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Table I. —Index of Prices in New Zealand. (Year 1914=1000.)

Table II. -Comparison of Wholesale and Retail Price Index Numbers in Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Imported Retail Commodities Farm Ex- Prices Nominal Mnlo Year. Wholesale. Exports. diture _ (New w Male. Wholesale-price r s pr ip=i Index Number. 1914 .. 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1915 .. 1125 1017 1187 1096 1076 1058 1916 .. 1209 1175 1380 1195 1153 1090 1917 .. 1376 1429 1574 1284 1252 1142 1918 .. 1619 1852 1623 1452 1354 1191 1919 .. 1692 1941 1671 1511 1452 1275 1304 1920 .. 1986 2382 1645 1661 1623 1463 1454 1921 .. 1844 2082 1523 1606 1646 1596 1563 1922 .. 158] 1753 1146 1543 1516 1541 1535 1923 .. 1517 1578 1403 1593 1527 1514 1512 1924 .. 1584 ' 1555 1597 1586 1567 1539 1533 1925 .. 1546 1536 1702 1582 1599 1565 1556 1926 .. 1475 1456 1377 1555 1608 1583 1579 1927 .. 1403 1390 1366 1574 1594 1593 1604 1928 .. 1417 1360 1520 1642 1602 .. 1656 1929 .. 1413 1355 1456 1636 1599 .. 1658 1930 .. 1376 1345 1144 1628 1562 .. 1665 1931 .. 1270 1322 874 1490 1447 .. 1542

Annual average index number, year 1927 = 1000 in the eases of Australia and New Zealand and 100 in the case of Great Britain. Great Britain. Australia. New Zealand. Month. ; ~~ i 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1927. | 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. I Wholesale-price Index Numbers. January 102 101 96 89 71 969 1024 987 946 800 1030 1023 1008 1006 957 February " 103 101 96 87 71 958 1007 979 921 797 1004 1009 1003 1003 935 March J 101 101 97 85 70 941 1007 986 906 801 1003 1010 1003 1001 929 April '' 101 104 96 84 70 947 1015 990 915 796 1005 1006 1003 999 919 M a V .. i i 102 104 94 83 69 957 996 982 926 793 994 1011 1004 997 908 June' .. .. 102 103 94 81 69 975 994 990 912 784 998 1013 1005 991 903 July 102 101 95 81 67 1009 988 998 905 786 1000 1010 1010 986 894 A ua US t '' 102 99 95 79 66 1034 964 1005 892 770 999 1008 1015 997 896 September '' 102 99 94 77 68 1065 961 1023 843 766 1001 1010 1016 985 896 October 101 99 93 76 69 1085 956 1008 814 .. 1001 1021 1014 972 899 November ' 101 98 91 75 71 1041 955 993 791 .. 1005 1025 1007 962 905 December .. .. 101 99 91 73 .. 1017 969 969 770 .. 1016 1021 1000 962 903 Retail-price Index Numbers. January .. 105 100 100 99 91 .. .. •• ■■ •• •• February .. .. 103 99 99 98 91 993 1007 1027 1007 904 1005 1001 1006 995 931 March .. .. 102 98 99 96 90 April .. 99 98 97 94 88 May .. 98 98 96 93 88 993 1014 1027 993 877 1001 1007 1004 989 912 June" .. 97 99 96 92 87 July . .. .. 99 99 96 93 88 August .. 98 99 97 94 87 1000 1007 1027 966 856 997 1002 1002 979 890 September .. .. 99 99 98 94 87 October .. • ■ 100 99 99 93 87 November .. ..101 100 100 94 87 1007 1007 1027 925 .. 997 1007 1002 962 891 December .. .. 101 100 100 93 88