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Prices
:
United States prices
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Index of Index of Index of
export prices(1)
import prices
whole-
sale prices
Index of agri- cultural
Index of retail
Index of wholesale
Index of wholesale prices of
prices
prices
farm
Total deposits of the London clearing banks
Currency circula-
Yield
on
Small savings(3)
tion(2)
prices
products
21% Consols
Weekly
averages
1936/38
June 17,
1947=100
1938=100
= 100
1947=100
1938=100
£ million
Per cent. million
December
June
...
177
243
179
245
5,685
1,380
2.54
2.2
187
193
100
188
260
5,658
1,371
2.68
-1.06
January
106
107
209
274
104
211
291
5,776
1,263
3.08
9-32*
J
February
108
109
214
273
106
205
271
5,642
1,229
3.15
6.06
March
108
109
214
264
106
205
272
5,794
1,233
3.22
3.61
April
109
113
216
243
108
207
273
5,861
1,230
3.28
1.68
May
109
114
217
225
108
208
276
5,869
1,236
3.25
-0.17*
June
109
115
219
224
110
210
284
5,955
1,240
3.27
-1.03
July
110
115
219
225
108
214
286
5,909
1,258
3.28
-3.11*
August
111
115
218
240
108
215
279
5,903
1,250
3.26
-1.24
September
112
115
217
239
108
214
276
5,950
1,229
3.22
1.37
October
112
116
217
257
108
210
267
6,040
1,222
3.18
0.82*
November
111
117
217
272
109
209
258
6,057
1,223
3.16
1.25
December
113
117
218
279
109
208
259
6,200
1,253
3.14
-4.40
January... 113
118
218
278
109
204
253
6,057
1,221
3.12
4.81*
February
112
118
218
276
109
201
245
5,817
1,219
3.09
3.79
March
112
118
217
270
109
202
249
5,815
1,235
3.11
1.81
April
112
118
223
109
200
249
5,886
1,259
3.10
(1) Exports of United Kingdom produce.
(2) Average estimated circulation with the public.
(3) Net proceeds from National Savings Certificates, Defence Bonds and Post Office and Trustee Savings Banks. Excluding repayments of maturing Defence Bonds.
Average of five weeks.
Average weekly earnings, hours worked and average hourly earnings in manufacturing and certain other industries in the United Kingdom(1)
Table 14
Men (aged 21 and over)
Weekly earnings
Per cent.
Hours worked
Hourly earnings
S.
d.
increase over 1938
S. d.
69 0
47.7
1 5.4
Women (aged 18 and over)
Weekly earnings
S.
d.
Per cent. increase over 1938
Hours worked
Hourly earnings
S. d.
32 6
43.5
9.0
1938 October
1940 July
1941 July
:
388
89
99 5
1942 July
111
5
1943 July
121
1944 July
124
4
1945 July
121 4
1946 January October
...
114
1
120 9
1947 April
123
5
October
128
1
1948 April
134
October
137 11
100
29
44
1 2 5 2 2 2 2 28 *E
:
:
61
76
52.9
2 3.5
80
51.2
2 5.1
76
49.7
2 5.3
65
47.4
75
47.6
NN
2 4.9
2 6.4
79
86
46.3 46.6
2 8.0
67
9.0
94
46-5 46.7
2 10.6
2 11.4
69
72 11
74
==
38 11
43
11
54 2
62 2
64 3
2 * * * * * 8 86 58 22
63 2
59 10
20
35
1 2 3 5 5 2 * *
67
91
45.9
1
4.3
98
44.6
1 5.3
94
43.3
1
5.5
84
42.3
1 5.0
65 3
101
42.6
1 6.4
47
107
41.5
1 7.5
114
41.5
1 8.1
16
124
41.6
1
9.0
129
41.6
1
9.5
(1) The figures represent the average earnings, including bonus, overtime, etc., and before deduction of income tax or insurance contributions, in one week in the months indicated. Administrative and clerical workers and other salaried persons have been excluded.
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