Cost of living price index (1946-1949)
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Part of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal
- Title
- Cost of living price index (1946-1949)
- Creator
- Philippines. Bureau of Census and Statistics.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1949
- Subject
- Cost of living -- Manila (Philippines) -- 1946-1949.
- Consumer price indexes.
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- March, 1949 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 131 COST OF LIVING INDEX OF WAGE EARNER’S FAMILY' IN MANILA BY MONTH, 1946 TO 1949 (1941 = 100) Bureau of the Census and Statistics Manila 1946 All Items Food (59.16) House 1 Rent (8.43) | Cloth- II ing Is (0.62) | 'uel, Light 1 Miscelmd Water laneous Purchas ing Power (13.94> |(17.86) January . 603.4 759.2 236.4 984.0 363.8 434.8 .1657 February 547.2 656.3 236.4 940.3 369.5 460.5 .1827 March . . 525.9 631.0 236.4 940.1 340.4 445.2 .1902 April . . 556.2 684.1 236.4 910.3 345.5 435.9 .1798 May . 545.1 675.6 236.4 762.5 342.3 409.6 .1835 June . . 538.7 666.4 236.4 737.9 343.3 404.2 .1856 July . . . 552.7 704.3 236.4 598.9 341.3 364.6 .1809 August . . 477.9 590.0 236.4 384.7 320.9 346.3 .2092 September 477.9 591.3 236.4 378.7 314.5 347.2 .2092 October . 487.4 587.2 236.4 382.7 405.8 342.7 .2052 November 484.8 607.8 236.4 406.4 346.5 305.2 .2063 December 461.9 570.8 236.4 371.9 344.7 302.1 .2165 19472 (100.00)(63.43) (11.96) (2.04) (7.73) (14.48) January . 426.2 368.2 453.9 381.9 326.2 282.5 - .2346 February 418.5 454.9 453.9 356.2 344.8 281.4 .2389 March . . 406.8 440.1 453.9 295.2 334.7 279.4 .2458 April . . 387.7 413.3 543.9 269.2 328.9 271.6 .2579 May . 381.0 404.4 453.9 250.9 S25.4 269.4 .2625 June . . 386.3 414.4 453.9 236.8 316.6 268.6 .2589 July . . . 393.4 426.8 453.9 217.7 309.3 269.9 .2542 August . 387.4 419.8 453.9 210.2 292.0 269.1 .2581 September 368.9 392.1 453.9 216.4 283.3 266.8 .2711 October . 358.7 376.3 453.9 212.7 280.5 267.7 .2788 November 358.4 376.3 453.9 215.1 280.5 265.3 .2790 December 371.9 395.8 453.9 219.1 298.2 262.9 .2689 1948 January . 391.2 428.3 453.9 224.5 304.6 249.9 .2556 February 368.5 392.0 453.9 223.8 301.1 254.4 .2714 March . . 349.-4 361.0 453.9 214.6 308.1 255.9 .2862 April . . 356.1 374.1 453.9 209.4 289.7 254.8 .2808 May 349.8 360.2 453.9 214.2 289.7 271.6 .2859 June . 354.3 370.4 453.9 205.2 283.2 262.9 .2823 July . . . 356.4 374.2 453.9 201.3 281.6 262.4 .2806 August 363.6 385.7 453.9 199.8 281.6 261.7 .2751 September 370.6 397.2 453.9 199.2 279.6 260.6 .2698 October . 374.9 404.0 453.9 204.8 283.2 257.9 .2668 November 368.7 394.4 453.9 202.0 281.6 258.7 .2712 December 365.9 389.9 453.9 202.0 282.4 258.9 .2732 1949 January . 363.8 386.8 453.9 202.0 279.0 258.9 .2750 February 343.8 355.5 453.9 203.0 277.5 258.9 .2909 1 Average number of persons in a family = 4.9 members. 2 Revised in accordance with the new survey on the "Levels of Living, in Manila” by Department of Labor and the Bureau of the Census and Statistics conducted in December, 1946. MOTOR SERVICE CO., INC. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS * ACCESSORIES GARAGE & SHOP EQUIPMENT BATTERIES • TIRES • TUBES 230 13th ST., PORT AREA TEL. 2-65-27 SILVER AND JAVA PACIFIC LINES SILVER LINE, LTD. JAVA PACIFIC LINE London, B. C. 2 N. V. S. M. "Nederland” N. V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd Amsterdam—Rotterdam KERR STEAMSHIP CO., INC. General Agents 17 Battery Place New York JAVA PACIFIC LINE. INC. General Agents 25 Broadway New York MANILA VANCOUVER LOS ILOILO CEBU To and From SEATTLE PORTLAND ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO To and From BOMBAY and CALCUTTA * SILVER LINE, LTD. KERR STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC., GENERAL AGENTS 17 Battery Place, New York 4. N. Y. FROM U. S. ATLANTIC COAST PORTS . TO MANILA FROM PHILIPPINES TO HALIFAX and U. S. ATLANTIC COAST PORTS For Particulars See: ROOSEVELT STEAMSHIP AGENCY, INC. AGENTS 3rd Floor, Trade & Commerce Bldg., Juan Luna Tel. 2-82-01 DOUBLE—DUTY— for Neatness and Safety 673 DASMARISAS (Gibbs Bldg.) TEL. 6-72-36 MANILA