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CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: COMMODITIES AND SERVICES"(Seasonally Adjusted)

1957 59=100140

135

130

125

120

115

no h

105

100

95

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE

ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of Dec. 1967)

ALL SERVICES 35.28%

FOOD 22.54%

NONDURABLES LESS FOOD - 24.54%

DURABLE COMMODITIES 17.64%

ALL SE RVICES—

ALL ITE MS

NONDU RABLES

000*

LESS F0(V D U R A IID*

LES*

1957-59=100140

135

130

125

120

115

110

105

100

95I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABORB U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S Latest Data: FEBRUARY 1968


Released March 27, 1968

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABORBureau of Labor StatisticsWashington, D. C. 20212

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR FEBRUARY 1968

The Consumer Price Index increased in February for the thirteenth consecutivemonth rising 0.3 percent to 119.0 (1957-59=100). Higher consumer service costs accountedfor nearly half of the rise again this month, and higher prices for food and othernondurable goods were responsible for much of the remaining change. Most durable goods,except new and used cars, advanced modestly.

Principal contributors to higher service costs were medical care, mortgageinterest, housekeeping and home maintenance services and auto repairs. Rising prices forfresh fruits, eggs and pork were responsible for most of the increase in food costs. SinceFebruary of 1967 the total index has advanced 3.7 percent, the largest over-the-yearincrease for any February since 1951, when pressures of the Korean conflict drove pricesup 9.5 percent. Over the last quarter, prices have risen at an annual rate of nearly fourpercent.

Services

The cost of consumer services advanced 0.4 percent in February, maintaining aboutthe same pace as the past three quarters. Medical care charges were up 0.6 percent asdoctors1 and dentists1 fees and hospital service charges moved higher. Higher wages andadditional personnel are largely responsible for the higher hospital bills. They are alsocontributing factors to the increase in professional fees as many physicians and dentistsfind it necessary to increase the salaries of their office staffs. Real estate taxes andinsurance were higher and mortgage interest costs, which eased somewhat in the first half of1967, were raised again in February as they have been in every month since August of 1967.Housekeeping services cost more, partly reflecting the indirect effects of the new minimumwage provisions on domestic workers, and charges for home decorating and repairs also edgedhigher. Rent increases averaged 0.2 percent in February and 2.0 percent over the past year,since, rents started climbing at a rate in excess of that witnessed in the early 1960's.Auto repair and maintenance costs, hotel and motel rentals, and personal care expenses movedup.

Food

Food prices averaged a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent higher in February. Thiswas the fifth consecutive monthly increase. Grocery store prices were up 0.3 percent, pork,fresh fruits and vegetables^and eggs accounted for much of the increase. Beef and vealprices were unchanged ; pork prices, which usually show a seasonal decline in February,rose 1.0 percent (unadjusted) despite increased production. One factor in higher pork pricesmay have been the threat of the livestock marketing boycott announced by the National FarmersOrganization which caused a surge in demand for meat supplies as packers attempted to buildup stocks.

Poultry prices declined 0.3 percent (unadjusted) because of special sales onfrying chickens and heavy supplies of turkey. Over the year, beef prices have advanced4.0 percent as a result of strong demand; pork and poultry prices remain below their year-ago levels.


Fresh fruit and vegetable prices declined a seasonally adjusted 1.9 percent, butthey were 0.8 percent higher on an unadjusted basis. Lettuce prices fell nearly 36 percentas substantial quantities from California were marketed. Potato, celery, and green pepperprices were also lower over the month; however, carrot prices attained a record high,76 percent above their level last year as delayed harvests and reduced winter acreage keptsupplies very tight.

Higher fresh fruit prices were primarily the result of a 10 percent increase inbanana prices as demand remained strong in the face of a reduction in imports. Appleprices were up slightly and oranges were raised 3.1 percent to a point more than 30 percentabove last February, in response to the reduction in the 1967-68 crop.

Egg prices staged a contraseasonal advance rising 6.1 percent (4.7 percentunadjusted) as retailers widened profit margins, despite heavy production and large coldstorage supplies. Egg prices were still 2.4 percent lower than in February 1967.

Restaurant meal prices, which include a substantial labor component, continuedtheir persistent climb (uninterrupted for more than four years) rising 0.3 percent to alevel 4.6 percent above last year.

Nondurables less food

Nondurable goods other than food advanced 0.4 percent in February. Prices forall apparel segments rose, but increases for women's clothing had the strongest influence,particularly seasonal apparel items such as spring coats and slacks which were introducedat higher price levels. Shoe prices also were higher, despite declines in leather prices9as production costs climbed in response to wage increases and the rising price of non-leather components.

Textile housefurnishings were up sharply as January white sales ended andretailers attempted to adjust to higher wholesale prices.

Cigarette prices generally were unchanged over the month. Recreational non-durables were higher largely as a result of substantially higher roll film prices. Gasolineand motor oil prices rose when gas wars subsided in California and the Kansas City area.

Durables

Both furniture and floor coverings continued upward in February, because demandremained at a high level. Much of the advance reflects wholesale price increases imposedlast fall to offset higher material, labor, freight and other production costs. Applianceprices also moved up slightly, although radio and television prices decreased slightlybecause of the February sales and promotions.

New car prices were seasonally lower in February as a result of minor concessionincreases but remained 3.6 percent above a year ago. Used cars dropped 1-1/2 percentfollowing sharp increases in January; older models were the primary source of weakness.Prices of used cars were nearly 8-1/2 percent higher than a year ago.

Cost-of-Living Adjustments

About 112,000 workers will receive cost-of-living increases based on the FebruaryConsumer Price Index. For 102,000, mostly aerospace workers, the increase will be 3 centsbased on the rise in the national index over the past quarter. Other workers will receiveincreases of from 1 to 3 cents based on quarterly or monthly changes in the national index.About 3,400 employees in Battle Creek, Michigan will receive a 3-cent increase because ofthe quarterly rise in the Detroit index.


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

Major group, subgroup, and special group indexes, February 1968and percent changes from selected dates

GroupFebruary 1968

Indexes (1957-59=100)

Unad-1usted

Seasonallyadjusted

January 1968Unad-1us ted

Seasonallyadjusted

February1967

unadjusted

Percent chanJanuary 1968

Unad-justed

Seasonallyadjusted

;e to February 1968 from —November 1967

Unad-justed

Seasonallyadjusted

February1967

unadjusted

All items

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

Food away from home

HousingShelter 1/RentHomeownership 2/

Fuel and utilities 3/Fuel oil and coal 4/Gas and electricity

Household furnishings and operation -

Apparel and upkeep J>/Men's and boys'Women's and girls'Footwear

TransportationPrivatePublic

Health and recreationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreationOther goods and services §J

Special groups:

All items less shelterAll items less foodAll items less medical careCommodities JJNondurablesDurables 7/ §1

Services 9/

Commodities less food ]JNondurables less foodApparel commoditiesApparel commodities less footwear

Nondurables less food and apparel -New carsUsed carsHousehold durables .10/Housefurnishings

Services less rent £/Household services less rentTransportation servicesMedical care servicesOther services jLl/

All items index on other bases:1947-49=10019 39=100

119.0

117.4114.2118.2112.0118.5124.9102.6133.3

116.9120.8113.9123.5109.8113.8109.3111.2

116.6116.8112.4129.1

118.6116.4136.2

127.5141.9117.6123.0122.1

118.5119.7117.6113.5116.4106.4131.3

111.5115.6115.6112.9115.5100.8123.699.9

103.1

135.2130.6131.9152.3135.3

146.0245.7

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar:1957-59=$1.001947-49=$1.001939=$1.00

117.4114.3

111.9118.4125.8102.6

109.7111.8

117.1117.5113.1129.4

119.1116.9

113.7116.6106.7

111.7115.9116.2113.6

100.4127.0

.685

118.6

117.0113.8118.3111.6118.5124.1101.9132.9

116.4120.2113.7122.9109.5113.7108.9110.6

115.9116.3111.4128.1

118.7116.6135.5

127.1141.2117.6122.7121.9

118.2119.3117.3113.2116.0106.3130.8

111.2115.1114.8112.2115.3101.0125.899.6

102.6

134.6129.9131.5151.4134.8

145.5244.9

$0,843.687

111 .2114.1

117.127,101.

109.1111.8

116.6116.8112.5128.4

118.5116.8

113.3116.2106.4

111.4115.3115.5113.0

100.4128.9

.407 .408

114.8

114.2111.7118.5110.7116.1114.2102.5127.4

113.3116.8111.7118.9108.7111.1108.3107.0

111.9111.8107.3123.4

113.8111.8130.0

121.8133.6114.1118.6116.3

114.3115.2113.7109.9112.7102.8125.9

107.6111.5110.7108.2111.997.3

114.097,7

100.0

129.2125.5127.2141.6129.4

140.9237.1

$0,871.710.422

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.4

.3

.4

.7

.6

.2

.21.7.3.5

.4

.5

.3

.6

0.2.2

0.4.9

1.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.5

01.5

1.61.7

- .2.5.6

7.01.11.0

1.21.2.6

1.3.5

1.0.3

1.7

0.2

- 1.01.2

.3

.21.2

1.01.6.6

.9

.8

.9

.41.3

.4

.3

.1

.4

.6

.61.61.11.3

1.51.61.51.81.0

1.11.3

.61.24.21.7

.5

.4

1.01.5.7

1.7

1.11.1

1.11.11.0

.91.01.21.0

.72.0

3.7

2.82.2.3

1.22.19.4.1

4.6

3.23.42.03.91.02.4.9

3.9

4.24.54.84.6

4.24.14.8

4.76.23.13.75.0

3.73.93.43.33.33.54.3

3.63.74.44.33.23.68.42.33.1

4.64.13.77.64.6

1/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately.1} Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance and repairs.3_/ Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately.4/ Called "Solid and petroleum fuels" prior to 1964.5_/ Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.6/ Includes tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and funeral, legal, and bank service charges.IJ Includes home purchase costs which were classified under services prior to 1964.%J Also includes auto parts, toys, and recreational goods not shown separately.9/ Excludes home purchase costs which were classified under this heading prior to 1964.

10/ Called "Durables less cars" prior to 1964.11/ Includes the services components of apparel, personal care, reading and recreation, and other goods and services.


TABLE 2. Consumer Price Index—The Bolted States and Selected AreasFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, All Items

Most recent index and percent changes from selected dates

Area 1/Pricing

Schedule If

Indexes

1957-59-100 1947-49-100Otherbases

Percent change from:

U.S. City Average

ChicagoDetroit — — — — — — — — — —Los Angeles-Long Beach -New YorkPhiladelphia

BostonHoustonMinneapolis-St. PaulPittsburgh

Buffalo (Nov.1963-100) -ClevelandDallas (Nov.1963-100) —MilwaukeeSan Diego (Feb.1965-100)

Washington

AtlantaBaltimoreCincinnatiHonolulu (Dec.1963-100)Kansas City —St. LouisSan Francisco-Oakland —

119.0

116,117,120,121,120.1

121.7116.7119.3117.5

120.0119.1

116.8117.4116.0

120.2118.9121.3

February 1968

146.0

146.9144.6150.5146.4147.5

January 1968

150.8143.8147.6144.8

February 1968

146.3

145.0

150.8143.4

112.3

110.3

107.7

November1967

1.0

.91.1.6

1.01.3

October1967

0.71.0

1.7

November1967

1.02.71.1.4

1.1.7

1.1

December 1967 September1967

144.6145.7141.2

148.7147.6153.9

109.7

1.0.2

1.11.2.1

1.0.7

February1967

3.7

3.83.34.33.04.2

January1967

2.63.35.23.1

February1967

3.55.73.13.23.93.53.5

December1966

3.12.54.33.02.53.53.5

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 1960.

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.


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

Percent change from January 1968 to February 1968

GroupU.S. CityAverage

ChicagoLos Angeles-Long Beach

New York Philadelphia

All items —

FoodHousingApparel and upkeepTransportationHealth and recreationMedical carePersonal care ;Reading and recreationOther goods and services

0.3

.3

.4

.6

.1

.3

.50.2.2

0.5

.7

.51.2

0.2.9.4.30

0.6

.5

.61.8.2.2.5.5.3.2

0.2

.1

.2

.9

.3

.3

.3

.5

.21.1

0.5

.6

.51.60.1.2.2.10

0.4

.3

.61.5.1.2.3.3.6

(2/)

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

TABLE 4: Consumer Price Index—United States City AverageFor Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

Major group indexes, selected dates(1957-59-100)

Date

1968: Feb.Jan.

1967: Dec.Nov.Oct.Sept.Aug.JulyJuneMayApr.Mar.Feb.

Annual Average: 196719661965196419631962

1957

Allitems

119.0118.6

118.2117.8117.5117.1116.9116.5116.0115.6115.3115.0114.8

116.3113.1109.9108.1106.7105.498.0

Food

117.4117.0

116.2115.6115.7115.9116.6116.0115.1113.9113.7114.2114.2

115.2114.2108.8106.4105.1103.697.8

Housing

116.9116.4

116.0115.5115.3115.0114.7114.3114.1113.9113.6113.3113.3

114.3111.1108.5107.2106.0104.898.5

Appareland

- upkeep

116.6115.9

116.8116.6116.0115.1113.8113.7113.9113.8113.0112.6111.9

114.0109.6106.8105.7104.8103.699.5

Trans-porta-tion

118.6118.7

117.9118.3117.7116.8116.4116.2115.7115.5115.1114.2113.8

115.9112.7111.1109.3107.8107.296.5

Health and recreation

Total

127.5127.1

126.6126.2125.5124.9124.2123.6123.2122.8122.6122.2121.8

123.8119.0115.6113.6111.4109.497.0

Medicalcare

141.9141.2

140.4139.7139.0138.5137.5136.9136.3135.7135.1134.6133.6

136.7127.7122.3119.4117.0114.295.5

Personalcare

117.6117.6

117.2116.9116.5116.4116.1115.5115.3115.0114.9114.4114.1

115.5112.2109.9109.2107.9106.597.1

Reading

andrecrea-tion

123.0122.7

122.2122.0121.4120.5120.0119.8119.7119.6119.4118.9118.6

120.1117.1115.2114.1111.5109.696.9

Othergoodsand

services

122.1121.9

121.4121.0120.3119.7118.8117.8116.9116.7116.6116.4116.3

118.2114.9111.4108.8107.1105.398.5


TABLE 5: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity GroupsFebruary 1968 indexes and percent changes from November 1967

GroupU.S.City

Average

Buffalo(Nov.1963=100)

Chicago Cleveland Dallas(Nov.1963=100)

Los Angeles-Long Beach

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

All items

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

Food away from home

HousingShelter

HomeownershipFuel and utilitiesFuel oil and coalGas and electricity

Household furnishings and operation

Apparel and upkeepMen's and boys1

Women's and girls'ootwcor

Transportation

Public

Health and recreationMedical care

ciSSUIlaJi C a f e •" "•————————»-—

Reading and recreationOther goods and services

All items — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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

Food away from home

Housinggjjgj_£g£

DgQ^

HomeownershipFuel and utilities

Fuel oil and coalGas and electricity


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

Transportation

Public


Medical carePersonal careReading and recreationOther goods and services

119.0

117.4114.2118.2112.0118.5124.9102.6133.3

116.9120.8113.9123.5109.8113.8109.3111.2

116.6116.8112.4129.1

118.6116.4136.2

127.5141.9117.6123.0122.1

1.0

1.61.7

.2

.5

.67.01.11.0

1.21.2

.61.3

.51.0

.31.7

0.2

1.01.2

.3

.21.2

1.01.6

.6

.8

.9

112.3

112.1110.6104.0109.6112.0122.4106.3120.7

109.7110.5105.4111.4107.6108.4107.9109.2

117.2115.1118.4122.4

110.6110.9106.5

116.0120.0110.9114.1116.6

116.5

118.5117.4121.8114.4129.5126.4103.0124.4

113.5115.6

118.6107.9109.0108.1111.8

111.1109.6105.1125.5

116.7115.8123.7

122.4151.3116.2106.4114.2

117.8

114.2111.8111.7112.2119.8122.898.4

128.1

114.4115.0103.7117.0115.4

116.3109.7

116.5121.2108.4132.8

120.4117.0141.6

128.3150.9115.3117.6125.4

110.3

111.4109.8102.3112.1119.1114.9102.6117.8

108.6112.3102.8117.098.6

98.8106.5

108.9112.0107.1109.0

106.8106.3113.8

115.0122.1108.9111.7112.6

117.3

116.1113.5110.8114.6124.6115.5103.0130.8

111.5114.2103.6116.8102.6107.2104.4106.6

114.9113.6'113.2126.5

117.5116.0119.8

130.1151.9123.8121.3118.3

Percent changes November 1967 to February 1968

1.0

2.02.0

.2

.11.1

10.8.5

1.3

.3

.6

.5

.61.53.62.6

.7

1.61.02.21.0

.4

.30

1.4.8.2

2.31.7

0.9

1.82.32.11.4

.28.31.1

.3

1.41.9

2.5.7

2.0.3

1.1

1.3.9

3.71.2

.10

.2

.51.9

.3

.4

.4

2.7

1.51.6

.8

.12.96.41.4

.9

6.3.3

7.30

.12.7

1.5.5

1.62.3

.7

.80

1.92.9

.32.6

.7

1.1

1.31.44.8

.5

.27.62.01.4

1.11.2

.71.5

.3

.51.5

1.42.2

.32.6

.3

.26.0

1.12.2

.6

.6

.6

1/

1.1

1.21.31.3

.51.56.81.3

.8

1.21.6

.51.8

.12.1

.1

.6

.21.1

.5

.3

1.21.3

0

1.42.0

.23.1

.3

120.7

116.3111.1118.3103.0117.9133.694.7

135.3

122.5128.9

134.0106.1

112.4111.1

116.9120.5115.5125.7

124.5120.0153.2

122.2138.6112.5109.9119.9

0.6

.5

.51.1

.5

.34.7

.2

.5

1.1

.81.3

1.62.0

.3

.7

.9

.9

.3

1.21.2

.7

.72.0

See footnotes at end of table.


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

February 1968 indexes and percent changes from November 1967—Continued

Group Milwaukee New York PhiladelphiaSan Diego

(Feb.1965-100)Seattle Washington

All items

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

Food away from home

Housing —Shelter

RentHomeownership

Fuel and utilitiesFuel oil and coalGas and electricity




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

All items

FoodFood at home

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

Food away from home

115.0

116.2114.2106.9113.1125.5125.2103.8127.8

111.6111.8106.7113.5111.3118.4101.9111.5

113.3115.5108.7126.8

115.8114.8130.0

120.9135.9121.3116.3113.6




Transportation

Publie •



0.4

1.31.32.3.9.3

7.7.5

1.1

.4

.2

.7

.1

.31.50

1.1

.41.41.73.4

.2

.31.6

.3

.2

.2

.3

.8

Indexes (1957-59»100 unless otherwise specified)

121.5

118.0113.1117.0113.1110.7125.2101.0138.8

120.3123.1123.5121.5110.2119.0111.1118.3

120.7122.3116.3129.7

119.0118.4124.7

131.9143.4114.6134.0127.5

120.1

117.112.113.6108.5123.9124.8

98.7141.3

117.0118.4

119.5109.0119.4102.7114.9

123.6116.9119.9132.6

126.6120.9155.7

126.9146.9112.6117.9

107.7

109.2107.4106.9112.1107.0106.2102.0114.1

107.9111.2105.2113.7

3_/ 99.5

100.0103.8

105.1111.0

99.6112.4

105.7105.7105.1

108.9115.7100.5104.5111.7

120.0

116.5111.9109.7108.4122.6125.8100.3135.8

121.3129.5120.4131.8112.5109.3

97.9109.4

117.2119.7115.3132.2

120.0119.2128.2

122.7136.0116.2113.2123.5

Percent changes November 1967 to February 1968

2 /

1.0

1.72.0.8

1.91.96.6.6.7

1.3.8.4.7.5

1.3.3

3.0

.4

.3- 1.3

.5

.1

.20

.91.7

.7

.6

.6

1.3

1.71.2

.9

.3

.27.0

.14.1

.9

.2

.3

.81.0

.93.2

.4

.6

.5

.6

1.91.07.7

1.01.6

.91.6

(i/)

1.1

.3

.1

.91.2

1.7.6

2.32.71.63.2

0

01.1

1.01.4

.3

.1

1.0.9

2.2

.30

.6

.60

0.7

.6

.2

.83.6

.67.9

.92.0

1.51.61.21.8

.31.1

01.8

.30

1.81.5

.10

.5

.21.2

.0

.5

.1

119.1

117.2113.0111.5110.0119.5117.5108.5133.3

115.4118.0118.5116.3103.3112.8101.5114.3

121.3117.2118.8134.0

118.1116.0131.3

129.7160.8116.7123.9114.6

1.1

1.01.1

(4/).30

6.01.4

.5

.9

.40

.71.9

.9

.7

.52.1

.9

.82.4

2.03.11.81.8

.7

If See footnote 1, table 2.

2/ Change from December 1967.

3/ Corrected index November 1967. 99.5.4/ Not available.


TABLE 5-A: Consumer Price Index—United States and Selected Areas 1/For Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Commodity Groups1967 annual average indexes and percent changes, 1966 to 1967

GroupBuffalo

(Nov.1963=100)Dallas

(Nov.1963=100)Milwaukee 2/ San Diego 3/

(Feb.1965=100)Seattle Washington

Indexes (1957=59=100 unless otherwise specified)

All itemsAll items (1947-49=100)FoodFood at homeCereals and bakery productsMeats, poultry, and fishDairy productsFruits and vegetablesOther foods at home

Food away from home

HousingShelter





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

All items


Food away from home

HousingShelterRentHomeownership

Fuel and utilitiesFuel oil and coalGas and electricity




Health and recreationMedical carePersonal care *Reading and recreationOther goods and services

109.9

110.0108.8103.9109.9110.2113.6105.6117.2

108.0108.1104.2108.7108.1103.6110.7107.3

113.3110.0114.6119.4

108.7109.0106.4

112.4116.6109.5108.4114.1

2.7

1.1.2

2.12.44.5

.8

.46.3

3.23.81.94.01.02.7

.52.6

4.81.46.57.8

2.42.6

.1

3.36.32.52.11.9

112.9140.2111.4109.0112.4111.3113.5113.7

97.5124.9

108.6108.0102.8108.8115.4

116.6105.1

111.8116.4103.6127.4

116.1113.1134.2

122.0143.7112.2113.2116.3

108.1

109.108.107.

111.118.106.102.114.

106.109.101.112.98.

98.104.

106.108.105.105.

105.105.105.

112.117.107.110.110.

75530632

12394

10

8476

675

21624

112.9142.4114.5112.7109.9112.5122.1117.4103.6125.5

109.5109.2105.4110.4110.9116.2101.9109.7

111.6112.1108.5122.4

113.3113.0119.5

118.5130.9119.9114.7111,9

107106108112106101101111

.6

.4

.1

.3

.1

.3

.1

.2

104.610710210895

95102

10210697

110

104104104

10511398102105

.0

.3

.9

.7

.5

.0

.0

.2

.0

.9

.2

.2

.2

.8

.8

.5

.1

.6

Percent changes 1966 to 1967

2.9

.5

.41.02.65.8

.31.64.9

3.64.41.25.0

.3

.33.2

3.14.22.25.0

3.12.56.6

3.76.12.82.33.4

3.0

.31.7

.34.25.12.12.45.2

4.25.31.56.9

.4

.54.1

4.23.45.73.4

3.03.12.3

3.97.01.32.71.8

2.1

.5

.44.42.93.4

.82.94.1

2.32.91.13.3

.4

.30

2.2

3.71.74.95.6

1.41.17.5

3.37.83.91.31.3

2.9

.9

.31.9

.13.2

02.12.9

3.74.81.86.01.2

2.2

1.62.5

.14.4

3.84.0

.1

4.17.21.71.45.0

117.5147.7114.6110.7110.7110.9120.6115.9

99.7131.3

117.6124.6116.9126.4111.7106.5

98.0106.9

115.7118.5114.8128.4

118.6117.8126.5

120.4131.3114.3111.8122.2

3.0

.4

.82.43.83.3

.32.24.6

4.25.95.06.01.42.2

.42.6

3.51.85.04.6

3.84.21.0

3.25.43.01.82.4

116.5140.3115.9112.4112.0110.5120.2115.9105.6130.4

113.6115.8117.3113.8104.5111.3103.4111.3

117.6116.6113.5128.4

115.2113.4125.7

124.9150.7113.4120.4112.5

2.8

1.7.5

1.0.7

4.7.3.4

4.9

1.71.61.41.5

.84.8

.12.9

4.85.15.24.4

3.62.96.8

4.88.41,92.85.0


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

February 1968 indexes and percent changes from January 1968

Area 1/ Totalfood Total

Cerealsand

bakeryproducts

Food

Meats,poultry,and fish

at home

Dairyproducts

Fruitsand

vegetables

Otherfoods

at home

Foodawayfromhome

Indexes (1957-59=100 unless otherwise specified)

U.S. City Average

AtlantaBaltimoreBostonBuffalo (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

U.S. City Average

AtlantaBaltimoreBostonBuffalo (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

117.4

0.3

.5

.4

.2

.4

.7

.11.0

.2

.5

.5

.6

.3

.1

.30

.6

.3

.2

.1

.10

.7

.2

114.2

114.4118.2121.1112.1118.5113.3114.2111.4116.1111.1117.4120.4116.3116.2114.8118.0117.1113.6121.3109.2117.2116.5117.2

111.7113.6116.5110.6117.4109.6111.8109.8113.5111.2114.0117.7111.1114.2111.7113.1112.5111.1117.8107.4112.8111.9113.0

0.4

- .6.4.3.4.9

- .11.1

0.6.6.7.30

.20

.6

.2

.2- .2- .1

0- 1.1- .4

118.2

113.5122.3121.8104.0121.8112.0111.7102.3110.8111.5125.1123.0118.3106.9107.5117.0113.6115.4119.7106.9117.3109.7111.5

112.0

110.6110.118.109.114.110.112.112.1114.6111.4107.3114.1103.0113.1109.8113.1108.5113.5116.8112.1108.9108.4110.0

118.5

113.0114.5113.4112.0129.5112.1119.8119.1124.6112.7116.1126.4117.9125.5119.3110.7123.9109.9131.0107.0115.8122.6119.5

124.9

120.3128.1124.3122.4126.4121.0122.8114.9115.5118.3129.8127.1133.6125.2122.8125.2124.8119.7127.4106.2130.5125.8117.5

Percent changes January 1968 to February 1968

- 0.1

- .3.2.9

- .41.8

.2- .9- 5.4- .3

.5- .2

.6- .3- 1.8- .2- .2- .4- .8

0.2.3

- .5- 1.4

0.4

1.6.4.1.5.6.5.6.9.4.7

1.1.8.6.70

.6

.5

.6

.5

.21.02.6

.4

0.100

.20

.13.5

.2

.23.0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.60

.1

.3

.6

.6

0.6

.71.9

.33.02.6

.32.31.63.52.31.1

.21.7

.1

.1

.9

.92.03.81.81.1

102.6

105.7102.7105.1106.3103.0

96.698.4

102.6103.0103.3103.2105.8

94.7103.8103.1101.0

98.7100.2102.7102.0

98.7100.3108.5

0.7

.1

.81.1

.2

.1

.3

.4

.51.1

0.8.1.7.60

1.5.1.3.6

1.21.3

.81.1

133.3

124.4137.4141.3120.7124.4131.9128.1117.8130.8110.6132.4130.2135.3127.8128.8138.8141.3130.0134.9114.1136.8135.8133.3

0.3

.1

.3

.3

.8

.2

.5

.5

.9

.20

.2

.2

.3(2./)

0.2.4.4.1

(1/).1.6.1

1/ See footnote 1, table 2.

2/ Not available.


10

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

February 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Index

Item or Group

Percent change te February 19b8 from —February 1968

Unadjusted

117.4133.3133.6115.2114.2118.2113.2117.3128.9109.4122.8114.0100.1107.5106.5112.0114.9116.3112.51 OQ (\I V J 7 . O

1 1 L. 9XX4* . £.

1 Oft f\1UO • D

123.6109.4118.6104.6138.6113.1116.4122.3121.0111.1113.8113.0118.2125.5115.6115.6117 Q1 1 / • y

112.2116.5Rft f\oo * U

88.4100.595.9122.91H7 7XU / • /

125.1109.6120.7118.5116.4121.0114.5117.397.9137.0116.6

Seasonallyadiusted

117.4

114.3

111.9114.9116.2112.3

123.2108.3118.7

137.8113.9117.3

110.0

115.3118.1

116.3

87.2

122.7

124.2

118.4116.3

136.6116.7

January

Unadlusted

0.3.3.3.3.4

_ -i— • X

0.1.1.3.30.3.3.2.4.4.3

1.07• /7• /i• X

- 1.11.1.2

'- 1.2.6

1.02.21.1.1.8.4

1.20.8.7.4^ 2

- 1.5.7rt

"~ . J

.1

.3- 2.1

.2T

. X

.1

.3

.80.100.1.6.70

1968 jSeasonallyadiusted

0.2

.3

0.300

.20.1

.41.32.5

1.0

.1

.2

.7

- 4.3

.3

.5

.4

.5

.7

.5

February1967

unadjusted

2.84.64.64.52.2

o

- 1.5.5.5

1.7- 1.4

.9- 1.2

2.4- 1.8

1.21.84.04.9c oJ . i.c 7J . /

4.04.95.03.0

- 2.26.0.42.7.9.7

- 1.3- 5.2

1.9.2

7.7.9

- 3.5_ 3̂

.7-.9

— 9ft£. . O

- 1.8.7

- 9.0.7

_ 2.2.1

2.57.02.13.34.13.30

2.2.4.5

Total foodFood away from home —Restaurant meals —Snacks JL/

Food at homeCereals and bakery productsFlourCracker meal JL/Corn flakesRiceBread, whiteBread, whole wheat 1/CookiesLayer cake 1/Cinnamon rolls 1/ —

Meats, poultry, and fishMeats

Beef and vealSteak, roundSteak, sirloin 2/Steak, porterhouse JL/Rump roast 1/Rib roastChuck roastHamburgerBeef liver JL/Veal.cutlets

Pork — — — — — — — —ChopsLoin roast 2/ —Pork sausage JL/Ham, wholePicnics 1/ —Bacon

Other meatsLamb chops 1/ -Frankfurters —Ham, canned 1/Bologna sausage \JSalami sausage 1/Liverwurst JL/

PoultryFrying chicken —Chicken breasts JL/Turkey 1/ "*

pj-i. — — — — _ _———_.___.»_«,._ __ — m m —

Shrimp, frozen 1/Fish, fresh or frozenTuna fish, cannedSardines, canned JL/

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

See footnotes at end of table.


11

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

February 1968 indexes and percent changes from selected dates—Continued(1957-59-100 unless otherwise specified)

Index

Item or GroupFebruary 1968

UnadjustedSeasonallyadjusted

Percent change to February 1968 from —January 1968

UnadjustedSeasonallyadjusted

February1967

unadjusted

Fruits and vegetablesFresh fruits and vegetables

Oranges — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —Orange juice, fresh 1/GrapefruitGrapes * •

Strawberries * —Watermelon * •

»**• ' • • • • ^ — • » • • - • « > • " - " • « • • wtmtmtwrnrnwrn « _ mm — — mm, •« M . mm.

Asparagus * 1/

Celery —1 # —- —̂

Peppers, green 1,/Spinach 1/x omatoes ———

Processed fruits and vegetablesFruit cocktail, canned

A/- -̂"••• «

lGrapefruit-pineapple juice, canned 1/ —Orange juice concentrate, frozen —Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2/Beets, canned 1/Peas, green, cannedTomatoes, cannedDried beansBroccoli, frozen 1/

Other food at homeeggs ——Fat8 and oils:

Salad dressing, Italian 1/Salad or cooking oil 1/

Grape jellyChocolate barSyrup, chocolate flavored 1/

l bNonalcoholic beveragesCoffee, can and bagCoffee, instant 3/Tea. — — — —Cola drinkCarbonated fruit drink 1/

Prepared and partially prepared foods 1/Bean soup, canned 1/Chicken soup, canned 1/Spaghetti, canned 1/Mashed potatoes, instant 1/Potatoes, french fried, frozen 2/Baby foods, cannedSweet pickle relish 1/Pretzels 1/

124.9133.1145.491.0

140.080,

141,

**

121.4136.9*

161.8181.8120.5191.9106.6166.8106.1141.5114.8107.8116.794.582.191.0

110.0122.3129.5123.0100.9102.689.2

103.9102.7122.1116.0112.7117.2106.0101.7

99.886.997.2

100.1144.0113.3101.9100.8

95.9111.5102.984.9

106.5108.8104.9

125.8135.1158.791.7

151.0

160.0

124.6141.1

144.6182.5119.1

101.3

137.2

82.8

102.686.9

0.6.8

4.313.22.21.91.1*

.67.4*

11.47.25.5

27.535.61.84.14.5

.3

.2

.5

.42.81.1

.3

.50

.7

.7

.74.7

.3

.11.0

0.3.1.30

.4

.1

.11.2

.6

.8

.10

.20

.3

.5

.3

.6

.7

0.91.9

.110.33.1

.8

- 4.42.9

4.59.3

- 5.9

- 35.7

12.0

9 .1

1.56.1

9.411.514.62.8

30.15.8

17.9*it

10.77.1*9.1

76.022.018.54.1

12.97.0

25.16.4

11.724.9

.63.9

.44.31.18.77.7

.8

.12.4

2.31.03.62.2

.5

.35.03.0

04.9

.5

.77.26.31.74.31.53.7

.4

.2

.32.64.0

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


12

TABLE 8; Consumer Price Index*—ScrantonAll items and commodity groups, February 1968 and 1967 average indexes

and percent changes from selected dates(1957-59=100)

GroupFebruary 1968

Index Percent change from—November 1967 February 1967

1967 Average

Index Percent changefrom 1966

All itemsAll items (1947-49=100)


HousingRentGas and electricitySolid and petroleum fuelsHousefurnishingsHousehold operation

ApparelMens's and boys'Women's and girls'FootwearOther apparel



121,144,

116.0113.0119.5116.2112.6113.5103.3

115.9113.4105.8108.8106.0119.9

119.5119.4117.9129.4106.5

114.8111.7134.6

147.8130.0165.0125.7

1.3

1.11.1

.2

.4

.53.71.0

1.9.4

1.02.03.62.1

1.0.1

1.22.51.7

.2

.11.0

1.6.2

1.01.3

4 . 1

3.53.2

.12.02.8

10.81.4

3.71.31.03.44.72.4

5.62.98.44.03.3

3.33.71.0

5.04.63.48.5

118.0140.8

113.6111.2119.6114.9110.7108.1102.5

112.6112.6104.8103.1101.2117.7

115.9117.9113.0125.2103.7

112.9109.8133.1

143.2126.7162.1118.3

2.7

.7

.43.52.54.4.2

1.3

3.51.50

1.12.72.9

4.24.84.14.5.5

2.41.86.2

5.44.33.03.1


Table 9: Percent Change in Prices for Selected Groups in the Consumer

Price Index and the Wholesale Price Index

(Seasonally adjusted except where indicated)

CONSUMER PRODUCTS •

Food and beverages at home

Household furnishings and supplies

Furniture and floor coverings

•CONSUMER SERVICES

*Rent

•Utilities and public transportation

•Housekeeping and home maintenance services

•Medical care services

•Personal care services

WHOLESALE PRICES:

Type of Product:

•Industrial commodities

Industrial Materials and Equipment:

Chemicals and allied products

Rubber and rubber products

Lumber and wood products

Pulp, paper and allied products

* Metals and metal products

Machinery and equipment —r-

Stage of Processing at Wholesale:

riUXSnGO £OOGS •—•••••—••————————————————

Intermediate materials, supplies and components

Crude materials

NOTE; The nriee chances shown for Consumer Products

Jan.Feb.

CPI

0.3

.3

.5

.5

5

.2

1.6

.2

.2

0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.7

.6

.3

.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

and con

1968

WPI

0.7

.7

1.5

.4

.6

1.7

.4

- .1

- .2

.2

.2

- .2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.4

1.3

.5

- .1

- .1

2.0

.6

1.0

.1

.6

.7

1.9

ponents

Feb.

CPI

1.0

1.2

1.9

1 2

.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.4

1.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

.6

.6

2.5

1.8

1.1

1.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

1968

are for

WPI

1.7

1.5

2.9

1.4

.7

.2

.1

.6

.3

.2

.8

.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4.3

2.0

1.1

- .3

.3

3.8

1.1

2.1

1.2

1.3

1 A

1 ^

1.3

3.2

roughlv

Nov.CPI

0.8

.8

- .2

1.2

0

1.1

1.8

1.1

1.6

.1

1.1

.9

1.1

.9

.5

.4

1.6

2.0

1.0

1.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

comp

1967WPI

(J.I

- .1

- .7

.9

.2

-6.7

.2

1.2

2.0

.5

1.3

.4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2.0

- .9

.8

0

1.0

2.3

.7

1.2

.5

.5

2

1 2

.4

-1.1

arable cl£

MayAugCPI

1.1

.6

.9

.8

.4

- .9

.7

.8

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.9

.8

.4

.5

1.2

1.6

1.3

.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

isses

1967 to. 1967

of

WPI

0.3

.4

.5

.1

.7

.4

1.4

.6

0

.2

.3

1.7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2.1

.2

.3

- .3

2.5

1.6

.3

.3

.4

.4

5

.2

-1.9

finished

Feb. 1967 toMay 1967CPI

0.7

.4

.3

- .3

1.2

.8

.1

.1

.2

- '.5

.4

.6

.9

.3

.4

.3

1.6

2.0

.7

1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

WPI

-0.2

.4

.5

.2

1.8

1.5

.2

0

.1

- .3

.2

.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.2

.2

0

.2

0

- .2

.2

- .6

.4

.4

3

5

- .1

0

consumer pro

FebFebCPI

3.7

2.9

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.4

3.6

2.7

3.6

.5

3.7

2.7

4.3

3.8

2.0

1.8

7.2

7.6

4.1

4.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

lucts

. 1967 to

. 1968IT

fi

WPI*

1.9

2.2

2.4

3.0

3.5

- 4 . 9

1.9

2.4

2.5

.6

2.6

3.2

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

.3

1.4

2.2

- .4

3.9

7.7

2.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2 3

3 3

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-om theCPI and WPI. A brief description of the classes of items contained in each group is included at the end of this report. Complete listings of

inclusions in the CPI and WPI groupings will be furnished on request.

•Based on data unadjusted for seasonal variations.


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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. J7 The table below showsstandard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all itemsand for nine commodity groupings based on 1967 averages. The figures may be interpreted asfollows: the chances are about 95 out of 100 that the percent change in the CPI as computeddiffers from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standarderror. Data also are shown in terms of the relative error of the standard error of percentchanges. The relative errors tend to decrease markedly for successively 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 smaller changein the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of 0.1 percent may or may not besignificant. On the other hand, a published change of 0.2 percent is almost always signifi-cant, regardless of the time period to which it relates.

Standard and Relative Errors of Percent Changes in theCPI Based on 1967 Data

Component MonthlyChange

.03

.08

.06

.04

.16

.07

.12

.14

.08

.10

Standard ErrorQuarterlyChange

.05

.11

.12

.07

.24

.12

.17

.19

.12

.14

Annua1Change

.07

.16

.27

.14

.26

.14

.26

.34

.15

.20

MonthlyChange

.12

.14

.16

.18

.29

.17

.23

.56

.29

.25

Relative ErrorQuarterlyChange

.07

.10

.10

.11

.23

.11

.10

.26

.16

.13

Annua1Change

.03

.19

.05

.05

.06

.05

.04

.12

.06

.07

All items - -Food at homeFood away from homeHousingApparelTransportationMedical carePersonal careReading and recreation -Other goods and services

This replaces the table of average standard errors based on 1965 data which wasincluded in the CPI report through January 1968.

JL/ The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson,"Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of the American Statis-tical 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 services are collected everymonth in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities* Mailquestionnaires 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 - Florence Louisiana - Baton Rouge* Ohio - FindlayAlaska - Anchorage Maine - Portland* Oklahoma - MangumCalifornia - Bakersfield* Massachusetts - Southbridge Oregon - Klamath FallsColorado - Denver* Michigan - Niles Pennsylvania - Lancaster*Connecticut - Hartford* Minnesota - Crookston South Carolina - UnionFlorida - Orlando* Mississippi - Vicksburg Tennessee - Nashville*Indiana - Indianapolis* New Jersey - Millville Texas - Austin*Indiana - Logansport New York -̂ Kingston Texas - McAllenIllinois - Champaign-Urbana* North Carolina - Durham* Utah - OremIowa - Cedar Rapids* North Dakota - Devils Lake Virginia - MartinsvilleKansas - Wichita* Ohio - Dayton* Wisconsin - 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).

BLS Regional Offices

1371 Peachtree Street, N.E. 341 Ninth Avenue 219 South Dearborn StreetAtlanta, Georgia 30309 New York, New York 10001 Chicago, Illinois 60604

450 Golden Gate Avenue John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg. 911 Walnut StreetSan Francisco, California 94102 Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Kansas City, Missouri 64106


Composition of Index Groupings Appearing in Table 9

Consumer Price Index Wholesale Price Index

ALL ITEMS

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Nondurable '•

Food and beverages at home

Apparel and accessories

Household furnishings and supplies —

Gasoline and motor oil

Other nondurables

Durable

New passenger cars

Appliances

Furniture and floor coverings

Other durables

odities and services All Commodities

All commodities except home purchase, used cars,food and beverages away from home, newspapers,magazines and books.

All nondurable commodities except food andbeverages away from home and newspapers, maga-zines and books.

Food at home, alcoholic beverages at home.

Apparel, footwear, and accessories. 2/

Home maintenance nondurables, fuel oil andcoal, textile housefurnishings, housekeepingsupplies.

Gasoline and motor oil.

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, toilet goods,recreational nondurables, tobacco products.

All durable commodities except home purchaseand used cars.

New cars.

Household appliances, radio and TV.

Furniture and floor coverings.

Home maintenace durables, other house-furnishings, tires, recreational durables,except radio and TV.

Nondurable and durable commodities ready for use byhome consumers except a few individual consumer prod-ucts included in WPI groupings of commodities purchasedchased primarily by industrial firms.

A combination of indexes listed below. 1/

Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, and eggsfrom the farm products group; and the processed foodsand feeds group, excluding crude vegetable oils andmanufactured animal feeds.

Apparel and some fabrics and sewing materials,leather footwear, leather gloves, rubber footwear,watches and clocks, jewelry.

Textile housefurnishings, fuels for home use (exceptgas), soap and synthetic detergents, sanitary papersand health products, matches, pens and pencils, andprepared paints, and miscellaneous housekeepingsupplies.

Gasoline and automotive motor oil.

Pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics and othertoilet preparations, tobacco products, personalbrushes, and recreational items such as toys, film,and playing cards.

A combination of indexes listed below. JL/

Passenger cars.

Home electronic equipment, room heaters,, and house-hold appliances, excluding electric lamps.

Household furniture and floor coverings.

Other durable commodities throughout the WPI whichare used for home maintenance, including some house-hold geods, tires and tubes, outboard motors, equip-ment for home workshops and home gardens, recrea-tional items such as photographic equipment, sportingand athletic goods, musical instruments, and phono-graph records, electric lamps, typewriters, luggageand small leather goods, and caskets and morticiansgoods.

CONSUMER SERVICES •

Insurance and finance

Rent

Utilities and public transportation

Housekeeping and home maintenance services —

Medical care services

Personal care services

All consumer services.

Mortgage interest, taxes and insurance, auto-mobile insurance and other auto expenses. J3/

Rent of home or apartment.

Gas and electricity, telephone, water andsewer, public transportation.

Housekeeping and home maintenance services.

Medical care except drugs and prescriptions.

Personal care services.

Othemaintenance, recreational services, readingand educational services, personal expenses.

WHOLESALE PRICES

Type of productFarm ProductProcessed foods and feedsIndustrial commodities

Industrial materials and equipment

Stage of Processing at wholesaleFinished goodsConsumerProducer

Intermediate materials, supplies, andcomponents

Crude materials

Same as the Wholesale Price Indexes for major groups.

The Wholesale Price Stage of Processing Indexes.The Consumer Finished Goods index differs from theConsumer Products index in weighting structure andis based on a larger sample of commodities.

1/ The classification by durable and nondurable commodities is based on CPI classification and is not necessarily the same as the WPI classification in theIndexes by Durability of ProductniueACb uy jJu.tciLJxxj.uy ui r r u a u c i

2/ Same as apparel commodities.3J Includes registration and license fees and parking


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