Figure 1: Supermarket prices and quantities in New Orleans, Louisiana, before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina
Quantity index
| Week (first day) |
Food |
Housekeeping and Personal Care |
| 6-Mar-05 |
0.98658 |
1.0122 |
| 13-Mar-05 |
0.99502 |
0.92949 |
| 20-Mar-05 |
1.0052 |
0.99156 |
| 27-Mar-05 |
1.0694 |
0.95554 |
| 3-Apr-05 |
1.0181 |
1.1036 |
| 10-Apr-05 |
1.0096 |
1.0358 |
| 17-Apr-05 |
0.98415 |
1.0129 |
| 24-Apr-05 |
1.0363 |
1.0275 |
| 1-May-05 |
1.0169 |
1.0336 |
| 8-May-05 |
1.038 |
1.0777 |
| 15-May-05 |
1.0898 |
1.027 |
| 22-May-05 |
1.0682 |
1.0209 |
| 29-May-05 |
0.94741 |
0.97867 |
| 5-Jun-05 |
1.0218 |
1.0131 |
| 12-Jun-05 |
0.96768 |
1.0319 |
| 19-Jun-05 |
0.93077 |
0.92463 |
| 26-Jun-05 |
0.97025 |
0.95931 |
| 3-Jul-05 |
1.0152 |
0.94267 |
| 10-Jul-05 |
1.0321 |
1.0304 |
| 17-Jul-05 |
0.96487 |
0.92532 |
| 24-Jul-05 |
0.98637 |
0.96237 |
| 31-Jul-05 |
0.99029 |
0.98568 |
| 7-Aug-05 |
0.94346 |
0.96209 |
| 14-Aug-05 |
0.9511 |
0.96738 |
| 21-Aug-05 |
0.97813 |
1.0312 |
| 28-Aug-05 |
1.0034 |
1.087 |
| 4-Sep-05 |
1.1792 |
1.6152 |
| 11-Sep-05 |
1.0756 |
1.0708 |
| 18-Sep-05 |
1.1631 |
1.1204 |
| 25-Sep-05 |
1.2598 |
1.1773 |
| 2-Oct-05 |
1.2775 |
1.1655 |
| 9-Oct-05 |
1.2993 |
1.1332 |
| 16-Oct-05 |
1.2685 |
1.1302 |
| 23-Oct-05 |
1.2615 |
1.1482 |
| 30-Oct-05 |
1.2358 |
1.1383 |
| 6-Nov-05 |
1.222 |
1.1813 |
| 13-Nov-05 |
1.2605 |
1.2525 |
| 20-Nov-05 |
1.2076 |
1.206 |
| 27-Nov-05 |
1.1726 |
1.1365 |
| 4-Dec-05 |
1.1907 |
1.0981 |
| 11-Dec-05 |
1.1842 |
1.198 |
| 18-Dec-05 |
1.097 |
1.1609 |
| 25-Dec-05 |
1.0852 |
1.1125 |
| 1-Jan-06 |
1.1849 |
1.0954 |
| 8-Jan-06 |
1.202 |
1.1646 |
| 15-Jan-06 |
1.2189 |
1.2209 |
| 22-Jan-06 |
1.2295 |
1.2021 |
| 29-Jan-06 |
1.1984 |
1.1734 |
| 5-Feb-06 |
1.2008 |
1.1859 |
| 12-Feb-06 |
1.2495 |
1.1777 |
| 19-Feb-06 |
1.2049 |
1.1688 |
| 26-Feb-06 |
1.3215 |
1.247 |
| 5-Mar-06 |
1.3064 |
1.1537 |
| 12-Mar-06 |
1.2159 |
1.1831 |
| 19-Mar-06 |
1.2138 |
1.1332 |
| 26-Mar-06 |
1.174 |
1.1424 |
| 2-Apr-06 |
1.1743 |
1.0948 |
| 9-Apr-06 |
1.1395 |
1.1372 |
| 16-Apr-06 |
1.2506 |
1.1558 |
| 23-Apr-06 |
1.1706 |
1.1661 |
| 30-Apr-06 |
1.1531 |
1.1875 |
| 7-May-06 |
1.1293 |
1.105 |
| 14-May-06 |
1.1575 |
1.0913 |
| 21-May-06 |
1.1207 |
1.1432 |
| 28-May-06 |
1.2223 |
1.1832 |
| 4-Jun-06 |
1.2754 |
1.1741 |
| 11-Jun-06 |
1.1804 |
1.192 |
| 18-Jun-06 |
1.2033 |
1.2086 |
| 25-Jun-06 |
1.2021 |
1.1963 |
| 2-Jul-06 |
1.1706 |
1.1508 |
| 9-Jul-06 |
1.0462 |
1.1247 |
| 16-Jul-06 |
1.1195 |
1.1363 |
| 23-Jul-06 |
1.1436 |
1.1664 |
| 30-Jul-06 |
1.1307 |
1.1189 |
| 6-Aug-06 |
1.1164 |
1.1633 |
| 13-Aug-06 |
1.1542 |
1.1979 |
| 20-Aug-06 |
1.1704 |
1.156 |
| 27-Aug-06 |
1.1606 |
1.1492 |
| 3-Sep-06 |
1.1289 |
1.1477 |
| 10-Sep-06 |
1.1999 |
1.1545 |
| 17-Sep-06 |
1.1002 |
1.0985 |
| 24-Sep-06 |
1.1512 |
1.0459 |
| 1-Oct-06 |
1.1051 |
1.0473 |
| 8-Oct-06 |
1.1014 |
1.0603 |
| 15-Oct-06 |
1.107 |
1.121 |
| 22-Oct-06 |
1.0899 |
1.2165 |
| 29-Oct-06 |
1.0912 |
1.1474 |
| 5-Nov-06 |
1.0459 |
1.0554 |
| 12-Nov-06 |
1.0386 |
1.0714 |
| 19-Nov-06 |
1.0141 |
1.0912 |
| 26-Nov-06 |
1.0668 |
1.0944 |
| 3-Dec-06 |
0.99763 |
1.0823 |
| 10-Dec-06 |
1.1125 |
1.1396 |
| 17-Dec-06 |
1.0686 |
1.0605 |
| 24-Dec-06 |
1.0836 |
1.0955 |
| 31-Dec-06 |
1.0109 |
1.0849 |
| 7-Jan-07 |
0.9795 |
1.0348 |
| 14-Jan-07 |
1.0106 |
1.0175 |
| 21-Jan-07 |
1.087 |
1.0962 |
| 28-Jan-07 |
1.0638 |
1.0566 |
| 4-Feb-07 |
0.95754 |
1.0383 |
| 11-Feb-07 |
1.0085 |
1.0884 |
| 18-Feb-07 |
1.0445 |
1.0398 |
| 25-Feb-07 |
1.0457 |
0.99734 |
| 4-Mar-07 |
0.98433 |
1.0286 |
Price index
| Week (first day) |
Food |
Housekeeping and Personal Care |
| 6-Mar-05 |
0.99918 |
1.0061 |
| 13-Mar-05 |
1.0007 |
1.02 |
| 20-Mar-05 |
1.0003 |
1.0043 |
| 27-Mar-05 |
1.0037 |
1.0161 |
| 3-Apr-05 |
0.99245 |
1.0031 |
| 10-Apr-05 |
1.0067 |
1.0075 |
| 17-Apr-05 |
1.0022 |
1.0014 |
| 24-Apr-05 |
0.99385 |
0.99527 |
| 1-May-05 |
0.99149 |
0.99503 |
| 8-May-05 |
0.99888 |
0.9968 |
| 15-May-05 |
0.98618 |
0.9955 |
| 22-May-05 |
0.98744 |
0.98103 |
| 29-May-05 |
1.0067 |
1.0007 |
| 5-Jun-05 |
0.99961 |
1.0038 |
| 12-Jun-05 |
1.0034 |
1.0035 |
| 19-Jun-05 |
1.0069 |
0.99811 |
| 26-Jun-05 |
1.0021 |
1.0014 |
| 3-Jul-05 |
0.99943 |
0.99878 |
| 10-Jul-05 |
1.0026 |
1.0082 |
| 17-Jul-05 |
1.0003 |
0.99314 |
| 24-Jul-05 |
1.0029 |
0.99557 |
| 31-Jul-05 |
0.99886 |
0.99184 |
| 7-Aug-05 |
0.99788 |
0.99797 |
| 14-Aug-05 |
0.99891 |
0.99734 |
| 21-Aug-05 |
1.0102 |
0.98445 |
| 28-Aug-05 |
1.0076 |
1.004 |
| 4-Sep-05 |
1.0115 |
0.99221 |
| 11-Sep-05 |
1.0081 |
1.0106 |
| 18-Sep-05 |
1.0143 |
1.0092 |
| 25-Sep-05 |
1.0243 |
1.0084 |
| 2-Oct-05 |
1.0219 |
1.0169 |
| 9-Oct-05 |
1.0168 |
1.0151 |
| 16-Oct-05 |
1.0163 |
0.99606 |
| 23-Oct-05 |
1.013 |
0.9938 |
| 30-Oct-05 |
1.0138 |
1.0064 |
| 6-Nov-05 |
1.0102 |
0.99539 |
| 13-Nov-05 |
1.0175 |
0.9798 |
| 20-Nov-05 |
1.0227 |
0.98667 |
| 27-Nov-05 |
1.0187 |
0.99277 |
| 4-Dec-05 |
1.0263 |
1.0065 |
| 11-Dec-05 |
1.0247 |
0.99418 |
| 18-Dec-05 |
1.0182 |
0.98932 |
| 25-Dec-05 |
1.0251 |
0.98977 |
| 1-Jan-06 |
1.0232 |
1.003 |
| 8-Jan-06 |
1.0198 |
1.0018 |
| 15-Jan-06 |
1.0213 |
0.99608 |
| 22-Jan-06 |
1.0159 |
0.99076 |
| 29-Jan-06 |
1.0248 |
0.9985 |
| 5-Feb-06 |
1.0216 |
1.0004 |
| 12-Feb-06 |
1.013 |
0.99465 |
| 19-Feb-06 |
1.0167 |
1.0079 |
| 26-Feb-06 |
1.0121 |
0.99682 |
| 5-Mar-06 |
1.02 |
1.0101 |
| 12-Mar-06 |
1.0162 |
1.0067 |
| 19-Mar-06 |
1.0204 |
1.0193 |
| 26-Mar-06 |
1.0161 |
1.0104 |
| 2-Apr-06 |
1.0246 |
1.013 |
| 9-Apr-06 |
1.0156 |
1.0077 |
| 16-Apr-06 |
1.0203 |
1.0163 |
| 23-Apr-06 |
1.0261 |
1.015 |
| 30-Apr-06 |
1.0304 |
1.0148 |
| 7-May-06 |
1.0268 |
1.0222 |
| 14-May-06 |
1.0241 |
1.0304 |
| 21-May-06 |
1.0331 |
1.0328 |
| 28-May-06 |
1.0134 |
1.0254 |
| 4-Jun-06 |
1.0247 |
1.01 |
| 11-Jun-06 |
1.0262 |
1.016 |
| 18-Jun-06 |
1.0228 |
1.027 |
| 25-Jun-06 |
1.0262 |
1.0284 |
| 2-Jul-06 |
1.0246 |
1.0279 |
| 9-Jul-06 |
1.0362 |
1.0349 |
| 16-Jul-06 |
1.037 |
1.0475 |
| 23-Jul-06 |
1.0337 |
1.0431 |
| 30-Jul-06 |
1.0334 |
1.0436 |
| 6-Aug-06 |
1.039 |
1.0487 |
| 13-Aug-06 |
1.0343 |
1.0437 |
| 20-Aug-06 |
1.035 |
1.0353 |
| 27-Aug-06 |
1.035 |
1.0552 |
| 3-Sep-06 |
1.0373 |
1.0467 |
| 10-Sep-06 |
1.0229 |
1.0535 |
| 17-Sep-06 |
1.0349 |
1.0408 |
| 24-Sep-06 |
1.0308 |
1.0472 |
| 1-Oct-06 |
1.0319 |
1.0538 |
| 8-Oct-06 |
1.0326 |
1.0684 |
| 15-Oct-06 |
1.0312 |
1.0358 |
| 22-Oct-06 |
1.0262 |
1.026 |
| 29-Oct-06 |
1.0256 |
1.0311 |
| 5-Nov-06 |
1.034 |
1.0451 |
| 12-Nov-06 |
1.0372 |
1.0418 |
| 19-Nov-06 |
1.0434 |
1.0566 |
| 26-Nov-06 |
1.0418 |
1.0499 |
| 3-Dec-06 |
1.041 |
1.0516 |
| 10-Dec-06 |
1.033 |
1.0206 |
| 17-Dec-06 |
1.0415 |
1.0379 |
| 24-Dec-06 |
1.0444 |
1.0512 |
| 31-Dec-06 |
1.0446 |
1.0467 |
| 7-Jan-07 |
1.044 |
1.0478 |
| 14-Jan-07 |
1.053 |
1.0442 |
| 21-Jan-07 |
1.0559 |
1.0398 |
| 28-Jan-07 |
1.0545 |
1.0417 |
| 4-Feb-07 |
1.0514 |
1.0212 |
| 11-Feb-07 |
1.0551 |
1.0208 |
| 18-Feb-07 |
1.0567 |
1.0298 |
| 25-Feb-07 |
1.0565 |
1.0328 |
| 4-Mar-07 |
1.0597 |
1.0188 |
Source: Authors' calculations using IRI data. The price and quantity indexes are seasonally adjusted and scaled so that their geometric mean equals 1 in the 26-week period immediately prior to the hurricane. The shaded areas indicate the period (August 29, 2005, to November 1, 2005) covered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s major disaster declaration.
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