No. 502. WHOLESALE PRICES OF SELECTED COMMODITIES: 1950 TO 1966 [In dollars per unit. Annual averages. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series E 101-112, for selected items] NA Not available. 1 Beginning 1963, No. 1 hard winter wheat. Grade description changed from good to choice in 1951 with no change in quality. 31950 price for 10 spot market, 15/16" middling; 1955, for 14 spot market, 15/16" middling; 1" thereafter. Beginning September 1962, price is for 15 market average. Prior to January 1964, eggs, extras, New York. Break in price series caused by change in reporter sample. 1950 price for bulk lots, Savannah; 1955, tank cars, New York. * 1950-1955 prices for 5/16" thickness; 4" thereafter. 1950-1955 prices, broker to consumer, Pittsburgh basing point; thereafter, consumers' buying price, including brokerage, delivered, Pittsburgh district. 1950 price, standard, heavier than 60 lb., No. 1 open hearth, f.o.b., mill; thereafter, standard, carbon steel, No. 1 open hearth, 115 lb. per linear yard, control cooled, base quantity, f.o.b. mill. 10 1955 price for nails, wire, 8d common, carload lots; 1957 through August 1960, packed in fiberboard boxes; September 1960, lots of 30,000 lb.; beginning September 1961, price is for units of 50 lb. Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; annual report, Wholesale Prices and Price Indexes. No. 503. AVERAGE PRICES (UNIT VALUES)-SELECTED ARTICLES IMPORTED AND EXPORTED: 1950 To 1965 [In dollars per unit. Includes trade of Puerto Rico with foreign countries. Unit values obtained by dividing annual values of imports or domestic exports by annual quantities. Values of goods imported represent market values in foreign country from which imported. Values of goods exported represent values at port of exportation. Unit values may show actual price movements only roughly for commodities subject to considerable price variations among different grades, methods of packing, etc., and to year-to-year variations in proportions of grades, etc. Unit values of agricultural exports also include effects of CCC sales for exports, at prices well below U.S. market quotations, and of other Government programs] Source: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of International Commerce; unpublished data. No. 504. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, BY COMMODITY GROUPS: 1913 TO 1967 [1957-59-100. Prior to 1964, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Beginning 1964, the index structure has been revised to reflect buying patterns of urban wage earners and clerical workers in the 1960's, including single workers living alone as well as families of two or more persons. The indexes for prior years apply only to families of two persons or more. See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, Series E 113-139, for indexes on 1947-49 base] Beginning 1953, includes restaurant meals and other food bought and eaten away from home. • Comprises tobacco, alcoholic beverages, legal services, banking fees, burial services, etc. No. 505. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR SPECIAL GROUPS: 1940 To 1967 [1957-59-100. Prior to 1964, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See headnote, table 504] 1 Not comparable to series published prior to 1964. Indexes have been revised to reflect transfer of home purchase from services to durable commodities. Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Monthly Labor Review. No. 506. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES-SELECTED CITIES, 1940 TO 1963, AND SELECTED SMSA's, 1964 TO 1966 [1957-59=100, except as noted. Annual averages. For coverage details, see text, p. 348. For definition of standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA), see text, p. 2] 1 Based on 34 cities prior to 1955, 46 cities for 1955 through 1963, 50 urban areas for 1964 and 1965, and 56 areas beginning 1966. Separate indexes not compiled for medium and small-sized cities included in the national average. 2 Excludes Portland, Oreg. and Scranton, Pa.; for 1964 and 1965, excludes Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.; Houston, Tex.; Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; and San Diego, Calif. Old series indexes; see text, p. 348. 310-month average. 4 November 1963 = 100. • December 1963=100. 7 February 1965=100. Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Monthly Labor Review. No. 507. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES-RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF COMMODITY GROUPS AND SERVICES: 1964 TO 1966 [Percent distribution. As of December. The relative importance of a component of the Consumer Price Index at any given time represents its expenditure weight multiplied by the relative price change from the weight date to the given period and the result expressed as a percent of the total for all items. For analysis and methodology, see source] Source: Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Monthly Labor Review, November 1965, and Relative Importance of Items in the Consumer Price Inder, December 1966, December 1965, and December 1964. No. 508. COMPARATIVE COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES, BY FAMILY SIZE AND INCOME [Washington, D.C.=100. As of spring. These indexes are meant to apply to families residing in the suburbs of the 20 metropolitan statistical areas for which consumer price indexes have been computed. These families own their own homes, range in size from 2 to 6 persons and, in income, from $6,000 to $24,000 before tax] CITY Aver 2 PERSON FAMILIES 4 PERSON FAMILIES 6 PERSON FAMILIES age 1 $6,000 $12,000 $18,000 $6,000 $12,000 $18,000 $6,000 $12,000 $18,000 Unweighted average of indexes for salary levels of $6,000, $12,000, $18,000, and $24,000. Source: National Industrial Conference Board, Inc., New York, N.Y.; Comparative Living Cost In 20 Cities, 247079 067-24 |