H.—lB.

XV

Table 1.—Summary of Index Numbers.

11. This general index number, however, tells us little as to the relative movements in the prices of the different commodities. |For this purpose the data of the original tables have been regrouped in order to show the variations in the prices of those articles that more directly affect the cost of living. Table 2 shows the changes in the average annual prices of the chief foodstuffs included in the index number. The seventeen commodities selected are—Wheat, flour, barley, oats, oatmeal, beef, mutton, lamb, bacon, butter, cheese, tea, sugar, currants, rice, salt, and salmon.

Table 2. —Index Numbers of Wholesale Food-prices in New Zealand, 1890 to 1911. (Seventeen Articles founded on Dr. McIlraith's Tables; Average Price for Decade 1890-99 = 100.)

[Note. —The figures in the columns are the annual aggregates of the index numbers of the various articlt ihows the number of commodities included in the group in any particular year. The number in bold type is prices.] es included in each group. The small number the index number showing the level of general *"»• X™ PVoS. I B «erages. Oils. Minerals. ' Materials. °*«*«*- | I I nmr,A Number Annual Liquors. ™° of Index lotais. Art i c ies. Numbers. 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 8 1055 5 985 6 1070 8 1123 6 1031 6 1011 8 786 5 877 8 695 8 621 6 631 8 644 6 833 8 884 8 632 6 531 8 792 6 817 8 748 5 554 8 537 ~~* 630 8 608 8 556 5 483 6 534 6 501 5 497 5 625 6 462 6 499 8 527 6 464 8 438 e 427 8 522 6 596 8 618 6 408 8 419 6 408 8 568 8 547 8 438 8 497 8 525 8 607 8 667 5 522 8 552 4 693 ; * 690 8 1133 8 1043 8 986 8 1232 8 1069 8 1049 8 790 8 692 8 584 8 619 8 724 8 757 8 846 , 8 871 6 877 8 776 8 805 8 832 8 800 7 912 7 843 7 790 7 802 7 759 8 798 8 745 8 906 8 838 8 818 8 814 8 837 8 837 8 753 8 749 8 702 8 721 8 922 8 906 8 894 8 947 8 1022 8 1005 8 1047 8 1058 8 1033 8 1073 8 1054 8 1078 2 315 2 309 2 305 2 323 2 311 2 309 2 337 2 285 2 278 2 295 2 300 2 222 2 236 2 276 3 372 3 376 3 376 3 376 3 376 3 386 3 392 3 383 3 361 3 363 3 348 3 342 3 298 3 298 3 298 3 295 3 299 3 307 3 307 3 307 3 307 3 295 3 295 3 295 3 295 3 295 3 295 3 295 3 294 3 294 3 294 3 294 3 294 3 282 3 322 3 322 2 456 2 537 2 552 3 816 3 845 3 837 3 802 3 689 3 654 3 661 3 570 3 567 3 567 3 517 3 466 3 442 3 471 3 451 3 431 3 426 3 409 3 363 3 371 3 370 3 351 3 327 3 317 3 319 3 332 3 345 3 329 3 292 • 270 3 278 3 272 3 283 3 309 3 285 3 . 288 3 315 3 321 3 310 3 290 3 258 3 255 3 279 3 300 3 271 3 268 3 317 8 923 8 971 6 1135 6 1105 8 1063 8 898 4 720 4 702 4 636 4 583 4 640 4 722 4 884 8 976 8 1040 8 965 8 942 8 837 8 709 8 786 8 742 8 699 8 662 8 635 8 607 8 573 8 566 8 593 6 637 8 699 8 685 8 657 8 604 8 579 8 559 8 554 8 545 8 546 8 606 8 692 8 644 8 588 8 577 8 561 8 574 8 629 8 672 8 626 8 595 8 576 4 1059 * 1059 8 1331 B 1349 8 1304 8 1403 8 1396 8 1403 7 1494 7 1286 7 1241 7 1343 7 1262 7 1218 7 1182 7 1056 7 1048 7 991 7 896 7 988 7 957 7 921 7 886 7 898 7 892 7 851 7 765 7 749 7 773 7 759 7 772 7 744 7 704 7 701 7 680 7 679 7 692 7 655 7 618 7 623 7 615 7 614 7 604 7 577 7 575 7 577 7 618 7 623 7 630 7 622 7 1148 7 1155 7 1135 8 1389 8 1333 8 1407 8 1401 8 1412 8 1290 8 1235 8 1271 8 1278 8 1278 8 1200 8 1089 8 1073 8 1110 8 990 8 935 8 1076 8 1031 8 951 8 943 8 921 8 860 8 843 8 864 8 909 8 939 8 939 8 962 8 844 8 808 8 761 8 707 8 713 8 736 8 757 8 768 8 783 8 760 8 700 8 651 8 647 8 664 8 705 8 771 8 629 8 628 8 663 4 436 4 437 4 471 4 463 4 499 4 494 4 395 4 385 4 385 4 493 4 456 4 469 4 447 4 450 4 434 4 439 4 444 4 411 4 416 8 541 8 534 8 529 8 510 8 520 8 520 8 518 8 516 8 510 8 497 8 498 8 498 8 498: 8 498 8 497 8 498 8 508 8 507 8 507 8 505 8 494 8 494 8 496 8 496 8 498 8 496 8 497 8 498 8 508 8 520 8 520 6085 6143 7132 7611 7372 7591 I 6906 6802 6222 5866 5693 5864 i 6231 6278 6061 5753 6060 I 5637 5316 ' 5589 : 5402 i 5388 j 5184 5053 4863 4747 4625 4620 5007 4835 4862 4683 4492 4398 4203 4303 4382 4384 4410 4527 4431 4512 4481 4278 4402 4564 4793 4675 4540 4650 33 33 37 39 39 38 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 39 41 41 42 42 42 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 184 186 193 195 189 200 187 184 164 154 150 154 164 161 148 140 144 135 127 130 126 122 118 115 111 108 103 103 111 107 108 104 10!) 98 93 96 97 97 98 101 98 100 100 95 98 101 107 104 101 103

Year. Price Index. Year. Price Index. Year. Price Index. 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 102 102 104 100 99 92 97 100 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 103 97 99 100 108 108 101 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 106 106 111 116 107 109 115