for December 1969 - FRASER

price index

for December 1969

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

March 1970

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABORGeorge P. Shuttz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICSGeoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner

the consumer price index

a monthly reporton consumer price movementsincluding statistical tablesand technical notes.

Consumer Price IndexesCommodities and Services

1967-69 = 100

1601

RELATIVE IMPORTANCEALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1968)

ALL SERVICES 35.80%FOOD 22.46%NONDURABLES LESS FOOD - - - 24.48%DURABLE COMMODITIES 17.26%

Nondurables Less Food

1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1966 1967 1968

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORBUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

1969 1970

"Seasonally Adjusted

Latest Data: December 1969


The Consumer Price Index—December 1969

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in December to 131.3 (1957-59=100),following a 0.5-percent rise in November. Nearly half of the increase was attributed tosharply higher food prices, particularly fresh vegetables, and eggs; most of the remainderwas caused by higher charges for consumer services.

At its December level, the index was 6.1 percent above a year earlier, thelargest increase for any 12-month period since November 1951. Of the major components ofthe index shown below, higher service charges constituted over two-fifths of the 6.1-per-cent increase since December 1968 and higher food prices contributed about a quarter ofthe rise.

Contribution to Change in the All Items Index

December 1968-69 December 1967-68

PercentChange

6.17.47.24.54.5

Contributionto Change

100.042.926.418.012.7

PercentChange

4.76.14.34.42.5

Contributionto Change

100.046.820.723.39.2

All itemsServicesFoodNondurables less foodDurables

Food

The larger than usual increase—1,4 percent—in food prices in December wastwice the November rise. The acceleration was due almost entirely to a 1.6-percent increasein prices for food bought for home consumption that occurred when heavy holiday demandcoincided with reduced supplies of vegetables, eggs, dairy products,and coffee.

Fruit and vegetable prices advanced 4.0 percent (up 2.8 percent when seasonallyadjusted) as fresh vegetable prices, up 10 percent in November, jumped 11.8 percent. Cucum-bers, green peppers,and tomatoes led the increase. The higher vegetable prices were attri-buted to low supplies as the winter vegetable season drew to a close in California and thewinter harvest in Florida was delayed by inclement weather. The unusually sharp increasefor eggs, 15 percent compared with 6.8 percent in November, was the result of strong demandfrom egg processors and from consumers who may have begun eating more eggs in preference tothe more expensive meats.

In response to higher farm prices and increased processing costs, dairy productsprices rose 1.0 percent, the largest 1-month increase in 18 months. Fresh milk and icecream led the advance with hikes of over 1 percent each.

Higher coffee prices, resulting from crop damage in Brazil, caused a 1.2-percentincrease in nonalcoholic beverage prices following last month's 1.7—percent advance.Prepared and partially prepared foods, cereals and bakery products each increased 0.6 per-cent, more rapid advances than in November.


Instead of showing their usual December decline, meat prices were 0.2 percenthigher than in November. Greater than seasonal increases for pork and other meats morethan offset lower prices for beef and veal which continued to decline for the fifth con-secutive month. Prices fell for poultry and rose for fish.

Fresh fruit prices were down substantially except for apples. Greater suppliesof citrus fruits from all producing States resulted in price decreases of 5.6 percent fororanges and 1.5 percent for grapefruit.

Services

Consumer services moved up 0.7 percent. Nearly half of the increase was causedby higher insurance and finance charges which rose 1.3 percent. Automobile insurance ratesincreased 4.2 percent and homeowners1 and property insurance rate increases were put intoeffect in several cities.

In addition, householders paid more for nearly all other services; rising costsof labor and materials were behind the 0.9—percent rise in home maintenance service charges;interior house paint rose 0.6 percent. Higher laundry flatwork and general domestic ser-vices caused the rise in housekeeping services. Fairly widespread rate increases for gaswere reported, and public transportation rates were raised 1.3 percent due to approval ofhigher taxicab and airplane fares.

Medical care services moved up mainly because of higher physicians1 fees, eyecare prices, and hospital service charges. Men's and women's haircuts and movie admissionsrose also.

As in the rest of 1969, economic conditions were cited as the principal reasonfor rent increases which in December amounted to 0.4 percent, equalling the record increasein August. Higher laundry expenses and costs associated with customer damage to rooms werecited by hotel and motel proprietors as hotel and motel room rates were up in all regionswith increases averaging 0.7 percent.

Nondurables less food

Nondurable commodities other than food advanced 0.2 percent (0.4 percent

seasonally adjusted), as a decline in apparel prices nearly outweighed increases for mostother nondurable consumer goods.

Gasoline prices rose 0.5 percent, almost entirely as the result of the returnto "normal" prices after price wars in the Los Angeles area. Other price changes in thiscategory were mixed and largely offsetting. Higher laundry soap and detergent prices ledthe advance in housekeeping supplies; fractional increases also were reported for scouringpads, paper napkins,and envelopes. Tobacco products prices increased 0.5 percent, lessthan half the rise reported for November, and with publishing costs increasing, especiallyfor newsprint, newspaper prices averaged higher in December. Prices for footwear continuedto rise.

Price reductions were widespread for apparel, but somewhat less than usual forDecember as stores held pre-Christmas sales for heavy outerwear and began their traditionalyearenci clearance sales. Prices were notably lower for women's dress coats, sport coatsand car coats, men's tailored clothing and shirts. Some price cuts also were reported forsuch year-round items as women's street dresses, girls' dresses and boysf dungarees.


3

Durables

The advance in consumer durables prices slowed to 0.1 percent in December, downsubstantially from October's peak increase of 1.4 percent. Moderate increases for furniture,household appliances, and other housefurnishings, each up 0.2 percent, just managed to out-weigh the effect of price drops for new and used cars and some household items. Concessionson new car purchases offered by dealers were increased, but not as much as usual for thistime of year; as a consequence, dealers1 selling prices decreased, less than expected.

1969 Prices

In 1969, as in 1968, prices rose for all classes of consumer goods and services.Prices moved higher by 6.1 percent between December 1968 and December 1969 compared withthe 4.7—percent rise in 1968.

Service charges increased an average of 7.4 percent. This compares with 6»1percent in 1968 and 3.9 percent in 1967. Increased service charges were responsible fortwo-fifths of the advance in the total index. Food prices also rose more than the overallCPI in 1969 (up 7.2 percent) and their influence on the total price movement increased fromone-fifth to just over one quarter in 1969. Nondurable commodities other than food anddurable commodities each rose 4.5 percent; durables made up more of the price rise in 1969than in 1968.

Services

In 9 of the 12 months last year, the rise in service charges exceeded theaverage monthly price movement for all items. Insurance and finance charges, up 12.5percent, were responsible for over 40 percent of the increase.

The 12-month rise for automobile insurance rates quadrupled from 3.4 percentin 1968 to 14.3 percent in 1969. This was the largest calendar year increase since 1952.Mortgage interest rose 12.5 percent, constituting one-tenth of the rise in the overallindex; homeowners1 taxes and insurance increased 7.1 percent.

Nearly all household services rose more in 1969 than in 1968; maintenance andrepair services were up 11 percent, led by furnace repair charges which were up nearly15 percent. Electricity rates increased 3.2 percent last year compared with 0.5 percentthe year before; gas bill increases in 1969 were double those in 1968.

Residential rents increased 3.7 percent, rising 0.3 percent in each month of1969 except August and December, when the increases were 0.4 percent. Hotel and motelroom rates increased 9.5 percent during 1969, mainly because of higher maintenance, opera-tion, and labor costs.

Except for professional medical and dental fee increases which were up by 7.2percent, medical care service charges rose less during 1969 than in 1968. Price rises for"other services" also were not as steep last year while public transportation fares andautomobile repair costs rose about as much as in 1968.

Food

Strong demand for high protein foods was the principal factor in the 1969 foodprice rise of over 7 percent. Meat, poultry, and fish prices were in the van withincreases ranging from 2 to 5 times those of 1968; they averaged 11.2 percent higher in1969. Egg prices rose 25 percent during the year, not quite equal to the 27 percentincrease in the year ending December 1968, and cheese prices rose nearly 8 percent.


Reduced supplies of fresh vegetables caused mainly by inclement weather broughtincreases of 6.6 percent in the fresh fruit and vegetables index. The same lack of suppliesbuoyed processed vegetables prices. On the other hand, fresh fruits ended the year atlower levels and processed fruits reflected these decreases.

Declining milk cow herds contributed to an increase of 4.1 percent on dairyproducts during the year; cereals and bakery products rose 4.0 percent and coffee priceswere 5.6 percent higher than in December 1968, when they went up 0.7 percent.

Nondurables less food

Consumers paid 4.5 percent more for nondurable commodities other than food inDecember 1969 than they had 12 months earlier. This was about the same as the rise during1968.

Tobacco products prices were raised 8.8 percent during the year, mainly becauseof widespread increases in State and local taxes on cigarettes. Gasoline prices increased3.2 percent, nearly twice as much as in 1968, despite the prevalence of some localizedprice wars. Led by higher prices for wines and beer purchased for consumption away fromhome, alcoholic beverage prices rose 4.3 percent last year. Drugs and prescriptions rose1.1 percent compared with 0.4 percent during 1968.

Other nondurable commodities rose, but less than in 1968, including apparelcommodities which were higher by 5.3 percent compared with 6.7 percent the preceding12-month period. t

Durables

Durable commodities prices increased 4.5 percent during 1969 compared with2.5 percent in 1968, 2.9 percent in 1967, and only 0.7 percent in 1966.

The cost of houses continued to mount rapidly in 1969. The volume of newconstruction of single family homes fell well below levels necessary to meet the demandcreated by new family formation and urban growth.

New car prices were up by 2.1 percent compared with 1.4 percent in 1968. Mostof the increase occurred at the time of model changeover. After adjustment for qualitydifferences with 1969 cars, 1970 model cars were about 2 percent higher. Used car pricesadvanced 4*4 percent as there was strong demand for clean Xate models.

Furniture prices rose 5.5 percent, the same as in 1968; appliances, floorcoverings,and other housefurnishing prite increases were not as large as in 1968.

Cost-of-Living Adjustments

Approximately 134,000 workers will receive cost-of-living wage increases, basedon the Consumer Price Index for December. About 85,000 workers will receive pay increasesbased on the rise in the national index since December 1968, including 63,000 workers inthe glass container industry (1 percent); 14,000 airline employees (7 cents per hour); and5,000 aerospace workers (2-1/2 percent). An additional 24,000 workers will receive hourlypay increases of from 3 to 5 cents based on the rise in the national index from Septemberto December including 14,000 employees of the Greyhound Corporation and 9,000 workers inthe aerospace industry. About 1,500 employees of the Milwaukee and Suburban TransportCorporation will get a 2-cent hourly increase, based on the December rise in the NationalCPI.


Some 7,100 metal workers and machinists in the San Francisco Area will get7-cent hourly pay increases, based on the rise in the index for the area since June.About 6,000 bakery workers in New York City will get a 2-percent pay raise based on theNew York index and 1,600 transit employees in Baltimore will get an hourly increase of5 cents based on the rise in the Baltimore CPI since June.

Approximately 12,000 other workers whose escalation reviews are tied to theDecember CPI will not receive pay adjustments because they have already received themaximums stipulated in their contracts.

A NOTE ABOUT CALCULATING INDEX CHANGES

Movements of the indexes from one date to another are usually expressed aspercentage changes rather than changes in the index points because index point changes areaffected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percentage changesare not. The following example illustrates the computation of index point and percentagechanges:

Index Point Change Percentage Change

December 1969 CPI (1957-59=100)less November 1969 indexIndex point difference =

131.3 Index point difference divided by130.5 the index for the previous period:

0.8 131.3 - 130.5130.5

x 100=0.6


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TABLE 1: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, December 1969

(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)

GroupIndexes

(1957-59-100 unless otherwise noted)December

1969131.3161.1

129.9125.8124.9127.2127.6132.1116.6149.9

130.5138.5121.0145.4114.6119.2113.7120.0

130.8132.0127.2144.4

126.4123.4104.9123.9116.9153.0

139.6158.1128.1132.7133.5

130.3130.1126.8

131.9129.7

123.6127.7125.7130.3

113.6106.5148.3154,3144.4136.0

109.8

133,5172.8

$0,762.369

Hoveaber1969130.5160.1

128.1123.8124.1127.2126.3127.0112.9149.0

129.8137.7120.5144.5114.2118.9113.2119.6

130.7132.1127.4143.9

125.6122.7105.1124.9116.3151.1

139.1157.4127.8132.3133.1

128.6129.8125.1

131.4128.9

122.9126.7125.5130.4

113.5106.5147.2153.1143.3134.3

109.2

132.4171.8

$0,767.371

September1969129.3158.6

127.5123.6123.0129.0125.5126.8110.5146.7

128.6136.1119.7142.6113.3118.1112.0119.0

128.7130.0124.6142.3

123.6120.5

99.5121.4117.7150.3

138.4157.6127.3131.6131.3

127.1128.4124.0

130.0127.6

121.7125.8124.4128.1

111.6106.2146.0151.7141.8132.1

108.4

130.9172.2

$0,774.375

December1968123.7151.8

121.2117.4120.1114.4122.6126.4108.4139.9

122.3127.6116.7132.0111.5116.2110.0115.1

124.3125.3120.8136.3

120.2117.5102.7118.7113.3144.3

132.8149.1123.4128.2125.6

. . .

__—

124.7122.2

117.2120.7120.3123.7

108.7103.0138.1142.9134.5120,9

105.8

121.9161.4

$0,808.391

1 MonthAgo

0 .6—

1.41.6

.6

.01.04 . 03 .3

.6

. 5

.6

. 4

.6

. 4

. 3

. 4

.3

. 1- .1" «2

. 3

.6

.6

.2

.8

. 51.3

. 4

. 4

.2

. 3

. 3

1.3.2

1.4

. 4

.6

.6

. 8

.2

. 1

. 1

.0

.7•8•8

1.3

. 5

. 8

.6

- .7. . .

3 MonthsAgo

1.5—

1.91.81.5

- 1.41.74 .25 .52 .2

1.51.81.12 . 01.1

. 91.5

.8

1.61.52 . 11.5

2 . 32 . 45 .42 . 1

.71.8

.9

. 3

.6

.81.7

2 . 51.32 . 3

1.51.6

1.61.51.01.7

1.8. 3

1.61.71 .83 .0

1.3

2 . 0.3

- 1.6. . .

1 YearAgo

6 .1—

7.27.24 . 0

11.24 . 14 . 57.67 . 1

6.78 .53 .7

10.22 . 82 .63 . 44 . 3

5.25 .35 .35 .9

5.25 .02 . 14 . 43.26 .0

5 .16 .03 . 83 .56 .3

. . .

. . .

5 .86 . 1

5.55 .84 . 55 .3

4 . 53 . 47 . 48 . 07 . 4

12.5

3 . 8

9 .57 .1

- 5.7. . .

Percent change to December 1969 from:

All -f fameAll XI GUIS ————»——"—————»— ———•-

All items (1947-49-100)

Food

Cereals and bakery productsMeats, poultry, and fishDairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

Food away from homeHousing

Shelter 1/RentHomeownership 2/

Fuel and utilities 3/Fuel oil and coalGas and electricity

Household furnishings and operation

Apparel and upkeep 4_/Men's and boys'Women's and girls'

Transpor tat ionPrivateNew carsUsed cars $]GasolinePublic — — — — — — — — — — —

Health and recreationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreationOther goods and services

Seasonally Adjusted^

Food -Apparel and upkeepTransportation

Special Groups:

All items less foodAll items less medical care

Commodities ••NondurablesNondurables less foodApparel commodities

Household durablesServices — — — — .Services less rent — — — — — — — .Services less medical care — - — — - —Insurance and finance (Dec.1965-100) —Utilities and public transportation

(Dec.1965-100)Housekeeping and home maintenance servici

(Dec.19&5-100)Medical care services

Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar:

1957-59-$l1939-$1

\J Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.2J Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.3_/ Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.4/ Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.5/ 1968 average not available.


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TABLE 1-A: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

1969 annual average indexes

(Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated)

Group

Indexes(1957-59*» 100 unless otherwise noted)

1969Average

1968Average

Percent change to1969 from —

1968Average

All itemsAll items (1947-49=109)

FoodFood at home — — — — — — — — — — — —

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

Food away from home — — — — — — — — — —

Housing — — — — _ —Shelter 1/Rent — — — — —Homeownership 2/ — — — — — — — — — — —

Fuel and utilities 3/Fuel oil and coal — — — — — —Gas and electricity —

Household furnishings and operation — —

Apparel and upkeep 4 / — — — — —Men's and boys' — — — — — — — — — —Women's and girls' — — — — — — — — —Footwear — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Transportation — — — — — — — — — — — —Private — — — — — ......New cars — — — — — — — — — —Used cars 5/ — — — — — — — — — — —Gasoline — — — — — — — — — — — —

Public —

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

Special Groups:

All items less food —All items less medical care — — — — — — —

Commodities — — — — — — —Nondurables — — — — — — — — — —Nondurables less food — — — — — — — —Apparel commodities — — — — — —

Durables — — — — — — — — —Household durables — — — — — — — —

Services — — — — — — — — —Services less rent — — — — — —Services less medical care — — — — — — — —Insurance and finance (Dec. 1965=100)Utilities and public transportation

(Dec. 1965=100)Housekeeping and home maintenance services

(Dec. 1965=100) —Medical care services — — — — — — —

Purchasing Power of Consumer Prices:

1957-59=$!1939=$1

127.7156.7

125.5121.5122.4123.2124.5128.4109.9144.6

126.7133.6118.8139.4112.9117.8111.5117.9

127.1128.5122.8140.3

124.2121.3102.4125.3117.0148.9

136.6155.0126.2130.5129.0

128.6126.1

120.5124.1123.0126.5

111.6105.5143.7149.2139.7129.2

107.8

128.0168.9

$0,783.379

121.2148.7

119.3115.9119.0113.7120.6126.8104.5136.3

119.1123.6115.1127.0110.4115.1109.5113.0

120.1120.8116.4132.2

119.6117.3100.8(I/)

113.3138.2

130.0145.0120.3125.7123.6

121.9119.7

115.3118.4117.7119.3

107.5101.4134.3138.6130.8115.9

104.1

118.2156.3

$0,825.400

5.4

5.24.82.98.43.21.35.26.1

6.48.13.29.82.32.31.84.3

5.86.45.56.1

3.83.41.6<5/>3.37.7

5.16.94.93.84.4

5.55.3

4.54.84.56.0

3.84.07.07.66.811.5

3.6

8.38.1

- 5.1

See footnotes, table 1.


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TABLE 2: Consumer Price Index--The United States and Selected AreasFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items

Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

Area 1/ PricingSchedule 2/

Indexes

1957-59=100 1947-49=100Otherbases

Percent change from:

U.S. City Average

ChicagoDetroit —Los Angeles-Long BeachNew York —Philadelphia

Boston ——---------Houston -------------Minneapolis-St. PaulPittsburgh

Buffalo (Nov.1963*100) -ClevelandDal U s (Nov. 1963=100)MilwaukeeSan Diego (Feb.1965=100)SeattleWashington —--

Atlanta -Baltimore -CincinnatiHonolulu (Dec.1963=100) —Kansas City - -St. LouisSan Francisco-Oakland - - - -

MMMMM

131.3

128.3130.8131.1136.0132.2

134.7129.8130.3128.5

129.5

127.0

130.0132.0

129.9131.9127.7

133.2130.7134.5

December 1969November

1969

161.1

161.8161.2163.5163.8162.3

0.6

.5

.8

.81.0

•4

October 1969

166.9159.9161.2158.3

November 1969

160.8

160.2

163.3158.8

123.2

123.7

117.0

December 1969

160.9JL63.7155.4

164.9162.3170.7

119.7

September1969

1.5

.91.71.21.9.9

July1969

2.02.21.8.6

August1969

1.71.72.12.5.9.4.9

September1969

1.01.21.81.41.41.21.3

December1968

6.1

6.06.85.66.95.7

October1968

6.47.26.84.8

November1968

5.46.37.27.05.24.45.7

December1968

6.46.45.55.16.15.96.2

1/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) exceptfor New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those estab-lished for the 1960 Census and do not include revisions made since I960.

2/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced asindicated:

M - Every month.1 - January, April, July, and October.2 - February, May, August, and November.3 - March, June, September, and December.


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TABLE 3: Consumer Price Index—The United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Major Groups

Percent change from November 1969 to December 1969

GroupU.S. CityAverage Chicago Detroit

Los Angeles-Long Beach New York Philadelphia

All items

FoodHousingApparel and upkeepTransportationHealth and recreationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreationOther goods and services —

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.2/ Not available.

0.6

1.4.5.1.6.4.4.2.3.3

0.5

1.5.1.1.7.2.1(2/).1.2

0.8

2.0.5.1.5.3.4(2/).2.1

0.8

.9

.3

.33.3.6

1.3(2/).5.0

1.0

1.81.0.4

2.6.3.7

(1/).6.0

0.4

1.3.2.1.1.4.4(2/).5(2/)

TABLE 4: Consumer Price Index — United States City Average forUrban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for Selected Groups

Seasonally Adjusted(1957-59=100)

GroupIndexes

Percent changes to: Dec. 1969From:

December 1969 November 1969 September 19691 MonthAgo

3 MonthsAgo

FoodFood at homeMeats, poultry, and fishDairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

Fuel and utilities 1/Fuel oil and coal

Apparel and upkeep 2JMen's and boys'Women's and girls'Footwear

TransportationPrivateNew cars

isOilUUOUX LlCO ••»-•—•»—«—• «•«M.

Commodities less food

NondurablesNondurables less foodApparel commodities

Durables

130.3126.2128.1127.1135.2115.4

114.4118.0

130.1131.3126.1144.3

126.8123.8103.5123.6120.1127.7125.4129.5

113.5

128.6124.5127.5125.7131.5112.7

114.1118.8

129.8131.2125.9143.5

125.1122.1103.0122.8119.7126.8124.9129.4

112.9

127.1123.2126.8125.1131.0109.3

113.4119.1

128.4129.5124.1142.3

124.0120.9102.4121.7118.8125.5124.3127.7

112.0

1.31.4.5

1.12.82.4

.3

.7

.2

.1

.2

.6

1.41.4.5.7.3.7.4.1

.5

2.52.41.01.63.25.6

.9

.9

1.31.41.61.4

2.32.41.11.61.11.8.9

1.4

1.3

1/Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.2/ Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.


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TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups

December 1969 index and percent changes from September 1969

GroupU.S. CityAverage Chicago Detroit

Los Angeles-Long Beach

New York Philadelphia

All ite

FoodFood at homeCereals and bakery productsMeats, poultry, and fishDairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

Food away from home —

HousingShelter

RentHomeownership —

Fuel and utilitiesFuel oil and coalGas and electricity


Apparel and upkeepMen's and boys'Women's and girls'Footwear

TransportationPrivatePublic

Health and recreationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreation —Other goods and services

All items

FoodFood at home

Cereals and bakery productsMeats, poultry, and fish -•Dairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

Food away from home

HousingShelter

Rent —Homeownership



Apparel and upkeepMen'8 and boys' —

' 'y

Women's and girls'Footwear —


Health and recreationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreationOther goods and services —

131.3

129.9125.8124.9127.2127.6132.1116.6149.9

130.5138.5121.0145.4114.6119.2113.7120.0

130.8132.0127.2144.4

126.4123.4153.0

139.6158.1128.1132.7133.5

1.5

1.91.81.51.41.74.25.52.2

1.51.81.12.01.1.9

1.5

1.61.52.11.5

2.32.41.8

.9

.3

.6

.81.7

Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

128.3

131,129,129,131.6136.5130.8118.2139.9

124.1129.7(2/)136.9109.7113.9108.5117.5

124.9123.3120.9139.3

127.7123.6154.6

134.7166.0128.7115.2128.3

130.8

129.3127.0121.9135.3134.1119.6116.3142.5

130.0140.1110.6146.9105.8113.3107.6113.8

125.9126.7120.6140.6

122.6119.5145.3

142.2168.7U/)133.3124.9

131.1

125.8120.2123.6116.0123.8136.4105.8146.1

136.0145.8(2/)154.0111.9

119.4118.1

127.4129.2128.6136.5

130.8126.1158.6

131.3154.3121.6115.0126.1

136.0

132.9126.6123.0127.5121.4138.6118.7159.8

134.7141.2131.3146.6113.8124.5112.5130.0

136.8141.5131.4145.3

131.7132.6130.9

146.2165.1(2/)144.7142.4

Percent changes from September 1969 to December 1969

0.9

.8

.53.2

• 1 . 7

• 1.6.7

4.62.1

.61.0(2/)1.0.6

3.4.6.4

.41.1.9

1.4

2.22.7.4

.7

.21.7.6

1.3

3/

1.7

2.22.32.6.4

1.15.56.41.4

2.93.61.44.01.23.01.51.6

.2

.0

.71.2

.9

.72.7

.2

(2/)

.6

1.2

1.51.6.7

1.9.7

5.65.3.8

.91.0(2/)1.1.1

.5

.5

.31.3.2

2.22.21.2

.81.51.2.3.6

1.9

2.92.61.0

• 1 . 1

4.75.27.04.2

1.62.31.22.9.1.1.0.7

.1

.1

.1

.5

4.24.81.2

.7

.6(2/).4

1.4

132.2

129.7124.4124.7121.7135.1130.1114.1157.8

129.2136.1(2/).139.5112.2122.5106.4122.8

137.5133.7130.5151.7

135.5127.7178.7

140.0169.4(2/)126.8134.5

0.9

2.01.73.2

• 1 . 0

1.22.26.22.9

.2

.6

.3

.0

.61.5

.7

.31.2.1

1.82.1.1

.4

.5

(2/).6.6

See footnotes at end of table.


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TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups—ContinuedDecember 1969 index and percent changes from September 1969

Group Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Honolulu(Dec.1963=10q

Kansas City SanFrancisco

St. Louis

All items

Food — — — — — — — — — — — — —Food at home


Food away from home

Hous ins — — — — — — — — — — — — —Shelter — — — — — — — — — — — —

Homeownership — •Fuel and utilities

Fuel oil and coalGas and electricity



Transportation


All items

Food — — — — — — — — — — — — —Food at home

Cereals and bakery productsMeats, poultry, and fishDairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home •

Food away from home

Hous ingShelter

HomeownershipFuel and utilities






129.9

128.4125.0117.9124.3124.8132.7125.1140.6

133.6139.0116.6145.9114.7

111.7128.5

129.5132.0122.0140.7

120.4116.1160.8

137.0159.4133.1131.2120.6

Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

1.31.12.13.0

.21.17.01.7

1.31.51.01.6

.0

.01.5

.6

.11.01.4

1.31.3

.1

.0

131.9

134.1128.5128.5130.6125.4136.8120.1158.2

129.0135.4117.4142.9111.7120.0104.7127.3

135.6139.8127.6162.6

127.4124.0142.7

136.7173.3132.3127.7120.4

127.7 119.7

126.6122.7120.7126.8123.2131.4111.2146.9

122.0125.4108.3133.6110.5127.2111.4116.5

133.8138.7124.4155.9

126.2121.8164.5

138.8167.7126.0129.9126.8

120.8118.8112.5123.0115.8124.7113.0127.1

124.5134.5121.2143.7100.6

99.8109.6

117.9114.3121.1116.0

109.7114.089.0

120.1131.5110.4113.7122.0

133.2

134.4130.7131.3131.8141.1127.8121.7148.0

126.1129.6110.7137.4122.4

122.6116.9

138.0135.1138.7151.6

129.5126.4152.8

147.2163.4132.3143.6140.5

Percent changes from September 1969 to December 1969

134.5

127.2121.4121.8121.3121.3130.8111.5152.4

144.4159.4148.8164.6105.2

109.4119.6

133.1132.2128.2141.5

127.2128.3121.0

136.0156.3136.6119.3131.1

135.5131.0124.8136.6139.7138.8115.0153.7

123.9128.7112.6132.9

4/115.3119.3

5/119.2120.0

129.4128.9128.1143.4

126.8122.9159.7

141.9149.8133.1138.7141.5

1.2

1.71.31.31.43.4.0

5.83.7

1.21.0.3

1.2.6.3

1.32.2

.82.2.1

1.6

1.21.3.4

.4

.12.4.0.3

1.8

2.42.34.51.93.45.04.93.3

1.92.51.73.01.87.82.3.2

.11.11.7.7

2.32.5.9

.9

.22.81.6.2

1.41.4.4.3.9

3.52.61.6

1.02.2.3.0

.0

.9

.8

.51.8.9

2.43.43.6

1.6.5.0

2.43.8

1.4

1.91.82.41.92.91.16.22.4

.2

.0

.8

.3

.5

.2

.9

.4

.4

.4

.3

3.03.2.7

1.4.3

3.31.81.1

1.3

1.81.81.82.11.28.04.11.9

1.52.02.12.0.0

.0

.6

.31.11.11.6

1.91.91.0

.31.0.0.4.1

130.7

1.2

2.22.4.6.3

3.62.76.51.3

1.1.7.4.8

3.21.34.3.2

.5

.5

.4

.9

.9

.71.9

.5

.11.2.1.9

,1/ See footnote 1, table 2.11 Not available.3/ Change from October 1969.hj Corrected indexes: Sept._5_/ Corrected indexes: Sept.

1969=111.7; Oct. 1969-111.71969-114.3; Oct. 1969=114.3


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TABLE 5A: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups

1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968-69

GroupU.S.City

AverageAtlanta Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Detroit

Honolulu(Dec.1963-100)

All items —All items (1947-49=100)

rOOCl 2Lt QOTQ6 —•*-—•-••-•———-•—w^-—•———


Food away from home

ShelterRentHomeowner ship —





Health and recreationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreationOther goods and services -

All items

FoodFood at homeCereals and bakery productsMeats, poultry, and fishDairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

Food away from home >~

Hous ingShelter — — —




Apparel and upkeepMen's and boys' -Women's and girls'Footwear



127.7156.7125.5121.5122.4123.2124.5128.4109.9144.6

126.7133.6118.8139.4112.9117.8111.5117.9

127.1128.5122.8140.3

124.2121.3148.9

136.6155.0126.2130.5129.0

5.4

5.24.82.98.43.21.35.26.1

6.48.13.29.82.32.31.84.3

5.86.45.56.1

3.83.47.7

5.16.94.93.84.4

Indexes (1957-59«100 unless otherwise specified)

126.7156.9123.8120.4114.7122.1120.3128.3116.4136.0

129.5133.2114.6138.8114.6

111.6126.1

127.0130.0118.5137.5

119.3115.6149.7

134.9155.2132.4130.0119.1

5.9

5.65.21.17.34.93.06.76.9

7.710.33.0

12.5.5

.85.8

4.18.02.51.8

3.22.4

14.2

6.110.13.95.32.3

128.3159.3128.8123.7125.9125.9121.2133.6112.7150.1

125.2130.4116.1136.4110.4119.2102.7123.9

131.6134.2123.9157.9

126.1122.7141.9

134.1168.5129.1126.4118.3

124.9157.5127.2125.4126.7127.0136.5127.6111.1135.9

120.8125.2

131.0108.2110.7106.6116.6

121.3120.0116.6135.7

125.0120.7153.5

131.4162.6125.7113.9122.4

124.6151.6122.1118.5116.5123.2120.2126.9105.6140.7

119.1121.6106.0129.0107.7117.6108.2115.7

130.9134.9122.4152.6

124.2119.9161.2

136.2164.8122.2128.4124.1

Percent changes 1968-69

6.1

6.25.81.99.53.91.87.07.5

6.27.32.59.42.21.41.85.7

8.010.07.58.4

5.44.7

10.8

5.56.66.94.45.0

5.4

5.65.63.6

10.12.61.25.26.2

5.06.6

8.4.3

1.8.8

3.3

4.85.14.85.4

6.23.6

21.4

5.26.15.54.25.1

4 .8

5.05.12.68.54.21.75.54.6

4.65.71.17.61.44.7

.43.0

6.46.86.58.0

3.02.75.7

5.18.47.13.02.9

127.1156.7124.3127.1117.7129.2130.8116.9108.3139.3

124.4132.3108.7137.8104.2110.7105.4111.8

123.6124.3118.3137.9

122.9120.2140.8

139.8165.6

131.5122.6

6.1

5.76.04.2

10.43.61.15.24.4

8.411.73.6

13.3.9

3.6.8

2.7

4.45.71.27.3

3.33.15.2

5.47.3

5.12.9

117.0

117.4116.0111.6119.3114.6120.9109.9122.0

121.9130.6116.8140.2100.5

99.6109.2

115.7111.8119.2113.9

108.0111.491.7

117.2129.5108.8110.3118.2

4.64.63.8

.26.01.63.24.97.2

4.96.45.86.9

.1

.22.4

5.46.14.53.3

3.44.2

.7

4.56.83.13.83.1



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TABLE 5A: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups

1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968-69—Continued

Group Kansas CityLos Angeles-Long Beach

New York Philadelphia St. LouisSan Francisco-

Oakland

All itemsAll items (1947-49=100)FoodFood at home


Food away from home

HousingShelter




Apparel and upkeepMen's and boys1

Women's and girls' -Footwear



FoodFood at home


Food away from home

Hous ins — — — . — — — — . — — . — .Shelter — — — — — — — — — — — — —





Transportation —PrivatePublic


130.1161.1129.4126.0126.8128.5134.9126.1114.5141.4

123.8126.9109.4134.2120.9

121.0114.8

134.5132.6133.7148.5

127.7124.6151.4

143.7161.2127.1141.6134.9

5.3

5.55.02.49.34.7.9

5.36.6

5.76.92.18.83.4

3.23.9

7.05.57.68.3

4.64.55.7

4.85.25.34.05.1

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

128.0159.6122.6117.1122.2113.5121.6133.2100.8142.7

132.2141.2

148.6110.1

115.5116.0

124.5127.5124.1135.0

128.3123.7156.1

128.9149.9119.3113.7124.6

131.8158.7127.1121.3121.3123.6115.6132.7110.1151.7

130.8136.1129.1139.8113.4123.9112.1126.8

133.3138.9127.5140.8

127.3127.6129.1

143.4161.5

142.1138.7

Percent chan

4.7

4.34.62.38.82.4

.15.03.9

6.57.9

9.13.5

2.83.5

4.13.64.55.3

2.92.91.4

3.95.93.62.23.2

6.2

5.75.42.98.13.22.46.36.9

6.47.63.4

10.52.42.91.15.7

6.68.36.16.9

5.96.92.1

6.19.4

3.96.2

128.9158.125.120.6120.7118.2133.3128.3106.7151.7

125.9131.4

134.4110.8122.5104.3120.7

133.6130.8125.6147.4

134.1126.6175.7

136.8165.0

125.5130.4

ges 1968-69

5.3

44465

55

68

91113

5727

43

12

58

44

. 9

.9

.6

.9

.2

.5

. 1

. 3

.0

.7

. 8

. 3

. 1

.6

. 8

. 1

.6

.2

. 8

.7

. 3

. 8

.6

.6

. 5

.6

127.5158.2129.5125.1124.2129.6133.5132.9108.1147.2

121.5126.2111.7129.9111.1117.9112.9118.9

127.3126.0126.7140.5

125.0121.9148.0

138.7147.8130.8137.0135.0

4 . 9

4428

246

5

.9

.4

. 1

. 8

. 7

.0

.2

.5

.06 . 6372513

4456

32

14

56646

. 5

.9

.2

.5

.9

.6

. 9

.4

. 0

.9

.2

. 2

. 8

.6

. 1

. 1

. 3

.0

131.1166.4123.8118.5119.3118.7118.8129.2106.7147.3

139.4152.2144.5156.0105.0

109.2118.3

130.7128.8126.9137.9

124.4126.0111.1

134.2153.0135.1118.4130.2

5.5

4.64.21.57.22.1

.55.95.7

7.69.45.8

11.32.5

.73.5

4.86.44.05.0

4.54.37.3

3.54.94.22.52.0

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.


TABLE 6: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected AreasFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food and its Subgroups

December 1969 indexes and percent changes from November 1969

Area 1/ Totalfood

129.9

128.4134.1133.1125.1131.3126.6128.5124.2129.3120.8131.2134.4125.8128.4128.2132.9129.7127.1135.5120.0127.2127.6133.5

1.4

1.21.41.11.91.51.22.21.12.01.11.51.1.9.5.81.81.31.11.5.8.81.11.8

Total

125.8

125.0128.5127.2123.4129.5122.7125.8121.2127.0118.8125.9130.7120.2125.8123.8126.6124.4124.6131.0116.4121.4121.0128.3

1.6

1.21.51.32.21.71.22.61.32.31.41.71.31.0.6.8

2.11.51.41.71.0.71.22.1

Cerealsand

bakeryproducts

Food

Meats,poultry,and fish

at home

Dairyproducts

Indexes (1957-59-100 unless otherwise

124.9

117.9128.5128.1110.6129.7120.7118.7110.7121.9112.5126.4131.3123.6117.9120.7123.0124.7122.6124.8111.9121.8114.3121.8

127.2

124.3130.6131.6126.6131.6126.8129.9126.1135.3123.0122.4131.8116.0129.1126.2127.5121.7130.3136.6127.2121.3124.3130.0

Percent changes November '.

0.6

.5

.9- .8

2.81.61.42.9.51.3.2.1.7.9

- .4.7.5

2.5- .3

.2

.8- .7

.66.2

0.0

- .9- .2

.8- .2

.0- .61.3

- 1.91.11.2.2

- .3- .3- 1.1- 1.7

.3

.2- .2- .2

.5

.4- .8

.0

127.6

124.8125.4123.1122.6136.5123.2128.8125.9134.1115.8130.9141.1123.8135.8128.6121.4135.1120.2139.7112.8121.3128.2127.9

Fruitsand

vegetables

specified)

132.1

132.7136.8135.5131.8130.8131.4133.0120.9119.6124.7140.0127.8136.4125.5123.8138.6130.1129.4138.8108.9130.8127.0134.2

L969 to December 1969

1.0

.21.41.1

- .21.31.31.4.6.5.0

2.2.9.3.4.5

3.6.1.1.6.4.5.51.9

4.0

2.92.62.38.23.22.45.65.56.24.23.51.92.82.31.93.93.35.05.21.91.34.45.3

Otherfoods

at home

Foodawayfromhome

116.6

125.1120.1115.7120.5118.2111.2116.5118.2116.3113.0115.4121.7105.8117.1119.4118.7114.1117.4115.0112.5111.5110.9122.4

3.3

4.14.33.42.84.12.63.44.03.7.7

3.33.72.13.03.63.83.13.23.82.12.12.71.6

149.9

140.6158.2158.7135.8139.9146.9144.4135.7142.5127.1153.9148.0146.1(2/)148.6159.8157.8143.8153.7(2./)

152.4154.8153.4

0.6

' .9.8.6.6.61.3.1.2.2.21.11.0.3

(2/).8.9.8.2.6

(2/).81.0.7

U.S. City Average

AtlantaBaltimoreBostonBuffalo (Nov.1963-100) -ChicagoCincinnatiClevelandDallas (Nov.1963*100) —DetroitHonolulu (Dec.1963-100)HoustonKansas CityLos Angeles-Long Beach -MilwaukeeMinneapolis-St. PaulNAU VrtT»VPI^W l O i K • — . — • — • • — ^ « - •>»«law

PhiladelphiaPittsburghSt. LouisSan Diego (Feb.1965-100)San Francisco-Oakland —SeattleWashington

U.S. City Average

AtlantaBaltimore

Buffalo (Nov.1963-100) -ChicagoCincinnatiClevelandDallas (Nov.1963-100) —DetroitHonolulu (Dec.1963-100)HoustonKansas CityLos Angeles-Long Beach -MilwaukeeMinneapolis-St. PaulNew YorkPhiladelphiaPittsburghSt. LouisSan Diego (Feb.1965-100)San Francisco-Oakland —SeattleWashington

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.2/ Not available.


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TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items

December 1969 Indexes and Percent Changes from Selected Dates(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Index Percent Change to December 1969 from--December

Unadiusted

129.9149.9150.2129.9125.8124.9110.9127.9130.0113.4131.1124.1100.9118.0115.8127.2131.3130.6123.2119.0123.9118.8140.5123.2137.8118.6162.0133.3135.7143.4146.8130.7134.7133.1134.4140.4134.6130.4136.6127.9129.997.997.9110.4110.3135.4124.4143.4117.9125.4127.6125.0132.3126.0125.0102.0152.4119.6

1969Seasonallyadlusted

130.3

126.2

128.1132.1130.9122.8

139.9123.0138.1

163.6135.5140.0...

128.5

136.4134.4...135.1

-..101.2

135.4

143.1

127.1124.1

...

...152.4118.8

Novembei

Unadiusted

1.4.6.6.51.6.6

- .3.6.2.41.1.61.1.8.6.0.2

- .7- 1.6- 1.7- 1.6- .6- .3

.4- .4

.6- .11.01.22.1

- 1.04.7

- 1.0.5.6.7

- .12.0.4.6.1

- 1.2- 1.6- .4

.31.01.21.61.0.3

1.01.31.5.8.61.3.9.2


1.3

1.4

.5

.8- .4- 1.4

- 1.2.7

- .1

.32.33.3

3.3

1.7.8

.8

- 1.7

....7

1.3

1.11.5......

1.1.1

December1968

Unadlusted

7.27*17.36.87.24.0.6

8.9.5

2.14.05.3.3

6.86.211.212.110.09.37.16.29.28.711.611.911.712.716.015.015.117.116.314.917.811.48.114.212.912.610.210.57.87.36.612.17.210.612.55.21.54.13.64.84.12.93.07.92.1

Total foodFood away from homeRestaurant mealsSnacks 1/

Food at homeCereals and bakery products

Cracker meal 1/Corn flakesRice — — — — — — _—__—Bread, whiteBread, whole wheat 1/CookiesLayer cake 1/Cinnamon rolls 1/ —

Meats, poultry, and fishMeatsBeef and vealSteak, roundSteak, sirloin 2JSteak, porterhouse 1/Rump roast \jRib roast —Chuck roastHamburgerBeef liver 1/ —Veal cutlets

Chops — — —Loin roast 2/ •—Pork sausage 1/Ham, wholePicnics 1/Bacon

Other meatsLamb chops jL/FrankfurtersHam, canned 1//Bologna sausage IfSalami sausage 1/Liverwurst 1/

PoultryFrying chickenChicken breasts 17Turkey 1/ 3

FishShrimp, frozen 1/Fish, fresh or frozenTuna fish, cannedSardines, canned 1/

Dairy productsMilk, fresh, groceryMilk, fresh, delivered —Milk, fresh, skim 1/Milk, evaporatedIce creamCheese, American processButter



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TABLE 7: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items

December 1969 Indexes and Percent changes from Selected Dates--- Continued(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group

Index Percent Change to December 1969 from—December

Unadiusted

132.1144.1129.393.3125.091.5142.0(3/)(3/)(3/)142.0136.4

(3/)173.4146.6132.2176.5189.5217.2121.8177.5117.1106.2106.4102.497.494.7113.6122.4126.6123.3109.6116.6140.6

105.0102.6124.8127.5116.2128.7127.4107.1107.492.3108.0102.9158.4124.8108.2108.8100.3120.4109.692.5111.9115.0107.5


135.2150.6148.397.5

J.26.6...161.5(3/)(3/)(3/)153.2147.0(3/)178.0144^3132.5

191.8...

144.7

...

95.4

115.4130.9

...

...

...

...

November 1969

Unadlusted

4.06.42.9.6

- 5.6.3

- 1.5(3/)(3/)(3/)1.42.4(3/)15.115.3.8

44.16.5

35.04.521.0

.3

.8

.5

.2

.2

.6

.3

.6

.9

.21.53.315.0

1.3.1.7.7.0

1.7.6.3

1.22.61.9.7.2.1.61.5.8.5.4.4.4.6.5

Seasonallyadlusted

2.85.0

- 1.4.1

3.4

1.3(3/)(3/)(3/)

.31.7

(3/)3.910.7- .8...16.5...

- 8.2.........

- 1.0...

...

...

2.49.0

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

December1968

Unadlusted

4.56.6

- 13.86.3

- 4.93.9

- 6.1(3/)(3/)(3/)6.43.3(3/)10.930.219.4

- 18.736.735.713.76.91.2

- 1.6- 4.6

4.06.14.5.4.7.2

- 1.88.37.6

25.3

2.21.32.04.52.46.73.74.85.05.67.41.74.54.94.17.94.65.26.73.9.7

2.8.9

Fruits and vegetablesFresh fruits and vegetablesApples —

OrangesOrange juice, fresh 1/GrapefruitGrapes ^Strawberries 3_/-Watermelon 3_fPotatoesOnions —Asparagus iyCabbageCarrots —CeleryCucumbers \JLettucePeppers, green 1/Spinach 1/Tomatoes

Processed fruits and vegetables —Fruit cocktail, cannedPears, canned 1/Grapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —Orange juice concentrate, frozen —Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/Beets, canned 1/Peas, green, canned —Tomatoes, canned —Dried beans — — — —Broccoli, frozen 1/

Other food at homeEggsFats and oils:MargarineSalad dressing, Italian 1/Salad or cooking oil 1/

Sugar and sweetsSugarGrape jelly —Chocolate barSyrup, chocolate flavored 1/

Nonalcoholic beveragesCoffee, can and bagCoffee, instant 4/ — — —Tea =Cola drinkCarbonated fruit drink 1/

Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/Bean soup, canned 1/Chicken soup, canned 17Spaghetti, canned 1/Mashed potatoes, instant 1/Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/Baby foods, canned — — . - — « — —Sweet pickle relish JjPretzels 1/ -.

1/ December 1963-100.2/ April 1960-100.2/ Priced only in season.4/ July 1961=100.


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TABLE 7-A: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items

1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968 to 1969

Item or Group

Indexes(1957-39=100)

1969unadjusted

1968unadjusted

Percent change to1969 from --

1968una_d justed

Total Food ».Food Away From HomeRestaurant MealsSnacks JL/

Food at Home «.«..Cereals and Bakery ProductsFlourCracker Meal JL/ ,Corn Flakes ---RiceBread, WhiteBread, Whole Wheat 1/CookiesLayer Cake JL/Cinnamon Rolls JL/

Meats, Poultry and FishMeatsBeef and VealSteak, RoundSteak, Sirloin 2/Steak, Porterhouse J7 --•Rump Rost _1/Rib RoastChuck RoastHamburgerBeef Liver VVeal Cutlets

Pork •Chops -•Loin Roast 2/Pork Sausage 1/Ham, WholePicnics J7BaconOther MeatsLamb Chops JL/ —FrankfurtersHam, Canned JL/Bologna Sausage JL/ ------Salami Sausage iyLiverwurst JL/

Poultry 1Frying Chicken --•Chicken Breasts VTurkey 1/Fish •Shrimp, frozen J// -•Fish, Fresh or Frozen --•Tuna Fish, CannedSardines, Canned 1/

Dairy Products -•Milk, Fresh, GroceryMilk, Fresh, DeliveredMilk, Fresh, Skim JL/ •Milk, EvaporatedIce Cream —Cheese, American Process -•Butter

125.5144.6144.9125.4121122111122129112.3128.1120.5100.6113.7113.1123.2126.8129.5124.4121.7126.4118.4139.7122.3134.0113.2156.4125.2129.6135.8137.8117.1127.5124.3127.7137.0127.4120.0129.122.123.96.98.

108.102.8130.6119.3134.6114.4124.2124.5121.8128.4123.0123.599.5

146.8118.3

119.3136.3136.5118.0115.9119.0112.4117.3128.7110.3124.4115.3100.5108.8107,113,116.4117,112,111.0116108125.8109.9120.6106.8142.2115.0118.8125.3124.0110.9115.0114.8119.5128.3117.2115.0119.4114.6116.91.92.103.97.123.8108.6125.5110.7121.7120.6118.5123.7117.5119.898.8139.2116.8

5.26.16.26.34.82.9.8

4.3.4

1.83.04.5.1

4.55.48.48.910.010.69.68.98.911.011.311.16.010.08.99.18.411.15.610.98.36.96.88.74.38.36.56.35.75.85.05.05.59.97.33.32.13.22.83.84.73.1.7

5.51.3



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TABLE 7-A: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Food Items

1969 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1968 to 1969--Continued

Item or Group

Indexes(1957-59=100)

1969unadjusted

1968unadjusted

Percent change to1969 from --

1968unadjusted

Fruits and VegetablesFresh Fruits and VegetablesApplesBananasOrange sOrange Juice, Fresh 1/GrapefruitGrapes 3_/Strawberries 3_/Watermelon 37PotatoesOnions

Asparagus V 3yCabbageCarrotsCeleryCucumbers 2/LettucePeppers, Green _1/ -Spinach 1/TomatoesProce99ed Fruits and VegetablesFruit Cocktail, CpnnedPears, Canned WGrapefruit-Pineapple Juice, CannedOrange Juice Concentrate, FrozenLemonade Concentrate Frozen 7.1Beets, Cpnned J7Peas, Green, CpnnedTomatoes, Canned •Dried BeansBroccoli, Frozen L̂/Other Food At HomeEggs -Fats and Oil:MargarineSalad Dressing, Italian 1/Salad or Cooking Oil 1/Sugar and SweetsSugarGrape JellyChocolate BarSyrup, Choc. Flavored JL/

Nonalcoholic BeveragesCoffee, Can and BagCoffee, Instant ^/TeaCola DrinkCarbonated Fruit Drink VPrepared & Partially Prep. Foods 1/Bean Soup, Canned JL/Chicken Soup, Canned ^/Spaghetti, Canned 1/Mashed Potatoes, Instant ±/Potatoes, French Fried, Frozen 2̂ / -Baby Foods, CannedSweet Pickle Relish 1/Pretzels 1/

128.4138.1162.5

9S.3128.4

90.9155.1154.4131.9131.9144.8134.1138.7152.0123.8125.6148.1144.4172.4114.8138.1116.3106.4108.7100.5

98.992.5

113.2121.7124.7124.7104.7109.9112.1

103.0102.6123.4125.1115.3124.1125.1106.1103.7

87.5103.2101.8155.3121.9106.2105.0

98.0117.1107.2

91.4111.6112.8107.1

126.8136.0163.4

93.0147.6

84.7167.4144.0128.8124.5135.1146.6124.6147.4128.4113.3150.8127.8162.7104.5133.0115.3108.3116.3

95.987.089.5

111.3121.4129.3124.1100.9104.5

95.3

103.3102.4122.1118.6113.2118.9112.9101.9101.0

87.398.5100.7147.7116.0102.7100.896.0112.3102.487.0108.3109.7105.8

1.31.5.6

2.513.07.37.37.22.45.97.28.511.33.13.610.91.8

13.06.09.93.8.9

1.86.54.813.73.41.7.2

3.6.5

3.85.2

17.6

.3

.21.15.51.94.410.84.12.7.2

4.81.15.15.13.44.22.14.34.75.13.02.81.2

1/ December 1963=100.2/ April 1960=100.3/ Priced only in season4/ July 1961=100.


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TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

Indexes for Selected Items and Groups, December 1969

and Percent Changes from Selected Dates(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or GroupOtherIndexBases

Indexes

.December 1969 November 1969

Percent Change to December 1969•From:

November 1969 December 1968

HousingShelter 1/Rgn £ _Homeownership costs 2/Mortgage interest ratesProperty taxesProperty insurance ratesMaintenance and repairs

Commodities 3/Exterior house paintInterior house paint

ServicesRepainting living and dining roomsReshingling roofsResiding housesReplacing sinksRepairing furnaces

Fuel and utilitiesFuel oil and coalFuel oil, #2

Gas and electricityQo g ____

ElectricityOther utilities:Residential telephone servicesResidential water and sewerage services .

Household furnishings and operation 4/HousefurnishingsTextiles

Sheets, percale or muslinCurtains, tailored, polyester marquisetteBedspreads, chiefly cotton, tuftedDrapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetatePillows, bed, polyester or acrylic fillingSlipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton

Furniture and beddingBedroom suites, good or inexpensive qualityLiving room suites, good and inexpensive

qualityLounge chairs, upholsteredDining room suitesSofas, upholsteredSofas, dual purposeSleep sets, Hollywood bed typeBox springsAluminum folding chairs 6/Cribs —

Floor coveringsRugs, soft surfaceRugs, hard surfaceTile,vinyl

Appliances TJWashing machines, electric, automaticVacuum cleaners, canister typeRefrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electricRanges, free standing, gas or electricClothes dryers, electric, automaticAir conditioners, demountable 6JRoom heaters, electric, portable 6/ -Garbage disposal units

Other housefurnishings:Dinnerware, earthenwareFlatware, stainless steelTable lamps, with shadeLawn mowers, power, rotary type 6/Electric drills, hand held r

Housekeeping supplies:Laundry soaps and detergentsPaper napkinsToilet tissue

Housekeeping services:Domestic service, general houseworkBaby sitter servicePostal charges •Laundry, flatwork, finished serviceLicensed day care service, preschool childWashing machine repairs

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63June 64Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63June 64Dec.63Dec.63


Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

130.5138.5121.0145.4139.6132.0153.3145.8115.9119.1114.3143.5183.6164.1134.0144.5149.7114.6119.2116.2113.7119.8107.2

103.8147.5120.0110.6116.1122.2112.3117.6126.6108.4110.4123.9128.0

126.3118.8129.5116.5120.0(57)122.6(6/)119.8107.1104.7112.5110.386.491.581.486.099.0100.6

(6/)100.4105.0

135.6119.0118.7(£/)104.0

107.1131.0120.3

179.9137.4165.5146.8131.8135 ."4

129.8137.7120.5144.5139.3131.5152.3144.9116.0118.7113.6142.2182.6163.0134.2142.6145.2114.2118.9116.0113.2118.8107.2

103.7147.5119.6110.4115.7121.7112.1117.7126.0107.6110.0123.7128.0

125.8118.6129.4115.7120.2

(5/)122.5(6/)119.5107.1104.8112.5110.186.391.281.485.898.8

100.5(__/)99.8

105.0

135.2119.6118.3

<£/)104.2

106.2130.0121.2

178.7136.6165.5144.3131.8135.1

0.5.6.4.6.2.4.7.6

- .1.3.6.9.5.7

- .11.33.1

.4

.3

.2

.4

.8

.0

.1

.0

.3

.2

.3

.4

.2-• .1

.5

.7

.4

.2

.0

.4

.2

.1

.7- .2

(5/).1

(67).3.0

- .1.0.2.1.3.0.2.2.1

(6./).6.0

.3- .5

.3(6/)

- .2

.8

.8- .7

.7

.6

.01.7

.0

.2

6.78.53.7

10.211.4

5.55.39.24.25.03.7

11.211.311.3

9.611.214.8

2.82.62.43.43.63.2

.94.24.33.82.1

.84.13.46.1

- 3.01.45.56.0

5.06.46.84.46.2(I/)5.0(6/)5.61.51.12.62.91.11.9

.61.72.41.9(£/)3.32.0

4.3.7

8.6(£/)3.1

1.63.64.2

6.86.5

.010.0

6.98.1


TABLE 8: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued


and Percent Changes from Selected Dates(1957-59*100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and GroupOtherIndexBases

Indexes

December 1969 November 1969

Percent change to December 1969From:

November 1969 December 1968

Apparel and upkeep JB/Apparel commoditiesApparel commodities less footwear

Men s duo boys *~-•———«-———•••————••-«————«_»«._—__—_

Men's:Topcoats, wool §./Suits, year round weightSuits, tropical weight 6/Jackets, lightweightSlacks, wool or wool blendSlacks, cotton or manmade blendTrousers, work, cottonShirts, work, cottonShirts, business, cottonT-shirts, chiefly cottonSocks, cotton <Handkerchiefs, cotton

Boy's:Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend 6/Sport coats, wool or wool blend 6/Dungarees, cotton or cotton blendUndershirts, cotton

Women's and girls'Women's:

Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 6/Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 6/ ;

Sweaters, wool or acrylic j6_/Skirts, wool or wool blend 6./Skirts, cotton or cotton blend 6/Blouses, cottonDresses, street, chiefly manmade fiberDresses, street, wool or wool blend 6/Dresses, street, cotton (>/Housedresses, cottonSlips, nylonPanties, acetateGirdles, manmade blendBrassieres, cottonHose, nylon seamlessAnklets, cottonGloves, fabric, nylon or cottonHandbags, rayon faille or plastic

Girl's:Raincoats, vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 6/Skirts, wool or wool blend 6/Dresses, cottonSlacks, cotton 6/Slips, cotton blendRobes, duster style, quilted tricot or

percale 6/

Men's:Shoes, street, oxfordShoes, work, high

Women's:Shoes, street, pumpShoes, evening, pumpShoes, casual,.pumpHouseslippers, scuff

Children's:Shoes, oxfordSneakers, boys', oxford typeDress shoes, girls', strap

Miscellaneous apparel:Diapers, cotton gauzeYard goods, cottonWrist watches, men's and women's

Apparel services:Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dressesAutomatic laundry serviceLaundry, men's shirtsTailoring charges, hem adjustmentShoe repairs, women's heel lift

June 64Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Sept.61Mar.62

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

130.8130.3127.5132.0

147.4158.2(6/)125.7131.2117.6117.2124.2122.3131.9120.9113.8

116.1130.3127.1130.3127.2

136.2135.7119.7144.6(6/)127.6158.3145.7(6/)153.0112.3111.2120.8124.999.8

121.5110.5117.3

125.6123.2133.6131.8108.0

124.9114.2144.4

142.6139.8

152.7123.2134.0127.5

144.3119.5136.4

104.0123.5103.2

133.3112.0126.7127.4123.7

130.7130.4127.7132.1

148.5158.2

(£/)125.6131.7117.1117.0124.7122.2131.8120.4113.3

115.9131.0127.9130.3127.4

139.9138.2117.5145.3(67)127.2158.8144.8(6V)152.1112.2111.4120.5123.899.8118.5109.8117.2

124.4123.4136.3131.7108.6

125.5114.7143.9

142,139,

152.5122.9133.4127.1

143.3119.3135.7

104.1123.1103.1

132.9111.8124.3127.6123.6

0.1- .1- .2- .1

- .7.0

(6/).1

- .4.4.2

- .4.1.1.4.4

.2- .5- .6

.0- .2

- 2.6- 1.8

1.9- .5

(6/).3

- .3.6

(£/).6.1

- .2.2.9.0

2.5.6.1

1.0- .2- 2.0

.1- .6

- .5- .4

.3

.4

.2

.1

.2

.4

.3

.7

.2

.5

- .1.3.1

.3

.21.9

- .2.1

5.25.35.25.3

5.28.3(£/)4.23.98.02.43.01.83.63.44.2

4.110.13.26.65.3

4.82.94.4

13.1(6/)4.29.06.5(£/)9.42.52.96.15.1.3

6.74.77.5

7.33.61.86.41.8

8.06.35.9

5.66.0

5.55.98.94.9

5.64.07.6

2.17.62.9

4.13.85.76.32.7


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and Percent Changes from Selected Dates(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and GroupOther•IndexBases

Indexes-Percent change to December 1969

From:December 1969 , November 1969 November 1969 December 1968

TransportationPrivate 9/Automobiles, newAutomobiles, usedGasoline, regular and premiumMotor oil, premiumTires, new, tubelessAuto repairs and maintenance 1^/Auto insurance ratesAuto registrationParking fees, private and municipal

Public ——————————————————————————————Local transit faresTaxicab faresRailroad fares, coachAirplane fares, chiefly coachBus fares, intercity

Health and recreationMedical care

Drugs and prescriptionsOver-the-counter itemsMultiple vitamin concentratesAspirin compoundsLiquid tonicsAdhesive bandages, packageCold tablets or capsulesCough syrup

Anti-infectivesSedatives and hypnoticsAtaracticsAnti-spamodicsCough preparationsCardiovasculars and anti-hypertensivesAnalgesics, internalAnti-obesityHormones

Professional services:Physicians' fees

Family doctor, office visitsFamily doctor, house visitsObstetrical casesPediatric care, office visitsPsychiatrist, office visitsHerniorrhaphy, adultTonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Dentists' feesFillings, adult, amalgam, one surfaceExtractions, adultDentures, full upper

Other professional services:Examination, prescription, and dispensing of

eyeglassesRoutine laboratory tests

Hospital service charges:Daily service charges

Semiprivate roomsi ITxveit c rooms *• *•—~—*~*— ~—•—••——•————.——-»——•—————*_.

Operating room chargesX-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.

Personal careToilet goods

Toothpaste, standard dentrifriceToilet soap, hard milledHand lotions, liquidShaving cream, aerosolFace powder, pressedDeodorants, cream or roll-on —Cleansing tissuesHome permanent refills

Personal care servicesMen's haircuts

Beauty shop servicesWomen's haircutsShampoo and wave sets, plain -->•Permanent waves, cold

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar-. 67Mar.67Mar.67

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

126.4123.4104.9123.9116.9140.2118.2137.3171.5134.2122.7153.0163.2131.5117.2117.4127.9

139.6158.199.6

107.192.8

106.6101.3117.7110.5112.989.162.8

110.489.8

101.3112.098.0

103.3104.394.2

160.0162.4167.6155.0145.9132.6125.4151.6147.6148.7147.0130.2

133.9119.5

267.9264.1258.7170.9124.7128.1111.6114.6123.4109.1101.9127.694.5

112.598.7

148.5157.8138.8125.2156.3107.2

125.6122.7105.1124.9116.3140.1118.0136.6164.6134.2122.5151.1163.0127.5115.5111.6127.0

139.1157.499.6

107.192.4

106.2101.3117.1110.0114.789.062.8

109.689.8

101.3111.-798.0

103.2104.393.9

159.0161.0166.2154.9145.5132.6125.2151.3147.2148.3146.7129.7

133.8119.4

265.4261.7256.1170.6124.5127.8111.8114.7124.8109.7101.6127.595.0

111.898.6

147.5156.4138.0124.0155.3107.2

0.6.6.2.8.5.1.2.5

4.2.0.2

1.3.1

3.11.55.2

.7

.4

.4

.0

.0

.4

.4

.0

.5

.51.6

.1

.0

.7

.0

.0

.3

.0

.1

.0

.3

.6

.9

.8

.1

.3

.0

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.4

.1

.1

.9

.91.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.11.1

.5

.3

.1

.5

.6

.1

.7

.9

.61.0

.6

.0

5.25.02.14.43.24.63.46.5

14.35.35.96.04.35.48.1

13.68.6

5.16.01.1

.5

.7

.9

.41.22.6

- 2.31.71.06.8

.0

.67.23.01.82.9

- 1.4

7.37.96.88.59.57.53.54.37.58.36.86.3

4.94.6

12.012.311.413.34.83.82.83.0

.44.6

- .95.6

- .25.64.34.95.44.44.65.42.2




and Percent Changes from Selected Dates(1957-59»100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and Group OtherIndexBases

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Mar.59

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Indexes

December 1969

132.799.180.2

116.376.590.198.082.399.1104.0114.8118.2100.5110.4111.6107.7133.2210.3205.4227.1165.5113.7(12.)100.2117.7

158.2126.3127.3

133.5153.8161.4153.5110.0120.6116.5111.5115.2125.9

117.4110.3141.2

129.5120.3123.0152.4148.4148.9

November 1969

132.399.280.3

116.376.591.298.083.499.1103.5114.8118.0100.5110.0111.4107.9132.6208.3203.2225.4165.0113.6(12/)100.0117.9

156.7126.3126.7

133.1153.1160.7152.6109.9120.4116.6111.4114.5125.6

117.3109.9139.5

128.6120.2122.6151.4145.8148.2

Percent change to December 1969From:

,November 1969

0.3- .1- .1

.0

.0- 1.2

.0- 1.3

.0

.5

.0

.2

.0

.4

.2- .2

.51.01.1.8.3.1

(12/).2

- .2

1.0.0.5

.3

.5

.4

.6

.1

.2

.1

.1

.6

.2

.1

.41.2

.7

.1

.3

.71.8.5

December 1968

3.51.2

- .42.0

- .4- 1.21.3

- 3.5.5.3

4.62.22.43.53.6.7

5.510.510.89.77.74.1(12/)

- 2.3-- 2.1

4.65.95.1

6.38.89.19.34.44.33.52.37.65.5

4.53.5

10.7

5.54.44.09.58.54.9

Reading and recreation 11/Recreational goodsTV sets, portable and consoleTV replacement tubesRadios, portable and table modelTape recorders, portablePhonograph records, stereophonicMovie cameras, Super 8, zoom lensFilm, 35mm, colorGolf balls, liquid centerBasketballs, rubber or vinyl coverFishing rods, fresh water spincastKnui I n o Vial 1c — — —

Bicycle, boys'

Dog food, canned or boxedi v c c r c s t x o x i f l x SGITVXCGS ——-•—••-"*—•••—-•-•——•—•

Indoor movie admissionsAdul t ——————————————Children1s

Drive-in movie admissions, adultX 6GS y 6VGHXT1£ —•-»———.——«—•——

X66S •»•••••——«—— •——•—••——.—— —.

TV repairs, picture tube replacementFilm developing, black and white

Reading and education:Newspapers, street sale and deliveryMagazines, single copy and subscriptionPiano lessons, beginner

Other goods and services

Cigarettes, nonfliter tip, regular sizeCigarettes, filter tip, king sizeCigars, domestic, regular size

Alcoholic beverages

Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon —Wine, dessert and tableAway front home

Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:Funeral services, adultBank service charges, checking accountsLegal services, short form will

Other special groups:

All items less shelterCommodities less foodNondurables less food and apparelHousehold services less rentTransportation servicesOther services

V Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.2/* Also includes pine shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.4/ Also includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering,

and moving expenses.

_\! Discontinued.l\J Priced only in season.Tj Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.8/ Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits,

girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.9/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately.

10/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, frontend alignment, and chassis lubrication.

11/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shownseparately.

12/ Not available.


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TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

1969 Annual Average Indexes for Selected Items and Groups

and Percent Changes from Previous Year(1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

Item or Group OtherIndexBases

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63


Dec.63

Dec.63June 64Dec.63Dec.63


Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Indexes1969

Average

126.7

133.6118.8139.4134.4129.0148.7140.7116.1116.5112.4136.4174.6155.8129.0137.4139.1112.9117.8115.1111.5116.8105.8

103.5144.4117.9109.0114.4119.6110.9116.2123.1107.710.9.6121.5124.9

123.7115.8126.6114.2117.2

(1/)122.0112.1117.0106.5104.5111.2108.485.890.681.585.397.799.499.598.8103.9

133.3118.7114.6116.2103.0

106.3128.2118.9

173.5133.7165.5140.6127.9131.7

1968Average :

119.1

123.6

115.1127.0119.5121.8142.5129.8108.8112.0108.7125.0159.0141.6119.4126.5126.1110.4115.1112.7109.5114.7103.8

102.2135.3113.0

104.7111.0117.8106.3112.8116.6107.2106.3114.9116.7

118.3108.5119.2108.7111.1(5/)113.5108.3111.0104.6103.0108.5105.884.888.880.183.895.297.497.096.4100.9

128.6113.5108.0

(8/)^9.1

105.0122.3114.7

162.6124.9160.9129.6123.1121.5

Percent change to1969 from 1968

Housingl̂-iol tor 1 / —— ___ —-. — __.— — -.— — — — _________

RentHomeownership costs 2/

Mortgage interest ratesProperty taxesProperty insurance ratesMaintenance and repairs

Commodities 3/Exterior house paintInterior house paint

_>6_7V1C6S ———————————.——._..—..-_-_-__..•_.-.--.. — _._-..•»-.-«-.-••.«->•.

Repainting living and dining roomsReshingling roofsResiding housesReplacing sinksRepairing furnaces

Fuel and utilitiesFuel oil and coal •

Fuel oil, //2Gas and electricity

ElectricityOther utilities:

Residential telephone servicesResidential water and sewerage services

Household furnishings and operation 4/Housefurnishings

Sheets, percale or muslinCurtains, tailored, polyester marquisetteBedspreads, chiefly cotton, tuftedDrapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetatePillows, bed, polyester or acrylic fillingSlipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton

Furniture and beddingBedroom suites, good or inexpensive qualityLiving room suites, good and inexpensive

qualityLounge chairs, upholsteredDining room suitesSofas, upholsteredSofas, dual purposeSleep sets, Hollywood bed typeD O X spr xn§s •-————-•——-*—————--.—--•-.-—.̂ ——i—_-—-_._».-.-.-.-.-.-.*.

Aluminum folding chairs 6JCribs

Floor coveringsRugs, soft surfaceRugs, hard surfaceTile,vinyl

Appliances ]_/Washing machines, electric, automaticVacuum cleaners, canister typeRefrigerators or refrigerator-freezers electricRanges, free standing, gas or electricClothes dryers, electric, automaticAir conditioners, demountable J>/Room heaters, electric, portable ^6/ -Garbage disposal units

Other housefurnishings:Dinnerware, earthenwareFlatware, stainless steelTable lamps, with shadeLawn mowers, power, rotary type 6/Electric drills, hand held —

Housekeeping supplies:Laundry soaps and detergentsPaper napkinsToilet tissue

Housekeeping services:Domestic service, general houseworkBaby sitter servicePostal chargesLaundry, flatwork, finished serviceLicensed day care service, preschool childWashing machine repairs

6.48.13.29.8

12.55.94.48.46.74.03.49.19.8

10.08.08.6

10.32.32.32.11.81.81.9

1.36.74.34.13.11.54.33.05.6.5

3.15.77.0

4.66.76.25.15.5

(V)7.53.55.41.81.52.52.51.22.01.71.82.62.12.62.53.0

3.74.66.1(8/)3"79

1.24.83.7

6.77.02.98.53.98.4


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TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued



Item and GroupOtherIndexBases

June 64Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Sept.61Mar.62

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

19byAverage

127.1126.5123.7128.5

142.9150.9128.6124.6127.4113.9116.4122.9121.3130.0119.8112.1

112.4125.6126.3127.1122.8

134.4133.9116.7129.3129.3123.6150.2141.0147.2147.9110.8109.2119.1121.799.1

117.2108.6113.6

120.9121.4134.4125.8107.5

120.4109.3140.3

138.4136.7

148.6120.3127.7124.7

140.1117.2131.5

103.0120.9102.2

130.8110.1122.9124.5121.3

Indexes19bo

Average120.1119.3116.8120.8

134.1138.1117.9115.9120.6104.6112.1118.9117.6122.5114.2105.6

108.9113.7119.6118.7116.4

126.7127.7112.8119.7(7/)116.3137.0128.4(I/)128.6107.7105.6111.5116.499.4

110.9104.7105.2

112.5116.2125.1120.1104.0

113.9102.9132.2

131.6130.0

139.0113.1119.6115.6

132.8113.1122.3

100.1111.296.7

125.1106.5117.4116.5119.7

Percent chc1969 from

5.86.05.96.4

6.69.39 .17.55.68.93.83.43 .16 .14.96.2

3.210.5

5.67 .15.5

6 .14.93.58.0

V_L6.39.69.8( 7 /

15.02.93.46.84.6

.35.73.78.0

7.54.57.44.73.4

5.76.26 .1

5.25.2

6.96.46.87.9

5.53.67.5

2.98.75.7

4.63.44.76.91.3

Apparel and upkeep gjApparel commodities

Apparel commodities less footwearMen's and boys'

Men's:Topcoats, wool 6/Suits, year round weightSuits, tropical weight 6/Jackets, lightweightSlacks, wool or wool blendSlacks, cotton or manmade blendTrousers, work, cottonShirts, work, cottonShirts, business, cottonT-shirts, chiefly cottonSocks, cottonHandkerchiefs, cotton

Boy's:Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend 6/Sport coats, wool or wool blend "6/Dungarees, cotton or cotton blendUndershirts, cotton •

Women's and girls'Women's:

Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 6/Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 6/Sweaters, wool or acrylic §JSkirts, wool or wool blend 6/Skirts, cotton or cotton blend 6/Blouses, cottonDresses, street, chiefly manmade fiberDresses, street, wool or wool blend 6/Dresses, street, cotton 6/Housedresses, cottonSlips, nylonPanties, acetateGirdles, manmade blendBrassieres, cottonHose, nylon seamlessAnklets, cottonGloves, fabric, nylon or cottonHandbags, rayon faille or plastic

Girl's:Raincoats, vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 6/Skirts, wool or wool blend 6/Dresses, cottonSlacks, cotton 6/Slips, cotton blendRobes, duster style, quilted tricot or

percale 6JHandbags

FootwearMen's:

Shoes, street, oxfordShoes, work, high

Women's:Shoes, street, pumpShoes, evening, pumpShoes, casual, pumpHouseslippers, scuff

Children's:Shoes, oxfordSneakers, boys', oxford typeDress shoes, girls', strap

Miscellaneous apparel:Diapers, cotton gauzeYard goods, cottonWrist watches, men's and women's

Apparel services:Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dressesAutomatic laundry serviceLaundry, men's shirtsTailoring charges, hem adjustmentShoe repairs, women's heel lift


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.TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued



Item and GroupOther•IndexBases

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.60Mar.67Mar.67Mar.67

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63

Indexes, 1969

Average

124.2121.3102.4125.3117.0137.5116.2133.8160.2133.6119.0148.9160.4126.7114.0110.6122.4

136.6155.099.2106.992.4106.2101.0116.9109.2114.588.662.8107.289.8

101.1109.497.1102.8103.194.3

155.4157.2163.3150.2141.4129.1123.9148.2143.9144.9143.1127.4

131.1117.4

256.0252.1247.5165.2122.7126.2110.7113.7124.1108.6102.0125.094.9108.898.0145.2153.7136.1122.0152.7106.4

1968Average

119.6117.3100.8

(Z/)113.3131.7111.8125.7147.1126.3112.0138.2148.5121.7107.3103.0116.3

130.0145.098.1106.093.7105.5101.0114.3107.2113.587.563.2101.289.8

100.6102.794.7

101.299.595.5

145.3146.8151.9139.2129.6119.7119.1140.9134.5135.0133.3120.3

125.7113.0

226.6222.5220.2143.2117.1120.3106.0107.8122.399.9101.9117.592.3104.591.2137.9144.7130.2117.2144.6103.8

Percent char1969 from 1

3.83.41.6

OJ)3.34.43.96.48.95.86.37.78.04.16.27.45.2

5.16.91.1.8

- 1.4

.7

.02.31.9.9

1.3.6

5.9.0.56.52.51.63.6

- 1.3

7.07.17.57.99.17.94.05.27.07.37.45.9

4.33.9

13.013.312.415.4

4.84.94.45.51.58.7.16.42.84.17.55.36.24.54.15.62.5

Transportat ionPrivate 10/AutomobTles, newAutomobiles, usedGasoline, regular and premiumMotor oil, premiumTires, new, tubelessAuto repairs and maintenance M /Auto insurance ratesAuto registrationParking fees, private and municipal

Pub lie — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —Local transit faresTaxicab faresRailroad fares, coachAirplane fares, chiefly coachBus fares, intercity

Health and recreationc l l l C a l C a i c —————————————— ———————————————

Drugs and prescriptionsOver-the-counter itemsMultiple vitamin concentratesAspirin compoundsLiquid tonicsAdhesive bandages, packageCold tablets or capsulesCough syrup

PrescriptionsAnti-infectivesSedatives and hypnoticsAtaracticsAnti-spamodicsCough preparationsCardiovasculars and anti-hypertensivesAnalgesics, internalAnti-obesity

Professional services:Physicians' fees

Family doctor, office visitsFamily doctor, house visitsObstetrical casesPediatric care, office visitsPsychiatrist, office visitsHerniorrhaphy, adultTonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Dentists' fees •Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surfaceExtractions, adultDentures, full upper

Other professional services:Examination, prescription, and dispensing of

eyeglassesRoutine laboratory tests

Hospital service charges:Daily service charges

Semiprivate rooms"Private rooms

Operating room chargesX-ray, diagnostic series, upper G.I.

Personal careToilet goods

Toothpaste, standard dentrifriceToilet soap, hard milledHand lotions, liquidShaving cream, aerosolFace powder, pressedDeodorants, cream or roll-onCleansing tissuesHome permanent refills

Personal care servicesMen's haircuts

Beauty shop servicesWomen's haircutsShampoo and wave sets, plain --?Permanent waves, cold


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TABLE 8A: Consumer Price Index—U.S. City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers — Continued1969 Annual Average Indexes for Selected Items and Groups

and Percent Changes from Previous Year(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Item and Group

Reading and recreation 12/ —Recreational goods —TV sets, portable and console -TV replacement tubes —Radios, portable and table modelTape recorders, portablePhonograph records, stereophonicMovie cameras, Super 8, zoom lensFilm, 35mm, colorGolf balls, liquid centerBasketballs, rubber or vinyl coverFishing rods, fresh water spincastBowling ballsBicycle, boys'TricyclesDog food, canned or boxed

Recreational servicesIndoor movie admissionsAdult ——»——————•——————

Children * sDrive-in movie admissions, adultBowling fees, eveningGolf greens feesTV repairs, picture tube replacementFilm developing, black and white

Reading and education:Newspapers, street sale and deliveryMagazines, single copy and subscription-Piano lessons, beginner

Other goods and servicesTobacco productsCigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular sizeCigarettes, filter tip, king sizeCigars, domestic, regular size

Alcoholic beveragesBeerWhiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbonWine, dessert and tableA W e t y XjTOlUk I I O u t 6 — • ~ L L ~ L J ' L J I - H - H I - - - * * * — . ^ — — • * — — —••—i_x——>•*»»•«- — * •« • — « « _ • -M —

Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses:Funeral services, adult 'Bank service charges, checking accountsLegal services, short form will

Other special groups:

All items less shelterCommodities less foodNondurables less food and apparelHousehold services less rentTransportation servicesOther services

OtherIndexBases

Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63

Mar.59

Dec.63Dec.63

Dec.63Dec.63Dec.63

Indexes1969

Average

130.598.680.1115.576.591.397.284.099.0103.7113.2117.698.9109.0109.6108.0129.9200.6195.5217.6159.9111.1131.8101.7119.1

154.7124.0123.7

129.0146.5153.6145.7107.6117.8114.8109.9110.5121.8

115.2108.3134.7

126.3118.0121.0146.4142.9145.5

1968Average

125.796.980.2109.377.091.896.785.698.0103.1105.5112.896.8105.0106.8106.4123.4185.3181.2199.1146.2107.4124.9102.9118.3

147.7116.5117.5

123.6139.1145.7138.0104.5113.7111.9108.7106.0114.9

110.7107.3124.3

120.6113.2116.8134.5133.5138.8

Percent changes to1969 from 1968

3.81.8-.15.7.6.5.5

1.91.0.6

7.34.32.23.82.61.55.38.37.99.39.43.45.51.2.7

4.76.45.3

4.45.35.45.63.03.62.61.14.26.0

4.1.9

8.4

4.74.23.68.87.04.8

1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.2/ Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately.3/* Also includes pine,shelving, furnace air filters, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately.4/ Also Includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering,

and moving expenses.5/ Dis continued.6/ Priced only in season.JJ Also includes radios and television sets, shown separately under reading and recreation.8/ Not available.9/ Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's slacks, cocktail dresses, bathing suits,

girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately.10/ Also includes recapped tires and drivers' license fees not shown separately.11/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front

end alignment, and chassis lubrication.12/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown

separately.


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Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI

A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the 1964revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. 1/ The table below showsstandard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for allitems and for nine commodity groupings based on 1969 averages. The figures may be inter-preted as follows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in theCPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less thantwice the standard error. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of thestandard error of percent changes. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly forsuccessively longer time periods, as expected.

Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise ininterpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a month-to-month change of 0.1 percent in the all-items CPI is significant. Because of rounding,however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smallerchange in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or maynot be significant. On the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almostalways significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates.

Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in theCPI Based on 1969 Data

ComponentStandard Error Relative Error

Mon thly Quar t erlyChange Change

Annual MonthlyChange Change

QuarterlyChange

AnnualChange

All itemsFood at home •Food away from homeHousingApparelTransportationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreation —Other goods and services-

03070806140813120913

.05

.11

.14

.09

.23

.13

.19

.20

.13

.20

.07

.13

.28

.15

.22

.14

.36

.32

.20

.34

.07

.10

.13

.10

.25

.13

.24

.36

.33

.25

.04

.07

.08

.06

.18

.10

.12

.20

.15

.14

.01

.03

.05

.02

.04

.04

.05

.07

.05

.08

This replaces the table of average errors based on 1968 data which was includedin the CPI report through December 1969.

1/ The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper \>y Marvin Wilkerson,"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of tehe AmericanStatistical Association, September 1967.


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Brief Explanation of the CPI

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goodsand services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both familiesand single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 400 items which wereselected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased bywage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban por-tions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities,which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, includingAlaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals,filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wageearners and clerical workers patronize.

Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month inall 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and servipes are collected everymonth in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities* Mallquestionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, news-paper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently.Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of theBureau's trained representatives.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in eachlocation are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in thespending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then com-bined in the total index with weights based on the 1960 populations of SMSA's andcities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1957-59-100, and arealso available on the bases of 1947-49-100 and 1939-100.

The national index (the United States city average) includes prices fromthe 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well asfrom the following additional locations:

Alabama - FlorenceAlaska - AnchorageCalifornia - Bakersfield*Colorado - Denver*Connecticut - Hartford*Florida - Orlando*Indiana - Indianapolis*Indiana - LogansportIllinois - Champaign-Urbana*Iowa - Cedar Rapids*Kansas - Wichita*

Louisiana - Baton Rouge*Maine - Portland*Massachusetts - SouthbridgeMichigan - NilesMinnesota - CrookstonMississippi - VicksburgNew Jersey - MillvilleNew York -KingstonNorth Carolina - Durham*North Dakota - Devils LakeOhio - Dayton*

Ohio - FindlayOklahoma - MangumOregon - Klamath FallsPennsylvania - Lancaster*South Carolina - UnionTennessee - Nashville*Texas - Austin*Texas - McAllenUtah - OremVirginia - MartinsvilleWisconsin - Green Bay*

*Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area

Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in onelocation changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used tomeasure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas.

A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for theUnited States city average and for 23 large SMSA's are available on request to theBureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 20212 or any of its regional offices(addresses below).

1371 Peachtree Street, N.E.Atlanta, Georgia 30309

450 Golden Gate AvenueSan Francisco, California 94102

411 N. Akard StreetDallas, Texas 75201

BLS Regional Offices

341 Ninth AvenueNew York, New York 10001

John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg.

Boston, Massachusetts 02203

219 South Dearborn StreetChicago, Illinois 60604

911 Walnut StreetKansas City, Missouri 64106

1317 Filbert StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19107


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