Cost of living price index (1935-1954)
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Part of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal
- Title
- Cost of living price index (1935-1954)
- Creator
- Philippines. Bureau of Census and Statistics.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1954
- Subject
- Cost of living -- Manila (Philippines) -- 1935-1954.
- Consumer price indexes.
- Fulltext
- March, 1954 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 115 COST OF LIVING PRICE INDEX FOR WAGE EARNERS’ FAMILIES IN MANILA, BY YEAR AND MONTH, 1935-1954 (1941 = 100) Bureau of the Census and Statistics Year and Month AU Items (100) Food (63.43) House Rent (11.96) Cloth ing (2.04) Fuel, Light and Water (7.73) Miscel laneous (14.84) ing Power 1935........ 89 .7 89 7 96.4 8«).7 85.1 90.2 1.1148 1936........ 87 .4 1 8 3 96 .6 88.4 77.5 87.7 1.1442 1937........ 88.8 88.3 96.4 88.2 85.2 89.5 1.1261 1938........ 92 1 92 1 96.8 92.2 88.8 92.5 1.0858 1939........ 93 .2 94 8 97 .7 94.81 84.3 92.9 1.0730 1940........ 97 3 98.9 98.9 99.0 89.9 96.7 1.0277 1941........ .... 100 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1.0000 1945........ .... 691 5 834 3 236.4 1448.4 379.1 650.9 0.1446 1946........ .... 521 7 649 4 236 .4 649.7 348.2 383.3 0.1917 1947........ .... 387 2 415 4 453 .9 256.8 310.0 272.2 0.2583 1948........ .... 364 2 386 1 453 .9 208.4 288.9 259.1 0.2746 1949........ .... 343 7 357 9 453.9 198.4 272.9 251.1 0.2910 1950........ . 332 9 333. 7 453. 9 270. 7 252.0 282 . J1 0,3004 January.......... . 332 3 336. 8 453.19 238. 0 253.1 269.1 0.3009 February. . . . . 335. 3 340. 2 453.19 233. 3 257.8 273.0 0 2982 March . . 336 6 341. 4 453.'9 236. 7 257.8 276.6 0.2971 April............... . 329.1 328.6 453.9 237. 7 252.9 283.1 0.3039 May................ . 317 4 308. 6 453.'9 244. 7 249.7 290.4 0.3151 June................ . 319. 3 310. 9 453.!9 243. 5 249.7 293.5 0.3132 July................. . 326.3 322. 4 453.'9 252. 6 249.7 290.4 0.3065 August......... . 327.3 325. 9 453.'9 258. 7 251.1 280.2 0.3055 September. . . . . 334. 2 335. 0 453.19 317. 4 252.5 279.4 0 2992 October............ . 345. 5 351. 1 453.!9 337.3 249.7 285.4 0.2894 November. . . . . 346. 7 353. 2 453.!9 322. 8 249.7 286.6 0.2884 December........ . 344.9 350. 5 453.9 325. 2 249.7 285.7 0.2899 1951........... . 352. 6 361. 5 453.!9 365. 3 248.0 285.7 0.2836 January............ . 347. 9 355. 0 453.!9 331. 5 249.7 285.6 0.2874 February . . . . 351. 7 359. 8 453.!9 342. 8 249.7 289.0 0.2843 March............... . 346.4 349.3 453.!9 379.4 248 8 293.6 0.2887 April.................. . 355. 3 362. 6 453.9 398.6 247.5 294.6 0.2815 May.................. . 359. 2 367. 0 453. 9 410. 4 247.5 300.6 0.2784 June.................. . 360. 5 372. 2 453.!9 399. 5 247.5 288.5 0.2774 July................... . 359.0 370.1 453.'9 382. 0 247.5 290.2 0.2786 August.............. . 357.8 371.4 453.!9 354.0 247.5 280.0 0.2795 September. . . . .. 356. 1 369. 0 453.9 356.4 247.5 279.0 0.2808 October............ . 351. 0 361. 1 453.!9 350. 4 247.5 279.0 0.2845 November. . . . . 344.1 351. 1 453.!9 343. 8 247.5 275.8 0.2906 December........ . 341. 9 348. 9 453.!9 335. 2 247.5 272.1 0.2925 1952.......... . 339.4 347.4 453!9 295.9 244.1 268.4 0.2946 January ............ . 342. 8 350. 9 453.'9 330. 8 247.5 269.7 0.2917 February. . 341. 2 349.8 453.!9 311. 2 243.4 268.5 0.2931 March............... . 337.9 345. 1 453.9 301. 1 243.4 268.1 0.2959 April................. . 335.9 342. 7 453.!9 300.7 243.4 264.6 0.2977 May.................. . 335. 1 341. 8 453.!9 293. 2 243.4 264.4 0.2984 June.................. . 338. 1 346.3 453.!9 290. 2 243.4 265.5 0.2958 July................... . 340. 4 349. 5 453.!9 286.6 243.4 268.1 0.2938 August............. . 340. 7 349. 4 453.!9 289. 1 243.4 269.9 0.2935 September . . 341. 1 350. 0 453.'9 287. 7 243.4 270.7 0.2932 October............ . 337. 6 344.6 453.!9 289. 3 243.4 269.4 0.2962 November .. . . . 340. 5 349. 3 453.!9 286. 2 243.4 269.8 0.2937 December........ . 340. 9 348. 9 453.9 284. 4 247.5 272.3 0.2933 1953.......... . 318.2 314.3 453.!9 280.1 243.7 269.5 0.3143 1954............. January . . .. 337.3 343.2 453.9 283.7 247.4 272.4 0.2965 February . 323.0 321.1 453.9 281.5 243.4 273.0 0.3096 March.......... . . 318.6 314.3 453.9 281.5 243.4 272.4 0.3139 April............. .. 317.6 312.8 453.9 281.1 243.4 272.2 0.3149 May.............. . . 314.3 307.8 453.9 280.9 243.4 271.1 0.3182 June. .. 313.1 306.0 453.9 277.8 243.4 271.1 0.3194 July................. .. 316.0 311.0 453.0 277.8 243.4 269.5 0.3165 August......... . . 316.1 311.9 453.9 277.8 243.4 266.4 0.3164 September . 315.8 311.6 453.9 277.8 243.4 265.6 0.3167 October........ . 315.3 310.6 453.9 279.0 243.4 266.4 0.3172 November . . .. 315.2 310.1 453.9 280.9 243.4 267.0 0.3173 December... . .. 315.5 310.7 453.9 280.9 243.4 267.0 0.3170 January.. . 311.7 304.7 453.9 279.3 243.4 267.0 0.3208 February........... 301 5 290 0 453 9 278 3 232 1 267 0 0 3317 NOTE: Miscellaneous was revised from 1950 to May 1953 and clothing from February 1952 to May 1953. 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