
(October 1973= 100)
Regular gasoline
August
1974
U. S. city average 2
168. 6
Atlanta
Baltimore
139. 8
137. 8
136.5
144. 0
136. 7
139.9
135.5
145. 5
135. 1
133.8
141.9
139.3
134. 5
138. 6
137.9
138. 2
138. 6
136. 6
135.4
133. 4
136.4
134.9
135. 6
Buffalo
Chi ca go
Cincinnati
Cleveland
---———.—.-———..---————__—.-—.—__.*——
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
Los Angeles—Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. Paul
New York-Northeastern N. J
Philadelphia
Pitt sbur gh
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco—Oakland
Seattle
W cl SxlXTX^TOfx
—•—-•-••-•—*-—">^——————~———»——^«-»—.-
September
1974
139. 1
137. 6
135.9
142. 6
135. 3
136.9
133.2
144. 1
133,8
132.9
141.5
136.9
133.0
138.5
134. 1
138. 0 1
138. 7
136.4
134. 0
133. 1
135. 0
132. 5
135. 6
Premium gasoline
Percent change
to September
1974
froi
August
1974
-. 5
-. 1
-.4
-1.0
-1.0
-2. 1
-1.7
-1. 0
-1.0
-.7
-.3
-1. 7
-1. 1
-. 1
-2.8
-. 1
.1
-. 1
.1.0
2
-1.0
-1.8
0
August
1974
136. 6
135.4
133.3
140. 3
132. 8
136.2
133. 0
141. 5
131. 7
130.9
138.2
136. 0
131. 9
136.2
134.8
136.5
135.4
132. 6
133. 3
131. 7
132. 8
131.8
132. 1
September
1974
135. 8
135. 0
132, 9
139. 6
131.4
133,5
130. 3
140. 4
130. 5
129. 6
138.4
134.9
130,4
135. 8
131. 6
136.2
135. 1
132.5
131. 7
131.4
131. 8
129.5
132.3
Percent change
to September
1974
from—
August
1974
-. 3
-. 3
-. 5
-1. 1
-2.0
-2.0
-. 8
-. 9
-1.0
.1
-.8
-1. 1
-.3
-2.4
-. 2
-.2
-. 1
-1.2
-.2
-.8
-1.7
.2
1
Area coverage includes
the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and
>re CALCHOX
extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the I960 Census and do not
Chicago where the more
include revisions made since I960.
2
1967= 100.
Table 10. Consumer Price Index—United States fcity average and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers,
average prices for regular and premium gasoline
Regular gasoline
July
1974
U. S. city average
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Da lla s
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Kansas City
,
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Milwaukee
Minneapolis—St. Paul
New York-Northeastern N. J Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
San Diego —
San Francisco—Oakland
Seattle
Washington —
$0,558
.567
.569
.554
. 582
.580
.569
.554
. 511
.574
. 601
.492
.540
.549
.541
.558
. 592
.558
. 549
. 557
.559
.584
.541
.563
August
1974
$0,554
.555
.564
. 552
. 580
. 575
. 567
. 552
.512
. 564
. 605
.493
.532
. 543
.534
.545
.585
. 554
. 546
. 550
.552
.582
.543
.561
Premium gasoline
Average price
per gallon
September
July
1974
1974
$O.'55O
. 553
.563
.550
. 574
.569
. 554
.542
. 507
. 559
. 601
.491
. 523
.537
.533
.530
.585
.554
.546
.545
.551
.576
.533
.561
$0. 594
.599
. 611
.592
.619
. 611
.606
. 591
.548
. 614
. 633
. 534
. 582
.583
.578
,591
. 630
. 601
.589
.596
.596
. 617
.579
. 602
August
1974
$0,591
.592
.606
.591
. 614
. 610
,605
.592
.550
. 602
. 638
. 533
. 573
.580
.576
.585
.625
. 600
.586
.591
.591
. 616
.583
.602
September
1974
$0,587
. 588
. 604
.590
. 611
. 604
.593
. 580
.546
.597
.631
.534
. 568
. 574
. 574
.572
. 624
. 599
.586
.584
. 590
. 611
.573
.603
1
Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and
Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the I960 Census and do not
include revisions made since 1960.
21
Table I I . Consumer P r i c e Index—United States average and a r e a s grouped by size of population
items and major groups, September 1974, and p e r c e n t changes from selected dates
Area and group
United States
All items
Food
— ~—
—
—
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
Relative
importance
Decembe
1973
100.000
24. 810
33.321
9.945
12.602
18. 946
nd c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s
Indexes (1967= 100)
September
1973
1974
135. 5
148. 3
136. 6
12 8.3
123. 9
131. 1
147.
160.
149.
135.
140.
139.
1
3
2
7
7
4
Septembe
1974
151.
165.
154.
139.
144.
144.
P e r c e n t change to
September 1974 fromSeptember
1973
1974
9
0
9
9
3
0
12. 1
11.3
13.4
9. 0
16. 5
9. 8
3. 3
2.9
3. 8
3. 1
2. 6
3.3
149. 4
161.9
151. 5
133. 3
144. 8
143.2
154. 2
166.4
156. 8
139. 6
148. 1
147. 6
11. 7
10. 9
12. 9
9.2
14. 4
10.6
3. 2
2. 8
3.5
4. 7
2.3
3. 1
3.2
3.4
3.5
2.2
2.4
3.4
Class A - l (3. 5 million or more)
All items
Food
Housing
•
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n —
32. 751
8.356
10. 766
3. 311
4. 081
6.237
13 8.
150.
138.
127.
129.
133.
Class A-2 (1. 4 million to 3. 5 million)
All items
Food
Housing Apparel and upkeep
T ransportation
Health and r e c r e a t i o n
11. 740
2.958
3. 911
1. 188
1.454
2. 229
135.4
148. 0
13 5. 7
129. 1
124.4
131.2
146. 3
159.4
147. 3
137.2
140. 0
13 8. 6
151. 0
164. 8
152. 5
140. 2
143.4
143. 3
11. 5
11". 4
12.4
8.6
15.3
25. 649
6. 070
8. 745
2. 541
3. 360
4. 933
134.
147.
136.
129.
121.
130.
146. 0
159.2
147.4
137.0
139. 3
13 8. 7
150.
163.
153.
140.
143. 2
11. 9
11.5
12.2
8.4
17. 5
9. 5
Class C (50, 000 to 250, 000)
All i t e m s
~ ———
—
—• —
Food
~
~
~
H ou s ing
A p p a r e l and upkeep —
Transportation
Health and recreation —
12.462
3.094
4. 168
1.260
1. 585
2.355
134. 1
147. 7
135.4
12 8. 3
119. 9
129. 9
146. 1
158. 5
149.4
138.0
137. 6
136. 7
151.
163.
154.
141.
142.
141.
0
8
9
2
1
2
12.6
10. 9
14.4
10. 1
18. 5
8. 7
3.4
3.3
3. 7
2. 3
3.3
3.3
Class D (2, 500 to 50,000)
All items
Food — Housing
Apparel and upkeep —
Transportation
—
Health and recreatio
17. 022
4. 332
5. 732
1. 644
2. 121
3. 193
133. 1
147. 2
133. 6
126. 6
120. 5
12 8. 1
146. 1
160. 8
148. 3
135.2
138. 7
136. 1
151. 1
164. 6
154. 9
138. 0
142.4
141. 7
13. 5
11. 8
15. 9
9. 0
18.2
10. 6
3.4
2.4
4.5
2. 1
2. 7
4. 1
Class B (250, 000 to 1. 4 million)
All items
—— —————• ———«-————«——«.—
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation -
0
1
9
8
5
5
8
0
6
6
6
8
Based upon 1960 Census of Population.
22
8
9
3
5
142. 9
9.2
Table 12. Consumer P r i c e Index -United States average and areas grouped by region for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all items and major
groups, September 1974, and pel :ent changes from selected dates
Area and group
Relative T
importance
December
1973
Indexes (1967=100) 1
September 1974 from—
September
• June
1973
1974
September
1973
June
1974
100. 000
24. 810
33. 321
9. 945
12. 602
18. 946
135. 5
148.3
136. 6
128. 3
123. 9
131. 1
147. 1
160. 3
149. 2
135. 7
140. 7
139.4
151.
165.
154.
139.
144.
144.
9
0
9
9
3
0
12. 1
11. 3
13.4
9. 0
16. 5
9. 8
3.3
2. 9
3. 8
3. 1
2.6
3.3
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation -
33.041
8. 742
10. 672
3.493
3. 861
6. 273
13 8. 9
149. 3
141. 5
129. 1
128.4
134. 4
150. 8
162.4
155. 5
135. 7
142.9
143. 0
155. 6
166. 7
161. 1
141. 7
146.2
147.2
12.0
11. 7
13.9
9. 8
13. 9
9. 5
3.2
2. 6
3.6
4.4
2.3
2. 9
North Central:
All items
-r:
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation -
2 8. 001
6. 92 6
9.313
2. 666
3. 722
5.374
134.
148.
131.
12 8.
124.
131.
0
7
8
3
0
5
145. 3
160. 5
142. 9
135.2
141. 6
139. 9
149.4
163. 9
147. 6
139.2
145. 0
144. 4
11.5
10. 2
12.0
8.5
16.9
9. 8
2. 8
2. 1
3.3
3. 0
2. 4
3.2
21. 836
5.293
7. 397
2.254
2. 816
4. 076
135.
151.
137.
128.
120.
130.
8
1
7
6
2
8
148.
160.
151.
137.
139.
139.
0
9
9
4
2
6
153. 9
168.2
15 8. 6
140. 1
143.4
145. 4
13.3
11.3
15.2
8.9
19.3
11.2
4.0
4. 5
4.4
2.0
3. 0
4. 2
16.291
3. 727
5. 797
1.496
2. 142
3. 129
131.4
142. 3
134. 6
125. 8
120. 8
125. 1
142.4
155.2
145.2
133. 7
137.3
132.2
147. 1
159.4
151.4
136. 5
141. 1
136.4
11. 9
12. 0
12. 5
8. 5
16. 8
9.0
3.3
2. 7
4.3
2. 1
2. 8
3.2
United States:
All items —
Food
'Apparel and upkeep —
Transportation
Health and recreation
Northeast:
All items ————
South:
All items
Housing
Apparel and upkeep —
Transportation
Health and recreation
West:
All items —
Food
Housing
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Health and recreation
1
Regional index and relative importance data exclude Anchorage,
Consequently, regional relative importances will not add to U. S. totals.
Alaska and Honolulu,
23
September
1974
Hawaii which are included in the U. S. level data.
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. It is based
on prices of about 400 items which were selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services
purchased by wage earners and clerical workers. Prices
for these items are obtained in urban portions of 39
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
24
Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI
A system of "replicated" samples introduced into
the index structure in the 1964 revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI.1 The table below
shows standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and
annual percent changes in the CPI for all items and
for nine commodity groupings based on 1973 averages.
Average standard errors of percent changes in the
CPI based on 1973 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
.04
.10
.06
.15
.08
.17
.14
.06
.19
.06
.08
.14
.26
.10
.26
.10
.14
.20
.29
.17
.29
.17
.18
.39
.09
.14
.17
.09
.11
.27
* U A GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICfi 1975 583-597/6 1-3
Annual
change
The figures may be interpreted as follows: The chances
are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the
CPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard
error.
Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place,
some ambiguity may arise in interpreting small index
changes. 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 X)ther hand, a published change of
0.2 percent is almost always significant, regardless of
the time period to which it relates.
This replaces the table of average errors based on
1971 data which was included in the CPI report through
January 1974.
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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