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Retail Prices of Food
1951 and 1952
Bulletin No. 1141
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MARTIN P. DURKIN, Secretary
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S
EW AN C L A G U E ,
Commissioner
Retail Prices of Food
1951 and 1952
Bulletin NOo
1141
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MARTIN P. DURKIN, Secretary
B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T IS T IC S
EW AN C L A G U E ,
Commissioner
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Washington 25, D. C. - Price 25 cents
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Washington, D. C., June 1, 1953.
S ir:
I have the honor to tran sm it herew ith a rep o rt on re ta il
p ric e s and indexes of re ta il p ric e s of food fo r the y e a rs
1951 and 1952.
The original plan of publication involved separate bulletins
covering re ta il p rice data fo r 1951 and 1952. In o rd er to
make m ore data availab le to the public as soon as p ossib le,
a ll the 1952 sta tistica l m a te ria l was added to the tables and
charts of this bulletin. The discussion, how ever, co vers
a c tivitie s in the food p rice field fo r 1951 only, except fo r a
b rie f sum m ary of 1952.
The y e a r 1952 m arks the end of the adjusted se rie s of the
R etail Food P ric e Index, based on 1935-39 as 100. The y e a r
1953 m arks the beginning of the re vise d se rie s based on the
y e a rs 19 47-49 as 1 0 0 .
A monthly mimeographed re p o rt on re ta il p ric es of food,
giving index numbers fo r groups and subgroups of commodi
ties, and average p ric es fo r individual foods in each of the
56 cities in the adjusted index, is available fo r a ll periods
through Decem ber 1952.
This re p o rt was p repared by F rances H. M artin of the
B ureau’ s D ivision of P ric e s and Cost of Living.
Ewan Clague, C om m issioner.
Hon. M artin P. Durkin,
S e c re ta ry of Labor.
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CONTENTS
S u m m a ry.............................................................................................................................................
Food p rices during 1 9 5 1 .........................................................•................... ..................................
Trend of p rices fo r m ajo r food groups, 1951 . . ......................................................................
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CHARTS
1 . R etail p ric es of food in larg e cities combined.................................... .........................
2. Retail, p rices fo r groups of food in larg e cities combined..........................................
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TABLES
1. Indexes of re ta il p ric es of food in larg e cities combined, by y e a r, 19 13 -5 2 , and
by month, Jan u ary 1951 to D ecem ber 1952 .................................................................
2. Indexes of re ta il p ric e s of food, in larg e cities combined, by commodity group,
by y e a r, 19 23-52, and by month, 1 9 5 1 - 5 2 ....................................................................
3. Control classificatio n of item s in the R etail Food P ric e Index under p rice regu
lations adopted during 1951 and 19 5 2 ....................................... .....................................
4. Indexes of re ta il p ric es of food, by city and by month, 1951 and 1952 ......................
5. R etail Food P ric e Index percent changes, by citie s, 1951 and 1952 ...........................
6 . C lassification of re ta il food item s by percentage change in p rice from Decem
ber 1950 to Decem ber 1951, and from D ecem ber 1951 to Decem ber 19 5 2.......
7. Indexes of re ta il p rices of p rincipal foods in larg e cities combined, by month,
1 9 5 1 ........................................................................................................................................
7a. Indexes of re ta il p rices of prin cip al foods in larg e cities combined, by month,
19 5 2 ................................................. ....................................................................................
8 . A verage re ta il p ric es of p rincipal foods in larg e cities combined, by month,
1 9 5 1 ...................................................................................................................................... :
8 a. A verage re ta il p ric es of p rincipal foods in larg e cities combined, by month,
19 5 2 .......................................................................................................................................
9- Annual average re ta il p rices of p rincipal foods, by city, 1 9 5 1 ...................................
10. Annual averag e re ta il p rices of principal foods, by city, 19 5 2 ...................................
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APPENDIX
B rie f description of R etail Food P ric e Index...........................................................................
Store sample s e le c tio n ...........................................................................................................
C ollection of p r i c e s .................................................................................................................
P ro ce ssin g ..................................................................................................................................
R elative Im portance.................................................................................................................
R evisio n s.....................................................................................................................................
P u b lica tio n s...............................................................................................................................
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APPENDIX TABLES
A. Population weights used in computing re ta il food p rices and indexes fo r 56 cities
com bined..................................................................................................................................
B. L ist of foods and re la tive im portance of individual foods and groups of foods in
cluded in the R etail Food P ric e Index, in the base period (1935-39= 100), De
cem ber 1951, and Decem ber 1952
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RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD, 1951 and I9S21
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Sum m ary
Business was g en erally good during 1951
and 1952. The National Defense p rogram
continued to expand during both y e a rs , a l
though the rate of expansion was not as
g reat in 1952. Production continued to ris e
as expenditures w ere in creased fo r plants
and equipment. Employment and incomes
w ere high and person al savings increased.
Inventory buildup was heavy during the fir s t
half of 1951 and the la s t h alf of 1952. Total
expenditures fo r consum er purchases in
creased during both y e a rs . In 1951 the
in crease was due en tire ly to higher p ric e s.
In 1952 the higher expenditures rep resen ted
in creased quantities of goods purchased.
Quantities of foods purchased by consum ers,
how ever, w ere maintained during 1951 and
increased during 1952. The in crease in
dom estic demand in 1952 was accompanied
by a d ecrease in foreign demand.
In 1951, re ta il food p ric e s continued the
upward trend started in M arch 1950. P ric e wage controls w ere im posed in January
1951. The Office of P ric e Stabilization
issued its ‘ ‘P ric e F reeze Order** (the
GCPR) on January 26, 1951, which was
designed to hold p ric e s at le v e ls no higher
than the highest p ric e s charged between
Decem ber 19, 1950 and January 25, 1951,
and which affected approxim ately 85 percent
of the foods included in the R etail Food
P ric e Index. This em ergency action was
followed during 1951 and 1952 by p ric e
regulations adapted to the specific re q u ire
m ents of individual commodities and indus
trie s .
A fte r sharp r is e s in Jan u ary and F ebruary
1951, p ric e s fluctuated upward gradually,
establishing new highs in a ll the 56 cities
surveyed. In 1952, re ta il food p ric e s dropped
sharply in F ebruary, then ro se to another
alltim e peak in August, a fter which they
declined during the rem ainder of the y e a r.
By December 1952, re ta il food p ric es w ere
1.0 p ercen t below December 1951, but 6.3
p ercent above Decem ber 1950. Table 1 and
chart 1 p resent the trend in re ta il p ric e s of
foods in larg e cities combined, from 1913
fo rw ard .
A ll 56 cities included in the re ta il food
p rice index rep orted higher food p ric es
over the period between December 1950 and
December 1951. P ric e in creases ranged
from 3.8 percen t in Richmond to 10.4 p e r
cent in Los A ngeles. A ll 56 cities rep orted
also higher a verag es fo r the y e a r 1951 as a
whole than fo r 1950. Between December
1951 and Decem ber 1952, re ta il food p ric e s
declined in 46 of the 56 cities priced, with
d ecrea ses ranging from 0.1 percent in New
Haven and W inston-Salem to 4.2 percent in
Portland, Oregon.
The p rice decline in the R etail Food
P ric e Index during 1952 was associated with
high a g ricu ltu ral production, esp ecially of
livestock products. Livestock m arketings
w ere larg e in 1952, exceeding the w artim e
peak. R etail p ric e s of beef and ve al de
creased alm ost continuously throughout the
y e a r, and w ere the la rg e st factor in the
decline in the index. Following heavy m a r
ketings and low p ric e s e a rly in the y e a r,
hog production, which had been expanding,
dropped 1 0 p ercen t below the previous y e a r,
and was the sm allest since 1948.
In contrast to 1952, 1951 beef and veal
p ric es ro se sharply as OPS tried to regulate
p ric e s by imposing controls. In 1951, the
ris e in beef and ve a l p ric es was the main
reason fo r thf ris e in the m eats, poultry,
and fish index, and was one of the m ost
im portant fa c to rs in the ris e of the 4‘a ll
foods” index.
Other im portant group ris e s during 1951
1 The changes in prices that occurred during 1951 are discussed in detail in the following pages. The year 1952, how
ever, has been treated only in brief summary form in order to expedite the printing of the available data. The tables and
charts are complete for both 1951 and 1952.
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w ere fo r fre sh fru its and vegetables, d airy
products, and ce re a ls and bakery products.
Fats and o ils, how ever, w ere in larg e
supply, and the p rice d ecrease begun in May
1951 continued through May 1952. A re v e rs e
trend then o ccu rred through August with
in creased dom estic demand, s m a lle r hog
slaughter and la rd production, and the
realization that supports fo r cottonseed and
soybeans would provide a flo o r fo r p ric es.
Beginning in Septem ber 1952, fats and oils
p rices again declined, finishing the y e a r at
approxim ately the May 1952 le v e l, as la rd
p rices d ecreased in sympathy with pork,
and la rd exports fe ll below the previous
y e a r.
Indexes of averag e re ta il food p rices by
city a re presented in table 4 and re ta il food
price index percent changes by cities in
table 5.
C lassificatio n of re ta il fooditem s by p e r
centage change in p rice a re to be found in
table 6 .
A verage re ta il indexes and p rices of
individual foods fo r larg e cities combined
are presented in tables 7, 7a, 8 , and 8 a,
re sp e ctively. A verage re ta il p ric es of p rin
cipal foods in each of 56 cities a re shown in
tables 9 and 1 0 .
Food P ric e s During 1951
At the beginning of 19 5 1, re ta il food
p rices ro se to a new high, 2.4 percent above
the fo rm e r peak of m id -Ju ly 1948.
The m ovem ent in the re ta il food p rice
index during 1951 was as follow s:
1951
Decem ber (1950)-Jan u a ry J a n u a ry -F e b ru a ry -----------F e b ru a ry -M a rc h -------------M a rc h -A p ril--------------------A p r i l- M a y ----------------------M a y -Ju n e ------------------------J u n e -J u ly ------------------------J u ly -A u g u s t--------------------A u g u st-S ep tem b e r-----------S e p te m b e r-O c to b e r--------Octobe r - Novembe r -----------N o vem b er-D ecem b er-------
P ercen t Change
+ 2 .6
+ 1.8
+ .1
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
.2
.8
.2
.4
.3
.1
.8
1.0
between Decem ber 19, 1950, and Jan u ary
25, 1951.
This was an em ergency action taken to
check p rice ris e s until specific p rice reg u
lations could be worked out. It affected
approxim ately 85 percent of the foods in
cluded in the Bureau of Labor S tatistics
re ta il food p rice index. In effect, it divided
foods into three groups: those subject to
flexible co n trols, those subject to firm con
tro ls , and those fre e from con trols. (F o r a
distribution of commodities by type of con
tro l during 1951 and 1952, see table 3 on
page 1 1 .)
A pproxim ately 49 percent of the re ta il
food p rice index was made subject to flexib le
co n trols. These foods w ere those processed
in substantial p art from ag ricu ltu ra l p ro d
ucts having p ric es below p a rity or the legal
minimum as established by the Defense
Production Act of 19 5 0 . 2 P ro c e ss o rs w ere
allowed to add to th eir ceiling p ric es the
d o llars-a n d -cen ts in crea se s in th eir costs
fo r any a g ricu ltu ra l products, which w ere
selling below th eir legal minimum p ric e s.
The foods in the index subject to firm
controls made up approxim ately 36 p ercent
of the re ta il food p rice index. These w ere
the foods not subject to p a rity and also
those p ro cessed in substantial p art from
a g ricu ltu ra l products fo r which p rices had
alread y reached or su rp assed the legal
m inim um .
In the orig in al GCPR, p ric es of fresh
fru its and vegetables and fre s h fish and
seafood w ere not placed under control.
Because of th eir highly seasonal nature and
p e rish a b ility , it was thought best to issu e
sep arate regulations esp ecially adapted to
these foods. H owever, potatoes was the only
one of these item s subsequently controlled
and then only fo r slig h tly m ore than 4
months during 1952.
On F e b ru a ry 12, the OPS free d sugar
from p rice control, because it was thought
that the S e c re ta ry of A g ricu ltu re would be
able to stab ilize sugar p ric es by controlling
im p orts as req u ired in the Sugar A ct of
1948.
Most of the ris e of 1.8 p ercent in the food
index between Jan u ary 15, and F eb ru ary 15,
2 The general ceiling-price regulation provided that no ceil
ing should be established for any agricultural commodity be
low the highest of the following prices: (1) The parity price for
such commodity as determined by the Secretary of Agricul
ture in accordance with the Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938, as amended, or (2) the highest price received by pro
ducers during the period from May 24,1950, to June 24,1950.
.3
On Jan u ary 26, 1951, the Office of P ric e
Stabilization issued its “ P ric e F re ez e O r
d e r” (the g eneral ceiling p rice regulation,
o r GCPR) g en erally holding p ric e s at leve ls
no higher than the highest p ric es charged
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A p ril 15 p ric es. The other 2 item s had
in creased fra c tio n a lly . Although many re ta il
food p rices declined during the month ending
May 15, the index in creased 0.8 percent,
la rg e ly because of the higher p rices of fre sh
fru its and vegetables and eggs.
R etail food p ric es fe ll 0.2 percent from
m id-M ay to m id-June as chicken p rices
dropped 4.1 percent, fre s h produce dropped
1.3 percent, and some other subgroups
declined frac tio n ally, w hereas reported in
c re a se s w ere sm all.
In the third q u arter of 1951, p rices w ere
fa irly steady, risin g slightly in July and
Septem ber, and falling slightly in August.
During this tim e, the m ost im portant de
clines w ere fo r fru its and vegetables,
w hereas in crea ses w ere reported fo r eggs,
d airy products, and m eats.
In this q u arter, 2 p rice ord ers affected
the food index. E ffective Ju ly 28, supple
m entary regulation 43 to the GCPR allowed
in crea se s in p ric es of cola drinks, following
perm ission to w h olesalers and distrib u tors
to in crease th eir p ric e s to re ta ile rs . E ffec
tive August 6 , re ta il p rices of pork loin
cuts w ere computed under new “ seven-day
d iffe re n tia l” p rice ceilin gs, thus allowing
fo r change in p ric es in accordance with
changes in pork loins during the previous
week as com pared with the base week of
Jan u ary 19 -2 5 , 1951 (supplem entary reg u la
tion 47).
During the la st q u arter of 1951, re ta il
food p ric es ro se , with fre sh fru its and ve g
etables the controlling fa c to r. R ises in
d a iry products also contributed. P ric e s of
fats and oils continued the decline started
in May, and m eat p ric es declined during
November and D ecem ber.
During this q u a rte r, additional m eat item s
w ere placed under “ seven -d ay d iffe re n tia l”
ceilin gs. On October 1 , 1951, bacon, ham,
and sa lt pork w ere added to the lis t in
supplem entary regulation 65 which su p e r
seded supplem entary regulation 47. On
November 13, 19 51, v e a l cutlets and leg of
lamb w ere placed under “ se v e n -d a y d iffe r
en tial’ ’ ceilings in supplem entary regulation
79.
1 9 5 1 , occurred in the 2 weeks a fter the
GCPR was issued. In addition to a 4 . 6 -p e rcent in crease fo r uncontrolled foods, higher
p rices w ere reported fo r many controlled
foods. These in crea ses w ere probably due
to the fact that some of the controlled foods
had not reached the highest le v e ls charged
during the December 19, 19 5 0 -Jan u ary 25,
1951, base period.
To elim inate the p ossib ility of s e lle rs
basing th eir “ highest” p ric es on a few
isolated sales during the base period, the
OPS on F eb ru ary 23 issued an amendment
to the GCPR. This amendment required that
m anufacturers and w h olesalers m ust have
at lea st 1 0 percent of d e liv e rie s during the
base period (December 19, 1 9 5 0 - -Jan u ary
25, 1951) to one class of p u rch aser at a
specific price before using that p rice as a
basis fo r the new ceilings.
Ceiling p rice regulations 14, 15, and 16,
issued by the OPS on M arch 28, provided
specific maximum m arkups o ver cost of
many foods fo r 4 cla sses of w h olesalers
and 4 groups of re ta ile rs defined in the
regulations. These regulations w ere sim ila r
to those followed by the Office of P ric e
Adm inistration from 1943 to 1946 to sta b i
lize dry g ro cery p ric es during W orld W ar
.3
The application of percentage m argins
was allowed any tim e a fte r A p ril 5, but
was not com pulsory until May 14.
It is not known how g en eral the use of
these markups was by A p ril 15, when the
B ureau’s A p ril su rvey was taken. However,
m ost foods in the index subject to these
regulations advanced during the period
from m id-M arch to m id -A p ril, although the
food index as a whole declined 0 . 2 percent
during this tim e as uncontrolled foods
declined fu rth e r, along with eggs, pork, and
d airy products.
C eilin g -p rice regulation 25 also was made
effective May 14. This o rd er established
d ollar-an d -cen t ceiling p ric es fo r re ta il
sales of standardized re ta il beef cuts by
grade, by d ealer classificatio n , and by
geographic location. This regulation also
called fo r the posting on August 1 of d o lla rand-cent ceiling p rices fo r the beef item s
affected by CPR 25.
By May 15, im m ediately a fte r the e ffe c
tive date of these controls, re ta il p rices fo r
2 of the 4 beef item s in the re ta il food p rice
index declined m ore than 1 percent below
u
Trend of P ric e s fo r M ajor Food Groups,
1951
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F ro m Decem ber 1950 to December 19 51,
p rices moved higher fo r a ll m ajo r food
groups except eggs and fats and oils. P ric e
in c re a se s, in o rd e r of magnitude, w ere:
fru its and vegetables, 16.0 percent; d airy
3 Maximum price regulations 421, 422, and 423.
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Cattle p ric es in creased sh arp ly between
Jan u ary and A p ril 1951, catching packers in
a p rice squeeze. In A p ril and May 1951, the
OPS issued four regulations establishing
d o llar-an d -cen t ceilings on cattle and
w holesale and re ta il sa les of beef. CPR 25,
effective May 14, 1951, established d o lla rand-cent ceiling p ric es fo r re ta il sales of
standardized re ta il beef cuts, and applied to
four beef item s in the re ta il food p rice
index--round steak, rib ro ast, chuck ro ast,
and ham burger. The w holesale regulation
incorporated a system of zone d ifferen tials
to encourage m ovem ent of m eat to deficit
a rea s by allowing packers to re c o v e r costs
of transporting livestock and m eat.
These wholesale and re ta il ceiling p ric es
fo r beef w ere to be effective until August 1,
19 51, at which tim e reduction in ceiling
p rices of 4 j percent was contemplated.
Another reduction was planned fo r October
1, 1951. In extending the Defense Production
Act of 1950, how ever, Congress prohibited
these p rice ro llb ack s, and banned slaughter
quotas (see distribution regulation 1 ,
amendment 7, effective August 7, 1951).
O ver the month from m id-Septem ber to
m id-O ctober, beef and ve a l averaged 2. 0
percent higher, a fte r new d o llar-an d -cen t
ceilings went into effect on October 1 fo r the
4 beef item s. Rib ro ast, which was allowed
the la rg e st ceiling in c re a se , averaged 5.4
percent higher.
Under supplem entary regulation 79, e f
fective November 13, ceiling p ric e s of ve a l
and lamb cuts w ere established by each
re ta ile r ev ery Monday in accordance with
changes in the cost of these item s during the
previous week as com pared with the base
week Jan u ary 19 -2 5 , 1951.
At the end of 1950, beef and v e a l p rices
had reached a le v e l slightly above the
fo rm e r high of August 1948. By November
1951, the beef and ve a l subgroup index was
10.9 percent above August 1948. The lamb
index in 1951 was above a ll previous le ve ls
except for Jan u ary. By D ecem ber 19 51,
lamb averaged 7.8 percent above June 1949,
the high of previous y e a rs .
E ffective August 6 , re ta il p ric e s of pork
loin cuts w ere computed under new 44sevenday- d ifferen tial’ ’ p ric e ceilings (sup. reg.
47). P ric e s w ere adjusted each Monday in
accordance with changes in the cost of pork
loins during the previous week as com pared
with the base week Jan u ary 19 -2 5 , 1951.
R eflecting the new ceilin gs, the p rice of
pork chops ro se 7.2 percent over the month
products, 9.9 percent; c e re als and bakery
products, 7 . 1 percent; m eats, poultry, and
fish, 6. 6 percent; beverag es, 5.9 percent;
and sugar and sw eets, 0.8 percent. P ric e
d ecreases w ere reported fo r eggs (13.1
percent), and fats and oils (0.4 percent).
By Decem ber 1951, the foods which had
ris e n the m ost above th eir 1935-39 price
leve ls w ere: b everag es, 246.8 percent;
m eats, p oultry, and fish, 170.1 percent;
fru its and vegetab les, 136.5 percent; eggs,
116.7 percent; and d a iry products, 113 .2
percent.
A ll food groups averaged higher fo r 1951
than fo r 1950. Eggs w ere 21.7 percent
higher; fats and o ils, 17.0 percent; m eats,
poultry, and fish, 11.7 percent; d airy p ro d
ucts, 11.5 percent; b everag es, 1 0 . 2 percent;
fru its and vegetab les, 9«4 percent; c e re a ls
and bakery products, 9»1 percent; and sugar
and sw eets w ere 3.7 percent higher.
Table 2 presents indexes of re ta il food
p ric es by commodity group from 1923 fo r
w ard. C hart 2 , page 8 , shows the trend of
re ta il food p ric e s by group.
C erea ls and bakery p rod u cts. - -P ric e s of
c e re a ls and bakery products ro se 4.3 p e r
cent in Jan u ary 1951 from an alread y reco rd
high in D ecem ber 1950, and then in creased
gradually until in Decem ber 1951 they w ere
7.1 percent above D ecem ber 1950. P ric e s
fo r a ll item s in the group averaged higher
o ver 1951 than over the previous y e a r. By
D ecem ber 1951, bread p rices w ere higher
than in Decem ber 1950 in 55 of the 56 cities
in the R etail Food P ric e Index, and in one
city they w ere unchanged.
Food grain production was somewhat
low er in 1951 than in 1950, because a com
bination of drought and rainy w eather during
harvesting fo rced acreage abandonment and
cut down y ie ld s.
M eats, poultry, and fis h .- - A ll item s ex
cept bacon, sa lt pork, and salm on w ere
higher at the end of 1951 th an atth e close of
1950.
On F eb ru ary 9, 19 51, 2 weeks a fte r the
general p ric e fre e z e , the OPS is sued d is tr i
bution regulation 1 in an effo rt to keep
livestock moving in norm al channels. This
regulation established licensing and quota
controls fo r livestock slau g h terers of cattle,
ca lves, sheep, lam bs, and hogs. D istribution
regulation 2, effective May 7 ,1 9 5 1 , req u ired
the grading of beef, veal, and lamb by the
standard Department of A g ricu ltu re grades,
and established a system of reco rd s of p ro
duction and d e liv e ry by grades.
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P ric e s of fre s h fru its and vegetables w ere
not controlled by OPS during 19 51, although
at the end of the y e a r, plans w ere being
made to control p ric es of potatoes. (Potatoes
w ere subsequently controlled by percentage
m arkups under CPR ’s 15 and 16 from Jan u
a ry 28, 1952, to June 6 , 1952.)
Supplies of fru its w ere fa irly larg e in
1951, with larg e stocks at the beginning of
the y e a r and good sized crops during the
y e a r. O ranges, in plentiful supply, showed a
p rice d ecrease fo r the y e a r. Although apples
averaged low er in 1951 than in 1950, they
sold fo r higher p ric es at the end of 1951
than at the end of 1950. Banana p rices
averaged slightly higher fo r 1951, but
showed a decline by December of that y e a r.
Although bad w eather at the beginning of
the y e a r reduced supplies of fresh veg e
tab les, m arketings fo r 1951 a sa w h o le w e re
n ea rly as larg e as fo r 1950. H owever,
consumer demand was strong, and re ta il
p rices of fre s h vegetables averaged from 15
percent to 69 percent higher in December
1951 than in D ecem ber 1950, although they
fluctuated during the y e a r.
There was no p rice support program on
the 1951 crop of potatoes. P ric e s had
dropped quite low in late 1950, and larg e
stocks w ere c a rrie d over. F a rm e rs reduced
th eir acreage in 1951, and the resulting
short crop, 25 percent low er than in 1950
and the sm allest in m ore than a decade,
caused p ric es to ris e rapidly during the
la tte r p art of the y e a r to a le v e l above p arity
in D ecem ber. P ric e controls w ere applied
in 1952 (see page l l ) .
B e v e ra g e s. - -A fte r a 4.0 percent ris e in
Jan u ary, beverage p ric e s continued upward
during the rem ain d er of the y e a r at a com
p a rative ly slow ra te, and in December 1951
w ere 5.9 percent above December 1950.
A fter a substantial ris e in the fir s t 2
months of 1951, coffee p ric e s leveled off
during the re s t of the y e a r.
P ric e s of cola drinks moved upward from
August through D ecem ber. Supplem entary
regulation 43 to the GCPR allowed in creases
in re ta il p ric es of cola drinks a fter Ju ly 28,
following p erm ission to w h o lesalers and
d istrib u tors to in crea se th e ir p rices to
re ta ile rs .
Fats and o ils .--P ro d u c tio n o f fats and oils
in 1951 was at a high le v e l, because of larg e
crops of oilseeds and the larg e numbers of
hogs slaughtered.
Except fo r November and D ecem ber 1950,
p rices moved upward from M arch 1950
from Ju ly 15 to August 15. E ffective October
1 , 1 9 5 1 , bacon, ham, and salt pork w ere
added to the lis t under the se ve n -d ayd ifferen tial in supplem entary regulation 65
superseding supplem entary regulation 47 to
the GCPR.
Unlike beef, p rices of m ost pork item s
during 1951 rem ained below th e ir 1950
peaks.
P oultry p ric e s in 1951 averaged somewhat
above 1950, but w ere w ell below the higher
levels reached in 1946 and 1948.
Supplies of canned salm on w ere sm all
during e a rly 19 5 1 , keeping p ric es w ell above
1950 leve ls until late in th e y e a r. P ric e s fo r
1951 w ere 30 percent higher on the average
than in 1950. In 1951, fre s h and frozen fish
averaged m ore than 6 percent higher than in
1950.
D airy products .--T he ris e of d airy p rod
ucts p rices which started in Ju ly 1950,
continued throughout 1951 except fo r m inor
d ecreases in A p ril and May 1951, and
reached a re co rd high by Decem ber 1951.
Fluid m ilk p ric e s , at new high le v e ls ,
ro se during the y e a r in n ea rly a ll cities
included in the R etail Food P ric e Index.
P ric es averaged approxim ately 11 percent
higher fo r 1951 than fo r 1 9 5 0 .
E ffective Septem ber 24, 1951, supple
m entary regulation 63 to the GCPR p e r
m itted such groups as p ro c e sso rs and
d istributors in individual m ilk m arketing
areas to apply to OPS fo r adjustm ents of
ceiling p rices in th eir a re a s.
Butter p rices declined g en erally through
Septem ber (except fo r May and June) after
a sharp 8.7-p ercen t ris e in Jan u ary 1951.
E ggs.--A t the end of 1950, egg p rices
had reached a 30-y e a r high and storage
holdings w ere the low est on re co rd . By
December 1951, egg p ric es had dropped
13.1 percent below Decem ber 1950, although
they averaged 21.7 percent higher o ver the
y e a r.
There was no p rice-su p p ort program fo r
eggs in 19 51. Egg p ric es w ere kept up by
high m eat p ric es, reduction in the number
of la y e rs on fa rm s , hatchery req u irem en ts,
and in creased m ilita ry demand.
F ruits and veg etab les. - - By D ecem ber
1951, re ta il p rices of fru its and vegetables
w ere 16 percent higher than in Decem ber
1950. Increases of 23.2 percent fo r the
fre sh group and 5.2 percent fo r the canned
group m ore than offset d ecreases of 5.0
percent fo r frozen item s and4.0 percent fo r
dried ite m s.
-
5
-
uncolored
c itie s .
through A p ril 1951. P ric e s ro se 8.2 percent
in Jan u ary 1951 and an additional 2 .9 percent
in F eb ru ary.
In e a rly A p ril, re ta il p rices of fats and
oils in the index w ere placed under the p e r
centage m arkup regulations, CPR ’ s 15 and
16. (P rice s at the p ro c e s s o r’ s le v e l w ere
ro lled back somewhat by CPR 6 , effective
F eb ru ary 12, 1951.)
A fte r A p ril, re ta il p rices of fats and oils
turned downward and by Decem ber 1951
w ere 0.4 percent below the le v e l of D ecem
b er 1950, although p ric es fo r the y e a r 1951
averaged 17.0 percent higher than fo r the
y e a r 1950.
At the end of 1950, the sale of colored
m arg arine.w as prohibited by State la w in l9
of the 56 cities included in the B u reau ’s
R etail Food P ric e Index. As these laws w ere
repealed in some States during 1951, p ric es
of colored m arg arin e w ere substituted fo r
-
m arg arin e
Date
J anua r y - Ju ly
19 5 0 ......................
August-D ecem ber
19 5 0 ......................
J anuary-M arch
1 9 5 1 ......................
A p ril-Ju ly 1 9 5 1 ....
August 1 9 5 1 ............
Septem ber 1 9 5 1 ....
O ctober-D ecem ber
1 9 5 1 ......................
in
10
additional
Number of cities priced
Uncolored
Colored
m arg arin e
m arg arine
56
- -
19
37
18
12
38
40
43
44
9
47
16
13
Sugar and sweets .--T h e sugar and sw eets
index stayed above 1950 leve ls during m ost
of 1951.
6
-
1935-39 = 100
240
INOEX
INDEX
240
220
220
200
-
200
180
180
160
160
140
120
120
100
100
1913 1915
U N IT E D STATES D EPA R TM EN T OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
1920
1925
1930
1935
1940
1945
ESTIMATES OF WORLD WAR I AND POSTWAR UNDERSTATEMENT BY THE INDEX
WERE NOT INCLUDED. SEE MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW FOR MARCH 1947.
Chart 1. - -R etail P ric e s of Food in L arge C ities Combined, 19 13 -19 5 2
1950 1952
1 9 3 5 -3 9
=
100
UNITEO STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Chart 2. —R etail P ric e s
fo r Groups of Food in L arge C ities Combined, 1935 to 1952
-
8
-
TABLE 1 .—INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY YEAR, 1913-52, AND BY MONTH,
JANUARY 1951 TO DECEMBER 1952
[ 1935-39 = 100]
Allfoods
index
All
foods
index
Year
Allfoods
index
Year
Year and month
All
foods
index
BY YEAR
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
----------------
138.0
136.1
139.1
159.6
193.8
193019311932-
130.8
132.5
126.0
103.9
86.5
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
19181919192019211922-
134.4
149.8
168.8
128.3
119.9
19331934193519361937-
84.1
93.7
100.4
101.3
105.3
1948
1949
1950 Adjusted—
204.5
204.1
1923—
1924—
1925—
1926—
1927—
124.0
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
97.8
95.2
96.6
105.5
123.9
1951 Adjusted—
1951 Old se rie s
227.4
227.2
1952 Adjusted—
1952
231.5
122.8
132.9
137.4
132.3
Year and month
All
foods
index
All
foods
index
BY M N
O TH
81.8
80.9
90.8
116.9
-----------
All
foods
index
-----
1950 Old se rie s
Old se rie s
2 1 0 .2
201.9
233.9
1951
JanuaryFebruary
March--April—
Adj u ste d s eOld s
r ie
221.6
221.9
226.0
226.0
226.2
225.7
1952
225.4
224.
January------------February-----------March--------------April---------------
6
226.7
227.0
Adjus ted seOld s
rie
232.4
23k. 6
227.5
229.1
227.6
229.2
230.0
232.3
May--June—
July—
August-
227.4
226.9
227.7
227.0
227.5
226.4
May----------------June---------------July---------------August--------------
230.8
231.5
234.9
235.5
SeptemberOctober—
NovemberDecember-
227.3
229.2
231.4
232.2
226.3
229.2
232.1
233.9
September---------October------------November-----------December------------
233.2
232.4
232.3
229.9
9
23k. 6
236.0
239.1
238. 4
234. 7
234.1
233. 7
230.9
TABLE 2.--INDEXES O RETAIL PRICES O FO D IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY COMMODITY G O P, BY YEAR, 1 2 -5
F
F O,
RU
93 2
AN BY M N , 1 5 -5 1
D
O TH 9 1 2
[ 1935-39 - 100-]
Fruits and vegetables
Ms
eat
M
eats,
Cereals poultry,
Fats Sugar
Yearonth foods bakery and
and
Dairy
m and All products fish Total Beef Pork L b Chickens Fish products Eggs Total Frozen2Fresh Canned Dried Bever and sweets
ages oils and
am
and
veal
B Y R1923T 19523
Y EA, O
173.7 124.8 175.6 131.5 126.1 175.4
6
129.1 136.1 169.5
4 0
12-4.0 107.
159. 147.
124.2 139.2 159.5
162.5 128.2 159.4 170.3 134.2 159.1
122.8 116.2 111.3
128.4 141.7 210.1
151. 185.8
193.2 132.3 152.0 170.6 149.1 124.6
0 117.8
127.7 133.2 183.8
122.9 145.9 163.3 145.0 127.2
226.4 120.8 4 4 132.8 120.0
137.-3 115.7 116.0
194.
130.
vy^n
132.4
166.5 120.6 153.9 165.2 127.2 114.3
128.3 123.
131.0 137.3 169.0
4 143.8 161.4
130.5 107.1 123.1
8 110.6 127.1
173.5 124.6 171.0 143.8 119.2 107.1
131.0 121.4 177.5
132.0 104.3 119.1
noon
4
121.8 95.6 125.7
185.7 103.3 158.7 164.6 96.0 99.1
7 118.3 118.7 124.4
126.9 91.4
128.9 91.1 91.2 112.6 71.1 89.6
102.9 82.3 103.5
103.5 82.6 79.3
105.
84.
86.
193^
118.3 103.9 101.1 ■107.6 66.4 94.9
9 87.9 88.4 102.4 76.4 97.3
82.8 77.9 113.8
84. 68.9
98.7 78.9 7
193^
98.8 100.2 96.8 99.0 110.8 99.7
97.6 88.6 99.8
8 99.9 98. 94.7 103.4 96.1 95.1 98.2 90.5 104.2 104.7
1935------- 100.-4 101.3 98.9 100.6 98.9 104.7 101.3 101.5 98.5 101.9 103.3 119.1 __ 122.2 106.9 100.6 104.4 102.3 100.6
106.6 103.2 116.0 103.6 105.8 101.2
108.
105.3 103.3 105.8 106.4 106.5 106.6 105.2 104.9 101.0 105.4 101.2 107.9
97.
93. 7
1
98.9 97.8 101.7 96.3 97.9 104.8 101.3 95.9 100.0 93.2 — 92.1 97.3 93.3 97.5 93.5 100.9
98.1 88.9 99.5 93.6 101.0 99.6 91.3 94.5
1938------- 97.8 99.8 96. 96.6
1939------- 96.2 94.5 95.6 94.4 102.8 81.1 99.7 94.8 110.6 101.4 93.8 96.5 — 95.3 92.4 100.3 95.5 87.2 96.8
95.6 96.8 8
97.2 92.9 106.7 101.5 94.0 106.6
4 6 92. 82.7 4
194-0------104.8 121.6 136.3 122.1 119.6 126.5
19*41------- 123.9 97.1 126.0 122.5 123.6 120.4 124.1 122.6 163.0 125.4 136.5 130.8
132. 97.
19-42------- 105.5 105.9 107.5 106.5 110.8 100.1 106.6 102.1 124.5 112.0 112.2 103.2
10,0
1
178.2 130.5 158.9 124.3 126.3 127.5
0 129.6 5
130 0 108.4 133.8
0 217.6 133.6 161.4 168.8
177.2 130.2 164.2 124.8 123.1 126.5
118.7 112.6 136.0 151.4 206.1 133.6 164.9 177.1
136.1 107.6 129.9 117.9 118.4 112.2 134.5 146.1 207.5 134.9 153.9 168.2
tw
Vc
154.
188.7 8 168.4 124.6 124.0 126.
i109.0 217.3 118.0 150.6 148.9 163.1 183.0 271.4 186.1 168.8 199.4
o5n
*
190. 166. 263. 139.7 197.5 180.0
150.8
19^6
201.5 140.2 190.5 186.8 152.1 143.9
19-47------- 159.6 155.4 161.1 214.7 213.5 215.2 220.9 174.2 236.2 165.2 200.8 182.4
193.8
212.4 158.0 227.8 0 4 174.0
170. 246.4 243. 258. 222. 7 191.2 8 186.8 7 205.2
l^'S
19-49------- 210.2 172.9 233.5 229.9 265.5 203.5 246.8 203.5 312.5 204.7 208.2 199.2 — 206.1 146.9 246.5 205.5 195.5 179.9
173.
312. 144.
308.
0 4 7 257.
7
20-4.5 169.7 243.6 274.3 310.7 205.2 251.8 183.3 352.0 184.7 211.6 208.1 98. 218.8 165.9 228.4 344.5 148.8 176.4
1950------- 201.-9 188.5 272.2 242.1 241.3 215.9 288.8 192.1 314.1 206.0 201.3 217.9 — 6 223.3 152.0 249.9 220.7 168.3 186.6
1951------- 227.4
1952------- 231.5 193.1 269.9 271.5 307.9 213.4 283.8 192.8 343.0 214.8 193.1 239.3 90.8 259.9 163.8 240.8 346.7 143.2 188.1
.
B PRIC EPOTIN PER D 1951AD1952
Y E-R R G IO , N
1951
Jan.
9 185.4 263.6
6 179.8
253.4
171.
Feb. 15----- 221.0 187.1 272.1 265.5 300.9 215.2 273.5 198.2 345.3 202.6 191.5 214.1 100.2 220.0 160.6 256.7 340.6 177.5 185.6
307.0 210.4 6 184.3
M 15----- 226.2 187.5 270.2 271.2 308.5 215.2 280.2 193.9 351.2 204.4 195.2 224.3 100.2 233.9 165.1 257.4 *343.7 176.5 186.0
ar. 15----- 225.7 188.3 272.6 271.9 309.0 213.7 279.7 198.5 347.8 204.1 191.2 217.8 100.2 215.7 167.9 257.8 342.5 178.3 186.9
15----- 226.
1 101.8 220.4 168.0
342.6 3 185.0
Apr. 15----- 227.-4 188.2 *272.8 272.5 308.7 213.4 284.1 *199.4 351.1 203.5 198.4 221.6 99.6 226.5 169.6 256.7 345.3 176.7 185.4
7
214.
M 15----- 226.9 188.4 271.6 272.1 308.8 214.4 289.5 191.3 353.3 204.9 201.2 219.9 98.8 223.5 170.4 254.4 345.2 175.2 186.1
ay
June
273.4
292.
356. 203.
July 15----- 227.0 189.0 273.0 276.6 310.3 222.3 292.2 195.3 356.3 205.1 211. 218.5 98.0 209.1 170.0 248.7 344.8 168.8 188.0
7
8 221.8
274. 310. 215. 292.
A 15----- 227.3 189.4 275.2 277.2 310.1 224.3 292.2 195.1 353.2 205.9 225.5 208.1 97.5 204.3 164.2 250.5 345.2 161.5 188.2
ug.
162.7 188.3
6 0 7 6 0 188.7 353.4 207.4 239.4 205.8 97.
Sept 15----- 227.2 188.7 275.6 281.6 317.0 223.8 293.7 194.4 353.2 206.9 243.8 210.9 98.5 214.4 165.8 240.6 345.0 160.6 187.0
3
Oct. 15----- 229.-4 190.2 273.5 278.6 317.3 215.8 295.6 184.0 351.1 210.4 241.8 223.5 95.9 235.0 162.7 238.1 346.6 158.5 186.7
189.4 276.
162.8 245.8 345.8
N 15----- 231.
ov.
Dec. 15----- 232.2 190.4 270.1 274.6 316.9 203.8 300.0 181.9 351.2 213.2 216.7 236.5 95.0 255.4 163.3 238.9 346.8 157.8 186.4
1952
6
Jan. 15----- 227.5 190.9 272.1 270.8 316.2 201.0 297.1 192.5 *351.5 217.0 166.5 223.5 95.2 263.2 163.6 238A 346.1 155.9 185.9
4
8
6
Feb. 15----- 232.6 191.6 271.7 273.8 314.0 203.8 276.6 197.7 351.0 215.8 184.3 241.4 92.0 234.4 163.3 238.3 347.7 150.3 185.1
M 15----- 227.0 190.2 '267.1 268.1 311.2 200.3 285.5 188.8 348.5 212.6 161.9 232.1 94.5 248.8 163.9 236.9 347.1 143.1 186.2
ar. 15----- 230. 191.1 266.7 268. 312.6 198.7 283.1 190. 346.3 215.7 165.3 247.2 91.5 272.6 163.5 236. 347.3 145.6 184.3
Apr. 15----- 230.8 193.8 266.0 271.7 310.8 208.6 287.1 175.4 345.3 210.6 164.0 253.8 88.7 283.4 163.7 236.8 346.6 139.9 187.3
M 15----- 231.5 193.3 270.6 275.9 310.9 219.4 291.5 181.9 343.9 209.8 169.1 250.0 90.0 278.1 162.3 237.1 346.5 140.1 187.7
ay
June
July 15----- 234.9 194.4 270.4 274.1 8 219.3 290.8 187.8 342. 212.3 208.7 253.2 90.1 265.0 162.6 238.4 346.4 140.6 188.
4
4
A 15----- 233.2 194.2 277.3 280.3 308.0 237.2 290.3 202.1 339.1 213.7 217.2 242.3 90.3 283.3 164.2 241.9 346.6 141.1 189.9
ug. 15----308.
0 278.5 303.7 231.0 288.5 193. 338.3 216.8 221.4 227.6 89.8 241.0 162. 243.7 346.6 141.4 190.7
Sept 15----- 235.5 194.1 277.5 274.1 307.9 228.1 281.6 197.1 339.8 218.1 230.6 227.3 90.0 240.3 164.8 244.5 346.3 140.7 190.9
4
232.4 194.3 271.
1
Oct. 15----- 232.3 194.3 265. 263.8 298. 210. 272. 200.0 335.9 218.
N 15----- 229.9 194.5 262.5 257.6 292.1 203.3 261.2 206.7 333.9 217.2 226.0 ;236.7 89.3 254.3 166.9 248.1 346.1 140.3 190.5
ov.
0 254.0 165.0 248.8 347.0 139.8 190.6
8 4 6
4
Dec.
1 201.8 236.4 88.
—
—
—
1 Aggregate costs in each city weighted to represent total purchases of families of wage earners
and lower-salaried workers, have been com
bined with the use of population weights.
2 December 1950=100.
3 Comparable indexes for the years 1923-34 have been com
puted by converting indexes fro the 1923-25
m
base to the 1935-39 base.
4 Revised.
10
TABLE 3.—CO
NTRO CLASSIFICATIONOF ITEMS IN THE RETAIL FO D PRICE INDEX UNDER PRICE REGULATIONS ADOPTED DU
L
O
RING
1 5 AN 1 5
91 D 92
en
en
General ceiling price regulation CPR's 15 and CR25 Supple Supplem Supplementary CR25, Supplem Regulation7, revision 1
regu General overriding
P
mentary tary regu
P
79
47 to GP dollar- taryG R
regulation lationR7- regulation 65 revised lationP
16 m m dollar- to GP C
axi um
C
C day P
Free from firm control Subject to percentage and-cent 43dollar-Rto Gdif 7-dayCR and-cent to7-day Free fromcontrol
dif
control Subject to flexible markups1 ceilings and-cent ferential ferential ceilings differential Aend Aend
control
m
ceilings
ceilings m 22 mm127
ceilings ceilings
ent
ent
ov. 13, 1952 ov. 20,
M 14, July 28, A 6, Oct. 1, Oct. 1, N1951 July 1, N1952
ay
ug.
Jan. 26, Jan. 26, Jan. 26, Apr. 5, 1951
1951
1951 1951 1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
C EA ADBKR PR DC
ER LS N AEY OUTS
Flour,flakes Flour,flakes3
wheat Corn wheat3
Corn meal Corn meal3
Corn
Rolled white Rice oats3
Bread, oats Rolled cook
Vanilla cook Vanilla
ies
Layer cake ies3
Jellyroll
MAS, PO LTR , ADFISH
ET U Y N
Round steak
Round steak
Round steak
Rib roast
Rib roast
Rib roast
Chuckroast
Chuckroast
Chuck roast
Frankfurters
Hamcutlets
burger
Ham
burger
Ham
burger Veal cutlets
Veal chops
Pork sliced
Pork chopsPork chops
Bacon,
Bacon, sliced
H , porke
am
H , porke
am
Saltb,whol
Salt whol
Lam leg Frying chick
Lam leg
b,
ens
Fresh fish
Frozen fish4 Salmon, pink,
Salmon, pink,
canned
canned
DIR PR DC
A Y OUTS
Butter Butter3
Cheese
Milk, fresh, Cheese3
delivered
Milk, fresh,
grocery
Ice
Milk,cream Milk, evapo
rated evapo rated3
_______ _______________ EG
GS
|Eggs, fresh [
|
1
1
FR ITSADV ETALES
U N EG B
Frozen
Fresh
Apples
Strawberries Orange juice Strawberries
Strawberries
Bananas
Orange juice
Orange juice
Orangesgreen
concentrate
concentrate Peas3___
concentrate3
Beans,
Peas
Peas
Cabbage
Canned
Carrots
i
Lettuce
Peaches
Pineapple Peaches Peaches3
Pineapple
Onions
Pineapple
Cornatoes Tom oes3
Corn3
Potatoes5
Corn
Tom
Sweetpotatoes
Tom oes
Peas foods, Babyatfoods,
Peas3
Tom oes
at
Peasatfoods,
Baby
Baby
strained strained3
strained
DIE
RD
Prunes N beans Prunes
Prunes
avy
N beans3
avy
N beans
avy
B ER G
EV AES
Coffee Cola drink Coffee
Cola drink
Cola drinkO
FA AD ILS
TS N
Lard
Lard
Hydrogenated
Hydrogenated
shortening
shortening
Salad dress
Salad dress
ing
ing
Margarine,
Margarine,
uncolored
uncolored
Margarine,
Margarine,
colored
colored
SUA ADSIEETS
GR N W
Sugar6
Grape jelly Grape jelly3
1 Application of m
arkups allowed an time fro April 5, 1951, but not compulsory until M 14, 1951,
y
m
ay
2 Following the Defense Production Act am
endm
ents of 1952, effective July 1, 1952, which eliminated controls on frank and proc sed fruits and vegetables.
3 Subject to parity requirements.
4 Frozen fish was under firm price control fromJanuary 26, 1951, to M 21, 1951; freed fro price control M 22, 1951.
ay
m
ay
3 Potatoes were controlled by percentagem
arkups under CPR’s 15 and 16 fro January 28, 1952, to June 6, 1952.
m
6 Sugar was under flexible price control fro January 26, 1951* to February 11, 1951; freed fro price control February 12,1951.
m
m
7 Controls suspended.
- 11 -
TABLE 4.—INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF FO D BY CITY AN BY M N , 1 5 AN 1 5 1
O,
D
O TH 9 1 D 9 2
[1935-39 a 1001
Average
Region and city for the Jan. 15 Feb. 15 M 15 Apr. 15 M 15 June 151951 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 N 15 Dec. 15
year
ov.
ar.
ay
July
UITDSTTS---------- 227.4 221.9 226.0 226.2 225.7 227.4 226.9 227.7 227.0 227.3 229.2 231.4 232.2
NE AE
E EGAD
6 215. 213.9
8 218.4 228.9
Boston-NWNLN
------------— 215.0 209.1 213.8
8
4 225.9
Bridgeport------------ 220.9 220.9 220.1 213.3 212.8 214.3 214.3 216.2 221.5 219.3 217.4 227.9 219.3
225.7
223.
8 219.2 219.0 219.4 221.0 222.0 221.0 219.8 222.2 224.2 220.8
Fall River------------ 219.9 216.0 224.9 226.9 226.8 225.2 221.9 226.6 225.0 224.7 227.8 222.5 223.9
9
6
Manchester------------ 220.0 214.1 218.0 219.3 217.1 220.3 220.5 221.6 219.2 219.9 222.4 222.1 222.2
221.
N H M ne-------- 213.1 215.0 220.0 217.5 209.6 218.0 213.9 217.0 215.9 213.2 215.8 216.4 216.1
ew aven------------207.1 230.8 210.6 229.5 210.1 229.6 231.8 228.9 228.3 232.8 233.3 234.1
9 211. 228. 218. 229.
Portland, ai
Providence------------ 230.2 225.
MDEALNIC
IDL TAT
Buffalo--------------- 225.3 220.5 217.9 219.6 224.2 221.9 224.3 222.1 219.2 221.3 224.2 227.2 226.2
—
N ark—---— -----— 226.3 221.2 225.5 223.2 218.9 227.1 225.5 225.5 225.5 226.5 226.4 228.3 227.7
ewYork-------------- 221.5 215.0 227.0 224.7 224.0 226.4 224.4 226.7 225.0 225.1 227.8 230.9 230.6
N
ew
8
Philadelphia----------- 223.8 222.7 227.2 221.2 222.3 230.5 230.3 232.6 232.2 224.1 227.1 235.2 234.8
Pittsburgh------------ 230.4 217.4 222.4 218.4 217.8 223.9 222.2 223.9 223.0 220.0 222.5 228.6 228.4
216.7 222.7 221.4 225. 225.7 225.5 218.9 225.6 227.2 229.8 229.9
Rochester------ ------ 220.4 212.2 223.2 227.2 227.8 220.2 222.9 221.5 225.9 231.2 233.3 226.3 227.6
Scranton-------------- 225.0 217.7
ESTNRHCNRL
A OT ETA
Chicago--------------- 227.4 225.1 226.9 225.8 226.0 227.0 226.4 229.2 228.4 229.0 229.7 232.0 230.4
Cincinnati------------ 233.9 223.7 232.9 231.6 231.1 233.1 233.3 235.3 233.3 232.3 236.2 237.8 238.1
Cleveland---— ------ 235.6 200.4 206.7 207.1 231.1 207.6 208.9 207.6 207.7 207.8 209.6 211.4 211.5
8
7
0
7
Colum Ohio--------- 207.3 227.7 232.3 233.3 206.3 235.3 236.5 236.1 235.3 235.3 237.2 239.0 238.3
bus, —
223.7 220. 222.8 221. 229.1 222.4 223. 224.9 225.4 226.5 227.9 227.0
Detroit--------------- 229.6 218.6 228.6 228.1 3 227.6 223.3 229.4 229.3 228.3 228.4 230.3 233.5 234.5
Indianapolis----------- 228.
7
9
4
224.
Mlwaukee------------- 223.2 219.6 227.5 226.9 237.9 227.5 229.2 231.9 '229.2 227.9 235.9 239.5 232.5
i
Peoria---------------- 238.0 233.7 236.2 238.1 237.8 240.6 241.5 239.8 236.9 235.1 228.6 231.4 242.6
6 237.6 238. 238.6 237.9 238.6 238.6 241. 242.6
Springfield, 111------- 238.4 233.4 238. 237.8
WS NRHCNRL
T OT ETA
CedarECity----------- 213.0 208.5 210.6 211.6 212.4 236.5 237.8 238.7 211.0 212.1 237.8 240.4 239.0
KansasRapids2---------- 235.9 229.2 230.5 234.9 234.8 3 218.2 212.2 219.5 236.5 235.2 218.9 216.5 218.8
218.7 213.8 217.4 217.7 217.0 219.6 219.4 219.0 217.0 219.6 223.9 225.1 224.0
Minneapolis----------- 219.4 213.7 216.9 216.8 217.6 213.3 219.6 213.1 220.8 215.6 213.3 221.2 227.0
O Louis------------m
0
4
St.aha----------------- 216.9 210.0 240.9 239.1 214.6 238.4 238.2 216.9 216.2 238.8 220.7 242.6 223.7
St. Paul-------------- 238.4 234.5 212.9 237.5 237.1 234.1 234.2 237.5 237.2 215.1 239.3 221.2 243.9
Wichita2-------------- 238.4 231.1 235. 214. 234.4 215.0 216.9 238.2 237.8 241.4 242.9 244.1 248.8
SUHALNIC
OT TAT
230.
7
Atlanta--------------- 238.3 223.4 224.1 236.1 228.2 239.0 228.1 237.4 238.0 238.3 230.1 232.1 242.5
Baltimore-— C —
---— ---- 228.5 208.9 213.0 224.8 212.5 228.5 211.6 229.0 231.4 232.1 217.0 218.0 221.7
2 230. 231.9 233.8 233.6 220.7 232.9 234.4
Charleston, S. ------- 215.8 231.8 237.2 214.3 236.3 211.5 238.9 218.9 221.0 234.6 241.5 242.8 235.5
0
0
Jacksonville----------- 230.0 225.0 231.5 234.8 234. 229.4 229. 229.1 229.1 229.1 230.
Norfolk--------------- 233.2 229.2 231.3 233.8 227.9 216.7 216.2 216.5 215.9 217.7 218.0 231.9 218.3
4 241.7 241.7
4 237.4
Richm
ond-------------- 217.9 215.6 218.1 217.3 215.6 237.6 239.4 241.2 240.0 241.4 240.7 219.1 233.6
Savannah------—
W
ashington, D C------ 237.7 217.6 231.5 223.4 220.4 220.6 220.6 220.9 220.7 219.0 220.1 220.5 222.8
. ------- 220. 229.8 221.3 232.
6
W
inston-Salem2--------- 224.3 221.2 223.3 222.7 222.2 224.3 224.2 221.3 222.6 224.3 228.0 228.1 228.9
E-nghumUHCN-RL 219.7 219.8 220.8 220.5 218.3 218.1 216.4 214.5 217.3 220.1 224.0 224.3 222.7
A S T ETA
ST O
T-rnn-t
H
--4
Jackson2-------------- 225.7 248.6 253.4 226.4 222.1 250.3 221.9 251.7 253.8 227.9 253.7 256.4 256.2
Knoxville2------ --— 252.3 223.1 226.1 253.3 250.5 223.2 215.5 222.6 224.1 215.2 229.7 227.2 229.6
215.1 227.6 230.8 214.8 232.9 234.6 233.0 232.0 234.7 237.4 238. 218.7 219.9
Louisville------------ 234.3 210.0 214.5 233.6 212.9 213.7 249.8 216.3 214.8 254.6 216.0 237.6 238.1
M phi-------------- — 226.8 220.4 222.5 223.8 225.7 224.2 225.7 229.5 227.0 229.1 231.7 230.0 231.4
em —
M es—— ——--obil
WS SUHCNRL 230.
ET OT ETA
Dallas-------------- — 237.6 225.9 228.7 229.5 238.3 3 237.1 227.2 227.2 230.9 233.5 233.8 236.0 235.2
Houston—- -—
■ --------4 222.7 235.6 238.9 228.7 228.9 225.9 223.0 237.9 223.0 224.4 225.8 229.4
Little Rock----------- 224.3 236.0 225.2 242.8 224.9 225.1 235.2 235.6 222.2 239.4 237.6 237.3 241.3
N Orleans------------ 240.9 237.8 239.8 226.1 240.2 239.5 238.2 238.8 240.8 240.6 239.9 241.4 244.9
ew
MUTIN
ONA
6
4
Butte----------------- 232.7 227.8 222.0 223.5 222.9 232.3 232.5 230.6 231.0 228.4 234.9 236.9 239.2
Denver---------------- 226.3 220.7 229.5 230.9 229.9 226.3 225.6 227.3 229.6 232.5 229.2 230.2 233.7
Salt Lake City-— -— 228.2 222.2 225.6 227.9 226.9 228. 230.0 228. 227.4 228.0 228.5 232.5 233.4
——
PAIFIC
C
Los Angeles------------ 249.0 243.4 247.9 250.8 248.6 252.9 251.5 251.7 247.4 233.9 234.9 237.8 240.7
Portland, Oreg--------- 232.3 226.3 226.3 229.3 228.9 230.1 230.9 232.2 232.3 247.3 235.5 251.1 253.3
238.6 230.0 231.7 234.7 234.4 241.6 237.4 233.8 232.7 234.4 246.8 240.1 239.9
San Francisco---------- 234.5 238.2 235.4 241.3 238.4 236.2 233.0 237.8 234.4 234.8 234.6 238.7 248.4
Seattle--------------See footnotes at end of table.
12
TABLE 4.--INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF FO D BY CITY AN BY M N , 1 5 A D 1 5 X ontinu
O,
D
O TH 9 1 N 9 2 --C
ed
Region and city
UITDSTTS---------NE AE
NWNLN
E EGAD
Boston---------------Bridgeport-----------Fall River-----------Manchester-----------N H M ne-------ew aven—ai -----Portland, ---—
Providence-----------MDEALNIC
IDL TAT
Buffalo--------------N ark---------------ewYork-------------N
ew
Philadelphia----------Pittsburgh-----------Rochester-----------Scranton-------------ESTNRHCNRL
A OT ETA
Chicago--------------Cincinnati-----------Cleveland------------Colum Ohio--------bus,
Detroit--------------Indianapolis----------Mlwaukee---- --------i
Peoria---------------Springfield, 111------WS NRHCNRL
T OT ETA
CedarECity-----------KansasRapids2---------Minneapolis-----------O Louis------------m
St.aha----------------St. Paul-------------Wichita2-------------SUHALNIC
OT TAT
Atlanta--------------Baltimore------------Charleston, S. C
-------Jacksonville----------Norfolk--------------Richm
ond------ ------Savannah--------—
W
ashington, D C ----. —---W
inston-Salem2--------ESTSUHCNRL
A OT ETA
Jackson2-------------—
Knoxville2----— ----Louisville-----------M phi---------------emles--------------M
obi
WS SUHCNRL
ET OT ETA
Dallas---------------Houston—— —— —
— —
—— —
Little Rock—--------N Orleans————
ew
-MUTIN
ONA
Butte----------------D Lake City--—---enver—
—
Salt
PAIFIC
C
Los Angeles—--------Portland, Oreg--------San Francisco----—
Seattle— — --—
— ----------
Average
for the
year
231.5
219.1
231.2
223.6
222.7
224.8
216.2
235.9
225.9
228.6
229.7
229.8
234.7
226.5
231.1
237.0
234.5
240.4
214.6
4
232.8
227.8
233.3
240.0
243.
237.4
216.6
223.4
224.5
243.4
222.5
245.9
229.7
6
243.5
223.1
236.
236.7
217.8
242.1
228.9
221.6
220.7
227.5
254.4
217.4
236.0
229.6
233.1
0
239.4
228.4
242.
230.2
6
234.5
234.
235.5
249.3
244.4
239.3
[ 1935-39 = 1001
Jan. 15
232.4
218.2
229.0
4
224.2
221.6
222.0
217.4
234.
225.2
227.7
230.2
229.7
235.4
227.0
232.4
237.2
233.5
240.9
214.3
235.6
0
227.8
232.8
243.1
244.
238.8
217.3
223.8
226.1
244.0
0
224.3
248.
230.7
243.8
222.3
237.2
237.3
219.2
242.6
228.2
223.7
220.2
230.3
256.9
218.4
237.8
231.6
236.3
241.7
229.4
244.8
230.2
236.9
232.2
239.3
254.8
248.9
243.4
Feb. 15
227.5
214.5
227.7
0
220.8
216.7
219.1
214.5
229.
221.0
225.0
226.2
224.8
4
229.5
223.6
225.
231.4
228.2
237.1
209.8
229.1
223.3
8
227.5
238.2
240.
235.1
213.1
220.0
222.6
238.6
221.2
242.7
227.4
238.6
219.5
4
231.7
3 232.3
214.9
238.
223.6
218.1
217.3
225.8
253.2
213.6
234.9
228.0
228.8
236.6
224.0
240.5
227.0
230.5
231.2
234.2
246.9
240.5
238.2
M 15
ar.
227.6
214.6
227.4
221.3
216.6
220.2
213.8
231.4
221.1
224.8
225.3
224.3
229.3
221.3
224.6
233.3
228.8
6
235.2
209.8
228.1
224.0
228.
235.6
238.6
235.1
213.2
220.1
222.4
238.0
220.3
240.8
223.5
9
239.3
219.2
3231.9
231.0
212.7
238.0
224.6
217.
215.9
223.3
250.5
213.2
231.0
228.0
229.1
236.8
224.3
239.8
228.1
230.5
231.4
234.3
248.6
245.7
239.4
Apr. 15
230.0
215.2
228.3
220.5
4
217.0
221.6
213.
233.4
224.2
228.7
229.3
226.9
231.2
4
222.8
227.
234.8
231.2
238.9
211.4
231.2
222.2
231.5
239.8
240.1
236.4
4
214.3
222.2
223.
240.6
221.5
240.4
225.6
0
242.2
220.6
232.7
234.8
216.
239.
227.3
218.8
0
215.8
223.7
250.5
214.9
231.1
229.4
231.9
237.3
226.1
240.1
228.0
232.9
233.7
237.1
250.5
249.6
241.5
M 15
ay
230.8
218.5
8
230.4
224.2
221.
226.1
215.8
237.4
227.6
228.0
227.1
4
228.0
233.4
226.
231.1
239.3
234.3
240.3
213.8
231.6
225.1
0
237.0
240.2
242.
238.5
215.0
224.2
224.8
243.6
223.2
241.5
223.2
243.2
221.3
231.4
235.6
0
215.3
241.8
226.1
217.
216.4
222.6
249.7
216.4
231.7
224.4
231.1
236.8
226.5
239.2
229.4
232.6
234.2
235.3
251.7
247.0
239.7
1952
June 15 July 15
231.5 234.9
219.2 225.9
230.9 238.0
225.2 228.6
223.3 232.6
228.
225.9 222.0
219.5 241.3
0
8
238.
227.0 228.3
226.4 230.2
226.9 233.2
228.8 235.1
232.9 237.3
226.7 232.0
230.9 237.7
239.2 239.1
236.5 239.9
9
242.3 245.5
214.2 237.2
234. 217.2
228.9 232.6
237.3 237.0
243.9 246.9
245.9 243.7
240.6
216.6
8
226.6
226.6
247.1
225.9
245.
226.5
242.4
222.8
236.0
236.2
214.9
6
242.2
227.0
219.
217.4
225.2
251.5
218.1
235.6
230.4
232.0
237.
228.2
241.7
4
231.1
235.7
234.8
235.4
250.0
247.4
237.8
240.9
220.2
226.4
225.5
248.1
6
224.0
246.
236.1
248.6
231.1
240.4
242.0
220.7
247.3
232.2
224.9
225.5
229.7
256.2
6
221.8
236.2
235.
233.7
239.7
230.4
246.6
231.7
8
237.8
236.
235.7
250.5
243.2
239.0
Aug. 15 Sept. 15
235.5 233.2
225.5 221.3
235. 232.5
227.2 225.9
230.6 227.6
6
229.4 225.7
222.3 219.0
241.9 235.6
229.0 227.8
230.7 229.7
9
232.5 231.3
235.9 232.1
4 237.
240.
231.0 227.7
237.7 234.8
241.8 238.6
239.5 243.9
7
4
245.3 237.3
220.3 233.0
218.
235.6 231.6
235.1 234.3
240.
245.9 244.7
246.9 244.0
0
238.7 237.3
220.6 223.7
225.3 224.6
0 217.
227.0 244.3
249.3 222.4
223.9 249.9
250.
238.9 246.9
0
249.2 234.3
232.6 226.5
244.0 238.9
244.1 240.1
224.0 245.7
252.1 222.2
0
233.6 224.7
228. 232.
230.8 231.6
232.8 224.2
263.4 221.1
224.4 258.5
243.7 233.1
236.0 240.8
237.4 237.
240.6
242.8 231.1
233.7 245.9
4
248.6
232.8
6
237.3 233.5
237.7 235.6
237.
235.3
251.6
241.0
239.7
234.6
5
249.9
240.7
240.
Oct. 15
232.4
221.4
9
233.2
224.0
226.6
226.
218.1
235.2
227.4
230.5
231.3
231.4
237.0
226.4
232.0
238.6
237.5
241.5
216.4
233.3
230.2
235.9
237.9
242.6
236.3
218.9
224.8
223.5
244.8
4
222.6
248.
230.1
243.8
7
222.5
235.1
235.2
218.1
242.2
229.7
222.
223.8
228.6
253.4
218.1
239.3
226.4
233.9
240.
228.3
241.8
4
232.4
236.3
235.6
233.6
7
247.0
240.5
238.
N 15
ov.
232.3
219.2
231.7
222.5
222.6
7
224.8
214.3
233.
226.9
232.0
7
234.2
231.4
237.
227.7
230.9
238.1
234.1
238.9
214.2
231.9
227.7
232.7
7
238.2
243.
236.1
217.6
223.1
223.2
7
243.5
221.2
248.
231.1
243.5
221.3
6
237.1
239.5
218.
241.8
227.6
222.4
221.2*
227.6
254.0
215.6
235.3
226.4
232.3
239.0
229.7
240.4
231.2
0
234.6
235.
234.9
247.7
242.3
238.1
Dec. 15
229.9
215.7
230.0
219.3
220.5
222.0
213.3
229.9
224.0
230.2
228.6
230.7
235.0
225.6
228.9
232.1
232.6
234.3
214.7
230.1
225.1
230.0
232.6
240.6
235.3
214.7
221.6
221.5
240.4
4
220.5
247.
228.4
241.3
222.1
236.1
234.1
216.6
242.2
225.9
222.5
221.6
0
227.4
255.6
214.1
233.
227.1
231.2
241.2
228.0
240.2
229.6
232.6
233.5
235.4
242.0
6
245.5
236.
1 Agregate costs of foods in each city weighted to represent total purchases by families of wage earners and lower-salaried workers, have been combined for the United States with the use of population weights.
3 June 1940 = 100.
3 Revised.
13
TABLE 5.—RETAIL F O PRICE INDEX PERCENT CHANGES, BY CITIES, 1 5 AN 1 5
OD
91 D 92
Dec. 15, Jan. 15, Feb. 15, M1951 Apr. 15, M1951 June 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Sept.15, Oct. 15, N1951 Dec. 15, Annual
15,
1950 1951 to ar. 15, 1951 ayto 1951 1951 1951 1951 to ov. 15, 1950 average
City and regional area Jan.to15, Feb. 15, M1951 Apr. 15, Mto June 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Sept.15, Oct. 15, N1951 Dec. 15, Dec. 15, 1950 to
to to annual
to ar. 15, to ay15,
to to to to
1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 1951 ov. 15, 1951 1951 average
1951
1951
UITDSTTS------------- +2.6 +1.8 +0.1 -0.2 +0.8 -0.2 +0.4 -0.3 +0.1 +0.8 +1.0 +0.3 +7.4 +11.2
NE AE
NWNLN:
E EGAD
4
Boston------------------ +2.9 +1.2 +1.2 -0.2 +0.8 +0.3 +0.8 -0.5 -0.7 +1.8 +0.3 +0.4 +7.7 +9.97
Bridgeport-------------- +2.2 +2.2 -0.2 +0.3 -0.3 +1.2 +0.4 -0.5 -0.6 +1.6 +0.2 +0.4 +6.9 +10.0
+2.4 +2.4
-0.4 -0.3 +0. 0 -0.4
+1.4 -0.1 -0.2 +5. +9.
Fall River-------------- +2.4 +1.8 -0.7 +0.1 +0.3 +1.0 +0.3 +0.1 -0.3 +1.4 +0.4 -0.7 +5.1 +10.5
-0.9
MH
0 +6. +9.
Nanchester-------------- +2.5 .+1.5 -0.2 -0.5 +1.2 +1.9 +0.5 -1.1 +0.3 +1.1 -0.1 -0.1 +6.5 +10.5
ew aven--------------+2.8 -0.6 -0.4
-0.3
+0.2
1
Portland, M ne---------- +2.5 +2.5 -1.0 +0.4 +0.0 +0.2 +1.4 -0.5 -1.3 +2.2 +0.3 +0.3 +6.5 +10.8
ai
+1.0 -1.3 -0.3 +1.0 +0.2
7
8
-0.2
Providence-------------- +2.6
MBuffalo----------------- +3.9 +1.1 +0.8 -0.7 +1.8 +1.1 -1.0 -1.3 +1.0 +1.2 +1.3 -0.2 +9.3 +11.5
IDL ALNIC
DE TAT :
4
N ark------------------ +2.3 +2.7 -1.0 +0.1 +0.7 -0.9 +0.9 -0.4 +0.3 +0.5 +1.8 -0.1 +6.5 +11.6
ew
4
N York---------------- +2.3 +2.1 -1.0 +0.4 +1.3 -0.7 +0.1 -0.3 +0.1 +0.3 +0.4 -0.5 +5.7 +10.4
ew
7 -0.1 +1.6 -0.4 -0.4 +1.8 +0.7 -0.3 +7.6 +10.7
Philadelphia------------ +2.3 +2.2 -0.4 +0.3 +0.2 -0.7 +0.1 -0.2 +0.4 +1.1 +0.7 +0.1 +7.5 +11.1
Pittsburgh-------------- +3.0 +2. -0.1 -0.2 +1.4 9
Rochester--------------- +2.0 +1.9 +0.9 +0. +1.7 +0.2 -0.6 +0.2 +0.6 +1.0 +1.1 +0.5 +10.3 +11.5
Scranton---------------- +2.6 +2.8 -0.4 -0.6 +1. +0. -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 +0.7 +1.8 0 +8.4 +11.1
EChicago----------------- +1.6 +3.5 -0.6 -0.2 +0.8 +0.2 +0.8 -0.8 -0.5 +1.7 +0.9 +0.1 +7.4 +11.5
A NRHCNRL
ST OT ETA:
+0. -0.1
Cincinnati-------------- +3.6 +1.3 +0.3 +0.1 +1.5 +0.3 +0.2 -0.4 +0.3 +0.3 +1.0 -0.2 +8.7 +10.2
Cleveland--------------- +1.9 +3.4 -0.5 -0.5 +0.6 +0. +1.0 -0.1 -0.2 +0.9 +0.9 -0.7 +6.0 +11.5
0 -0.2 -0.7 8 1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 +0.9 +1.3 0 +8.0 +12.7
Colum Ohio----------- +2.7 +2.1 +0.2 -0.6 +0.6 +0.6 -0.4 -0.1 +0.2 +0.8 +0.8 +0.4 +7.0 +11.3
bus,
Detroit----------------- +1.7 +0.9 +0. -0.2 8 -0.4 +0.4
Indianapolis------------- +3.0 +2.6 -0.2
-0.6 04 7 -0.4 +6.6 +9.0
Mlwaukee--------------- +1.5 +3.3 +0.7 -0.9 +0.1 +1.1 +0.9 +0.4 +0.5 +0.4 +0.7 +1.3 +5.5 +11.8
i
Peoria__ ______ __ +0.9 +1.9 -0.2 -0.1 +1.2 +0.2 -0.6 -1.2 +0.1 +0.2 +1.2 +0.4 +7.9 +10.3
+2.9 +1.
7 -0.1 +1. +0.4 0 -1.2 -0.5 +0. +1.2 -0.3 +4.7 +11.8
-0.3
+1.
0
Springfield, 111.-------WS NRHCNRL ------- +1.5 +0.6 +1.9 0 +0.7 +0.3 +0.5 -1.0 -0.4 +1.1 +1.1 -0.3 +6.2 +11.7
ET ORapids-----T ETA:
Cedar
-0.4
8
+11.4
0
Kansas City------------- +3.6 +1.9 +0.5 +0.4 +0.2 +0.5 +0.4 -0.9 +0.2 +0.5 +1.1 +0.3 +8.3 +11.9
+2.
Minneapolis------_____ +1.9 +1.3 +0.2 +0.1 +1.6 +0.1 -0.2 +0.4 -0.9 +1.7 +1.2 +0.7 +7.3 +11.1
O aha-___ __ ------- +1.4 +2.6 -0.1 -0.8 +0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 +0.7 +0.2 +0.8 +1.8 +6.2 +11.8
mLouis---------------0.2 -0.3 -0.2 +1. +1.2 +0.7 +8.2
+1. -0.2 0 +1.1
9
St.
St. Paul---------------- +0.5 +1.1 +0.6 -1.4 +0.3 +0.5 +0.1 -0.2 +1.5 +2.6 +0.5 +0.9 +10.2 +12.3
Wichita----------------- +3.8 +2.1 +0.7 +0.1 0 +0.4 +1.4 -0.1 -0.5 +0.6 +0.4 +1.9 +8.3 +11.8
SAtlanta----------------- +2.9 +0.3 0 +2.0 +0.1 -0.3 +0.6 +0.9 +0.3 -0.9 +0.9 -0.6 +6.3 +13.4
OT ALNIC
UH TAT :
0 -0.8
0
Baltimore--------------- +2.8 +2.3 +0.5 -1.0 +1.2 0 +3.4 +1.0 +0.1 +1.2 +0.5 +1.6 +9.1 +12.5
0 +10.7
+2.4 +2.1 -0.1
Charleston, S. C.-------- +2.6 +1.1 +1.4 -0.3 -0.3 +0.6 +0.8 +0.4 +0.5 -1.2 +1.0 +0.1 +7.3 +11.1
-0.9 0
-1.6
Jacksonville------------- +4.8 +2.6 +1.2 -0.2 +0.7 -0.1 0 -0.1 -0.2 +0.4 +0.8 -+0.7 +5.8 +11.4
0 0
-2.5
+8.
Norfolk----------------- +2.5 +1.3 -0.4 -0.7 +0.4 -0.1 0 -0.3 +0.8 +0.3 +0.3 -0.4 +3.8 +10.4
Richm
ond---------------0 +0.9 -0.4 -0.1 0 0 -1.0 -0.5 +0.6 -0.3 0 0 +8.4 +13.9
Savannah---------------- +3.1 +0.7 +0.3 +2.3 +0.9 +0.8 +0.7 +0.3 +0.6 +1.8 +0.4 +0.4 +5.6 +10.7
W
ashington, D C.-------- +1.6 +1.7 +1.1 -1.5 +0.1 0 -0.1 +0.2 -0.6 +0.4 +0.2 +1.0 +4.1 +10.4
.
W
inston-Salem------------ +2.
EBirmnghamETA:
A SiUHCNRL
ST OT -------------- +3.5 +0.5 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1
-0.9 +1. +1.
-0.7 +4.9 +9.8
Jackson----------------- +3.3 +1.5 +0.1 -1.9 +0.5 -0.8 +0.3 +1.3 +1.3 +1.8 +0.1 +0.2 +6.1 +11.4
+1. 0
6 4 -0.5 -0.9
-0.2
Knoxville--------------- +2.1 +2.8 0 -1.0 +0.6 +0.8 +0.2 +0.0 +0.7 +1.5 +1.9 +0.2 +5.3 +10.9
-0.2 -0.6 +0.8 -0.6 +0.1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.8 +7.8 +11.9
Louisville-------------- +3.3 +1.1 +1.3 -,1.0 +0.7 -0.7 -0.3 +1.0 +1.2 +0.3 -0.1 +0.5 +6.7 +10.5
M phi------------------ +1.6 +1.0 +0.6 +0.8 -0.7 +0.7 +1.7 -1.1 +0.9 +1.1 -0.7 +0.6 +8.5 +11.2
em
---- +3.4 4
-0.4
M es----------—
obil
WS SUHCNRL
ET OT ETA:
-0.3
Dallas------------------ +3.7 +1. +1.2 -0.1 +0. -0.8 0 +0.7 +0.9 -0.8 +0.9 +1.4 +6.0 +10.7
-0.2
Houston----------------- +2.2 +1.2 +0.5 -0.5 +0.1 -0.4 -0.4 +1.9 ' +1.1 +0.1 +0.1 +2.0 +6.5 +11.7
1
Little Rock------------- +2.6 +0.1 +0.7 -0.8 -1.3 -0.5 +0.3 +0.8 -0.1 +0.6 +0.6 +1.2 +5.9 +10.4
-0.8 -0.3 0 -0.7 -0.3 0 -0.3 +0.4
+7.1 +10.8
N Orleans------------- +4.2 8 +1.0
ew
MButTI———————— +2.3 +0.8 +0.6 -0.4 +1.7 -0.5 +0.8 +0.7 -0.2 +0.3 +0.4 +1.5 +8.3 +11.3
ON©N ——— — —
UtA :
—
Denver____-_______ +1.3 +0.5 +1.0 -0.3 +1.6 +0.1 -0.9 +0.4 +0.3 +1.2 +0.9 +1.0 +7.5 +11.5
Salt Late City----------- +2.9 +1.5 +0.7 -0.4 +0.0 +0.7 +0.7 -0.4 +0.3 +0.1 +1.8 +0.4 +7.0 +11.9
PA Angeles------------- +3.8 +0.3 +1.3 -0.4 +0.9 0 +0.8 -0.2 +0.4 +0.5 +1.1 +1.5 +10.4 +12.9
CIFIC:
Los Qreg.---------- +3.6 +1.6 +1.2 -0.7 +1.4 -0.2 -0.1 -1.5 +0.2 -0.4 +2.0 +0.6 +7.8 +12.6
Portland,
San Francisco------------ +2.0 -1.1 +2.7 0 +0.9 -1.5 +0.3 -0.5 +0.7 +0.3 +1.4 +0.8 +6.3 +10.7
Seattle----------------- +3.9 +0.7 +1.1 -1.4 +1.2 -1.6 +0.2 -1.4 +0.2 +0.2 +2.2 +3.2 +8.5 +10.9
- 14 -
TABLE 5 .— RETAIL
City and regional area
FOOD
PRICE INDEX PERCENT CHANGES, BY CITIES, 19S1 and 1952--Continued
Dec. 15, Jan. 15, Feb. 15, M1952 Apr. 15, M1952 June 15, July 15, A1952 Sept. 15, Oct. 15, N1952 Dec. 15,
15,
1951 1952 1952 ar. 15, 1952 ayto 1952 1952 ug. 15, 1952 1952 ov. 15, 1951
to ay
to15, Feb.to15, Mto15, Apr. 15, Mto15, June 15, July 15, A to15, Sept. 15, Oct. 15, N to15, Dec. 15, Dec. 15,
to
to to
to to
Jan. 1952 ar. 1952 1952 1952 1952 ug. 1952 1952 ov. 1952 1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
+0.1 -2.1 0 +1.1 +0.3 +0.3 +1.5 +0.3 -1.0 -0.3 0 -1.0 -1.0
0
-1.6 -1.6
-0.5
+0.1 -1.7 +0.1 +0.3 +1.7 +0.5 +2.7 -0.2 -1.9 +0.3 -1.2 -0.7 -1.9
-0.5 +1.0 -0.1 +1.4 -1.2 -1.1 0 -0.8
-1.5 -0.1 +0.4 +1.7 +1.4 +3.1 -0.4 -2.0 -0.6 -0.7 -1.3 -0.3
+0.2 -1.0 +0.3 +0.4 +1.8 +0.2 +2.5 +0.9 -0.9 +0.4 -1.5 -1.1 +0.5
+0.2 -2.0 +0.
-0.4
-0.9
4
-0.7
+0.1 -1.3 -0.1 -0.1 +0.8 +1.7 +1.0 -1.1 -1.7 -0.4 -1.5 -1.2 -1.3
+0.4 -1.3 +0.2 +0.9 +2.3 +0.3 +3.5 +0.3 -2.4 -0.5 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1
+1.4 -0.2
-1.5 -1.8
-0.2
+0.1 -2.1 8 +0. +1.9
-0.7 -1.2 -0.4 +1.8 +0.0 0 +1.7 -0.1 0 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 -1.2
+0.2 -1.9 +0.4 +1.3 +1.2 -1.0 +0.6 +0.6 -0.8 +0.3 +1.2 -1.3 +1.3
-0.3
-0.9
-0.2 -1.7 0 +1.8 -0.8 -0.2 +2.8 -0.3 -1.3 -0.4 +1.0 -2.3 +0.8
+0.3 -2.2 -0.4 +1.2 +0.5 +0.3 +2.8 +0.1 -1.6 -0.2 +0.2 -0.2 +0.2
01 +1.3 +1.5 -1.4 -0.6 +0.6 -0.9 -0.8
9 -0.4
0 -0.1 -1.0
-0.2 +0.9 +0.7
+0.5 -2.5 -0.9 +0.3 +1.9 +0. +2.
0 -1.7
+0.9 -2.8 -0.6 +1.6 +1.4 -0.1 +2.9 0 -1.2 -1.2 -0.5 -0.9 -0.4
-0.3 -2.6
-2.5
+1.4 +1.9 0 +1. 0 -1.0 0
+1.0 -2.2 +0.8 +0.6 +1.9 +0.9 +0.3 +0.8 -1.3 -1.0 -0.2 -0.6 -2.5
-0.6 +1.0 +1.0 +0.2 +0.9 +1.4 -0.9 -0.9 -1.5 0 +1.0
-1.8
+1.2 -1.5 +0.2 +1.1 +0.1 +1.1 +1.2 +0.3 -0.7 +0.1 -1.1 -1.9 +1.3
4
+1.2 -2.1 -0.3 +1.0 +0.2 +1.1 +1.3 -0.8 -1.0 +0.1 -0.6 -0.5 -1.6
4 -2.5 -0.1
+0.3 -1.7 +0.1 -0.8 +1.3 +1.7 +1.4 +1.6 -1.7 -0.6 -1.0 -1.2 -0.9
+0.1 -2.4
-1.4
+0. -2.2 -1.2 +1.8 +0.4 +1.3 -0.1 +0.9 -0.8 -2.6 -1.1 -2.6 -4.1
+0.5 -1.6 +0.3 +1.5 +2.1 +0.5 +0.2 +1.1 -2.4 +0.7 +0.5 -1.1 -1.1
-0.7 +0.6 +0.9 +1.4 +0.4 0 -0.9 -0.7 +0.1 -1.1 -0.8
+0.6
UITDSTTS-----------NE AE
NWNLN:
E EGAD
Boston___________
Bridgeport------------Fall River-------*----Manchester------------N H Mne-------ew aven-------------Portland, ai
Providence------------MDEALNIC
IDL TAT :
Buffalo---------------N ark________—
__
NewYork--------------ew
Philadelphia-----------Pittsburgh------ -----Rochester-------------Scranton--------------EChicago-—NRL
ATNRHC TA:
S OT _________
E
Cincinnati------------Cleveland-------------Colum Ohio--------bus,
Detroit---------------Indianapolis-----------Mlwaukee-------- -----i
Peoria----------------Springfield, 111-------WS NRHCNRL
ET ORapids-----------Cedar T ETA:
Kansas City-----------Minneapolis-----------O Louis-------------m
St.aha-----------------St. Paul--------------Wichita---------------SUHALNIC
OT TAT :
Atlanta---------------Baltimore-------------Charleston, S. C.------Jacksonville-----------Norfolk---------------Richm
ond--------------Savannah--------------W
ashington, D C.------.
W
inston-Salem----------EBirmnghamNRL
A SiUHC TA:
ST OT E
Jackson—-------------—
—— — —
— — ———
—
Knoxville-------------Louisville-------------—
M phi------------— —
em ——— —---M es———— —
obil ——— —
WS SUHCNRL -—
ET OT ETA:
Dallas------------Housto Rock-----------Littlen---------------N Orleans-----------ew
MButte------------- ----ONAN
UTI :
Denver— City---------—
—
Salt Lake
PA Angeles-----------CIFIC:
Los Greg.--------Portland,
San Francisco----------Seattle----------------
-0.6
-0.1
-0.4
-0.1
0
+0.1
-0.2
0
+0.5
+0.9
4
+0.5
+1.5
+0.4
+0.
-0.1
+0.2
-1.1
+0.1
+0.5
-0.3
-0.5
+0.1
+0.4
+0.1
-0.1
+0.2
-1.5
-1.3
-0.2
-0.6
+0.2
6
+0.5
+1.
-1.3
-2.2
-1.3
-1.9
-2.2
-1.2
-2.3
-1.4
-2.1
-1.3
-2.4
-1.9
-2.3
-1.5
-2.4
-2.1
-1.3
-2.0
-1.4
-2.2
-1.2
-1.6
-3.2
-2.2
-2.2
-1.8
-1.2
-2.6
-0.7
-2.1
-3.1
-3.4
-2.1
0
0
0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.5
-0.8
-1.5
+0.4
0
-0.1
-0.7
-0.7
-0.1
+0.4
-0.5
-0.9
-0.8
-1.1
-0.2
-1.7
0
+0.4
0
-0.1
-0.3
+0.
+0.3
+0.2
1
+0.2
+0.6
+2.6
+0.0
+0.6
+0.6
+1.0
+0.4
+0.7
+0.9
-0.2
+0.5
+1.3
+0.6
+0.4
+1.6
+1.8
+0.3
+1.2
+0.7
+0.2
-0.1
+0.2
+0.6
+0.2
+0.5
+0.7
+0.8
+0.1
+0.8
+0.7
+0.4
+1.0
+1.1
+0.9
+1.7
+0.8
+0.7
+0.9
+0.5
+0.3
+1.7
+0.7
+0.5
-0.8
+0.5
+0.2
-0.6
+0.1
-0.6
+0.8
-0.4
-0.4
+0.3
-0.4
-0.5
+0.9
+0.1
-2.1
+0.2
-0.8
+0.2
-0.4
+0.3
+0.2
+0.2
-0.6
+0.3
-1.0
-0.7
+1.1
+0.1
+1.6
+0.8
+1.6
+0.9
+1.8
+1.5
-0.3
+0.1
+2.6
+0.4
-0.5
+0.7
+0.9
+0.2
+0.5
+1.1
+0.8
+0.8
+1.7
+2.7
+0.
+0.1
+1.5
0
+0.9
+1.1
+1.0
+0.3
-0.1
-0.5
+0.2
-0.8
15
+0.1
+1.6
-0.1
-0.5
+0.4
-0.4
0
+4.2
+2.6
+3.9
+1.7
+2.5
+2.8
+1.8
+2.2
+2.7
+3.7
+2.0
+2.0
+1.5
+0.4
+2.1
+0.1
+1.7
+0.7
+2.2
0
+1.1
+0.9
+0.2
+0.1
-1.8
+0.6
-0.9
+0.2
-0.6
+0.8
+0.2
-0.4
+2.0
+0.5
+0.8
+0.3
+1.8
9
+0.5
+1.9
+1.
+0.4
+1.6
+2.4
+1.7
+2.3
+1.4
+2.9
+0.3
+1.3
+1.6
+1.9
+0.4
+0.4
0
+0.2
-0.2
+0.4
-0.5
-0.1
-0.7
-1.5
-0.6
-1.2
-1.9
-0.4
-0.4
-1.6
-1.2
-2.5
-1.8
-2.1
-0.6
-2.8
-0.4
-1.7
-2.9
-0.5
-1.9
-1.5
-1.2
-1.2
-0.1
-0.8
-0.9
-1.3
+0.3
-0.9
+0.1
-0.3
-0.8
-0.3
+0.7
-0.3
+0.5
+0.7
-0.5
0
+0.2
-0.5
-1.8
-1.3
-1.6
-1.9
-1.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.3
-0.9
-0.2
-1.4
-1.9
-1.4
-0.6
-2.9
-1.3
-0.2
-1.2
-1.6
-0.54
■M
D
.
-0.9
-0.3
-0.8
-0.4
-0.9
+0.1
-0.8
-0.8
+0.1
-0.5
-0.6
-0.2
+0.4
-0.1
-0.5
+0.7
8
+1.1
+0.
-0.2
-0.6
-0.1
-1.2
-0.4
+0.2
-1.1
-1.7
0
-0.7
-0.2
+0.1
-0.4
-0.6
-1.0
+0.1
-0.5
-1.1
-0.7
-1.0
-1.2
-0.5
-0.3
-1.2
-0.9
+0.2
-0.5
-1.9
-1.1
+0.5
-1.1.
0
-0.1
0
+0.6
-0.5
-1.0
+0.4
-0.5
+0.6
-0.4
-0.1
-0.6
-0.7
-0.8
+0.5 +0.2
0 -2.1
+0.9 +1.2
-0.1 -0.8
-1.9
-1.5
-1.1
-2.4
-1.4
-1.5
-0.5
-1.0
-0.5
+0.5
+0.3
+0.4
-1.0
+0.5
-1.6
-0.1
-0.8
-0.7
-0.5
-2.1
-2.4
-1.9
-1.8
0
-0.8
-1.7
-1*8
-2.8
+0.1
-2.2
-4.2
-1.4
-1.4
Annual
average
1951
to
annual
average
1952
+1.8
+2.4
0
+2.3
+1.2
+1.
+2.2
+1.2
+2.8
+2.5
0
+1.5
+1.7
+2.
+1.9
+2.8
+2.7
+1.5
+2.9
+2.3
+3.3
+1.4
+1.9
+2.5
+0.9
+1.9
+0.7
+1.6
+2.1
3
+2.9
+1.8
+2.1
+3.
+0.3
+2.5
+3.6
+1.3
+2.3
9
+0.1
+2.7
+1.4
+0.
+0.
+0.5
+0.9
+1.7
+0.1
7
+1.2
+1.7
0
+0.6
+1.9
+0.
+1.7
+0.8
+2.8
+1.5
0
+2.4
+2.1
TABLE 6.—CLASSIFICATION O RETAIL FO DITEMS BY PERCENTAGE CH G INPRICE FROM DECEMBER 1 5 TODECEMBER 1 5
F
O
AN E
90
91
AN FROM DECEMBER 1 5 TODECEMBER 1 5
D
91
92
PERCEN CAG FRMD EMER1950TODC B 1951
T HNE O EC B
EEMER
+5.0$ to +9.9$
+0.1$ to +4.9$
-5.0$ to -9.9$
+10.0$ and over
-0.1$ to -4.9$
■ 10.0$and over
---Cabbage, fresh----+69.1 Corn, canned------+9.1 Ice cream------ —+4. Grape dried---- 4
__5 3 Beans, green,fresh—-33.0
Lettuce--------—+62.8 Layer cake------- +9.1 Apples-----------+4.64 Prunes,jelly------ ■-1.1.1 Salt pork----------5.68 Eggs, fresh— -13.1
Pork chops------- +4.3 Oranges---------Potatoes--—
-----+62.5 Milk, fresh,
-5 n
a
grocery—+9.1 am e------- +2.1
Sweetpotatoes-----+49.4 Milk, fresh,
canned— Orange juice
+8. Baby foods,
Carrots----------+38.30 Ham delivered-+8.49 H , wholstrained—+1.9 Salmon, pink, - ■ 3.0 Strawberries,
frozen---6.8
Coffee— -----—+26. flakes-—---+8.
—
coneentrate—7.5
Butter-----------+15.9 Cornburger-------- 1 Sugar------------+1.2 Peas, canned---— *3.9
-Bacon, sliced-—
Tomatoes, fresh---+14.05 Frankfurters----- +8.3 Frying chickens---+1.5 Peas, frozen------ *3.1
white------+7.1 Shortening,
Chuckroast—--—+13. Bread,fresh,
+
Cheese-----------+13.6
Veal cutlets------+12.3 Fish, frozen—+6. Saladhydrogenated—+ ..9
dressing—— 3
Rib roast-------- +12.1 Rolled oats------ +6.02 Pineapple, canned—+ .7
4 Peaches, canned---+6.2
Round leg--------•+11.5 Commeal------— +5.7
-—
Lam drink------- +11.2 Flour, wheat------+5.5
b, steak— --+12.
Cola cookies--- +10.9
Vanilla
Tomatevaporated— +10.
Milk, oes, canned--+10.84
PERCEN CAG FRMDC B 1951TODC B 1952
T HNE O EEMER
EEMER
Applea_______ +37.6 Beans, green, fresh +9.9 Com, canned— +4.4 Coffee_______ - .3 Veal cutlets---— -6.0 Shortening,
---Onions———--- +26.7 Commeal--- ---- +5.7 Salt evaporated-- +3.8 Layer cake------- - .4 Frankfurters------ -6.4 b, leg-------- -12.7
— ———+16.
——
cookies--- - .6 Eggs, fresh----- - -6.9 Carrots, fresh---- -13.1
Sweetpotatoes— — 8 Prunes, dried----- +7.17 Milk,pork------- +4.2 Vanillawheat------ - .4 Rib roast------- - -6.1 Lam hydrogenated—-10.7
Frying.Y dressed—+15.3 N beans, dried—+5. Milk, fresh,
avy
delivered—+3.8 Flour, canned—-1.0 Butter----------~ -7.1 Orange juice -13.8
burger-------Nchickens,
.
Peas, canned— -- +3,8 Grape jelly------ - .8 Salad roast— —- -7.8 Ham concentrate- -15.7
Potatoes— ----- +12.8
Peaches, canned--- -1.5 Salmon, pink— — -7.9 Tomatoes, fresh--- -16.9
Cheese, Am can 7 Pineapple,
eri —
Chuckdressing---- 2
— --9.
Frying chickens, +10.1
Pork chops------- -3.1
process—+3. Margarine, colored- -4.1
dressed
Cabbage, fresh---- -23.0
Milk, fresh,
Rice-- and drawn +10.0
Lettuce-------- —-29.3
grocery—+3.6 Peas, frozen— —-4.1
-—
Lard________ -30.2
Sugar------------ +3.2 Round steak------ -4.1
+3.6
Bread, white------ +2.5
Bacon-----------Tomatwholecanned—+2.3
H ,cream-------- +1.9
am oes, ------- +1.
Ice oats------ +1.3
Rolled
Baby foods,strained+1..1
Oranges--— + .7 .
------ 0
Cola drinks------ + 9
16
TABLE 7.—INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES O PRINCIPAL FO D IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY M N , 1 5
F
OS
O TH 9 1
Article
[1935-1939= 1001
Aver1951
age
for Jan. 15 Feb. 15 M 15 Apr. 15 M 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 N 15 Dec. 15
ay
ar.
ov.
the
year
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals: wheat---~-----5pounds— 201.2
Flour,
Cornmeal—
Cornflakes----------13 ounces— 200.3
------------- pound— 99.2
Rice1--- --- -----------do--- 203.5
Rolled oats2---------20 ounces— 160.1
Bakery products:
Bread, white------------ pound— 183.3
Vanilla cookies------------- do— 216.3
—
Layer cake (and-----------do--- 107.2
roll, each)3- fish:
4 jellyMeats, poultry, and
M
eats:
Beef: steak----------- pound— 323.5
Round
Rib roast------------ — 295.2
do-------------do--- 107.0
Chuck roast—
Frankfurters3-----------do--- 328.2
Ham
do--- 216.8
Veal: burger2--------------do--- 315.2
Cutlets--------------Pork:
Chops-------------- ---do— 176.4
—
Bacon, sliced-----------do--- 240.2
-----do--- 226.4
H , pork--------------do--- 184.5
am whole------—
Salt
Lam
b:
Leg------------------- do--- 192.4
Poultry: Frying chickens-----do--- 293.1
Fish; (fresh, frozen)*----- do--- 289.8
Fishon, pink*----- 16-ounce can—
Salm
Dairy products: — ----pound— 499.2
Butter----------— — do--- 224.1
Cheese-------------------261.9
Mlk: (delivered)------—
iFresh
quart—
Fresh (grocery)-----------do--- 187.9
Ice cream 14 l/2-ounce can— 189.1
3-----------------pint— 202.6
104.8
Milk, evaporated—
Eggs: Fresh--------;---------dozen— 211.3
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:3
Strawberries3-------- 16 ounces— 97.6
Orange juice
concentrate3--------6 ounces— 101.4
Frozen vegetables:
Peas3---------------12 ounces— 98.1
Fresh fruits:
Apples—
----------------pound— 3
Bananas------------------do--- 208.3
Oranges, size 200----- —dozen— 270.3
171.
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green------------ pound— 207.6
6
Cabbage----- -------------do--- 228.5
232.
Carrots-----------------bunch— 195.0
Lettuce------------------head— 191.2
Onions------------------pound—
Potatoes------------ 15 pound— 209.1
Sweetpotatoes— -------pounds— 228.4
Tom oes5----------------do--- 179.4
6
Cannedatfruits:
Peaches----------N 2 l/2 can— 178.3
o.
Pineapple----------------do--- 175.0
Canned vegetables:
Corn7---------------N 2 can— 164.9
o.
Tom oes-----------------do--- 209.4
at
o.
Peas-------------- N 303 can— 117.8
Baby foods, strained33/4
4 1/2-4 pound— 7
Dried fruits: Prunes-------ounces— 101.5
Dried vegetables: N beans— 270.3
avy do--- 225.
Beverages:--------------- -—do*--- 344.8
Coffee—
— 103.
Coland oils:
Fats a drink3------ 6-bottle carton— 165.9
Lard---------------------pound— 7
Hydrogenatea shortening--—do— 189.5
■—
Salad dressing-------------pound— 160.2
Margarine----------------—pint— 185.6
Sugar and•—--------- — pounds— 188.7
Sugar—sweets: ---5 ounces— 100.2
Grape jelly3---------- 12
196.3
192.5
200.5
100.5
154.7
182.2
209.8
103.1
199.0
193.9
202.8
101.5
155.2
183.0
211.6
105.8
200.3
194.9
203.9
101.7
156.6
182.8
213.7
106.0
202.4
4
197.3
201.6
101.
160.2
182.8
213.2
107.3
202.3
197.8
200.4
101.3
161.3
183.4
213.5
106.9
201.7
199.5
200.8
101.5
161.5
183.9
214.4
108.6
312.3
288.0
315.0
104.1
212.4
300.2
228.9
175.1
224.9
186.7
277.3
184.9
283.0
493.7
228.0
254.9
183.5
185.2
7
104.1
194.5
191.
100.8
102.0
99.1
204.4
266.5
153.3
303.5
239.6
206.3
164.0
144.0
172.5
182.3
254.7
172.1
177.5
159.5
191.2
119.5
100.2
268.0
231.8
340.7
107.8
166.3
191.4
161.2
193.9
187.3
100.3
317.2
294.6
323.2
105.5
217.7
308.0
235.0
6
178.7
229.5
187.
284.2
193.1
283.1
501.7
226.1
264.3
184.8
186.7
105.4
201.0
179.8
101.3
102.4
99.9
206.4
274.0
173.4
244.8
425.2
258.3
7
189.2
173.6
177.
189.7
218.7
172.8
178.5
161.8
209.1
119.7
100.8
271.9
234.4
343.5
107.9
173.4
197.3
164.2
199.5
187.6
100.5
318.8 320.3 320.9
0 6
292.1 326.2 289.0
324.4 294.2 106.5
106. 106. 327.1
218.8 219.7 216.9
308.6 311.9 315.4
235.7 233.4 6
178.2 228.6 234.2
230.1 177.9 177.3
188.0 187.0 226.9
184.
285.9 198.5 6199.8
0 288.7 293.4
198.
287.6 286.1 287.1
502.4 508.4 511.7
224.0 219.7 223.3
265.7 265.7 260.3
185.4 185.9 184.
6
187.3 186.2 104.9
104.9 203.2 185.9
105. 202.8
7
202.4
195.2 191.2 198.4
101.3 100.5 98.7
104.2 105.1 105.0
100.1 98.3 98.3
206.2 205.1 213.6
276.0 158.0 274.7
166.1 273.9 163.2
193.3 205.6 212.7
7
386.5 192.9 191.0
220.2 225.1 196.5
4 212. 229.8
149.8
176.1 185.0 235.1
179.3 186.7 201.5
190.1 193.1 202.6
216. 192.4 196.5
173.3 179.3 174.8
178.8 174.7 178.6
162.8 163.6 164.4
215.6 223.3 7 226.8
119.9 119.6 118.4
101.4 101.5 101.9
272.4 235.5 273.8
235.1 273.3 233.1
342.3 6344.1 346.5
108.9 108.4 108.2
174.4 173.7 167.8
4 201.
198.5 165.1 201.1
165.1 199.8 197.8
199.
9 164.8
187.4 186.5 186.4
100.8 101.7 101.0
322.2
289.5
327.2
106.8
215.5
317.2
235.3
177.1
8
228.9
184.
297.3
191.2
291.4
511.0
223.3
261.8
185.4
186.1
104.9
203.3
201.2
97.0
104.8
98.0
232.9
271.7
167.5
187.3
172.9
202.8
6
162.1
246.2
230.4
231.
179.4
174.9
178.1
164.4
230.2
118.8
102.8
272.1
230.7
346.7
108.0
166.2
198.1
4
166.3
194.
187.4
101.0
323.1
290.0
0
327.4
108.9
215.
319.1
236.9
177.8
229.6
183.0
296.3
195.9
288.1
509.2
221.0
260.8
187.2
188.1
5
105.3
203.5
211.
97.4
103.2
98.2
240.2
268.9
161.5
149.1
151.2
0
229.6
192.7
205.1
236.8
251.
170.2
174.6
177.8
164.0
228.9
119.2
101.7
274.5
224.4
346.0
108.2
159.9
190.5
4
163.2
184.
190.0
100.8
201.6
8
196.7
203.2
102.
159.1
182.7
214.9
107.9
1July 1947 =100.
2February 1943 =100.
3 Decem 1950 * 100.
ber
4 1938 - 39 =100.
5October 1949 *100.
6 Revised,
7S p e c ifjc a tic a c-tauged fro No. 2 can to N 303 can, M 15, 1951.
m
o.
ay
17
201.1
203.9
201.3
101.8
162.0
183.5
215.8
107.1
323.2
289.5
327.1
108.6
215.1
319.8
254.4
177.8
229.9
184.4
296.7
194.4
292.2
508.5
220.5
259.3
188.3
190.5
105.7
203.2
225.8
95.8
101.5
98.3
214.3
264.0
188.5
166.8
151.6
235.6
0
180.0
176.7
203.
308.2
112.6
175.5
177.3
165.4
209.0
117.8
101.1
275.7
220.9
346.3
108.4
161.4
7
181.3
158.6
174.
191.7
99.4
201.8
205.3
203.7
99.6
162.2
183.7
220.0
107.9
201.8
206.3
4
204.2
94.9
162.
183.9
221.5
107.5
202.9
207.3
206.4
93.7
162.1
183.9
223.1
109.8
203.7
207.1
209.9
94.0
162.9
184.8
223.2
109.1
323.3
290.6
327.7
108.1
216.6
320.1
258.0
178.1
229.4
186.2
296.1
195.9
290.1
503.1
219.7
259.4
189.2
7
191.8
104.0
203.
239.3
95.6
100.2
97.8
203.6
265.0
194.4
185.7
4
153.1
241.1
168.6
168.
193.8
265.3
101.5
177.0
177.4
165.7
200.9
116.7
101.7
274.9
216.8
345.3
109.1
163.1
179.9
4
156.8
172.
191.3
99.6
332.4
306.7
337.9
4
108.7
218.
319.6
258.7
178.4
226.5
185.6
298.7
188.4
294.7
489.1
224.2
258.3
191.2
192.9
104.7
203.1
243.4
95.1
99.2
98.5
178.9
4
269.3
189.
188.5
160.4
235.9
186.4
177.2
215.0
227.5
142.8
177.8
177.9
165.
194.3
115.8
5
101.7
268.1
213.7
345.1
110.2
167.7
178.4
153.2
171.0
189.4
99.8
334.2
6
308.5
338.6
108.6
217.
319.5
248.8
172.7
7
218.2
179.
300.3
184.0
295.8
477.4
226.2
261.9
194.8
195.0
104.5
202.8
241.8
94.9
96.6
96.3
191.2
270.5
175.8
246.2
217.2
289.4
232.6
196.1
247.4
234.5
144.3
177.6
177.6
166.7
194.2
114.6
101.7
263.1
211.9
345.8
110.5
158.3
177.2
152.5
170.8
189.0
100.1
333.2
6
307.3
338.1
108.9
217.
322.9
226.0
165.2
217.2
174.8
304.8
181.9
296.1
475.7
241.2
263.3
195.1
0
197.4
104.
202.8
216.7
93.2
92.5
96.9
204.3
267.7
164.7
208.0
268.8
0
281.8
272.0
209.2
266.
265.2
222.4
178.3
177.3
168.3
195.3
114.4
101.9
261.6
213.9
345.2
111.4
155.6
176.5
153.4
169.4
188.6
99.8
TABLE 7a.—INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FO D IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY M N , 1 5
OS
O TH 9 2
11935-1939 = 1001
Article
Aver1952
age
for Jan. 15 Feb. 15 M 15 Apr. 15 M 15 June 15 July 15 A 15Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15
ar.
ay
ug.
the
year
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals: wheat----------5pounds— 202.8
Flour,flakes1---------13 ounces— 210.0
Corn meal---------------pound— 7
Corn
100.
Rice2-------------------- do-- 220.3
Rolled oats3--------- 20 ounces— 164.3
Bakeryproducts:
Bread, cookies------- 7 pound— 223.7
Vanillawhite------------ounces— 188.3
Layer cake (and jellyroll)*
Meats,--------------- -----pound— 108.8
poultry,
Meats: and fish:
Beef: steak------------pound-- 329.3
R
ound ----------- —
Rib roast—
Chuckroast------------- do-- 297.4
do-- 4
Frankfurters*------------do-- 325.0
Ham
burger3------------- do-- 105.6
Veal: ——————do— 207.1
Cutlets ——— —
———
Pork: ---------------— —320.1
Chops—
do-—
Bacon,- sliced------------do-- 243.2
H , pork--—
am whole—
-----------— 170.1
-do-- 222.4
Salt
Lam ———— — do— 172.3
b: —— ———do—
Leg———— —
Poultry: chickens------------do--—288.8
192.
Frying
Fish: (fresh, frozen)3------do-- 293.7
Fishon, pink3-----16-ounce can— 451.8
Salm
Dairy products:
Butter---------------------do-- 234.9
Cheese------------- -----pound—
MFresh (delivered)-------- quart— 268.2
ilk:
Fresh (grocery)------------do-- 197.5
105.5
Ice cream 14 l/2-ounce can— 209.3
*-----------------pint— 198.9
Milk, evaporated—
Eggs: Fresh-----------------dozen— 193.1
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:* 7------ 12 ounces— 89.3
Strawberries*concentrate*
Orange juice
-----—_—— ounces— 79.
Frozen vegetables: —6 ounces— 95.6
6
Peas*---------------12
Fresh fruits:
Apples—---------------pound— 282.0
Bananas----------- ------do-- 270.7
Oranges, size
dozen—
Fresh vegetables:200-------- pound— 177.8
Beans, green----------- -do-- 220.9
Cabbage----------------Carrots-----------------bunch— 252.2
7
head— 185.0
Lettuce-----------------pound*— 224.1
Onions—
__________ pounds—! 274.0
Potatoes—----------15
Sweetpotatoes----------- pound— 313.2
Tomatfruits:
do-- 346.8
Canned oes8---------------— 178.1
Peaches----------N 2 l/2 can— 176.
o.
Pineapple---------------—
Canned.............-—N 303do-- 176.2
vegetables: o. can— 173.5
Com
Tom oes---— NN303 can— 195.0
at
-----—o. 2 can—
Peas-------------- 9 4 3/4-5 114.8
Babyfoods, strained* o. -ounces— 101.9
-------—
--------—
Dried vegetables: N beans— 258.6
Dried fruits: Prunes10----- pound— 218.2
Beverages: — avy -do-- 345.0
Coffee---—
Cola drink* ------------- -do-Fats and oils: 11----6-bottle carton— 111.5
Lard---------------------pound— 123.8
Hydrogenated shortening----- pint— 161.5
Salad dressing------------- -do— 157.7
Margarine-----------------pound— 144.8
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar------------------5 pounds— 192.3
Grape jelly*-----------12 ounces— 98.3
204.3
208.2
212.1
96.7
163.3
184.5
224.2
108.3
204.4
209.1
4
216.7
96.8
163.
184.5
224.8
107.9
333.3 303.2
305.3 331.9
336.7 334.3
107.6 215.0
217.0 106.9
325.0 326.8
227.6 223.9
163.5 161.4
216.8 214.9
171.4 168.1
301.8 290.2
192.6 197.5
298.3 6 299.6
471.2 467.1
252.4 258.5
266.8 265.4
196.0 198.5
198.1 196.5
105.3 105.7
205.1 206.6
184.3 166.5
792.7 92.0
88.8 85.3
98.5 98.7
218.8 229.2
269.9 273.2
161.7 156.4
191.3 238.
419.8 220.1
291.5 260.0
7 145.0
256.6 250.9
4
242.5 270.5
289.7 309.9
299.0 160.7
189.
179.1 180.0
176.7 176.8
169.5 171.3
195.1 113.2
113.0 194.0
101.9 102.
260.6 259.0
214.0 214.0
5
9
345.2 345.2
111.3 111.
149.8 143.7
174.0 151.1
7
153.6 170.2
165.4 157.
188.8 187.3
98.7 98.9
1Specification changed fro 1 ounces to 12 ounces, effective M IS, 1952.
m 3
ay
2 July 1947 = 100.
3 February 1943 = 100.
4 December 1950 = 100.
s 1938 - 1939 = 100.
6 Revised.
7 Specification changed from 16 ounces to 12 ounces, effective January 15, 1952.
203.1 1209.9
4
210.6 203.1
217.2 217.0
4 99.
98.
163.7 163.8
185.2 223.7
222.5 189.3
108.2 108.9
203.5
209.8
217.9
99.7
164.2
188.6
224.9
107.9
202.8
210.3
218.5
100.9
164.6
190.1
225.4
109.7
202.0
210.5
220.2
6
102.9
164.
190.9
224.2
108.7
201.2
210.3
231.0
102.8
164.9
190.4
222.3
108.8
201.4
210.0
229.4
103.3
165.0
190.5
223.3
109.1
201.3
210.0
226.4
103.8
165.0
190.2
222.8
109.6
201.6
210.9
223.3
104.9
164.9
190.4
221.9
110.0
330.4 299.0 299.0
298.0 330.0 330.3
333.2 332.3 332.6
7
106.3 211.8 210.6
214. 105.7 105.7
326.4 325.5 325.3
225.1 223.2 245.8
160.6 159.8 158.8
211.9 210.2 213.4
164.0 160.9 159.4
280.9 287.7 291.7
190.7 188.8 175.4
296.9 295.3 295.1
460.7 459.5 456.7
245.8 231.1 225.3
265.6 266.1 266.2
196.7 196.6 194.7
7
193.
198.0 195.0 105.2
106.2 209.0 209.5
106.6 8
208.
161.3 165.9 164.0
91.9 88.5 89.8
84.2 83.0 73.3
95.8 96.3 93.3
239.5 282.1 310.0
4 7
281.8 279.9 278.7
160. 159. 164.3
250.1 258.8 236.8
198.4 193.4 327.7
196.3 235.5 234.6
166.3 184.2 370.1
0
313.0 382.5 199.3
282.2 387.0 433.7
307.
331.9 •231.7 333.4
192.
8 201.4
179.7 178.8 180.0
176.4 176.5 176.6
171.2 172.0 172.2
195.9 194.8 195.2
113.0 112.3 111.8
102.0 102.3 256.
256.9 10213.1 9 102.0
212.2 256.7 213.2
6
345.9 345.8 345.2
2
111.2 111.4 111.
130.3 124.8 118.3
165.9 162.8 159.1
147.6 151.7 151.8
153.8 146.6 142.9
187.2 189.9 191.2
98.0 98.1 98.2
330.
297.1
327.0
106.1
5
211.9
326.7
257.5
167.
226.3
166.1
8
296.1
181.9
293.3
456.9
223.3
265.5
193.3
193.3
105.1
210.0
169.1
89.2
73.9
95.9
395.9
277.0
170.9
161.2
229.7
220.9
166.9
276.7
351.7
470.9
217.0
173.6
176.6
172.6
193.1
111.7
102.0
256.0
214.2
345.0
111.3
122.1
4
158.1
141.9
153.
192.2
97.5
330.2
297.7
318.5
106.4
207.6
318.2
254.4
170.1
7
227.f0
167
294.9
187.4
291.2
454.8
229.0
266.4
195.7
196.0
105.1
209.7
208.7
88.6
74.6
96.4
366.9
265.6
188.5
235.
287.3
216.6
8
171.3
250.1
360.7
444.8
204.9
172.2
L76.4
173.0
193.4
112.8
101.8
256.7
216.0
344.8
111.3
120.8
157.7
142.0
156.7
193.3
98.4
331.1 331.2
296.6 296.8
318.7 106.2
4
106.0 323.3
207.1 207.
316.5 321.5
278.2 266.0
7 7
185.2 236.1
239.6 185.2
178. 181.
295.4 293.1
197.8 202.1
290.7 291.2
448.8 444.5
230.6 235.9
267.4 269.6
197.0 199.6
198.3 201.8
105.4
210.1 105.5
217.2 210.3
221.4
88.8 88.6
78.5 78.3
96.3 95.4
288.7 258.1
269.2 267.0
193.4 203.7
214.2 199.4
8 167.
286.2 218.7
216.8 186.4
177.3 219.7
234.4 312.1
354.
7
407.2 263.6
151.8 114.0
172.8 173.1
176.1 175.9
174.4 176.5
192.8 196.3
112.7 115.3
102. 257.
256.0 101.9
220.0 222.7
4 6
344.6 11 111.5
111.7 „ 344.8
122.2 118.2
157.6 158.1
142.7 159.0
158.5 143.2
195.0 195.1
98.1 98.6
328.1
295.2
321.0
105.0
200.0
316.2
263.6
183.7
229.6
184.6
286.1
193.1
292.2
437.4
233.8
272.6
201.8
203.6
105.6
210.4
230.6
87.8
78.5
93.3
250.4
255.5
216.6
192.
185.3
214.1
179.8
4
232.0
289.3
243.0
130.4
172.8
175.6
176.8
1
198.2
116.
101.4
259.8
223.6
344.6
111.4
114.9
157.8
142.0
161.4
195.4
98.9
324.7
292.2
316.0
103.3
192.5
309.2
232.2
175.5
219.3
185.4
276.5
200.0
290.1
433.8
229.1
274.5
202.8
204.0
105.6
210.8
226.0
87.0
78.9
93.9
266.7
261.4
193.7
275.9
192.2
228.1
194.6
251.1
304.0
260.3
160.2
175.1
175.6
177.7
200.1
117.7
101.9
263.2
226.7
344.0
111.7
111.0
158.3
141.9
161.9
195.3
98.8
320.0
288.8
7
311.2
101.9
187.
303.6
219.0
169.2
4
221.5
181.
265.7
206.7
288.6
431.7
224.3
273.0
202.3
203.4
105.6
210.5
201.8
86.7
78.1
92.9
279.9
265.9
165.9
228.3
204.6
245.1
192.8
263.9
300.3
309.7
184.6
175.5
175.7
176.5
199.6
118.3
101.7
265.9
226.2
344.1
112.7
108.8
158.1
141.6
161.7
195.6
98.5
203.7
209.0
6
218.7
96.5
163.
185.1
224.6
108.5
* October 1949 = 100.
9 Size range changed fro 4%- 4 ounces, beginning M 15, 1952.
m
%
ay
1 Specification changed fro m ium to large prunes, effective April 15, 1952.
0
m ed
1 Specification changed fro 6-bottle carton in 56 cities, to carton of 6, 6 ounce bottles in 54 cities;
1
m
carton of 6, 10 ounce bottles in 1 city; and carton of 6,12 ounce bottles in 1 city, effective Septem 15,
ber
1952.
18
TABLE 8 .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY MONTH, 1951
Article
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat------------- —5 pounds—
Corn flakes----------------13 ounces—
Corn meal----------------- -----pound--Rice----------------------- --------do----Rolled oats----------------20 ounces—
Bakery products:
Bread, white------------- -----pound---Vanilla cookies1----------------do----Layer cake---------------- ------ -do----Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak------------ -------do----Rib roast----------------------do----Chuck roast------------ -------do----Frankfurters---------- --------do----Hamburger-------------- --------do----Veal:
Cutlets.----------------- --------do----Pork:
Chops----------------- —— —— —
do—
Bacon, sliced—:------ -------do----Ham, whole------------- --------do----Salt pork-------------- -------do----Lamb:
Leg------ ------ ----------——-do-—Poultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed3----------- do----Dressed and drawn3—-------do----Fish:*
Salmon, pink---------16 ounce can—
Dairy products:
Butter------------------------ -----pound---Cheese------------------------ -------do----Milk:
Fresh, (delivered)----- -----quart---Fresh (grocery)--------- -------do----Ice cream-------------------- ------pint--Milk, evaporated—14 1/2 ounce can—
Eggs: fresh------------------------- -dozen—
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
Strawberries---------- —-16 ounces—
Orange juice concentrate-6 ouncesFrozen vegetables:
Peas--------------------------12 ounces—
Fresh fruits:
Apples----------- —------------pound--Bananas-------------------- -------do----Oranges, size 200------------dozen--Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green------------------ pound--Cabbage---------------------------- do----Carrots------------------------ bunch--Lettuce----—------------- ------head--Onions-------------------------- pound---Potatoes--------------------15 pounds—
Sweetpotatoes-----------------pound---do----Tomatoes------------------- — --—
Canned fruits:
Peaches----------------No. 2 l/2 can—
Pineapple------ -------------------do----Canned vegetables:
Corn5-------------------No. 2 1/2 can—
Tomatoes--------—-------- — .—-do----Peas--------------------- No. 303 can---Baby foods, strained-4 1/2-4 3/4
ounces—-----—------—--------—-—
Dried fruits: Prunes---------- pound---Dried vegetables: Navy beans—do----Beverages:
Coffee-------------------------------- do----Cola drink------------6-bottle carton—
Fats and oils:
Lard-------------------------------- pound------- — —
Hydrogenated shortening— —do——
Salad dressing--------------------pint--Margarine:
Uncolored6--------------------- pound---Colored6------------------- -------do----Sugar and sweets:
Sugar-------------------------- — 5 poundsGrape jelly-------------------12 ounces—
Aver1951
age
for
the Jan. 15 Feb..15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15
year
51.9
21.4
9.6
17.8
17.7
15.7
(2)
49.4
50.7
20.6
9.5
18.0
17.0
15.6
49.1
47.3
51.4
20.7
9.6
18.2
17.1
15.7
49.5
48.7
51.9
20.8
9.6
18.3
17.3
15.6
50.0
48.9
52.1
21.0
9.6
18.3
17.5
15.6
50.3
49.8
52.2
21.1
9.5
18.2
17.7
15.6
49.9
49.4
52.2
21.1
9.4
18.1
17.8
15.7
50.0
49.2
52.1
21.3
9.5
18.2
17.8
15.7
50.3
50.1
109.3
85.2
74.1
65.1
66.4
126.3
79.4
67.2
66.5
38.9
83.1
105.6
83.2
71.2
63.4
64.9
120.4
75.4
67.1
66.1
39.4
78.7
107.4
85.0
73.0
64.2
66.6
123.5
77.9
67.9
67.5
39.6
80.5
107.5 108.2
84.6 85.1
73.2 73.7
64.6 64.5
67.0 67.2
123.7 125.0
77.9 77.1
68.0 67.8
67.6 67.0
39.7 39.6
80.7 81.8
108.4
83.5
73.9
64.7
66.4
126.4
77.3
67.8
66.5
38.9
83.2
108.9
83.6
73.9
64.6
66.0
127.1
77.7
67.8
67.0
39.0
84.2
48.5
61.8
61.8
81.9
59.1
23.1
21.7
31.2
14.4
73.7
46.3
60.2
61.1
83.1
57.7
22.5
21.3
31.0
13.8
66.8
48.8
62.0
62.0
82.4
59.8
22.7
21.4
31.4
14.3
62.8
50.2
64.1
62.2
81.6
60.2
22.8
21.4
31.3
14.4
68.1
50.1
63.9
62.9
80.0
60.1
22.8
21.4
31.3
14.5
66.7
50.7
62.5
63.3
81.3
58.9
22.7
21.3
31.2
14.4
69.2
57.2
23.7
24.6
11.1
16.3
48.7
22.3
8.6
12.6
16.1
7.9
76.2
11.8
27.3
33.7
38.6
(2)
18.8
21.6
9.9
27.4
16.7
86.8
28.5
24.6
39.1
38.7
37.3
34.7
50.6
23.9
59.2
23.9
24.8
10.9
16.1
43.7
32.6
9.0
11.2
13.6
5.9
62.8
9.5
38.7
33.1
38.5
19.8
17.1
21.9
9.8
27.2
17.2
85.7
28.2
24.7
39.5
39.0
37.5
36.6
50.2
23.9
59.4
24.0
25.0
11.0
16.5
49.4
26.3
15.9
14.1
15.7
7.2
64.8
9.8
33.3
33.2
38.8
20.1
18.7
21.9
9.9
27.5
17.4
86.4
28.3
25.8
40.8
39.6
39.0
37.5
50.3
24.0
59.4
24.4
25.1
11.0
16.6
47.3
20.8
14.5
12.0
12.3
7.3
65.3
9.9
32.9
33.4
38.7
20.2
19.4
21.9
9.9
27.6
17.4
86.3
28.4
25.9
41.0
39.9
39.1
37.4
50.3
24.0
58.9
57.9
24.6 24.6
24.6 24.6
11.0
11.4
16.5
16.5
45.0 46.6
22.1
22.8
8.4
7.1
10.5
10.7
17.6 19.0
7.7
9.7
67.4
73.8
10.0
10.4
29.4
29.9
33.6
33.5
39.0
38.8
20.3 5 17.8
20.0 20.3
21.8
21.7
10.0
9.9
27.7 27.7
17.4 17.3
86.6
87.2
28.3
28.4
25.8
24.9
41.5 41.5
40.0
39.7
39.6 39.5
37.4 36.9
50.0
50.1
24.2 24.1
52.0
51.9
21.8
22.0
9.5
9.6
18.1
17.8
17.9
17.9
15.7
15.7
50.5 1 22.9
49.2
49.7
52.1
22.0
9.6
16.9
18.0
15.7
23.0
49.6
52.2
22.2
9.7
16.7
17.9
15.7
23.2
50.7
52.4
22.2
9.8
17.0
18.0
15.7
23.2
50.4
109.2
83.8
73.9
65.8
66.1
127.9
78.2
67.8
67.3
38’. 7
84.1
109.2
83.6
73.9
65.9
65.8
128.1
84.0
67.8
67.4
38.9
84.0
109.2
83.9
74.0
65.9
66.1
128.3
85.2
67.9
67.4
39.2
84.1
112.4
88.5
76.2
66.1
66.9
128.0
85.4
68.0
66.5
39,0
84.5
113.0
89.0
76.4
65.9
66.6
128.0
82.1
65.9
64.2
37.7
85.1
112.7
88.8
76.4
65.6
66.7
129.4
74.6
63.0
63.8
36.8
86.3
48.2
61.9
63.2
81.5
59.2
22.7
21.3
31.3
14.5
70.2
49.3
62.7
63.0
80.8
58.8
23.0
21.6
31.3
14.5
73.8
48.8
63.2
62.9
80.3
58.7
23.1
21.8
31.3
14.5
78.8
49.2
62.9
62.2
80.0
58.7
23.3
21.9
31.2
14.4
83.5
47.8
60.0
60.5
81.6
58.5
23.5
22.0
31.2
14.4
84.9
46.4
59.1
59.1
82.6
59.1
23.8
22.4
31.1
14.4
84.3
45.8
58.7
58.8
87.9
59.6
23.9
22.5
31.1
14.4
75.6
56.9
24.5
24.5
12.5
16.4
47.7
20.1
6.5
11.0
13.5
10.2
83.9
12.0
27.3
33.6
38.7
17.8
20.6
21.8
10.0
27.6
17.1
87.2
28.3
24.7
41.0
40.1
38.6
36.3
50.2
24.1
57.1
24.2
24.6
12.8
16.2
46.0
16.0
5.7
12.5
15.9
8.5
86.1
13.1
25.9
33.6
38.6
17.9
20.4
21.8
9.9
27.8
16.6
87.1
28.3
23.8
39.3
39.4
36.8
34.4
51.2
23.8
56.2
23.8
24.6
11.5
15.9
53.5
17.9
5.7
12.8
14.9
7.3
74.3
16.0
17.1
33.7
38.5
17.9
18.7
21.6
9.9
27.9
16.4
87.1
28.4
24.0
37.5
38.2
35.5
32.6
51.4
23.7
56.0
23.5
24.5
10.9
16.0
55.3
19.9
5.8
13.1
13.9
7.0
70.4
13.8
15.4
34.0
38.5
18.0
18.0
21.4
9.9
27.8
16.0
86.9
28.6
24.2
37.0
37.8
35.5
32.2
51.4
23.7
55.8
23.2
24.7
9.5
16.2
53.9
20.2
6.0
12.8
15.4
7.3
78.4
11.8
21.7
34.2
38.6
17.9
17.4
21.1
10.0
27.2
15.8
86.8
28.8
24.9
36.8
36.9
35.5
32.0
50.9
23.7
55.6
22.6
24.1
10.2
16.3
50.0
26.4
8.1
15.7
19.-2
8.1
90.2
12.1
21.9
34.1
38.5
18.1
17.4
21.0
9.9
26.6
15.7
86.9
29.0
23.5
36.6
36.8
35.4
31.8
50.7
23.8
54.7
21.7
24.3
10.9
16.1
46.8
22.3
10.0
15.3
22.6
8.6
97.0
13.7
33.8
34.3
38.5
18.3
17.5
20.9
9.9
26.5
15.8
86.9
29.1
23.1
36.5
37.0
35.3
31.6
50.6
23.7
1 Specification changed from 16 ounces to 7 ounces effective September 15, 1951.
1Not available.
3 28 cities.
4 Costs of fish, fresh and/or frozen, are included in the index but average prices are not computed.
5 Specification changed from No. 2 can to No. 303 can corn, effective May 15, 1951.
6 United States average computed from varying numbers of city averages during 1951, as reports for colored margarine became available; January-March: colored, 38 cities, uncolored, 18 cities; April-July: colored,
40 cities; uncolored, 16 cities; August: colored, 43 cities; uncolored, 13 cities; September colored, 44 cities, uncolored, 12 cities; October-December: colored, 47 cities, uncolored, 9 cities.
“ 19.-
TABLE 8 a .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY MONTH, 1952
Article
1952
Average
for
the Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15
year
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat---------------------5 pounds— 52.3
52.0
52.7
52.7 52.6
52.5
52.3 52.1
51.9
52.5
52.5
51.9
Corn flakes1-------------------13 ounces— (2)
22.3 22.4
22.3 22.3
22.3
22.3
22.2
22.4 2 22.2
22.2
22.3
Corn meal---------------- ----- -------pound— 10.4
10.0
10.3 10.4
10.9
10.2 10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.8
10.6
Rice--------------------------------------do----- 18.0
17.3 17.3
17.9
18.4
17.2
17.6
18.1 18.3
18.4
17.7
18.6
Rolled oats---------------------20 ounces— 18.1
18.0
18.1 18.0
18.0
18.0
18.1 18.2
18.1
18.2
18.2
18.2
Bakery products:
Bread, white-------------------------pound— 3 16.0 3 15.7 3 15.8 3 15.8 3 15.8 3 16.2 3 16.1 3 16.2 3 16.2 3 16.2 3 16.2 3 16.2
Vanilla cookies4---------------7 ounces— 23.2
23.3
23.3 23.3
23.4 23.4
23.1
23.3
23.1
23.1
23.2
23.2
Layer cake----------------------------pound— 5 49.8
49.9
50.1 49.6
49.6
49.8
50.1
49.7 49.8
49.5
49.8
49.2
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak-----—-------------- pound— 111.2 112.6 112.1 111.6 111.5 111.6 111.5 111.6 111.8 111.9 110.9 109.7
Rib roast-------------------------- -do----- 85.9
86.0 85.7
88.2
87.6 86.1
86.4
85.8
85.7
85.3
86.4
84.4
Chuck roast-------------------------do----- 73.5
76.0
73.0
75.0
71.9 71.8
75.4 75.3
73.9
72.5
75.1
71.4
Frankfurters----------------------- do----- 64.1
65.3
64.5 64.5
64.6
64.6 64.7
64.4
64.2
64.1
63.7
62.8
Hamburger----------------------------do----- 63.3
66.4
66.0 65.6
64.8
63.4
64.8
64.4
63.5 63.4
61.2
58.8
Veal:
128.2 130.2 130.9 130.8 130.4 130.4 130.9 127.5 126.8 128.8 126.7 123.9
Pork:
80.3
75.2
73.9 74.3
84.0 92.0
87.8
85.0
73.7
81.2
87.1
76.8
Bacon, sliced----------------------do----- 64.9
62.3
70.0
61.8 61.3
60.6
63.8
70.8
65.1 70.7
66.8
60.7
Ham, whole-------------------------- do----- 65.2
63.0 62.2
63.7
61.9
66.4
69.3
67.4
62.7
66.7 70.3
64.4
Salt pork----------------------------do----- 36.3
36.1
38.8
35.4 34.5
33.9
33.5
35.1 37.6
38.1
39.0
35.1
Lamb:
Leg------------------------------------ do----- 81.7
85.5
83.0
81.0
82.6
81.5
83.9
83.5 83.7
78.3
82.2 79.6
Poultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed6---------------- do----- 7 49.0
48.6
49.0
48.3
44.9
46.3
47.4 50.3
51.2
51.0
50.2 48.3
Dressed and drawn8---------------do----- 9 60.7
61.6
61.9 60.7
58.1
53.9
64.5
61.3
56.7
59.7 62.1
62.8
Fish:
Ocean perch fille t, frozen------ do----- 5 1045.9 ( “ )
46.5 45.9
45.6
46.4
46.1
46.1
45.9 45.7
45.7
45.6
Haddock fille t, frozen------------ do----- 10“ 50. 7 ( 1Z)
52.0 51.8
50.1 50.3
50.6
50.5
50.4
50.7
50.7
50.5
Salmon, pink---------------16-ounce can— 55.9
58.3
54.9
57.8 57.0
56.8
56.5
56.2 55.5
54.1
56.5
53.6
Dairy products:
Butter------------ —---------------------pound— 85.5
91.9
94.1 89.5
84.1
82.0
81.4
83.4 84.0
85.9
85.1
83.4
Cheese---------------- ----------------- —do----- 60.7
60.4
60.1 60.1
61.0
60.0
60.2
60.3 60.5
60.2
61.7
62.1
Milk:
Fresh (delivered)------------------quart— 24.2
24.1
24.0 24.2
24.1 24.1
23.9
24.5
24.8
23.8
24.9
23.7
Fresh (grocery)---------------------- do----- 22.8
22.7
22.4 22.7
23.1
23.3
22.5
22.1
23.3
22.7 22.7
22.2
Ice cream—------------------------------ pint— 31.4
31.4
31.5 31.6
31.6
31.3
31.3 31.4
31.4
31.5
31.4
31.5
Milk, evaporated--------- 14 l/2-ounce can 14.9
14.6
14.9 14.9
14.9
15.0
14.9
14.9
14.9
15.0
14.7 14.8
Eggs: Fresh--------- -----------—----—dozen— 67.3
64.3
59.0
58.1 56.2
72.8 75.7
57.8
57.2
77.2
80.4
78.8
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
Strawberries13---------------- 12 ounces— 39.7
41.2
39.4 39.5
39.4
39.0
40.9 40.9
39.3
39.9
39.7
38.7
Orange juice concentrate-—6 ounces— 18.6
20.8
20.0 19.7
17.3
18.3
19.4
17.5 18.4
18.5
17.2
18.4
Frozen vegetables:
Peas------------------------------ 12 ounces— 23.9
24.1
24.0
23.9
24.7
24.1 24.1
23.4
23.4
24.7 24.0
23.5
Fresh fruits:
11.7
Apples------------------------------ —pound— 10 14.7
15.0
13.8
16.6
21.4
13.4
14.3
12.2 12.8
( 1Z) 15.4
Bananas--------------------------------- do----- 16.4
16.3
16.1 16.3
16.5 17.0
17.1
16.9
16.8
16.2
15.5
15.8
Oranges, size 200------------------dozen— 50.6
46.0
57.8
61.6
44.4 45.7
45.5
46.8
48.4
53.7 55.0
55.1
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green-------------------------pound— 23.7
18.0
20.5
25.6 26.9
27.8
25.4
17.3
25.3 23.1
20.7
29.6
Cabbage---------------------------------do----9.4
15.7
12.3
8.6
10.8 10.7
7.5
6.9
8.8
9.7
7.4
7.2
Carrots--------------------------------bunch— 12.2
15.8
12.0
11.8 11.7
11.9
12.4
11.9 10.7
10.5
12.8
11.7
Lettuce--------------------------------- head— 15.3
12.0 13.7
13.8
15.4
16.1
21.2
15.3
16.5
14.2 14.7
14.8
Onions--------------------------------- pound— 11.3
10.0
9.0
10.3
11.4
9.6
10.4 12.9
15.8
15.3
9.7
10.4
Potatoes-------------------------15 pounds— 114.0 105.5
98.6 102.8 111.9 121.6 128.2 131.2 129.2 114.0 105.4 110.8
Sweetpotatoes—-------------------- pound— 10 17.5
15.5
16.1 17.2
20.1
24.4
13.7
12.6
22.4
13.5
( zz) 21.1
Tomatoes--------------------------------do----- 27.1
30.6
33.0
17.3
28.7
24.4 29.3
31.2 23.1
19.8
35.2
24.4
Canned fruits:
34.4
34.6 34.5
34.6
33.4
33.3
33.6
34.4
33.1 33.2
Peaches----------------------- No. 2 1/2 can 33.8
33.2
Pineapple------------------------------do----- 38.2
38.3
38.3
38.2
38.1
38.1
38.4 38.3
38.3
38.3
38.2 38.2
Canned vegetables:
Corn----------------------------No. 303 can— 18.8
18.4
19.1
18.6 18.6
18.6
19.1
18.7
18.8 18.9
18.7
19.2
Tomatoes-------------------------No. 2 can— 17.6
17.5
17.6
17.4
17.4 17.3
18.0
17.4 17.5
17.5
17.3
17.8
Peas----------------------------No. 303 can— 20.9
20.6 20.6
20.7
21.3
20.7 20.7
20.5
20.5
20.4
21.1
21.5
Baby foods,strained14-4 3/4-5 ounces- 10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0 10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
9.9 10.0
9.9
10.0
Dried fruits: Prunes---------------- pound- (15)
27.3
26.9 26.9
26.4
26.9
27.1
26.9
27.7
26.2 25.9 15 26.9
16.0 16.3
15.8
15.8
16.5
Dried vegetables: Navy beans------do— 16.1
15.9 15.8
15.9
16.5
15.8
16.7
Beverages:
86.8
87.0 87.0
87.0
86.8
Coffee---------------------------------------do— 86.8
86.8
86.7
86.6
86.5
86.7 86.7
29.1
29.1
Cola drink16-----—-------6-bottle carton- 17 29.1
29.1
29.1 29.1
29.1
29.1
29.1
29.1 29.2 17 29.1
See footnotes at end of table.
20
52.1
22.3
10.5
18.7
18.2
3 16.2
23.1
50.2
108.1
83.4
70.4
61.4
57.5
121.7
72.3
64.6
65.0
38.2
75.3
52.8
64.6
45.1
50.4
53.4
81.7
61.8
24.8
23.3
31.5
15.0
70.4
38.5
18.3
23.3
15.0
16.1
47.2
24.5
7.7
13.3
16.0
10.9
109.4
16.0
28.1
33.8
38.1
19.1
17.9
21.7
10.0
28.0
16.7
86.6
29.3
TABLE 8 a .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY MONTH, 1952—Continued
Article
Aver1952
age
for
the Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15
year
Fats and oils:
Lard------------------------------------- pound— 18.4
33.3
Hydrogenated shortening------------do----Salad dressing-------------------------pint— 34.9
Margarine:
Uncolored--------------------------- pound— ( l8)
Colored---------------- -------------- do----- 19 29.4
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar--------------------------------5 pounds— 51.5
Grape jelly----------------------12 ounces— 23.4
22.2
35.9
37.0
34.7
30.S
50.6
23.5
21.3
35.3
36.4
33.3
29.3
50.4
23.4
19.3
34.2
35.6
32.4
28.6
50.1
23.4
18.5
33.6
35.3
32.1
28.2
50.7
23.6
17.6
32.8
34.4
32.3
28.2
51.2
23.4
18.2
32.6
34.0
32.4
28.7
51.5
23.2
17.9 18.1
32.6 32.6
34.2 34.4
( 18) (18)
29.1 29.7
51.8 52.3
23.4 23.4
17.5
32.6
34.5
(!8)
29.8
52.4
23.4
17.0
32.6
34.2
(18)
30.2
52.5
23.4
16.5
32.7
34.2
(18)
30.3
52.5
23.4
16.1
32.6
34.1
(18)
30.3
52.4
23.5
1 13 ounces priced in 39 cities, 8 ounces priced in 17 cities, January through April; 12 ounces priced in 39 cities, 8 ounces priced in 17 cities, May through December.
2 Specification changed from 13 ounces to 12 ounces, effective May 15, 1952.
3 Priced in 52 cities.
4 7 ounces in 47 cities, 12 ounces in 9 cities.
3 Priced in 46 cities.
* Published as dressed, beginning September 15, 1952.
7 Priced in 28 cities January through August; priced in 23 cities September through December.
• Published as ready-to-cook, beginning September 15, 1952.
9 Priced in 28 cities January through August; priced in 33 cities September through December.
10 Average for 11 months.
11 Not available.
13 Priced in 47 cities.
13 Specification changed from 16 ounces to 12 ounces, effective January 15, 1952.
14 Size range changed from 4^-4% ounces to 4%-5 ounces, beginning May 15, 1952.
13 Specification changed from medium to large prunes, effective April 15, 1952.
13 Specification changed from 6-bottle carton in 56 cities, to carton of 6, 6 ounce bottles in 54 cities; carton of 6, 10 ounce bottles in 1 city; and carton of 6, 12 ounce bottles in 1 city, effective September 15,
1952.
17 Average price for 56 cities January through August and for 54 cities September through December.
13 Priced in 9 cities January through July; and in 6 cities August through December. United States average price not computed after July.
19 Priced in 47 cities January through July; and in 50 cities August through December.
21
TABLE 9 .—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1951
Article
M ATLANTIC
IDDLE
N ENGLAND
EW
United
Port Provi
Man New
States Boston Bridge Fall chester Haven land, dence Buffalo Newark New Phila Pitts Rochester Scran
ton
York delphia burgh
port River
Maine
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat--------------- —5 pounds— 51.9 51.0
Corn flakes1---------------- -13 ounces— 21.4 1 15.8
Corn meal—---------------- ------pound— 9.6 10.8
Rice--------------------------- ---------do— 17.8 17.5
Rolled oats----------------- -20 ounces— 17.7 17.5
Bakery products:
—
Bread, white---------------- —— pound— 15.7 15.6
Vanilla cookies----------(*) (*)
Layer cake3—-------------- -------do----- 3 49.4 51.4
Jelly roll7----------------- -------each— (7)
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
-pound109.3 119.0
Round steak-------------85.2 82.1
Rib roast----------------74.1 2 73.9
Chuck roast-------------65.1 66.8
Frankfurters------------66.4 70.9
Hamburger------ —------Veal:
126.3 119.3
Cutlets-------------------Pork:
79.4 79.2
Chops----------------------67.2 67.0
Bacon, sliced----------Ham, whole--------------66.5 67.5
38.9 29.3
Salt pork----------------Lamb:
83.1 82.8
LegPoultry:
Frying chickens:
® 48.5 46.7
New York dressed®—
® 61.8
Dressed and drawn®Fish:
Salmon, pink------------ -16-ounce can— 61.8 59.0
Dairy products:
—
pound— 81.9 82.2
Butter—do59.1 55.2
Cheese—
Milk:
—
quart— 23.1 25.6
Fresh (delivered)21.7 22.8
Fresh (grocery)---—
pint— 31.2 33.4
Ice cream—
14.4 14.4
Milk, evaporated----- -14-l/2-ounce can73.7 77.2
Eggs: Fresh--------------- ----------------dozenFruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
Strawberries— -----------------16 ounces— 57.2 53.2
Orange juice concentrate------ 6 ounces— 23.7 22.2
Frozen vegetables:
Peas--------------------------------- 12 ounces— 24.6 23.3
Fresh fruits:
11.1 3 9.3
16.3 16.3
Oranges, size 200--------------------dozen— 48.7 47.8
Fresh vegetables:
—
pound— 22.3 22.8
Beans, green—
8.6 8.9
Cabbage12.6 14.4
Carrots16.1 18.5
Lettuce-------pound— 7.9 8.1
Onions—
— pounds— 76.2 64.0
15
-------pound11.8 (6)
Sweetpotatoes—
-------- do—27.3 24.6
Tomatoes-------Canned fruits:
Peaches----------No. 2-1/2 can— 33.7 32.7
--------------do38.6 37.7
Pineapple----------Canned vegetables:
-No. 2 can— (9) (9)
Corn-------------------------do18.8 19.0
Tomatoes-----------------21.6 21.9
Peas------------------------ -No. 303 canBaby foods, strained— ~4 1/2--4 3/4-ounces9.9 10.2
27.4 27.7
Dried fruits: Prunes- -------— poundDried vegetables: Navybeans-------- -do------ 16.7 19.0
Beverages:
-do—
86.8 87.3
Coffee------------------------------Cola drink------------------- 6 bottle carton— 28.5 25.0
Fats and oils:
24.6 25.5
Lard-----------------------------------------pound39.1 39.1
Hydrogenated shortening---------------do—
Salad dressing----------------— -------pint— 38.7 40.3
Margarine:
Uncolored11---------------------------- pound— 11 37.3
Colored11--------------------------------do----- 11 34.7 34.1
Sugar and sweets:
50.6
Sugar------------------------------------- 5 pounds- 23.9 49.9
24.9
Grape jelly-------------------------- 12 ounces—
53.9
19.9
11.2
17.9
17.5
15.5
(*)
48.9
52.4 52.8 53.3
22.1 21.4 21.4
11.2 10.9 11.0
17.4 17.3 17.6
18.0 17.7 17.6
16.1 15.0 15.5
(*)
(*) (*)
46.3 45.0 3 43.6
52.1 52.3 51.3
21.2 21.6 21.8
11.0 10.9 11.0
17.4 17.2 18.5
17.2 17.3 17.3
15.8 15.9 16.6
(*) (*)
(*)
3 54.6
7 38.0 7 32.1
117.0 118.6 116.7 119.4 113.0 117.0 105.1
84.1 82.2 82.4 84.2 81.6 83.0 84.3
75.8 3 73.8
79.2 74.9 75.1 79.5 (6)
68.0 66.9 64.4 69.0 64.5 67.2 64.6
72.5 (b)
70.8 2 71.3 69.1 69.8 66.2
131.6 (6) 133.0 138.5 (6) 129.3 118.3
80.1 79.5 79.3 79.9 77.0 81.3 82.2
65.6 67.3 67.6 68.0 63.8 68.2 66.8
68.2 66.4 65.4 67.0 66.4 67.0 (*)
28.9 29.7 28.9 31.0 3 29.1 29.5 (6)
84.9 84.8 85.3 84.4 2 84.3 86.1 84.8
115.1
82.9
73.9
70.0
69.7
138.3
80.5
68.3
66.6
(6)
81.0
51.4 52.6 51.5 53.5 48.6
1 15.6 21.4 21.9 1 16.0 21.7
11.1 10.5 11.0 10.9 10.9
18.6 17.3 17.4 17.1 18.0
17.4 16.9 17.7 17.7 17.5
16.8 16.6 16.0 15.6 15.6
(*)
(*)
(*)
(*)
(*)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
115.5 117.0 106.9 2 109.7 112.3
87.0 86.2 85.7 83.3 84.5
75.7 74.2 75.7 74.5 75.4
68.3 65.2 68.7 67.2 64.6
65.7 68.0 69.0 67.0 67.7
139.3 148.1 120.1 125.8 3 134.8
79.2 83.1 82.5 85.0 78.9
72.1 70.5 66.5 63.9 65.7
67.9 68.2 64.3 3 66.3 65.6
44.8 42.6 38.7 47.8 3 29.6
81.4 84.5 83.7 3 83.6 3 84.5
48.2 47.0
48.7
48.5 3 46.8 48.2
(6)
46.5 46.5
45.6
59.6
82.1
57.2
23.5
23.3
(6)
14.6
75.1
60.0
79.2
59.1
23.3
22.9
31.7
14.6
74.1
61.0
82.8
60.7
23.9
24.8
32.1
14.5
77.0
62.3
79.8
63.4
23.8
21.8
30.4
14.2
73.4
60.2
82.7
64.4
25.5
23.8
31.7
14.7
79.2
60.9
82.0
57.9
23.0
22.8
28.7
14.4
78.5
61.8
83.3
59.2
24.0
24.2
31.1
14.9
76.8
51.9 57.4
23.8 26.2
24.6 23.9
3 9.7 10.1
16.4 16.3
51.6 52.4
23.6 (6)
8.4 9.2
14.6 14.5
18.6 18.2
8.2 8.0
69.9 59.4
(6) 310.4
25.2 24.8
34.8 33.3
39.2 38.7
(9) (9)
20.4 19.5
21.1 22.0
10.4 10.4
27.4 25.8
17.2 18.8
89.0 87.3
2 30.5 25.1
25.2 25.2
39.5 40.2
40.5 39.3
(X1)(6)
(1X)(6) 34.9
51.3 50.9
23.7 23.8
60.2 59.3
80.1 83.6
55.1 58.1
23'.4 24.7
23.0 23.1
30.9 3 31.9
14.7 14.2
75.0 74.8
62.6
82.6
61.3
25.0
21.9
36.4
14.5
79.4
64.4
63.2
84.0
59.5
23.0
21.7
32.5
14.4
76.6
56.0 53.2 57.6 58.0 56.4 57.9 59.4 55.2 59.4
23.4 23.5 22.6 23.5 23.9 23.7 23.2 22.6 24.9
23.8 24.4 ' 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.2 24.3 26.1
8.4 3 8.3 3 9.2 2 9.5 3 9.7 3 10.0 2 10.9 3 11.5
9.8
16.3 15.8 16.0 15.9 16.9 15.2 15.3 15.0 16.2
51.5 49.2 49.9 46.4 52.0 51.8 51.6 45.5 49.8
24.7 ( 6) 3 22.9 3 22.7 21.1 21.7 22.2 23.0
(6)
8.6 7.3 8.9
8.9
9.0
7.5 8.0 8.3
8.7
13.5 14.2 12.5 14.6 12.5 14.4 14.2 14.0 13.5
3 18.0 18.0 2 17.9 18.3 15.4 18.5 18.1 17.9 17.1
7.9
8.0 7.6 7.8
8.0 7.9 7.9
8.1
8.2
58.5 66.8 56.2 63.1 60.8 73.5 71.2 73.6 78.1
11.2 3 10.5 2 11.8 2 10.2 2 10.9 10.5 12.1
(6)
(6)
24.4 23.2 23.6 23.7 28.8 26.4 28.0 27.2 29.4
34.7 33.8 35.0 34.6 34.7 34.6 33.1 32.4 35.7
37.6 38.6 40.1 ,37.5 37.9 38.6 39.3 36.9 39.9
(9) (9) (9)
(9)
(9) (9) (9)
(9)
(9)
19.1 18.9 19.6 19.4 19.6 19.2 19.4 18.1 20.0
21.6 21.7 19.9 21.9 20.2 20.8 21.7 22.6 21.3
10.3 10.3 10.2 10.0 10.4 10.5 10.2 10.0
9.8
27.3 27.6 27.7 26.0 27.0 27.2 27.4 27.6 28.9
18.1 17.3 17.8 17.9 15.9 17.1 17.0 16.2 15.7
85.8 88.3 85.7 85.4 86.0 87.8 86.7 83.9 87.5
25.4 25.2 27.7 25.2 29.8 29.5 29.6 30.5 33.7
24.3 25.5 25.1 25.1 25.6 25.3 25.0 24.6 24.4
39.2 39.8 38.7 39.6 38.2 39.5 39.5 38.4 39.1
40.8 40.3 39.1 39.0 34.5 40.8 38.5 37.7 39.3
35.8
36.4 (n )(6) (l l )(#)
(1X)(6)
34.3 (xl)(#) 35.2 35.0
36.1
(X1)(6) (l l )(6)
50.2 24.1 50.8 49.8 24.3 48.9 48.7 48.7 24.1
50.1 24.9 24.8 51.6 22.2 22.5 22.2 52.0
23.5
See footnotes at end of table.
51.9
22.1
11.0
17.5
17.4
15.8
(4)
(6)
22
49.6
45.7
61.1 57.8
80.7 79.7
54.4 56.5
23.3 22.8
22.8 23.1
33.6 2 30.4
14.6 14.0
74.6 73.6
57.8
23.3
24.3
8.8
15.0
47.7
21.3
7.7
13.5
3 16.9
7.4
57.0
2 9.3
26.5
34.4
3 39.3
(9)
17.7
22.7
10.3
27.9
19.1
83.1
29.4
24.2
38.2
37.4
(X1)(6)
(xl)(6)
52.0 50.3
22.6 23.1
52.8
23.8
24.2
(6)
16.5
48.5
2 23.4
7.3
11.4
(6)
7.2
56.0
(6)
3 31.5
35.1
39.8
(9)
19.6
21.2
10.4
(6)
15.9
83.7
29.8
25.2
39.0
37.0
35.9
TABLE 9 .—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1951—Continued
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Cinein- Cleve- Colum- Detroit Indian Mil
Chicago nati
apolis waukee
land bus
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
----5 pounds—
Flour, wheat—
—13 ounces—
Corn flakes1—
—
pound—
Corn meal—
Rice---—do----Bakery products:
Bread, whiteVanilla cookiesLayer cake5Jelly roll7Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
—
pound—
Round steak-do—
Rib roast—
-do----Chuck roast—
FrankfurtersHamburger----Veal:
Cutlets----------Pork:
ChopsBacon, sliced—
Ham, wholeSalt pork—
Lamb:
Leg------------------------Poultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed8—
Dressed and drawn8Fish:
Salmon, pink— -16-ounce can—
Dairy products:
—
poundButterCheese—
Milk:
-quartFresh (delivered)Fresh (grocery)---------—
pint—
Ice cream—
Milk, evaporated—14 l/2-ounce can—
Eggs: Fresh------------------- --------dozen—
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
Strawberries-------------- 16 ounces—
Orange juice concentrate
6 ounces—
Frozen vegetables:
Peas--------------------------12 ounces—
Fresh fruits:
—
pound—
Apples—do---Bananas—
Oranges, size 20
Fresh vegetables:
-pound—
Beans, green----:—do----Cabbage-----------Carrots—
head—
Lettuce----—pound—
Onions—
-15 pounds—
-------pound—
Sweetpotatoes—------do----Tomatoes-------Canned fruits:
-No. 2 1/2 can—
Peaches---------PineappleCanned vegetables:
Corn-----------------Peas----------------------- No. 303 can—
Baby foods, strained
4 1 / 2 - 4 3/4 ounces—
Dried fruits: Prunes----------- pound—
Dried vegetables: Navy beans—do----Beverages:
Coffee——— — —
-do—
-6-bottle carton—
Fats and oils:
—
pound—
Lard-----------Hydrogenated shortening— —-do----Salad dressing-------------------- pint—
Margarine:
Uncolored11--------------------- pound—
Colored11Sugar and sweets:
-5-pounds—
Sugar-12-ounces—
Grape jelly—
50.2
21.5
11.1
16.7
17.3
14.5
(*)
45.9
53.7 51.3 51.4 50.7
22.2 22.0 21.8 22.4
11.3 11.2 11.6 11.3
17.7 17.6 17.9 17.4
17.7 17.5 17.4 17.4
14.4 14.8 13.9 15.5
(*)
(*)
(*) 2 47.7
47.6 ,(*)
7 42.6 7 40.7
104.2 106.7 105.4 106.7 106.9
82.9
81.6 86.3 85.0 86.1
73.5
74.4 75.0 75.5 75.4
62.8 66.1 62.2 63.9
63.0
66.5 63.0 66.6 66.8
65.2
114.1 122.7 115.4 116.6 120.1
80.1
77.7 83.6 79.8 83.3
69.0 63.2 65.4 66.6
65.5
64.0
66.2 66.2 65.1 68.4
43.5
36.8 43.5 36.5 40.1
80.9 3 93.2 83.4 2 92.7 83.2
80.2
59.1
23.6
21.7
30.5
14.3
70.8
12.0
18.0
52.8
24.7
9.0
12.0
16.1
7.8
92.0
} 12.4
31.1
34.1
39.1
(9)
20.4
20.9
23.8
39.0
35.5
11)(6)
51.1
22.4
62.2
63.7
80.2
55.3
22.2
20.7
30.5
14.6
67.5
64.6 62.0
62.3 64.0
81.2 79.5
56.1 57.8
21.8 20.4
20.8 20.4
29.8 3 29.4
14.6 14.7
75.6 67.8
2 52.4
60.7
80.1
57.5
22.6
21.0
33.6
14.2
71.5
34.3
52.0
25.1
33.9
52.8
25.6
32.7
51.9
23.6
33.6
52.6
25.6
- 23 -
50.7
21.0
11.1
18.4
17.8
15.2
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(6)
48.6 51.8
49.2 53.1 50.0 50.9
21.3 1 15.9 1 15.8 22.6 22.5 21.3
11.3 11.8
11.0 11.0 10.8 11.0
17.9
16.4 17.4 16.3 16.8
(6)
17.5 17.1 17.8 17.0
17.7 18.0
15.6 14.8
15.3 14.9 14.7 15.6
(4)
(J)
(*)
43.4 (4) 3 (*) 2 52.4
36.0 ,<*>
(6)
(6)
7 36.7
106.3 105.9 3 106.4 106.5 104.1 102.2 102.5 99.9 106.9
85.3
83.4 3 83.0
78.5 2 78.0
82.8 83.1 80.2 82.9
72.9
75.2 3 73.4
72.0 72.1
70.8 72.1 69.1 72.9
61.7
62.7
63.4 3 62.4 61.5
62.9 69.4 59.3 65.0
66.6
68.4
62.1 64.6 62.3 67.3
65.7
65.7 64.3
124.4 3 1*0.5 (6)
105.7 (6) 3 114.6 113.8 (6)
121.2
78.5
77.5
75.4 76.0
76.3
76.9 75.7 68.3 78.5
67.9
68.0
63.5 64.7
65.1
64.8 67.4 60.3 68.5
66.8
64.5
64.0
64.7 67.6
64.1 63.5 62.0 65.1
41.9 (6)
38.9 40.1 37.0 40.7
39.5
41.2
(6)
90.4
87.1 (6)
(6)
(6)
(6) 2 83.1 79.5 83.5
63.7
62.0
81.3
66.0
21.4
21.0
28.1
14.4
66.9
54.8 57.9 55.3 60.4
58.4
24.3 25.4 24.0 25.4
24.9
24.9 25.5 25.3 25.9
25.1
9.9 3 10.6
3 10.2 10.2 3 9.6
16.2
16.7 16.4 16.5 17.2
43.1 48.7 46.9 53.3
47.8
19.7 23.4 20.1 25.5
19.7
9.1
9.5 90.2
9.3
9.7
13.0
13.1 12.7 13.7 12.6
17.6 16.9 16.8 16.4
17.1
9.3
8.4
8.3 83.3
8.4
79.8 74.5 68.4 77.9
85.2
12.5 3 12.5 12.3 3 13.6
13.1
28.1 33.2 28.9 30.4
29.0
34.9 35.0 35.7 35.0
35.2
40.9 40.2 40.0 41.2 3 41.3
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
(9)
18.0 19.1 18.5 19.7
19.5
23.6
19.2 21.2 21.1 21.6
10.6 10.2 10.5 10.6
10.4
29.0
28.3 28.8 29.2 28.4
14.8 16.4 13.6 14.4
14.6
86.6 85.9 86.8 85.7
86.7
25.6
30.0 30.1 25.4 29.7
24.6
25.4 26.3 23.8 24.3
39.5
39.2 39.0 39.0 39.6
40.6
40.5 36.2 39.5 37.1
See footnotes at end of table.
53.0
50.4
22.3
21.9
11.3
11.2
18.6
18.2
17.7
17.4
14.5
13.5
(*)
2 (*)
45.4
(6)
W NORTH CENTRAL
EST
Spring- Cedar Kansas Minne Ctaaha St.
Peoria field Rapids City apolis
Louis
36,8
53.7
25.3
52.5
64.8
80.0
60.7
19.2
18.9
(6)
14.5
65.3
50.5
70.0
64.2
65.0 62.4
62.1
76.7
78.7 77.0
59.3
60.5 62.2
22.2 19.8
22.7
19.9
21.2 18.9
32.3 3 30.4 (6)
14.6
14.8 14.9
56.6
57.8 56.8
58.6
52.3
55. 2
22.9
23.0
25.0
25.3
25.6
24.4
12.2
11.9 2 10.6
18.2
17.6
17.4
51.6
50.8
54.2
21.6 2 21.4
25.3
8.9
10.7 3 9.9
11.8
13.6
13.4
16.0
16.0
16.5
8.8
7.3
8.6
86.0
77.3
81.7
13.2 (6)
3 12.6
29.8
27.8
27.3
35.5
35.2
35.5
41.5
40.3
(6)
(9)
(9)
(9)
17.9
18.3
19.7
24.0
20.1
20.3
10.1
9.8
9.8
27.8
29.4
28.7
16.3
14.9
14.5
86.2
87.0
87.9
25.5 3 26.0
43.3
23.8
24.8
24.2
38.6
39.2
39.8
39.9
38.8
37.7
49.1 (1X)(6) (X1)(6)
(X1)(6) (1X)(6)
52.5
52.8
52.1
25.3
26.3
26.0
53.1 3 52.2
64.5
64.8
62.1 2 61.4 63.0 64.6
80.0 80.0 78.8 83.5
55.0 54.1 50.5 58.3
21.2 18.2 20.5 22.8
20.5 17.6 19.7 21.7
28.5 26.0 28.7 3 30.0
14.2 15.0 14.6 14.1
64.1 62.7 57.7 67.0
61.2
55.3 57.5 52.7
25.0
23.8 24.9 23.2
25.0
24.5 24.4 23.8
2 11.3 2 11.0 3 13.2 12.0
17.2
16.4 18.4 17.7
51.5 54.6 54.1
51.7
22.0 3 25.3 2 23.5
(6)
9.1
8.7
9.4
9.1
12.5
12.8 11.9 12.7
15.3
16.7 15.9 17.1
8.1
7.9
7.6
8.2
71.6
82.3 72.3 73.3
2 12.6 3 13.0 (6)
(6)
30.9
27.9 27.1 26.9
36.8 3 30.9 34.3 33.8
41.6
39.9 41.5 40.2
(9)
(9)
20.2
19.2 (9)
20.1 (9)
18.7
21.9
20.4 23.7 19.4
9.3
9.7
9.4
9.1
28.2
28.1 28.6 26.6
15.5
14.6 16.3 13.5
87.6
88.6 88.6 86.9
25.0 3 25.6 3 25.3
(6)
24.0
23.1 24.3 22.9
39.3
38.7 40.2 38.3
36.8
39.4 38.8 37.7
42.0
48.5
33.4
33.2
53.3
52.4 53.1 50.3
25.1 25.5 26.3
(6)
57.4
23.1
23.7
3 11.0
17.7
55.1
23.2
9.8
13.8
17.5
8.5
83.8
3 12.0
24.6
33.9
40.1
(9)
19.8
20.7
9.2
28.6
15.0
86.9
3 29.8
23.2
38.9
38.7
34.8
50.5
3 24.3
TABLE 9 .--ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1951—Continued
Article
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat------ 5 pounds—
Corn flakes1-----13 ounces—
Corn meal---------------pound—
Ri ce-------------- --------do----Rolled oats------ 20 ounces—
Bakery products:
Bread, white-----------pound—
Vanilla cookies-----—do----Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak--------- pound—
Rib roast-----------—do----Chuck roast-----------do----Frankfurters--------- do----Hamburger------------ -do----Veal:
Pork:
Chops------------------- do----Bacon, sliced-----—do----Ham, whole------------do----Salt pork------------- do----Lamb:
Leg---------------------- do----Poultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed®—do----Dressed and drawn8-do----Fish:
Salmon, pink-16 ounce can—
Dairy products:
Butter----------------------pound—
Cheese—-------------- -----do----Milk:
Fresh (delivered)-—quart—
Fresh (grocery)--------do----Ice cream------------------- pint—
Milk, evaporated
14- 1/2 ounce can—
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
Strawberries— -16 ounces—
Orange juice concentrate
6 ounces—
Frozen vegetables:
Peas---------------- 12 ounces—
Fresh fruits:
Apples------------------pound—
Bananas--------- ---------do----Oranges, size 200— dozen—
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green-----------pound—
Carrots--------- -----—bunch—
Lettuce------------:------head—
Potatoes-----------15 pounds—
Sweetpotatoes---------pound—
Tomatoes---------------- -do----Canned fruits:
Peaches------ No. 2 1/2 can—
Pineapple---------------- do----Canned vegetables:
Corn---------------- No. 2 can—
Tomatoes——---------—do----Peas--------------No. 303 can—
Baby foods, strained
4 1/2 - 4 3/4 ounces—
Dried fruits: Prunes—pound—
Dried vegetables:
Navy beans-----—------ .do----Beverages:
Coffee------------------------do----Cola drink—6 bottle carton—
Fats and oils:
Lard-------------------------pound—
Hydrogenated shortening
do----Margarine:
W NO
EST RTH
SOUTH ATLANTIC
CENTRAL—Cont.
Balti Charles Jackson
Rich
St.
Paul Wichita Atlanta more ton, S.C. ville Norfolk mond
51.4
56.5
52.7
21.6 1 16.6 1 16.1
11.3
11.3
11.2
18.0 2 15.7
17.8
17.5
17.2 3 18.2
16.6
15.2
15.7
(4)
(4)
41.2 (4)
44.0
(6)
53.0
20.7
8.2
16.0
17.4
15.3
(4)
(6)
51.9
20.7
8.5
16.1
17.0
15.0
(4)
53.1
53.7 54.2
21.8 1 15.9
9.5
6.8
18.2
(6)
17.7 17.6
15.9 14.9
(4)
(4)
40.1 49.9
55.6
52.2
56.2
22.6 1 15.4 1 16.3
9.0
7.0
7.7
19.0
18.2
17.9
18.5
17.4
17.7
15.4
16.2
15.7
(4)
(4)
(4)
45.3
44.9 (6)
98.5 100.9 2 111.3 113.5 2 108.8 (6)
2 84.1 84.1
88.5 (6)
80.1 (6)
70.9
69.3 3 73.3 74.4 3 73.7 (6)
58.9
59.1
69.3 3 $1.9
62.9 63.6
64.3 2*64.4'
64.6
60.9
65.3 70.9
118.6 138.4 (6)
107.0 (6)
(6)
75.2
73.6
70.9 79.0
71.0
73.6
66.6 67.2
66.5
67.4
67.4
66.0
62.3
65.8
62.2
64.5 67.2
65.7
41.9
39.3
38.5 38.2
37.5
39.4
2 86.8 82.4 (6)
3 83.7 (6)
(6)
109.9
83.9
72.3
59.7
66.2
124.4
73.6
67.3
67.5
38.0
78.7
110.2
84.2
72.5
60.9
63.6
129.6
76.7
68.9
67.3
36.4
83.8
107.9 112.5
86.3 84.5
73.1 74.0
58.6 62.5
65.5 66.4
112.2 130.9
70.2 78.0
63.7 70.8
61.7 68.4
37.6 37.6
82.7
(6)
110.2
85.9
75.4
60.6
66.5
120.9
72.7
68.6
67.2
35.2
(6)
57.5
58.8
59.5
59.9
61.7 3 61.4
82.9
83.1
84.5
59.1
63.1 3 61.0
24.8
24.4
26.8
24.6
24.7
26.4
31.7
33.7 (6)
14.6
14.0
14.2
71.8
67.8
71.2
61.0
61.7
84.1
59.5
23.0
23.3
(6)
14.4
72.3
56.6
(6)
83.7
58.4
27.0
27.6
(6)
14.1
70.7
54.4
55.3
50.6
22.6
22.5 1 15.5
10.9
11.5
7.1
17.3
16.9
16.8
17.4
18.0
17.7
15.9
14.9 2 15.0
(4)
(4)
(4)
(6\
(6)
7 36.7
54.2
60.5
79.8
55.5
18.8
16.2
26.8
15.1
62.1
62.1
65.5
79.6
55.2
22.5
21.4
30.8
14.7
61.8
56.9
61.5
86u4
61.2
25.0
25.8
29.4
14.2
71.1
48.8
63.2
83.3
62.1
22.7
22.8
34.3
14.3
74.7
54.4 60.9
51.5
57.7
23.9
25.2 24.3
24.7
24.5
26.1
26.8 25.5
3 13.5 3 12.8 3 12.5 (6)
19.1
17.5
14.5 16.0
55.3
38.0 45.1
57.7
3 25.3 (6)
20.0 20.1
9.1
8.6
8.9
10.2
12.0 (6)
13.2 14.5
17.2
19.6
16.0 17.7
7.7
7.9
8.6
9.1
76.4 75.2
84.5
92.8
3 13.4 3 11.6 10.6
(6)
25.6
26.4 24.3
28.7
34.6 33.8
36.0
34.7
37.5 37.6
41.3
41.4
(9)
(9)
(9)
18.2 19.2
3(9)
21.4
20.4
25.1
24.2 20.9
24.5
10.3 10.5
9.2
9.5
27.9
27.1
28.3 (6)
15.3 16.5
16.1
14.9
90.0
85.9
83.5 87.1
25.0 25.1
25.4
25.0
24.3 24.2
24.1
23.4
40.9
38.3 39.4
40.8
39.3 39.4
39.1
41.9
49.4
38.0
31.4 36.1
Sugar and sweets:
54.9
53.8
49.2 49.7
Grape jelly--------- 12 ounces— 26.1
25.0 22.6
25.5
57.3
61.7
53.4
24.9
23.4
25.2
25.1
26.5
27.1
2 12.2
11.4 3 10.4
12.4
13.9
14.6
39.6 2 33.9
42.0
20.3
20.9 3 18.8
8.1
7.8
7.6
14.4
13.3
13.5
15.4
16.9
16.3
8.4
7.5
8.4
71.6
66.4
71.7
2 10.2 3 11.3
11.0
23.1
23.6
26.3
34.1
35.5
34.7
39.2
38.9 (6)
(9)
(9)
(9)
18.8
18.7
18.0
26.9
27.3
22.4
10.6
10.3
10.3
3 27.0
28.3 3 28.9
17.8 (6)
14.4
83.4
85.9
89.0
3 30.6
24.8 2 25.0
25.4
24.8
24.8
39.4
38.4
38.7
40.2
38.9
36.6
34.0
50.3
23.7
33.8
48.7
24.4
See footnotes at end of table.
EAST‘ SOUTH CENTRAL
Savan Washing Winston- Birming Jackson Knox
nah ton,D.C. Salem ham
ville
24
35.4
51.0
24.2
45.4
57.8
1 16.2
7.2
19.3
17.8
16.2
(4)
38.0
107.7 106.2 2 109.3
82.4 2 85.5 2 85.3
71.6 3 73.7 2 73.4
59.0
64.8
60.6
65.1
63.4 3 64.6
108.6 3 110.9 (6)
67.8
72.7
70.7
67.6
63.0
66.4
68.0
62.2
64.5
39.9
34.7
38.7
(6)
(6)
(6)
59.6
64.9
84.4
65.4
23.0
23.1
28.5
14.8
68.1
56.7
65.4
82.6
62.8
22.7
23.1
27.3
14.9
67.7
61.6
58.0
24.5
25.0
25.8
27.7
12.2
(6)
15.5
14.0
42.1
37.1
19.5
20.7
8.1
7.8
13.5
13.9
18.1
14.3
8.2
7.8
68.2
71.2
12.2 2 11.1
26.1
23.4
35.3
34.7
40.5
37.1
(9)
(9)
17.2
18.5
25.3
25.8
10.4
10.2
26.9 (6)
15.1
16.8
85.5
85.6
25.4
25.0
23.9
25.3
38.5
38.8
38.5
38.4
59.6
58.6
54.6
59.9
22.3
25.9
23.1
24.1
24.8
27.0
26.8
27.4
11.2
10.2 2 12.0 (6)
16.8
14.8
14.6
14.2
45.5
41.8
39.4
44.1
21.5
18.0
22.5 3 25.7
8.4
7.9
7.8
9.0
14.1
12.3
14.4
12.7
18.9
14.6
14.3
17.1
7.8
8.3
9.7
8.7
71.3
78.1
80.1
95.8
12.8 3 10.5 3 10.6 3 10.0
26.6
25.6
23.6
26.5
34.8
35.2
34.0
35.6
38.2 (6)
40.1
37.9
C
9)
(9)
(9)
17.9 (9)
19.4
19.0 2 17.8
20.2
26.3
21.9
22.5
10.6 3 11.0
10.0
9.2
27.2
29.2
28.2
26.7
16.6
15.2
16.0
16.8
88.2
89.8
83.6
92.2
25.1
29.5 3 25.0
24.7
24.7
26.5
24.0
25.1
39.5
40.2
38.3 3 37.9
41.0
39.6
39.7
41.4
3 55.9
26.2
27.4
2 11.0
14.6
40.9
2 21.8
8.0
3 13.9
16.1
8.8
78.4
3 11.0
21.4
33.3
41.3
(9)
2 20.6
22.5
10.6
29.0
15.5
83.6
25.0
25.7
39.9
38.8
35.3
51.2
21.1
37.1
51.2
23.0
34.4
48.4
26.3
63.5
85.0
59.4
22.7
20.8
38.9
14.8
76.3
59.2
57.7
62.5
60.7
86.3
84.4
62.1
58.3
24.0
25.6
24.9
25.0
33.5 3 31.2
14.1
15.2
70.3
68.5
36.9
52.2
25.3
34.7
36.6
49.2
49.9
22.2 3 24.3
37.3
52.2
26.6
TABLE 9 .--ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL POODS, BY CITY, 1951—Continued
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL—
W SOUTH CENTRAL
EST
M
OUNTAIN
PACIFIC
Continued
Salt Los Portland, San
Louis Memphis Mobile Dallas Houston Little New Butte Denver Lake
Seattle
Rock Orleans
ville
City Angeles Oregon Francisco
ii ii
ii ii
ii
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p, o
0 o,
11
11
11
11
ii
ii
i
i
c
c
1
1
1
1
Cereals and Bakery Products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat50.7 57.1
Corn flakes1--------------13 ounces—
1 16.1
Corn meal---------------------- pound— (6)
8.7 7.4
Rice------------------------------ do----- 19.2 15.7
Rolled oats---------------20 ounces— 17.3 17.3
Bakery products:
Bread, white------------------ pound— 14.4 15.8
Vanilla cookies----------------do----- (*)
(*)
Layer cake5---------------------do----- (6)
Jelly roll7---------------------each—
7 31.8
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak----------------- pound— 106.4 105.0
Rib roast--------------------- do----- 81.2 84.1
Chuck roast--------------- -—do---- 73.1 72.1
Frankfurters------------------do---- 65.4 62.1
Hamburger--------------------- do----- 65.5 64.4
Veal:
Cutlets------------------------do----- .132.3 3 109.9
Pork:
Chops---------------------------do----- 75.6 72.3
66.2 64.8
d°
Ham°n\:hclcCed
64.5 63.3
do
33.3 41.0
Lamb:
Leg-------------------3 90.3 83.9
Poultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed8—
Dressed and drawn859.1 61.5
Fish:
Salmon, pink----------16-ounce can— 63.3 (6)
Dairy products:
Butter------------------------------pound— 80.3 83.0
Cheese-------------------------------- do--- 57.5 62.2
Milk:
Fresh (delivered)-------------quart— 23.3 20.7
Fresh (grocery)------------------do--- 23.0 20.7
Ice cream--------------------------- pint— 3 32.5 27.9
Milk, evaporated—14 l/2-ounce can— 14.5 14.6
Eggs: Fresh----------------------- dozen— 67.8 71.0
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
Strawberries-------------- 16 ounces— 57.2 57.8
Orange juice concentrate
------------------------------- 6 ounces— 23.9 23.9
Frozen vegetables:
Peas----------12 ounces— 25.1 26.3
Fresh fruits:
Apples--------------------------- pound— 11.3 (6)
Bananas---------------------------- do--- 16.3 16.3
42.7 41.1
Oranges, size 200—
Fresh vegetables:
—
pound— 20.8 25.7
Beans, green--------9.8 8.4
Cabbage—
-----do—
Carrots--------------------------bunch— 14.2 12.0
Lettuce--------------------------- head— 16.8 16.3
Onions--------------------------- pound— 9.2 9.1
Potatoes-------------------15 pounds— 71.3 93.3
Sweetpotatoes------------------pound— 12.9 3 11.8
25.5 27.8
Canned fruits:
Peaches--------------- No. 2 l/2 can— 35.0 32.1
Pineapple-------------------------do----- 38.8 37.5
Canned vegetables:
Corn------------------------No. 2 can— (9) (9)
18.3 17.5
Peas----------------------No. 303 can— 22.2 24.7
Baby foods, strained
-------------4 1/2 - 4 3/4 ounces— 10.7 8.8
Dried fruits:Primes------------- pound— 28.6 27.7
Dried vegetables: Navy beans—do----- 14.2 (6)
Beverages:
88.8 88.2
Cola drink----------- 6-bottle carton— 25.4 25.0
Fats and oils:
23.5 24.4
Hydrogenated shortening---------do----- 38.9 38.1
Salad dressing--- ----- --------pint— 37.7 41.0
Margarine:
—
pound—
Uncolored1x—
—do---- 35.7 36.1
Colored11---Sugar and sweets:
Sugar—5 pounds— 53.5 50.6
Grape jelly—
— ounces— 22.2 3 25.2
12
53.1
20.8
10.7
17.1
17.2
2 18.8
(*)
47.8
49.7 52.9 54.0 54.2
22.0 1 15.8 1 16.2 1 16.1
10.4 10.9 7.7 10.7
19.1 16.6 16.2 15.7
17.6 17.5 18.0 17.5
15.5 13.3 16.0 15.7
(4) (*)
(*)
(*)
41.8 (6) 44.8 (7)(6)
48.0 51.9
22.8 1 15.5
12.8 11.2
18.1 18.0
18.3 18.4
15.3 15.9
(*)
(4)
38.7
(7H6)
52.6
22.4
11.5
21.6
19.1
15.6
(4)
45.9
55.2 51.9
22.9 22.1
11.5 11.6
21.0 21.3
19.5 18.9
2 17.5 (*)
15.8
(4)
3 42.2
3 7 26.0
106.5 2 108.1
88.3
73.8 3(6)
76.7
63.9
65.4
65.3
66.0
127.0 118.9
86.9
77.1
71.2
67.9
66.6
67.1
44.0
39.6
84.1
92.3
112.7 110.4
87.8 87.7
74.5 74.3
69.8 66.5
63.1 67.0
2 133.5 2 121.6
88.4 76.5
70.4 66.2
68.4 66.7
44.0 43.2
85.5 2 81.3
56.8
58.9
55.2
3 58.4 3 59.6
62.6
81.1
54.7
20.2
19.2
(6)
14.3
68.3
62.3
81.3
57.4
20.7
19.7
26.7
14.0
74.4
3 63.1
80.2
55.5
21.9
21.9
26.9
14.1
71.4
63.7 3 59.8
84.3 82.6
61.4 56.2
20.7 20.3
19.7 19.3
29.5 34.5
14.9 14.4
75.0 73.0
(6) 108.7 109.8 105.1 110.8 104.5 101.0 103.4
3 81.7 86.0 89.3 84.9 86.1 82.9 82.0 86.1
3 70.9 72.6 76.2 72.9 73.4 3 71.4 69.9 71.7
61.4 59.2 61.0 58.6 64.0 61.8 61.3 66.0
63.5 64.9 67.3 64.6 67.7 64.3 63.7 65.2
108.2 117.8 108.4 (6) 118.0 (6) 112.5 114.5
68.9 71.3 74.5 69.5 71.0 77.6 72.6 79.3
63.8 64.2 65.6 66.5 65.8 68.4 66.2 69.5
65.4 66.5 66.6 62.5 68.3 67.6 61.6 64.5
37.5 36.3 41.2 39.1 39.5 38.4 37.5 39.6
(6) 87.5 (6) (6) 89.1 3 80.2 79.8 83.6
57.9
60.7
82.0
58.9
24.9
24.9
29.7
14.1
67.2
61.8
60.9
86.3
59.9
22.9
24.1
26.7
14.1
73.5
58.8 60.8
61.1 3 66.6
84.3 82.3
66.8 60.3
25.0 21.5
23.1 22.1
25.9 28.7
14.3 14.3
71.4 68.4
59.0
64.4
81.8
59.3
24.1
23.1
(6)
14.1
69.4
57.8
60.4
83.2
58.0
20.1
21.0
28.2
14.9
78.8
67.7
63.5
81.3
55.5
22.6
20.9
32.5
14.6
74.1
52.8 56.3 61.1 57.6 57.6 67.8 56.7 61.0 57.1
60.8
24.0
(*) 23.9 24.5 25.2 23.7 29.3 23.4 24.1 23.2
25.1 25.4 25.8 27.3 25.4 27.3 24.9 25.2 23.6
26.0
(6) 2 12.9 15.9 16.4 12.1 2 13.5 2 12.1 3 17.0 2 17.5 3 10.2
(6) (6) 19.8 17.7 11.4 11.8
12.4 13.9 14.9
18.7
40.0 52.4 51.7 56.5 40.6 52.3 53.8 47.1 36.8
50.1
22.4 23.7 26.0 24.3 21.6 (6) (6) (6) 3 25.8 (6)
7.5
8.3 8.9 9.3 9.4 7.8 9.6 8.6 8.3
8.3
9.3
10.0
11.2 11.2 11.6 2 12.4 11.6 3 12.1 10.3 9.7
14.8
15.5 15.8 15.6 17.7 14.3 17.1 15.4 14.4 11.4
6.6
6.9
7.5 7.2 9.5 8.4 7.1 8.5 6.4 6.9
77.4
88.8 95.9 111.0 87.4 87.1 68.5 73.9 75.0 83.9
9.9 (6) 2 12.7 3 13.7 15.3 (6)
3 11.3 2 11.7 12.1 (6)
30.3
24.8 26.4 27.2 29.1 26.2 31.2 30.4 27.0 26.2
31.8
32.0 34.1 33.5 35.4 33.9 34.3 34.5 32.0 30.5
35.3
(6) 39.1 2 37.7 (6) 2 37.6 40.5 39.8 38.5 36.6
(9) 19.1 (9) (9) (9) 20.6 3 19.4 (9) 10 23.1 (9)
(9) (9)
(9)
(9) 17.4
18.0
1021.8
(10)19.1
(6)
(6) 18.2
22.9 25.2 25.0 26.0 23.9 20.5 20.5 17.8 20.2
9.1
9.0 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.0 9.6 9.1 9.1
8.7
24.6
26.5
26.2 27.6 28.1 29.2 27.0 27.7 28.3 (‘)
17.9
19.1
15.7 20.3 20.2 16.1 15.4 15.9 19.1 (6)
90.6 87.6 88.9 86.1 85.7 91.7 92.5 91.5 90.3
88.7
24.9 25.2 25.0 25.0 24.9 39.0 25.0 3 25.0 37.0 3 25.0
27.3
23.9 3 26.5 26.1 25.7 24.7 27.5 24.2 26.0 25.5
39.7
37.5 38.1 38.0 40.2 38.8 41.1 39.4 40.1 38.2
40.7
38.6 38.8 38.5 41.1 38.0 43.1 40.4 39.8 39.8
(1X) (6)
36.3
36.3 46.7 34.5 M w
35.3 32.9 35.7 34.2 34.1
54.7
48.2 48.3 48.6 51.1 46.5 58.4 53.5 54.4 50.3
24.3 25.5 24.4 27.8 24.2 26.1 26.2 28.3 23.4 2 26.0
1 8 ounces in 17 cities.
2Average for 10 months.
3 Average for months.
4 Specification11changed from pound to 7-ounce and 12-ounce packages, September 15, 1951. (12ounce packages in Atlanta, Birmingham, Charleston, Cincinnati, Norfolk, Omaha, Richmond, Washington,
D. C., and Winston-Salem.)
5 46 cities.
6 Not available; insufficient number of reports during the year.
7 Priced in 10 cities; U. S. average not computed. (8 ounces: New Orleans 0 une- December), Salt
Lake City, San Francisco; 10 ounces: Buffalo, Memphis, Minneapolis, New Orleans (January-May); 12
ounces: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Providence.
51.4 49.3
23.1 22.8
11.6 10.8
18.6 17.4
18.9 17.6
16.0 2 15.3
(*)
(*)
37.2 (6)J
{
59.6
24.9
25.6
3 11.4
18.6
43.8
(6)
7.5
9.7
11.0
7.1
81.0
(6)
27.1
31.8
37.9
(9)
10 24.2
20.2
9.1
25.1
19.7
90.6
3 26.7
28.0
40.6
40.6
37.1
50.2
25.6
61.4
25.2
23.7
12.0
19.4
53.4
(6)
9.6
10.8
15.7
6.9
79.9
(6)
31.8
)6)
35.9
(9) 6)
(ld) (
19.5
9.1
25.3
20.6
90.8
(6)
27.0
38.9
39.7
36.3
53.0
25.5
• 28 cities.
9 Not available; specification changed from No. 2 can to No. 303 can, May 15, 1951.
10 No. 2%can.
11 U. S. average computed from varying numbers of city averages during 1951, as reports for
colored margarine became available, January • March: colored, 38 cities; uncolored, 18 cities.
April - July: colored, 40 cities; uncolored, 16 cities. August: colored 43 cities; uncolored, 13
cities. September: colored, 44 cities; uncolored, 12 cities. October - December colored, 47
cities; uncolored, 9 cities.
25
TABLE 10.—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1952
Article
United
States
M ATLANTIC
IDDLE
N ENGLAND
EW
Fall Man
New
Boston Bridge River chester Haven
port
Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
51.4
Flour, wheat———5 pounds—
52.3
3 16.0
Corn flakes1------ 13 ounces— (2)
pound—
11.8
Corn meal-------------- —
10.4
17.6
18.0
Rice______________—do----18.0
18.1
Rolled oats--------20 ounces—
Bakery products:
16.0
Bread, white---------- -pound— 6 16.0
23.2
Vanilla cookies9—7 ounces—
22.7
pound— 11(13\
49.8
52.4
Layer cake-------------—
Meats, poultry, and fish:
Meats:
Beef:
pound— 111.2
118.8
Round steak---------—
85.9
80.0
Rib roast------------— do----73.5 (*)
Chuck roast--------64.1
Frankfurters------- _ d 0----67.1
63.3
65.2
Hamburger—--------Veal:
124.9
Cutlets-------------128.2
Pork:
x
80.3
80.0
Chops----------------- — do----64.6
Bacon, sliced-----64.9
66.2
65.2
—do----28.4
Salt pork----—---- — do----36.3
Lamb:
81.8
81.7
Leg--------------------— do----Poultry:
Frying chickens:
48.0
New York dressed13—do----- 16 49.0
Dressed and drawn1®—
19 60.7
Fish:
Ocean perch fille t, frozen
— do----- 11 3 45.9 3 2 48.8
Haddock fille t, frozen—
— do----- 3 23 50.7 3 20 44.3
Salmon, pink-16-ounce can---55.9
54.6
Dairy products:
85.5
86.0
Butter----------------------- pound—
57.0
Cheese--------------------- — do----60.7
Milk:
26.4
Fresh (delivered)— quart—
24.2
23.8
22.8
Fresh (grocery)-------—do—
31.4
35.1
Ice cream-----------------—pint—
Milk, evaporated------14.9
14.8
------------- 14 1/2-ounce can—
67.3
70.9
Eggs: Fresh-------------- —dozen—
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fruits:
38.1
Strawberries26----12 ounces—
39.7
Orange juice concentrate—
-------------- -------6 ounces—
18.6
17.3
Frozen vegetables:
Peas------------------12 ounces—
23.9
22.6
Fresh fruits:
pound— 3 14.7 3 13.9
Apples------------------ —
Bananas-----------------— do----16.4
16.3
Oranges, size 200----- dozen—
50.6
46.7
Fresh vegetables:
24.0
Beans, green--------- —pound—
23.7
Cabbage-—--------- —— do----9.4
9.8
Carrots-----------------—bunch—
12.2
13.4
Lettuce------------------- head—
15.3
17.3
Oniona------------------—pound—
11.3
11.3
108.1
Potatoes------------ 15 pounds— 114.0
Sweetpotatoes-------- —pound— 3 17.5 (*)
Tomatoes--------------- — do—
27.1
25.4
Canned fruits:
33.6
Peaches--------No. 2j 1/2— — 33.8
can—
Pineapple------------ -— do---38.2
37.7
Canned vegetables:
18.8
18.6
Corn----— ------No. :303 can—
17.6
18.4
Tomatoes------------ No. 2 can20.9
Peas-----------'— No. .303 can—
21.4
Baby foods, strained2*—
-------4 3/4-5 ounces—
10.2
10.0
Dried fruits: Prunes— pound— (29)
(29)
Dried vegetables:
Navy Beans--------- —— do-—
16.1
18.1
Beverages:
86.8
87.9
Coffee—— ------------- — do----Cola drink30
25.0
---------------6-bottle carton— 3129.1
54.1
(2)
11.9
17.9
18.3
16.1
21.4
51.5
52.4 52.7
(2)
(2)
12.3 11.7
17.7 18.1
18.4 18.0
16.7 15.5
23.7
(*)
49.1 50.6
53.1 51.3
51.7 52.6
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
12.0 11.9
12.4 11.7
17.5 18.0
17.4 17.8
18.0 17.6
17.5 17.6
16.2 16.0
16.4 16.3
23.4 25.7
22.4 22.4
—
51.0 3 52.6 —
39.8 14 32.7
51.5
(2)
12.0
(*)
18.2
17.3
22.0
(4)
118.0
83.3
78.4
69.6
69.2
137.8
81.1
64.5
67.2
27.3
83.9
119.7 116.9
83.4 78.6
3 72.4 72.1
67.9 64.6
66.4
(*)
139.7
(*)
79.5 80.0
63.7 64.7
65.5 65.6
28.2 28.2
82.8 83.5
119.1 116.8
116.5 107.5
82.9 86.3
82.2 79.3
74.3 (*)
74.4
(*)
70.1 64.4
67.7 63.7
65.6 64.6
65.1 63.6
140.2 (*)
3 136.8 120.6
80.2 78.3
79.8 82.7
65.6 58.0
64.9 64.7
66.1 64.3
64.8
28.2 28.7
27.7 (?)
(4)
82.0 82.8
84.1 83.1
118.4
84.7
74.0
70.1
64.0
139.7
79.6
65.8
65.2
42.1
79.5
48.1 46.8
48.4
48.0
47.5
50.1 (*)
51.3 53.1
3 15.9 (2)
11.9 11.8
3 18.7 17.8
17.8 17.6
17.3 17.1
21.7 22.3
5 57.2 (*)
52.2 53.8 48.8
(2) 3 16.3 (2)
11.9 11.9 12.1
17.5 17.7 18.3
18.1 18.1 18.0
7 16.8 16.1 16.1
23.3
(4)
<*)
46.6
(*)
(4)
117.9 120.3 108.6 111.9 113.1
87.0 88.2 86.6 86.2 87.4
74.1 74.4 73.1 73.7 74.8
68.2 63.7 66.8 65.6 61.7
63.3 64.9 65.9 65.8 63.5
141.8 151.0 124.4 127.6 143.0
79.1 84.8 84.8 86.1 78.5
68.4 67.5 64.2 61.8 63.4
65.8 66.5 61.9 64.4 64.6
43.6 40.4 35.4 45.2 3 25.3
80.0 82.2 83.7 82.5 83.4
47.6 47.1
3 51.1 47.8
47.3
61.6
3 44.6
3 49.3
57.3
88.4
60.7
24.9
25.0
31.8
15.3
70.8
3 39.5
19.2
24.3
7 13.2
16.4
57.3
26.0
10.1
14.5
19.3
11.6
3 111.6
(*)
26.1
35.2
38.7
18.7
18.4
20.4
10.5
(29)
(*) 20 44.1 3 20 44.4 (4)(21) (4)(21)
(*) 3 48.5 3 46.8 3 44.2 3 43.7 3 42.2 3 -45.0
3 48.2 (*)
3 50.0 (*) 3 20 43.6 (4) 3 53.9 3 51.2 3 51.3 3 46.8 3 45.0 3 50.4
54.1 55.2
54.3 55.7
53.4 54.4 56.5 57.0 55.0 57.0 55.6 56.0
86.5 83.9
87.2 83.7 86.2 85.3 85.4 86.4 84.4 82.9
85.7 83.0
57.5 57.4
60.8 64.4 65.2 62.2 60.4 62.2 57.8 59.3
62.3 57.2
24.4 24.3
25.3 23.8
25.7 2*. 6 26.0 25.4 24.5 24.3 24.0 23.6
24.2 23.9
25.3 23.4
24.2 22.6 24.2 22.2 23.7 23.1 23.2 24.0
32.6 31.0
31.3 31.6
31.0 31.1 31.6 34.6 29.9 33.4 33.9 30.8
14.9 14.7
14.7 14.9
14.6 14.6 15.3 15.0 14.8 14.7 15.2 14.6
66.8 67.2
70.6 69.1
68.8 68.1 73.0 71.8 70.2 70.2 69.3 67.6
41.2
19.9
23.2
(*)
16.2
51.3
(*)
9.5
13.5
17.2
11.4
100.4
(*)
25.4
33.9
38.6
18.7
17.7
21.1
10.4
(29)
38.3
18.8
23.1
3 12.9
16.1
50.9
(*)
9.5
11.9
16.8
11.4
102.1
(*)
24.9
35.2
37.0
18.6
17.8
20.3
10.0
(29)
39.1
18.1
23.5
7 12.3
15.8
47.4
25.8
9.6
14.0
3 17.0
11.2
110.4
(*)
24.1
34.7
38.2
18.7
17.7
21.2
10.2
(29)
41.1
19.0
23.4
3 12.9
16.1
46.9
(*)
8.8
12.6
16.3
11.3
101.4
(4)
24.3
35.5
39.7
18.0
18.4
20.4
10.2
(29)
16.4 17.5
88.8 87.6
30.5 27.2
17.3
82.8
25.5
16.3
87.6
25.1
17.3
85.1
29.0
See footnotes at end of table.
Port Provi
New
land,
Buffalo Newark York Phila Pitts Rochester Scran
delphia burgh
ton
Maine dence
26
39.6 39.0 42.2 40.6 39.3 40.8 37.8 40.6
18.5 19.1 19.1 18.1 18.0 19.2 18.7 18.1
23.2 23.7 23.9 23.7 23.8 25.2 23.6 24.0
7 13.9 7 12.3 7 13.4 (4) 3 14.7 3 13.0 7 10.9 3 11.8
15.7 16.7 15.0 15.2 15.2 15.9 16.5 14.6
47.6 58.9 52.8 51.4 43.9 52.1 49.2 47.4
25.3 25.3 22.2 22.7 24.2 25.0 3 25.5 22.7
9.6
8.5 9.4 9.7 10.4 10.5
8.7 9.2
14.1 12.0 13.4 13.2 13.5 12.9 11.3 12.1
7 17.3 14.4 7 17.2 7 17.3 16.8 15.8 15.0 15.9
11.4 11.6 11.2 11.1 11.4 11.5 10.9 10.7
105.5 108.9 104.7 105.6 119.4 114.7 106.0 104.1
7 15.8
(4)
(*)
(4) 7 17.0 7 15.4 7 17.0
24.1 26.4 26.4 28.1 27.0 28.8 (4)
31.9 26.6
34.5 34.7 34.2 34.7 33.3 35.4 35.0 35.1
36.0 37.7 38.6 39.0 36.8 38.6 39.6 38.8
18.4 18.7 18.6 19.3 18.7 18.8 18.4 19.0
18.1 18.3 17.4 17.8 17.6 17.8 3 19.2 16.8
21.0 19.6 20.4 20.4 20.6 20.6 21.5 21.9
10.1 (29) (29) (29) (29)
10.5 10.4 10.2
9.9 (29) (29) (29)
10.3 10.4 10.2
(29)
17.1 16.2 17.1 16.9 15.6 15.5 16.0 19.5
85.4 86.4 88.2 86.9 83.5 87.0 82.7 82.6
27.0 30.1 29.9 30.2 30.9 32 32.0 29.8 31.0
TABLE 1 0.—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1952—Continued
Article
N ENGLAND
EW
United
States Boston Bridge Fall Man
New
port River chester Haven
Fats and oils:
Lard-------------------- —
pound—
18.4
Hydrogenated short— do----ening33.3
34.9
Salad dressing------- —pint—
Margarine:
_/3 4 \)
\
Colored---------- --do----- 3® 29.4
Sugar and sweets:
5
51.5
Sugar-------------------— pounds—
23.4
Grape jelly---------- ■ 12 ounces—
Port Provi
New Phila
land,
Buffalo Newark York delphia Pitts Rochester Scran
burgh
ton
Maine dence
19.8
33.2
35.9
20.0 18.8
34.3 33.9
36.6 36.2
18.3
33.0
36.0
19.6
33.7
36.6
18.7
32.5
35.5
28.3
50.8
24.8
29.9 29.9
52.0 51.8
23.2 23.7
28.5
51.1
21.9
30.9
50.4
22.9
30.5
51.4
24.6
See footnotes at end of table.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
27
18.9
33.3
35.1
20.0 20.4 19.2
33.2 33.4 33.8
31.2 35.0 36.1
( 3 5\J
( 3 5\
V
30.0
31.1
50.1 52.5 49.5 49.0
24.2 23.9 22.2 21.7
—
17.6
32.4
34.5
29.8
49.8
21.1
17.6
33.6
35.4
19.2 18.0
33.3 32.3
33.9 33.6
(35)
30.2
29.6
52.6 53.4 51.3
23.8 22.6 21.8
TABLE 10.—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1952—Continued
A rtic le
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
C incin Cleve Colum D etro it Indian Milwau Peoria Spring- Cedar Kansas Minne
Chicago n a ti
a p o lis kee
fie ld Rapids City
bus
apolis Omaha
land
C erals and bakery products:
C ereals:
50.0
Flour, wheat-------------------5 pounds—
Corn fla k e s 1
----------------- 13 ounces— ( 2)
Com meal-----------------------------pound— 12.1
Rice---------------------------------------do-----17.1
Rolled o a ts-------------------20 ounces— 17.7
Bakery products:
Bread, w hite------------------------pound— 15.2
------------ 7 ounces— 25.7
V anilla cookies 9
Layer cake--------------------------- pound— ( 4)
--------- --------12 ounces— —
J e lly r o l l 12
Meats, p o u ltry , and fish :
M eats:
Beef:
Round steak ---------------------- pound— 104.9
83.1
Rib ro a s t--------------------------- do-----Chuck ro a s t------------------------do-----71.1
F ran k fu rters---------------------- do-----61.0
61.2
Hamburger--------------------------- do-----Veal:
C u tle ts-------------------------------do------ 115.8
Pork:
81.1
Chops----------------------------------do-----Bacon, s lic e d —'----------------- do-----63.5
Ham, whole--------------------------do-----62.6
S a lt pork--------------------------- do-----40.3
Lamb:
Leg------------------------------------- do-----79.2
Poultry:
Frying chickens:
Dressed and drawn 18
-----------do-----Fish:
Ocean perch f i l l e t , frozen—do------ 5 44.1
Haddock f i l l e t , frozen--------- do------ 5 50.6
Salmon, pink------------ 16-ounce can— 54.8
Dairy products:
B utter-------------------------------------pound— 83.0
Cheese---------------------------------------do-----60.5
Milk:
Fresh (d e liv e re d )----------------q u a rt—
25.3
Fresh (grocery)---------------------do-----23.3
Ice cream----------------------------------p in t— 31.3
M ilk, evaporated—14 l/2-ounce can— 15.0
64.1
Eggs: fre sh --------------------------------dozen—
F ru its and vegetables:
Frozen fr u its :
S traw berries 2 --------------12 ounces—
6
38.7
Orange ju ic e concentrate —
6
ounces— 17.9
Frozen vegetables:
22.9
Peas------------------------------ 12 ounces—
Fresh f r u its :
Apples----------------------------------pound— 16.4
Bananas----------------------------------do-----18.4
Oranges, size 200---------------dozen—
52.7
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green------------------------pound— 25.4
Cabbage----------------------------------do-----9.6
C arrots--------------------------------bunch— 11.3
L ettuce--------------------------------- head— 14.5
Onions--------------------------------- pound— 11.4
Potatoes------------------------15 pounds— 123.3
Sweetpotatoes---------------------- pound— 19.1
Tomatoes--------------------------------do-----31.9
Canned fr u its :
Peaches-------------------No. 2 1/2 can— 34.0
Pineapple------------------------------ do-----38.8
Canned vegetables:
Corn--------------------------- No. 303 can— 18.2
Tomatoes------------------------No. 2 can— 18.2
Peas--------------------------- No. 303 can— 20.0
Baby foods, stra in e d 28—
4 3/4-5 ounces— 10.3
Dried f r u its : Prunes--------------pound— ( 2 9 )
Dried vegetables: Navy beans—do-----15.7
Beverages:
Coffee---------------------------------------do-----83.7
Cola drin k 30
----------- 6 o ttle carton— 28.9
-b
Fats and o ils :
Lard---------------------------------------- pound— 17.6
Hydrogenated shortening-----------do-----33.3
Salad dressing--------------------------p in t— 32.3
M argarine:
Uncolored-----------------------------pound—
Colored----------------------------------do-----29.2
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar----------------------------------5 pounds— 51.9
Grape je lly ---------------------- 12 ounces—
21.2
51.8
50.8
53.2
50.1
50.2
49.2
49.1
53.6
54.3
52.2
50.3
52.1
52.1
3 16.6 3 16.2 ( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
2)
( 2)
2)
11.5
12.0 ( 12.3 ( 2)
12.4
12.3
12.0 ( 11.8 11.9
12.2 12.3 12.4 12.4
12.5
18.0
18.0 17.2
17.6
18.1
17.3
17.6
17.9
17.7
18.7
17.7
16.5
17.0
17.8
18.2 18.0 18.3 17.5
17.9
17.9
17.7
18.1 18.3
18.0
17.4
18.0
15.6
15.6
15.3
14.6
15.1
15.0
15.5
14.2
15.0
15.0
15.5
15.1
15.5
25.6
25.1
24.6
23.3
24.7
22.5 1 25.2
24.7
0
23.3
1 27.7 24.6 26.9 24.7
0
—
—
51.9 ( 4)
42.2
36.5
44.6
49.8
( 4)
(4)
(*)
(*)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
41.8 —
1 38.8 —
4
43.8
108.3
85.3
75.3
62.8
63.9
124.2
80.8
66.9
65.6
34.1
92.6
109.3 107.8
87.8
86.7
74.9 75.2
66.2 62.3
60.9
64.2
119.2 120.4
82.8
81.3
60.6
63.0
65.4
63.6
40.6
34.5
84.3 5 92.3
109.4
85.8
76.1
61.4
63.7
122.4
84.9
64.0
67.4
37.7
82.2
107.0
87.7
72.8
61.1
64.5
106.0
84.4
73.0
61.8
66.0 64.0
128.0 114.1 ( 4)
80.8 76.0 74.0
63.8
64.8
61.5
62.1
63.2
65.6
7 37.9 37.5 5 39.6
91.0
84.5 <*)
107.3
84.0
73.5
60.3
51.8
52.6
62.4
63.2
62.5
67.9
62.4
5 45.0 5 45.2 5 41.0 5 45.2 5 44.9 5 39.2 5 48.9
5 50.6 ’5 50.5 5 46.1 5 50.3 5 50.8 5 50.5 5 52.1
56.0
59.1
58.4
55.6
56.6
56.8
54.4
84.0
84.2
85.5
83.0
79.3
85.6
84.1
58.9
58.4
62.1
67.6
61.0
59.0
59.7
22.0 23.6
23.6
23.9
23.0
21.2 24.4
22.5
22.0 22.2 22.2 22.5 20.4 20.9
34.0
29.1 <*)
32.2
30.7
30.4
30.7
15.3
15.0
15.3
14.8
14.9
14.9
15.0
63.3
65.1
59.0
70.2
64.6
60.8
55.7
109.0
83.3
70.8
60.1
64.4
103.8
77.7
63.0
61.8
( 4)
( 4)
103.8
<*)
74.1
61.2
62.2
( 4)
77.2
63.3
66.9
(4)
(4)
104.3
84.3
71.0
63.1
59.1
117.7
79.0
64.3
63.0
36.1
92.7
V)
63.3
61.5
5 48.3 5 43.7 5 44.2
5 50.8 5 51.1 5 52.7
54.9
57.7
55.9
82.2 80.6 84.4
63.9
60.6
56.8
20.3
23.7
22.7
22.8 19.4 21.7
31.0
29.1
27.2
15.2
15.7
14.7
5 56.5 49.7 58.0
102.5
102.5
82.8
83.0
72.6
69.5
68.9
58.3
60.3
5 61.3
116.7 7 113.1
77.5
68.3
58.1
64.7
61.1
62.1
37.3
35.0
82.9
83.5
fl7 \
50.4
107.3
84.6
72.0
62.6
63.0
123.3
78.9
65.0
64.0
39.3
85.4
63.3
5 42.7 5 42.7
5 55.4 5 50.9
5 45.8
5 51.4
21.8
20.8
60.0
25.3
24.0
30.4
14.5
60.9
57.0
84.0
55.9
191.8
19.0
26.0
15.4
56.6
56.6
82.0
46.4
30.4
15.1
49.8
57.0
88.2
40.9
38.6
43.3
40.5
36.1
39.4
38.6 5 38.9
38.7
37.7
39.8
38.4
39.9
18.9
19.2
19.8
19.3
19.5
17.8
17.7
20.0 18.4 18.2
19.9
17.8
19.1
23.1
24.8
24.2
25.6
24.6
22.5
24.1
24.3
23.7
23.5
24.1
24.2
24.4
5 13.1 14.8 5 14.1 13.8 7 14.0 16.5 15.0 5 13.8 (4) 5 17.0 5 17.4 5 16.9
16.4
16.8
17.2
18.2
17.4
16.1
17.6
16.2
18.7
17.5
17.3
19.2
18.3
18.4
45.3
60.0
46.1
41.5
50.4
57.4
52.4
53.1
50.7
61.3
58.7
64.4
56.8
21.5
26.1
21.4
20.8 5 26.9 22.8 ( 4)
27.3
24.2 5 27.7 7 24.9
25.9
4)
10.6 9.8 10.3 10.7
9.6
10.0 ( 10.0 8.8
10.7
10.5
9.7
9.2
10.2
12.4
12.6 13.5 12.3
12.7
11.5
15.2
13.4 7 11.9 5 12.5
11.7 5 14.5
13.2
16.4
16.1
16.3
16.2
16.6
15.9
15.4
14.8
15.1
15.8
15.6
16.8
16.6
11.6 11.8 12.1 12.5 11.5 12.1 12.8 12.1 12.0 11.6 11.6 12.0
11.4
120.7 116.3 116.2 113.1
119.7 111.7 115.6
116.2 107.6 117.3
103.8
108.9
116.0
5 17.3 7 17.6 5 17.9 7 18.5 5 18.0 ( 4 ) 7 17.3 7 17.1 ( 4 ) 7 18.5 ( 4 )
5 17.9
4)
28.3
30.6
32.4
30.0
29.3
29.3
29.1
28.4
26.8
28.2 26.7 ( 25.2
27.3
34.5
35.0
35.0
35.3
35.0
35.4
34,4
34.7
36.0
33.3
34.1
33.9
34.4
39.8
39.4 40.3
40.1
40.5
40.6
39.5
38.9 40.1
40.0
40.5
39.4
39.1
18.-8 19.0
18.7
18.9
17.9
19.1
18.6
18.3
18.9
18.7
18.4
18.6 18.4
18.3
18.5
18.4
18.2 18.7 18.7 18.3
18.2 20.8 17.8 7 19.3
19.0 5 19.0
20.9
21.2 21.2 20.8 22.1 20.1 23.0
20.6 21.0 19.7
22.0 18.7
20.1
10.6 ( 210.3 ( 210.4 ( 210.6 ( 210.4 ( 210.0 ( 2 9.6 ( 2 99.8 ( 2 9.7 ( 2 99.2 ( 2 99.3 ( 2 9.2
9.3
(29)
9)
9)
9)
9)
9)
9)
)
9)
)
)
9)
(2)
9
16.0
14.8
14.7
14.2
15.2
16.2
15.2
15.0
15.4
15.2
16.2
14.1
14.8
87.0
85.8
86.8 85.2
86.5
86.3
86.6 87.7 87.7 88.6 88.9
87.0
86.7
30.2
30.1
25.0
25.1
31.2
29.1
26.3
43.2
25.1
25.0
29.8
25.0
29.5
19.4
20.8 17.2 17.5
18.3
17.5
18.3
18.6
19.2
16.4
17.6
16.4
16.7
33.2
32.9
33.3
33.9
32.8
33.4
33.8
34.5
34.3
33.2
33.9
33.1
33.0
36.8
34.9
35.5
37.0
35.1
35.0
32.7
36.8
33.6
36.0
34.6
34.2
35.0
—
43.2 —
36.7 —
42.9 __________ ____________
28.8
28.9
27.6
28.5
31.6
28.5
30.5 —
28.1 ____________
27.1
28.3
52.1
54.9
53.1
53.6
53.3
53.9
54.5
53.0
53.8
53.4
55.0
52.4
52.3
26.8
24.8
25.0
24.8
25.8
24.1
25.8
25.8
26.3
24.5
24.8
25.1
26.3
See footnotes a t end of tab le.
S t.
Louis
- 28 -
TABLE 10.—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1952—Continued
A rtic le
C ereals and bakery products:
C ereals:
Flour, wheat--------------------------5 pounds—
Corn flak e s 1------------------------13 ounces—
Corn meal----------------------------------- pound—
Rice--------------------------------------------- do-----Rolled o a ts--------------------------20 ounces—
Bakery products:
Bread, w hite------------------------------ pound—
V anilla cookies 9
-------------------7 ounces—
Layer cake----------------------------------pound—
M eats, p o u ltry , and fis h :
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak -----------------------------pound—
Rib ro a s t----------------------------------do-----Chuck ro a s t------------------------------ do-----F ran k fu rters-----------------------------do-----Hamburger----------------------------------do-----Veal:
C u tle ts------------------------------------- do-----Pork:
Chops------------------------------ ---------do-----Bacon, s lic e d --------------------------- do-----Ham, whole-------------------------------- do-----S a lt pork----------------------------------do-----Lamb:
Leg------------------------------------------- do-----P o ultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed 15
------------------- do-----Dressed and drawn 18
----------------- do-----Fish:
Ocean perch f i l l e t , frozen------- —
do-----Haddock f i l l e t , frozen----------------do-----Salmon, pink-------------------16-ounce can—
Dairy products:
B utter--------------------------------------------pound—
Cheese----------------------------------------------do-----Milk:
Fresh (d e liv e re d )---------------------- q u a rt—
Fresh (grocery)--------------------------- do-----Ice cream---------------------------------------- p in t—
Milk evaporated-----------14- l/2-ounce can—
Eggs: Fresh---------------------------------------dozen—
F ru its and V egetables:
Frozen f r u its :
S traw berries 2 ---------------------12 ounces—
6
Orange ju ic e concentrate------ 6 ounces—
Frozen vegetables:
Peas-------------------------------------12 ounces—
Fresh f r u its :
Apples---------------------------------------- pound—
Bananas---------------------------------------- do-----Oranges, siz e 200---------------------- dozen—
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green------------------------------ pound—
Cabbage---------------------------------------- do____
C arrots---------------------------------------bunch—
L ettuce---------------------------------------- head—
Onions---------------------------------------- pound—
P o tatoes------------------------------ 15 pounds—
Sw eetpotatoes-----------------------------pound—
Tomatoes---------------------------------------do-----Canned f r u its :
Peaches------------------------- No. 2 1/2 can—
Pineapple------------------------------------- do-----Canned vegetables:
Corn----------------------------------No. 303 can—
Tomatoes------------------------------ No. 2 can—
Peas----------------------------------No. 303 can—
Baby foods, stra in e d 2
8
4- 3/4— ounces—
5
Dried f r u its : Prunes---------------------pound—
Dried vegetables: Navy beans--------- do-----Beverages:
Coffee--------------------------------------------- do---------------------- 6 o ttle carton—
-b
Cola drink 30
Fats and o ils :
Lard-----------------------------------------------pound—
Hydrogenated shortening----------------- do-----Salad dressing -------------------------------- p in t—
M argarine:
C olored^
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar---------------------------------------- 5 pounds—
Grape je lly -----------------------------12 ounces—
WEST NORTH
CENTRAL—Cont.
SOUTH ATLANTIC
At B a lti C harles- Jackson
S tPaul W ichita lan ta more ton,S .C . v ille
54.6
(a )
11.8
17.6
18.2
15.4
24.3
54.3
55.0
52.2
(2 ) 3 16.0
7.8
12.9
17.4
17.2
51.5
56.8
(2) 3 17.1
11.8 12.7
18.4 (4)
18.2 18.0 18.0 18.8
8 15.9 15.9 15.7 16.7
0
24.6 1 36.7 23.3 1 35.4
0
42.7
7 41.8 — (4)
( 4)
105.4 7 112.4 117.4 ( 4)
86.7 (*)
( 4)
(4 )
70.8 7 74.8 75.1 (4)
60.6 63.4
62.3
58.7
59.5
62.0 69.0
62.2
117.5 140.6 7 121.0
111.2 (4)
71.8 79.5
70.2
76.8
76.2
64.3 65.6
65.1
65.0
65.3
61.3
64.4 66.9
61.9
65.7
35.0
39.1
34.5 34.8
40.7
83.3
98.8
84.8 83.5 7 91.4
(4)
(4 )
68.5
62.3
5 81.2
(17)
______
5 44.2
5 54.6
57.3
83.6
56.8
20.2
17.7
26.7
15.8
55.7
49.8
•62.4
56.4
56.2
5 47.7 5 38.2 5 44.9 5 40.8
5 57.2 (*) 5 48.8 ( 4)
53.1 56.5
60.8
54.9
90.3 87.1
87.5
85.2
64.3
59.9
59.0 (4 )
24.4
24.5
25.2 23.5
26.0 23.6
24.9
23.4
31.0
30.6 (*) 5 34.9
14.9 14.8
15.2
15.3
55.9
63.4 68.2 63.2
37.6 44.2
37.5 5 39.5
20.4
19.4
19.8 19.2
23.4
26.0
24.9 24.8
5 17.0 18.2 (4) 5 13.1
18.2
14.4 15.6
19.7
57.2
68.1 35.6 41.7
7 24.9 5 25.0 21.3 22.3
9.6
10.2 9.3 9.8
13.4
13.5 13.3
11.7
19.1
17.0
15.0 16.1
11.4
13.1
10.7 5 11.4
116.0 5 128.2 120.0 117.6
20.3 7 17.4 7 15.0
(4 )
24.8
27.5
25.3 24.3
35.1
34.0 33.6
34.9
40.1
40.0
38.0 37.4
18.0
19.5
19.5 18.7
21.1 20.3 16.2 18.1
23.6
24.1
22.1 20.6
10.4 10.5
9.3 ( 2 9 )
9.3 ( 2 9 )
(29)
(29)
15.6 16.2
15.6
15.5
91.2
86.1 83.1 86.8
25.0 25.0
29.8
25.0
16.3
18.2 17.5
17.2
33.0 33.6
34.4
34.3
32.5 35.4
37.3
35.8
43.4
31.6
25.6 31.1
56.6
55.2
49.7 50.4
23.4 21.7
25.5
26.1
17.4
17.8
15.0
24.1
43.9
(4)
(*)
(*)
60.5
(4)
(4)
76.3
(4)
67.9
39.8
(*)
58.4
5 44.1
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55.9
87.2
63.5
27.0
26.4
33.0
14.7
65.1
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Rich Savan Washing W inston- Birming Jackmond nah ton,D.C. Salem
ham
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53.0
52.3
(2)
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8.2 8.8
17.7
17.1
17.7
17.3
15.4 5 14.8
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1 30.7 1 32.6
0
(4)
(4)
53.4
54.5
55.4
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9.6
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18.6
19.3
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18.3
18.2
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14.8
15.7
24.0 1 35.9 1 36.5
0
0
40.5
50.6
46.2
111.4 112.4 110.3
86.9
86.1 87.7
71.4
71.0 75.6
59.4
60.8 58.5
60.6 63.8
62.2
130.1 134.5 113.9
76.0
78.2 72.2
65.8
66.6 62.6
68.0 67.5 62.3
34.2 35.8
35.2
80.7
84.0 87.5
115.7
85.5
73.9
61.4
63.5
135.8
78.5
68.3
67.4
35.1
81.8
113.4
88.6
75.7
59.9
63.2
120.5
72.6
66.8
65.2
32.8
7 89.5
39.9 36.5
41.8
42.0
42.1
( 4)
19.5
21.0
17.8
19.0 20.0 17.9
24.3 26.5
24.9
26.3
24.2
24.8
14.4 7 11.6
14.9 5 13.4 (4)
(4)
13.0
16.5
14.8
15.2 13.9
14.8
43.8
41.0
40.3 34.2
5 33.0
40.7
19.4
22.8 23.0 7 19.9 20.8 21.3 23.8
8.5
9.8
8.5
9.0
9.4
9.2
9.2
12.3
13.5
5 14.0
12.8 7 13.0 13.3 5 14.4
15.5
16.4
16.0
18.4
17.7 14.8
17.1
11.1 11.0 1 1 . 3 11.7 10.6 11.6 12.4
114.4
111.4 114.1 110.0 120.5
114.7
118,1
17.3
18.7 7 14.2
(4)
( 4) 7 15.9 7 16.4
25.1
22.9
22.7
25.2
25.1 22.8 26.5
34.0 5 34.3
34.9
34.1 35.1
34.1
35.4
38.2
39.3
37.5 39.2
(4)
(4)
<*)
18.9
20.0
20.4
19.0 18.7 20.4
19.2
16.8
16.8
15.6 16.5
17.6
16.5
16.2
26.0
20.1 24.6
25.4
20.3
24.5 25.0
10.2 ( 2 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.4 ( 11.2
10.7
(29)
(2 9 )
29)
9)
(2 )
9
(29 )
(29)
17.3
14.6
15.2 16.1
16.4
15.4
(4)
89.7
88.8 89.6
87.4
89.0
85.6 85.9
24.7
25.0
25.0
24.7
30.4
25.2 25.0
18.1
19.9
20.2 18.5
18.4 17.3 19.0
33.3
34.2
33.4
32.7
33.0 32.8 34.1
35.9
35.2
36.6
35.0
34.1 32.5
34.8
28.2
51.5
24.1
29
29.0
48.7
23.7
52.5
55.3
Knox
v ille
58.5
3 15.8 3 16.8 3 16.8
8.2 7.9 8.1
5 18.4 18.0 20.3
17.7
15.4
1 36.1
0
(4)
18.0 18.5
17.0 16.2
18.8 • 24.4
44.0
(4)
108.8 5 108.8 (4)
82.4 5 88.0 (4)
71.6 5 73.6 (4)
57.8
63.0 58.2
63.0
60.1 63.9
109.2 113.1 ( 4)
67.3
74.3 72.1
60.9
64.2 64.3
61.4 68.2 64.4
31.7 - 38.1 36.4
84.5 ( 4)
(4)
------:---- —
—
( 17) —
60.3
60.7 55.5
57.0
56.8
57.3 55.7
5 46.7 5 43.3 5 47.0 5 43.5 5 42.5 5 37.1 5 47.7 5 46.8
5 50.8 5 49.0 5 53.3 5 47.2 5 49.0 (4)
(4) 5 52.5
56.5
55.0 53.5
58.3
52.6
60.5 59.0
55.7
87.9
88.6 91.1
87.9
87.1 87.9
89.1 87.4
5 62.4 60.5 59.1 60.8
60.6
58.6
65.3 63.8
23.5 27.2
25.2
23.7
24.3
25.9
24.0 24.7
21.8 25.2
24.8
23.4 27.8
25.7
24.2 25.1
38.3
33.4 (4)
32.9
32.5
28.7 27.2
( 4)
14.8
15.5
15.2 14.4
15.5
14.4
15.4 15.3
65.8 63.7 72.1
61.9
66.4
64.2
66.2 62.9
38.9
20.5
26.4
7 14.0
13.8
36.0
See footnotes at end ot tab le.
53.1
3 16.5
12.2
Nor
fo lk
30.5
51.7
5 25.1
29.7
51.5
20.5
29.5
48.6
24.4
31.3
51.0
21.7
31.4
52.7
23.8
38.5
19.6
25.0
41.2 40.6
16.8 21.1
26.8 27.2
7 18.0 (4)
(4)
14.6
14.2 14.6
35.2
41.6 5 38.1
25.0 7 27.5 5 23.5
8.6 8.7
7.9
(4)
(4)
( 4)
13.7
14.1 15.1
10.4
11.2 11.4
123.0 128.6 121.2
(4)
(4) 7 15.0
23.1
25.7 21.8
33.9
35.3 33.1
38.1
40.1 41.8
20.6 19.4
19.2
17.8 ( 4)
16.7
21.4
21.8 22.2
10.2 9.2 ( 210.6
( 2 9)
9)
(29)
15.7
16.7 15.7
83.4
92.3 83.8
25.0 25.0
29.5
17.8
18.2 18.9
33.4 33.4 34.1
35.2
36.5 35.2
29.8
49.3
21.0
30.4
50.0
23.5
31.8
53.1
26.0
TABLE 10.—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1952—Continued
EAST SOUTH
CENTRAL—Continued
A rticle
Louis
v ille
Cereals and bakery products:
C ereals:
Flour, wheat-----------------5 pounds—
Corn flakes 1
--------------- 13 ounces—
Corn meal------------------------- pound—
Rolled oats-----------------20 ounces—
Bakery products:
Bread, w hite-—— ------------pound—
Vanilla cookies9—------- 7 ounces—
Layer cake------------------------pound—
--------------- 12 ounces—
Jelly r o l l 12
Meats, poultry, and fish :
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak------------------- pound—
Rib ro a st----------------------- -do----Chuck ro a st--------------------- do----Frankfurters---------------do-Hamburger------------------------ do----Veal:
C utlets----------------------------do----Pork:
Chops----------------------------- do----Bacon, sliced-----------------do----Ham, whole--------------------- do----S alt pork-----------------------do----Lamb:
Poultry:
Frying chickens:
New York dressed 15
--------- do----Dressed and drawn18
-------do-----Fish:
Ocean perch f i l l e t , frozen-do----Haddock f i l l e t , frozen------do----Salmon, pink----------16-ounce can—
Dairy products:
B utter-------------------------------- pound—
Milk:
Fresh (delivered)------------ quart—
Fresh (grocery)----- ------------do---Ice cream----------------------------- p in t—
Milk, evaporated 14 l/2-ounce can—
Eggs: Fresh-----------------------------dozen—
Fruits and vegetables:
Frozen fru its :
Strawberries 2 ------------12 ounces—
6
Orange juice concentrate
6 ounces—
Frozen vegetables:
Peas-------------------------- 12 ounces—
Fresh fru its :
Apples------------------------------pound—
Bananas-------------------------------do----Oranges, size 200-------------dozen—
Fresh vegetables:
B eans, gree n-------------------------------- pound—
Cabbage-------------------------------do----Carrots---------------------------- bunch—
Lettuce------------------------------head—
Onions------------------------------pound—
Potatoes--------------------15 pounds—
Sweetpotatoes------------------- pound—
Tomatoes----------------------------do----Canned fru its :
Peaches---------------- No. 2 l/2 can—
Pineapple--------------------------- do----Canned vegetables:
Corn------------------------No. 303 can—
Tomatoes---------------------No. 2 can—
Peas— ------------------ No. 303 can—
Baby foods, strained2*
4 3/4-5 ounces—
Dried fru its : Prunes—— -----pound—
Dried vegetables: Navy beans
Beverages:
Coffee ----------------------
Cola drink30—-------- 6 -b o ttle
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Mem Mobile Dallas Houston
phis
50.4 57.9 51.7 50.1
(2) 3 16.3 (2) (2)
9.1
8.1 11.9 10.7
19.2 15.8 16.9 19.5
17.6 17.8 18.0 18.1
14.9 5 15.9 8 17.3 15.6
21.8 19.2 20.3 23.3
37.6 _______ 42.2 5 43.1
103.0
80.6
68.7
64.7
61.5
133.0
76.5
62.3
63.3
7 29.6
90.2
102.8 (4)
82.6
(4)
69.6 (4)
61.0 59.0
62.1 59.8
115.0 110.6
71.7 70.0
62.4 60.4
61.0 63.6
37.7 36.0
83.3 94 .'4
106.6
84.2
67.6
57.6
61.3
113.4
71.2
62.8
65.6
34.3
90.7
52.6
53.4
53.4
PACIFIC
Salt
Lake
City
50.3 ( 2
49.5
)
(2)
12.2
13.6
17.5 5 18.0
18.2
18.9
15.9 15.7 16.4 8 15.3 5 16.8
19.5 22.6 24.1 25.0 (4)
5 37.6 (4) (3) (A)
43.2
3 26.5
51.3
3 16.4 3 16.3 3 16.5 (2)
12.4
8.5 12.2 12.5
16.8 16.5 16.4 5 18.6
18.0 18.3 18.2 19.0
14.0
24.5
(4)
111.1 105.2 108.3 (4)
90.4 88.1 84.8 (4)
76.1 73.4 71.6
59.8
66.1
105.4
77.5
63.9
66.0
38.9
5 94.3
57.9 62.1
63.9 63.1
(4) 116.0
70.2 72.3
64.3 64.3
63.3 68.6
36.8 36.3
7 91.0 88.2
100.1
81.1
67.4
(4)
63.0 62.2
65.5 62.1
117.2 106.9
77.1 74.8
67.6 65.2
66.1 61.0
36.2 36.4
81.6 81.0
105.4
87.4
71.0
63.8
61.4
115.0
81.9
69.5
64.1
38.7
81.4
Los An
geles
53.7
3 15.9
12.6
18.2
19.1
16.4
23.6
39.5
Port
land,
Oreg.
53.4
(2)
12.3
21.0
19.5
7 16.0
24.5
7 43.7
111.4 7 108.5
89.6 (4)
73.5 (4)
61.8
63.3
64.5
62.9
128.1 1 117.9
7
88.6
78.0
67.4
65.5
65.5
65.0
41.1
37.2
81.8
86.9
San
Fran
cisco
57.3
(2)
12.6
21.0
19.6
8 18.3
25.3
3 28.2
116.1
90.0
(4)
69.9
63.3
133.8
90.5
68.5
67.5
42.6
83.4
S eattle
53.8
12.4
21.4
19.4
5 16.2
24.9
(4)
l2)
112.8
87.5
73.8
67.0
65.7
(4)
77.0
64.3
64.6
41.8
78.5
58.9
60.2 7 54.2
56.0 (0.7)
( 17)
68.3
57.8 60.0 58.0
57.4 59.4 57.0 59.5
3 2
2
5 41.1 7 48.6 7 44.5 5 45.4 5 49.1 5 49.4 5 49.8 (4)(22) 5 45.0 5 22 73# 5 2 77.8 7 2 75.1 5 55.4 5 2 72.4
2
5
4
5
5
2
5
5 47.1 7 51.0 (4) 7 51.6 5 2 63.7 5 57.8 5 54.8 (4)(25) 4 52.7 5 2 65.6 5 2 63.0 5 2 61.1 5 2 75.1 7 2 60.9
56.1 58.8 55.9 58.2 56.6
55.3 52.8
55.8
55.2 (4)
55.0
58.3
54.7
53.7
83.8 86.3 86.4 90.3
89.5 86.5 86.7 88.7 86.9
86.3
85.7
84.0
89.1
862.
60.1 62.4 60.3 59.9
66.3 61.1 60.7 57.8 58.9
56.1
61.1
61.1
58.5
58.5
24.6 22.5 25.2 25.4
26.2 24.1 25.1 20.2 23.6
22.6
22.6
21.7
22.0
22.1
24.4 22.4 25.8 25.3
24.2 23.9 24.2 21.0 21.9
21.4
22.0
21.6
20.7
21.1
26.6 29.2 29.2 5 28.3 32.5
26.6
31.7 28.0 29.3 26.6
27.8
29.8
34.4
(4)
14.8 14.8 14.5 15.2 15.2
15.0 15.1 14.6 14.7
15.0
14.7
14.7
15.4
14.8
61.4 65.3 60.2 68.0
65.0 62.1 62.4 76.1 68.5
67.0
63.2
66.7
69.8
70.0
41.0
21.3
24.7
14.9
16.3
41.4
39.0 5 37.4 37.0
21.7 18.3 18.7
25.0 23.8 22.8
(4) (4) 7 17.9
16.3 12.2 14.4
41.2 5 36.8 62.4
22.6 27.2 22.3 25.0
8.8 8.8 8.0
10.5
14.1 10.9 11.0 (4)
16.3 15.5 14.1 15.4
13.2 12.5 10.6 10.2
109.2 130.6 120.3 126.1
5 18.4 18.3 (4) (4)
28.1 29.8 23.7 25.8
35.0 31.9 32.1 33.3
39.2 37.6 35.5 (4)
18.6 18.1 18.6 19.7
18.3 17.0 16.1 17.4
21.6 24.2 22.5 23.5
10.6
9.0 9.4 9.0
(29) (29) (29> (29)
14.7 15.4 15.3 17.3
—do— 09.4 09.1 90.7 06.5
oarton—
25.2 25.0 24.9 24.8
37.1 7 39.6 39.1 37.1 37.4
38.6
39.0 7 39.7
40.2
39.3
18.3 20.3 18.8 19.3 18.8
18.6
18.3
19.4
19.2
19.9
23.6 23.6 24.2 23.9 24.3
23.3
24.0
25.2
24.2
23.8
20.1 5 17.7 16.0 (4) 16.6
15.8
15.8
14.1
13.4
15.9
14.5 17.0 11.8 20.4 17.6
18.3
17.7
19.6
19.6
19.5
39.9
51.7 64.8 36.9 5 56.4 64.1
55.0
57.7 5 54.0
61.6
5 25.0 (*)
7 26.4 (4)
25.8 7 26.8 23.3 (4) (4)
(4)
8.5
9.1 7.5 10.1
9.0
9.0
6.4
8.6
7.6
9.7
11.3 (4)
10.0
9.2
10.7 (4)
9.7
10.7
9.7
11.4
15.0 17.8 13.5 16.8 •15.2
15.1
11.7
14.7
14.6
10.9
11.8 11.8 9.9 11.3 9.8
10.9
11.2
11.1
10.6
11.0
139.1 120.4 123.9 107.3 5 104.6
115.3
111.5
110.8 112.7 113.5
7 17.8 (4) 7 13.6 (4) 7 17.0 (4)
7 20.9 (4)
(4)
(4)
24.5
27.6
26.2 29.9 25.2 29.6 31.4
27.3
27.0
32.3
31.4
33.7 34.9 33.9 34.5 33.9
30.7
31.0
31.5
33.8
35.9
38.2
36.7 5 39.8 36.4 40.3 39.4
35.7
37.2
35.9
19.0
19.8 20.4 19.4 19.0 18.7
17.7
18.6
18.3
20.2
7
7
17.5 19.0 17.7 20.2 7 20.1 2 22.9 2 21.1 2 23.3 2 22.0 2 23.9
7
7
7
20.4
19.1
22.8 26.5 23.6 20.8 20.6
17.9
21.2
19.8
9.0 (29) (29) (29) (29)
9.0 (29)
9.3 9.1 9.5
9.2
9.0 (29)
8.9 (29)
9.2 (29)
5 9.2
(29)
(29)
16.7 16.5
08.6 85.1
25.0 33 25.0
See feetaotee at eed of table.
MOUNTAIN
L ittle New Butte Den
Rock Or
ver
leans
30
15.5
86.4
24.9
16.6
91.7
38.2
16.7
92.2
25.0
15.7
92.0
25.0
16.6
90.3
37.2
16.9
87.1
26.9
17.6
92.0
29.4
17.4
91.6
(4)
TABLE 10.—ANNUAL AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS, BY CITY, 1952—Continued
EAST SOUTH
CENTRAL—Continued
A rtic le
Louis Mem
v ille phis
Fats and o ils :
Lard------------------------------- -------pound—
Hydrogenated shorteningSalad dressin g ----------------------- p in t—
M argarine:
do
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar------------------------------—5 pounds—
Grape je lly -------------------- -12 ounces—
1 13
39
17
2
38
4
5
11
6
52
7
10
8
97
47
10 12
11
46
12 12
4
13
14 10
15
18
28
17
18
19
28
20
8
17
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Mobile D allas Houston
12
3
Den
ver
S a lt
Lake
C ity
Los An
geles
P o rt
land,
Oreg.
San
Fran
cisco
17.6
32.4
33.7
32.6
34.3
32.8
34.8
34.3
36.6
20.6 18.3 23.5
34.0
34.8
18.1
33.3
36.6
18.8
33.4
35.1
20.7
33.1
34.8
33.1
35.7
20.0
23.7
33.7
36.1
28.3
51.8
22.0 5 25.4
29.2
48.7
23.6
28.1
49.7
24.8
29.7
49.3
25.3
27.9
52.4
27.1
29.8
47.9
25.3
31.0
54.7
26.7
40.7
55.5
28.5
29.0
52.3
30.8
55.7
26.0
30.8
51.6
25.8
12
15 1952
39
30.9
53.3
20.1
12
20.2
8
8
3
15 1952
23
15 1952
33
34.4
37.0
30.0
59.0
26.2
22.8
S e a ttle
22.1
33.4
35.5
5 30.6
54.6
5 25.2
21 Haddock, fillet, fresh.
22 Salmon, fresh or frozen.
23 Priced in 47 cities.
24 Sea trout, fresh, dressed.
25 Halibut, fresh or frozen.
26 Specification changed from 16 ounces to 12 ounces, effective January 15, 1952.
27 No. 2Va can.
28 Size range changed from 4^ - 4% ounces to 4% - 5 ounces, beginning May 15, 1952.
29 Specification changed from medium to large prunes, effective April 15, 1952.
30 Specification changed from 6- bottle carton in 56 cities, to carton of 6, 6-ounce bottles in 54 cities,
carton of 6, 10-ounce bottles in 1 city, and carton of 6, 12
-ounce bottles in 1 city, effective September 15
,
1952.
31 Average price for 56 cities January through August, and for 54 cities September through December.
32 12 ounces.
33 10 ounces.
34 Priced in 9cities January through July, aid in 6 cities August through December. United States aver
age price not computed after July.
35Uncolored margarine priced from January through July, colored margarine priced from August through
December.
36 Priced in 47cities January through Ju ly, and in 50cities August through December.
9
10
L ittle New
Or
Rock leans Butte
PACIFIC
17.8
33.5
36.7
16.6
33.0
33.6
ounces in
cities, ounces in
■cities, January through April;
ounces in
cities,
ounces in
cities, May through December.
Specification changed from
ounces to
ounces, effective May
,
.
ounces.
Not available; insufficient number of reports during year.
Average for
months.
Priced in
cities.
Average for
months.
Per loaf.
ounces in
cities,
ounces in cities.
ounces.
Priced in
cities.
ounces in cities,
ounces in cities, ounces in cities.
Average price not computed for United States.
ounces.
Published as dressed, beginning September
,
.
Priced in
cities January through August, priced in
cities September through December.
Specification changed from dressed to ready-to-cook, effective September
,
.
Published as ready-to-cook, beginning September
,
.
Priced in
cities January through August, priced in
cities September through December.
Cod, fillet, frozen.
13
MOUNTAIN
15 1952
31
APPENDIX
B r ie f D e s c r ip tio n o f R e ta il F o o d P r ic e In d ex
T h e R e ta il F o o d P r ic e In d ex , a co m p o n en t
of th e C o n s u m e r s ’ P r ic e In d ex , m e a s u r e s
a v e r a g e c h a n g e s in r e ta il p r ic e s o f a fix e d
l i s t o f fo o d s o f co n sta n t q u a n tity and q u a lity ,
b ou gh t by m o d e r a te -in c o m e f a m ilie s in
la r g e c i t i e s . T h is is in lin e w ith th e g e n e r a l
p u r p o se o f th e C o n s u m e r s ’ P r ic e In d ex of
m e a s u r in g h ow m u c h m o r e o r l e s s it c o s ts
at on e tim e th an at a n o th er to p u r c h a se a
fix e d l is t o f g o o d s -1 T h e in d e x is n ot d e sig n e d
to m e a s u r e h ow m u ch m o r e it c o s ts to liv e
in one c ity th a n in a n o th er.2
R e ta il fo o d p r ic e s w e r e f ir s t c o lle c te d in
1903, w h en th e B u r e a u ’s r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s
o b ta in ed p r ic e s fo r th e y e a r s 1890 th rou gh
1903 fr o m g r o c e r s ’ r e c o r d s . A t th at tim e ,
30 fo o d s w e r e p r ic e d in 171 r e p r e s e n ta tiv e
c it ie s in 33 S ta te s . S in c e th en ch a n g e s in th e
l is t s o f fo o d s and in th e n u m b er o f c it ie s
h a v e b e e n m a d e , w ith th e n u m b er o f fo o d s
v a r y in g b e tw e e n 16 and 87 and th e n u m b er of
c it ie s b e tw e e n 39 and 171. T h e b a s e p e r io d ,
c o lle c tio n and co m p u ta tio n m e th o d s , and
te c h n iq u e s h a v e a ls o ch a n g ed fr o m tim e to
tim e .
In 1951 and 1 9 52 , th e B u rea u p u b lish e d
r e ta il p r ic e s of 59 fo o d s in 56 c it ie s . E a ch
m o n th abou t 8 0 ,0 0 0 q u o ta tio n s w e r e c o l
le c te d fr o m 1 ,6 5 0 in d ep en d en t s t o r e s and 150
ch a in o r g a n iz a tio n s r e p r e s e n tin g 6 ,5 0 0 ch a in
s t o r e s , o r a to ta l o f abou t 8 ,1 5 0 s t o r e s .
S to r e S a m p le S e le c tio n
In s e le c tin g th e s a m p le o f s t o r e s fo r fo o d
p r ic e r e p o r ts , th e B u rea u h a s ta k e n in to
1 A detailed discussion of the Consumers’ Price Index is
presented in the bulletin, Consumers’ Prices in the United
States, 1942^48 (Bull. 966). The index as it was computed
through 1941 is described in Changes in Cost of Living in
Large Cities in the United States 1913-41 (Bull. 699).
2 A special study of differences in costs between cities
is presented in The City Worker’s Family Budget in the
Monthly Labor Review, February 1948 (also reprinted as
Serial No. R. 1909).
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a cco u n t ty p e o f s to r e in te r m s o f fo o d s
h a n d led , s iz e o f s to r e a s m e a s u r e d by s a le s
v o lu m e , and g e o g r a p h ic lo c a tio n w ith in th e
c ity .
R e v is io n s in s to r e s a m p le s a r e m a d e fr o m
tim e to tim e , to m a in ta in th e a c c u r a c y o f th e
B u r e a u ’s fo o d p r ic e in d e x . T h e la t e s t c o m
p le te sa m p le r e v is io n to o k p la c e b e tw e e n
S e p te m b e r 1945 and Jun e 1 9 4 6 .3 A t th a t
tim e th e s iz e o f th e s a m p le o f in d ep en d en t
s to r e s in e a c h c ity w a s ch a n g ed so a s to b e
eq u a l to th e sq u a r e r o o t o f th e to ta l n u m b e r
of in d ep en d en t fo o d s to r e s o p e r a tin g in th e
c ity . T h is r e la tio n s h ip w a s em p lo y e d s in c e
th e r a tio n e c e s s a r y to o b ta in s ta b le a v e r a g e
p r ic e s in a s m a ll c ity is h ig h e r th an is
n e c e s s a r y fo r a la r g e m e tr o p o lita n a r e a .
A c o m p le te lis tin g of a ll in d ep en d en t
s to r e s in e a c h of th e 56 c it ie s w a s c la s s if ie d
a c c o r d in g to ty p e o f c o m m o d itie s h a n d le d -c o m b in a tio n s to r e s (g r o c e r ie s and m e a ts ),
g r o c e r ie s o n ly , m e a ts o n ly , p r o d u c e m a r
k e ts , e tc . T h e lis tin g fo r e a c h s to r e ty p e w a s
fu r th e r c la s s if ie d by s a le s v o lu m e c l a s s - u n d er $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 , $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 and u n d er $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,
and $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 and o v e r an n u a l s a le s v o lu m e .
S to r e s w e r e fu r th e r d is tr ib u te d w ith in c ity
a r e a s and a ra n d o m s e le c t io n th en m a d e
w ith in e a c h a r e a to fu lfill th e s a m p le r e
q u ir e m e n ts . T h e r e s u lt w a s a s e lf-w e ig h tin g
sa m p le o f in d ep en d en t s t o r e s b a s e d on
c u r r e n t d is tr ib u tio n o f to ta l in d ep en d en t
s to r e s a le s in e a c h c ity . T h e B u rea u c o n
tin u ed to in c lu d e a ll im p o rta n t ch a in s to r e s
in e a c h c ity .
C o lle c tio n o f P r ic e s
T h e B u rea u c o lle c t s r e t a il p r ic e s o f 59
fo o d s in e a c h o f th e 56 la r g e c it ie s in c lu d e d
in its R e ta il F o o d P r ic e In d ex , d u rin g th e
f ir s t 3 d a y s o f th e w e e k c o n ta in in g th e
fifte e n th o f th e m o n th . L o c a l B u rea u r e p r e 3 See Store Samples for Retail Food Prices in Monthly
Labor Review for January 1947; also reprinted as Serial No.
R. 1878.
s e n ta tiv e s c o lle c t r e ta il fo o d p r ic e s fr o m
g r o c e r s w ho r e p o r t v o lu n ta r ily . T h e r e p r e
s e n ta tiv e s a r e p r o v id e d w ith a d e s c r ip tio n
(s p e c ific a tio n ) o f th e q u a lity fo r w h ich p r ic e
q u o ta tio n s a r e d e s ir e d . W ith in th e ra n g e o f
e a c h s p e c ific a tio n , th e y a r e in s tr u c te d to
s e c u r e a p r ic e fo r th e ty p e , b ra n d , e t c ., s o ld
in g r e a te s t v o lu m e in e a c h s t o r e . S p e c ific a
tio n s a r e d e fin e d p r e c is e ly en ou gh to in s u r e
a m e a n in g fu l a v e r a g e p r ic e and a v o id m o v e
m e n t in th e in d e x b e c a u s e o f s h ifts in th e
q u a lity p r ic e d fr o m one p e r io d to th e next*
T h ey a r e a ls o b ro a d en ou g h , w ith in lim it a
tio n s , to p r o v id e an a d eq u a te n u m b er of
q u o ta tio n s and to a llo w fo r c ity and r e g io n a l
d iffe r e n c e s in g r a d e s , ty p e s , p a ck a g e s i z e s ,
e tc .
P r ic e s w e r e o b ta in ed fo r ite m s found to be
m o s t im p o r ta n t in w a g e e a r n e r s ’ fa m ily
b u d g ets a s sh o w n by a c o m p r e h e n s iv e stu d y
in 1 9 3 4 -3 6 , u n til th e in te r im a d ju stm en t of
1 9 5 0 , w h en m o r e r e c e n t 1 9 4 7 -4 9 d a ta w e r e
a v a ila b le . T h e s e le c t io n o f th e in d e x ite m s
a ls o ta k e s in to a cco u n t s im ila r it y o f p r ic e
c h a n g e s , s in c e it is im p o s s ib le fo r th e
B u rea u to c o lle c t p r ic e s fo r a ll o f th e m a n y
fo o d s p u r c h a se d by f a m ilie s . P r ic e m o v e
m e n ts o f fo o d s n ot in c lu d e d in th e m o n th ly
s u r v e y s a r e im p u te d to th o s e o f o th e r fo o d s
o r fo o d g ro u p s sh o w in g s im ila r p r ic e tr e n d s ,
by m e a n s o f a llo c a tio n o f w e ig h ts .
P r o c e s s in g
E a ch m o n th , th e B u r e a u ’s fie ld r e p r e s e n
ta tiv e s r e tu r n th e ir p r ic in g s c h e d u le s to th e
W ash in g to n o ffic e , w h e r e th ey a r e ed ited
c a r e fu lly fo r c o n fo r m a n c e to th e r e q u ir e d
s p e c ific a tio n s ; c o n v e r s io n s to u n ifo rm
q u an tity u n it a r e m a d e a s n e c e s s a r y , and
w e ig h tin g fa c to r s a r e e n te r e d in p r e p a r a tio n
fo r m a c h in e ta b u la tio n . T h e d ata a r e th en
p r o c e s s e d by m a c h in e ta b u la tio n .
T h e R e ta il F o o d P r ic e In d ex is a fix e d b a s e -w e ig h te d -a g g r e g a te in d e x . W eig h tin g
fa c to r s a r e u s e d to m a in ta in a p p r o p r ia te
r e la tio n s h ip s , ( l ) a m o n g ch a in s t o r e s (o u tle t
w e ig h ts ), (2) b e tw e e n ch a in and in d ep en d en t
s t o r e s (c h a in -in d e p e n d e n t r a tio ), (3) a m o n g
fo o d s in e a c h c ity (c o n su m p tio n w e ig h ts ), and
(4) a m o n g c it ie s (p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts ).
A v e r a g e p r ic e s fo r e a c h fo o d in e a c h c ity
a r e co m p u ted s e p a r a te ly fo r ch a in and
in d ep en d en t s t o r e s . W eig h tin g fa c to r s
(c a lle d o u tle t w e ig h ts) b a s e d on ann ual
v o lu m e s a le s o f r e ta il r e p o r te r s a r e u s e d in
c a lc u la tin g a v e r a g e p r ic e s fo r c h a in s t o r e s
w ith in e a c h c ity . A s im p le a v e r a g e o f in d e
p en d en t s to r e p r ic e s is o b ta in ed , s in c e th e
s a m p le w a s s e le c t e d to b e a s e lf-w e ig h tin g
s a m p le . C h ain and in d ep en d en t a v e r a g e
p r ic e s fo r a c ity a r e co m b in e d b y u s e o f
ch a in -in d e p e n d e n t r a tio s to o b ta in a v e r a g e
p r ic e s fo r th e c ity . T h is c h a in -in d e p e n d e n t
r a tio is b a s e d on th e p e r c e n ta g e o f to ta l fo o d
s a le s in a c ity m a d e by c h a in s and by in d e
p en d en t s t o r e s .
C o n su m p tio n w e ig h ts (c a lle d q u a n tity
w eig h tin g fa c to r s ) fo r e a c h c ity a r e a p p lied
to th e in d iv id u a l fo o d p r ic e s to g iv e th em
th e ir c o r r e c t p r o p o r tio n s in th e c it y ’s grou p
and a ll-fo o d s in d e x e s . T h e s e w e ig h ts w e r e
b a s e d on c o n s u m e r e x p e n d itu r e d ata o b
ta in e d in 1 9 3 4 -3 6 u n til th e in te r im a d ju s t
m e n t o f th e in d e x in 19 50 , w h en m o r e r e c e n t
1 9 4 7 -4 9 d ata w e r e a v a ila b le . T h e r e s u ltin g
w e ig h te d a g g r e g a te s a r e co m b in e d to o b ta in
in d e x e s fo r th e m a jo r fo o d g ro u p s and fo r a ll
fo o d s c o m b in ed .
C ity p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts a r e e m p lo y e d in
o b ta in in g a v e r a g e p r ic e s and in d e x e s fo r 56
c it ie s co m b in e d . T h e s e w e ig h ts a r e b a s e d on
th e p o p u la tio n o f th e m e tr o p o lita n a r e a
co n ta in in g th e c ity in w h ich p r ic e s a r e c o l
le c te d and th at o f c it ie s in th e s a m e r e g io n
and s iz e c l a s s . A d ju stm e n ts in th e s e p o p u la
tio n w e ig h ts w e r e m a d e in F e b r u a r y 1943
in a c c o r d a n c e w ith C e n su s B u rea u e s tim a te s
of ch a n g e s in p o p u la tio n fr o m A p r il 1940 to
M ay 1 9 42 , b a s e d on th e r e g is tr a tio n s fo r th e
s u g a r -r a tio n book; and a g a in in 1 9 5 0 , u sin g
th e 1950 D e c e n n ia l C e n su s d a ta . T a b le A
sh o w s th e p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts now in u s e .
R e la tiv e Im p o r ta n c e
T h e r e la tiv e im p o r ta n c e o f th e in d iv id u a l
fo o d s in th e o v e r a ll in d e x is co m p u ted and
r e le a s e d by th e B u r e a u o n ce e a c h y e a r .*
T h e s e r e la tiv e im p o r ta n c e fig u r e s a r e
p e r c e n ta g e d is tr ib u tio n s o f th e v a lu e s o f th e
in d iv id u a l fo o d s in th e in d e x a s o f a c e r ta in
d a te . T h e v a lu e s a r e o b ta in e d by m u ltip ly in g
th e q u a n tity c o n su m p tio n w e ig h ts by th e
a v e r a g e p r ic e s fo r th e s p e c ifie d d a te . T h u s,
th e r e la tiv e im p o r ta n c e fig u r e s a r e not
w e ig h ts in t h e m s e lv e s . T h ey ch a n g e fr o m
tim e to tim e a s p r ic e s fo r th e v a r io u s fo o d s
ch a n g e at d iffe r e n t r a t e s , s in c e th e c o n
su m p tio n w e ig h ts u s e d in th e ir co m p u ta tio n
r e m a in c o n s ta n t. T a b le B p r e s e n ts a l is t o f
th e fo o d s in c lu d e d in th e in d e x , and r e la tiv e
* See Consumers’ Price Index: Relative Importance of Com
ponents, in the Monthly Labor Review for August 1948; also
reprinted as Serial No. R. 1933.
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im p o r ta n c e (p e r c e n ta g e ) o f e a c h in th e a l l
fo o d s in d e x fo r 56 la r g e c it ie s co m b in e d ,
fo r th e b a s e p e r io d (1 9 3 5 -3 9 ), D e c e m b e r
1951, and D e c e m b e r 1952.
R e v is io n s
T o m a in ta in th e a c c u r a c y o f th e in d ex ,
s p e c ia l te s ts 'a n d s u r v e y s fr o m w h ich r e v i
s io n s m a y d e v e lo p , a r e m a d e fr o m tim e to
tim e . A s p r o c e d u r e s ch an g e and r e v is io n s
a r e m a d e , in d e x e s a r e lin k e d (m a d e eq u a l in
a g iv e n m on th ) s o th a t c h a n g e s a r is in g fr o m
th e m e c h a n ic s o f r e v is io n s do n ot a lte r th e
le v e l o f th e in d e x and it c o n tin u e s to r e fle c t
p r ic e m o v e m e n ts o n ly . S o m e o f th e m o r e
im p o r ta n t r e c e n t r e v is io n s a r e d e s c r ib e d
b e lo w .
A d ju stm e n ts to w a r tim e and th en to p o s t
w a r co n d itio n s w e r e m a d e in M a rch 1943
and F e b r u a r y 1 9 46 . In M a rch 1 9 4 3 , q u a n tity
w e ig h ts o f 27 fo o d s w e r e r e d u c e d in lin e
w ith a n tic ip a te d 1943 su p p lie s a v a ila b le to
c o n s u m e r s u n d er ra tio n in g r e g u la tio n s , and
w e ig h ts o f 26 l e s s s c a r c e c o m m o d itie s w e r e
in c r e a s e d /* A t th e s a m e tim e 7 fo o d s w e r e
add ed to th e in d e x . T h e c h a in -in d e p e n d e n t
s to r e r a tio w a s r e v is e d on th e b a s is o f
la t e s t a v a ila b le e s tim a te s o f c h a n g e s in
v o lu m e o f fo o d s o ld th ro u g h c h a in s and
in d ep en d en t s t o r e s . F iv e c it ie s w e r e ad d ed
to th e in d e x , in c r e a s in g th e to ta l n u m b er
fr o m 51 to 5 6 . T h e p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts w e r e
ch a n g ed t o ‘ ta k e in to a cco u n t th e m a r k e d
s h ifts in p o p u la tio n d u rin g w a r tim e .
In F e b r u a r y 1 9 46 , th e R e ta il F o o d P r ic e
In d ex w a s a g a in r e v is e d to e lim in a te th e
s p e c ia l w a r tim e a d ju stm e n ts.6 P r e w a r c o n
su m p tio n w e ig h ts w e r e r e s to r e d , w ith m in o r
a d ju stm e n ts to r e ta in th e 7 ite m s ad d ed to
th e in d e x in 1 9 4 3 , and o u tle t w e ig h ts w ith in
c it ie s w e r e ch a n g ed , u s in g th e la t e s t s a le s
v o lu m e d ata a v a ila b le .
T h e c o m p u ta tio n o f a v e r a g e p r ic e s fo r
ch a in and in d ep en d en t s t o r e s , s e p a r a te ly ,
w a s in itia te d a t th is tim e . F o r m e r ly th e
r a tio b e tw e e n th e tw o ty p e s o f s t o r e s w a s
u s e d in co m p u tin g c ity a v e r a g e s but th e
c o m p u ta tio n p r o c e d u r e did n ot m a in ta in th e
fix e d r a tio w h en th e n u m b er o f q u o ta tio n s
v a r ie d fr o m p e r io d to p e r io d . T h e r e v is e d
p r o c e d u r e w a s an im p r o v e m e n t in th a t th e
^ See Bureau of Labor Statistics Cost-of-Living Index in
Wartime, in the Monthly Labor Review for July 1943; also
reprinted as Serial No. R. 1545.
See Store Samples for Retail Food Prices, in the Month
ly Labor Review for January 1947; also reprinted as Serial
No. R. 1878.
s ta b ility o f th e a v e r a g e s w o u ld b e a ffe c te d
l e s s b y s h o r t s u p p lie s , s in c e th e c h a in -in d e
p en d en t r a tio w ou ld r e m a in fix e d , e v e n
th ou gh s o m e r e p o r te r s w e r e u n ab le to fu r
n is h p r ic e q u o ta tio n s e v e r y c o lle c tio n d a te
b e c a u s e o f fo o d s h o r ta g e s .
D u rin g th is r e v is io n s o m e c h a n g e s in
ed itin g w e r e a ls o in tr o d u c e d . T h e sa m p le o f
s t o r e s w a s c o n s id e r e d la r g e en ou gh th a t
m in o r ch a n g e s in th e s a m p le o f s t o r e s o r
s h ifts fr o m on e b ra n d to a n o th er w ith in
s p e c ific a tio n d id n ot r e q u ir e a d ju stm en t fo r
c o m p a r a b ility in co m p u tin g in d e x e s . In d ex
n u m b e rs fo r in d iv id u a l ite m s w h ich w e r e
b egu n at th is tim e a r e u s e d in o b ta in in g
p e r c e n ta g e c h a n g e s , r a th e r th an p r ic e s ,
s in c e m a jo r d iffe r e n c e s in th e s a m p le and
in s p e c ific a tio n s a r e s t i ll ta k e n c a r e o f in
th e in d e x by lin k in g .
A fte r F e b r u a r y 1 9 46 , s a le s ta x e s w e r e
no lo n g e r in c lu d e d in th e p u b lish e d a v e r a g e
p r ic e s , but w e r e in c o r p o r a te d in th e in d e x
fo r e a ch c ity . A v e r a g e p r ic e s in c it ie s
h a v in g s a le s ta x e s w e r e r e d u c e d by th e
am ou n t o f ta x fo r m e r ly in c lu d e d .
In A u g u st 1 9 47 , th e l i s t o f fo o d s in c lu d e d
in th e in d e x w a s r e d u c e d fr o m 62 to 5 0 ,
a new su b g ro u p fo r m e a ts (e x c lu d in g p o u l
tr y and fis h ) w a s a d d ed , and th e n u m b er o f
q u o ta tio n s fr o m in d ep en d en t s t o r e s fo r d r y
g r o c e r ie s and s ta p le s w a s r e d u c e d .7 T h is
r e d u c tio n d id n ot m a te r ia lly a ffe c t th e
a c c u r a c y o f th e a v e r a g e p r ic e s b e c a u s e o f
th e s m a ll a m o u n t o f p r ic e v a r ia tio n fro m
s to r e to s to r e fo r th e s e fo o d s .
In 1 9 49 , th e B u rea u o f L a b o r S t a t is tic s
b eg a n a 3 -y e a r r e v is io n o f it s C o n su m ers*
P r ic e In d ex , c a llin g fo r a r e v ie w o f th e
e n tir e s tr u c tu r e o f th e C o n su m ers* P r ic e
In d ex . It is e x p e c te d th a t th is c o m p r e h e n s iv e
r e v is io n w ill b e r e le a s e d by th e B u rea u
b eg in n in g in 19 53 .
In te r im A d ju stm en t o f th e R e ta il F o o d
P r ic e In d ex . - -D u rin g th e su m m e r o f 19 50 ,
w o r ld co n d itio n s m a d e n e c e s s a r y c e r ta in
im m e d ia te r e v is io n s in th e C o n s u m e r s ’
P r ic e In d ex , in c lu d in g th e R e ta il F o o d P r ic e
In d ex.
W ith th e p u b lic a tio n of th e S e p te m b e r 15,
1 950, in d e x , th e B u r e a u o f L a b o r S t a t is tic s
a n n ou n ced it s in te n tio n to p u b lish an in te r im
a d ju stm en t o f th e in d e x . In th is te m p o r a r y
a d ju stm e n t, th e fo llo w in g r e v is io n s w e r e
in tr o d u c e d in th e R e ta il F o o d P r ic e In d ex a s
n
See Revision of Retail Food Price Index in August 1947,
in the Monthly Labor Review, October 1948; also reprinted
as Serial No. R. 1941.
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o f J a n u a ry 1 9 5 0 , and p u b lish e d w ith th e
J a n u a ry 1951 in d ex:
1. C ity p o p u la tio n w e ig h ts w e r e r e v is e d ,
u sin g th e 1950 D e c e n n ia l C e n su s D a ta .
2. T e n n ew fo o d ite m s w e r e ad d ed to th e
l i s t p r ic e d in th e in d e x . F o o d ite m s add ed
b e c a u s e o f th e ir in c r e a s e d im p o r ta n c e in
fa m ily sp en d in g w e r e fr o z e n s tr a w b e r r ie s ,
fr o z e n o r a n g e ju ic e c o n c e n tr a te , fr o z e n
p e a s , and ca n n ed bab y fo o d . F o o d ite m s
ad d ed b e c a u s e th ey w e r e n e c e s s a r y to im
p r o v e m e a s u r e m e n t o f p r ic e m o v e m e n ts
w e r e fr a n k fu r te r s , ic e c r e a m , c o la d r in k s ,
and g ra p e j e lly , and la y e r c a k e in 4 6 c it ie s
and je lly r o ll in 10 c i t i e s .
3. C o m m o d ity w e ig h ts w e r e r e v is e d to
r e f le c t c u r r e p t fa m ily sp en d in g h a b its,
b a s e d on r e c e n t e x p e n d itu re s u r v e y s . In
a r r iv in g a t th e s e w e ig h ts th e B u rea u m a d e
u se o f its m o s t r e c e n t e x p e n d itu re s u r v e y s
in 7 c it ie s s in c e 1947, s im ila r s u r v e y s by
th e U n ited S ta te s D e p a r tm e n t o f A g r ic u ltu r e
in 4 c i t i e s , and tr a d e and o ffic ia l s o u r c e s on
p r o d u c tio n , m a r k e tin g , s a le s , and o th e r
fa c ts p e r tin e n t to co n su m p tio n and e x p e n d i
tu r e s .
T h e n ew A d ju sted In d ex es w e r e co m p u ted
b a ck to J a n u a ry 1 9 50 . T h e s e w ill now
r e p la c e th e “ o ld in d e x s e r i e s ” and u n til th e
fin a l in d e x r e v is io n in J a n u a ry 1 9 5 3 , a ll
fig u r e s p u b lish e d w ill r e fe r to th e a d ju sted
s e r i e s , u n le s s o th e r w is e in d ic a te d . S e e
ta b le 1 fo r “ o ld in d ex s e r i e s ” fo r la r g e
c it ie s c o m b in e d .
T h e n ew A d ju sted R e ta il F o o d P r ic e In d ex
w a s lin k ed to th e “ o ld in d e x s e r i e s ” in
J a n u a ry 1950 to fo r m a co n tin u o u s s e r ie s
s in c e 1 9 13 . T h e r e t a il fo o d p r ic e in d e x e s
o r ig in a lly p u b lish e d fo r J a n u a r y 1950 and
e a r lie r d a te s h a v e n ot b e e n ch a n g ed .
In th is a d ju stm e n t o f th e in d e x , no c h a n g es
w e r e m a d e in th e b a s ic in d e x fo r m u la ,
c a lc u la tio n p r o c e d u r e s , o r p r ic e c o lle c tio n
m e th o d s .
B e g in n in g w ith p r ic e s fo r J a n u a ry 1 9 53 ,
th e B u rea u w ill p u b lish a r e v is e d R e ta il
F o o d P r ic e In d ex . S o m e c it ie s p r ic e d c u r
r e n tly w ill b e d ro p p e d , and s o m e m e d iu m s iz e d and s m a ll c i t i e s , ra n g in g dow n to
2 ,5 0 0 p o p u la tio n , w ill b e in c lu d e d . T h u s,
th e in d e x fo r th e .fir s t tim e w ill m e a s u r e th e
e ffe c t o f p r ic e ch a n g e on th e liv in g c o s ts o f
a ll u rb a n w a g e e a r n e r s and c le r ic a l
w ork ers.
T h e new in d e x w ill in c lu d e d ir e c t p r ic in g
fo r m o r e fo o d s and w ill in c o r p o r a te m a n y
o th e r im p r o v e m e n ts m a d e p o s s ib le b y th e
d e v e lo p m e n t o f s t a t is t ic a l te c h n iq u e s o v e r
th e la s t d e c a d e .
P u b lic a tio n s
R e ta il fo o d p r ic e d a ta w e r e is s u e d r e g u
la r ly th ro u g h 1952 a s fo llo w s :
1. C o n s u m e r s ’ P r ic e In d ex and R e ta il
F o o d P r ic e s (m o n th ly - -m im e o
g ra p h ed ) .
2. R e ta il F o o d P r ic e s by C itie s
(m o n th ly - -m im e o g r a p h e d ).
3. R e ta il F o o d P r ic e s by C it ie s - - A n
n u a l A v e r a g e s (a n n u a lly -- m im e o
g ra p h ed ) th ro u g h 1951 o n ly .
4 . M on th ly L a b o r R e v ie w (m o n th ly ).
5 . R e ta il P r ic e s o f F o o d (a n n u a lly ).
- 35 -
TABLE A.—POPULATION WEIGHTS USED IN COMPUTING RETAIL FOOD PRICES AND INDEXES FOR 56 CITIES COMBINED
C ity
56 c itie s combined-------A tla n ta , Ga-------------------B altim ore, Md----------------Birmingham, Ala------------Boston, Mass-----------------B ridgeport, Conn—-------B uffalo, N. Y----------------B utte, Mont-------------------Cedar R apids, Iowa-------C harleston, S. C-----------Chicago, 111-----------------C in cin n ati, Ohio-----------C leveland, Ohio------------Columbus, Ohio--------------D a llas, Tex-------------------Denver, Colo-----------------D e tro it, Mich----------------F a ll R iver, Mass-----------Houston, Tex------------------
Weight
C ity
Weight
Percent
Percent
1.0
.2
1.5
1.2
.4
.2
6.0
.9
.1
.6
1.5
1.1
.3
100.0 Ind ianap olis, Ind
Jackson, Miss-----1.6 Jac k so n v ille , Fla
1.6 Kansas C ity, Mo—
1.6 K noxville, Tenn—
3.8 L ittle Rock, Ark—
.5 Los Angeles, C alif1.6 Moanchester,, Ky------L u isv
N. H—
.1 Memphis,illeTenn-------.1 Milwaukee, Wis------.4
7.2 M inneapolis, M inn1.6 M obile, Ala----------3.3 Newark, N. J ---------Haven,
1.3
La----2.1 New York, N.Conn----New
.8 New O rleans, Y------5.6 N orfolk, Va-----------.2 Omaha, Nebr----------2.3
4.2
1.4
1.1
12.0
.7
1.0
36
C ity
P eoria, 111-------------P h iladelphia, Pa-----P ittsb u rg h , Pa--------P o rtland, Maine-------P o rtland, Oreg--------Providence, R .I------Richmond, Va-----------R ochester, N. Y-------S t. L ouis, Mo----------S t. P aul, Minn--------S a lt Lake C ity , Utah
San Francisco, C alif
Savannah, Ga-----------Scranton, Pa-----------S e a ttle , Wash----------S p rin g fie ld , 111-----Washington, D. C----W ichita, Kans----------Winston-Salem, N. C-
Weight
Percent
.6
7.1
4.1
.2
.9
.9
.9
2.2
2.2
.6
.3
3.8
.2
.8
1.5
.3
1.8
.3
.2
TABLE B . —LIST OF FOODS AND RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUAL FOODS AND GROUPS OF FOODS INCLUDED IN THE RETAIL FOOD PRICE
INDEX, IN THE BASE PERIOD (1935-39=100), DECEMBER 1951, AND DECEMBER 1952
December December
1952
1951
1935-39 adjusted adjusted
average series series
Percent Percent Percent
Cereals and bakery products—
Cereals:
Flour, wheat------------------Corn flakesCorn meal---Rice-----------Bakery products:
Bread, white—
Bread, whole wheat—
Bread, rye-------------Vanilla cookies-----Soda crackers--------Layer cake and jelly ro ll—
Meats, poultry, and fish -------MeatsBeef:
Round steakRib roast----Frankfurters—
Hamburger-------Veal: Cutlets----Pork:
Chops— --------Bacon, sliced —
Ham, whole——
Salt pork-------Lamb:
LegRib chops—
Poultry:
Roasting chickensFrying chickens—
Fish:
Fish (fresh, frozen)Salmon, pink------------Dairy productsButter—
CheeseMilk, fresh (delivered)Milk, fresh (grocery)—
Ice cream— .....-....—-----Milk, evaporated—
Eggs, fresh------------
December December
1952
1951
>35-39
rerage adjusted adjusted
series series
ercent Percent Percent
100.0
15.6
1.8
1.0
1.4
.3
(?)
i1)
6.7
.8
1.2
1.8
.6
i1)
28.2
22.4
3.8
4.6
1.7
(?)
i1)
1.9
3.5
1.9
2.2
.3
1.2
1.3
3.3
i1)
1.7
.8
19.1
5.4
1.6
3 11.1
(3)
(X)
1.0
5.5
100.0
11.10
1.65
(X)
.43
.11
.20
.23
6.08
(X)
(X)
.79
(X)
1.61
32.84
24.58
4.60
1.45
1.99
2.87
3.78
1.07
2.89
1.40
1.81
.24
2.48
i1)
(X)
5.36
1.90
1.00
17.85
2.59
1.66
6.36
4.80
1.55
.89
5.17
100.0 Fruits and vegetables--------------Frozen fruits and vegetables—
Frozen fruits:
11.45
Strawberries------------- --1.66
Orange juice concentrate—
Frozen vegetables: Peas—
(X)
Fresh fruits and vegetables—
.44
.12
Fresh fruits:
Apples.22
.23
Bananas—
Oranges—
Fresh vegetables:
6.36
Beans, green-----(X)
Cabbage------------(")
.79
(X)
1.63
32.21
Potatoes--------23.28
Spinach---------Sweetpotatoes—
4.44
Tomatoes———
Canned fru its and vegetables—
1.37
1.85
Canned fruits:
Peaches----------------------—
2.72
3.30
PineappleCanned vegetables:
1.02
Com-------------------Tomatoes2.83
Peas-------1.45
Baby foods—
1.86
Dried fru its and vegetables-— .26
Dried fruits: Prunes-------------Dried vegetables: Navy beans2.18
i1) Beverages--------------------------- ------- Coffee--------------------------------------Test------------------------------------------i1)
6.14
Fats and o ils Lard— ——
1.87
Other shortening—
.92
18.36
Hydrogenated shortening—
2.43
Mayonnaise1.74
Salad dressing—
Margarine--------6.67
Peanut butter—
5.00
1.58 Sugar and sweets—
.94
Sugar--------------Grape jelly ——
4.87
1Not priced.
2 Not included in index.
3 Not given separately for delivered and grocery milk.
- 37 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1953 O - 258601
21.6
t1)
(X)
(x)
b
16.5
2.1
1.4
3.4
.8
.7
.9
1.7
1.1
3.2
.8
.4
(")
4.1
.6
.4
.7
1.5
.9
C1)
1.0
.6
.4
3.4
2.6
.8
(x)
3.2
1.1
.7
(1)
.9
(l >
.3
.2
3.4
3.4
(X)
20.64
.66
.21
.11
.34
14.03
.80
1.33
1.90
.66
.64
.95
1.67
.81
2.88
C1)
.43
1.96
5.34
.94
.64
1.02
1.35
.75
.64
.61
.24
.37
6.93
5.17
0)
1.76
2.72
.41
(X)
1.01
(X)
.69
.61
(X)
2.75
1.96
.79
20.84
.62
.20
.09
.33
14.10
1.10
1.34
1.93
.73
.50
.83
1.19
1.04
3.29
C1)
.51
1.64
5.48
.94
.64
1.08
1.38
.79
.65
.64
.24
.40
7.00
5.20
i1)
1.80
2.43
.29
(X)
.91
(X) '
.65
.58
i1)
2.84
2.05
.79
