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YEAR AND MONTH<br />
19t 1, one month 3<br />
1915 ouo mouth J<br />
1910, one month s _ ..^<br />
1917, one month *<br />
11*13, December<br />
1918, average for 2 months.<br />
1919, av 2 nios (June, Dec.)<br />
1919, average 3 months<br />
19^*0 monthly •lvorngG<br />
1920,av.2mos,(June, Dec.)-<br />
19°1 monthly average<br />
1921, av. 3 mos.(<strong>May</strong>, Sept.,<br />
Dec)<br />
1922, monthly average •<br />
1923, monthly average 4<br />
1923<br />
<strong>May</strong> ... -<br />
Jun© - ....-- »...-<br />
July<br />
August - «......-..._.-.<br />
September __.-.- . .<br />
October - - -<br />
November .>---..<br />
December ..--_*<br />
1923<br />
Januurv .„_—-...<br />
February<br />
April<br />
<strong>May</strong><br />
June ..- .. - * »-«<br />
July.<br />
August<br />
October „ „<br />
November<br />
December. .*»..„.._..._<br />
<strong>1924</strong><br />
January<br />
February „<br />
March<br />
April<br />
.. .....<br />
<strong>May</strong><br />
June ._*_<br />
July<br />
August-<br />
FOOD SHEL-<br />
TER<br />
CLOTH-<br />
ING<br />
188<br />
Table 132.—COST OP LIVING<br />
FUEL<br />
AND<br />
LIGHT<br />
[Base year In bold-faced type]<br />
SUN-<br />
DRIES<br />
ALL<br />
ITEMS<br />
National Industrial Conference Board Index i<br />
100<br />
ICO<br />
111<br />
UG<br />
173<br />
1S6<br />
205<br />
156<br />
142<br />
146<br />
139<br />
141<br />
142<br />
139<br />
140<br />
143<br />
145<br />
147<br />
144<br />
142<br />
142<br />
143<br />
143<br />
144<br />
147<br />
140<br />
149<br />
160<br />
151<br />
150<br />
149<br />
147<br />
144<br />
100<br />
100<br />
102<br />
103<br />
us<br />
129<br />
154<br />
109<br />
100<br />
173<br />
165<br />
1G5<br />
163<br />
103<br />
165<br />
1G5<br />
107<br />
167<br />
167<br />
167<br />
170<br />
170<br />
172<br />
172<br />
175<br />
175<br />
175<br />
175<br />
180<br />
180<br />
ISO<br />
180<br />
185<br />
Relative to July, 1914<br />
100<br />
103<br />
120<br />
143<br />
ISo<br />
205<br />
201<br />
ICG<br />
155<br />
170<br />
160<br />
153<br />
154<br />
153<br />
155<br />
157<br />
160<br />
156<br />
160<br />
102<br />
163<br />
167<br />
174<br />
169<br />
170<br />
171<br />
175<br />
176<br />
174<br />
175<br />
176<br />
177<br />
170<br />
1OO<br />
102<br />
104<br />
126<br />
13S<br />
144<br />
163<br />
1S3<br />
179<br />
ISO<br />
174<br />
174<br />
174<br />
181<br />
187<br />
187<br />
180<br />
187<br />
187<br />
187<br />
186<br />
180<br />
178<br />
178<br />
176<br />
176<br />
176<br />
178<br />
176<br />
176<br />
175<br />
175<br />
172<br />
1OO<br />
100<br />
104<br />
117<br />
152<br />
164<br />
185<br />
184<br />
173<br />
173<br />
174<br />
174<br />
172<br />
172<br />
172<br />
172<br />
171<br />
171<br />
171<br />
171<br />
173<br />
173<br />
173<br />
173<br />
173<br />
173<br />
173<br />
173<br />
174<br />
174<br />
174<br />
174<br />
174<br />
1OO<br />
101<br />
109<br />
131<br />
159<br />
172<br />
198<br />
167<br />
157<br />
161<br />
165<br />
155<br />
150<br />
155<br />
156<br />
157<br />
158<br />
159<br />
158<br />
158<br />
159<br />
159<br />
160<br />
160<br />
162<br />
162<br />
163<br />
164<br />
165<br />
165<br />
165<br />
164<br />
163<br />
FOOD<br />
100.0<br />
105.O<br />
105.0<br />
120.0<br />
157.0<br />
187.0<br />
195.5<br />
108.5<br />
149.3<br />
141.5<br />
146.5<br />
141.0<br />
139.8<br />
146.6<br />
142.0<br />
144.3<br />
149.3<br />
150.3<br />
143.7<br />
CLOTH-<br />
ING<br />
100.0<br />
101.0<br />
104.7<br />
120.0<br />
149.1<br />
205.3<br />
241.6<br />
223.0<br />
199.7<br />
172.7<br />
175.5<br />
172.3<br />
171.3<br />
171.5<br />
174.4<br />
174.9<br />
176.5<br />
176.3<br />
175.9<br />
HOUS-<br />
ING<br />
FUEL<br />
AND<br />
LIGHT<br />
FURNI-<br />
TURE<br />
AND<br />
HOUSE<br />
FUR-<br />
NISH<br />
INGS<br />
U. S. Department <strong>of</strong> Labor Index»<br />
100.0<br />
100'. 0<br />
101.5<br />
102.3<br />
100.1<br />
109.2<br />
119.8<br />
143.0<br />
160.0<br />
161.2<br />
164.2<br />
100.9<br />
101.1<br />
161.9<br />
162.4<br />
163.4<br />
164,4<br />
166.5<br />
167.0<br />
Relative to 1913<br />
100.0<br />
101.0<br />
101.0<br />
108.4<br />
124.1<br />
147.9<br />
151.2<br />
183.4<br />
181.1<br />
180.1<br />
183.0<br />
174.4<br />
183.8<br />
186.4<br />
186.2<br />
180.6<br />
181.3<br />
184.0<br />
182.3<br />
100.0<br />
104.0<br />
110.6<br />
127.8<br />
150.6<br />
213.6<br />
244.3<br />
289.6<br />
230.1<br />
205.1<br />
221 !<br />
202.9<br />
202.9<br />
208.2<br />
217.4<br />
222.2<br />
222.4<br />
222.4<br />
221.3<br />
MIS-<br />
CELLA-<br />
NEOUS<br />
100.0<br />
103.0<br />
107.4<br />
113.3<br />
140.5<br />
1C5.8<br />
181.7<br />
204.8<br />
207.8<br />
201.6<br />
200.8<br />
20L5<br />
201.1<br />
200.5<br />
200.3<br />
200.3<br />
201.1<br />
201.7<br />
201.1<br />
TOTAL<br />
100.0<br />
103.0<br />
105.1<br />
US. 2<br />
142.4<br />
174.4<br />
1S8.3<br />
20S.5<br />
177.3<br />
167.3<br />
170.9<br />
166.6<br />
166.3<br />
169.5<br />
168.8<br />
169.7<br />
172.1<br />
173.2<br />
I7tt 4<br />
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