current business statistics - Bureau of Economic Analysis

S-8 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS February 1972
Unless otherwise stated in footnotes below, data
through 1968 and descriptive notes are as shown in
the 1969 edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS
CONSUMER PRICES
(U.S. Department of Labor Indexes}
Unadjusted indexes: t
All items 1967=100-
Special group indexes:
All items less shelter do
All items less food __do
All items less medical care do
Commodities - do _
Nondurables do
Nondurables less food-- -do
Durables 9 _ _ _ do __
Commodities less food -do
Services do
Services less rent - do
Food9 _ -do -.-
Meats poultry and fish do
Dairy products - - do
Fruits and vegetables _ do
Housing _ do
Shelter 9 do
Rent do_ _
Homeownership - do
Fuel and utilities 9 do
Fuel oil and coal do_ __
Gas and electricity do
Household furnishings and operation... do
Apparel and upkeep do
Transportation - . do
Private . _ _do
New cars do
Used cars _ - do
Public ._ _ _ do___
Health and recreation 9 do
Medical care _ _ do
Personal care do
Reading and recreation _ _ do
WHOLESALE PRICESo 1
(U.S. Department of Labor Indexes')
Spot market prices, basic commodities: J
22 Commodities 1967=100
9 Foodstuffs. do
13 Raw industrials do
All commodities J do
By stage of processing:
Crude materials for further processing do
Finished goods O '_ '_ do _
Consumer finished goods do..--
Producer finished goods do
By durability of product:
Durable goods __ _ _ _ _ _ _ do
Nondurable goods ___ do
Total manufactures.. _ . do
Durable manufactures. _ _ do _.
Nondurable manufactures do
Farm prod processed foods and feeds do
Farm products 9 __ . do
Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried-do
Grains. _„ do
Live poultry do
Livestock do __
Foods and feeds, processed 9 do __.
Beverages and beverage materials do
Cereal and bakery products do
Dairy products ___do
Fruits and vegetables, processed do
Meats poultry and fish do
Industrial commodities do
Chemicals and allied products 9 do
Agric chemicals ancl chem prod do
Chemicals industrial do
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. _ _ _ _ _do _
Fats and oils, inedible. do
Prepared paint do
Fuels and related prod., and power 9 do
Coal..._ _ do
Electric power. __ . do ..
Gas fuels do
Petroleum products, refined... do
Furniture and household durables 9 do
Appliances, household do
Furniture, household do
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Dec.
1971
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
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commodities. JNew reference base; comparable data for earlier periods will be shown
later. O Goods to users, incl. raw foods and fuels.