the consumer price index

the consumer price index U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR J. D. Hodgson, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Geoffrey H. Moore, Commissioner a monthly report on consumer price movements including statistical tables and technical notes. 1967=1 135 Consumer Price Indexes Commodities and Services 13 125 RELATIVE IMPORTANCE ALL ITEMS INDEX (as of December 197) ALL SERVICES 375% FOOD 219%,.. 12 115 11 NONDURABLES LESS FOOD 231% DURABLE COMMODITIES 17.5% All Services V / " ' / L All It ems ' JT 15 1 95 9 Nondurable Less Food* * Food* V... > "fi '" 85 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 'Seasonally adjusted Latest Data: February 197i

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR FEBRUARY 1971 The Consumer Price Index rose percent in February to 119 percent of its 1967 base. The increase in January was percent. The effects of higher prices for food, apparel, and most consumer services were moderated by declines in mortgage interest rates, and prices of used cars and gasoline. The February CPI was 4 percent higher than it had been a year ago, less than the 6 percent rate in February 197, and the smallest 12month rise since February 1969. The seasonally adjusted increase in February was also percent. This rate was the same as the increase last July and August and below monthly increases ranging from to percent during the SeptemberJanuary period. Food prices increased percent, the largest rise since last May. Prices of commodities other than food edged down percent. Prices of consumer services rose percent, the smallest rise since mid1967. Summary of monthtomonth percent changes Commodities All Items Food less food Seas. Seas. Seas. Unadi. Adi. Unadi. Adi. Unadi. Adi. Services Unadj. February 197 March April May June July August September October November December... 1. 1 January 1971 February.. 1/ All percent changes are computed from 1967=1 indexes, services are based on unadjusted indexes. Percent changes for Food Retail food prices, which usually decline slightly in February, rose percent because of higher prices of food purchased in grocery stores as well as restaurant meals and snacks consumed away from home. Prices of grocery store foods, which usually register a small decline in February, rose percent. In January, they averagea unchanged instead of showing their usual large seasonal advance. Except for increases in September and December 197 and February 1971, p r i ces of grocery store foods had been declining since May 197. Prices of fresh fruits and vegetables rose substantially in February. The mid January fxeftza in Florida, which cut supplies of green peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, and citrus fruits, was largely responsible for the increase.

Prices of beef and veal rose more than is usual for February as production and cold storage holdings declined over the month. Contrary to their usual seasonal increases, pork, poultry and egg prices declined in February. The decrease in pork prices was not as great as it has been in recent months. Pork production fell in February, but cold storage holdings increased. Prices for poultry declined for the second consecutive month, because of increased production of frying chickens. Egg prices dropped as stocks of shell eggs increased 6 percent during January. Instead of declining as they usually do in February, prices of dairy products increased percent. Heavy demand for cheese was largely responsible for the rise. Prices for most cereal and bakery products continued to advance in February. White bread, used as a price leader to encourage sales, posted the only price decline. Prices of restaurant meals and snacks consumed away from home increased percent in February, about the same as the average monthly rise since mid197, and smaller than the rise during the first six months of 197. Over the year, prices of restaurant meals increased 6. percent, compared with a rise of percent in the prices of grocery store foods. Restaurant owners usually attribute higher prices to higher operating costs. The increase in wages is one contributing factor. On February 1, the Federal minimum wage increased to $1 an hour from $15 for restaurant workers who were brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1966. In the past 3 years, average hourly earnings for nonsupervisory workers in eating and drinking places increased about 7 percent each year. Commodities less food The seasonally adjusted decline in prices of nonfood commodities was the first since July 1965. The February decline of percent compares with an increase of percent in January and increases of to percent during the last 4 months of 197. Prices of durables also declined percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in February as prices of used cars and homes fell. Average new car prices which advanced steadily during the preceding 7 months were unchanged as dealer concessions on new cars increased about as much as they usually do in February. Production and sales of new cars continued to recover from low levels recorded during the General Motors strike. Inventories rose in February but were still slightly below the February 197 level. Prices of household durables increased percent in February; prices were unchanged in January and up percent in December. Furniture prices, which were down percent in January, rose by the same amount in February. Many sales prices were returned to regular levels and higher prices were reported on new lines of furniture as a result of earlier wholesale price increases. The increase in steel prices was an important factor in the rise at both wholesale and retail in furniture items such as bedding which contain large amounts of steel. Retail prices of floor coverings, continued to rise, in part, as a result of higher wholesale prices of vinyl floor products. Prices of most major home appliances rose again. In February, retail prices of nondurable goods other than food were the same as in January on a seasonally adjusted basis and percent higher than those for December 197. Prices of gasoline declined, but prices of most other groups of commodities, particularly women's apparel, rose after seasonal adjustment. The decrease in gasoline prices occurred chiefly on the West Coast and in Detroit. Despite a decline in prices of footwear, retail apparel prices rose percent, seasonally adjusted, in February. The increase, which followed a decline of percent in January, was less than the increases recorded in the fall of 197. Prices of women's apparel advanced percent in February and men's apparel edged up only percent; they both fell in January. Women's spring coats, blouses, and cotton slacks showed large increases. Some items of men's clothing were higher, but others were on sale.

Services The rise in charges for consumer services slowed noticeably in February from the percent average monthly increase for the past 1 months. This slowing resulted entirely from the decline of percent in the household service category which, in turn, was due to a substantial drop in mortgage interest rates. After a decline of 1 percent in January, mortgage interest rates fell 3. percent in February to a level percent lower than a year ago. This decline marked the first time since January 1967 that mortgage rates were lower than yearearlier levels. Improvement in the mortgage market in the second half of 197 resulted in a lowering of the interest rate ceiling on FHA (excluding percent for insurance) and VA loans early in December from 8 to 8. percent. The ceiling was reduced again in early January to 7 percent and in midfebruary to 7. percent. The February decline in the CPI for mortgage interest rates reflected the early January reduction in the VA rate ceiling and the December reduction in the FHA rate ceiling as well as some decreases in rates on conventional mortgages. Usually a lag of 1 month in VA mortgage and 2 months on FHA mortgages occurs before a majority of loans are made predominantly at the lower rates. Charges for most Other household services continued to rise. The increase of percent in rent in February was almost as large as it was in December. In both of these months, the rent index was influenced by the increase for both controlled and uncontrolled rental units approved last fall in New York City. Rent was also higher in other cities such as Detroit and San Diego. Residential gas and electricity rates increased in a number of cities. Higher interstate telephone rates, which applied to all 48 contiguous States,were largely responsible for the 1. percent increase in residential telephone rates. Costs of transportation services continued to advance sharply. Auto insurance rates increased 2 percent in January and rose another 3. percent in February. Higher premiums for both physical damage and liability insurance went into effect in a number of cities. Parking fees advanced 2 percent in February, considerably more than in recent months. Private lot and municipal parking rates were raised in cities such as Detroit, New York, Seattle, and Baton Rouge. One of the factors contributing to increases in municipal fees has been the growing need of cities for additional revenues. Charges for medical care services rose percent, about the same as the average monthly rise over the past year. Fees for professional services and cost of most services connected with hospital care continued to rise in February. Among other services, the cost of funeral services rose 1. percent as a result of higher prices for caskets. Seasonally adjusted monthly percent changes in the index and some of its major components for the past 6 months are given in the following tabulation:

Consumer Price Index: February January December November October September All items Commodities Food Food at home Apparel commodities Nondurables less food and apparel Durables.. Services XVGllL Household services less rent Transportation Medical care services Other services 1. 1 1. 1/ All percent changes are computed from 1967=1 indexes. Percent changes for services are based on unadjusted indexes. Cost6fLiving Adjustments Approximately 551, workers will receive costofliving wage increases based on the national or city Consumer Price Indexes for February. About 53, workers, including 527, employees in the trucking industry, will receive annual hourly pay increases ranging from 3 to 8 cents based on the national index. An additional 13, employees in various industries will get quarterly, or semiannual pay increases of 2 to 7 cents also based on the national index. About 5,5 retail and wholesale bakery employees in New York will receive a pay increase of 2 percent based on the index for the New YorkNortheastern New Jersey area. Approximately 17, other workers whose escalator reviews are tied to the February index will not receive an adjustment because they have already received the maximums stipulated in their contracts.

A NOTE ABOUT CALCULATING INDEX CHANGES Effective with the February 197 release, and continuing thereafter, percent changes expressed as annual rates will be computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12month period. Movements of the indexes from one date to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in the index points because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The following example illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Index Point Change February 1971 CPI (1967=1) less January 1971 index index point difference = 119 119 Percent Change Index point difference divided by the index for the previous period: 119 119 x 1 = 119 Effective with the July 197 release, and continuing thereafter, seasonally adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All Items Index will be based on seasonal adjustment factors and seasonally adjusted indexes carried to two decimal places. This procedure will help to eliminate rounding error in the percent changes.

6 TABLE 1. Consumer Price IndexUnited States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, February 1971 Group All items All items (195759=1) Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 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 Gasoline Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services Seasonally Adjusted^ (Unadjusted, unless otherwise indicated) February 1971 119 138 115 112 113 114. 112 115 123 122 127 113 132 113 117 112 115 118 118 119 117 115 15 16. 134 12 125 115 117 119 Indexes (1967 = 1) (unless otherwise specified) January November 1971 197 119 138 115 113 112 113 19 117. 123 122 128. 112 133 112 116 111 115 117 118. 117 119 117 115 17. 17 133. T 119 124 115 117 118 118 137 114 113. 111 114 113 19 114 122 121 127 111 132 11 19 115 119. 119 12 119 116. 114 112 18 16 132 118 123 114 116. 118 February 197 132 114 113 16 116 11 112 115 115 119 18 123 15 18 15 111 114. 114 114 115 19 18 16 97. 14 125 113 117 111 11 113 Percent change to Febru 1 Month 3 Months Ago Ago 2 1 1.. 1 1 1 2 1.o 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3. 1 1 1 1 ry 1971 from: 1 Year Ago 1 5 2 3 6. 6. 6 4 7 7 8 6 3 3 2 3 3 7. 6 8 8 1 7 5 7 3 6. 4 Food Apparel and upkeep Transportation 116 118 115 118 117 115 118 115 1 Special Groups; All items less food All items less medical care Commodities less food Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Apparel commodities 12 119 115 115 115 115 118 12 118 115 115 115 115 117 119 118 115 115 115 115 119 113 11 111 112 111 114 1 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 Durables Household durables 115. 111 115 111 114 111 19. 18 5 2 Serv ices Services less rent Services less medical care Insurance and finance Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance services Medical care services 126 129. 126 139 117 132 13 126 128 125 14 116 131 129 124 127 124 139. 115 13 127 118. 119 117 128 19 122 12 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 8 Purchasing Power of Consumer Dollar; 1967=$l.OO 195759=$!. 4 shown separately. Note: Index, applies to month as a whole not to any specific date.

7 TABLE 2. Consumer Price IndexThe United States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers, All Items most recent index and percent changes from selected dates Area If Pricing Schedule 2/ Indexes 1967=1 195759=1.. Other bases Percent change from: February 1971 January 1971 November 197 February 197 U.S. City Average 119 138 4 Chicago Detroit Los AngelesLong Beach NewYork Philadelphia 119 12. 116 123 121 135 137 136 147. 142. 1 4 4 3 6 5 January 1971 October 197 January 197 Boston Houston MinneapolisSt. Paul Pittsburgh 12 119 12 119 143 136 139 137 1 1 5 4 4 6. February 1971 November 197 February 197 Buffalo Cleveland Dallas Milwaukee San Diego Seattle Washington 119 121 119 119. 118 114 12 137 134 134 14 3/ 131 3/ 129 4/ 124 1. 1 4 3 3 4 4 1 4 December 197 September 197 December 1969 Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Honolulu Kansas City ^ St. Louis San FranciscoOakland 119 12 118 115 119. 117 118 137. 1*4, 134, 141 137 141. 5/ 124 1 2 1 2. 1 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 1/ Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established for the 196 Census and do not include revisions made since I96. 2/ Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M Every month. 1 January, April, July, and October. 2 February, May, August, and November. 3 March, June, September, and December. 3/ November 1963=1. 4/ February 1965=1. 5/ December 1963=1. Note: The Consumer Price Index cannot be used for measuring differences in living costs among areas; it indicates price change within areas. Estimates of differences in living costs among areas are found in the family budgets.

8 TABLE 3. Consumer Price IndexThe United States and selected areas JV for urban wage earners and clerical workers, major groups percent changed from January 1971 to February 1971 Group U.S. City Average Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Long Beach New York Northeastern New Jersey Philadelphia All items Food Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Health and recreation Medical care Personal car*e Reading and recreation Other goods and services 2 1 4 3 1. 1 ' 1 1 1/ See footnote 1, table 2. 2/ Not Available. TABLE 4. Consumer Price IndexUnited States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers for selected groups, seasonally adjusted (1967=1) Group February 1971 Indexes January 1971 November 197 Percent changes to:february 1971 From: 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago Food Food at home Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home 116 114 114 114 113 115. 115 113 113 11 116 115 113 114 113. 112 114 2 1. 1. Fuel and utilities V Fuel oil and coal 113. 116. 112. 115 11 2 1 Apparel and upkeep 2/ Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 118 118 119 12 118 118 118 12 118 118 118 119. Transportation Private * New cars 116 114 117 116. 114 115 113 11 1 2 4 Commodities Commodities less food Nondurables Nondurables less food Apparel commodities Durables 115 115 115 115 119. 115 115 115 115 115 118 115 115. 114 115 114 118 114 U 2J Also includes telephone, water, and sewerage service not shown separately. Also includes infants' wear, sewing materials, jewelry, and apparel upkeep services not shown separately.

9 TABLE 5. Consumer Price IndexUnited States and selected areas JV for urban wage earners and clerical workers, commodity groups, February 1971 index and percent changes from November 197 Group U.S. City Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Long Beach New York Northeastern New Jersey (Indexes 1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Philadelphia All items 119 119 12. 116 123 121 Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 115 112 113 114. 112 115 123 115 113 116 112 111 111 123 114 113 112 115 11 19 114 12 112 111 19 112 111 11 114 116 12 117 113 118 117 117 117 129. 117 115 116 114 117 113 117 126 Shelter Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 122 127 113 132 113 117 112 115 119 123 13 11 113 18 112 126 135 114 14 19 19 11 12 123 125 115 118 113 125,6 13 117. 14 113 117 19 12 124 132 136 111 117 11 118 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys 1 Women's and girls' Footwear 118 118 119 115 116 115. 114 114 116 111 119 116 116 116 119 118 12 117. 117 114 Transportation Private Public 117 134 125. 119 16 113 11 147 112 112 111 128 124 143 12 119 126 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 12 125 115 117 119 121 127 117 124 121 131 118 115 115 122. 11 114 123 133 113. 121, 121, 125 134 121 Percent changes from November 197 to February 1971 All items 1 Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 2. 2 1 1 1 1. 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 Housins.. Shelter Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 1 2 2 2 1 2 2. 3/ 1 2 4. 1 3 5 1/ 2 2 2. 2. 2 4 3 1 2. 4 1 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Foo twear 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1. 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 5 Transportation Private Public 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 2. Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 1 1 1 1 2 1. 2 2 3. 1 1 2 1. 2 1 1 1 2 See footnotes at end of table.

TABLE 5. Consumer Price Index United States and selected areas 1/ for urban wage earners and clerical workers, commodity groups, February 19/1 index and percent changes from November 197Continued Group Cleveland Milwaukee San Diego Washington Indexes 1967=1) unless otherwi All items Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home 119 116 115 115 114. 116 113 117 124 121 118 117 114 115 121 117 12 123 119 115 111 113. 111 18 19 128 119. 113 111 112 112 18 18 112 12 118 115 112 18 115 111 111. 113 122 114 114. 111 11 11 111. 19 115 122. 12 117 112 112 111 18 116 116 127 Housing Shelter Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear Transportation Private Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 122 124 112 127 12 118 123 117 12 4/ 129 119 117. 116 125 119 119 115 122 118 12 121 11 123 117 118 118. 119 117 121. 121 124. 12 148 126 135 119 12 123 124 13 111 139. 114 19 117. 12 115 12 115 113 144 121 127 118 118 117 121 124 112. 128 115 12 117 116 123 119 126 126 118 115 151 119 124 118 117 116 126 137 129 14 15 18 11 116 117 12. 114 11. 11, 122. 114 118 11. 112 115 117 122 17 126 18 118 1 111. 117 112. 116 16. 15 18 114 121 114 113 11. 121 125 112 132 17 117 17 118. 12 12 121 122 122 118 146. 123 134 115 117 121 Percent changes from November 197 to February 1971 items 1. Food Food at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear Transportation Private Public 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 2 1. 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1. 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 13 3 1 1. 4 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1. 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 1. 2 1. 1 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 2. 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1. 1. 1 1 1 1 1 4. \f See footnote 1, table 2. 2/ Not available. 3/ Change from December 197. 4/ Corrected index: November 197 132

11 TABLE 6. Consumer Price IndexUnited States and selected areas for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food and its subgroups, February 1971 indexes and percent changes from January 1971 Food at home Area 1/ Total food Total Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home Food away from home Indexes 1967=1 unless otherwise specified) U.S. City Average 115 112 113 114. 112 115 123 Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo : Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los AngelesLong Beach Milwaukee MinneapolisSt. Paul N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San FranciscoOakland Washington 115 118 117 116 115 116 118 115 114 115 115 116 112 113 115 12 117 116 115 114 114. 117 112 116 116 115 113 115. 117 111 113 112 112 113 111 111 112 117 115 114 113 112 112 111 112 111 113 112 115 116 112 114 113. 112 14 11. 114. 19 112 119. 113 116 112 119 18 18 11 112 11 118 118 114. 112 112 115 111 115 113. 111 111 112 112 113 118 114 111 11 115 113, 11, 111 115. 116 115 116 111 116 121 18 11 111 113 119 111 18 17 117 117 118 115 111 11 111. 18 111 116 113 111 115 117 19 19 111. 18 11 18 19 117 113 116 111. 114 19 116 119 116 117 119 12 114 112 113 114. 114 112 115 117 117 115 11 113 115 115 116 123 126. 122 124 123 121 123 128 12 124 128 125. 116 12 127 129. 126 128 127. 122 119 122. 127 Percent changes January 1971 to February 1971 U.S. City Average 2 Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los AngelesLong Beach Milwaukee MinneapolisSt. Paul N.Y.Northeastern N.J. Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San FranciscoOakland Washington 1. 1 1 1. 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 2 2 2 2 2 1 4. 1 1 2 1 1 4. 3. 3 4 4. 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2. 1 1. 1 1 1 1/ See footnote 1, table 2. 2/ Not available.

12 TABLE 7. Consumer Price IndexUnited States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items, February 1971 indexes and percent changes from selected dates (1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Item or Group Index Febraflrv 1971 Seasonally Unadlusted adlusted Percent change to FehriiArv 1971 from January 1971 February Seasonally 197 Unadlusted adlusted Unadlusted Total food Food away from home Restaurant meals Snacks 1/ Food at home Cereals and bakery products Flour Cracker meal 1/ Corn flakes isreaci, wtixte **"* «M«««Bread, whole wheat 1/ Cookies Layer cake 1/ Cinnamon rolls 1/ Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Steak, round Steak, sirloin 2/ Steak, porterhouse 1/ Rump roast 1/ Rib roast Chuck roast Hamburger Beef liver 1/ Veal cutlets Pork Chops p Loin roast 2/ Pork sausage JL/ Ham, whole Picnics 1/ Bacon Other meat8 Lamb chops 1/ Frankfurters Ham, canned JL/ ~ Bologna sausage JL/ Salami sausage 1/ Liverwurst 1/ Poultry Frying chicken Chicken breasts / Turkey 1/ ~" Fish Shrimp, frozen \J Fish, fresh or frozen Tuna fish, canned Sardines, canned JL/ Dairy products Milk, fresh, grocery Milk, fresh, delivered Milk, fresh, skim,1/ Milk, evaporated Ice cream Cheese, American process Butter 115 123 123 125 112 1 126 19 18 111 115 16. 119 117. 113 113 12. 119 116 117 118 118 119 122 112 134 13 12 13 11 15 18 95 114. 118 113 17 116 114 15 14 16 11 127. 115 135 127 13 114. 113 116 118. 115 16. 119 16. 116 114 114 114. 12 119 118 119 123. 134 14. 13 14 97 114 114 13 126 135 114 113 119 15 1 1 2 1. 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 6. 5 6 5 2 13 8 3 4 4 6 4 7 2 3 2. 2 2 2 3 7 13 14 12 8 12 9 18 1 1 1 8 5 6 3 2. 11 14 16 17 3 2. 3 4. 6 2 4 2 See footnotes at end of table.

13 TABLE 7. Consumer Price IndexUnited States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, food items, February 1971 indexes and percent changes from selected datescontinued (1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Item or Group Index Februar y 1971 Seasonally Unadlusted adiusted Percent change to February 1971 from' January 1971 February Seasonally 197 Unadlusted adiusted Unadlusted Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables Apples Bananas Orange juice, fresh 1/ Grapefruit Grapes 3/ Strawberries 3/ Watermelon 3t Potatoes Onions Asparagus 3/ 1/ Cabbage Carrots Celery Cucumbers 1/ Lettuce Peppers, green 1/ Spinach 1/ Tomatoes Processed fruits and vegetables Fruit cocktail, canned Pears, canned JL/ Grapefruitpineapple juice, canned 1/ Orange juice concentrate, frozen Lemonade concentrate, frozen 2J Beets, canned 1/ Peas, green, canned Tomatoes, canned Dried beans Broccoli, frozen 1/ Other food at home Eggs Fats and oils: Margarine Salad dressing, Italian 1/ Salad or cooking oil 1/ Sugar and sweets Sugar Grape jelly Chocolate bar Syrup, chocolate flavored 1/ Nonalcoholic beverages Coffee, can and bag Coffee, instant jj Tea Cola drink Carbonated 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, canned Sweet pickle relish 1/ Pretzels 1/ 112 112 14 95 115 116 17 11 95 121. 19 18 125 18 127 126 13 113. 114 115 111 117 111 112 14 114 113 116 115 112 113 17 116 111 116 129 113 122 125. 124. 17 123 124 111 113 16 117. 11 11 19 114 11 113 114. 112 97 122 119 114 98 112 17 18 112 125 118 115. 16 2 4 3 6 3 1 3 8 8 2 27 2 1 1 1 1 9 1. 1 1 2 4 8 3 2 3 4. 9. 1 1 13 1. 1 3 8. 7 8 4 3 4 22 (5/) 22 16 16. 2 13 3 3. 12 5 9 8 2 8 5 5 3 11 5 4. 29 12 7 14. 5 6 3 6 2 9 13 8 4 6 7. 3 1 1 5 1 4 5 4 1/ December 19631. 2/ April 1961. 3/ Priced only in season. "4/ July 1961=1.

14 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, items and groups, February 1971 and percent changes from selected dates indexes for selected (1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Item and group Housing Shelter 1/ Rent Homeownership / Mortgage interest rates Property taxes Property insurance rates Maintenance and repairs Commodities 3/ Exterior house paint Interior house paint Services Repainting living and dining rooms Reshingling house roof Residing house Sink replacement Furnace repair Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Fuel oil, j/2 Gas and electricity < Gas Other utilities: Residential telephone services Residential water and sewerage services Household furnishings and operation 4/ Housefurnishings Sheets, percale or muslin Curtains, tailored, polyester Bedspreads, chiefly cotton Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate Pillows, bed, polyester, acrylic, or kapok Slipcover, ready made, chiefly cotton Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser Living room suites, good and inexpensive Other index Lounge chairs, upholstered Dining room chairs Mar Sofas, upholstered Sofas, dual purpose Bedding mattress and box springs June 7 Aluminum folding chair Cribs Floor coverings Broadloom, carpeting, manmade fibers! Vinyl asbestos tile Appliances!/ Washing machines, electric, automatic Vacuum cleaners, canister type Refrigerators or refrigeratorfreezers electric Ranges, free, standing, gas or electric Clothes dryers, electric, automatic Air conditioners, demountable Room heaters, electric, portable 6/ Garbage disposal units Other housefurnishings: Dinnerware, earthenware Flatware, stainless steel i Table lamps, with shade Lawn mowers, power, rotary type Electric drills, hand held Housekeeping supplies: Laundry soaps and detergents Paper napkins Toilet tissue Housekeeping services: Domestic service, general housework Baby sitter service Postal charges : Laundry, flatwork, finished service Licensed day care service, preschool child > Washing machine repairs Mar. 7 122 127 113 132 127 127 116. 129 116 115 134 141 136 127 136 139 113 117 112 114 111 15 128 115 113 111 115 18 18 117 15 11 117 11 114 12 12 116 12 116 16 12 112 116 15 18 13 17 19 11 17 11 115 119 118 17 17 122 122 131 127 121. 129 131. Indexes 1971 Januarv 1971 122. 7 128. 112. 9 133. 4 131. 4 126. 9 115. 8 128. 8 116. 1 114. 9 113. 8 134. 3 141. 3 135. 8 127. 135. 8 138. 1 112. 1 116.,7 115. 3 111.,5 112.,7 11.,4 14.,9 128.,9 115.,4 112, 19.,7 111.,6 18. 17.,4 117. 13. 19. 116.,9 11, 114, 12, 11.,9 115, 115, 11, (6/:) 117, 15, 12, 111, 115, 15, 18 13 17 19, 11 18 11 114 117 118 17 16 121 122 131 126 121. 129 116 129 ercent change to February 1971 from: anuarv 1971 February 197 3. 1 1 1. 1 3 1 1 1. 1. 1 1. 1 1 6. 6. 5 4. 8 7. 1 5 9. 7 3. 3 7. 7 4.,7 4. 1 2. 9 8. 8 13. 2 8., 6. 7 1. 7 6.,4 7.,3 8. A 7.,6 6.,8 7.,1 6,,5 5. 12. 3. 2. 2.,8 2, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3, (5/) 2, 4, (5/) 4, 4,. (5/) 3, 1,, 4, 6 1, 1 2 2 3 1 3 5. 1 4 1. 2 8 8 6 6 3 6 3

15 TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, February 1971 and percent changes from selected datescontinued (1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Item and group Apparel and upkeep BJ Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' ' Men's: Topcoats, wool or allweather coats, polyester blends 6/ Suits, year round weight Suits, tropical weight j>/ Jackets, lightweight < Slacks, wool or wool blends < Slacks, cotton or manmade blends Trousers, work, cotton or polyester/cotton Shirts, work, cotton or polyester/cotton Shirts, business, polyester/cotton Tshirts, chiefly cotton Socks, cotton or stretch nylon Handkerchiefs, cotton or polyester/cotton Boy's: Coats, all purpose, cotton or cotton blend j>/ Sport coats, wool or wool blend 6/ Dungarees, cotton or cotton blend Under shorts, cotton < Women's and girls' Women's: Coats, heavyweight, wool or wool blend 61/ Carcoats, heavyweight, cotton 6/ Sweaters, wool or acrylic 6/. w Skirts, wool, wool blend or manmade fibers 67 Skirts, cotton or polyester blends 6/... Blouses, cotton or polyester blends". Dresses, street, chiefly manmade fiber Dresses, street, wool or wool b3?nd 6/ Slips, nylon ~ Panties, acetate or nylon tricot Girdles, manmade blend Brassieres, nylon lace Hose, nylon seamless Anklets, or kneelength socks, various fibers Gloves, fabric, nylon or cotton Handbags, rayon faille or plastic Girl's: Raincoats, vinyl cotton, or polyester blends Skirts, wool, wool blends,or acrylic jy Dresses, cotton or polyester blends ~ Slacks, cotton or chiefly cotton &/ Slips, polyester blends ~. Other index 118 118 118. 119 124 111 115. 13 111. 111 11 119. 115 116 12 119. 118 114 123 128 11 114 115 118 1 116 19 127 113 13 131 19. Indexes 117 117 117 118. 122 125. 19 115 129 11 11 19 119 114 113 119 118 119 118 117*4 111 118 11 124 12. 127 13 11 113. 114 117 1 116 18 127 13 11 13 18 Percent change t from: Jflnuflirv 1971 2. 1 1 1. 2 8 2 1 2 2. o February 1971 rpdrnfltv 1 " /() 3 3 3 2 6 5. 2. 1 8 3. 3 1 1 2. 5 3 1 3 6 8 1 1 3 3 4 1 1. 1 5 2 3 13 1 Handbags, plastic Foo twear Men's: Shoes, street, oxford Shoes, work, high «Women's: Shoes, street, pump.. Shoes, evening, pump.. Shoes, casual ~.. Houseslippers, scuff Children's: Shoes, oxford Sneakers, boys', oxford type Dress shoes, girls', strap Miscellaneous apparel: Diapers, cotton gauze Yard goods, cotton or polyester blend ~ Wrist watches, men's and women's Apparel services: Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses. Automatic laundry service Laundry, men's shirts Tailoring charge, hem adjustment Shoe repair, women's heel lift 127 119 117 116 122 12 121 119 12 117 123. 11 121 112 115 114 118 126 19 127 119 117 116 121 12 122 12 119 116 122 11 121 111 115 114 118 126. 19 3. 3 4 4 4 3 1 3 5 4 1 2 1 3 5 4 9 3

TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index United States city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, February 1971 and percent changes from selected dates Continued (1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Item and group Other index bases February 1971 January 1971 Percent change to February 1971 from; January 1971 February 197 Transportation Private 9/ Automobiles, new Automobiles, used Gasoline, regular and premium Motor oil, premium Tires, new, tubeless Auto repairs and maintenance JLO/ Auto insurance rates Auto registration Parking fees, private and municipal Public Local transit fares Taxicab fares Railroad fares, coach Airplane fares, chiefly coach Bus fares, intercity 117 115 115 15 16. 117 115. 125 139 121 134 134 141 119. 125 121 128 117 115 115 17. 17 117 115 124 135 121 13 133 14 119. 124 121 128 1 1 1 3. 2 7. 6 8 8 1 4 2 7. 14 3 11 77 4 12 4 11 Health and recreation Medical care Drugs and prescriptions Overthecounter items Multiple vitamin concentrates Aspirin compounds Liquid tonics Adhesive bandages, package Cold tablets or capsules Cough syrup Prescriptions Antiinfectives Sedatives and hypnotics Ataractics Antispamodics Cough preparations Cardiovasculars and antihypertensives Analgesics, internal Antiobesity Hormones Professional services: Physicians' fees General physician, office visits General physician, house visits Obstetrical cases Pediatric care, office visits Psychiatrist, office visits Herniorrhaphy, adult Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy Dentists' fees Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface Extractions, adult Dentures, full upper Other professional services: Examination, prescription, and dispensing of eyeglasses Routine laboratory tests Hospital service charges: Daily service charges Semiprivate rooms Private rooms Operating room charges Xray, diagnostic series, upper G.I. Personal care Toilet goods Toothpaste, standard dentrifrice Toilet soap, hard milled Hand lotions, liquid Shaving cream, aerosol Face powder, pressed Deodorants, aerosol Cleansing tissues Home permanent wave kits Personal care services Men's haircuts Beauty shop services Women's haircuts Shampoo and wave seta, plain Permanent waves, cold 12 125 14 19 97 112 11 12 19 114. 1 81 12 11 15 124 19 17 111 95 126 128 127. 125 128 123. 121 121 124 125. 124 122 117 114 155 157 152 151 122. 115 112 16 18, 12. 15 123 15 121 19, 118, 121, 116, 118, 119,,4 18, 119 124 14 19 97 112 11 118 18 113 1 81 12 11. 15. 123 19 16 111 95 125 127 126 125 126 122 12 121 123 124 123 121 116 113 153 155 15 149 12 115 112 16 11 119 14 122, 14, 121, 19, 118, 121, 116, 118,. 119, 18,,6 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1. 5 7 2 5 1 9 1 9 2 9 11 6 1 3 7 4 2 5. X ' 7, 8, 7, 5 7, 4, 8. 6. 6. 6. 8.,1 5.,7 5. 4.,4 12. 13. 11.,9 11.. 9,,2 3.,3 2.,8,3 4],5 3.,4 3. 6.,,7 3.,7,6 3. 9 4. 2 3. 5 4. 3. 8 1. 9

TABLE 8. Consumer Price Index United States city average for urban wage earner* and clerical workers, indexes for selected items and groups, February 1971 and percent changes from selected dates Continued (1967=1 unless otherwise specified) Item and group Reading and recreation 11/ Recreational goods TV sets, portable and console TV replacement tubes Radios, portable and table model Tape recorders, portable Phonograph records, stereophonic Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens Film, 35mm, color Golf balls, liquid center or solid core Basketballs, rubber or vinyl cover Fishing rods, fresh water spincasting Bowling balls Bicycles, boys' Tricycles Dog food, canned or boxed Recreational services Indoor movie admissions Adult Children's Drivein movie admissions, adult Bowling fees, evening Golf green fees TV repair, picture tube replacement Film developing, color Reading and education: Newspapers, street sale and delivery Magazines, single copy and subscription Piano lessons, beginner Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size Cigarettes, filter tip, king size Cigars, domestic, regular size Alcoholic beverages Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon Wine, dessert and table Away from home Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses: Funeral services, adult Bank service charges, checking acounts Legal services, short form will Other index bases Indexes February 1971 January 1971 117. 5 117 15. 6 15. 1. 1 1, 121. 1 121. 98. 6 99, 95. 95, 99. 5 99, 9. 3 9 18. 1 17 14. 13 12. 1 121. 16.,7 19 19. 11 11.,2 19 19.,6 19 16.,7 16 123.,2 123 135.,5 135 135. 135 134. 134 135. 137 115. 115 97. 96 114, 114 127, 122, 12 119, 124 125 125 15 115 111 15 119. 124 115 111 133 126 122 12 118 124. 125 125 15 115 111 15 118 124 114 111. 132 ent change to t'eoruary from: January 1971 February 197 2 1. 67 1 5 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 6 8 8 9 7 4 3 11. 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4. 1 4. 6 3 5. 11 Other special groups: All items less shelter 117 117. 4 115 115 4 Commodities less food Nondurables less food and apparel 113 113 4. Household services less rent 131. 131 7 Transportation services 131 129 1 9 12 Other services 12 6 jl/ Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately. 27 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. kj Also includes Venetian blinds, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholfltering, and moving expenses. 5/ Not available. 6/ Prices only in season. 2J 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. 1/ Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tuneup, automatic 'transmission repair, exhaust system repair, front end alignment, and chassis lubrication. 11/ Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback books, and college textbooks, not shown separately.

18 TABLE 9. Consumer Price Index general summary and U.S. average for groups, subgroups, and selected items [1967=1 unless otherwise specified] General summary Item and group 1971 Jan. 197 Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Annual average 197a All items All items (195759= 1). Food. Food at home Food away from home.. Housing Rent Homeownership.. Apparel and upkeep.. Transportation Health and recreation. Medical care Special groups All items less shelter All items less food All items less medical care.. Commodities Nondurables. Durables Services Commodities less food Nondurables less food Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear.. Nondurabtes less food and apparel.. Household durables Housef urnishings Services less rent Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services FOOD.. Food away from home Restaurant meals. Snacks.. Food at home Cereals and bakery products.. Flour Cracker meal Corn flakes Rice Bread, white Bread, whole wheat. Cookies.. Layer cake Cinnamon rolls Meats, poultry, and fish Meats Beef and veal Steak, round Steak, sirloin Steak, porterhouse.. Rump roast Rib roast Chuck roast Hamburger Beef liver Veal cutlets Pork Ċhops Loin roast Pork sausage.. Ham, whole... Picnics Bacon. Other meats Lamb chops Frankfurters Ham, canned Bologna sausage.. Salami sausage... Liverwurst 119 138 115 113 123 122 112 133 117 117 119 124 117. 12 118 115 115 115 126 115 115 117 117 111 112 128 131 129 129 12 115 123 123 125 113 112 1 124 18 18. 111 115 15 118 116 113 112 118 116 115 116 116. 118 115 121 111 133 13 11 12 11 19 17 97 114 117 114 17 116 115 113 119 138 115 113 122 122 112 133 119 119 124 116 12 118 115 115 115 125 115 115 119 119 113 111 112 128. 131 127 128 119 115 122 122 124 113 111 99 122 18 197 11 114 15 118 114 113 113 118 115 114. 114 115. 119. 117 122 113 132 15 12 14 113. 18 19 1. 114 118 115 17 117 115 113. 118 137 114 113. 122 121 111 132 119. 116. 118 123 116 119 118 115 115 114 124 115 115 119 119 113. 111 112 127 13 126 127 119 114 122 122 123 113. 111 99 122 17 16 111 15 116 115. 114 115 119 117 115 116 116 119. 119 122 112 132 18 17 18 116 18 112 13 115. 117 115 19. 118 115 113 118 137 115 121 121 111 131 118 115 118 122 116. 118 114 115 124 114 114 118 118 112 111. 112 126 129 125 126 118 115 121 121 123 111. 99 121. 16 16 111 113 15 116 114 116 117 12 118 118 119 118. 119 12 123. 113 132 113 112 113 117 18 114 112 115 117 11 117 116 114 117 136 115 114 121 12 11 131 117 113. 117 122 115 118. 117 114 114 112 123 113 114 117 117 112. 11 111 125 129 124 126 118 136. 115 114 121. 119 11 13. 115 112 117 122. 114 117 116 114 112 122 112 113. 115 115 111 11 111 124 128 123 125 117 116 135 114 12 119 11 129. 115 113 116 121 114 117. 116 114 112 122. 112 113. 115 115 111 11 111 124 127 123 124 117. 116 135 115 114. 119 118 19 128 116. 112 116 12 114 116 116. 113 114. 111 121 112 112 116 116 111. 11 111 123 126 122 124. 116 115 134 114 119 118 19 127 115 112 115 119 114. 116. 115 113 111 12 112. 112 116 11 11. 111 122 126. 121 123 115 134. 114 113 118 117 19 126 115. 111 114 119 113 115 115. 112 113 11 12 111 112 115 115. 11 19 111 122 125 121 122 115 U.S. average for groups, subgroups, and selected items 115 121 121 122 114 11 99 119 15. 16 111 112 15 115 111 117. 118 121. 119 118 118 12 122 123 114 131 116 118 117 12 19 114 116 115 117 114 11 119. 116 115. 115 121. 12 122 114 19 99 119 12 16 11 112 15 U5 112 117 119 121 119. 119 12 118. 12 122 124 113 131 118 12 118 122. 113 115 117 116 117 117 113 119 117 114 12 12 121 114 18 98 117. 11 16 19. 11 15 115 111 117 118 12 118 12 12 117 119 12 123 114 13 117 118 121 113 117 116 116 117. 117 119 117. 115 119 119 12 114. 18 99. 116 11 16 17 11 13 115 11 117 118 119 117 116 117 117 117 119 123 129 117 116 115 122 114 117 116 116 116 117 115 119 117 114 114 119 119 12 18. 99. 116 11 16 18 19 12 115 11 117 118 12 119. 116 116 118 119 121 123 114 128 117 116 116 122 116 118 116 117 116 118 117 118 117 114 114 118 118 119 113 17 99 115. 1 16. 17 11 11 115 11 117 119 12 12 116 118. 119. 119 123 122 128 118 116 116 122 12 119 117 117 117 117 118 119 117 113 114 133 114 113 117 18 125 114 19 114 118 112 114 114 112. 112 19 119 11 111 115. 114 19 19 11 121 124 12 121 114 114 117 117 118 113 17 98 11 15 17 11 1 115 18 117 118 118 117 114 114 115 118 12 121 113 126 12 12 118 122 122. 121 117 116 117 116 118 118. 116. 113 132 114 113 115 18 123 114. 19 113 117 112 113 111 112 19. 118. 11 111 114 114 19 18 11 119 122. 12. 12 114 116 117 113 16 98. 111 11 15 17 11 99 18 116 117 117 116 112 114. 114 118 12 121 112 124 119 12 118 121. 12 119 117 115 116 114 117 117 114 113. 113 131 113 112 116 114 17 122 113 19 113 116 112. 113 113 111 112 19. 117 11. 11 113 18 18 19 118 12 119 119 113 113 116 116. 117 112 15 97 19 11 15 16 19 99 112. 18 116 116 114 114 118 116 119 111 123. 118 116 119 123 117 115 114 116 114 115 117. 111 116 135 114 113 119 118 11 128 116 112 116 12 114 116 116 113 114. 111 121 112 113 116 116 111 11 111 123 126 123 124 116 114 119 119 12 113 18 99. 117. 13 16 19 111 13 115 111 116 117 119 118 116 117 116 119 12 122 113 129 115 115 12 114 116 114. 116. 117 116 114. 118 116 113

19 TABLE 9, Consumer Price Index general summary and U.S. average for groups, subgroups, and selected itemscontinued General summary Item and group 1971 Jan. 197 Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Annual average 197a FOODContinued Meats, poultry, and fishcontinued Poultry. Frying chicken. Chicken breasts.. Turkey Fish. Shrimp, frozen Fish, fresh or frozen Tuna fish, canned Sardines, canned Dairy products Milk, fresh, grocery.. Milk, fresh, delivered.. Milk, fresh, skim Milk, evaporated Icecream Cheese, American process. Butter Fruits and vegetables... Fresh fruits and vegetables. Apples Bananas Oranges Orange juice, fresh Grapefruit Grapes i Strawberries^. Watermelon 1 Potatoes... Onions Asparagus 1 Cabbage... Carrots Celery Cucumbers Lettuce Peppers, green Spinach Tomatoes Processed fruits and vegetables Fruit cocktail, canned Pears, canned Grapefruitpineapple juice, canned Orange juice concentrate, frozen Lemonade concentrate, frozen Beets, canned Peas, green, canned. Tomatoes, canned... Dried beans Broccoli, frozen Other food at home... Eggs Fats and oils: Margarine Salad dressing, Italian.. Salad or cooking oil Sugar and sweets Sugar Grape jelly Chocolate bar... Syrup, chocolate flavored. Nonalcoholic beverages Coffee, can and bag Coffee, instant Tea Cola drink. Carbonated fruit drink. Prepared and partially prepared foods.. Bean soup, canned Chicken soup, canned Spaghetti, canned Mashed potatoes, instant Potatoes, French fried, frozen. Baby food, canned Sweet pickle relish Pretzels See footnotes at end of table. 16 15 15 19 125 113 133 125 128 113 116 115 16 118 15 19 17 11 89 111 118 13 11 95 111 19. 19 115 16. 1 122 118 112 114 115. 113. 117. 111 112 14 114 111 116 117. 124. 113 16 114 117 111. 129 113 121 125 124 16 122 123 111 113 16 116 19 11 19 19 17 17 16 19 124 114 131 124. 127 113 112 116 115 16 118 15 11 19 96 86 118 12 14 111. 96 11 14 112 19 111 19 126 137 112 113 114 112 118. 11 111 14 114 19 116. 119 112 15 113 117 11 115 13 113 121 125 124 16 122 123. 11 113 16 116 18 19 19 112 19 13 1 14 114 122 114 129 122 124 113 112 116. 117 115 16. 15 19 18. 93 94 124 121 19 126 11 97 15 13 116 91 12. 126 111 111 112 113 112 118 19. 111 14 113 17. 115 114 112 11 15. 112 117 11 115 129 112 121 126. 123 17. 121 122 11 113 16 17 11 19 112 19 15 13 17 121 115 127 121 121 113 112 117 114 15 116 15 11. 19 95 13 13 122 139 121 11 1 16 14 115 87 119 9 124 11. 11 111 111 112 119 18 111 13. 113 15 114 115 12 18 14 111 116 19 114 129 112 121 125 123 16 121. 122 11 113 16 115 19 11 19 111 19 15 13 16 112 119 115 127 118. 118 112 112. 114 116 114 15 115 14 111 112 122 98 121 121 153 19 116 19. 17 14 17 75 138 88 118 84 11. 19 11 111 121 16. 11 12 112 15 114 126 17 13 111 116 19 114. 129 111 12 124 121 16 119 122. 11 112 15 114 19 11 18 11 18 17 16 18 118 115 126 116 116 112 111 114 115 113 16 116 14 114 118 129 1 119 122 156 132 13 138 121 118 112 15 81. 116 94 117. 12 19 18 19 11 122 16 11 11 111 15 113 116 17. 13 111 116 18 129 111 119 123. 12 16 119 121 19 112 15 113 19. 111. 16 11 18 19 19 17 114 117 116 125 114 115 111 111 114 115 113 15 14 117. 122 126 98 116. 121 158. 142 118' 147 128 117 134 111 119 95 98 113 117 12 19 18 18 11 121 16 19 11 11 15 114. 119 16 12 11 115 18 113 128 111 118 121 119 15 119 121 19 112 15 113 18 11 15 19 17 19 18 17 116 117 117 123 114 115 111 111. 115 112. 14 115 14 118 125 118 18 11 121 139 14 151 134 128 115 161 18 157 15 98 159. 132 18 16 17 11 122 17 19 11 19 15. 111 14. 16 12. 19. 115 16 113 128 111 117 119 119 15 119 12 19 112 15 113. 18 11 15 19 17 19 17 18 116 116 116 122 113 114 111 111 115 11 14 115 14 116 121 16 18. 15 121 117 19 17 19 116. 115 122 112 113 111. 111 113 114 18 13 115 13 114 119 1 17 14 121 111 1 15 126 133 121. 143 15 144 117 18 224 118 124 18 16 17. 11 122 19. 18 1 17 15 113 111 11 16 11 18 114 16 113 127 111 116 117 118 14 118 119 19 112. 15 112 18 11 15 11 17 121 133 14 149. 13 115 162 97 195 12 136 18 16 16 11 122 18 18 11 15 15 113 111 117 13 1 15 15 112 124 111. 115. 115 13 117 118 18 111 15 112 18 11 15. 11 17 11 19 11 114 116 12 11 111 11 111 113 114 18 13 114 13 113 117 99 18 17 122 11 116 126 154 15 19 122 158 95 173. 118 117. 17 15 16 19 124. 17 17 1 13 16. 113 138 11 1 13 113 15 112 122 11 113 112 116 12 117 117 18 111 15 111 18 11 15. 19 16 111 111 11 113. 113 115 118 19 11 11 11 113. 113 18 13 113 13 112 116 96 12 16 122 111 114 123 155 13 129. 158. 95 185. 122 115 17 15 16 18 128. 16 16 1 12 17 112 115 159 1 1 12 112 14 111 121 11. 111 11 114 13 116 116 18 111 14 11 18 19 15. 18 15 111 112 19 111 112 114 116 18 11 11. 11 112 113 17 13 112 13 111 114 95 1 13 122 15 19 14 139 125 126 154 17 15 12 144 17 15 17 18 127 16 16 1 12 17. 111 115 161 1 1 11 111 13 111. 121 18 11 17 113 12 115 17 11 14 11 17 19 15 18 14 18 17 18 113 118. 124 115 116 111 111 114 115 111 14 115 14 113 116 16 11 114 121 126 126 13 124 121 122 131 11 122 116 18 14 12 119 19 18 19 11 122 17 19 11 19. 16 114 125 16. 12 18 115 17 113 127. 111 117 119. 119 15. 119. 12 19 112 15 113 18 11 16 11 17

2 TABLE 9. Consumer Price Index general summary and U.S. average for groups, subgroups, and selected items Continued General summary Item and group 1971 197 Annual averai Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. HOUSING. Shelter Rent Homeownership. 122 128. 112 133 122 127 112 133 121 127 111 132 121 126 111 131 12 125 11 131 119 124 11 13. 119 124. 11 129. 118 123 19 128 118 122 19 127 117 121 19 126 121 18 125 115 119 18 123 114 118 17 122 118 123 11 128 Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal... Fuel oil, #2... Gas and electricity Gas Electricity Mortgage interest rates... Property taxes.".. Property insurance rates.. Maintenance and repairs.. Commodities Exterior house paint Interior house paint.. Services Repainting living and dining rooms. Reshingling roofs Residing houses Replacing sinks Repairing furnaces. 131 126 114 128 116 114 134 141 135 127. 135 138 112 116 115 111 112 11 133 126 115 128 115 114 113 133 14 135. 126 135 137 111 114 113 11 111 19 133 124 114 127 113 112 132 139 134. 125 134 136 11 112 19 11 19 133 123 114 126 115 112 111 132. 138 133 125. 132 135 19 112 111. 18 18 18 133 123 114. 126 115 113. 111. 13 137 132 124 131 135. 18 111 11 17 18 16 133 122 114 125 115 113 111 129 135 13 123 129 134 18. 11 19 17 18 15 133 121 113 124 114 113 111 128 133 129 123 129 134. 17 19 19 16 17 15 133 121 112 123 114 111 111 127 132 128. 122 128 133 16 18 18 16 17 15 133 12 112 122 113. 111 11 126 129 127 121 127 132 16 18 18 16 18 15 133 119 112 121 112 111 11 125 126 126 121 126 132. 16 18 17 16 18 15. 132 116 112 121 111 112 11 125 126 126 12 125 131 16 18 17 15 1/. 3 14 128 115 112 12 111 111. 11 124. 125 126 119 123 13 15 18 17 15 17. 14 124 115 112. 119 11 11 11. 123 124 125 119. 122 129 15 17 16 15 16 14 132 121. 113 124. 113 112 111 128 132 129 122 128 133 17 11 19 17 18 16 Other utilities: Residential telephone Residential water and sewerage. Household furnishings and operations.. House furnishings Textiles Sheets, percale, or muslin Curtains, tailored, polyester marquisette... Bedspreads, chiefly cotton Drapery fabric, cotton or rayon/acetate Slipcovers, ready made, chiefly cotton Furniture and bedding. Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser 3 7 Living room suites, good or inexpensive quality Lou nge chair, upholstered Dining room chairs* 7 Sofas, u pholstered Sofas, dual purpose Mattress and box springs 6 * Cribs Floo r coveti ngs Broadloom carpeting, manmade fibers. Vinyl sheet goods Vinyl asbestos tile Appliances Washing machines, automatic... Vacuum cleaners, canister type. Refrigeratorfreezers Ranges, free standing, gas or electric. Clothes dryers, electric Air conditioners. Room heaters, electric, portable. Garbage disposal units. Other house furnishings: Dinnerware, earthenware Flatware, stainless steel.. Table lamps, with shade.. 14 128 115 112 19 111 18 17 117 19 11 114 12 11 115 115 11 117 15 12 111 115 15 18 13 17 19 11 18 11 114 117 118 14 128 115 112 111 19 18 117 19 117 11 114 121. 11 116 116 11 117 15 12 11 113 14 18 12 17 19 11 18 11 113 119 118 14 128 115 112 111 18 18 19 117. 11 114 12 11 116 116 11 116 15 12 11 112 14 17 12 16 19 19 18 11 113 119 118 13 122 114 112 19 113 17 17 116 11. 116 11 113 119 1 115 116 1 15 12 19 112 14 17 13. 16 19 19 17 11 113 119 13 122 114 111 19 114 16 17 114 19 116. 11 114 119 1 114 99 113 14 12 19. 112 14 17. 12 16. 19 18 iffii 112 12. 116 13. 122 111 18 111. 19 16 114 19 115 1 118 1 115 99 113 15 12 18 112 14 17 12 15 19 18 17 11. 112 119 116. 12 122 113 111 19 112 19 17 114 19 1 113 117 1 115 114 99 114 15. 12 18 111 14 17 12 15 19. 18 17 19 111 119 115 12 113 111 19 113 18 17. 113 18 1 113 117 1 114 115 1. 113 15. 12 18 111 14 17 12 15 18 18 17 19 111 119. 116 12 113 111 18 113 18 16 114 16 115 1 113. 118 1 115 S 5 15 13 18. 111 13 17 12 15 18 17 16 18 11 118 116. 12 112 111 19 115 18 17 15 115 1 112 117 1 113 114 & 14 12 18. 11 13 17 12 15 18 18. 16 18 11 118 11 112 11 18 114 19 16 113 16 114 1. 112 116 1. 112 112 ( 5 ) 112 14 12 18. 11. 13 16 12 15 18. 17 ( 2 ) 15 17 11 118 114 1 114 111 11 18 112 18 16 112 16 115 iff. 112. 14 13. 17 19 13 16 12 15. 17 17 15 17 19 118 113 1 114 111. 19 16 19 17 14 112. 15 113 ft 115 112 ( 5 ) 111 14 13. 17 18 13 16. 13. 14 16 16 15 16 18 117 113. 12 12 113 111 19 113 18 17. 114 18. 115 1 113 118 1 114. 114 1 113 15. 12 18 111 14 17 12 15 18 18 17 17. 19 111 119 116. Housekeeping supplies: Laundry soaps and detergents. Paper napkins Toilet tissue 16 121 122 16 121 121 16 121. 12. 16 12 118 17 12 119 16 121. 119 16 121 119 15 12 118 15 119 118 15 117 117 15 116 116 14 113 113 14. 111 111 16. 118 117 Housekeeping services: Domestic service, general housework Baby sitter service Postal charges Laundry, flatwork.. Licensed day care service, preschool child Washing machine repair 131 126 121. 129 129 131 126 121. 128 116 128 13 125 121. 127 115 128 13 125 117. 126 116 127 129 124 117. 125 127. 128 123 117. 125 115 125 126 123 117. 123 114 122 126 122 117. 123 113 121 125 122 117. 123 113 122 125. 121 117. 123 113 121 123 121 117. 122 113 121 123 119 117. 121 113 12 122 119. 117. 121 113 118 126 123. 117 124 114 123 See footnotes at end of table.

21 TABLE 9. Consumer Price Index general summary and U.S, subgroups., and selected items Continued average for groups, General summary Item and group 1971 Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. 197 July June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Annual average 197 APPAREL AND UPKEEP Men's and bovs' 117 118. 119 119 119. 119 118 119. 117 115 116 115 116 116. 117 115 117 115. 116 114 115 114. 114 113 114 116 117 Men's: Suits year round weight Suits tropical weight 1 Jackets lightweight Slacks wool or blend Slacks cotton or blend... Trousers work cotton Shirt work cotton... Shirt business cotton Tshirts chiefly cotton. Socks cotton. Handkerchiefs cotton 122 125. 19 115 129 11 11 19 119 114 113 124 128. 113 117. 128 11 11 19. 119 115 125. 128 113. 3 117 127 11 11 112 119 115 114 122 127 113 1 125 11 11 112 118 115 114 12 125 112 116. 125. 11. 11 112 119 115 113 123 112 114 125. 19 19 111 119 115. 112 122 118 112 114 124 19 19 11 119 115 113 124. 126 113 116 125 19 19 11 119 115 112 123 124 113. 116. 124 18 18 11 119 114 112 123 123 113 115 124 18 18 11. 118 114 112. 115 121 122 113 114 122 18. 18 19 117 111 112 118 113 113 12 17 17 19 118. 113 111 114 119 113 4 113 119. 17 17 18 117 113 111 119 123 123. 113 115 124 19 19 11 118 114 113. Boys': Coats all purpose cotton or cotton blend 1. Snort coats wool or blend 1 Dungarees cotton or blend. Undershorts cotton Women's and arts' 119 118 119 118 117 121 122 119 118 12 12 124 119 118 12 118 124. 118 118 119 121 118 119. 117 117 118 114 114 118 114 116 118 115 116 119. 115 116 118 111. 116 118. 114. 11 116 117 114 11 7 119. 115 117 113. 115 122 117 118 116. Women's: Coats heavyweight, wool or wool blend 1 Skirts' wool or wool blend 1 Skirts cotton or blend Blouses cotton Dresses' street, chiefly manmade fiber Dresses street wool or wool blond * SHDS nvlon Panties acetate or nylon Girdles manmade blend Brassieres nvlon lace Hose nylon seamless Anklets or kneelength socks Gloves fabric nylon or cotton Handbags rayon faille or plastic 111 124 12. 127 13 11 113. 114 117 1 116 18 127 122. 133. 121 131 135 11 113 114 117 1 115 19 127 125 134 12 13 133 19 113 113. 117 1 19 126 124 127 7 118 131 13 19 113 113. 116 1 116 19 126. 12 125 4 118,5 13 129 4 18 112 112 116 99 18 125 19 118 129 19 112 112. 116 99 114 18 122 113 114 127 19 112 11 115 1. 115 18 121 118 7 118 127 11 111 111 116. 99 114 2 18 122 118 127 11. 111 111 116 99 115 17 121 117 115 129 19 11 111 115 99 115 17 121 (2) 113 9 129 18 111 111 114 99 115 8 17 6 12 17 113 129 19 11 111 113 98 117 7 17 12 16 12 115 4 127 122 17 9 19 11 112. 99 116 2 17*4 118 119 124 115 117 129 13 19 111 111 115 99 115 18 123. Footwear Girls: Raincoats vinyl plastic or chiefly cotton 1 Skirts wool or wool blend 1 Dresses cotton Slacks cotton! Slips, cotton blend Handbags Men's: Shoes street oxford Shoes work high 13 13 13 18 127 119 117 116 119 111. 14. 132. 18 128 119 117 116 12 11 4 14 131 18 129. 119 116 115 115 11 16 125 18 128 119. 115 115 112 111 14 126! 4 118 115 114 15 17 126 117 114 114 16 17 126 117 114 113,4 17 17 127 117 115 113 14 16 126 117 115. 113. 19 17. 124 117 114 112 17 18 17 124 116 112 111. 17 115 17 123 115 112 111 11 3 15 15 17 122 115 111 111 113 7 19 7 16 1 122 9 17 126 117 7 114 8 113 Women's: Shoes street pump Shoes evening pump Shoes casual, pump Houseslippers scuff 121 12 122 12 122 12. 123 12 122 12 124. 12 122 12. 122 12 121 119 122 12 12 118 122 119 12 118 121 118 121 117 122 118 121 117 123 117 121 116 122 U7 12 12 118 117 115 12 117 3 115 1 119 118 12 7 117 8 122 118 Children's: Shoes oxford Sneakers, boys', oxford type Dress shoes girls' strap.. 119 116 122 119 115 122 118 114 122. 118 114 12 117 113 118 117 114 119 117. 114. 119 117 114 119 116 113 119 116 113 118 116 112. 118 116 111 117 114 11 117 117 113 119 Miscellaneous apparel: Diapers cotton gauze Yard goods, cotton.... 11 121 11 122 19 122 19 122 19 121 19 119 19 119 19 12 19 121 19 12 19 119 18 118 18 117 19 12 Apparel services: Drycleaning, men's suits and women's dresses.. Automatic laundry service.... Laundry, men's shirts Tailoring charges hem adjustment Shoe repairs, women's heel lift 115 114 118 126. 19 114 113. 118. 125 18 114 112 116 124 18 113 111 116 124 18 113 111 116. 121 18 113 111. 115 121 18 113. 11 115 121 17 112 11 115. 12 17 112 19 114 116 17 112 19 114. 116 16 112. 19 113 115 16 111 18 113 115 15 11 18 112 115. 15 112 11 115. 119 17 See footnotes at end of table.

22 TABLE 9. Consumer Price Index general summary and U.S* average for groups, subgroups, and selected items Continued General summary Item and group 1971 Jan. 197 Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Annual average 197 TRANSPORTATION 117 116. 115 113. 112 113 112 112 111 19 19 19 112 Private Automobiles, new Automobiles, used Gasoline, regular and premium Motor oil, premium. 115 17. 17 117 115 114 19 17 117. 114 112 18 16 116 113 11 17 16 116. 111 15 14 15 115 111. 15 16 14 114 111 15 18 16 114 111 15 18 15 11 16 14 16 113 19 16 99 16 113 18. 16 96 13 113 18 16 97. 14 112 18 16 99 14 111 111 17 14 15 114 Tires, new, tubeless Auto repairs and maintenance Auto insurance rates Auto registration 115 124 135 121 115 123 132 114 123 131 115 122 13 114 122 129 113. 121 128. 112 121 127 111 12 126 112. 119 124 v 112. 119 124 112 118 122 117 111 117 122 117 111 116 12 117 113 12 126 117 Public... Local transit fares Taxicab fa res Railroad fares, coach Airplane fares, chiefly coach Bus fares, intercity 133 14 119. 124 121 128 133 139 119. 124 121 128 132 139 117 124 121 119 131 137 117 124 121 119 131 137 117 124 121 119 129 136 117 115 117. 117 129 136 117 115 117. 117 127. 132 117 115 117. 117 126 132 114 116 125 131 114 116 125 131 114 116 125 131. 111 116 115 125. 13 111 116 115 128 134 116 117 118 118 HEALTH AND RECREATION... 119 119 118 118 117 117 116 116 115 114 114 113 113 116 Medical care Drugs and prescriptions Overthecounter items Multiple vitamin concentrates Aspirin compounds 124 14 19 97 112 124 14 18 97 112 123 14. 18 97 111 122 14 18 98 11. 122 14 17 98 18 122. 14 16 98 18 121 14 16 98 17 12 13 16 98 15 119 13 15 98 15 119 13 15. 98. 14 118 12 14 97 13 117 12 13 96 13 116 11 13 98 12 12 13 16 98. 16 Liquid tonics Adhesive bandages, package... Cold tablets or capsules. Cough syrup 11 118 18 11 118 19. 111 11 117 18 11 11 18 11. 11 115 18 18 1 115 18 18 1 115 17 18 1 113 17 18 11. 112 17 17 11. 11 17 17. 1 11 17 14 1 19 16 14 1 19 16 14 11. 17 17 Prescriptions Antiinfectives Sedatives and hypnotics Atar actics Antispasmodics. 1 81 12 11. 15. 1 82. 119 1 14 1 83. 118 1 14 11 86 118 1 13 11 9 1 13 12 92 1 13 11 92 116 1 13 11 92 115 1 12 11 92 115 1 12 11 92 115 1 12 1 91 99 12. 1 92 113 99 11 1 91 112 99 11 11 89 116 1 13 Cough preparations Cardiovasculars and antihypertensives Analgesics, internal Antiobesity... Hormones 123 19 16 111 95 122 18. 16 111 95 121 17 16 11 95. 121 17 16. 19 94 12 17 15 19 95 119 17. 15 18 95 119. 16 15 18. 95 118 16 15 17 94 118 16 14 17 94 118 16 15. 15 94 15 14 15 94 116. 15. 14 15 94 113 14 14. 14 94 119. 16 15 17 94 Professional services: Physicia ns 1 f ee General physician, office visits.. General physician, house visits Obstetrical cases Pediatric care, office visits Psychiatrist, office visits Herniorrhaphy, adult Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy 125 127 126 125 126 122 12 121 125 127 126. 124 126 121 12 12 124 125 124 124. 126 121 119 12 123 125 124 123 124 12 116 119 123 124 124 123 124 12 116 118 122 123 123 123 124 12 116 118 121 123 123 122 122 119. 114 117 121 123 123 122 122 118 114 116 12 121 121 121 122 118 116 119 12 121. 12 12 118 113. 114 119. 12. 12 12 12 118 111 114 117 118 118 119 119 117 111 113 116 117 117 117 118 117. 11 113 121 122 122 121 122 119 115. 117 Dentists' fees Fillings, adult, amalgam, one surface.. Extractions, adult Dentures, full uppers. 123 124 123 121 122 123. 122 12 122. 122 122 12 121 122 121 12 121. 122 12 119 12 121 119 119. 119 12 118 118 119 12 118 117 118 119 117 117 118 119. 117 117. 116 117 115 116 116 117 115 116 115 115 119 12 118 118 Other professional services: Examination, prescription, and dis pensing of eyeglasses Routine laboratory tests Hospital service charges: Daily service charges Semiprivate rooms Private rooms Operating room charges Xray, diagnostic series, upper G.I 116 113 153 155 15 149 12 116 113 152. 153 149 149 12 116 112 15 151 147 147 119 115. 111 148 15 146 146 118 114 111 147 149 144 145 118 114 111 146 147 143 144 118 113 111 144 146. 142 143. 117. 113 111 142 143 14. 141 117. 112 111 141 142 139 14 115 112 111. 141 142 138 14 114 111 11 139 14 137 138 113 111 19 137 138 136 136 111 11 19 135 136 134. 134 111. 113 111 143 145 141 142 116 Personal care Toilet goods Toothpaste, standard dentifrice Toilet soap, hard milled Hand lotions, liquid... 115 112 16 11 119 115. 111 17 19 117 114 111 16 19 114 111 17 19. 116 114. 11 17 18 115 113 11 16 17 115 113 11 16 17 115 112 11 16 16. 117 112 11 16 15 117 112 19 17 13 117 112 19 16 14 116 111 19 16 13 116. 111 18 16 12 115 113 11 17. 16 116 Shaving cream, aerosol Face powder, pressed Deodorants, aerosol Cleansing tissues Home permanent wave sets 14 122,5 14 121 19 13 122 1C4 121. 19 13 121 13 119 19 13 121 15 119 19 12 121 15. 119 18 11 121 15 12 18 11 119 14 119 19 1 119. 14 119 18 11 119 14 119 18 11 118 14 118 18 11 118 14 118 18 11 14 117 18 11 116. 14 116 18 12 119 14 118 18 See footnotes at end of table.

~ 23 TABLE 9. Consumer Price Index general summary and U.S. average for groups, subgroups, and selected items Continued General summary Item and group 1971 Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Aug. July 197 June May Apr. Mar. Feb. Jan. Annual average 197 HEALTH AND RECREATIONContinued Medical carecontinued Personal care services. Men's haircuts Beauty shop services Women's haircuts... Shampoo and wave sets, plain Permanent waves cold Reading and recreation Recreational goods TV sets, portable and console. TV replacement tubes Radios, portable and table model Tape recorders, portable Phonograph records, stereophonic.. Movie cameras, Super 8, zoom lens Film, 35mm, color Bicycle, boys' Tricycles..... Recreational services. Indoor movie admissions. Adult Children's Drivein movie admissions, adult... Bowling fees, evening Golf greens fees 1 TV repairs, picture tube replacement Film developing, color Reading and education: Newspapers, street sale and delivery Piano lessons, beginner Other goods and services Tobacco products Cigarettes, nonfilter tip, regular size Cigarettes, filter, king Cigars, domestic, regular Alcoholic beverages. Beer... Whiskey, spirit blended and straight bourbon.. Wine, dessert and table Beer, away from home.. Financial and miscellaneous personal expenses: Funeral services, adult Bank service charges, checking accounts... Legal services, will 118 121 116 118. 119 18 117 15 1 121 99 95 99 9 17 19 19 123 135 135 134 137 115 "96" 114 126 12 118 124. 125 125 15 115 111 15 118 124 114 111. 132 118 121 116. 117 118 18 116 15 1 121. 99. 96. 99 9 17 18. 19 122. 134. 133 134. 136 113 ~96.T 114 126 119 118 123 125 125 15 114 4 11 15 123 114 111. 132 118. 121 115 117 118 18 116. 15 1 121 99. 95 99 9 17 19 19 121 133 133 133 136 113 122 96 113 125 119. 118 123 125 125 15 114 11 15 122 114 111 129 117 12 115 116 117 17 115 15 1. 12 98 95 99 9 17 19 19 121 134 134. a 134 136 112. 122 96 113 123 118 118. 123 125 125 15 11. 15 117 122 114 111 129 117 12 114 116 117 17 114 15 1 99 12 98 94 99 91 17 19 19 121. 134. 134 132 135. 11 122 96 112 121 118 117 123 125. 124 15 113 19 15 117 12 16 125 116 12 114 114 116 17 114 14 99 119. 99 93 99 91 16 18 19. 119 132 132 131 133 11. 122. 96 111 12 116 122 124 124 15 112 19 15 117 119 113 16. 125 116. 119 113 116 17 113 14 7 99 117 99 94 1 92. 16 18 19 119. 13 131 129 13 11 122 96 19 12 116 116 122. 123 123 15 112 18 15 117 118 113. 16. 124 115 118 113 113 116 17 113 14 6 99 6 116 99 94 1 92 16 18 19 118 13. 13 128 129 111 122 96 19 118. 116 115 12 121 122 15 112 18 15 117 119. 112 16 124 115 118 113 114 116 17 112 14 99 115 99 95 1 91 16 18 18 118. 128 128 128 127 11 119 97 11 116 115 115 119 12 121 15 112. 18 14 118 112 15 122 115. 117 113 114 17. 111 14 99 114 99. 95 99 91 16 18 17 117 127 127 126 127 11 117 97 11 115 115 114 119 12 12 15 111 18 14 116 112 15 121 114 113 114 115 16 111 14 99 114 98 94 1 91. 16 19 17. 116 125 125 124 126 11 "97" 5" 11 115 115 114. 124 119 119 15 111. 18 14 115. 117 111 15 121 114 116 112 113 115. 16 11 13 99 114 98 94 99 91 16 18 17 116 124 124 123 126 11 ~" 8T 11 115. 115 113 124 119 119 15 11 17 13 114 117 111 15 119 116 112. 113 114 15 11 13 99 98 94 1. 91 15 18 17 116 125 125 124 125 111. " 8!" 8" 11 115 115 113 117 118 118 15 11 17. 13 114 116 11 16. 119 116. 119. 115. 116 17 113 14 99 117 98 94 99 91 16 18 18 119. 13. 13 129 131. 111 121 96 111 119 116. 122 122 122 15 112 18 15. 116 119 112 17 124 1 Priced only in season. 2 Not available. 3 This item is a replacement for bedroom suites, good or inexpensive quality, which was discontinued after March 197. 4 This item is a replacement for dining room suites, which was discontinued after 5 Item discontinued. «This item is a replacement for box springs, which was discontinued after April 197. 7 March 197=1. s June 197=1.

4 Reliability of Percent Changes in the CPI A system of "replicated" samples introduced into the index structure in the 1964 revision permits an estimate of sampling error for the CPI. 1/ The table below shows standard errors for monthly, quarterly, and annual percent changes in the CPI for all items and for nine commodity groupings based on 197 averages. The figures may be interpreted as follows: the chances are about 95 out of 1 that the percent change in the CPI as computed differs from the corresponding "complete coverage" change by less than twice the standard error. Because the CPI is rounded to one decimal place, some ambiguity may arise in interpreting small index changes. The table below indicates, for example, that a monthtomonth change of percent in the allitems CPI is significant. Because of rounding, however, a change of this size in the published index might result from a much smaller change in the unrounded value. Hence, any particular change of percent may or may not be significant. On the other hand, a published change of percent is almost always significant, regardless of the time period to which it relates. Average Standard Errors of Percent Changes in the CPI Based on 197 Data Component Monthly Change Standard Error Quarterly Change Annual Change All Items Food at home Food away from home Housing Apparel Transportation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services.4 1.6 5 2 3 1.6 3 1 6 6 5 3 7 6 8 6 9 9 9 9 4 3 1 This replaces the table of average errors based on 1969 data which was included in the CPI report through December 197. 1/ The method of deriving these estimates is described in a paper by Marvin Wilkerson, "Measurement of Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index," Journal of the American Statistical Association, September 1967.

25 Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers, both families and single persons living alone. It is based on prices of about 4 items which were selected to represent the movement of prices of all goods and services purchased by wage earners and clerical workers. Prices for these items are obtained in urban portions of 39 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) and 17 smaller cities, which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. They are collected from grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments which wage earners and clerical workers patronize. Prices of foods, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the 5 largest SMSA's and every 3 months in other SMSA's and cities* Mail questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items which change in price infrequently. Prices of most other goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. SMSA and city data are then combined in the total index with weights based on the 196 populations of SMSA's and cities they represent. Index numbers are computed on the base 1967=1, and are also available on the base of 195759=1, The national index (the United States city average) includes prices from the 23 SMSA's for which separate indexes are published in this report, as well as from the following additional locations: Alabama Florence Alaska Anchorage California Bakersfield* Colorado Denver* Connecticut Hartford* Florida T Orlando* Indiana Indianapolis* Indiana Logansport Illinois ChatnpaignUrbana* Iowa Cedar Rapids* Kansas Wichita* Louisiana Baton Rouge* Maine Portland* Massachusetts Southbridge Michigan Niles Minnesota Crookston Mississippi Vicksburg New Jersey Millville New York Kingston North Carolina Durham* North Dakota Devils Lake Ohio Dayton* Ohio Findlay Oklahoma Mangum Oregon Klamath Falls Pennsylvania Lancaster* South Carolina Union Tennessee Nashville* Texas Austin* Texas McAllen Utah Orem Virginia Martinsville Wisconsin Green Bay* Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Comparisons of indexes for individual SMSA's show only that prices in one location changed more or less than in another. The SMSA indexes cannot be used to measure differences in price levels or in living costs between areas. A description of the index and historical tables of index numbers for the United States city average and for 23 large SMSA's are available on request to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C. 2212 or any of its regional offices (addresses below).