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Retail Prices of Food 1951 and 1952

Bulletin No. 1141

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MARTIN P. DURKIN, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EWAN CLAGUE, Commissioner

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Retail Prices of Food 1951 and 1952

Bulletin NOo 1141UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

MARTIN P. DURKIN, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EWAN CLAGUE, Commissioner

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

United States Departm ent o f L abor,Bureau of Labor Statistics,

W ashington, D. C ., June 1, 1953.

Sir:

I have the honor to transm it herew ith a rep ort on reta il p r ic e s and indexes of reta il p r ic e s o f food fo r the y ea rs 1951 and 1952.

The orig in a l plan of publication involved separate bulletins coverin g re ta il p r ice data fo r 1951 and 1952. In o rd er to m ake m ore data available to the public as soon as p o s s ib le , a ll the 1952 sta tistica l m ateria l was added to the tables and charts of this bulletin . The d iscu ss ion , how ever, co v e rs a ctiv ities in the food p r ice fie ld fo r 1951 only, except fo r a b r ie f sum m ary of 1952.

The year 1952 m arks the end o f the adjusted se r ie s o f the R etail Food P r ic e Index, based on 1935-39 as 100. The year 1953 m arks the beginning o f the rev ised se r ie s based on the y ea rs 1947-49 as 100.

A m onthly m im eographed rep ort on re ta il p r ic e s o f food , giving index num bers fo r groups and subgroups of com m od ities , and average p r ic e s fo r individual foods in each o f the 56 c it ie s in the adjusted index, is available fo r a ll p er iod s through D ecem ber 1952.

This rep ort was prep ared by F ran ces H. M artin o f the B ureau s D ivision of P r ic e s and Cost of L iving.

Ewan Clague, C om m ission er.

Hon. M artin P . Durkin, S ecretary of L abor.

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CONTENTSPage

S u m m a ry ......................................................................................................................................................... 1F ood p r ice s during 1951 ............................................................. ..................... .................................... 2Trend of p r ice s fo r m a jor food grou ps, 1951 . . ............................................................................ 3

CHARTS

1 . R etail p r ic e s o f food in la rge c it ie s com bin ed ....................................... ........................... 72. Retail, p r ice s fo r groups o f food in la rge c it ie s com bin ed ............................................. 8

TABLES

1. Indexes o f reta il p r ic e s o f food in la rge c it ie s com bined , by y e a r , 1913-52 , andby month, January 1951 to D ecem ber 1952 ...................................................................... 9

2. Indexes o f re ta il p r ic e s o f food , in large c it ie s com bined , by com m odity group,by y ea r , 1923-52, and by m onth, 1 9 5 1 -5 2 ......................................................................... 10

3. C ontrol c la ss ifica tio n o f item s in the R etail F ood P r ic e Index under p r ice reg u lations adopted during 1951 and 1952.......................................... ........................................ 11

4. Indexes o f re ta il p r ice s o f food , by city and by m onth, 1951 and 1952 ....................... 125. R eta il F ood P r ic e Index percen t changes, by c it ie s , 1951 and 1952 ............................. 146 . C la ss ifica tion o f reta il food item s by percentage change in p r ice from D ecem

ber 1950 to D ecem ber 1951, and from D ecem ber 1951 to D ecem ber 1952........ 167. Indexes o f re ta il p r ice s o f prin cip a l foods in la rge c it ie s com bined , by month,

1951 ................................................................................................................................................... 177a. Indexes o f re ta il p r ice s o f p rin cip a l foods in large c it ie s com bined , by month,

1952 ..................................................... ........................................................................................... 188 . A verage re ta il p r ice s o f p rin cip a l foods in large c it ie s com bined , by month,

1951 ................................................................................................................................................. : 198a. A verage re ta il p r ice s o f p rin cip a l foods in la rge c it ie s com bined , by month,

1952 ...... ........................................................................................................................................... 209- Annual average reta il p r ice s o f prin cip a l food s , by c ity , 1951...................................... 22

10. Annual average reta il p r ice s o f prin cip a l fo od s , by c ity , 1952...................................... 26

APPEN D IX

B rie f d escrip tion o f R eta il F ood P r ic e In d ex ................................................................................. 32Store sam ple s e le c t io n .................................................................................................................... 32C ollection o f p r i c e s .......................................................................................................................... 32P r o c e s s in g ............................................................................................................................................ 33R elative Im p ortan ce .......................................................................................................................... 33R e v is io n s ................................................................................................................................................ 34P u b lica t io n s ......................................................................................................................................... 35

A PPEN D IX TABLES

A. Population w eights used in com puting re ta il food p r ice s and indexes fo r 56 citiesco m b in e d ............................................................................................................................................. 36

B. L ist o f foods and relative im portance o f individual foods and groups o f foods in cluded in the R eta il F ood P r ic e Index, in the base p eriod (1935-39=100), D ecem b er 1951, and D ecem ber 1952

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RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD, 1951 and I9S21

Sum m ary

B usiness was gen era lly good during 1951 and 1952. The National D efense p rog ram continued to expand during both y e a rs , a l though the rate o f expansion was not as great in 1952. P rodu ction continued to r ise as expenditures w ere in crea sed fo r plants and equipm ent. E m ploym ent and in com es w ere high and person a l savings in crea sed . Inventory buildup w as heavy during the fir s t half o f 1951 and the la st half o f 1952. Total expenditures fo r con su m er pu rch ases in crea sed during both y e a rs . In 1951 the in crea se was due en tire ly to h igher p r ic e s . In 1952 the higher expenditures represen ted in crea sed quantities o f goods purchased . Quantities o f foods purchased by con su m ers, h ow ever, w ere m aintained during 1951 and in crea sed during 1952. The in crea se in dom estic demand in 1952 was accom pan ied by a d e cre a se in fore ign demand.

In 1951, re ta il food p r ic e s continued the upward trend started in M arch 1950. P r ic e - wage con tro ls w ere im p osed in January 1951. The O ffice o f P r ic e Stabilization issu ed its P r ice F re e z e Order** (the GCPR) on January 26, 1951, which was designed to hold p r ic e s at lev e ls no higher than the highest p r ic e s charged between D ecem ber 19, 1950 and January 25, 1951, and which a ffected approxim ately 85 percen t o f the food s included in the R etail Food P r ic e Index. This em erg en cy action was fo llow ed during 1951 and 1952 by p r ic e regulations adapted to the sp e c ific r e q u ire m ents o f individual com m odities and industr ie s .

A fter sharp r is e s in January and February 1951, p r ic e s fluctuated upward gradually, establish ing new highs in all the 56 c it ie s surveyed. In 1952, re ta il food p r ic e s dropped sharply in F ebruary , then rose to another

alltim e peak in August, a fter which they declined during the rem ainder of the y ear. By D ecem ber 1952, re ta il food p r ic e s w ere1.0 p ercen t below D ecem ber 1951, but 6.3 p ercen t above D ecem ber 1950. Table 1 and chart 1 p resen t the trend in reta il p r ic e s o f foods in la rge c it ie s com bined, from 1913 forw ard .

A ll 56 c it ie s included in the reta il food p r ice index rep orted higher food p r ic e s over the p eriod betw een D ecem ber 1950 and D ecem ber 1951. P r ic e in crea ses ranged from 3.8 p ercen t in R ichm ond to 10.4 p e r cent in L os A n geles . A ll 56 c ities rep orted a lso h igher averages fo r the year 1951 as a whole than fo r 1950. Between D ecem ber 1951 and D ecem ber 1952, reta il food p r ic e s declin ed in 46 o f the 56 c itie s p r iced , with d e cre a s e s ranging fro m 0.1 percent in New Haven and W inston -S alem to 4.2 percen t in Portland, O regon.

The p r ice declin e in the R etail Food P r ic e Index during 1952 was assoc ia ted with high agricu ltu ra l production , e sp ecia lly of liv estock p rod u cts . L ivestock m arketings w ere large in 1952, exceeding the w artim e peak. R etail p r ic e s o f b ee f and vea l d e crea sed a lm ost continuously throughout the y ea r , and w ere the la rg es t fa ctor in the decline in the index. F ollow ing heavy m a r ketings and low p r ic e s ea rly in the y ea r , hog production , w hich had been expanding, dropped 10 p ercen t below the prev iou s y ea r , and was the sm a llest since 1948.

In contrast to 1952, 1951 beef and veal p r ic e s ro se sharply as OPS tried to regulate p r ic e s by im posing con tro ls . In 1951, the r ise in b ee f and vea l p r ic e s was the m ain reason fo r thf r is e in the m eats, pou ltry , and fish index, and was one of the m ost im portant fa c to rs in the r ise of the 4a ll fo o d s index.

Other im portant group r is e s during 1951

1 The changes in prices that occurred during 1951 are discussed in detail in the following pages. The year 1952, however, has been treated only in brief summary form in order to expedite the printing of the available data. The tables and charts are complete for both 1951 and 1952.

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w ere fo r fre sh fru its and v egeta b les , dairy prod u cts, and ce re a ls and bakery prod u cts.

Fats and o ils , how ever, w ere in large supply, and the p r ice d ecrea se begun in May 1951 continued through May 1952. A re v e rs e trend then o c cu rre d through August with in crea sed d om estic dem and, sm a lle r hog slaughter and la rd production , and the rea liza tion that supports fo r cotton seed and soybeans w ould prov ide a flo o r fo r p r ic e s . Beginning in Septem ber 1952, fats and o ils p r ice s again d eclin ed , fin ishing the year at approxim ately the May 1952 lev e l, as lard p r ice s d ecrea sed in sym pathy with pork , and lard exports fe ll below the prev ious y ea r .

Indexes o f average re ta il food p r ice s by city are p resen ted in table 4 and reta il food p r ice index percen t changes by c it ie s in table 5.

C la ss ifica tion o f reta il fo od item s by p e r centage change in p r ice are to be found in table 6 .

A verage re ta il indexes and p r ice s o f individual foods fo r la rge c it ie s com bined are presen ted in tables 7, 7a, 8, and 8a, resp ect iv e ly . A verage re ta il p r ice s o f p r in c ip a l foods in each o f 56 c it ie s are shown in tables 9 and 10 .

F ood P r ic e s During 1951

At the beginning o f 1951, reta il food p r ice s ro se to a new high, 2.4 p ercen t above the fo rm e r peak of m id -Ju ly 1948.

The m ovem ent in the re ta il food p r ice index during 1951 was as fo llow s:

1951 P ercen t Change

D ecem ber ( 1950) -January - + 2.6J a n u a ry -F e b ru a ry -------------- + 1.8F e b r u a r y -M a r c h ----------------- + .1M a r c h -A p r il ------------------------- - .2A p r i l - M a y --------------------------- + .8M a y -J u n e ------------------------------ - .2J u n e -J u ly ------------------------------ + .4J u ly -A u g u s t ------------------------- - .3A u g u st-S e p te m b e r -------------- + .1S e p te m b e r -O c to b e r ----------- + .8O ctobe r - N ovem be r -------------- + 1.0N o v e m b e r -D e c e m b e r --------- + .3

On January 26, 1951, the O ffice o f P r ice Stabilization issu ed its P r ic e F re e z e O r d e r (the gen era l ce ilin g p r ice regu lation , o r GCPR) gen era lly holding p r ic e s at leve ls no h igher than the h ighest p r ice s charged

betw een D ecem b er 19, 1950, and January 25, 1951.

This was an em ergen cy action taken to ch eck p r ice r ise s until s p e c ific p r ice reg u lations cou ld be w orked out. It a ffected approxim ately 85 percen t o f the foods in cluded in the Bureau o f L abor Statistics reta il food p r ice index. In e ffe ct , it d ivided foods into three groups: those sub ject to flex ib le co n tro ls , those sub ject to firm co n tr o ls , and those fre e from con tro ls . (F o r a d istribution of com m odities by type o f c o n tro l during 1951 and 1952, see table 3 on page 1 1 .)

A pproxim ately 49 p ercen t o f the re ta il food p r ice index was m ade sub ject to flex ib le co n tro ls . T hese foods w ere those p ro ce ss e d in substantial part from agricu ltu ra l p ro d ucts having p r ice s below parity o r the lega l m inim um as estab lished by the D efense P rodu ction A ct of 1950 .2 P r o c e s s o r s w ere allow ed to add to their ce ilin g p r ice s the d o lla rs -a n d -ce n ts in crea ses in their costs fo r any agricu ltu ra l p rod u cts , which w ere se llin g below their lega l m inim um p r ic e s .

The foods in the index su b ject to firm con tro ls m ade up approxim ately 36 p ercen t o f the re ta il food p r ice index. T hese w ere the foods not sub ject to parity and a lso those p r o ce s s e d in substantial part from agricu ltu ra l products fo r which p r ice s had a lready reach ed or su rp assed the lega l m in im u m .

In the or ig in a l G C P R , p r ice s o f fresh fru its and vegetables and fre sh fish and sea food w ere not p la ced under con tro l. B ecause o f their highly season a l nature and p erish a b ility , it was thought best to issu e separate regulations esp ec ia lly adapted to these food s . H ow ever, potatoes was the only one o f these item s subsequently con tro lled and then only fo r s ligh tly m ore than 4 months during 1952.

On F eb ru a ry 12, the OPS fre e d sugar from p r ice con tro l, becau se it was thought that the S ecre ta ry o f A gricu ltu re would be able to s ta b ilize sugar p r ic e s by con tro llin g im p orts as requ ired in the Sugar A ct o f 1948.

M ost o f the r ise o f 1.8 p ercen t in the food index betw een January 15, and F ebru ary 15,

2 The general ceiling-price regulation provided that no ceiling should be established for any agricultural commodity below the highest of the following prices: (1) The parity price for such commodity as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, or (2) the highest price received by producers during the period from May 24,1950, to June 24,1950.

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1951 , o c cu rre d in the 2 w eeks after the GCPR was issu ed . In addition to a 4 .6-p e r - cent in crea se fo r uncontrolled food s , h igher p r ice s w ere reported fo r many con tro lled food s . These in crea ses w ere probably due to the fact that som e o f the con tro lled foods had not reached the highest lev e ls charged during the D ecem ber 19, 1950-January 25, 1951, base period .

To elim inate the p oss ib ility o f s e lle rs basing their h ighest p r ice s on a few iso la ted sa les during the base p eriod , the OPS on F ebruary 23 issu ed an am endm ent to the G CPR. This am endm ent requ ired that m anufacturers and w h olesa lers m ust have at least 10 percen t o f d e liv e r ie s during the base p eriod (D ecem ber 19, 1 9 5 0 --January 25, 1951) to one c la ss o f p u rch aser at a sp e c ific p r ice b e fore using that p r ice as a basis fo r the new ce ilin g s .

C eiling p r ice regulations 14, 15, and 16, issu ed by the OPS on M arch 28, prov ided sp ec ific m axim um m arkups ov er co s t o f many foods fo r 4 c la sse s o f w h olesa lers and 4 groups of re ta ile rs defined in the regulations. T hese regulations w ere s im ila r to those fo llow ed by the O ffice o f P r ice A dm inistration from 1943 to 1946 to sta b ilize dry g ro ce ry p r ice s during W orld W aru .3

The application o f percentage m argins was allow ed any tim e a fter A p r il 5, but was not com p u lsory until May 14.

It is not known how gen era l the use o f these m arkups was by A p ril 15, when the B ureau s A p ril survey was taken. H ow ever, m ost foods in the index su b ject to these regulations advanced during the p eriod from m id -M a rch to m id -A p r il, although the food index as a whole declin ed 0.2 percent during this tim e as uncontrolled foods declined fu rth er, along with eg gs , pork , and dairy products.

C e ilin g -p r ice regulation 25 a lso was m ade effective May 14. This o rd er estab lish ed d o lla r -a n d -cen t ce ilin g p r ice s fo r reta il sa les o f standardized reta il b ee f cuts by grade, by dea ler c la ss ifica tio n , and by geographic loca tion . This regu lation a lso ca lled fo r the posting on August 1 o f d o l la r - and-cent ce ilin g p r ice s fo r the b ee f item s affected by CPR 25.

By May 15, im m ediately a fter the e f fe c tive date o f these con tro ls , re ta il p r ice s fo r 2 o f the 4 b ee f item s in the reta il food p r ice index declin ed m ore than 1 percen t below

3 Maximum price regulations 421, 422, and 423.

A p ril 15 p r ic e s . The other 2 item s had in crea sed fra c tio n a lly . Although m any reta il food p r ice s declined during the month ending May 15, the index in crea sed 0.8 percen t, la rge ly because o f the higher p r ice s o f fresh fru its and vegetables and eggs.

R etail food p r ice s fe ll 0.2 percen t from m id -M ay to m id-June as chicken p r ice s dropped 4.1 p ercen t, fre sh produce dropped 1.3 p ercen t, and som e other subgroups declin ed fra ction a lly , w hereas reported in cre a se s w ere sm all.

In the third quarter o f 1951, p r ice s w ere fa ir ly steady, r is in g slightly in July and Septem ber, and fa lling slightly in August. During this tim e, the m ost im portant d e clin es w ere fo r fru its and vegetab les , w hereas in crea ses w ere reported fo r eggs , dairy p rod u cts, and m eats.

In this quarter, 2 p r ice ord ers a ffected the food index. E ffective July 28, supplem entary regu lation 43 to the GCPR allow ed in cre a se s in p r ice s o f co la drinks, follow ing p erm iss ion to w h olesa lers and d istribu tors to in crea se their p r ic e s to re ta ile rs . E f fe c tive August 6, reta il p r ice s o f pork loin cuts w ere com puted under new seven -day d iffe ren tia l p r ice ce ilin g s , thus allow ing fo r change in p r ice s in accordan ce with changes in pork loins during the previous w eek as com pared with the base week o f January 19-25, 1951 (supplem entary regu la tion 47).

During the last quarter o f 1951, reta il food p r ic e s r o s e , with fre sh fru its and v e g etables the con trolling fa c to r . R ises in da iry products a lso contributed. P r ic e s o f fats and o ils continued the decline started in M ay, and m eat p r ic e s declined during N ovem ber and D ecem b er .

During this qu arter , additional m eat item s w ere p laced under sev en -d ay d iffe ren tia l c e ilin g s . On O ctober 1 , 1951, bacon , ham , and salt pork w ere added to the lis t in supplem entary regulation 65 which su p er seded supplem entary regulation 47. On N ovem ber 13, 1951, vea l cutlets and leg o f lam b w ere p laced under se v e n -d a y d iffe r entia l ce ilin gs in supplem entary regulation 79.T rend o f P r ic e s fo r M ajor F ood G roups, 1951 ~

F ro m D ecem ber 1950 to D ecem ber 1951, p r ice s m oved higher fo r a ll m a jor food groups except eggs and fats and o ils . P r ic e in cre a se s , in o rd e r o f m agnitude, w ere : fru its and vegeta b les , 16.0 percent; dairy

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prod u cts, 9.9 percen t; ce rea ls and bakery prod u cts, 7.1 percen t; m eats, pou ltry , and fish , 6.6 percen t; bev era ges , 5.9 percen t; and sugar and sw eets , 0.8 p ercen t. P r ic e d ecrea ses w ere reported fo r eggs (13.1 percen t), and fats and o ils (0 .4 p ercen t).

By D ecem ber 1951, the foods w hich had r isen the m ost above their 1935-39 p rice leve ls w ere : b ev era g es , 246.8 percen t;m eats , pou ltry , and fish , 170.1 percen t; fru its and v egeta b les , 136.5 percen t; eggs , 116.7 p ercen t; and da iry products, 113.2 percen t.

A ll food groups averaged h igher fo r 1951 than fo r 1950. Eggs w ere 21.7 percen t h igher; fats and o ils , 17.0 percen t; m eats , pou ltry , and fish , 11.7 p ercen t; dairy p ro d u cts , 11.5 p ercen t; b ev era ges , 1 0 .2 percen t; fruits and vegeta b les , 94 percen t; ce re a ls and bakery p rod u cts, 91 percen t; and sugar and sw eets w ere 3.7 percen t h igher.

T able 2 presen ts indexes o f re ta il food p r ic e s by com m odity group from 1923 f o r w ard. Chart 2, page 8, shows the trend o f re ta il food p r ic e s by group.

C erea ls and bakery p ro d u cts . - -P r ic e s of c e re a ls and bakery products ro se 4 .3 p e r cent in January 1951 from an a lready re co rd high in D ecem b er 1950, and then in crea sed gradually until in D ecem ber 1951 they w ere7.1 p ercen t above D ecem ber 1950. P r ic e s fo r a ll item s in the group averaged higher ov er 1951 than ov er the prev ious yea r . By D ecem ber 1951, bread p r ice s w ere h igher than in D ecem ber 1950 in 55 o f the 56 c itie s in the R eta il F ood P r ic e Index, and in one city they w ere unchanged.

F ood grain production was som ew hat low er in 1951 than in 1950, becau se a c o m bination o f drought and rainy w eather during harvesting fo r c e d acreage abandonment and cut down y ie ld s .

M eats, pou ltry , and f is h .- - A l l item s e x cept bacon , salt pork , and sa lm on w ere higher at the end o f 1951 thanatthe c lo s e o f 1950.

On F ebru ary 9, 1951, 2 w eeks a fter the genera l p r ic e fr e e z e , the OPS is sued d is t r i bution regu lation 1 in an e ffo rt to keep liv esto ck m oving in norm al channels. This regu lation estab lish ed licen sin g and quota con tro ls fo r liv estock s laughterers o f cattle , ca lv e s , sheep , lam bs, and h o g s . D istribution regu lation 2, e ffective May 7 ,1 9 5 1 , requ ired the grading o f b ee f, vea l, and lam b by the standard D epartm ent o f A gricu ltu re grades, and estab lish ed a system of re co rd s o f p r o duction and d e liv e ry by grad es.

Cattle p r ice s in crea sed sharply betw een January and A p ril 1951, catch ing pack ers in a p r ice squ eeze . In A p ril and May 1951, the OPS issu ed four regulations estab lish ing d o lla r -a n d -ce n t ce ilin gs on cattle and w holesa le and reta il sa les o f bee f. CPR 25, e ffective May 14, 1951, estab lish ed d o lla r - an d-cen t ce ilin g p r ic e s fo r re ta il sa les o f standardized reta il b ee f cu ts, and applied to four b ee f item s in the re ta il food p r ice in d ex --rou n d steak, r ib roa st, chuck roast, and ham burger. The w holesa le regu lation in corp ora ted a system o f zone d ifferen tia ls to encourage m ovem ent o f m eat to d e fic it a reas by allow ing pack ers to r e co v e r costs o f transporting liv esto ck and m eat.

T hese w holesale and reta il ce ilin g p r ice s fo r bee f w ere to be e ffective until August 1, 1951, at which tim e reduction in ce ilin g p r ice s o f 4 j percen t was contem plated . Another reduction was planned fo r O ctober 1, 1951. In extending the D efense P rodu ction A ct o f 1950, how ever, C on gress proh ib ited these p r ice ro llb a ck s , and banned slaughter quotas (see d istribu tion regu lation 1, am endm ent 7, e ffective August 7, 1951).

O ver the m onth from m id -S ep tem ber to m id -O cto b e r , bee f and vea l averaged 2.0 percen t h igher, a fter new d o lla r -a n d -ce n t ce ilin g s went into e ffe ct on O ctober 1 fo r the 4 b ee f item s. R ib roast, which was allow ed the la rg es t ce ilin g in cre a se , averaged 5.4 percen t h igher.

Under supplem entary regulation 79, e f fective N ovem ber 13, ce ilin g p r ic e s o f vea l and lam b cuts w ere estab lished by each re ta ile r every M onday in a ccord a n ce with changes in the co s t o f these item s during the prev ious w eek as com pared with the base w eek January 19-25 , 1951.

At the end o f 1950, b ee f and vea l p r ice s had reach ed a lev e l slightly above the fo rm e r high o f August 1948. By N ovem ber 1951, the b ee f and vea l subgroup index was 10.9 p ercen t above August 1948. The lam b index in 1951 was above a ll p rev ious leve ls except for January. By D ecem b er 1951, lam b averaged 7.8 p ercen t above June 1949, the high of prev ious y e a rs .

E ffective August 6, re ta il p r ic e s o f pork loin cuts w ere com puted under new 44 seven - day- d ifferen tia l p r ic e ce ilin g s (sup. reg . 47). P r ic e s w ere adjusted each Monday in a ccord a n ce with changes in the co s t o f pork loins during the prev ious w eek as com p ared with the base w eek January 19-25 , 1951. R eflectin g the new ce ilin g s , the p r ice o f pork chops ro se 7.2 p ercen t over the month

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from July 15 to August 15. E ffe ctive O ctober 1, 1951, bacon , ham , and salt pork w ereadded to the lis t under the se v en -d a y - d ifferen tia l in supplem entary regu lation 65 superseding supplem entary regulation 47 to the GCPR.

Unlike b ee f, p r ice s o f m ost pork item s during 1951 rem ained below th eir 1950 peak s.

P ou ltry p r ic e s in 1951 averaged som ew hat above 1950, but w ere w ell below the higher leve ls reached in 1946 and 1948.

Supplies o f canned salm on w ere sm all during early 1951, keeping p r ice s w ell above1950 leve ls until late in th ey ea r . P r ic e s fo r1951 w ere 30 percen t higher on the average than in 1950. In 1951, fre sh and frozen fish averaged m ore than 6 percen t h igher than in1950.

D airy products .- -T h e r ise o f dairy p ro d ucts p r ice s which started in July 1950, continued throughout 1951 except fo r m in or d ecrea ses in A p ril and May 1951, and reached a r e co rd high by D ecem b er 1951.

F luid m ilk p r ic e s , at new high le v e ls , ro se during the year in nearly all c it ie s included in the R etail F ood P r ice Index. P r ice s averaged approxim ately 11 percen t higher fo r 1951 than fo r 1950.

E ffective Septem ber 24, 1951, supp lem entary regulation 63 to the GCPR p e r m itted such groups as p r o c e s s o r s and distribu tors in individual m ilk m arketing areas to apply to OPS fo r adjustm ents o f ce ilin g p r ice s in their a rea s .

Butter p r ice s declin ed genera lly through Septem ber (except fo r May and June) after a sharp 8 .7 -p ercen t r is e in January 1951.

E g g s . - -A t the end of 1950, egg p r ice s had reached a 30-y e a r high and storage holdings w ere the low est on r e c o r d . By D ecem ber 1951, egg p r ic e s had dropped13.1 percen t below D ecem ber 1950, although they averaged 21.7 percen t h igher ov er the y ea r .

T here was no p r ice -su p p o rt p rog ra m fo r eggs in 1951. Egg p r ice s w ere kept up by high m eat p r ic e s , reduction in the num ber of layers on fa rm s , hatchery requ irem en ts, and in crea sed m ilita ry dem and.

Fruits and v eg e ta b le s . - - By D ecem ber1951, re ta il p r ice s o f fru its and vegetab les w ere 16 percen t h igher than in D ecem ber 1950. In creases o f 23.2 p ercen t fo r the fresh group and 5.2 percen t fo r the canned group m ore than o ffse t d e cre a se s o f 5.0 percent fo r frozen item s and4.0 percen t fo r d ried ite m s .

P r ic e s o f fr e sh fru its and vegetab les w ere not con tro lled by OPS during 19 51, although at the end o f the y e a r , plans w ere being m ade to con tro l p r ic e s o f p ota toes . (P otatoes w ere subsequently con tro lled by percentage m arkups under C P R s 15 and 16 from January 28, 1952, to June 6, 1952.)

Supplies o f fru its w ere fa ir ly large in 1951, with la rge stocks at the beginning of the y ea r and good s ized crop s during the y ea r . O ranges, in p lentifu l supply, showed a p r ice d ecrea se fo r the y ea r . Although apples averaged low er in 1951 than in 1950, they so ld fo r h igher p r ice s at the end o f 1951 than at the end o f 1950. Banana p r ice s averaged slightly higher fo r 1951, but showed a declin e by D ecem ber o f that y ea r .

Although bad w eather at the beginning of the year reduced supplies o f fresh v e g e tab les, m arketings fo r 1951 a s a w h o le w e re nearly as large as fo r 1950. H ow ever, consum er dem and was strong , and reta il p r ice s o f fre sh vegetab les averaged from 15 percen t to 69 percen t h igher in D ecem ber 1951 than in D ecem ber 1950, although they fluctuated during the y ea r .

T here was no p r ice support p rogram on the 1951 c ro p o f pota toes. P r ic e s had dropped quite low in late 1950, and la rge stocks w ere ca rr ie d ov er . F a rm ers reduced their a crea g e in 1951, and the resulting short c ro p , 25 percen t low er than in 1950 and the sm a llest in m ore than a decade, caused p r ic e s to r ise rapidly during the latter part of the y ear to a lev e l above parity in D ecem b er. P r ic e con tro ls w ere applied in 1952 (see page l l ) .

B e v e ra g e s . - -A fte r a 4.0 percen t r is e in January, beverage p r ic e s continued upward during the rem ain der o f the y ea r at a c o m paratively slow rate, and in D ecem ber 1951 w ere 5.9 percen t above D ecem ber 1950.

A fter a substantial r is e in the f ir s t 2 months o f 1951, co ffee p r ic e s leve led o ff during the re s t o f the y ea r .

P r ic e s o f co la drinks m oved upward from August through D ecem b er. Supplem entary regulation 43 to the G CPR a llow ed in crea ses in re ta il p r ice s o f co la drinks a fter July 28, fo llow ing p e rm iss io n to w h olesa lers and d istr ibu tors to in cre a se th eir p r ice s to re ta ile rs .

Fats and o i l s .- -P r o d u c t io n o f fats and o ils in 1951 was at a high lev e l, because o f la rge crop s o f o ilseed s and the la rge num bers o f hogs slaughtered.

E xcept fo r N ovem ber and D ecem ber 1950, p r ice s m oved upward from M arch 1950

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through A p ril 1951. P r ic e s ro se 8.2 percen t in January 1951 and an additional 2.9 percen t in F ebru ary .

In early A p ril, reta il p r ice s o f fats and o ils in the index w ere p laced under the p e r centage m arkup regu lations, C P R s 15 and 16. (P r ice s at the p r o c e s s o r s lev e l w ere ro lled back som ewhat by CPR 6, e ffe ctiv e F ebru ary 12, 1951.)

A fter A p ril, re ta il p r ice s o f fats and o ils turned downward and by D ecem ber 1951 w ere 0.4 p ercen t below the lev e l o f D e ce m b er 1950, although p r ice s fo r the year 1951 averaged 17.0 percen t h igher than fo r the year 1950.

At the end o f 1950, the sa le o f c o lo re d m argarin e .w as prohibited by State la w in l9 of the 56 c it ie s included in the B ureau s R etail F ood P r ic e Index. As these laws w ere repea led in som e States during 1951, p r ic e s of c o lo re d m argarin e w ere substituted fo r

u n co lored m argarin e in 10 additional c i t ie s .

N um ber o f c it ie s p riced Date U n colored C olored

m argarin e m argarineJ anua r y - July

1950........................ 56 - -A u gu st-D ecem ber

1950........................ 19 37J anuary-M arch

1951........................ 18 38A p ril-J u ly 1951 .... 16 40August 1951............. 13 43Septem ber 1951 .... 12 44O cto b e r -D e ce m b e r

1951........................ 9 47

Sugar and sw eets .- -T h e sugar and sw eetsindex stayed above 1950 leve ls during m ostof 1951.

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Chart 1. - -R eta il P r ic e s o f F ood in L arge C ities C om bined, 1913-1952


1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100

UNITEO STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Chart 2. R etail P r ic e s fo r G roups o f F ood in L arge C ities C om bined, 1935 to 1952

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[ 1935-39 = 100]

TABLE 1. INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY YEAR, 1913-52, AND BY MONTH,JANUARY 1951 TO DECEMBER 1952

A ll-foods Year

A llfoods

index index

BY YEAR

1913 ------1914 ------1915 ------1916 ------1917 ------

81.880.990.8

116.9

1930-1931-1932-

130.8 132.5 126.0103.9 86.5

19431944194519461947

A ll-Year foods Year and month

index

138.0136.1139.1 159.6 193.8

January- February March----

1951

1918-1919-1920-1921-1922-

134.4149.8168.8 128.3 119.9

1933-1934-1935-1936-1937-

84.193.7

100.4101.3105.3

1948 ----1949 -----

1950 Adjusted 1950 Old series

210.2201.9

204.5204.1

A pril

May-----June July August-

19231924192519261927

124.0122.8132.9137.4132.3

1938 ----1939 -----1940 -----1941 -----1942 ----

97.895.296.6

105.5123.9

1951 Adjusted1951 Old series

1952 Adjusted 1952 Old series

227.4227.2

September- October November-

231.5 233.9

December-

A ll A ll A ll A llfoods foods Year and month foods foodsindex index index index

BY MONTH

Adj usted Oldseries 1952 Adjus tedOld

series221.9 221.6 January------------------- 232.4 23k. 6226.0 226.0 February------------------ 227.5 229.1226.2 225.4 March----------------------- 227.6 229.2225.7 224. 6 April----------------------- 230.0 232.3

227.4 226.7 May-------------------------- 230.8 23k. 6226.9 227.0 June------------------------ 231.5 236.0227.7 227.5 July------------------------ 234.9 239.1227.0 226.4 August--------------------- 235.5 238.4

227.3 226.3 September---------------- 233.2 234. 7229.2 229.2 October------------------- 232.4 234.1231.4 232.1 November------------------ 232.3 233. 7232.2 233.9 December------------------ 229.9 230.9

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TABLE 2.--INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD, IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY COMMODITY GROUP, BY YEAR, 1923-52AND BY MONTH, 1951-521

[ 1935-39 - 100- ]

Cereals Meats, Meats Fruits and vegetables Fatsando ils

Sugarand

sweetsYear and

monthA ll

foodsand

bakeryproducts

poultry,andfish Total

Beefandveal

Pork LambChickens Fish Dairyproducts Eggs Total Frozen2 Fresh Canned Dried

Beverages

BY YEAR, 1923 TO 19523

12-4.0122.8

129.4124.1128.2127.4130.7

131.4131.0121.0102.884.9

82.890.9 97.5

136.1 139.0151.2141.7133.2

137.3143.8121.495.6 82.3

77.988.6

104.2

169.5159.5 185.1 210.8 183.8

161.4169.0177.5125.7103.5

113.8119.1 99.7

173.6162.7 193.5 226.2194.4

166.5173.5185.7128.7105.9

118.9 122.3

98.8

124.8 128.2132.3122.9 120.8

120.6124.3 118.6103.3 91.1

87.9103.9 106.2

175.4159.6

131.5147.6

126.2134.1149.1 145.0 132.8

128.3127.2119.2

96.071.1

66.476.4

110.3

175.4159.1124.6 120.0127.2

123.1114.3107.4

99.1 89.6

94.397.9

100.7

107.2116.0115.7

111.3117.8116.0

123.1127.1119.1

159.0 152.4145.9

153.9171.0158.7118.7 91.2

88.4101.1100.8

170.3170.4163.3

165.2164.8143.4124.6112.6

102.4107.6104.0

137.-4132.3

130.8 132.5 126.0103.9 86.5

vy^n

110.1107.6104.391.482.6

84.798.3

101.8

noon

193^ 79.3

68.978.999.9

193^1935-------------- 100.-4 100.7 98.9 104.7 96.3 95.5 98.2 _____

98.9 105.8

98.9

98.6106.4

97.8

94.7 106.5

98.7

103.4106.6

96.3

101.1105.2

97.9

101.1104.9

104.6

98.5101.0

101.3

101.6105.4

103.3101.2

104.8107.9

106.2108.6

100.9103.2

96.6116.0

99.4 102.8105.8

99.6105.3

97.8

103.3

99.8

103.6 101.2

1938-------------- 99.6 100.3 93.2 92.1 97.4 93.3 97.7 93.5 97.91939-------------- 95.2 94.5 96.6 96.6 101.1 88.9 99.5 93.8 101.0 95.9 91.0 94.5 95.1 92.3 93.3 95.5 87.7 100.6194-0-------------- 96.6 96.8 95.8 94.4 102.8 81.1 99.7 94.8 110.6 101.4 93.8 96.5 97.3 92.4 100.6 92.5 82.2 96.819*41-------------- 105.5 97.9 107.5 106.5 110.8 100.1 106.6 102.1 124.5 112.0 112.2 103.2 104.2 97.9 106.7 101.5 94.0 106.419-42-------------- 123.9 105.1 126.0 122.5 123.6 120.4 124.1 122.6 163.0 125.4 136.5 130.8 132.8 121.6 136.3 122.1 119.6 126.5

10,0 130 0 107.6108.4109.0

133.8129.9

146.1151.0 154.4174.0183.2

206.5207.6217.1236.2 271.4

134.6133.6 133.9165.1186.2

161.9153.9 164.4 168.8 200.8

168.8168.2177.1182.4199.4

178.0177.2188.2 190.7 201.5

130.6129.5130.2 140.8166.2

158.9164.5168.2190.4263.5

124.8124.3124.7 139.6186.8

126.1123.3124.0152.1 197.5

127.1126.5126.5 143.9 180.0

136.1 117.9118.0150.8214.7

118.7118.4150.5213.6

112.2112.6

134.5136.0tVw c

19^6 159.6193.8

i o*5 n 161.3217.1

148.2215.9

163.9220.119-47-------------- 155.4

l^ 'S 210.2201.9

170.9169.7

246.5233.4

243.9229.3

258.5241.3

222.5205.9

246.8251.7

203.2191.5

312.8314.1

204.8186.7

208.7201.2

205.2208.1

212.4218.8

158.0152.9

246.8227.4

205.0220.7

195.5148.4

174.0176.419-49--------------

1950-------------- 20-4.5 172.7 243.6 242.0 265.7 203.2 257.8 183.3 308.5 184.7 173.6 199.2 206.1 146.0 228.5 312.5 144.3 179.91951-------------- 227.-4 188.5 272.2 274.1 310.4 215.7 288.8 192.1 352.0 206.0 211.3 217.9 98.6 223.3 165.9 249.9 344.5 168.8 186.61952-------------- 231.5 193.1 269.9 271.5 307.9 213.4 283.8 192.8 343.0 214.8 193.1 239.3 90.8 259.9 163.8 240.8 346.7 143.2 188.1

1951. BY PRICE-REPORTING PERIOD, 1951 AND 1952

Jan. 15--------- 221.9 185.4 263.6 265.5 300.9 210.2 273.6 184.3 345.3 202.6 191.5 214.1 100.2 220.0 160.6 253.4 340.6 171.5 185.6Feb. 15--------- 226.0 187.1 270.1 271.2 307.0 215.2 279.7 193.2 347.8 204.4 179.8 224.3 100.8 233.4 165.1 256.7 342.7 176.5 186.0Mar. 15--------- 226.2 187.5 272.2 271.9 308.0 215.4 280.5 198.9 351.2 204.6 195.2 217.1 101.2 220.7 167.0 257.4 342.6 177.3 186.0Apr. 15--------- 225.7 188.3 272.6 272.5 309.5 213.7 284.2 198.5 351.7 204.1 191.2 214.8 100.2 215.9 168.9 257.8 *343.5 178.3 185.9May 15--------- 227.-4 188.2 * 272.8 272.4 308.7 213.4 289.1 *199.4 353.1 203.5 198.4 221.6 99.6 226.5 169.6 256.7 345.3 176.7 185.4June 15--------- 226.9 188.4 271.6 273.1 308.8 214.4 292.5 191.3 356.3 203.9 201.2 219.9 98.8 223.5 170.4 254.4 345.2 175.2 186.1

July 15--------- 227.7 189.0 273.2 274.2 310.3 215.3 292.2 195.3 353.3 205.1 211.5 218.5 98.8 221.8 170.0 250.7 344.8 168.8 188.0Aug. 15--------- 227.0 188.7 275.0 276.6 310.1 222.6 292.0 194.4 356.4 205.9 225.8 208.9 98.0 209.1 165.8 248.5 345.2 162.7 188.3Sept 15--------- 227.3 189.4 275.6 277.6 310.7 224.3 292.2 195.1 353.2 206.4 239.3 205.1 97.5 204.3 164.2 245.6 345.0 161.5 188.2Oct. 15--------- 229.2 189.4 276.6 281.0 317.0 223.8 293.7 188.7 353.2 207.9 243.4 210.8 97.5 214.4 162.8 240.8 345.8 160.6 187.0Nov. 15--------- 231.-4 190.2 273.5 278.6 317.3 215.8 295.6 184.0 351.1 210.4 241.8 223.5 95.9 235.0 162.7 238.1 346.6 158.5 186.7Dec. 15--------- 232.2 190.4 270.1 274.6 316.9 203.8 300.0 181.9 351.2 213.2 216.7 236.5 95.0 255.4 163.3 238.9 346.8 157.8 186.4

1952

Jan. 15--------- 232.4 190.6 272.1 273.8 316.0 203.8 297.1 192.6 351.5 215.8 184.3 241.4 95.0 263.2 163.3 238.6 346.7 155.3 185.9Feb. 15--------- 227.5 190.9 271.1 270.8 314.2 201.0 285.6 197.5 *351.5 217.0 166.5 223.5 94.2 234.6 163.6 238 A 347.1 150.9 185.1Mar. 15--------- 227.6 191.2 267.7 268.8 312.6 200.3 276.5 190.7 348.0 215.7 161.3 232.1 92.5 248.4 163.9 236.3 347.1 145.6 184.3Apr. 15--------- 230.0 191.1 '266.7 268.1 311.2 198.7 283.1 188.8 346.3 212.6 165.9 247.2 91.5 272.8 163.5 236.9 347.3 143.1 186.2May 15--------- 230.8 193.8 266.0 271.7 310.8 208.6 287.1 175.4 345.3 210.6 164.0 253.8 88.7 283.4 163.7 236.8 346.6 139.9 187.3June 15--------- 231.5 193.3 270.6 275.9 310.9 219.4 291.5 181.9 343.9 209.8 169.1 250.0 90.0 278.1 162.3 237.1 346.5 140.1 187.7

July 15--------- 234.9 194.4 270.4 274.1 308.0 219.3 290.3 187.4 342.1 212.3 208.7 253.2 90.1 283.0 162.4 238.9 346.4 140.6 188.9Aug. 15--------- 235.5 194.2 277.3 280.3 307.8 237.0 290.8 197.8 339.8 213.8 217.2 242.3 90.8 265.3 162.6 241.4 346.6 141.4 189.9Sept 15--------- 233.2 194.1 277.0 278.5 308.7 231.2 288.5 202.1 339.3 216.7 221.4 227.6 90.3 241.0 164.2 243.5 346.6 141.1 190.4Oct. 15--------- 232.4 194.3 271.5 274.1 303.9 228.1 281.6 193.1 338.1 218.1 230.6 227.3 89.0 240.3 164.8 244.7 346.3 140.7 190.7Nov. 15--------- 232.3 194.3 265.5 263.8 298.1 210.3 272.2 200.0 335.9 218.2 226.0 ;236.7 89.0 254.3 166.0 248.1 346.1 140.3 190.6Dec. 15--------- 229.9 194.5 262.4 257.6 292.8 203.4 261.6 206.7 333.9 217.1 201.8 236.4 88.3 254.0 165.9 248.8 347.0 139.8 190.5

1 Aggregate costs in each city weighted to represent total purchases of families of wage earners and lower-salaried workers, have been combined with the use of population weights.

2 December 1950 = 100.

3 Comparable indexes for the years 1923-34 have been computed by converting indexes from the 1923-25 base to the 1935-39 base.

4 Revised.

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TABLE 3.CONTROL CLASSIFICATION OF ITEMS IN THE RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX UNDER PRICE REGULATIONS ADOPTED DURING1951 AND 1952

General ce ilin g price regulationCPR 25 d o lla r-

and-cent ce ilin gs

Supplementary

regulation 43 to GCPR

d o lla r- and-cent ce ilin gs

Supplementary regulation 47 to GCPR 7- day d i f

feren tia l ce ilings

Supplementary regulation 65

to GCPR 7-day d i f feren tia l ce ilings

CPR 25,revisedd o lla r-and-centceilin gs

Supplementary regulation 79

to GCPR 7-day

d ifferen tia lceilings

General overriding Regulation7, revision 1

Free from control

Subject to firm control

Subject to fle x ib le control

CPR's 15 and 16 maximum percentage markups1

Free from controlAmendment 22

Amendment 127

Jan. 26,1951

Jan. 26, 1951

Jan. 26,1951

Apr. 5, 1951

May 14, 1951

July 28, 1951

Aug. 6, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

Oct. 1, 1951

Nov. 13, 1951

July 1, 1952

Nov. 20, 1952

CEREALS AND BAKERY PRODUCTSFlour, wheat Corn flakes Corn meal

Rolled oats Bread, white Vanilla cookiesLayer cake J e lly ro ll

Flour, wheat3 Corn flakes3 Corn meal3 RiceRolled oats3

Vanilla cookie s3

MEATS, POULTRY, AND FISH

Fresh fish Frozen fish 4

Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast Frankfurters Hamburger Veal cutlets Pork chops Bacon, s liced Ham, whole Salt pork Lamb, leg

Salmon, pink, canned

Frying chickens

Salmon, pink, canned

Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast

Hamburger

Pork chops Pork chops Bacon, s liced Ham, whole Salt pork

Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast

HamburgerVeal cutlets

Lamb, leg

DAIRY PRODUCTSButter Cheese Milk, fresh, delivered Milk, fresh, grocery Ice cream Milk, evaporated

Butter3Cheese3

Milk, evaporated3

_____________ _____________ ____________ EGGS|Eggs, fresh [ | 1 1

FRUITS AND VEGETABLESFresh Frozen

ApplesBananasOrangesBeans, greenCabbageCarrotsLettuceOnionsPotatoes5SweetpotatoesTomatoes

StrawberriesOrange ju iceconcentratePeas

Strawberries Orange ju ice concentrate3 Peas3______

Strawberries Orange ju ice concentrate Peas

Canned

PineapplePeaches

CornTomatoesPeasBaby foods, strained

Peaches3PineappleCorn3Tomatoes3Peas3Baby foods, strained3

iPeachesPineappleCornTomatoesPeasBaby foods, strained

DRIEDPrunes

Navy beansPrunes Navy beans3

Prunes Navy beans

BEVERAGESCoffee

Cola drinkCoffee

Cola drink Cola drinkFATS AND OILS

LardHydrogenated shortening Salad dressingMargarine,uncoloredMargarine,colored

LardHydrogenated shortening Salad dressingMargarine,uncoloredMargarine,colored

SUGAR AND SWIEETSSugar6

Grape j e l ly Grape j e l ly 31 Application of markups allowed any time from April 5, 1951, but not compulsory until May 14, 1951,2 Following the Defense Production Act amendments of 1952, effective July 1, 1952, which eliminated controls on frank and proc sed fruits and vegetables.3 Subject to parity requirements.4 Frozen fish was under firm price control from January 26, 1951, to May 21, 1951; freed from price control May 22, 1951.3 Potatoes were controlled by percentage markups under CPRs 15 and 16 from January 28, 1952, to June 6, 1952.6 Sugar was under flexible price control from January 26, 1951* to February 11, 1951; freed from price control February 12 ,1951.7 Controls suspended.

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TABLE 4.INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD, BY CITY AND BY MONTH, 1951 AND 19521[1935-39 a 1001

Region and c ity

UNITED STATES---------------

NEW ENGLANDBoston---------------------------Bridgeport---------------------Fall River---------------------Manchester---------------------New Haven----------------------Portland, Maine------------Providence---------------------

MIDDLE ATLANTICBuffalo--------------------------Newark---------------------------New York------------------------Philadelphia-----------------Pittsburgh---------------------Rochester------------------- Scranton------------------------

EAST NORTH CENTRALChicago--------------------------Cincinnati--------------------Cleveland----------------------Columbus, Ohio------ -------D etroit--------------------------Indianapolis-----------------Milwaukee------ ------------Peoria---------------------------Springfield , 111-----------

WEST NORTH CENTRALCedar Rapids2---------------Kansas City-------------------Minneapolis-------------------Omaha------------ ------ ------St. Louis----------------------St. Paul------------------------Wichita2------------------------

SOUTH ATLANTICAtlanta--------------- ---------Baltimore----------------------Charleston, S. C-----------Jacksonville-----------------Norfolk--------------------------Richmond------------------------Savannah------------------------Washington, D. C-----------Winston-Salem2--------------

EAST SOUTH CENTRALBirmingham---------- ----------J ackson2-------------- ------ Knoxville2------------- ---- Lou isville ----------Memphis-------------------------Mobile---------------------------

WEST SOUTH CENTRALDallas---------------------------Houston---- -----------------L itt le Rock-------------------New Orleans-------------------

MOUNTAINButte-----------------------------Denver---------------------------Salt Lake City-------------

PACIFICLos Angeles -------Portland, Oreg--------------San Francisco---------------Seattle-------------------------

Average 1951year Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

227.4 221.9 226.0 226.2 225.7 227.4 226.9 227.7 227.0 227.3 229.2 231.4 232.2

215.0 209.1 213.8 213.3 212.8 214.4 214.9 216.6 215.5 213.9 217.8 218.4 219.3225.7 220.9 224.1 226.9 226.0 225.3 225.9 226.0 225.0 224.3 227.4 227.9 228.9220.9 216.0 220.8 219.2 219.8 219.2 221.3 222.2 221.0 219.7 223.2 224.2 223.8219.9 215.1 218.9 217.6 217.8 218.4 221.0 221.6 221.9 219.8 222.8 222.5 220.9220.0 214.0 220.0 219.3 218.1 220.3 220.5 221.6 219.2 219.9 222.4 222.1 222.2213.1 207.9 211.0 210.5 209.6 210.0 213.9 217.0 215.9 213.2 215.8 216.4 216.1230.2 225.1 230.8 228.6 229.5 229.1 229.6 231.8 228.9 228.3 232.8 233.3 234.1

221.5 215.5 217.9 219.6 218.0 221.9 224.3 222.1 219.2 221.5 224.2 227.2 226.7225.3 220.2 225.5 223.2 224.2 227.1 225.5 225.7 225.0 225.3 226.4 228.3 227.2226.3 221.0 227.0 224.7 224.9 226.4 224.4 226.5 225.5 226.1 227.8 230.9 230.6223.8 217.7 222.2 221.4 222.3 223.8 222.2 223.6 223.2 224.1 227.1 228.6 228.8230.4 222.4 227.4 227.2 227.8 230.5 230.3 232.9 232.0 231.0 233.5 235.2 234.6220.4 212.2 216.2 218.2 217.8 220.9 222.9 221.5 218.9 220.2 222.3 226.3 227.4225.0 217.7 223.7 222.7 221.4 225.2 225.7 225.5 225.9 225.6 227.2 229.8 229.9

233.4 225.1 232.9 231.6 231.1 233.0 233.4 235.3 233.4 232.3 236.2 237.8 238.1227.9 223.7 226.9 225.8 226.0 227.1 226.9 229.2 228.3 229.0 229.7 232.0 230.4235.0 227.4 232.7 233.3 231.8 235.6 236.3 236.7 235.7 235.3 237.2 239.0 238.5207.6 200.7 206.7 207.1 206.1 207.3 208.5 207.6 207.3 207.8 209.6 211.4 211.3229.3 223.7 228.3 228.8 227.3 229.1 229.4 229.1 228.9 228.4 230.5 233.5 234.5223.6 218.6 220.6 222.1 3 221.6 223.3 222.4 223.3 224.3 225.4 226.3 227.9 227.0228.2 219.6 227.4 226.9 224.8 227.5 229.9 231.9 229.2 227.9 228.9 231.7 232.6238.0 233.4 236.5 238.1 237.9 240.6 241.2 239.8 '236.9 235.6 235.6 239.5 242.5238.4 233.7 238.2 237.8 237.6 237.6 238.5 238.6 237.9 238.1 238.6 241.4 242.6

235.9 229.2 230.6 234.9 234.8 236.5 237.2 238.5 236.0 235.1 237.8 240.5 239.8213.0 208.5 210.5 211.6 212.4 213.6 212.8 213.7 211.8 212.2 213.9 216.4 218.0218.4 213.8 217.9 217.7 217.6 3 218.2 219.4 219.0 217.5 215.6 218.9 221.2 224.0219.7 213.7 216.4 216.8 217.0 219.3 219.6 219.1 220.0 219.6 223.3 225.1 227.0238.9 234.0 240.0 239.4 237.6 238.4 238.2 237.9 237.2 238.8 239.3 242.2 243.9216.4 210.5 212.9 214.1 214.4 215.1 216.2 216.5 216.2 215.1 220.7 221.6 223.7238.4 231.1 235.9 237.5 234.1 234.0 234.9 238.2 237.8 241.4 242.9 244.1 248.8

228.5 223.4 224.0 224.1 228.5 228.7 228.1 229.4 231.4 232.1 230.0 232.1 230.7238.3 231.8 237.1 236.8 236.2 239.0 238.9 237.0 238.0 238.3 241.1 242.4 242.5215.8 208.9 213.2 214.3 212.2 211.5 211.6 218.9 221.0 220.6 217.9 218.0 221.5233.0 229.0 231.5 234.8 234.3 230.5 231.9 233.8 233.6 234.7 232.5 234.8 235.0230.0 225.2 231.1 233.8 227.9 229.4 229.2 229.1 229.1 229.1 230.0 231.9 233.6217.2 215.6 218.3 217.4 215.4 216.7 216.4 216.5 215.9 217.7 218.4 219.1 218.3237.9 229.8 231.5 232.3 237.6 237.6 239.6 241.2 240.0 241.4 240.7 241.7 241.7224.3 221.2 223.3 222.4 222.2 224.3 224.2 221.9 222.6 224.0 228.0 228.1 228.9220.7 217.6 221.3 223.7 220.4 220.6 220.6 220.3 220.7 219.3 220.1 220.5 222.8

219.7 219.8 220.8 220.5 218.3 218.1 216.4 214.5 217.3 220.1 224.0 224.3 222.7225.3 223.1 226.4 226.3 222.1 223.2 221.9 222.6 224.8 227.2 229.4 227.4 229.2252.7 248.6 253.1 253.4 250.9 250.3 249.8 251.7 253.1 254.9 253.7 256.2 256.6215.1 210.0 214.5 214.6 212.5 213.7 215.5 216.0 214.8 215.6 216.7 218.6 219.1234.3 227.6 230.8 233.8 232.9 234.6 233.0 232.3 234.7 237.4 238.0 237.7 238.9226.8 220.4 222.5 223.8 225.7 224.2 225.7 229.5 227.0 229.1 231.7 230.0 231.4

230.6 225.9 228.7 229.9 228.7 228.9 227.9 227.0 230.9 233.5 233.8 236.0 235.4237.4 236.0 235.6 238.5 238.3 3 237.1 235.2 235.2 237.2 239.4 237.6 237.8 241.2224.9 222.7 225.2 226.8 224.9 225.1 225.2 223.6 222.9 223.0 224.4 225.4 229.9240.3 237.8 239.8 242.1 240.2 239.5 238.2 238.8 240.8 240.6 239.9 241.3 244.3

226.7 220.7 222.5 223.9 222.9 226.6 225.5 227.4 229.0 228.5 229.2 230.2 233.7232.3 227.8 229.0 230.5 229.9 232.3 232.6 230.6 231.6 232.4 234.9 236.9 239.2228.2 222.2 225.6 227.9 226.9 228.3 230.0 228.3 227.4 228.0 228.5 232.5 233.4

232.0 226.3 226.9 229.8 228.9 230.9 230.9 232.7 232.3 233.3 234.5 237.1 240.7249.3 243.4 247.4 250.3 248.6 252.1 251.5 251.2 247.4 247.9 246.9 251.8 253.3238.6 238.0 235.3 241.7 238.4 241.2 237.4 237.8 234.4 234.8 235.6 240.7 248.4234.5 230.2 231.7 234.3 234.4 236.6 233.0 233.8 232.7 234.4 234.8 238.1 239.9

See footnotes at end of table.

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TA B LE 4 . --IN D E X E S O F RETAIL PRICES O F FOOD, B Y CITY AND B Y M ONTH, 1951 AND 1952X--Continued[ 1935-39 = 1001

Region and c ityAverage fo r the year

1952

Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

UNITED STATES-------------------- 231.5 232.4 227.5 227.6 230.0 230.8 231.5 234.9 235.5 233.2 232.4 232.3 229.9

NEW ENGLANDBoston------------------------------- 219.2 218.2 214.5 214.6 215.2 218.8 219.9 225.9 225.5 221.3 221.9 219.2 215.7Bridgeport------------------------- 231.1 229.4 227.0 227.3 228.3 230.5 230.2 238.0 235.2 232.5 233.4 231.7 230.0Fall River-------------------------Manchester------ ------------------

223.7222.6

224.0221.2

220.7216.8

221.4216.6

220.4217.5

224.4221.2

225.2223.9

228.6228.6

227.6230.6

225.6225.9

224.2226.0

222.5222.7

219.5220.3

New Haven------------------ 224.8 222.6 219.7 220.2 221.0 226.1 225.3 232.0 229.4 227.7 226.6 224.6 222.0Portland, Maine---------------- 216.9 217.0 214.1 213.8 213.6 215.4 219.0 222.3 222.9 219.0 218.1 214.8 213.3Providence------------------------- 235.2 234.4 229.5 231.4 233.4 237.8 238.5 241.8 241.3 235.6 235.2 233.3 229.9

MIDDLE ATLANTICBuffalo---- ------------------------- 225.9 225.2 221.0 221.8 224.7 227.0 227.0 228.3 229.7 227.8 227.4 226.9 224.0Newark------------------------------- 228.6 227.7 225.0 224.1 228.2 228.6 226.4 230.2 230.0 229.9 230.5 232.7 230.2New York---------------------------- 229.7 230.2 226.2 225.3 229.3 227.4 226.9 233.2 232.5 231.7 231.3 234.0 228.6Philadelphia--------------------- 229.8 229.4 224.4 224.3 226.9 228.1 228.8 235.1 235.4 232.3 231.4 231.2 230.7Pittsburgh------------------------- 234.7 235.7 229.8 229.3 231.4 233.0 232.9 237.3 240.9 237.1 237.0 237.4 235.0Rochester---- ------ --------------- 226.5 227.4 223.5 221.6 222.2 226.4 226.7 232.0 231.0 227.7 226.4 227.7 225.6Scranton---------------------------- 231.1 232.0 225.6 224.3 227.8 231.1 230.9 237.7 237.7 234.8 232.0 230.9 228.9

EAST NORTH CENTRALChicago--------- -------------------- 237.0 237.5 231.4 233.3 234.8 239.3 239.2 239.9 241.8 238.6 238.5 238.1 232.1Cincinnati------------------------- 234.5 233.2 228.1 228.6 231.9 234.3 236.9 239.1 239.7 237.4 237.6 234.1 232.6Cleveland-------------------------- 240.4 240.9 237.2 235.8 238.2 240.3 242.5 245.5 245.5 243.9 241.5 238.9 234.3Columbus, Ohio----------------- 214.4 214.3 209.8 209.2 211.4 213.8 214.3 217.2 220.3 218.3 216.4 214.2 214.1D etroit------------------------------ 232.6 235.0 229.1 228.8 231.2 231.6 234.2 237.2 235.3 233.0 233.2 231.9 230.7Indianapolis--------------------- 227.8 227.6 223.8 224.1 222.2 225.0 228.9 232.0 235.6 231.6 230.3 227.7 225.0Milwaukee--------- ----------------- 233.8 232.8 227.3 228.0 231.5 237.1 237.9 237.6 240.1 234.3 235.9 232.7 230.1Peoria------------------------------- 240.3 243.8 238.5 235.6 239.8 240.0 243.3 243.7 245.9 244.0 237.6 238.7 232.6Springfield, 111--------------- 243.0 244.1 240.2 238.6 240.1 242.2 245.9 246.9 246.9 244.7 242.9 243.2 240.6

WEST NORTH CENTRALCedar Rapids2-------------------- 237.4 238.3 235.1 235.1 236.4 238.0 240.6 240.9 238.7 237.0 236.3 236.6 235.3Kansas City----------------------- 216.6 217.8 213.0 213.1 214.4 215.5 216.8 220.2 220.6 217.3 218.9 217.1 214.7Minneapolis----------------------- 223.4 223.1 220.1 220.2 222.3 224.2 226.6 226.4 225.0 223.7 224.8 223.1 221.6Omaha--------------------------------- 224.4 226.8 222.6 222.4 223.2 224.8 226.6 225.5 227.3 224.6 223.5 223.7 221.5St. Louis-------------------------- 243.5 244.0 238.6 238.3 240.5 243.6 247.6 248.6 249.0 244.3 244.4 243.2 240.4St. Paul---------------------------- 222.5 224.0 221.2 220.0 221.6 223.2 225.1 224.1 223.3 222.4 222.8 221.5 220.4Wichita2---------------------------- 245.9 248.3 242.7 240.8 240.4 241.5 245.9 246.0 250.9 249.9 248.6 248.2 247.5

SOUTH ATLANTICAtlanta------------------------------ 229.6 230.7 227.4 223.9 225.0 223.2 226.5 236.1 238.0 234.3 230.1 231.1 228.4Baltimore-------------------------- 243.7 243.8 238.6 239.5 242.6 243.2 242.4 248.6 249.9 246.9 243.7 243.5 241.3Charleston, S. C--------------- 223.5 222.3 219.4 219.3 220.2 221.4 222.8 231.4 232.2 226.5 222.8 221.6 222.1J acksonville--------------------- 236.1 237.2 231.5 231.2 232.6 231.3 236.2 240.1 244.6 240.1 235.5 237.3 236.1Norfolk------------------------------ 236.7 237.2 3 232.7 3 231.0 234.7 235.0 236.0 242.0 244.0 238.9 235.1 239.1 234.6Richmond------------- --------------- 217.8 219.3 214.3 212.9 216.8 215.6 214.6 220.7 224.1 222.7 218.2 218.5 216.1Savannah------------------------ 242.9 242.6 238.9 238.7 239.3 241.3 242.9 247.3 252.0 245.0 242.1 241.6 242.9Washington, D. C------ ---- 228.1 228.7 223.1 224.0 227.8 226.8 227.2 232.2 233.1 232.2 229.2 227.8 225.2Winston-Salem2--------- -------- 221.6 223.2 218.6 217.6 218.0 217.1 219.0 224.9 228.6 224.7 222.7 222.4 222.5

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL220.7 220.2 217.3 215.3 215.8 216.4 217.4 225.5 230.8 224.2 223.8 221.2* 221.0

J ackson2---------------------------- 227.4 230.3 225.8 223.9 223.7 222.7 225.2 229.7 232.8 231.6 228.4 227.6 227.6Knoxville2------------------ 254.5 256.9 253.2 250.5 250.9 249.6 251.5 256.6 263.4 258.5 253.6 254.0 255.4L ou isville------------------------- 217.4 218.4 213.6 213.2 214.5 216.4 218.1 221.2 224.4 221.1 218.1 215.6 214.6Memphis--------- -------------------- 236.0 237.8 234.9 231.0 231.4 231.7 235.6 236.8 243.7 240.8 239.4 235.4 233.1Mobile-------------------------------- 229.6 231.6 228.0 228.0 229.1 224.4 230.4 235.2 236.0 233.1 226.3 226.3 227.1

WEST SOUTH CENTRALDallas------------------------------- 233.0 236.3 228.8 229.8 231.3 231.8 232.0 233.7 237.4 237.1 233.9 232.3 231.2Houston 239.1 241.4 236.0 236.1 237.9 236.1 237.2 239.7 242.8 240.9 240.3 239.7 241.2L itt le Rock ------------------New Orleans -----

228.4242.4

229.7244.8

224.6240.5

224.3239.8

226.1240.1

226.5239.2

228.7241.4

230.4246.6

233.6248.7

231.6245.4

228.8241.4

229.0240.4

228.0240.2

MOUNTAINButte--------------------------------- 230.6 230.2 227.5 228.1 228.9 229.4 231.7 231.8 232.8 233.6 232.4 231.0 229.6Denver 234.2 236.2 230.0 230.4 232.0 232.6 235.1 237.7 237.7 235.6 236.6 234.2 232.5Salt Lake City---- -------- 234.5 232.9 231.2 231.5 233.7 234.2 234.8 236.8 237.3 237.5 235.3 235.6 233.6

PACIFICLos Angeles ------------------ 235.5 239.3 234.2 234.6 237.1 235.7 235.4 235.7 235.3 234.5 233.7 234.9 235.4Portland, Oreg------------------ 249.3 254.8 246.9 248.3 250.6 251.3 250.0 250.5 251.6 249.6 247.6 247.7 242.6San Francisco------------ 244.3 248.9 240.5 245.4 249.5 247.0 247.4 243.0 241.7 240.9 240.0 242.1 245.0Seattle------------------- 239.4 243.4 238.2 239.7 241.5 239.7 237.8 239.2 239.0 240.7 238.5 238.3 236.5

1 Agregate costs of foods in each city weighted to represent total purchases by families of wage earners and lower-salaried workers, have been combined for the United States with the use o f population weights. 3 June 1940 = 100.3 Revised.

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TABLE 5.RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX PERCENT CHANGES, BY CITIES, 1951 AND 1952

City and regional area

Dec. 15,1950 to

Jan. 15,1951

Jan. 15, 1951 to

Feb. 15, 1951

Feb. 15, 1951 to

Mar. 15, 1951

Mar. 15, 1951 to

Apr. 15, 1951

Apr. 15, 1951

toMay 15,

1951

May 15, 1951 to

June 15, 1951

June 15, 1951 to

July 15, 1951

July 15, 1951

toAug. 15,

1951

Aug. 15,1951to

Sept.15, 1951

Sept.15, 1951 to

Oct. 15, 1951

Oct. 15, 1951

toNov. 15,

1951

Nov. 15, 1951

toDec. 15,

1951

Dec. 15,1950 to

Dec. 15,1951

Annual average 1950 to annual average

1951

UNITED STATES-------------------------- +2.6 +1.8 +0.1 -0 .2 +0.8 -0 .2 +0.4 -0 .3 +0.1 +0.8 +1.0 +0.3 +7.4 +11.2

NEW ENGLAND:Boston ---------------- ____ +2.4 +2.2 -0 .2 -0 .2 +0.8 +0.2 +0.8 -0 .5 -0 .7 +1.8 +0.3 +0.4 +7.4 +9.9Bridgeport---------------------------- +2.9 +1.4 +1.2 -0 .4 -0 .3 +0.3 0 -0 .4 -0 .3 +1.4 +0.2 +0.4 +6.7 +10.7Fall River---------------------------- +2.2 +2.2 -0 .7 +0.3 -0 .3 +1.0 +0.4 -0 .5 -0 .6 +1.6 +0.4 -0 .2 +5.9 +10.0Manchester---------------------------- +2.4 +1.8 -0 .6 +0.1 +0.3 +1.2 +0.3 +0.1 -0 .9 +1.4 -0 .1 -0 .7 +5.1 +9.5New Haven------------------------------ +2.5 +2.8 -0 .3 -0 .5 +1.0 +0.1 +0.5 -1 .1 +0.3 +1.1 -0 .1 0 +6.5 +10.5Portland, Maine-------------------- +2.5 . +1.5 -0 .2 -0 .4 +0.2 +1.9 +1.4 -0 .5 -1 .3 +1.2 +0.3 -0 .1 +6.5 +9.8Providence---------------------------- +2.6 +2.5 -1 .0 +0.4 -0 .2 +0.2 +1.0 -1 .3 -0 .3 +2.0 +0.2 +0.3 +6.7 +10.8

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:Buffalo---------------------------------Newark-----------------------------------

+3.9+2.3

+1.1+2.4

+0.8-1 .0

-0 .7+0.4

+1.8+1.3

+1.1-0 .7

-1 .0+0.1

-1 .3-0 .3

+1.0+0.1

+1.2+0.5

+1.3+0.8

-0 .2-0 .5

+9.3+5.5

+11.5+11.4

New York-------------------------------- +2.3 +2.7 -1 .0 +0.1 +0.7 -0 .9 +0.9 -0 .4 +0.3 +0.8 +1.4 -0 .1 +6.7 +10.6Philadelphia------------------------- +2.3 +2.1 -0 .4 +0.4 +0.7 -0 .7 +0.6 -0 .2 +0.4 +1.3 +0.7 +0.1 +7.5 +11.1Pittsburgh---------------------------- +2.0 +2.2 -0 .1 +0.3 +1.2 -0 .1 +1.1 -0 .4 -0 .4 +1.1 +0.7 -0 .3 +7.6 +10.7Rochester------------------------------ +3.0 +1.9 +0.9 -0 .2 +1.4 +0.9 -0 .6 -1 .2 +0.6 +1.0 +1.8 +0.5 +10.3 +11.5Scranton-------------------------------- +2.6 +2.8 -0 .4 -0 .6 +1.7 +0.2 -0 .1 +0.2 -0 .1 +0.7 +1.1 0 +8.4 +11.1

EAST NORTH CENTRAL:Chicago------ --------- ____ +1.6 +3.5 -0 .6 -0 .2 +0.8 +0.2 +0.8 -0 .8 -0 .5 +1.7 +0.9 +0.1 +7.4 +11.5Cincinnati---------------------------- +3.6 +1.4 -0 .5 +0.1 +0.5 -0 .1 +1.0 -0 .4 +0.3 +0.3 +1.0 -0 .7 +6.7 +10.5Cleveland------------------------------ +2.9 +2.3 +0.3 -0 .6 +1.6 +0.3 +0.2 -0 .4 -0 .2 +0.8 +0.8 -0 .2 +8.0 +11.2Columbus, Ohio---------------------- +1.7 +3.0 +0.2 -0 .5 +0.6 +0.6 -0 .4 -0 .1 +0.2 +0.9 +0.9 0 +7.0 +11.3D etroit--------------------------------- +3.0 +2.1 -0 .2 -0 .7 +0.8 +0.1 -0 .1 -0 .1 -0 .2 +0.9 +1.3 +0.4 +8.0 +12.7Indianapolis------------------------- +1.7 +0.9 +0.7 -0 .2 +0.8 -0 .4 +0.4 +0.4 +0.5 +0.4 +0.7 -0 .4 +5.6 +11.0Milwaukee---- ------------------------ +1.5 +3.6 -0 .2 -0 .9 +1.2 +1.1 +0.9 -1 .2 -0 .6 +0.4 +1.2 +0.4 +7.5 +10.3Peoria-------------------------- -------- +2.9 +1.3 +0.7 -0 .1 +1.1 +0.2 -0 .6 -1 .2 -0 .5 0 +1.7 +1.3 +6.9 +9.8Springfield , 111.---------------- +0.9 +1.9 -0 .2 -0 .1 0 +0.4 0 -0 .3 +0.1 +0.2 +1.2 -0 .3 +4.7 +11.8

WEST NORTH CENTRAL:Cedar Rapids------------------------- +1.5 +0.6 +1.9 0 +0.7 +0.3 +0.5 -1 .0 -0 .4 +1.1 +1.1 -0 .3 +6.2 +11.7Kansas City--------------------------- +2.6 +1.0 +0.5 +0.4 +0.6 -0 .4 +0.4 -0 .9 +0.2 +0.8 +1.2 +0.7 +7.3 +11.4Minneapolis--------------------------- +3.4 +1.9 -0 .1 0 +1.2 +0.5 -0 .2 -0 .7 -0 .9 +1.5 +1.1 +1.3 +8.3 +11.9Omaha------------------ - +1.9 +1.3 +0.2 +0.1 +1.1 +0.1 -0 .2 +0.4 -0 .2 +1.7 +0.8 +0.8 +8.2 +11.1St. Louis------------------------------ +1.9 +2.6 -0 .2 -0 .8 +0.3 -0 .1 -0 .1 -0 .3 +0.7 +0.2 +1.2 +0.7 +6.2 +11.8St. Paul-------------------------------- +3.8 +1.1 +0.6 +0.1 +0.3 +0.5 +0.1 -0 .1 -0 .5 +2.6 +0.4 +0.9 +10.3 +12.3Wichita--------------------------------- +0.5 +2.1 +0.7 -1 .4 0 +0.4 +1.4 -0 .2 +1.5 +0.6 +0.5 +1.9 +8.2 +11.8

SOUTH ATLANTIC:Atlanta--------------------------------- +2.9 +0.3 0 +2.0 +0.1 -0 .3 +0.6 +0.9 +0.3 -0 .9 +0.9 -0 .6 +6.3 +13.4Baltimore------------------------------ +2.4 +2.3 -0 .1 -0 .3 +1.2 0 -0 .8 +0.4 +0.1 +1.2 +0.5 0 +7.1 +10.7Charleston, S. C.---------------- +2.8 +2.1 +0.5 -1 .0 -0 .3 0 +3.4 +1.0 -0 .2 -1 .2 0 +1.6 +9.0 +12.5Jacksonville------------------------- +2.6 +1.1 +1.4 -0 .2 -1 .6 +0.6 +0.8 -0 .1 +0.5 -0 .9 +1.0 +0.1 +5.3 +11.1Norfolk--------------------------------- +4.8 +2.6 +1.2 -2 .5 +0.7 -0 .1 0 0 0 +0.4 +0.8 -+0.7 +8.8 +11.4Richmond------------------------------Savannah-------------------------------

+2.5+3.0

+1.3+0.7

-0 .4+0.3

-0 .7+2.3

+0.40

-0 .1+0.8

0+0.7

-0 .3-0 .5

+0.8+0.6

+0.3-0 .3

+0.3+0.4

-0 .40

+3.8+8.4

+10.4+13.9

Washington, D. C.---------------- +2.1 +0.9 -0 .4 -0 .1 +0.9 0 -1 .0 +0.3 +0.6 +1.8 0 +0.4 +5.6 +10.7Winston-Salem----------------------- +1.6 +1.7 +1.1 -1 .5 +0.1 0 -0 .1 +0.2 -0 .6 +0.4 +0.2 +1.0 +4.1 +10.4

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL:Birmingham---------------------------- +3.5 +0.5 -0 .1 -1 .0 -0 .1 -0 .8 -0 .9 +1.3 +1.3 +1.8 +0.1 -0 .7 +4.9 +11.8Jackson-----------------------------Knoxville------------------------------

+3.3+2.1

+1.5+1.8

0+0.1

-1 .9-1 .0

+0.5-0 .2

-0 .6-0 .2

+0.3+0.8

+1.0+0.6

+1.1+0.7

+1.0-0 .5

-0 .9+1.0

+0.8+0.2

+6.1+5.3

+9.4+10.9

L ou isv ille ---------------------------- +3.3 +2.1 0 -,1.0 +0.6 +0.8 +0.2 -0 .6 +0.4 +0.5 +0.9 +0.2 +7.8 +11.9Memphis--------------------------------- +1.6 +1.4 +1.3 -0 .4 +0.7 -0 .7 -0 .3 +1.0 +1.2 +0.3 -0 .1 +0.5 +6.7 +10.5Mobile----------------------------------- +3.4 +1.0 +0.6 +0.8 -0 .7 +0.7 +1.7 -1 .1 +0.9 +1.1 -0 .7 +0.6 +8.5 +11.2

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL:Dallas--------------------------- +2.2 +1.2 +0.5 -0 .5 +0.1 -0 .4 -0 .4 +1.7 ' +1.1 +0.1 +0.9 -0 .3 +6.5 +11.7Houston--------------------------------- +3.7 -0 .2 +1.2 -0 .1 -1 .3 -0 .8 0 +0.9 +0.9 -0 .8 +0.1 +1.4 +6.0 +10.7L ittle Rock-------------------------- +2.6 +1.1 +0.7 -0 .8 +0.1 0 -0 .7 -0 .3 0 +0.6 +0.4 +2.0 +5.9 +10.4New Orleans----------------------- +4.2 +0.8 +1.0 0.8 -0 .3 -0 .5 +0.3 +0.8 -0 .1 -0 .3 +0.6 +1.2 +7.1 +10.8

MOUNTAIN:Butte------------------------------------ +2.3 +0.8 +0.6 -0 .4 +1.7 -0 .5 +0.8 +0.7 -0 .2 +0.3 +0.4 +1.5 +8.3 +11.3Denver-_____________________ +1.9 +0.5 +0.7 -0 .3 +1.0 +0.1 -0 .9 +0.4 +0.3 +1.1 +0.9 +1.0 +7.0 +11.9Salt Late City--------------------- +2.3 +1.5 +1.0 -0 .4 +0.6 +0.7 +0.7 -0 .4 +0.3 +0.2 +1.8 +0.4 +7.5 +11.5

PACIFIC:Los Angeles--------------------------Portland, Qreg.--------------------

+3.8+3.6

+0.3+1.6

+1.3+1.2

-0 .4-0 .7

+0.9+1.4

0-0 .2

+0.8-0 .1

-0 .2-1 .5

+0.4+0.2

+0.5-0 .4

+1.1+2.0

+1.5+0.6

+10.4+7.8

+12.9+12.6

San Francisco----------------------- +3.9 -1 .1 +2.7 -1 .4 +1.2 -1 .6 +0.2 -1 .4 +0.2 +0.3 +2.2 +3.2 +8.5 +10.9Seattle--------------------------------- +2.0 +0.7 +1.1 0 +0.9 -1 .5 +0.3 -0 .5 +0.7 +0.2 +1.4 +0.8 +6.3 +10.7

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TABLE 5. RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX PERCENT CHANGES, BY CITIES, 19S1 and 1952--Continued

City and regional area

Dec. 15,1951

toJan. 15,

1952

Jan. 15,1952

toFeb. 15,

1952

Feb. 15, 1952 to

Mar. 15, 1952

Mar. 15, 1952

toApr. 15,

1952

Apr. 15, 1952 to

May 15,1952

May 15, 1952 to

June 15, 1952

June 15, 1952 to

July 15, 1952

July 15,1952

toAug. 15,

1952

Aug. 15, 1952 to

Sept. 15, 1952

Sept. 15, 1952 to

Oct. 15, 1952

Oct. 15, 1952

toNov. 15,

1952

Nov. 15, 1952 to

Dec. 15, 1952

Dec. 15,1951 to

Dec. 15,1952

Annualaverage

1951 to

annualaverage

1952

UNITED STATES------------------------- +0.1 -2 .1 0 +1.1 +0.3 +0.3 +1.5 +0.3 -1 .0 -0 .3 0 -1 .0 -1 .0 +1.8

NEW ENGLAND:Boston_____________________ -0 .5 -1 .7 0 +0.3 +1.7 +0.5 +2.7 -0 .2 -1 .9 +0.3 -1 .2 -1 .6 -1 .6 +2.0Bridgeport-------------------------- +0.2 -1 .0 +0.1 +0.4 +1.0 -0 .1 +3.4 -1 .2 -1 .1 +0.4 -0 .7 -0 .7 +0.5 +2.4Fall River------------- *------------ +0.1 -1 .5 +0.3 -0 .5 +1.8 +0.4 +1.5 -0 .4 -0 .9 -0 .6 -0 .8 -1 .3 -1 .9 +1.3Manchester-------------------------- +0.1 -2 .0 -0 .1 +0.4 +1.7 +1.2 +2.1 +0.9 -2 .0 0 -1 .5 -1 .1 -0 .3 +1.2New Haven---------------------------- +0.2 -1 .3 +0.2 +0.4 +2.3 -0 .4 +3.0 -1 .1 -0 .7 -0 .5 -0 .9 -1 .2 -0 .1 +2.2Portland, Maine------------ ----- +0.4 -1 .3 -0 .1 -0 .1 +0.8 +1.7 +1.5 +0.3 -1 .7 -0 .4 -1 .5 -0 .7 -1 .3 +1.8Providence-------------------------- +0.1 -2 .1 +0.8 +0.9 +1.9 +0.3 +1.4 -0 .2 -2 .4 -0 .2 -0 .8 -1 .5 -1 .8 +2.2

MIDDLE ATLANTIC:Buffalo------------------------------- -0 .7 -1 .9 +0.4 +1.3 +1.0 0 +0.6 +0.6 -0 .8 -0 .2 -0 .2 -1 .3 -1 .2 +2.0Newark___________________ +0.2 -1 .2 -0 .4 +1.8 +0.2 -1 .0 +1.7 -0 .1 0 +0.3 +1.0 -1 .1 +1.3 +1.5New York------------------------------ -0 .2 -1 .7 -0 .4 +1.8 -0 .8 -0 .2 +2.8 -0 .3 -0 .3 -0 .2 +1.2 -2 .3 -0 .9 +1.5Philadelphia----------------------- +0.3 -2 .2 0 +1.2 +0.5 +0.3 +2.8 +0.1 -1 .3 -0 .4 -0 .1 -0 .2 +0.8 +2.7Pittsburgh-------------------------- +0.5 -2 .5 -0 .2 +0.9 +0.7 0 +1.9 +1.5 -1 .6 0 +0.2 -1 .0 +0.2 +1.9Rochester--------------------------- 0 -1 .7 -0 .9 +0.3 +1.9 +0.1 +2.3 -0 .4 -1 .4 -0 .6 +0.6 -0 .9 -0 .8 +2.8Scranton------------------------------ +0.9 -2 .8 -0 .6 +1.6 +1.4 -0 .1 +2.9 0 -1 .2 -1 .2 -0 .5 -0 .9 -0 .4 +2.7

EAST NORTH CENTRAL:Chicago-_________________ -0 .3 -2 .6 +0.8 +0.6 +1.9 0 +0.3 +0.8 -1 .3 0 -0 .2 -2 .5 -2 .5 +1.5Cincinnati-------------------------- +1.2 -2 .2 +0.2 +1.4 +1.0 +1.1 +0.9 +0.3 -1 .0 +0.1 -1 .5 -0 .6 +1.0 +2.9Cleveland---------------------------- +1.0 -1 .5 -0 .6 +1.0 +0.9 +0.9 +1.2 0 -0 .7 -1 .0 -1 .1 -1 .9 -1 .8 +2.3Columbus, Ohio------ ------------- +1.4 -2 .1 -0 .3 +1.1 +1.1 +0.2 +1.4 +1.4 -0 .9 -0 .9 -1 .0 0 +1.3 +3.3D etroit------------------------------- +0.2 -2 .5 -0 .1 +1.0 +0.2 +1.1 +1.3 -0 .8 -1 .0 +0.1 -0 .6 -0 .5 -1 .6 +1.4Indianapolis----------------------- +0.3 -1 .7 +0.1 -0 .8 +1.3 +1.7 +1.4 +1.6 -1 .7 -0 .6 -1 .1 -1 .2 -0 .9 +1.9Milwaukee---------------- ----------- +0.1 -2 .4 +0.3 +1.5 +2.4 +0.3 -0 .1 +1.1 -2 .4 +0.7 -1 .4 -1 .1 -1 .1 +2.5Peoria--------------------------------- +0.5 -2 .2 -1 .2 +1.8 +0.1 +1.4 +0.2 +0.9 -0 .8 -2 .6 +0.5 -2 .6 -4 .1 +0.9Springfield, 111---------------- +0.6 -1 .6 -0 .7 +0.6 +0.9 +1.5 +0.4 0 -0 .9 -0 .7 +0.1 -1 .1 -0 .8 +1.9

WEST NORTH CENTRAL:Cedar Rapids----------------------- -0 .6 -1 .3 0 +0.6 +0.7 +1.1 +0.1 -0 .9 -0 .7 -0 .3 +0.1 -0 .5 -1 .9 +0.6Kansas City------------------------- -0 .1 -2 .2 0 +0.6 +0.5 +0.6 +1.6 +0.2 -1 .5 +0.7 -0 .8 -1 .1 -1 .5 +1.7Minneapolis------------------------- -0 .4 -1 .3 0 +1.0 +0.9 +1.1 -0 .1 -0 .6 -0 .6 +0.5 -0 .8 -0 .7 -1 .1 +2.3Omaha----------------------------------- -0 .1 -1 .9 -0 .1 +0.4 +0.7 +0.8 -0 .5 +0.8 -1 .2 -0 .5 +0.1 -1 .0 -2 .4 +2.1St. Louis---------------------------- 0 -2 .2 -0 .1 +0.9 +1.3 +1.6 +0.4 +0.2 -1 .9 0 -0 .5 -1 .2 -1 .4 +1.9St. Paul------------------------------ +0.1 -1 .2 -0 .5 +0.7 +0.7 +0.9 -0 .4 -0 .4 -0 .4 +0.2 -0 .6 -0 .5 -1 .5 +2.8Wichita------------------------------- -0 .2 -2 .3 -0 .8 -0 .2 +0.5 +1.8 0 +2.0 -0 .4 -0 .5 -0 .2 -0 .3 -0 .5 +3.1

SOUTH ATLANTIC:Atlanta------------------------------- 0 -1.4 -1 .5 +0.5 -0 .8 +1.5 +4.2 +0.8 -1 .6 -1 .8 +0.4 -1 .2 -1 .0 +0.5Baltimore---------------------------- +0.5 -2 .1 +0.4 +1.3 +0.2 -0 .3 +2.6 +0.5 -1 .2 -1 .3 -0 .1 -0 .9 -0 .5 +2.3Charleston, S. C.--------------- +0.4 -1 .3 0 +0.4 +0.5 +0.6 +3.9 +0.3 -2 .5 -1 .6 -0 .5 +0.2 +0.3 +3.6Jacksonville----------------------- +0.9 -2 .4 -0 .1 +0.6 -0 .6 +2.1 +1.7 +1.9 -1 .8 -1 .9 +0.8 -0 .5 +0.5 +1.3Norfolk------------------------------- +1.5 -1 .9 -0 .7 +1.6 +0.1 +0.4 +2.5 +0.8 -2 .1 -1 .6 +1.7 -1 .9 +0.4 +2.9Richmond------------------------------ +0.5 -2 .3 -0 .7 +1.8 -0 .6 -0 .5 +2.8 +1.5 -0 .6 -2 .0 +0.1 -1 .1 -1 .0 +0.3Savannah------------------------------ +0.4 -1 .5 -0 .1 +0.3 +0.8 +0.7 +1.8 +1.9 -2 .8 -1 .2 -0 .2 +0.5 +0.5 +2.1Washington, D. C.--------------- -0 .1 -2 .4 +0.4 +1.7 -0 .4 +0.2 +2.2 +0.4 -0 .4 -1 .3 -0 .6 -1 .1 -1 .6 +1.7Winston-Salem--------------------- +0.2 -2 .1 -0 .5 +0.2 -0 .4 +0.9 +2.7 +1.6 -1 .7 -0 .9 -0 .1 0 . -0 .1 +0.4

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL:Birmingham-------------------------- -1 .1 -1 .3 -0 .9 +0.2 +0.3 +0.5 +3.7 +2.4 -2 .9 -0 .2 -1 .2 -0 .1 -0 .8 +0.5Jackson +0.5 -2 .0 -0 .8 -0 .1 -0 .4 +1.1 +2.0 +1.3 -0 .5 -1 .4 -0 .4 0 -0 .7 +0.9Knoxville---------------------------- +0.1 -1 .4 -1 .1 +0.2 -0 .5 +0.8 +2.0 +2.7 -1 .9 -1 .9 +0.2 +0.6 -0 .5 +0.7Lou isville-------------------------- -0 .3 -2 .2 -0 .2 +0.6 +0.9 +0.8 +1.4 +1.4 -1 .5 -1 .4 -1 .1 -0 .5 -2 .1 +1.1Memphis -0.5 -1 .2 -1 .7 +0.2 +0.1 +1.7 +0.5 +2.9 -1 .2 -0 .6 -1 .7 -1 .0 -2 .4 +0.7Mobile--------------------------------- +0.1 -1 .6 0 +0.5 -2 .1 +2.7 +2.1 +0.3 -1 .2 -2 .9 0 +0.4 -1 .9 +1.2

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL:Dallas-------------------------- - +0.4 -3 .2 +0.4 +0.7 +0.2 +0.1 +0.7 +1.6 -0 .1 -1 .3 -0 .7 -0 .5 -1 .8 +1.0Houston------------------------------- +0.1 -2 .2 0 +0.8 -0 .8 +0.5 +1.1 +1.3 -0 .8 -0 .2 -0 .2 +0.6 0 +0.7L itt le Rock------------------------- -0 .1 -2 .2 -0 .1 +0.8 +0.2 +1.0 +0.7 +1.4 -0 .9 -1 .2 +0.1 -0 .4 -0 .8 +1.6New Orleans------------------------- +0.2 -1 .8 -0 .3 +0.1 -0 .4 +0.9 +2.2 +0.9 -1 .3 -1 .6 -0 .4 -0 .1 -1 .7 +0.9

MOUNTAIN:Butte-------------------------- --------- -1 .5 -1 .2 +0.3 +0.4 +0.2 +1.0 0 +0.4 +0.3 -0 .5 -0 .6 -0 .6 -1*8 +1.7Denver -1 .3 -2 .6 +0.2 +0.7 +0.3 +1.1 +1.1 0 -0 .9 MD.4 -1 .0 -0 .7 -2 .8 +0.8Salt Lake City-------------------- -0 .2 -0 .7 +0.1 +1.0 +0.2 +0.3 +0.9 +0.2 +0.1 -0 .9 +0.1 -0 .8 +0.1 +2.8

PACIFIC:Los Angeles------------------------- -0 .6 -2 .1 +0.2 +1.1 -0 .6 -0 .1 +0.1 -0 .2 -0 .3 -0 .3 +0.5 +0.2 -2 .2 +1.5Portland, Greg.------------------ +0.6 -3 .1 +0.6 +0.9 +0.3 -0 .5 +0.2 +0.4 -0 .8 -0 .8 0 -2 .1 -4 .2 0San Francisco--------------------- +0.2 -3 .4 +2.0 +1.7 -1 .0 +0.2 -1 .8 -0 .5 -0 .3 -0 .4 +0.9 +1.2 -1 .4 +2.4Seattle------------------------------- +1.5 -2 .1 +0.6 +0.8 -0 .7 -0 .8 +0.6 -0 .1 +0.7 -0 .9 -0 .1 -0 .8 -1 .4 +2.1

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TABLE 6.CLASSIFICATION OF RETAIL FOOD ITEMS BY PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN PRICE FROM DECEMBER 1950 TO DECEMBER 1951AND FROM DECEMBER 1951 TO DECEMBER 1952

PERCENT CHANGE FROM DECEMBER 1950 TO DECEMBER 1951

+10.0$ and over +5.0$ to +9.9$ +0.1$ to +4.9$ -0.1$ to -4.9$

Cabbage, fresh--------+69.1Lettuce---------------- +62.8Potatoes---- ----------+62.5

Layer cake---------------+9.1Corn, canned----------- +9.1Milk, fresh ,

grocery +9.1 Milk, fresh ,

delivered- +8.9Hamburger-----------------+8.4Corn flak es- ------ +8.3Frankfurters----------- +8.1Bread, white----------- +7.1Fish, fresh ,

frozen +6.2Rolled oats-------------+6.2Peaches, canned----- +6.0Com meal----------- +5.7Flour, wheat----------- +5.5

Apples--------------------- +4.6Ice cream------------- +4.4Pork chops-------------- +4.3

Grape je l ly -------------Prunes, dried---- -----Oranges--------------------

Sweetpotatoes----------+49.4Carrots--------------------+38.3Coffee---- ------ +26.0Butter--------------------- +15.0Tomatoes, fresh------ +14.9Chuck roast ---- +13.5Cheese--------------------- +13.3Veal cu tlets----------- +12.6Rib roast---------------- +12.4Round steak- ---- +12.1Lamb, leg---------------- +11.5Cola drink---------------+11.2Vanilla cookies------ +10.9Tomatoes, canned-----+10.8Milk, evaporated +10.4

Ham, whole---------------+2.1Baby foods,

strained +1.9Frying chickens------ +1.5Sugar-----------------------+1.2Shortening,

hydrogenated + .9 Pineapple, canned + .7 Salad dressing + .3

Salmon, pink,canned

Peas, canned-------Peas, frozen-----------Bacon, s l ic e d -----

-5.0$ to -9.9$ 10.0$ and over

1.4-1.1

3.0*3.1*3.9

Salt pork------------------- 5.3__ _5 6

-5 8a n

Strawberries,frozen------ 6.8

Orange ju icec one entrate 7.5

Eggs, fresh---- -----Beans, green,

fresh

-13.1

-33.0

PERCENT CHANGE FROM DECEMBER 1951 TO DECEMBER 1952

Applea______________ +37.6 Beans, green, fresh +9.9 Com, canned-------- +4.4 Coffee_______ - .3 Veal cu tle ts------- -6 .0 Shortening,Onions +26.7 Com meal------- ---------+7.1 Milk, evaporated---- +4.2 Layer cake--------------- - .4 Rib roast-------------- - -6 .1 hydrogenated -10.7Sweetpotatoes------ +16.8 Prunes, dried----------+5.7 Salt pork------ ---------- +3.8 Vanilla cookies------ - .4 Frankfurters--------- - -6 .4 Lamb, leg ---------------- -12.7Frying chickens, Navy beans, dried +5.7 Milk, fresh , Flour, wheat----------- - .6 Eggs, fresh----------- - -6 .9 Carrots, fresh-------- -13.1

N.Y. dressed +15.3 delivered +3.8 Grape je l ly ------------- - .8 Butter------------------- ~ -7 .1 Hamburger---------------- -13.8Potatoes ---------- +12.8 Peas, canned---- +3,8 Pineapple, canned -1 .0 Salad dressing------- -7 .8 Orange ju iceFrying chickens, Cheese, American Peaches, canned------ -1 .5 Chuck roast - -7 .9 concentrate- -15.7

dressed and drawn +10.1 process +3.7 Pork chops--------------- -3 .1 Salmon, pink -----9.2 Tomatoes, fresh------ -16.9R ice-- +10.0 Milk, fresh , Margarine, colored- -4 .1 Cabbage, fresh-------- -23.0

grocery +3.6 Peas, frozen- -4 .1 Lettuce---------------- -29.2Sugar----------------------- +3.6 Round steak------------- -4 .1 Lard________________ -30.3Bread, white----------- +3.2Bacon----------------------- +2.5Tomatoes, canned +2.3Ham, whole--------------- +1.9Ice cream---------------- +1.3Rolled oats------------- +1.1Baby foods,strained +1.0Oranges---- ----------- + .9 .Cola drinks------------- + .7

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TABLE 7.INDEXES OF RETAIL PRICES OF PRINCIPAL FOODS IN LARGE CITIES COMBINED, BY MONTH, 1951[1935-1939 = 1001

Aver- 1951

A rticleagefortheyear

Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

Cereals and bakery products: Cereals:

Flour, wheat------~ --------- 5 pounds 201.2 196.3 199.0 200.9 201.8 202.4 202.3 201.7 201.1 201.3 201.8 202.3 203.1Corn flakes---------------- 13 ounces 200.3 192.5 193.9 194.3 196.6 197.4 197.8 199.5 203.9 205.8 206.4 207.9 207.7Corn meal-------- -------------------pound 203.2 200.5 202.8 203.7 203.7 201.3 200.4 200.8 201.8 203.6 204.3 206.4 209.0Rice1-------------- ------ ------ ---------do------ 99.5 100.7 101.5 101.9 102.2 101.6 101.3 101.5 101.3 99.7 94.2 93.1 94.9Rolled oats2------------------20 ounces 160.1 154.5 155.2 156.6 159.1 160.2 161.3 161.5 162.0 162.2 162.9 162.7 162.9

Bakery products:Bread, white------------------------ pound 183.3 182.2 183.0 182.8 182.7 182.8 183.4 183.4 183.5 183.7 183.9 183.9 184.2Vanilla cookies----------------------- do 216.3 209.8 211.6 213.7 214.9 213.2 213.5 214.9 215.8 220.0 221.5 223.1 223.8Layer cake (and je l ly -

r o l l , each)3 4-----------------------do------ 107.2 103.1 105.8 106.0 107.9 107.3 106.9 108.6 107.1 107.9 107.5 109.8 109.1Meats, poultry, and fish :

Meats:Beef:

Round steak-----------------------pound 323.5 312.3 317.6 318.0 320.3 320.9 322.2 323.1 323.2 323.3 332.7 334.6 333.6Rib roast-------------------------do------ 295.0 288.0 294.2 292.8 294.6 289.0 289.5 290.0 289 5 290.6 306.4 308.2 307.2Chuck roast--------------------- do------ 328.2 315.0 323.2 324.1 326.2 327.1 327.2 327.0 327.1 327.7 337.4 338.5 338.3Frankfurters3--------------------- do------ 107.2 104.4 105.7 106.4 106.2 106.5 106.5 108.4 108.6 108.6 108.9 108.6 108.1Hamburger2-------------------------- do------ 216.8 212.1 217.5 218.8 219.7 216.9 215.8 215.9 215.1 216.1 218.7 217.6 217.9

Veal:Cutlets---- -------------------------- do------ 315.2 300.2 308.0 308.6 311.9 315.4 317.2 319.1 319.8 320.1 319.6 319.5 322.9

Pork:Chops---------------------------------- do 240.4 228.1 235.6 235.7 233.4 234.2 235.3 236.9 254.4 258.1 258.7 248.8 226.0Bacon, s liced ------------------- -do------ 176.2 175.9 178.0 178.2 177.6 177.6 177.8 177.8 177.8 178.0 178.4 172.7 165.2Ham, whole-----------------------do------ 226.4 224.9 229.7 230.1 228.0 226.3 228.1 229.0 229.4 229.4 226.5 218.7 217.2Salt pork--------------------- -------do------ 184.5 186.7 187.5 188.0 187.9 184.9 184.9 183.6 184.9 186.2 185.6 179.2 174.8

Lamb:Leg--------------------------------------do------ 293.4 277.9 284.1 285.0 288.7 293.8 297.2 296.9 296.7 296.9 298.4 300.3 304.8

Poultry: Frying chickens---------do------ 192.1 184.3 193.2 198.9 198.5 6 199.4 191.3 195.3 194.4 195.1 188.7 184.0 181.9Fish;

Fish (fresh , frozen)*----------- do------ 289.8 283.0 283.7 287.6 286.4 287.1 291.4 288.1 292.5 290.1 294.7 295.8 296.7Salmon, pink*----------- 16-ounce can 499.2 493.7 501.1 502.4 508.1 511.7 511.0 509.2 508.2 503.1 489.1 477.4 475.1

Dairy products:Butter--------------------------------------pound 224.9 228.0 226.1 224.0 219.7 223.3 223.8 221.8 220.5 219.7 224.2 226.9 241.2Cheese - -------------- ------ do----- 261.1 254.9 264.3 265.7 265.7 260.3 261.3 260.0 259.3 259.4 258.3 261.2 263.3Milk:

Fresh (delivered)------ ------ quart 187.9 183.5 184.8 185.4 185.6 184.9 185.1 187.2 188.3 189.7 191.2 194.0 195.0Fresh (grocery)---------------------do------

Ice cream3---------------------------------pint189.6 185.7 186.7 187.3 186.9 185.9 186.4 188.5 190.5 191.2 192.7 195.8 197.1104.8 104.2 105.4 104.9 105.2 104.7 104.9 105.1 105.2 104.8 104.9 104.5 104.4

Milk, evaporated14 l/2-ounce can 202.1 194.1 201.0 202.4 203.2 202.8 203.3 203.3 203.7 203.0 203.1 202.8 202.8Eggs: Fresh--------------- :--------------- -dozen 211.3 191.5 179.8 195.2 191.2 198.4 201.2 211.5 225.8 239.3 243.4 241.8 216.7Fruits and vegetables:

Frozen fr u it s :3Strawberries3---------------- 16 ounces 97.6 100.8 101.3 101.3 100.5 98.7 97.0 97.4 95.8 95.6 95.1 94.9 93.2Orange juice

concentrate3----------------6 ounces 101.4 102.0 102.4 104.2 105.1 105.0 104.8 103.2 101.5 100.2 99.2 96.6 92.5Frozen vegetables:

Peas3------------------------------12 ounces 98.1 99.1 99.9 100.1 98.3 98.3 98.0 98.2 98.3 97.8 98.5 96.3 96.9Fresh fru its :

Apples-----------------------------------pound 208.3 204.4 206.4 206.0 205.1 213.6 232.9 240.2 214.3 203.0 178.4 191.2 204.3Bananas do 270.3 266.5 274.0 276.2 273.9 274.2 271.7 268.9 264.5 265.6 269.9 270.5 267.7Oranges, size 200---------------- dozen 171.3 153.3 173.4 166.1 158.0 163.7 167.5 161.5 188.0 194.4 189.3 175.8 164.7

Fresh vegetables:Beans, green-------------------------pound 207.6 303.5 244.8 193.3 205.7 212.7 187.3 149.1 166.8 185.4 188.4 246.2 208.0Cabbage----------------------------------- do------ 228.6 239.6 425.2 386.5 225.6 191.0 172.9 151.0 151.6 153.7 160.5 217.2 268.0Carrots--------------------------------- bunch 232.5 206.0 258.7 220.4 192.9 196.5 202.6 229.2 235.0 241.1 235.9 289.4 281.8Lettuce-----------------------------------head 195.0 164.3 189.3 149.2 212.1 229.8 162.8 192.6 180.6 168.1 186.4 232.1 272.8Onions pound 191.2 144.0 173.2 176.8 186.7 235.1 246.1 205.7 176.0 168.6 177.0 196.6 209.0Potatoes-------------------------15 poundsSweetpotatoes -------------- pound

209.1228.4

172.3182.5

177.6189.7

179.1190.3

185.0192.4

202.5201.5

230.2231.4

236.1251.8

203.7308.2

193.3265.8

215.2227.5

247.5234.4

266.2265.2

Tomatoes 5 6------------------------------- do------ 179.4 254.7 218.7 216.1 193.1 196.6 179.4 170.2 112.6 101.5 142.8 144.3 222.4Canned fru its :

Peaches--------------------No. 2 l /2 can 175.3 172.1 172.8 173.8 174.3 174.6 174.9 174.8 175.3 177.0 177.9 177.6 178.3Pineapple------------------------------- do------ 178.0 177.5 178.5 178.3 179.7 178.8 178.1 177.6 177.5 177.4 177.8 177.6 177.3

Canned vegetables:Corn7------------------------------No. 2 can 164.4 159.5 161.8 162.8 163.6 7 164.4 164.2 164.9 165.4 165.7 165.3 166.7 168.3Tomatoes---------------------------------do------ 209.9 191.2 209.1 215.9 223.6 226.4 230.4 228.0 209.0 200.7 194.8 194.2 195.4Peas----------------------------No. 303 can 117.8 119.5 119.7 119.6 119.3 118.8 118.8 119.2 117.8 116.9 115.5 114.6 114.3Baby foods, strained3

4 1/2-4 3/4 ounces 101.5 100.2 100.8 101.4 101.5 101.9 102.1 101.7 101.7 101.7 101.7 101.7 101.9Dried fru its : Prunes-------------- pound 270.7 268.0 271.4 272.1 273.3 273.1 272.8 274.5 275.1 274.9 268.7 263.1 261.6Dried vegetables: Navy beansdo------ 225.3 231.8 234.9 235.4 235.5 233.8 230.7 224.4 220.9 216.8 213.1 211.9 213.9

Beverages:Coffee---- ------ _______----------do- 344.8 340.7 343.5 342.9 344.1 346.5 346.7 346.2 346.3 345.3 345.1 345.5 345.4Cola drink3-------------6-bottle carton 103.9 107.8 107.9 108.3 6 108.4 108.2 108.0 108.0 108.4 109.1 110.2 110.8 111.2

Fats and o i ls :Lard------------ ----------------------- -pound 165.7 166.3 173.3 174.4 173.7 167.8 166.2 159.9 161.7 163.1 167.7 158.3 155.5Hydrogenatea shortening---- do 189.2 191.2 197.4 198.4 201.1 201.1 198.4 190.4 181.4 179.4 178.4 177.2 176.6Salad dressing------------------------- pint 160.5 161.4 164.2 165.5 165.8 164.8 166.1 163.5 158.3 156.9 153.0 152.8 153.4Margarine----------------------------- -pound 185.6 193.9 199.5 199.1 199.9 197.8 194.3 184.2 174.6 172.8 171.2 170.5 169.4

Sugar and sweets:Sugar ----------------- ------5 pounds 188.7 187.3 187.6 187.4 186.7 186.4 187.4 190.8 191.7 191.6 189.8 189.1 188.8Grape je l ly 3----- ------ ---------12 ounces 100.2 100.3 100.5 100.8 101.5 101.0 101.0 100.0 99.4 99.3 99.4 100.0 99.6

1 July 1947 = 100.2 February 1943 = 100.3 December 1950 = 100.4 1938 - 39 = 100.5 October 1949 *100.

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