Cost of living price Index, 1948-1951.

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Language

English

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The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXVII (Issue No.11) November 1951

Year

1951

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November, 1951 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 393 COST OF LIVING PRICE INDEX OF WAGE EARNER’S FAMILY1 IN MANILA BY MONTH, 1948 TO 1951* (1941 = 100) Bureau of the Census and Statistics Manila ♦ For explanatory note, see the August Journal. 1948 All (100) Food (63.43) House 1 cloth- Fuel, Light and Water (7.73) Miscel laneous (14.84) ing Power (11.96) (2?04) January.......... 390.7 427.6 453.9 224.5 304.6 249. S> .2560 February........ 369.8 394.0 453.9 223.:8 301.1 254.4 .2708 March............. 349.4 361.0 453.9 214.i6 308.1 255.9 .2862 April................ 354.6 374.1 453.9 209.4 289.7 254.81 .2820 May................. 349.8 360.2 453.9 214. 2 289.7 271.t .2859 June................. 354.3 370.4 453.9 205.2 283.2 262. S> .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 J .2751 September. . . 370.6 397.2 453.9 199. 2 279.6 260. f .2698 October.......... 374.9 404.0 453.9 204.8 283.2 257. S1 .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 .S) .2909 March............. 345.3 358.2 453.9 202. 0 276.3 258.5 .2896 April................ 348.7 362.6 453.9 197. 6 287.5 257.1 .2868 May................. 348.8 362.8 453.9 197.2 287.5 257.1 .2867 June................. 349.0 362.9 453.9 203. 9 287.5 257.2 .2865 July................. 351.7 374.0 453.9 194. 2 265.8 240.! .2844 August............ 337.5 351.2 453.9 196. 3 266.6 241.5! .2963 September. . . 333.6 345.1 453.9 190. 3 264.8 243.)i .2998 October......... 332.9 343.3 453.9 199.9 264.8 245 . () .3004 November.... 339 6 356.1 453 9 191. 1 258 4 239.8 .2945 December ... 329 6 335.9 453.9 202. 9 259.5 256.5! .3035 1950 January......... 332.3 336.8 453.9 238. 0 253.1 269. ■J .3010 February........ 336.9 340.2 453.9 233. 3 257.8 284.1 .2969 March............. 339.0 341.4 453.9 236.7 257.8 292. f .2950 April................ 331.8 328.6 453.9 237. 7 252.9 301.5! .3015 May.................. 320.2 308.6 453.9 244. 7 249.7 309.1 .3123 June................. 323.1 310.9 453.9 243. 5 249.7 319.1 .3095 July.................. 332.0 322.4 453.9 252 J6 249.7 328.5r .3012 August............ 334.4 325.9 453 9 258. 7 251.1 328. il .2990 September . . . 341.3 335.0 453 9 317.4 252.5 327.1 .2930 October........... 352.8 351.1 453 9 337. 3 249.7 334.1 .2835 November.... 354.1 353.2 453.9 322. 8 249.7 335.9 .2825 December. . . . 352.2 350.5 453.9 325.2 249.7 334 . J5 .2839 1951 January......... 355.2 355.0 453.9 331. 5 249.7 334.6 .2816 February.... 358.4 359.8 453.9 342.:8 249.7 334.4 .2790 March........... 352.4 349.3 453.9 379.4 248.8 334.3 •.2838 April............... 361.2 362.6 453.9 398. 6 247.5 334.7 .2769 May............... 365.0 367.0 453.9 410.4 247.5 339.5 .2740 June................ 367.8 372.0 453.9 399. 5 247.5 337.7 .2719 July............... 366.3 370.1 453.9 382. 0 247.5 339.0 .2730 August........... 365.1 371.4 453.9 354 J0 247.5 329.1 .2739 September. . . 363.0 369.0 453 9 356.4 247.5 325.4 .2755 October......... 358.1 361.1 453.9 350. 4 247.5 326.51 .2793 1 Average number of persons in ia family := 4.9 members. MOTOR SERVICE CO., It. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS • ACCESSORIES GARAGE & SHOP EQUIPMENT BATTERIES • TIRES • TUBES 230 13th St., Port Area — Tel. 3-36-21 COLUMBIAN ROPE COMPANY OF PHILIPPINES, INC. HEMP AND COPRA EXPORTERS STEAMSHIP AGENTS * 206 Myers Building Port Area, Manila, P. I. ¥ BRANCHES! Davao • Tacloban • Cebu • Tabaco Aboard America’s Post-War Liners S.S. PRESIDENT WILSON • S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND MARY BACHRACH BLDG., Tel. 3-32-81 25th Street, Pori

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