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.
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
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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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