COST OF LIVING
INCREASES IN AUSTRALIA. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) CANBERRA, July 22. The cost of living in Australia has Msen 17.9 per cent since the outbreak of the war. The percentage increases in the capital cities are: Sydney, 17.5; Melbourne, 18.7; Brisbane. 17?8; Adelaide, 18.6; Perth, 16.5; Hobart, 18. The cost of living has risen rapidly in the past 12 months; at June 30, 1941, it was up only 9.2 per cent on the pre-war figures. Clothing is up 53.7 per cent, food 11.4 per cent and 9 per cent, and miscellaneous items, including tobacco and household articles, 14.4 per-cent.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 July 1942, Page 3
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101COST OF LIVING Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 July 1942, Page 3
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