COST OF LIVING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1596, 10 August 1916, Page 4

COST OF LIVING.

The latest figures relating to the cost of living in New Zealand are published by the Government Statistician (Mr Malcolm Fraser) in the Labour Journal for duly. They show that up to June of this year (here were further increases in the prices of the various groups of commodities. The average percentage increase for the Dominion over prices ruling in duly, 1914, Avere: —Groceries: May, 1910, 14.33 per cent.; June, .1910, 14.91 per cent. Dairy produce: May, 20.40; June, 27.91. Meat: -May, 48.21; June, 18.(55. Three food groups; May, 48.(50; dune, 19.25. The figures for Wellington were:—Groceries; May, 20.43; dune, 20.43. Dairy produce; May, 25.71; dune, 27.52. Meat, May, 10.0(5; dune, 10.24. Three food groups; May, 20.22; dune, 20.78.

A table is published showing (he amounts required to purchase in each of the four centres of New Zealand during the first six months what would have cost £4. in the average of the four centres in 4 90913 (three food groups). The figures:—

Vuek. Well. s. (1. s. <1. February 25 2 : > 24 y March 25 2 ; f 25 3J April 25 4 25 111 May 25 10.1 20 01 June 2(i o j 20 2 Cheln Dun. s. d. s. d. January 24 11} 24 3 February 24 (i 24 51 March 24 4} 24 5} April 24 3 24 5 May 24 44 24 01: June 24 8 24 0,}