'Stability' Is Shown In Costs of Living
A Labor Department official said yesterday that despite a fractional rise in its consumer-price index over the month</br></br>Was h i ngton Û÷kept pace exactly with the increased rate, although t h e cost of living here is slightly lower than the national average.</br></br>For the country as a whole, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said its consumerrprice index rose 0.1 per cent in the month ended Nov. 15. It stood at 115 per cent of average 1947-1949 prices.</br></br>The November index nationally was 0.3. per cent above a year ago, but below the record åÈ of 115.4 per cent set in October,</br></br>Deputy BLS Commissioner Aryness Joy Wickens said the cost-of-living status is ÛÏone of considerable stability,Û despite small increases in the last six months. She predicted ÛÏno marked changeÛ in the index for the next few months.