Prices
United States prices
Index of
Index of Index of Index of
Index of
Index of
Index of "wholesale
export prices(1)
import prices
whole-
agri-
retail
wholesale
sale,
cultural
prices
prices
prices
prices
prices of farm products
Total deposits
of the
London Currency clearing circula- banks tion(2)
Yield
· on
Sma
saving
Wee
21% Consols
avera
1936/38
June 17,
1947=100
1938-100
=100
1947=100
1938-100
£ million
Per cent. mil
1946 December
1947 June
177
243
179
245
5,685
$1,380
2.54 2-2
187
193
100
188
260
5,658
1,371
2.68
...
-1.0
1948 January
106
107
209
274
104
211
291
5,776
$1,263
3.08 .9.3
February
108
109
214
273
106
205
271
5,642
1,229
3.15 6-0
March
108
109
214
264
106
205
272
5,794
1,234
3.22 3.6
April
109.
113
216
243
108
207
273
5,861
$1,230
3.28
May
109
114
217
225
108
208
276
5,869
1,236
3.25 -0.1
June
109
115
219
224
.110
210
284
5,955
$1,240
3.27
July
110
115
219
225
108
214
286
5,909
$1,258
3.28 -3.1
August
111
115
218
240
108
215
279
5,903
$1,250
3.26 -1.2
September
112
115
217
239
108
214
276
5,950
*1,229
3.22 1.3
October ...
112
116
217
257
108
210
267
6,040
£1,222
3.18 0.8
November
111
117
217
273
109
209
258
6,057
$1,223
3.16 1.2
December
113
117
218
278
109
208
259
6,200
*1,254
3.14 -4.4
1
1949 January...
113
118
218
279
109
204
253
6,057
1,221
3.12
February
112
118
218
276
109
201
245
5,817
19
March
112
118
217
270
109
202
249
5,815
1,235
3.09
3.11 1-8
3.7
April
112
118
223
259
109
#200
249
5,886
$1,260
3:10 0.9
May
113
117
228
236
111
198
251
5,872
1,252
*3.08 -0.5
June
113
115
229
235
111
197
249
6,025
01261
23.21 -2.0
July
113
113
226
237
111
195
243
5,973
+1,274
3-36-44
August ...
114
112
225
254
111
194
237
5,922
1,262
3.48 -2.6
September
113
111
227
112
195
238
€6,009
1,244
3.45 -1.0
(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.
Table 14
Index of weekly wage rates(1)
June 1947 100
(Standard Industrial Classification)
Ship-
Mining All Agri- and Chemi- industries culture quarrying cals
building,
engin- eering and
Textiles
vehicles
Clothing Building Public Trans-
utilities port
Dis
but
1947 June
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
10
: 100
1949 January
108
113
106
'107
'105
***109
111
110
107
: 107
February
108
113
106
107
105
109
112
112
107
108
March
108
===
117
106
$107
*105
110
112
112
107
108
May
April
June
108
117
106
:::
107
105
110
112
:112
107
$108
108
118
106
107
105
112
112
112
107
108
109
118
106
107
105
112
112
112
110
108
July
109
118
106
111
105
113
112
112
110
108
August
109
118
106
111
106
113
112
112
110
108
September
109
118
106
111
106
113
112
112
110
108
(1) Based
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month.
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