WAR INCREASES
LATEST FOOD PRICES.
The latest "figures indicating the increase in war food prices are given by tho Government Statistician (Mr. Malcolm Fraser, F.S.S.) in the Labour Journal for September. In groceries for August the upward tendency, which has been, noticeable for two months past, continues, the increase for the month being 11 points, chiefly contributed to by potatoes and soap, and making the total war increase for the Dominion 17.42 per cent. In place of the heavy decrease of 40 points in dairy produce -for July, there is an increase of 8 points.. Meat shows a further increase of 6 points on the average of the 25 towns dealt with. The result of the movement of all groups is shown in an advance of 8 points in the food index number for the whole Dominion. The index number is ..now — August, 1916 : 1284 ; July,. 1916 :. 1276 ; August, 1915 : 1213. The increases for Wellington since the war period are as follow (July figures being given in parentheses) —Groceries : 22.94 per cent. (22.56); dairy, produce: 25.19 (22.27); meat: 17.06 (16.24); all food groups: 21.42 (20.31).
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Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 75, 26 September 1916, Page 8
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185WAR INCREASES Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 75, 26 September 1916, Page 8
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