CPI Detailed Report. Contents U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. Ray Marshall, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Julius Shiskin, Commissioner

CPI Detailed Report For Consumer Price Index: U.S. City Average and Selected Areas Contents U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Ray Marshall, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Julius Shiskin, Commissioner OFFICE OF PRICES AND LIVING CONDITIONS W. John Layng, Assistant Commissioner The CPI Detailed Report is a monthly report on consumer price movements including statistical tables and technical notes. This publication may be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 4. Subscription price per year: $9., domestic $11., foreign $5, single copy Material in this publication is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission of the Federal Government. Please credit the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Library of Congress Catalog number 74-64719 April Price movements 1 Page Chart 1. All items index and rates of changes, 1967-77 4 Chart. Commodities less food index and rates of change, 1967-77 5 Chart 3. Total food index and rates of change, 1967-77 6 Chart 4. Services index and rates of change, 1967-77 7 Table 1. CPI U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and expenditure class 8 Table. CPI seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and expenditure class 9 Table 3. CPI food items, U.S. city average 1 Table 4. CPI nonfood commodities and services, U.S. city average 1 Table 5. CPI selected areas, all items index 16 Table 6. CPI areas priced monthly, by expenditure class, percent change from to 16 Table 7. CPI selected areas, by expenditure class 17 Table 7-A. CPI selected areas, annual average, by expenditure class 19 Table 8. CPI food groups, selected areas Table 9. CPI gasoline indexes, U.S. city average and selected areas 1 Table 1. CPI gasoline average prices, U.S. city average and selected areas 1 Appendix. Technical Notes

Price Movements The Consumer Price Index rose 1. percent in before seasonal adjustment to 177.1 percent of its 1967 base. The CPI was 6. percent higher than in. Seasonally adjusted changes On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI also rose 1. percent in. This compares with an increase of percent in and an average monthly increase of percent in the last 4 months of. The rise was the largest since September 1974. About one-half the rise stemmed from higher prices for food, particularly fresh vegetables. An increase of percent in prices for energy items (gasoline, motor oil, fuel oil, coal, natural gas, and electricity) was responsible for about 6 percent of the CPI rise in. Excluding food and energy items, the CPI rose percent in, compared with percent in and percent each in the last 4 months of. The food index rose. percent in after seasonal adjustment. This was more than twice the increase and the largest in 3 years. A record increase of percent in fresh vegetable prices accounted for almost one-half the rise in the food index and about onefourth of the rise in the total CPI. Fresh fruit prices, which declined in, rose 4.1 percent in. Supplies of many vegetables such as cabbage, tomatoes, green peppers, celery, and cucumbers and citrus fruits were curtailed by adverse winter weather. Price increases for coffee, poultry, eggs, and sugar and sweets were larger than in. Pork prices also increased, but by less than in. Prices turned down for beef, dairy products, processed fruits and vegetables, and cereal and bakery products. The index for commodities other than food increased percent in after seasonal adjustment, about the same as in the previous months and more than in most months in. The index for gasoline and motor oil, which declined in, rose percent in. The index for fuel oil and coal rose. percent, the same as in. The used car index continued to show large increases after seasonal adjustment 3 percent in, after a 3 percent rise in. Apparel prices rose percent in, somewhat less than in. Increases of.1 percent for new cars, furniture, and tobacco products were considerably smaller than in recent months. The services index rose percent in after seasonal adjustment, compared with an increase of percent in and percent in each of the last 3 months of. The increase was smaller than in primarily because of a slower rise in the index for household services other than rent percent in, compared with 1 percent in ; property taxes, mortgage interest rates, and natural gas charges increased less than in. The medical care services index rose percent, about the same as in and December. The percent rise in the index for transportation services was noticeably larger than in recent months, reflecting a sharper rise in auto insurance rates than in or December. Consumer Price Index Revision The completion of the comprehensive program to revise the Consumer Price Index will be delayed beyond the previously announced date of April. Although much of the work required for the revision has been completed, serious problems have been encountered, principally in the design and operation of the new computer system required to process and calculate the indexes and in data validation. The Bureau now estimates that the additional time required will delay completion of the revision program and publication of a revised Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers as well as a new Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers until the fall of. Until these revised indexes are officially introduced, the Bureau will, of course, continue to publish the present CPI. In accordance with previously announced plans, the Bureau also will continue the present CPI for a 6-month period after the introduction of the revised indexes. 1

Table A. Percent changes in CPI and components, selected periods Changes in all items Month All items Changes from preceding month Commodities less food Services Compound annual rate from 3 months ago From 1 months ago Seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted :.. March April May June July August.., September, October., November. December..1 - - - - - -.1.1.1 4 3.1 5 6.1 6 5 5 4 4. 4 6 6.1 6.1 6 5 5 5 5 5. 4 :..,.. 1. 1.. 6.1 9.1 5 6. Monthly changes in detail (not seasonally adjusted). The index for food ^purchased in grocery stores rose percent in before seasonal adjustment, the largest increase since July 1975. Unfavorable weather conditions were a major factor in the increase in food prices. Fresh vegetable prices rose 4 percent and fresh fruits 5. percent, reflecting the effects of the late freeze in Florida and the drought in the West. Poultry prices rose 5.1 percent in as cold weather delayed marketings and the natural gas shortage disrupted operations at processing plants. Curtailment of hog marketings caused by winter storms and below-zero temperatures led to reduced pork production and higher prices in and. Higher prices for coffee and chocolate bars also can be traced primarily to weather problems. Retail coffee prices advanced 9 percent in for a total rise of 8 percent since. Prices for green coffee at the wholesale level began to rise around mid-1975 after a severe frost and subsequent drought wiped out a large portion of Brazil's coffee crop. The Brazilian coffee crop is not expected to return to normal for several years. Retail prices for chocolate bars and chocolate flavored syrup rose percent and 5. percent respectively in reflecting rapidly increasing prices for cocoa beans. Cocoa bean prices climbed 4 percent in the 3 months ending in and 157 percent since due to poor crop prospects in western Africa where two-thirds of the world's supply is grown. Among other foods, sugar prices rose in for the first time in 6 months as wholesale prices moved up following large purchases of sugar on the world market by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. Egg prices rose 5.1 percent due to a decline in production. Prices for dairy products and beef, however, declined.1 percent and percent, respectively. Although the harsh winter weather led to sharply diminished cattle slaughter and beef production, beef prices declined due to slow demand and ample inventory. The index for food away from home restaurant meals and snacks increased percent, the same as in. The index for commodities other than food increased percent in before seasonal adjustment. The rapid rise in fuel oil prices which began last November continued in with an increase of percent. Gasoline prices rose 1 percent, following an increase of.1 percent in and declines in the last 3 months of. The used car index, which usually shows a large decline in, increased percent before seasonal adjustment the first rise in 5 months. Prices also turned up in for apparel and textile housefurnishings. House prices increased more than in recent months, and prices of housekeeping supplies, drugs and prescriptions, home maintenance and repair commodities, and newspapers continued to increase. The new car index, however, declined percent,

about as much as it usually does in. Tire and furniture prices also declined. The services index increased percent in before seasonal adjustment. Indexes for medical care services rose percent and transportation services percent, the same as in. Physicians' fees increased percent, hospital service charges 1. percent, auto repairs 1. percent, and auto insurance 1 percent. The indexes for rent and household services less rent both rose percent in. Charges for domestic services rose 1 percent and day care 1 percent considerably more than in recent months. The 1.1 percent rise for natural gas was the smallest in 6 months, but prices this were 19 percent higher than in. Charges for electricity moved down.1 percent, and mortgage interest rates declined percent.

SEMI- LOG 18 16 Chart 1. All items index and rates of change, 1967-77 (1967=1) CPI flll ITEMS INDEX (NOT SEflSONflLLY fldjusted] 14 1 1 RRITH. scnl S PERCENT CHRN6E OVER i-month SPRN (SEflSONflLLY flojustedj \A_A/S PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN [flnnufll RflTE. SERSONflLLY fldjusted) 1. 9-1 BRITH. SCHLE 1 1 i-a -8-6 - - - PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPflN (flnnufll RflTE. SEflSONflLLY flojustedj 6-5 RRITH. SCRLE 8 RRITH. SCflLE 8 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN 1/ 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 197 1973 1974 1975 1/ Computed from the unadjusted series. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

SEMI- Chart. Commodities less food index and rates of change, 1967-77 (1967=1) 18 16 CPI COMMODITIES LESS FOOD INDEX (SERSONRLLY ROJUSTEOJ 14 1 1 PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPRN (SERSONRLLY RDJUSTED3-7 RRITH. SCflLE _ 1-4 1-1- -8-6 -4 - - -- - --6 RRITH- SCRLE 6 PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPRN (HNNURL RflTE. SERSONRLLY RDJUSTED3 8. 4 - PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPRN (RNNURL RRTE. SERSONRLLY RDJUSTE 3 6 RRITH. SCRLE 6 RRITH. SCflLE 6 PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPRN 1/ 5 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 197 1973 1974 1975 1/ Computed from the unadjusted series. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Chart 3. Total food index and rates of change, 1967-77 (1967=1) SEMI- LOG CPI TOTflL FOOD INDEX (SEflSONflLLY flojusted) 187.1 18 16 14 1 RRITH. 5CBLE 3. 1-6 1- -8-4 - --4 --8 PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflh (SERSONRLLY flojusteo),. -J too PERCENT CHflNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPRN (RNNURL RRTE. SERSONRLLY RDJUSTEO) I 1 RRITH. 5CBLE 4 16 1 8 4 RRITH, SCRLE 16 PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 6-MONTH SPRN (RNNURL RRTE. SERSQNRLLY RDJUSTED3-4 -8 1 8 4-4 PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 1-MONTH SPflN/1/ RRITH. SCflLE "~~LE 16 4 1 8 V 4 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 197 1973 1974 1975 \J Computed from the unadjusted series. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 6

Chart 4. Services index and rates of change, 1967-77 SEMI- LOG oo (1967=1) 18 16 CPI SERVICES INDEX (SERSONRLLY ROJUSTEDJ tl88 14 1 1 RRITH. 5CRLE 1 1 6 PERCENT CHRNGE VER ( 1-MONTH SPRN '(SERSONRLLY fldjusted) PERCENT CHRNGE OVER 3-MONTH SPflN (RNNURL RRTE. SERSONRLLY ROJUSTEDJ 8- BRIJH- SCflLE 1.1 1- -9-7 -6-5 -3.1. -.1 6 4 PERCENT CHRNSE OVER 6-MONTH SPRN (RNNURL RRTE. SERSONRLLY RJUSTE 3 6-9 RRITH. SCflLE 1 9RITH- SCflLE OVER 1-MONTH SPflNly 1967 1968 1969 197 1971 197 1973 1974 1975 1/ Computed from the unadjusted series. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Table 1. CPI U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and expenditure class (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Group or class All items All items (1957-59=1).... Commodities..... at home Cereals and bakery products... Meats poultry and fish... Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home away from home Commodities less food Nondurables less food... Apparel commodities Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear. Other apparel commodities Nondurables less food and apparel Gasoline and motor oil Tobacco products.. Alcoholic beverages Fuel oil and coal Other nondurables Durable commodities Household durables New automobiles... Used automobiles Other durables Services Rent Services less rent Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes: All items less food Nondurable commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Services less medical care services Insurance and finance Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance service Appliances (including radio and TV) All items Housing Shelter 1 Rent... Homeownership Fuel and utilities 3 Gas and electricity...... Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care... Reading and recreation Other goods and services Special indexes: All items less shelter All items less medical care... All items less mortgage interest costs CPI domestically produced farm foods 4 CPI selected beef cuts 5 Purchasing power of consumer dollar: 1967=$1 1957-59=$ 1.. Relative importance December 1. 668 367 1856. 537 5 41 3.19 46 51 381 95 711 67 378 183. 58 1484 36 173 17 68 1 444 19 3 79 373 4. 55 3 168 595 58 547 7633 466 68 3175 964 575 43 195 1. 367 34 156 45 168 514 13 7. 53 994 1348 17 11 19.13 634. 554 43 48 7844 9366 954 157 16 - Unadjusted indexes 175 3 168 183 181. 179 17 171 177. 6 6 19 16. 6 161 147. 6 148 143. 153 157 17 18. 165 148 71 165. 158 148 141 177 166. 187 149. 5 194 5 18 7. 6 166 17. 9 17 146 r 184 181 17. 6 14 175O 3 183 r 183 r 184.1 r 149 196 194. 8 4. 17. 6 15. 17 171 178 169. 19 166 154 156 173 174 173 174 163 $,57 91 177 6. 17 187 186 18. 174 171 194 13. 193. 6 161 163 148 15. 6 143 154 157 171 18. 165 148 78 166 159 148 14 179 167 188 15. 195. 6 6 183 9 167. 5 174. 175. 147 185 4 18. 18 15. 177 187 184 185 15. 198 196 5 173. 6 15 173 17 178 169 195 166 155 156 175. 176. 17 178. 6 16 $,565 85 Unadjusted percent change to from Commodity and service groups 6. 5 4 3 - -4 1 1 1 6 5 4 4 3 5 5. 5 3. 11 5 7. 3 4 3 5 7 5 7 6 8 1. 6 6 4 4 6 5 8 7 1. 1 1-9 3 1. 1 -. 5. 5. 6 1 Expenditure classes 6. 4 6. 5 5 5. 1 1 4 9 9 5. 6 9 6 4 3 6 5 6 1. -4-5 O5 1.. 8 1 1. 1. - - November to December -1 - - 1 1 *. 5 * *. * - 1. *. 4 *. 5 *. * 1. 6. 5 - * *. 5 *. * * * *- 1 - Seasonally adjusted percent change from December to 1-1. 5-1. 3 *. 5. 9. 8 1. 5 *. 4 * *. 9 1. 5 1 *.. 9 *. 8 *. 8 *. 9 1 1. * *. 9 * *. 5 *. 6 *. 6 * 1 6 - to 1 Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately. weight for sugar. Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance s Calculated from the CPI beef and veal component by excluding veal cutlets and and repairs. beef liver. 3 Also includes residential telephones, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage services r=revised. not shown separately. * Not seasonally adjusted. 4 Calculated from the CPI food at home component by excluding fish, nonalcoholic beverages, bananas, chocolate candy bars, chocolate syrup and about half of the index NOTE: Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date. 8 1. 1. - -1 8 3 1. 1 -. -.. 6 3 *. 5 *. 6 *1 *. 5. 9 *. 1.. * *: 7 * 1. * * * *1 *1. *1. * - 8

Table. CPI seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and expenditure class (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967= 1) Group and class November Seasonally adjusted indexes December May Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ending in August November 6 months ending in August Commodity anc service gtoups AINtems Commodities at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home away from home Commodities less food Nondurables less food Apparel commodities Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear Other apparel commodities Nondurables less food and apparel... Gasoline and motor oil Tobacco products Alcoholic beverages Fuel oil and coal Other nondurables Durable commodities Household durables New automobiles Used automobiles Other durables 1 Services. Rent.. Services less rent Household services less rent Transportation services Medical care services Other services Special indexes: All items less food i Nondurable commodities * Apparel commodities less footwear Services less medical care services 1 Insurance and finance...... Utilities and public transportation Housekeeping and home maintenance service!. Appliances (including radio and TV) 167 181 179. 6 18. 17 171 18 196 189 159. 6 161 147. 8 149 143. 5 1 156. 169 183. 16 148 57. 163,6 157 147 138 174 164. 5 184 147. 6 191 1 18 4 165. 171. 6 171 146 181. 9 199 177 16 14 168. 181 179 178 17 169 181 198 19 16. 5 16. 148 149 144. 153 156 17. 183 163. 5 148 61 164 158 148 139 178 16 185 148 19 18 6 165 17. 171 147 18 198 179. 16 14 169 183 181 179 174. 17 181 19. 161 16 149 15 145 154. 158. 17 181 165 148 66 165 159 148 14. 185 166. 187 r 149 194. 181 8. 166 17 17 148 r 184 1 181 17 14 171 187 185 178 175 168 196 9 194. 16 163 15 15 145 155. 158 171 183 165 148 7. 166 161 149 1 191. 6 167 188 149 195 6 183 9 167 174. 175. 149. 185 3 181 18 15. 5 4.. 9 1 1-3 7 6 5. 3 6-5 3 6 4 5 8 3. 4 4 7 5 7 1 9 6 6 3 4 7, 8 8 5. 5 4. 1 6-1 13. 6 -. 5 14. 6 6 5 6 6 4 8 6 3 6. 1 -. 5 1 13 4 5. 1 3 8. 6 7. 7 5 8. 7 9 8 6 7 5 6 7 8. 9 7 1 4. -. -1-6 -1-3 18 6 3 4 1. 6 3-1 4 7 7 13. 6 4 6 4 3 8 3. 5 5 5 9 1. 6 6 6 1 6-8 7 1 9 9 1 13-3 7-6 4 9 9 8. 6 6 8 4 5 6. 6. 1 7 1 5 6 1 5 4 44 6 8. 6 8 9 6 9 6 5 8 6 7 8 9 5 4 1-6 8-11 6 5 4 4 3 5 6 3 4 3 1 4 8 5. 6 3 3. 6 5 7 5 7 6 9 9 6 6 4 6 7 9. 8 3 6 6-5. - -4 9 17 6 6 5 3 5 1 5. 6 6 6 6 1 14 6 7 4 6 3 5. 6 5 7 5 7 1 6 6 5 3 7 3 8 6 1 Expenditure classes All items. Housing!,... Shelter' } Rent Homeownership l 3... Fuel and utilities 4.. Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation... Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private...... Public Health and recreation l Medical care! Personal care 1 Reading and recreation Other goods and services Special indexes: All items less shelter 1 All items less medical care l... All items less motrgage interest costs!... CPI domestically produced farm foods! 5... CPI selected beef cuts 6 181 18 18 147. 6 194. 8 188 197 171 149 171. 17 176 167 191 164 154. 155 171. 6 17 171 173 161 181 181. 6 18 148 195. 191 1. 6 17 15, 6 171 171. 5 176 168. 19 165 154. 5 155 17. 173. 17 173. 16 183. 5 r 183.1 r 18 r 149 196 194. 3 173 151 173 173. 178. 169. 19 166 15 156 173 O 1 174 173 174 166 1 Not seasonally adjusted. beverages, bananas, chocolate candy bars, chocolate syrup and about half of the index Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately. weight for sugar. 3 Includes home purchase, mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance 6 Calculated from the CPI beef and veal component by excluding veal cutlets and and repairs. beef liver. 4 Also includes residential telephones, fuel oil, coal, water, and sewerage services r=revised. not shown separately.... 5 Calculated from the CPI food at home component by excluding fish, nonalcoholic NOTE: Index applies to month as a whole, not to any specific date. 187~ 184 185 149. 9 198 194. 6 4. 174 15. 17 174 178 169 195 166 155 156 175. 176. 17 178. 6 165 5 4. 3. 5 7 1. 6 4. 4 9. 8 9 6 8 4 4 4 5 4 5-3 -5 5 6 7 5 8 11 1 9 1 5 9 7. 4 1 6 6 6 3. -3. 8 4. -. 5 3 5 8 1 3 9 9 3. 9 7 1. 8 4 4 3 4-7 9 1 8. 7. 6 7. 13 14 6 5 9 11. 6 9 4 4 4 8 7. 9 8 13 1 5 5. 4 5 5. 6 5 9. 9 1 4 9. 9. 5 6. 6. 9 4 3 5 6. -. 5-15 6 6 7 5 5 4 1. 8 13 6. 4 9 1. 4. 6 9 6 5 4 6 5. 8 6 8

Table 3. CPI-food items, U.S. city average (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Index Percent change to from Item and group Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted away from home Restaurant meals Snacks 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 Chops Loin roast Sausage Ham, whole Picnics Bacon Other meats Lamb chops... Frankfurters Ham, canned Bologna sausage Salami sausage Liverwusrt 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, skim Milk, evaporated Ice cream Cheese, American process. Butter Fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh fruits Apples Bananas Oranges Orange juice, fresh... Grapefruit Grapes Strawberries Watermelon Fresh vegetables Potatoes Onions Asparagus Cabbage Carrots Celery Cucumbers Lettuce Peppers, green Spinach Tomatoes 187 193 19. 1. 186 18. 144 7 17 185. 161 18 19 186 196 174 171 161 16 155 17 156 187 16 158. 11 191 18 181 187 1 187 17 184 173 188 158 19 169 165. 9 163 1 15 16 135 41 36 7 199 55 171 161 179 9 161. 154 194 3 17 173 154 158 157 169. ( ) 8 193 3 39. 6 69 65 9 17 3. 3 35. 187 194. 1. 185 178 14 8 169. 18 16 179 188 185. 8 194 175 173 164. 16 16 174 157 19 167. 4 16 11 19 185 181 188 184. 5 171 186. 173 188 16 189. 8 171. 6 167 163 156 16 16 137 39 (J) 198 54 168 159 177 ( 1 ) 16. 196 15 196 8 183 187. 5 159 166 (M 19 ( ) 8 3 37. 375. 6 67 58. 177 (*) 3 8 17. 4 6 6 7 3 - -8 1-9 -. 1-4 -6-4. -5-5 -5-5 -3-4 - -9. -11-4 -1-14. -9-16 -14-5 -6-8 -3 - -4-4 - -6 1. 1 15 9 3 1. 6. 3 1 3 17 6. 1 4 3 7-9 3 9 131 78 18. 6 5 3 47 19 53-1 -1 -. 4-1 - - 1 - -3-3 -1-1 1 1. 1 1 6 6 - -5. 1 3-1 1. 1. 5 7 1 1 1 1. 6 - - - - 9 16 5. 3. 4 6 15 ( ) 4 17 41. 6 75. 5 31 6 1 3 3 6 3. 1. 1. - -1 3. -1-1. - - - - 1. - -3-3 - -o9 -. 1 1 5-1 1-1. 1 1 7. 9 1 4 ( ) 1. 5-1 -1-1 C 1 ) - -1. 5 8 1 1 7 16 ( ) 9. 8 8 71 7 6 3 34 34 See footnotes at end of table. 1

Table 3. CPI food items, U.S. city average Continued (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Item and group Index Percent change to from Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted Continued at home Continued Fruits and vegetables Continued Processed fruits and vegetables Fruit cocktail, canned Pears, canned Pineapple-grapefruit drink, 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 Coffee, instant Tea Carbonated drink, cola flavored Carbonated drink, fruit flavored Prepared and partially prepared foods... Bean soup, canned Chicken soup, canned Spaghetti, canned Mashed potatoes, instant Potatoes, french fried, frozen Baby foods Sweet pickle relish Pretzels Not available. 181 181 156 175 157 186 191 159 187 34. 6 17. 6 13. 7 179 19 161 187 19 179 15. 47. 6 9 73 36 8 158 199 1 173 6 145. 166 158 179 18 188 16 18 181 156 175 ( l ) 184 ( l ) 158 (') 7 9. 6 187. 6 177 187 16 186 1 17 5 () 8 158 (M (') 17 5 145 165 158 18. n 185 Priced only 16 in season. - 3-1 1-1 - 3. 1 5-8 1 1 1 -. 5 - -15-6 4 8 38 7. 3 9. 1 1 1. 11 3 1 - -1 1 1. -3 1 3-1 3 1-5. 6 9 6-1 - -1, 1 - - -1. ( l ) n 1. -3 (') 3 5 1 1. 3 3 5 6. n - -. - - -1. n 11

Table 4. CPI nonfood commodities and services, U.S. city average (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Item and group Other base Indexes Percent change to from Janua ry Housing Shelter Rent, residential Homeownership 3 Mortgage interest rates Property taxes Property insurance premium Maintenance and repairs Maintenance and repair commodities 4 Exterior house paint Interior house paint Maintenance and repair services Repainting living and dining rooms Reshingling house roof Residing house Replacing sink Repairing furnace Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Fuel oil, No. Gas and electricity Gas Electricity Other utilities: Residential telephone services Residential water and sewerage services Household furnishings and operation s Housefumishings Textiles Sheets, full, flat Curtains, tailored Bedspreads Drapery fabrics Pillows, bed Slipcovers and throws, ready-made.. Furniture and bedding Bedroom furniture, chest and dresser Sofas, upholstered Cocktail tables Dining room chairs Recliners, upholstered Sofas, dual purpose Bedding, mattress and box springs... Aluminum folding chairs Cribs Floor coverings Broadloom carpeting Vinyl sheet goods Vinyl floor tile Appliances (excluding radio and TV)... Washing machines, electric Vacuum cleaners Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, electric Ranges, free standing, gas or electric Clothes dryers, electric Air conditioners, demountable Room heaters, electric, portable... Garbage disposal units Other housefumishings: Dinnerware, fine china Flatware, stainless steel Table lamps, with shade Lawn mowers, power, rotary type.. Electric drills, hand-held Housekeeping supplies: Laundry soaps and detergents Paper napkins Toilet tissue Housekeeping services: Domestic services, general housework Baby sitter services Postal charges Laundry, flatwork, finished service... Licensed day care services, preschool child Washing machine repairs Mar Dec1 Mar Dec1 June 7 1 183 1 18 1 149 196 137 177 149 6 173 169 157 1 33 4 9 1 17 194 71 68 4 7. 183. 13. 17 153. 149 14 146 156 184 16 141. 154. 6 136 14 131 14 113 139 137. 6 161 138 16 167 167 137 143 13 137 141. 151 133 136 194 18 149 19. 6 18 9. 55 1 5. 6 13 166 6 1 184 185 15 198 137. 178 149 7 174 169 156 3 4 1 17 18. 196 78 75 5 9 18 13 173 153 153 158 149 158 184 133 137 154 136 14. 13 14 113 139 137 159 138 15 169. 167 138 143 13 138. 14 151 13 137 198. 183 1 13 181 3 56 18 4 5 14 168 6 6. 5 5 5. -4 7. 7 7 6 4. 8 5. 7 6 6 9 6 8 1 11 1 1 19 6. 1 9 3 5. 6-6 1 7 9 1 4 1 5. 3 3 5 3 5 3 4. 3 3 5 4. 4. 6 1 1 7. 6 14. 5 9 3 8 5 5 -. 6-1 - 1 1-5. - - - - - -. - -1-1. 6-1 1 o9 1 See foonotes at end of table. 1

Table 4. CPI nonfood commodities and services, U.S. ;ity average Continued (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Item and group Other index Indexes Percent change to fron Apparel and upkeep 7 Apparel commodities Apparel commodities less footwear Men's and boys' Men's: Topcoats and all-weather coats Suits, year round weight Sport jackets Jackets, lightweight Slacks, heavyweight Slacks, lightweight Trousers, work Shirts, work Shirts, business or dress T-shirts Socks Handkerchiefs Boys': Coats, heavyweight Sport coats, wool or wool blends.. Dungarees Undershorts Women's and girls' Women's: Coats, heavyweight Carcoats, heavyweight Sweaters Skirts, winter weight Skirts, summer weight Blouses Dresses, street, year round weight.. Slips Panties Girdles Brassieres Hose or panty hose, nylon Anklets or knee-length socks Gloves, fabric Handbags Girls': Raincoats Skirts, fall and winter Dresses Slacks, fall and winter. Slips Handbags Other apparel commodities Diapers Yard goods Wrist watches, men's and women's Footwear Men's: Shoes, street 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' Apparel services: Drycleaning Automatic laundry service Laundry, men's shirts Tailoring charges Shoe repairs June 74 15. 147. 6 146 148 151 137 9 144 115 149 167 164 137. 164 137 166 116 16 199. 159 143. 145. 6 14 136 151 149 143 151 131 155 134 153 9 138 19 173 135 1 135. 8 173. 14 151 157 1 167 141 153 16 178 144 136 153 151. 154 15 163 166. 148 171 166 156 15 148 147 15 15 139 94 145. 116 15 169 168 138 17 137 167 113 17 16 143 14 149. 134 146 158 145 153 131 154 137. 154 91 139. 19 174 137 15 131 17 141 15 157 4. 168. 141 154 16. 178 145 137 155. 6 151 156 15 163 166 147 17 167. 157 4 4 4 4 4. -4-1 5. 8 9 8 9 3 1 1 6 3 8 7. 6 - - 6 5 4 7 6 4 5 3 7 1 4 7 3 1. 8. 9 5. 11 6 1 5 9 8 3 4 5 5 6 1 6 5 7 7 1-1 1 1 1 3 - - 1-3 3-1. -3 5 1 1 - - 1-1 1 3 1-1 - 1. 1 1. 1 - Transportation Private 8 Automobiles, new Automobiles, used Gasoline, regular, premium, and unleaded.. Motor oil Tires Auto repairs (mechanical) and maintenance ' Auto insurance premiums Auto registration fees Parking fees, private and municipal, 17 171 141 177 181 16 14 196 137 191 173 17 14 179 183 163. 14. 198 3 137 19 9 9 4 3 5 3 7 6 14 3 6-1 - 1. 1 - See footnotes at end of table. 13

Table 4. CPI nonfood commodities and services, U.S. city average Continued (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Item and group Other index base Janua ry Indexes Percent change to from Janua ry Transportation Continued Public Local transit fares Taxicab fares Railroad fares, coach Airplane fares, chiefly coach Bus fares, intercity 178 177. 181 169 177 11 178 177. 18 169 177 11 5. 5 7 7 9 Health and recreation Medical care f Drugs and prescriptions Over-the-counter items Multiple vitamin concentrates Aspirin compounds Liquid tonics Adhesive bandages, packages Cold tablets or capsules Cough syrup Prescriptions Anti-infectives Sedative and hypnotics Ataractics Antispasmodics Cough preparations Cardiovasculars and antihypertensives Analgesics, internal Hormones Professional services: Physicians' fees General physician, office visits General physician, house visits Obstetrical cases Pediatric care, office visits Psychiatrist, office visits Herniorrhapy, adult Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy 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 Semiprivate rooms Operating room charges X-ray, diagnostic series, upper Gl Laboratory tests Anti-infectives Tranquilizers Electrocardiogram Intravenous solution Physical therapy Oxygen, inhalation therapy Personal care Toilet goods Toothpaste, standard dentifrice Toilet soap, hard-milled Hand lotions Shaving cream. Face powder Deodorants Cleansing tissues Home permanent wave kits Personal care services Men's haircuts Beauty shop services Women's haircuts Shampoo and wave sets, plain Permanent waves, cold Reading and recreation n Recreational goods TV sets, portable and console TV replacement tubes Radios, portable and table models Tape recorders, portable Phonograph records, stereophonic Movie cameras, 8mm Film, 35mm, color Golf balls Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan 169. 19 19 143 17 14 11 19 133 151 118 73 168 116 141 19 1 1 113 197 3. 198 1 3 167 177 186 178 184 179 167 163 16 156 85 96 18 144 17 133 141 149 156 136. 166 163 14 194 168 14 17 13 7 131 169. 169 168 167 139 154 18 1 169 15 9 13 95 18 13 169 195 13 144 17 1 11 198 134 15 119 7 169 116 144 193 1 13. 115 198 4 6 167 178 189 179 185. 6 18 167 164 164 158 88 3. 6 183 14 17 133 14 15 158 136. 6 166 163 14 19 17 139 17 11 8 133 17. 17 17. 1 169 139 155 19 1 17 1 9 1 9 13 14 6 9 6. 6 3 1 14. 8 4 7. 5 6 5 9 11 3 6 9 9 8 1 1 4 1 1 7. 7. 8 5 5 6 9 11 14 9. 6 5 6 7 9 6 6 4 4-6 5 7 1 6 6. 7 7 8 13. 6 5. 4-3 1-7 - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1. 5 1. 1 1 1. 1.. 1-1 - -1-1. 5 1 - -. 1 See footnotes at end of table. 14

Table 4. CPI nonfood commodities and services, U.S. city average Continued (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Item and group Other index Indexes Percent change to fron Janua ry Health and recreation Continued Reading and recreation Continued Recreational goods Continued 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 Drive-in movie admissions Bowling fees, evening Golf green fees TV repair Film developing 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 Beer, at home 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 account Legal services, short form will 146 16 1 146. 6 153 178 159 18 176.. 184 15 19 13. 185 194. 151 156 165 167 168 133 148. 8 144 115 158 17 1 13 7 147 17 133 146 15 18 16 184 178 3 184 153 11. 11. 187. 8 194. 151 156 165 168 168 133. 6 148 144 116 159 17 15 13 8. 5-3 4. 5 6 5 8 5 3-1 4 9 6. 3 4 3.. 6 5 3 6 7. - - 1 1 1 - ( 6 ) -1 1-1 Revised. Also includes hotel and motel rates not shown separately. 3 Also includes home purchase costs not shown separately. 4 Also includes pine shelving, furnace filter, packaged dry cement mix, and shrubbery not shown separately. 5 Also includes window shades, nails, carpet sweepers, air deodorizers, steel wool scouring pads, envelopes, reupholstering and moving expenses. 6 Priced only in season. 7 Also includes men's sport shirts, women's and girls' lightweight coats, women's books, and college textbooks, not shown separately. slacks, bathing suits, girls' shorts, earrings, and zippers not shown separately. 8 Also includes storage batteries and drivers' license fees not shown separately. 9 Includes prices for water pump replacement, motor tune-up, automatic transmission repair, front-end alignment, and chassis lubrication; does not include prices for auto body repairs. In the CPI this component represents consumers' direct, out-ofpocket expenses for automobile repairs and maintenance. 1 Also includes health insurance not shown separately. 1J Also includes outboard motors, nondurable toys, college tuition fees, paperback 15

Table 5. CPI selected areas, all items index (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) Area ' Pricing schedule Indexes 1967=1 1957-59=1 Other bases Percent change frc November U S city average M 177 O 1 6. 1-9 1. Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Long Beach N Y -Northeastern N J... Philadelphia M M M M M 171 17 176 3 18 178 194 1 7 4 16 8 6. 5 7 5. 5 1. 6 1 1 1 1. 1 October Boston Houston Minneapolis St. Paul Pittsburgh 1 1 1 1 178 183 17 17 13 1 198 3 6 5 5 1 1 1 November Buffalo Cleveland Dallas... Milwaukee.. San Diego. Seattle....... Washington 177 177 175 173 176 171 7 178 196. 1 8 7 5 19 5 189 6 185 6 7 7. 6 5 6. 6. 1 1 December December 1975 September Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati.... Honolulu.. Kansas City St Louis San Francisco Oakland 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 17. 178 174 165 17 168 17 197 7 198. 196 5 9 178 3 6. 6. 3 4 4. 9 1 1 1 1 1 Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago which have more extensive Standard Consolidated Areas. Area definitions were established for the 196 Census and exclude revisions made since 196. s, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all cities; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 -, April, July, and October., May, August, and November. 3 March, June, September, and December. 9 Revised index:, 18. Revised index:, 14. November 1963=1. 1965=1. Revised index: November, 174. Revised index: November, 3. December 1963=1. NOTE: Price changes within areas are found in the Consumer Price Index; differences in living costs among areas are found in family budgets. Table 6. CPI areas 1 priced monthly, by expenditure class, percent change from to (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, 1967=1) Expenditure class U.S. city average Chicago Detroit Los Angeles- Long Beach New York- Northeastern New Jersey Philadelphia All items 1. 1. 1 Housing Apparel and upkeep Transportation Health and recreation Medical care Personal care, Reading and recreation. Other goods and services. 1 1-1 o 1 1 1 1. - 1 1 See footnote 1, table 5. Revised. 3 Not available. 16

Table 7. CPI selected areas 1, by expenditure class (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) Expenditure class U.S. city average Chicago Detroit Los Angeles- Long Beach New York- Northeastern New Jersey Philadelphia Indexes, All items 177 171 17 176 18 178 at home Cereals and bakery products... Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home away from home 187 186 18. 174 171 194 13. 193. 6 184 183 179 174 16 194 1 191 181 179 187 169. 17 17 6 19 18 179 181 173 155 178 4 183 191 193. 181 175 174 18 6. 188 194 191 191. 18 17 18 6 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 184 185 15 198 196 78 5 173. 6 169 169 18 174 7 184 165 179 18 146 189 199 77 17 158 187 196 1 163 _ 19 167 188 186 168 198 17 91. 4. 176 185 193. 1. 187 7 187. 17. 6 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 15 15 143 154 138 13 131. 6 146 144 157. 18 149 144 137 139 147 145 138 139 15 14 145. 1 1 Transportation Private Public 173 17 178 177. 6 177 181 167 167 17 176 178 14 191 181 8 174. 177. 6 153 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 169 195 166 155 156 171 1 156 159. 179 19 155 16 167 198 144 157 176 1 17 161 161. 6 17 1 155 158. Percent changes, November to All items 1 1 1 1 1 at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home away from home 3 1-11 8. 1-5 6 3-1 3. 7 7 1 3. -1 6 8 1 3 4-13 8 4 4 1 1-13 8 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation.. 1 1 1 4 7 4 1. 5 9 7 1 1 4 1 4 7 5 3 4 1... 1 4 1 1 4 9 1-7 4 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys! Women's and girls' Footwear - - - - -1-5 -. 5 1-1. 1 3 - - -5-1 -. -4 - Transportation Private Public 1 1 1. 1 1 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 1 1 1. 1 3 1. 1. 1 1 1 1 1. 5 1 1. 1. 1 See footnotes at end of table. 17

Table 7. CPI selected areas 1, by expenditure class Continued (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) Expenditure class Buffalo Cleveland Dallas Milwaukee San Diego Seattle Washington Indexes, All items 177 177 175 173 176 171 5 178,4 at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home away from home 186 184 179 171 17 198 8 194 193 193 19 178 18 188 3 194 187 183 178 167 167. 19. 6 1/5 1 186 185. 179 176 176 191 3 193. 185 176 17 174 159. 5 176 197. 6 18. 181 174 176 166 174 7 185 194 19. 8 19 169 16 4 3 4 Housing Shelter Rent, residential 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 186. 6 171 153 174 56 9 74. 176 165 1 151 154 175 17 13 176 11 7. 168 15 15. 15 147 177 179 135 199.1 181 168 149 1 13 154 17 168 149. 174 97 1 165 16 16 166 166 193. 1 164 3 155 17 161 143 1 13 14 18 186 148 197 174. 51 14 17. 15 1 141 151 6 181 7 179 155. 8 194.1 3. 6 89 35 174 148 148 134 154 Transportation Private Public 167 168. 161 166 174 114 178 179 167 169 167 194 17 17 137 156 157 148 17 171 167. Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 165. 179 168. 154. 158 183 18 181. 6 159 168 17 188 171 157 15 167 191 168 16 15 161 188 156 145. 6 15 163 187 169 154. 147 176. 9 161 153 175 Percent changes, November to All items. 1 1 at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home away from home 4-1 6 8 18 8 3. 3 1 1-9 4 5 6 1 1 16 9 1-1 5 7 3 -. 5 4 9 - - - 9 8 3 4 4 7. 7 1. 8 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation.... - 8. 6 11 1 3 1 4 4. 6 6 1 1 1 4 1. 1 3 3 1 1-1 1 1 1 1 1. 4 1 1 7. 7 11 - Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear - -3 1 - - - 1. 1 - -1. - - - 1-3 1 1-1 -1 - -3 Transportation Private Public 1 3 1 1 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services. 4 6. 1 1 1. 5-1 1 4 3.. 1 1 3 4 See footnote 1, table 5. Revised index:, 18. Not available. Change from December. Revised index: November, 174. Revised index: November, 177. Revised index: November, 175. Revised index: November, 188. 18

Table 7-A. CPI selected areas 1, annual average, by expenditure class (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) Expenditure class Buffalo Cleveland Dalla Milwaukee San Diego Seattle Washington Indexes (1967=1) All items All items (1957-59=1) at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home away from home, 17 187. 5 178. 6 177 184 177. 6 167. 169 186. 186 169. 19 18 186 19 181 176 179. 6 1 185 167 181 176 173. 174 171 161 168. 6 183 191 167 188 18. 179 181 179 17 178. 18. 6 183 17 3 179 179 171 173 178 159 16 176 199 164 193 175. 175 177 183 167 156 18 174. 5 171 199 186 183 184. 173 16 191 6 194 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation, 178 168 149 17. 7 49 38 17 164 16 13 168 178 189 16 17 173 19 193. 17 19 164 165 161 14 166 185 59 195. 6 16 184 158 1 153 171 153 173 179 141 191 166 35 133 163 173. 173. 149. 187 174 54 187 171 Apparel and upkeep, Men's and boys' Women's and girls', Footwear 161. 5 197 148 147 148 148 147. 4 14 145. 6 148 133 147. 6 16. 16. 16 161 144 147 138 139 147 143. 8 141 148 149 149 138 154. Transportation Private Public 161 161 159 16 167 113. 17 17. 6 166 16 16 193 163 165 133 146 151 1. 16 16 163 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 157. 9 168 163 149 15 174 1 174 155. 165. 6 163 177 165 154 149 16. 6 18 163 151 148 156 178 15 143 147 155 175. 16 147 143 168 197. 6 156 147. 17 Percent changes, 1975-76 All items 5 5. 6. 6 6 5 at home Cereals and bakery products Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other food at home away from home -3 1 1 1 6. 5 5. 5 1 4 9 7 1 -. - 6 1 7 4 4. - 4 1 3 8 3. - - -1. 4. 1. 11 3 1-3 1 5. 5 9 3 1-1 -1 1 7 Housing Shelter Rent, residential Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation. 5 3 6. 3 9 6 8 5 4 5 1 11 1 7 7 6 5 6 18 3 7. 6 5 6 11 9. 15 5 7 8 6 9 3 5 5 5 7 5 5 7. 4 6 7 7. 6 7 7 7 5 7. 5 Apparel and upkeep Men's and boys' Women's and girls' Footwear 4 11 3 3. 1 4 6 3 1. 3 1 5 1. 5 9 6 3 Transportation Private Public 9 1 4. 6 1-3 8 9 7 8-5 7 7 7 7 8 4 7 7 6 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Other goods and services 5 8 7 3. 3 6 9 8 3 6 8 4 6 6 11 4 4 7 1 5 5 5 6 1 8 4 3 7 1 6 4 8 'See footnote 1, table 5. November 1963=1. 1965=1. 19

Table 8. CPI food groups, selected areas (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers 1967=1) Area 1 Total food Total Cereals and bakery products at home Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Other foods at home away from home U.S. city average Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los Angeles Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul... N.Y.-Northeastem N.J. Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Oakland. Seattle '. Washington 187 19. 191 186 186 184 193 193 187 181 188 194. 6 187. 18 186 19 191 194 187 186 185 18. 6 18 194 186 19 19 184 184 183 19 193 183 179 184 189 184 179 185. 184 193. 191 184 186 176 183 181 19 18. 189 17 18 179. 6 179 193 19 178 187 173 178. 181 181 179 186 181 191. 183 186 17 176 174 19 T Indexes, 174 177 18 175 171 174 18 178 167 169. 18 18 17 173 176 173 175 18 177 168. 174 178 176 169 186 18 164 17 16 177. 18 167. 17 183 18 177. 155 176 181 174 17 159 176 159 161 166 16 194 1 1,4 194 198 194 1 188 19 17 189. 176 178 191 179. 18 193 193 176 181 174. 8 4 13. 6 1 11 8 1 8. 3 1 6. 6 193 4 13 4 3 3 6. 18 8. 15 197. 14 7 3 193 191 196 194 194 191 18 194 1 19 13 194 183 193. 17. 188 6 7. 189 6 171 185 4. 6 Percent changes, to U.S. city average Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los Angeles Long Beach... Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul N.Y.-Northeastern N.J Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San Francisco Oakland Seattle Washington 3 3.. 3. 1. 3 1 1. 1 1 1. 6 1 4 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3. 1 3. - 1 96-1 1-1 l a 4 - -. 5 1-1 3 1 1 1 1 1. 3 1 1. 1 1. - - - -. - - -1 - - - - -1-1. - 9 11. 11 9 13. 1 9 6 11 7 4 5. 6 5 3. 5 4 1 1 8 7. 4. 6 7 3 1 5 3 4 1 5 1 4 4 3. 6 3 4. 1 3 4 3 1.. 4 1 1 1 1 ( ). 1. 1. ( ) 1 See footnote 1, table 5. Not available.

Table 9. CPI gasoline indexes, U.S. city average and selected areas (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, =1) Leaded regular gasoline Unleaded regular gasoline Premium gasoline Area l Index Percent change to from- Index Percent change to from- Index Percent change to from- Janua ry 1 I U S city average. 1 1 1 13 15. 1 13 14 1 Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati.... Cleveland.... Dallas Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los Angeles Long Beach Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul N.Y. Northeastern N J Philadelphia... Pittsburgh.. St Louis.. San Diego San Francisco Oakland Seattle Washington.. 11 11 11 11 13 1 1 1 1. 1 13. 13 14 13 13 11 1 1 14. 1 14 14 1 13. 1 1 13.! 14 13 11 i 15 13. 5 1. 6 15. 6 15 16 14. 6 13 11 13. 6 14 15 14 1 15. 6 14. 1 1 1. 1 1. 1. 1 1. 5 1 1 ' 1 3 1 1 1 1 14 11 14 11 14 13 1 14 14. 6 1. 6 1 15. 14 15 15 13 1 13 1 14 14 1 14 15 14 16 13 1 15 14 15 16. 1 16. 6 16,8 16 16 16 14 1 16 16 15 14 15. 6 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. 9. 1 1 1 13 11 1 11. 8 14 1. 11 1 13. 6 1. 1. 8 13 14. 13 14 11 1 13 13. 5 13 13 13 13 14. 13 14. 1 15 13 1 15 1 1 14 14. 9 15 14 14 13 14. 4 15 14. 9 14. 6 1 15 1 1 1 1 1. 8 1 1 1 1 1 K3 1 1 1 Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metro- extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established politan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more for the 196 Census and do not include revisions made since 196. Table 1. CPI gasoline average prices, U.S. city average and selected areas (Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers) Leaded regular gasoline Unleaded regular gasoline Premium gasoline Area 1 Average price per gallon December December December U.S. city average $o6 $. 6 $,67 6 $. 67 $,637 $, 648 $,649 $,656 Atlanta Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Detroit Honolulu Houston Kansas City Los Angeles-Long Beach. Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul... N.Y.-Northeastern N.J.. Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Diego San Francisco-Oakland.. Seattle Washington 8 7 97. 67 19 85 9 57 91 44 75. 69 64 94 4 87 95 94. 64 98 14 86 7 97 87. 59 6 91 43. 575 1 65 94 4 85 94 9 41 99 15. 594 15. 6 1 6 93 9 67. 6 3. 557 83 3 69 94 8. 64 6 98 9 45 6 6 5 7. 68 31 6 1. 69 79 9 14 68 98. 638 94. 65 36 3 1 55 57 17 55 7 5 8 9 61 1. 69 79 3 14 67. 598. 641 96 5 37. 63 4 6 55 59. 618 57 34 41. 64 37. 669 6. 6 87. 64 16 8. 68. 65. 65 7 4 48. 64 18 65 63 7 67 46 55 47,655 7 35 37. 6 5 43 93. 649 15 55 6 58 45. 638. 671 8 41 76. 647 53 47. 65 71 36 39. 63. 655 43 9 1 5 15. 66. 66 58 45 36 71 8 41 78 5 64 55. 656 76 4 41 9 58 44. 63. 68. 66. 618. 664 69 69. 66 44 8 86 5 89 1 Area coverage includes the urban portion of the corresponding Standard Metro- extensive Standard Consolidated Areas are used. Area definitions are those established politan Statistical Area (SMSA) except for New York and Chicago where the more for the 196 Census and do not include revisions made since 196. 1

Appendix. Technical Notes Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures average changes in prices of goods and services usually bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers. It is based on prices of about 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 major statistical areas and 17 smaller cities, which were chosen to represent all urban places in the United States. They are collected from about 18, establishments grocery and department stores, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. Prices of food, fuels, and a few other items are obtained every month in all 56 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the five largest areas and every 3 months in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits of the Bureau's trained representatives. Mail questionnaires are used to obtain local transit fares, public utility rates, newspaper prices, fuel prices, and certain other items. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights which represent their importance in the spending of all wage earners and clerical workers. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Separate indexes are also published for 3 areas. The index measures price changes from a designated reference date 1967 which equals 1.. An increase of percent, for example, is shown as 1.. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: The price of a base period "market basket" of goods and services bought by urban wage earners and clerical workers has risen from $1 in 1967 to $1. A Note About Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example in the accompanying box illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Seasonally adjusted percent changes in the U.S. All Items Index are based on seasonal adjustment factors and seasonally adjusted indexes carried to two decimal places. This procedure helps to eliminate rounding error in the percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 1-month period. BLS does not publish annual rates based on data for 1 month. CPI Less previous index Index Point Change Equals index pcunt change: Index point difference, Percent Change Divided by the previous index, Equals, Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change: 13 13 13.5.5x1 A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted for seasonal variation.