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The Cleveland Experience
Medical care costs in Cleveland have climbed higher and faster than any
other item in the consumer price index -- from 95.0 in 1947 to 185.8
at the end of 1962. This is an increase of 95.6%%, or nearly 12 per-
centage points ahead of the national trend.
All consumer prices for moderate income families in Cleveland have
risen steadily since the mid 1940's. Rents increased sharply beginning
in the early 1950's, but appear to have levelled off after 1958. Medi-
cal care has continued to climb. (Table V-2, Figure V-1).
Table V-2
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Cleveland 1940-1963
(1947-49=100)
Year
All Items
Medical Care
Food
Rent
1940
1941
59.4
62.9
46.6
83.4
86.0
1942
51.5
1943
69.8
60.1
90.3
1944
74.6
76.0
68. 1
90.0
1945
67.8
90.8
1946
77.2
68.4
91.4
1947
83. 2
95.3
78.3
92.0
1948
103. 2
95.0
100.5
95.6
95.4
1949
101.5
104.5
104.5
100.4
1950
102.5
105.5
99.9
104.2
1951
101.0
107 .3
1952
110.7
113.1
113.3
119.0
112.3
1953
114. 2
114.9
112.1
118.3
1954
115.3
123.4
129 .8
110.2
129.4
140.6
1955
110.9
1956
115.6
118.0
135.6
144.1
108.9
144.2
1957
109.9
150.6
1958
122.1
149.5
1959
124.8
153.1
113.4
157.0
125.6
117. 2
159 .8
1960
127. 1
167.9
114. 1
114.1
159.8
1961
170.8
161.0
128.3
1962
185.2
1963
128.6
185.8
115.9
161.7
129.5
186.6
116.0
161.2
117.1
(Ist quarter)
160.8
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Source: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/xh

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