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Table showing Index Numbers for each Month from July, 1914, to August, 1915 (inclusive), for Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, together with Monthly Increases per Cent. over the Index Numbers of July, 1915.

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Month. . , , , Increase. ! w „. . Increase Christ- Increase -. ,. Increase , Auckland. | per ( , onf Wellmgton. per Cent I churoh . per Cent . j Dunedin. per f , ent _ Table I.—Bread. July, 1914 August, 1914 .. September, 1914 October, 1914 .. November, 1914 December, 1914 January, 1915 .. February, 1915 March, 1915 .. April, 1915 .. May, 1915 June, 1915 July, 1.915 August, 1915 .. 1.169 .. 1.023 .. 1,169 .. 1,023 1.169 .. 1,023 .. 1,169 .. .1,023 1.169 .. 1.169 14-27 1,169 .. 1.169 14-27 1,316 12-57 ] 1.169 14-27 1.169 .. 1,169 14-27 1,316 12-57 1.169 14-27 1.169 .. 1,169 14-27 1,316! 12-57 1.316 28-64 I 1.169 .. 1,316 28-64 1,316 12-57 1,316 28-64 1.316 12-57 1,316 .28-64 1.462 25-06 1,462 42-91 1.462 25-06 1,462 42-91. 1.462 j 25-06. 1.462 42-91 :| 1,462 25-06 1,462 42-91 1.462 i 25-06 1.462 42-91 1,462! 25-06 1,462 42-91 1,162; 25-06 1.462 42-91 | 1.462 j 25-06 1,462 42-91 1.462: 25-06 1.462 42-91 , 1.462 25-06: 1,462 42-91 1,462 { 25-06! 1,462 42-91 : 1,462 25-06 j 1,462 42-91 1,462 1 25-06 I 1,162: 42-91 1 ,389 i 18-82: 1.462 42-91 Table II. — Groceries, excluding Bread. July, 1914 August, 1914 .. September, 19.14 October, 1914 . . November, 1914 December, 1914 January, 1915 .. February, 19.15. . March, 19.15 .. April, 1915 May, 191.5 June, 1915 July, 1915 August, 1915 .. 950 .. 1.036 .. 1.009 .. 1,011 1.003 5-58 1.042 0-58 1,023 1-39 1,010 -0-10 964 1-47 1.075 3-76 j 1,062 | 5-25 1,021 0-99 964 1-47 1.094 5-60 1.042 3-27 1,006 -0-49 1,050 10-53 1.101 6-56 1,044 3-47 1,058 4-65 1.144! 20-42 1.261 21-72 | 1.076' 6-64 1,151 13-85 1.062! 11-79 1,145 10-52 - 1.16.1 15-06 1,270 25-62 1.087 i 14-42 1.169 12-84 j 1.137 12-69 1,227: 11-47 1.083 j 14-00 1,165 12-45 | 1,114; 10-41 1,130 11-77 1,064 ! 12-00 1.164 12-36 1.101 : 9-12 1,066 5-44 1,069 12-53 1.132 9-27 ii 1,103 9-32 1,126 11-37 1.073 12-95: 1.170 12-93 L,119 10-90 1.156 14-34 1.088 1 14-53 | 1.194 j 15-25 ! 1,133 12-78 1,155 14-24 1.095 15-26 1,190! 14-86 1.118 10-80 1.132 11-97 Table III. — Dairy-produce. July, 1914 August, 1914 .. September, 1914 October, 1914 .. November, 1914 Decembeiyl914 January, 1915 .. February, 1.915.. March, 1915 .. April, 1915 May, 1915 June, 1915 July, 1915 August, 1915 .. 1,008 j .. 1,163 : .. | 1.024 I .. 1.075 I 989 i - 1-88 ! 1.107 1-82 i 1.000 - 2-34 1,038 - 3-44 991 I - 1-69 I 1.035 -11-01 : 994 ' 2-93 1,054 ! - 1-95 1,003 | - 0-50 : 1,052 9-54 j 904 ! -11-72 1,024 *- 4-74 1.036 2-78 | 1,042 -10-40 i 911 -11-04 1,032: - 4-00 1,04.1 3-27 \ 1,078 7-31 1,019 - 0-49 1,040 - 3-26 1,079 7-04 I 1,102 - 5-25 1,040 1-56 1,056 1-77 1,094 8-53 j 1,109 - 4-64 1.080 5-47 1,094 1-77 1.129 12-00 ! 1,146 1-46 1,110 8-40 1,123 4-47 1.181 17-16 ; 1.295 11-35 1.172 14-45 1,195 11-16 1,169 15-97 1.315 13-07 1.167 13-96 1,222 13-67 1.182 17-26 1.276; 9-72 1.154 12-70 1,190 10-70 1,203 19-35 1,322; 13-67 1,178 15-04 1,209 12-47 1,140 13-10 1,259 8-25 : 1,140 11-33 -1,185 10-23 Signifies decrease.