13

Prices

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410

United States prices

Index of

Index of

export

Index of Index of

import

Index of

Index of

whole-

agri-

retail

Index of wholesale

wholesale

prices of

prices (1) prices

sale

cultural

prices

prices

farm

Total deposits of the London clearing banks

Currency Yield

circula-

Small savings(")

on

tion(2)

21%

Weekly

prices

prices

products

Consols averages

1936/38

June 17,

1947-100

|1938=100|

100

1947-100

1938=100

£ million

Per cent. £ million

December

177

243

179.

245

5,685

1,380

2.54

2.2

if

une

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**

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

1,234

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:

une

July

August

109

115

219

224

110

210

284

5,955

1,240

3.27

-1.03

:

110

115

219

225

108

214

286

5,909

1,258

3.28

-3.11*

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

273

109

209

258

6,057

1,223

3.16

1.25

December

113

117

218

278

109

208

259

6,200

1,254

3.14

·4.40

January. February

113

118

218

279

109

204

253

6,057

1,221

3.12

4.81*

112

118

218,

276

109

201

245

5,817

1,219

3.09

3.79

March

April

:

112

118

217

270

109

202

249

5,815

1,235

3.11

181

112

118

223

259

109

200

249

5,886

1,260

3.10

0-97*

May

113

117

228

236

111

198

251

5,872

1,252

3.08

-0.58

une

113

115

229

235

111

197

249

6,025

1,261

3.21

-2.03

E

July

113

113'

226

237.

111

195

243

5,973

1,274

3.36.

·4·48*

August

114

112

225

254

111

194

237

5,922

1,262

3.48

-2.63

September

113

111

227

254

112

195

238

6,009

1,244

3.45

-1.08*

October

113

121

233

112

194

232

6,050

1,241

3.56 -0.21

November

236

Exports of United Kingdom produce.

Average estimated circulation with the public.

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.

Table 14

Index of weekly wage rates(1)

June 1947 100

(Standard Industrial Classification)

Ship-

All

Agri- industries culture quarrying cals

Mining and

building,

Chemi-

engin-

Textiles

Clothing Building

eering and

Public Trans- Distri- utilities port bution

vehicles

June

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

January

108

113

106

107

105

109

111

110

107

107

111

February

108

113

106

107

105

109

112

112

107

108

111

March

108

117

106.

107

105

110

1.12

112

107

:108

111

April

108

117

106

107

105

110

112

112

107

108

111

May

108

118

106

107

105

112

112

112

107

108

111

June

109

118

106

107

105

112

112

112

110

108.

111

:

July

109

118

106

111

105

113

112

112

110

108.

111

August

-109

118

106

111

106

113

112

112

110

108

111

September

109

118

106:

111

106

113

112

112

110

108

111

October

* 109

118

106

111

106

114

112

113

110

*108

113

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