French Food Imports
(Special Crspdt. N.Z.P.A.) LONDON. August 22 The French Government is reported to be considering authorising large new imports of meat and wine, and possible imports of 120,000 to 130.000 tons of potatoes, in an effort to hold down constantly rising retail prices, says the “Financial Times" Paris correspondent. This news came in the wake of price increases in: these critical ' foods disclosed by the new cost of living index which showed that retail prices in July rose 6.3 per cent, over July. 1961, while wholesale prices were up only 23 per cent
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29909, 24 August 1962, Page 3
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