§ 3. Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Labour the average retail price of white bread per 4-lb. loaf in Great Britain, Germany and France, as at the last convenient date; and has she any statistics that will show the relation which the wheat bread bears to the average weekly
| The latest statistics available in my Department for the countries named are summarised in the table below. In the absence of information concerning the qualities of bread to which the various quotations relate, it is not known how far the price shown may be regarded as comparable one with another. The prices have been converted to sterling at the rates current at the dates to which the figures relate. | |||
| Country. | Date. | Price per 4-lb. loaf of white bread (except where otherwise stated). | |
| Original Currency. | Equivalent in Sterling. | ||
| Pence. | |||
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1st May, 1931 | 7.0 Pence | 7.0 |
| France (Paris) | December, 1930 | 4.33 Francs | 8.41 |
| Germany (white bread) | July, 1930 | 1.51 R. Marks | 17.78 |
| Berlin (rye bread) | 25th March, 1931 | 0.655 R. Marks | 7.71 |
| Italy (Rome) | End of December, 1930 | 2.82 to 3.64 Lire | 7.30 to 9.42 |
| Sweden | March, 1931 | 1.36 Kronor | 17.99 |
| United States | 15th February, 1931 | 32.0 Cents | 15.82 |
| Canada | Beginning of February, 1931. | 26.0 Cents | 12.84 |
| Australia (Sydney) | 15th December, 1930 | 10.16 Pence | 9.29 |