CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949 — Page 231

SCHEDULE *B*

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BEING EXTRACTS FROM THE WHOLESALE PRICES INDEX RELEASED BY THE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT

OF THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT AND PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL PRESS.

The index, with 1938 representing normal, was constructed on the basis of declared quantities

and c.i.f. values of commodities imported, the figures not being "weighted".

1941. 1st.

1946. 1st.

1946.

1946.

3rd.

half.

half.

Qtr.

year.

FOODSTUFFS

.155.4.

786.6.

694.1.

704.8.

TEXTILES....

..138.3.

818.8.

819.1.

769.1.

Individual Averages.

Beans..

168.8.

1056.9.

925.3.

Beef

128.1.

582.6.

562.5.

Eggs

110.0.

974.4.

855.2.

Flour wheat ).

160.5.

413.9.

384.1.

Saltfish....

140.0.

340.7.

303.9.

Fruits ( fresh ).

192.6.

554.2.

593.7.

Lard...

162.7.

802.7.

564.5.

Milk.(condensed).

165.9.

201.3.

184.9.

Mutton.

129.3.

268.3.

268.3.

Onions...

132.8.

878.6.

669.7.

Peanut oil...

145.2.

1043.6.

929.0.

Pork.....

150.0.

500.0.

500.0.

Potatoes.................

163.7.

642.2.

632.9.

Poultry.....

208.3.

751.2.

737.7.

Rice (broken)

197.0.

nil.

541.7.

N white.....

173.4.

889.5.

1034.4.

Sugar (raw)

128.9.

1582.6.

1364.9.

Vegetables (dried)

146.3.

Vermicelli...

150.0.

621.6. 1750.0.

752.5. 1285.5.

Average

155.4.

768.6.

694.1.

704.8.

NOTE.

Some of the items of food shewn in the above index are Chinese and may appear to have

no bearing on our representation. It must however be borne in mind that servants are

very necessary here and that higher costs of living for Chinese are reflected in higher

wages for servants.

The Index is not a "Cost of Living Index". However it does shew the greatly increased

costs of all commodities.

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