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PRICE

MARCH 1966

TRENDS

Bulletin No. 1510

• CHARTS • TABLES

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner

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M A R C H 1966

PRICE TRENDS

Bulletin No. 1510

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner

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PREFACE

The charts and tables in this publication have been selected

to supply a useful analytical tool for those concerned with evaluating current price trends. Although based primarily upon the

consumer and wholesale price indexes regularly published by the

Bureau of Labor Statistics, a few other pertinent economic series

have been included.

Most of the charts begin with 1963, when the first evidences of

the current industrial price uptrend appeared, but a few start with

earlier periods in order to supply historical perspective. This

year, the Bureau published for the first time seasonally adjusted

indexes for selected consumer commodities, and some charts compare

the trends of these seasonally-adjusted indexes with the matching

unadjusted indexes.

More detailed and comprehensive graphic presentations and tables

can be found in Prices: A Chartbook. 1953-62 (Bulletin 1351) and the

September 1963 Supplement (Bulletin 1351-1).

This bulletin was prepared in the Branch of Price Economics of

the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Arnold E. Chase, Assistant

Commissioner.

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General price trends (Charts 1-7)...... ....... 1

Farm and food prices (Charts 8-14)....... ..... 8

Wholesale price index: Major groups,

since 1955 (Charts 15-18).................... 14

Selected industrial prices,

since 1963 (Charts 19-29)........... ......... 18

Consumer price index: Major groups,

since 1959 (Chart 30)......... ............... 29

Consumer price index: Major sectors and

selected nonfood commodities,

since 1963 (Charts 31-36)........ •••••....... 30

Consumer services (Charts 37 and 38).... . ...... • 36

Appendix tables:

1. Key wholesale price indexes, 1960-66..... 39

2. Wholesale price indexes for significant

industrial commodities, 1966............ 42

3. Key consumer price indexes, 1960-66....... 44

4. Consumer price indexes for selected

commodities, seasonally adjusted and

unadjusted monthly indexes, 1965-66.... 47

5. Indexes of daily spot market prices,

1965-66............................... 49

C o n t e n t s

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Chart 1. PRICES, PRODUCTION, AND CONSUMER EXPENDITURES

INDEX (1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59=100)

1961 1962 1963 1964 1 9 6 5 1966

S o urc es: C o m m e rc e , Federal Reserve, BLS.

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INDEX

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120

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105

100

9 5

90

85

Chart 2. DAILY INDEX OF SPOT MARKET PRICES 

(Monthly Averages)

(1957-59=100)

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 3. WHOLESALE AND CONSUMER PRICES BY MAJOR SECTORS

INDEX (1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59=100)

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Latest Data: April 1966

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Chart 4. YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGES IN WHOLESALE PRICES

(P ercent c ha ng e in annual averages, and since 19 6 4 in q u a r te r ly averages.)

Percent Percent

6

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FARM AND FOOD

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to to to to to to to to to to

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1964

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1965

1965

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C h art 5. YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES

(Percent change in annual averages, and since 1964 in quarterly averages)

Percent Percent

1 9 5 4 1955 1956 19 5 7 19 58 1 9 5 9 I 9 6 0 1961 1 9 6 2 1 9 6 3

to to to to to t o to to to to

1 9 5 5 1 9 5 6 19 5 7 1 9 5 8 1 9 5 9 I9 6 0 1961 1 9 6 2 1 9 6 3 1 9 6 4

1 9 6 5

to

19 66

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1 9 6 4

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1 9 6 5

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Chart 6. INDUSTRIAL COMMODITY PRICES: SPOT MARKET, WHOLESALE, AND CONSUMER

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INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 7. MANUFACTURING PRICES, LABOR COSTS, AND PROFITS

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

J J Index of labor cost per unit of output; the ratio of index of compensation of employees in manufacturing

(sum of wages and salaries and supplements) to index of manufacturing production.

3J A nnual ra te of profit a fte r taxes as a p e r c e n t of s to c k h o l d e r s ’ equity.

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INDEX

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125

120

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105

10 0

9 5

9 0

8 5

Chart 8. WHOLESALE AND CONSUMER FOOD PRICES

1957-59=100)

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 9. FARMERS’ COSTS: MACHINERY, FERTILIZERS, AND A N IM A L FEEDS

Chart 10. FOOD PRICES

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 11. LIVESTOCK, AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MEAT PRICES

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 12. WHOLESALE PRICES FOR MAJOR TYPES OF FOOD

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 13. CONSUMER PRICES FOR MAJOR TYPES OF FOOD

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 14. CONSUMER PRICES FOR MAJOR TYPES OF FOOD 

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND UNADJUSTED

INDEX (1957-59=100)

I 2 0

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I I 0

I 05

I 00

FOOD AT HOME

Unadjusted

r

JJ Seasona lly adjusted

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1

INDEX (1957-59=100)

I 2 0

I I 5

I I 0

105

INDEX (1957-59=100)

125

I 20

I 15

I I 0

I 0 5

I 00

95

1965 1966 1965 1966

Latest Data: April 1966

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Chart 15. WPI GROUPS: MACHINERY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, METALS, AND FUELS AND POWER

INDEX (1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59=100)

I I 5

I )0

105

100

95

90

85

8 0

1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 i 9 6 0 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 16. WPI GROUPS: TEXTILES AND APPAREL, HIDES AND LEATHER,

AND RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS

INDEX (1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59=100)

120

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105

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95

90

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Chart 17. WPI GROUPS: PAPER AND PRODUCTS, LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS,

AND FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD DURABLES INDEX (1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59=100)

I I 5

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I 0 5

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Chart 18. WPI GROUPS: CHEMICALS, NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS, 

AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND BOTTLED BEVERAGES

INDEX (1957-59 = 100) INDEX (1957-59 = 100)

115

no

105

100

9 5

9 0

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Chart 19. WPI: DURABLE RAW AND MANUFACTURED GOODS

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 20. WPI: METALS AND METAL PRODUCTS

1 9 6 3 1 9 6 4 1 9 6 5 1 9 6 6

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Chart 21. STEEL, CARS, AND APPLIANCES

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 22. WPI: MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT PRICES

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 23. WPI: TEXTILES AND APPAREL

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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INDEX

160

150

140

130

I 20

I I 0

100

9 0

80

7 0

Chart 24. WPI: HIDES, LEATHER, AND FOOTWEAR

1957-59=100)

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 25. RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS

INDEX

1 0 5

100

9 5

9 0

8 5

8 0

7 5

7 0

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(1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59=100)

1 0 5

100

9 5

9 0

8 5

8 0

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Chart 26. WPI: CHEMICALS AND PRODUCTS

INDEX (1957-59=100)

1963 1964 1965 19 66

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INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 27. WPI: W 00D PU LP AND PAPER

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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I I 0

I 0 0

9 0

8 0

WOODPULP AND PAPER

WPI: Paper

WPI: Paper boxes and shipping containers

I I 0

100

9 0

8 0

I 30

120

I 10

100

9 0

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Chart 28. WPI: LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS

INDEX (1957-59=100) IN D E X ( 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 100)

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 29. CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND MATERIAL PRICES

INDEX

130

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100

9 0

INDEX

130

120

I I 0

100

90

(1957-59=100)

CONSTRUCTION COSTS AINID MATERIAL PRICES

Construction cost index \J

WPI: Construction m

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aterials

\J Department: of C om m erce

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

(1957-59=100)

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Chart 30. CPI: MAJOR GROUPS

INDEX (1957-59=100) INDEX (1957-59 = 100)

I 20

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INDEX ( 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 ) INDEX (1957-59=100)

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C hart 31. CPI: ALL ITEMS AND MAJOR SECTORS

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 32. CPI: COMMODITIES-FOOD, OTHER NONDURABLES, AND DURABLES

1963 19 64 1965 19 66

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Chart 33. CPI: NONDURABLE COMMODITIES EXCEPT FOOD

INDEX

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120

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105

I 00

9 5

1963 1964 1965 1966

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C hart 34. CPI: APPAREL

INDEX (1957-59=100)

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Chart 35. CPI: SELECTED DURABLE COMMODITIES

1 9 6 3 1 9 6 4 1 9 6 5 1 9 6 6

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Chart 36. CONSUMER PRICES FOR SELECTED NONFOOD COMMODITIES,

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND UNADJUSTED

INDEX (1957-59=100)

INDEX (1957-59=100)

INDEX (1957-59=100)

1965 1966

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Chart 37. CPI: MAJOR CONSUMER SERVICES

1963 1964 1965 1966

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Chart 38. YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGES IN CONSUMER SERVICE PRICES

Percent Changes in Annual Averages and for 1966 in Q uarterly Averages

Percent Percent

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

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Table 1. Key Wholesale Price Indexes, 1960-66

(1957-59=100)

Farm products Processed foods

Year

or

All

commod­ Alii/ Steers Hogs

Fresh

fruits

and vege­ Eggs Alii/ Meats

month ities

(01) (01-31-ID ©1-31-61)

tables

(Oil) (016) (02) (0221)

Annual Averages

1960 100.7 96.9 99.4 90.8 100.6 103.2 100.0 96.8

1961 100.3 96.0 93.3 96.6 93.7 99.0 100.7 95.1

1962 100.6 97.7 102.6 95.3 97.7 95.2 101.2 97.8

1963 100.3 95.7 90.4 88.3 96.1 94.0 101.1 91.5

1964 100.5 94.3 85.9 88.0 103.2 90.8 101.0 89.0

1965 102.5 98.4 95.7 120.6 101.8 93.5 105.1 100,8

Percent Change in Annual Averages

1960-61 -0.4 -0.9 -6.1 +6.4 -6.9 -4.1 +0.7 -1.8

1961-62 +0.3 +1.8 +10.0 -1.3 +4.3 -3.8 +0.5 +2.8

1962-63 -0.3 -2.0 -11.9 -7.3 -1.6 -1.3 -0.1 -6.4

1963-64 +0.2 -1.5 -5.0 -0.3 +7.4 -3.4 -0.1 -2.7

1964-65 +2.0 +4.3 +11.4 +37.0 -1.4 +3.0 +4.1 +13.3

Monthly Indexes

1965

Jan. 101.0 93.0 88.9 90.9 98.5 78.9 102.2 89.7

Feb. 101.2 94.5 89.8 94.8 102.5 76.7 102.1 89.9

Mar. 101.3 95.4 89.3 96.7 107.8 86.9 101.8 90.1

Apr. 101.7 97.6 92.6 99.1 117.7 91.2 102.3 91.7

May 102.1 98.4 97.2 112.4 118.5 79.0 103.3 97.6

June 102.8 100.3 97.7 133.2 109.0 82.0 106.1 106.6

July 102.9 100.0 98.6 136.0 103.9 84.7 106.6 107.5

Aug. 102.9 99.1 101.0 139.4 85.5 100.0 106.7 107.1

Sept. 103.0 99.5 98.6 126.7 96.1 105.9 106.7 105.8

Oct. 103.1 99.4 98.2 130.5 95.6 105.1 106.9 105.5

Nov. 103.5 100.3 97.7 135.3 94.2 114.0 107.6 105.8

Dec. 104.1 103.0 99.1 152.4 92.2 118.2 109.4 112.1

1966

Jan. 104.6 104.5 99.1 157.8 97.5 99.8 110.3 113.6

Feb. 105.4 107.4 103.3 158.2 98.0 116.3 111.8 116.0

Mar. 105.4 106.8 106.1 134.9 101.3 118.5 111.5 112.8

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T a b l e 1 . K e y W h o l e s a l e P r i c e I n d e x e s , 1 9 6 0 - 6 6 - - C o n t i n u e d

Industrial Commodities

Year

Alii/

Steel

mill

products

Nonferrous

metals

(10-2)

Machinery Hides

and

leather

(04)

Refined

petroleum

products

(05-7)

or

month

Nonelectrical

(special)

Electrical

(11-7)

Annual Averages

1960 101.3 102.1 103.9 104.2 101.3 105.2 97.6

1961 100.8 101.7 100.4 104.9 100.0 106.2 99.3

1962 100.8 101.4 99.2 106.1 98.4 107.4 98.2

1963 100.7 102.0 99.1 107.1 97.4 104.2 97.2

1964 101.2 102.8 105.9 108.7 96.8 104.6 92.7

1965 102.5 103.3 115.2 110.7 96.8 109.2 95.9

Percent Change in Annual Averages

1960-61 -0.5 -0.4 -3.4 +0.7 -1.3 + 1.0 +1.7

1961-62 0 -0.3 -1.2 + 1.1 -1.6 + 1.1 -1.1

1962-63 -0.1 +0.6 -0.1 +0.9 -1.0 -3.0 -1.0

1963-64 +0.5 +0.8 +6.9 + 1.5 -0.6 +0.4 -4.6

1964-65 + 1.3 +0.5 +8.8 + 1.8 0 +4.4 +3.5

Monthly Indexes

1965

Jan. 101.9 102.9 111.5 109.7 96.7 104.9 95.2

Feb. 101.9 102.9 111.8 109.9 96.8 105.1 93.9

Mar. 102.0 103.0 112.3 110.1 96.8 105.7 94.0

Apr. 102.1 103.0 113.4 110.2 97.0 106.3 94.1

May 102.3 103.2 115.2 110.4 97.1 107.4 95.4

June 102.5 103.2 116.2 110.5 96.9 107.7 96.0

July 102.5 103.4 115.5 110.4 97.0 108.8 96.0

Aug. 102.7 103.5 116.5 110.8 96.7 112.2 96.4

Sept. 102.7 103.5 117.0 111.0 96.6 111.3 96.4

Oct. 102.8 103.7 117.4 111.2 96.6 113.3 96.6

Nov. 103.2 103.6 118.7 111.8 96.5 113.6 98.1

Dec. 103.2 103.9 117.2 111.9 96.6 114.6 98.4

1966

J an. i.03.5 104.1 118.3 112.2 97.0 116.0 98.3

Feb. 103.8 104.2 119.5 112.6 97.8 117.8 97.8

Mar. 104.0 104.3 120.8 113.0 98.2 118.7 97.2

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T a b l e 1 . K e y W h o l e s a l e P r i c e I n d e x e s , 1 9 6 0 - 6 6 - - C o n t i n u e d

Industrial Commodities

Year

or

Textile

products

Chemicals

and Pulp Lumber Rubber Furniture Construcmonth and allied and and wood and and other tion

apparel products paper products products durables materials

(03) (06) (09) (08) (07) (12) (special)

Annual Averages

I960 101.5 100.2 101.8 100.4 99.9 100.1 100.5

1961 99.7 99.1 98.8 95.9 96.1 99.5 98.6

1962 100.6 97.5 100.0 96.5 93.3 98.8 98.3

1963 100.5 96.3 99.2 98.6 93.8 98.1 98.5

1964 101.2 96.7 99.0 100.6 92.5 98.5 99.6

1965 101.8 97.4 99.9 101.1 92.9 98.0 100.8

Percent Change in Annual Averages

1960-61 -1.8 -1.1 -2.9 -4.5 -3.8 -0.6 -1.9

1961-62 +0.9 -1.6 + 1.2 +0.6 -2.9 -0.7 -0.3

1962-63 -0.1 -1.2 -0.8 +2.2 +0.5 -0.7 +0.2

1963-64 +0.7 +0.4 -0.2 +2.0 -1.4 +0.4 + 1.1

1964-65 +0.6 +0.7 +0.9 +0.5 +0.4 -0.5 + 1.2

Monthly Indexes

1965

Jan. 101.5 97.3 99.0 100.8 92.3 98.3 100.2

Feb. 101.5 97.5 99.0 100.8 92.2 98.2 100.3

Mar. 101.5 97.5 99.5 100.7 92.2 98.3 100.2

Apr. 101.5 97.6 99.8 100.5 92.3 98.0 100.3

May 101.6 97.6 100.0 100.4 92.9 98.0 100.7

June 101.9 97.4 100.0 100.3 93.1 98.0 100.7

July 101.9 97.4 99.9 100.5 93.0 97.8 100.8

Aug. 101.9 97.1 99.9 101.8 93.2 97.7 101.2

Sept. 102.1 97.2 100.0 102.0 93.3 97.7 101.2

Oct. 102.0 97.6 100.5 101.6 93.4 97.8 101.2

Nov. 101.9 97.5 100.8 101.6 93.5 98.0 101.3

Dec. 102.0 97.6 100.9 101.9 93.5 98.2 101.4

1966

Jan. 101.9 97.6 101.2 102.8 93.7 98.3 101.9

Feb. 102.0 97.6 101.3 103.7 94.1 98.4 102.4

Mar. 102.1 97.6 101.8 105.6 94.3 98.4 103.0

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Table 2. Wholesale Price Indexes for Significant

Industrial Commodities, 1966

(1957-59=100)

Commodity Mar. Feb. Jan.

Percent change

to

Mar. 1966 from:

Dec,

1965

Mar.

1965

All industrial commodities 104,0 103.8 103.5 +0.8 + 2.0

Textile products and apparel 102.1 102.0 101.9 +0.1 +0.6

Cotton products 101.8 101.5 101.0 +0,6 + 2,2

Wool products 106.0 105.8 105.9 +0.6 +2,8

Manmade fiber products 90.8 91.0 91.3 -1.2 -5.8

Apparel 104.7 104.7 104.6 +0,4 + 1.6

Hides, skins, and leather products 118.7 117.8 116.0 +3.6 + 12.3

Hides and skins 147.8 152.8 140.0 + 11.7 +60.5

Leather 123.3 118.0 116.6 +8,0 + 16.7

Footwear 115.3 114.9 114.4 + 1.3 +5.7

Fuels and power 99,9 100.3 100.5 -0.7 +2.0

Refined petroleum products 97.2 97.8 98.3 -1.2 +3,4

Chemicals and allied products 97.6 97.6 97.6 0 +0.1

Industrial chemicals: inorganic 105.3 105.1 105.1 +0.2 +0,7

Industrial chemicals: organic 88.6 88.6 88.5 -0.7 +0.2

Paint materials 89.8 89.5 89.5 +0.9 -0.6

Drug materials 94.4 94.5 94.4 -0.2 -0.2

Fertilizer materials 104,7 104.7 103.8 +0.9 +0,4

Plastic materials 88.4 88.4 88.4 0 0

Rubber and rubber products 94.3 94.1 93.7 +0.9 + 2.3

Crude rubber 91.2 91.0 90.0 + 1,8 +0,7

Synthetic rubber 98.0 98.0 98.0 0 0

Tires 90.4 90.4 90.4 +0.1 +3.1

Lumber and wood products 105.6 103.7 102.8 +3.6 +4,9

Lumber 107.4 105.6 104.3 +3.9 +6,0

Plywood 97.7 94.0 93.9 +6.1 +6,0

Pulp, paper, and allied products 101.8 101.3 101.2 +0,9 +2.3

Woodpulp 98,0 98.0 98.0 -0.1 -0.1

Wastepaper 108.7 105.5 105.8 +3,9 + 13.0

Paper 105.4 105.4 105.2 +0.5 + 1.5

Paperboard 97.0 96.7 96.7 +0.5 +0.7

Converted paper products 101.6 100.9 100.8 + 1.2 + 2.8

Building paper and board 92.7 92.7 92.7 0 +0.5

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I n d u s t r i a l C o m m o d i t ie s , 1 9 6 6 - - C o n t i n u e d

Commodity Mar. Feb. Jan,

Percent change

to

Mar. 1966 from:

Dec.

1965

Mar.

1965

Metal and metal products 108.0 107,5 107.0 + 1.3 +3.1

Iron and steel 102.3 102.2 102.0 +0,6 + 1.0

Steel mill products 104.3 104.2 104.1 +0,4 + 1.3

Foundry and forge shop products 107,2 107.2 107.1 +0.5 + 1.5

Nonferrous metals 120.8 119.5 118.3 +3.1 +7.6

Wire and cable 115.8 116.3 115.8 +0.5 +6.7

Heating equipment 91.8 91.7 91.5 +0.2 +0.2

Fabricated structural metal products 103.1 102.6 102.3 + 1.1 +2.8

Fabricated nonstructural metal products 110.9 110.5 110.0 + 1.1 + 1,6

All machinery and equipment 105.0 104.7 104.4 +0.8 +1.4

Electrical machinery and equipment 98.2 97.8 97.0 + 1.7 +1.4

All nonelectrical machinery and equip. 113.0 112.6 112.2 +0,4 +0.4

Metalworking machinery and equipment 121.1 120.7 119.8 + 1.9 +4.8

General purpose machinery and equip. 107.3 106.8 106.8 +0.8 +2.8

Construction machinery and equipment 117.9 117.5 116.9 + 1.2 +3.0

Agricultural machinery and equipment 118.0 117.8 117.3 +0.9 +3.0

Motor vehicles 100.3 100.4 100.5 -0.2 -0.5

Furniture and other household durables 98.4 98.4 98.3 +0.2 +0.1

Household furniture 107.2 107.2 107.0 +0.5 + 1.1

Household appliances 89.1 88.7 88.7 +0.3 - 1.0

TV, radio receivers, and phonograph 83.7 84.0 84,1 -0.9 -2.6

Nonmetallie mineral products 102.1 102.1 102,0 +0.5 +0.2

Concrete ingredients 103.8 103.7 103.6 +0.4 +0.6

Structural clay products 105.9 105.8 105.6 +0.3 + 1.0

Tobacco products 109.8 106.6 106.6 +3 • 6 +3.5

Nonalcoholic beverages 128.5 128.5 128.5 0 +0.3

Miscellaneous products 113.1 116.0 114.3 +0.5 +3.3

Manufactured animal feeds 119.6 124.8 121.8 +0.8 +4.7

Durable Commodities 105.3 104.9 104.6 + 1.1 + 1.9

Raw durables 114.7 111.4 108.2 +8.8 + 10.8

Durable manufactures 105.1 104.8 104.5 +0.9 + 1.7

Nondurable Commodities 105.3 105.5 104.5 + 1.3 +5.5

Raw nondurables 106.9 107.3 105.1 +2.8 +8.7

Nondurable manufactures 104.7 104.8 104.3 +0.9 +4.3

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Table 3. Key Consumer Price Indexes, 1960-66

(1957-59=100)

Food at Home Food

Year

or

month

All

items

Food A 111/

Meats Fruits and veg. away

from

Beef 2/ Pork Fresh Processing home

Annual Averages

I960 103.1 101.4 100.6 104.2 93.8 105.2 101.4 105.5

1961 104.2 102.6 101.5 102.5 98.2 103.5 105.6 107.8

1962 105.4 103.6 102.2 106.2 99.1 106.3 102.6 110.7

1963 106.7 105.1 103.5 105.0 96.6 112.6 108.3 113.2

1964 108.1 106.4 104.7 101.9 96.1 119.2 110.8 115.2

1965 109.9 108.8 107.2 106.8 109.4 121.7 107.3 117.8

Percent Change in Annual Averages

1960-61 + 1.1 + 1.2 +0.9 -1.6 +4.7 -1.6 +4.1 +2.2

1961-62 + 1.2 + 1.0 +0.7 +3.6 +0.9 +2.7 -2.8 +2.7

1962-63 + 1.2 + 1.4 + 1.3 -1.1 -2.5 +5.9 +5.6 +2.3

1963-64 + 1.3 + 1.2 + 1.2 -3.0 -0.5 +5.9 +2.3 + 1.8

1964-65 +1.7 +2.3 +2.4 +4.8 + 13.8 +2.1 -3.2 +2.3

Monthly Indexes

1965

Jan. 108.9 106.6 104.8 103.1 96.2 115.7 108.6 116.1

Feb. 108.9 106.6 104.8 102.4 97.0 118.2 107.5 116.3

Mar. 109.0 106.9 105.0 102.6 97.4 122.2 106.9 116.5

Apr. 109.3 107.3 105.5 102.6 97.5 126.4 106.7 116.8

May 109.6 107.9 106.2 103.9 98.6 133.5 106.2 116.9

June 110.1 110.1 108.8 109.6 108.9 141.6 105.8 117.2

July 110.2 110.9 109.7 110.9 117.2 138.6 106.1 117.6

Aug. 110.0 110.1 108.6 110.1 119.9 121.2 106.4 118.2

Sept. 110.2 109.7 108.0 109.8 119.9 110.2 106.7 118.8

Oct. 110.4 109.7 107.8 109.1 118.8 109.7 107.4 119.2

Nov. 110.6 109.7 107.8 108.3 118.3 111.2 108.8 119.6

Dec. 111.0 110.6 108.9 108.9 122.8 112.2 110.0 119.9

1966

Jan. 111.0 111.4 109.8 109.4 130.9 112.5 110.3 120.4

Feb. 111.6 113.1 111.8 111.4 133.2 121.5 110.6 120.8

Mar. 112.0 113.9 112.6 113.9 131.7 122.8 110.8 121.2

I f Includes foods not shown separately.

2/ Includes veal.

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T a b l e 3 , K e y C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x e s , 1 9 6 0 - 6 6 - - C o n t i n u e d

Year

or

Housing

Trans- Apparel

and

Health

and

All

commodNondurabies

Home- porta- recrea­ ities ex­ Durables less

month All ownership

tion upkeep tion cept food food

Annual Averages

I960 103.1 103.7 103.8 102.2 105.4 101.7 100.9 102.6

1961 103.9 104.4 105.0 103.0 107.3 102.0 100.8 103.2

1962 104.8 105.6 107.2 103.6 109.4 102.8 101.8 103.8

1963 106.0 107.0 107.8 104.8 111.4 103.5 102.1 104.8

1964 107.2 109.1 109.3 105.7 113.6 104.4 103.0 105.7

1965 108.5 111.4 111.1 106.8 115.6 105.1 102.6 107.2

Percent Change in Annual Averages

1960-61 +0.8 +0.7 +1.2 +0.8 + 1.8 +0.3 - 0.1 +0.6

1961-62 +0.9 +1.1 +2.1 +0.6 +2.0 +0.8 +1.0 +0.6

1962-63 +1.1 +1.3 +0.6 + 1.2 + 1.8 +0.7 +0.3 + 1.0

1963-64 +1.1 +2.0 + 1.4 +0.9 +2.0 +0.9 +0.9 +0.9

1964-65 + 1.2 +2.1 + 1.6 +1.0 + 1.8 +0.7 -0.4 + 1.4

Monthly Indexes

1965

Jan. 108.1 110.6 111.1 105.6 114.5 104.9 103.6 106.1

Feb. 108.2 110.9 110.6 105.8 114.7 104.7 103.3 106.1

Mar. 108.2 110.8 110.6 106.0 114.9 104.8 103.2 106.2

Apr. 108.2 110.8 111.0 106.3 115.4 105.0 103.0 106.8

May 108.2 110.8 111.4 106.8 115.6 105.2 102.9 107.2

June 108.2 111.0 111.2 106.9 115.7 105.1 102.6 107.3

July 108.3 111.2 111.5 106.1 115.3 104.7 102.3 106.9

Aug. 108.2 111.4 111.0 106.4 115.6 104.7 101.8 107.1

Sept. 108.6 111.6 111.0 107.2 115.8 104.9 101.7 107.7

Oct. 109.0 112.1 111.2 107.8 106.2 105.3 102.1 108.0

Nov. 109.2 112.5 111.5 108.1 116.4 105.6 102.4 108.3

Dec. 109.4 112.9 111.6 108.1 116.6 105.7 102.4 108.4

1966

Jan. 109.2 113.1 111.2 107.3 116.9 105.3 101.9 108.0

Feb. 109.4 113.3 111.1 107.6 117.1 105.4 101.8 108.3

Mar. 109.6 113.5 111.4 108.2 117.6 105.6 102.0 108.6

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T a b l e 3 . K e y C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x e s , 1 9 6 0 - 6 6 - - C o n t i n u e d

Services

Year

or

month All— ^ Rent

All

less

rent

Household

services

less rent

Medical

care

Transportation

Other

Annual Averages

I960 106.6 103.1 107.4 108.0 109.1 107.0 106.2

1961 108.8 104.4 110.0 109.2 113.1 109.5 109.7

1962 110.9 105.7 112.1 110.6 116.8 111.2 112.6

1963 113.0 106.8 114.5 113.0 120.3 112.4 115.3

1964 115.2 107.8 117.0 114.8 123.2 115.0 118.5

1965 117.8 108.9 120.0 117.0 127.1 119.3 121.8

Percent Change in Annual Averages

1960-61 +2.1 + 1.3 +2.4 + 1.1 +3.7 +2.3 +3.3

1961-62 + 1.9 + 1.2 + 1.9 + 1.3 +3.3 + 1.6 +2.6

1962-63. + 1.9 + 1.0 +2.1 + 2.2 +3.0 + 1.1 +2.4

1963-64 + 1.9 +0.9 + 2.2 + 1.6 +2.4 +2.3 +2.8

1964-65 +2.3 + 1.0 +2.6 + 1.9 +3.2 +3.7 +2.8

Monthly Indexes

1965

Jan. 116.6 108.4 118.8 116.0 125.0 117.7 120.1

Feb. 116.9 108.5 118.9 116.2 125.5 118.2 120.4

Mar. 117.0 108.7 119.1 116.2 125.9 118.4 120.7

Apr. 117.3 108.8 119.3 116.3 126.2 118.5 121.3

May 117.5 108.8 119.5 116.5 126.5 118.7 121.6

June 117.6 108.8 119.7 116.8 127.0 118.6 121.7

July 117.8 108.9 120.0 116.9 127.5 119.1 121.9

Aug. 117.9 109.0 120.0 116.6 127-.7 119.6 122.1

Sept. 118.5 109.1 120.7 117.6 127.8 120.2 122.6

Oct. 118.7 109.2 121.0 117.9 128.1 120.7 122.8

Nov, 119.0 109.3 121.3 118.1 128.5 121.0 123.0

Dec. 119.3 109.5 121.6 118.4 128.9 121.3 123.2

1966

Jan. 119.5 109.7 121.8 117.9 129.5 122.5 123.8

Feb. 119.7 109.8 122.0 118.1 129.9 122.6 124.1

Mar. 120.1 109.9 122.5 118.5 130.8 122.6 125.0

1/ Includes groups not shown separately.

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T a b l e 4 . C o n s u m e r P r i c e I n d e x e s f o r s e l e c t e d c o m m o d it ie s

s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a n d u n a d j u s t e d , 1 9 6 5 - 6 6

Year

and

month

Food at home Meats,

and

poultry*

fish

Dairy

products

Fruits and

vegetables

Other

at

foods

home

Adj. Unadj. Adj. Unadj• Adj. Unadj. Adj. Unadj. Adj. Unadj.

1965

Jan. 105.0 104.8 99.2 99.2 104.9 105.6 115.0 112.4 100.8 101.6

Feb. 104.8 104.8 99.5 99.5 104.9 105.2 114.4 113.3 100.7 100.9

Mar. 105.3 105.0 100.3 99.6 104.9 105.0 115.3 115.3 101.0 100.3

Apr. 105.9 105.5 101.1 99.8 105.0 104.5 115.5 117.6 102.0 101.1

May 106.7 106.2 102.1 100.3 105.0 104.2 117.4 121.4 102.0 100.8

June 108.9 108.8 108.0 106.4 105.1 104.0 119.8 125.9 102.1 100.5

July 108.3 109.7 109.0 109.2 104.8 104.3 116.5 124.3 102.0 101.2

Aug. 108.2 108.6 108.3 109.8 105.1 105.0 113.8 114.6 102.1 101.9

Sept. 107.7 108.0 107.5 109.8 105.1 105.3 112.6 108.5 101.6 103.0

Oct. 107.8 107.8 107.6 108.9 104.9 105.5 113.3 108.5 101.7 103.5

Nov. 108.2 107.8 108.1 108.5 105.2 105.8 114.4 109.9 102.1 102.9

Dec. 109.2 108.9 110.3 110.1 105.4 106.1 114.1 111.0 103.3 103.8

1966

Jan. 110.0 109.8 112.9 112.9 105.9 106.6 113.9 111.3 102.1 102.9

Feb. 111.8 111.8 115.7 115.7 106.7 107.0 117.7 116.5 103.3 103.5

Mar. 112.9 112.6 117.7 116.9 108.0 108.1 117.4 117.4 104.4 103.7

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Table 4. Consumer Price Indexes for selected commodities,

seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, 1965-66--Continued

Year

and

month

Fuel

and

oil

coal

Apparel

commodities Housefurnishings New cars Used cars

Adj. Unadj. Adj • Unadj. Adj. Unadj. Adj. Unadj. Adj. Unadj.

1965

Jan. 104.2 106.5 105.3 104.7 98.3 98.0 100.7 101.5 125.6 123.7

Feb. 104.3 106.7 105.4 104.9 98.2 98.1 100.6 101.0 125.2 121.7

Mar. 104.5 106.5 105.3 105.0 98.2 98.4 100.6 100.8 124.1 121.7

Apr. 104.7 105.4 105.5 105.3 98.2 98.5 100.7 100.7 121.5 120.6

May 106.1 104.6 106.0 105.9 98.2 98.3 100.6 100.2 121.2 121.1

June 105.5 103.4 106.1 106.0 98.0 98.2 98.0 97.4 121.2 122.7

July 105.4 103.2 105.2 105.0 97.7 97.6 98.4 97.2 121.3 123.0

Aug. 105.6 103.5 105.8 105.3 97.6 97.3 98.4 97.1 119.0 120.3

Sept. 105.7 104.3 106.0 106.2 97.5 97.5 98.4 96.5 117.5 118.9

Oct. 107.1 106.9 105.9 106.9 97.6 97.6 96.8 97.7 118.0 119.4

Nov. 106.6 107.2 106.3 107.2 97.5 97.6 96.9 98.7 117.4 118.7

Dec. 107.3 108.6 106.5 107.2 97.8 97.8 97.6 98.7 118.4 118.2

1966

Jan. 106.6 108.9 106.8 106.2 97.9 97.6 96.6 97.4 116.5 114.8

Feb. 106.5 109.0 107.0 106.5 97.9 97.8 96.8 97.2 117.3 114.0

Mar. 106.9 108.9 107.4 107.1 97.8 98.0 96.9 97.1 117.6 115.4

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Table 5. Indexes of Daily Spot Market Prices

(Monthly averages of daily indexes)

(1957-59=100)

Year and month

All

commoditiesFoodstuffs— ^

Raw

industrials—^

Livestock

and

3 / products— 7

Metals

Textiles

and

fibers

Fats

and ,

oils— ^

1965

January 102.3 91.5 110.6 92.3 129.5 105.4 101.8

February 102.4 91.5 110.7 94.7 128.2 105.2 105.2

March 103.0 89.8 113.2 97.7 132.3 105.7 106.4

April 105.3 90.6 116.7 102.4 137.3 107.4 108.6

May 105.2 90.3 116.9 103.5 137.9 108.2 101.7

June 104.2 90.1 115.3 105.4 135.7 108.8 99.8

July 103.3 89.0 114.6 106.3 134.1 109.3 100.2

August 104.7 91.2 115.2 107.4 135.9 110.0 98.5

September 105.4 93.2 114.8 104.5 135.9 112.5 101.4

October 105.6 93.4 115.0 106.2 135.3 112.9 103.1

November 106.1 93.9 115.5 106.2 136.7 112.8 102.4

December 108.9 97.9 117.1 111.0 137.6 114.0 103.7

1966

January 112.0 100.7 120.5 117.6 143.2 113.7 107.6

February 113.8 101.9 122.9 120.7 147.3 113.0 109.5

March 113.6 100.7 123.5 118.2 146.9 113.9 108.5

1/ Includes butter, cocoa beans, corn, cottonseed oil, hogs, lard, steers, sugar, and wheat.

2/ Includes burlap, copper scrap, cotton, hides, lead scrap, printcloth, rosin, rubber, steel

scrap, tallow, tin, wool tops, and zinc.

3/ Includes hides, hogs, lard, steers, and tallow.

4/ Includes butter, cottonseed oil, lard, and tallow.

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