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Prices

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249

Index of export prices(1)

Index of

Index of

Index

of

Index of retail prices

import wholesale agricultural

prices prices prices

All items

United States prices,

Index of

Food

wholesale

prices

Index of wholesale prices of farm

products

1950

100

1938=100

1936-38 -100

"

June 1947-100 ·

1938

= 100

1947 1948

189

242

194

265

imonthly

216

249

108

108

210

275

1949

averages

1950

100

1950 January

February

March

April ...

May

June

July

100

August

100

September

101

* *** *** §80

94

100

96

98

98

99

99

100

102

October

102

107

38 ** *** 282 5

85

227.

261

111

114

197

242

264

269

114

123

206

249

241

300

113

120

193..

226

92

242

292

113

121

194

232

242

282

113

121

194

233

96

246

266

114

122

195

233

252

242

114

125

198

240

253.

241

114

123

200

242

257

245

114

122

207

257

260

267

113

121

212

259

268

274

114

122

216

263

276

289

115

125

215

260

November

104

110

285

307

116

125

218

268

December

106

113

288

317

: 116

125

223

274

1951 January

107

119

296

318

117

127

229

284

February

109

125

301

314

118

128

234

296

March

309

119

128

235

298

(1) Exports of United Kingdom produce.

Table 14

London clearing

banks

Total

Advances

Finance

Monthly averages or calendar months

Currency circulation

(1)

24% Consols

Industrial ordinary

shares

New capital issues

deposits to customers

Average

Yield

price

Price index

Yield

£ million

Per cent.

(2)

. Per cent.

£ million

1947

5,650

1,107

1,361

90-6

2.76

157.2

4.62

12.6

1948

5,913

1,319

1,239

78.0

3.21

151.0

4.85

20.9

1949

5,974

1,440

1,248

75.9

3.30

136.8

5.40

11.5

1950

6,014

· 1,603 ··

1,255

70.5

3.54

135.6

5.48

26.1

1950 January

6,085

1,526

1,230

69.7

3.59

128.6

5.74.

11-0

February

5,841

1,564

1,229

70.2

3.56

130.5

5.65

9.7

March

5,783

1,594

1,241

69.0

3.62

130.2

5.69

8.1

April

5,843

1,630

1,258

69.2

3.62

130.3

5.68

6.7

May

5,847

1,638

1,258

69.2

3.61

133.0.

5.53

160.5

June

6,000

1,648

1,259

70.5

3.55

136.4

5.45

5.9

July

5,956

1,581

1,277

69.2

3.61

133.5

5.57

13.9

August

5,968

1,602

1,276

70.4

3.55

136.9

5.43

9.4

September

6,028

1,601

1,254

71.8

3.48

142.8

5.20

7.8

October

6,204

1,598

1,247

73.4

3.40

142.4

5.24

44.2

November

6,251

1,610

1,251

72.8

3.44

143.6

5.25

15:0.

December

6,368

1,644

1,289

71.1

3.52

140.6

5.36

13.5

1951 January

6,260

1,641

1,257

70.8

3.53

145.1

5.27

28.1

February

6,041

1,703

1,262

68-7

3.64

150-2

5.19

9.9

March

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1,278

68.1

3.67

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