THE COST OF LIVING.
RETAIL PRICES. NEW ZEALAND CENTRES’ FIGURES The following are the figures relating to retail prices (as published in the Monthly Abstract of Statistics) for 25 centres in New Zealand. The food group comprises groceries, dairy pro-
Do mini on weighted average ... 1634 1265 1503 With the addition of fuel and light, the figures for the four cities are: Wellington 1598, Christchurch 1586, Auckland 1562, Dunedin 1483. INCREASE IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. The latest available figures for the principal countries publishing statistics of retail prices of food are as shown in the following table, the comparison being between July, 1914, and the dates given in parenthesis, there being an increase in each case:
duce and meat:— Food Groups. Food & Rent. Rent. Auckland 1634 1296 1514 Wellington ... 1632 1370 1539 Christchurch 1611 1330 1511 Dunedin ..... 1629 1082 1435 Whangarei 1744 1182 1545 Hamilton 1667 1725 1688 Rotorua ...... 1804 1412 1663 Waihi 1724 733 1373 Gisborne 1718 1328 1580 Napier • 1593 1205 1456 Dannevirke 1632 1166 1468 New Plymouth 1695 1286 1550 Wanganui x .... 1588 1316 1492 Taihape 1736 1344 1597 Palmerston N. . 1567 1364 1495 Masterton 1625 1199 1474 Blenheim 1724 1046 1483 Nelson .. 1759 969 1479 Greymouth 1725 758 1383 Ashburton . 1625 1126 1448 Timaru . .. 1664 1162 1486 Oamaru 1645 1037 1430 Alexandra 1734 672 1358 Gore 1621 1018 1407 Invercargill 1583 1073 1402
Per cent. South Africa (Dec., 1921) ... .... 25 Australia (Jan., 1922) ... 42 New Zealand (Feb., 1922) .. ... 45 Canada (Dec., 1921) 48 United States (Nov., 1921) .. 49 Holland (Nov., 1921) 59 India, Bombay (Jan., 1922) . 69 United Kingdom (Feb., 1922) 79 Sweden (Dec., 1921) 102 Denmark (July, 1921) 136 Norway (Nov., 1921) ... 181 France, Parie (Dec., 1921) .. ... 223 Belgium (Nov., 1921) 342 Italy, Rome (Nov., 1921) .... 359 Finland (Oct., 1921) ... 1257 Germany (Dec., 1921) ... 1988
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1922, Page 3
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299THE COST OF LIVING. Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1922, Page 3
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