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Table showing the Comparative Costs of an Assumed Weekly Household Consumption of Certain Foodstuffs in the Months between July, 1914, and August, 1915 (inclusive), and the Percentages of Increases over the Prices ruling in July, 1914. (Based on the average of the four chief centres.) Table VII.— Weekly Budgets.

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Commodity. Quantity. Average Cost, July, 1914. Average Average Average • Average Cost, Cost, Cost, Cost, August. Sept., October. Nov., 1914. 1914. 1914. 1914. Average Cost, Dec, 1914. Average Average Average Cost, Cost, Cost, January, February. March, 1915." 1915. 1915. Average : Average Average j Average Cost, Cost, Cost, Cost, April. Mav, June. July, 1915. 1915. 1915. 1915. Average Cost, August, 1915. Groceries — s. d. Bread .. .. ! 7 2 lb. loaves 2 2J Flour .. ..31b. .. 0 4| Oatmeal .. .. 1 lb. .. 0 2 Rice .. .. lib. .. 0 21 Tea .. ..lib. .. 0 91 Cocoa .. .. |lb. .. 0 51 Sugar . . .. 3 lb. .. 0 6 Jam .. .. 2 lb. .. Oil Raisins .. .. Jib. .. 0 2| Potatoes .. ..141b. .. 0 9| s. d. 2 2i 0 5| 0 2i 0 2| 0 9i 0 5| 0 6 0 11 0 3 0 10| ; s. d. s. d. s. d. 2 24 2 4 2 4| 0 51 0 5f 0 5| 0 2i 0 24 j 0 2i 0 21 0 21 i 0 24 ' 0 91 0 94 0 91 0 54 0 51 0 54 0 6 0 64 0 6| 0 11 0 ll" 0 11 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 101 0 9i I 0 8| S. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 o : o o d. Ol 5 i 11 3 91 s. d. 2 4| 0 5| 0 2| 0 2| 0 91 0 54 0 6f 0 11 0 3 0 8| s. d. 2 4| 0 6 0 2i 0 21 0 91 0 54 0 71 0 111 0 3 0 9f s. d. 2 64 0 6i 0 21 0 24 0 94 0 54 0 74 0 Hi 0 3 1 44 s- d.. 2 74 I 0 64 : 0 24 0 2 4 0 9i 0 54 0 74 0 111 0 3 1 3f s. d. 2 10 0 71 0 24 0 24 0 91 0 54 0 74 0 111 0 3 1 31 s. d. 2 11 0 74! 0 2f 0 24 0 91 I 0 54 0 74 0 lli 0 3 1 01 s. d. 2 11 0 74 0 2f [ 0 21 ! 0 94 0 5i 0 71 0 Hi 0 3 1 01 s. d. 2 11 0 71 0 3 0 21 0 94 0 51 0 74 0 Hi 0 3 0 llf I s. d. 2 11 0 7£ 0 3 0 24 0 9f 0 54 0 74 0 Hi 0 3 1 Of s. d. 2 11 0 7i 0 3 0 24 0 9f 0 54 0 7| 0 114 0 3 1 li s. d. 2 104 0 6f 0 3 0 2i 0 9f 0 5i 0 7f 0 iii 0 3 1 ii ! ' i ; - — 7 lOf I 19-56 7 11 19-87 8 2 23-66 Totals .. -.. .. 6 74 j Increase per cent. 6 71 '4 6 9f 3-15 6 9| 3-15 6 : 4-' 6 11 4-73 11 •73 6 11 4-73 6 11 4-73 7 H 7-89 8 04 8 0 21-77 21-14 7 llf 20-82 8 14 23-03 8 24 24-29 8 1 22-40 Dairy-produce — Milk .. .. 7 pints .. 1 2| Butter .. 3 lb. .. 3 6f Cheese .. . . 4 lb. .. 0 2| Bacon .. .. 1 lb. .. 0 11J 1 2f 3 6f 0 21 0 111 j 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 61 0 2| 0 11| 1 1 3 6| 0 21 | 0 llf 1 3 0 1 2 7 2i 1 2 3 9f 0 2i 0 llf 1 2 3 lOf 0 21 0 llf 1 2 3 114 0 24 0 llf 1 2f 4 5f I 0 24 : 0 llf 1 2f 4 74 0 24 j 0 llf 1 2f 4 7| 0 24 : 0 llf 1 2f 4 llf 0 2f 0 llf 1 2f 4 9i 0 2f 0 llf I — Totals .. .. .. 5 114 Increase per cent. 5 iii 5 111 5 111 5 J -0v 5 11 -0-35 11 ■35 - 5 9i -2-46" 5 91 -2-46 5 9f -2-11 5 114 I 0-35" 6 If 3-51 6 2| 4-91 6 3f 6 lOf 7 04 7 Of 6-32 ' 16-14 ! 18-60 I 18-95 7 5 24-91 7 24 21-40 Meatr— BeefSirloin .. ..31b. .. 1 81 Stewing-steak .. 21b. .. 0 llf Corned roll.. ..lib. .. 0 5| Sausages .. . . 2 lb. .. 0 9| Mutton — Leg .. 3 lb. .. 1 5i Shoulder .-. .. I 2 lb. .. 0 91 Chops .. ..2 1b. .. 1 Of 3 lb. 21b. lib. 21b. 31b. 2 1b. 2 1b. 1 81 0 llf 0 5i 0 9| 1 5i 0 91 1 01 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 8f 1 0 0 51 0 91 1 51 0 91 1 04 8| 0 5i 9J 5i 0| 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 9i 1 0i 0 54 0 91 Oi 6 Q3 1 1 Si 1 1 0 5| 0 91 0 9f 1 11 1 1 0 0 1 91 1 104 1 li 0 5| 0 94 1 6f 0 10i ; 1 14 ' 1 10 1 li 0 5| J 0 94 ; 1 61 0 101 1 14 1 9f 1 li 0 5f 0 9-4 1 6i 0 101 1 14 1 10f 1 li 0 54 0 10 1 10 1 1 0 5f 0 94 1 1 0 0 91 51 94 j 1 1 0 0 9i 0i 54 9i 1 1 0 0 9i 0i 54 9i 1 1 0 0 8| 0i 54 9i 1 IO! 1 Of 0 6 0 9-i 1 6 0 9f 1 1 1 0 1 6i 9| 14 1 5f 0 10 1 If 1 5| 0 10 1 li 1 0 1 54 °4 Q3 a 4 u 4 1 0 1 43 *4 94 | 04 1 0 1 5 94 Oi 1 0 1 4f 94 04 1 6i 0 10i 1 1 Totals .. .. . . 7 2 Increase per cent. 7 2 7 2f 0-87 7 2f 0-87 7 3-7 7 54 3-78 5*1 78 7 6i 4-94 7 6i 4-94 7 94 8-72 7 84 7-56 7 8i 7-27 7 9 8-14 7 7i 6-10 7 5i 3-78 7 3 1-16 7 3 1-16 7 24 0-58 7 8 6-98 Grand totals .. j . . 19 8J ' 1 Increase per cent. .. I 19 81 ' 19 llf .. " 1-37 19 llf i 1-37 20 2-6 20 3i 2-85 3i i 85 20 2| 2-64 20 2| 2-64 20 8f 5-18 I 21 6f 21 9 9-41 10-36 22 If 12-37 31 114 22 4 11-42 ; 13-33 22 34 13-00 22 51 22 10 13-85 15-86 22 114 16-49" Wellington, 15th September, 1915. — Signifies decrease. Malcolm Feasee, Government Statistician.