THE COST OF LIVING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17116, 11 April 1921, Page 6

THE COST OF LIVING.

■—< 4 ' SLIGHT DECREASE SHOWN. '_ The mortthlv abstract of statistic* fflfr March shows that there has bees* Blight decline in the cost of index number for the three food grow as at February 16th (Dominion «eigua* average) is shown as 1873, a decrease of 33 points as compared with, ttio preceding month's figures (1906), and an Mcrcnso, of 75.05 per cent, as compMM; with that for July, 1914.. A deem* of 53 points in the groceries group" compared with January is pnncipWT accounted for by a fall *n price (pWC* ticallv throughout the Dominion) * potatoes, tea, soap, and untied fruttt. Jn tlie dairv produce group there ■■ l)een a considerable increase in «», price of eggs, but this has been «£' counted to a considerable extent W ' lower prices ruling for ham and baee&i the net result is an increase of « points for the group. In the meat gttW the decrease of 38 points is due to » universal full in the price of all ««*• The percentage increase over «MHI* 1914, for the tliree food gioups m UP United Kingdom (as at Starch Ist) » 149. The purchasing power of W* sovereign for the three hod gj««P» * the quarter ended December, 1920, »» lis 3d. whereas for the correspond!** quarter of tho previous yeai it was I* Hd.