§ 18. Mr. Dayasked the Minister of Labour the average retail price of white bread per 4-lb. loaf in Great Britain, Germany, Italy and France as at the last convenient date; and has he any statistics that will show the relation which the wheat bread bears to the average weekly wage of the industrial workers in the respective countries?
| Country. | Date to which price relates. | Average retail price of 4-lb. of bread. | |
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland:— | |||
| All districts (general average) | … | 1st December, 1936 | 8¾d. |
| 1st February, 1937 | 9¼d. | ||
| London | … | 1st December, 1936 | 8½d. |
| 1st February, 1937 | 9d. | ||
| France:— | |||
| Paris | … | December, 1936. | 3.99 francs. |
| Germany:— | |||
| Berlin | … | 16th December, 1936 | White bread (rolls, etc.), 1.22 reichsmarks. |
| Rye bread, 0.60 reichsmarks. | |||
| 33 other large towns | … | 16th December, 1936 | White bread (rolls, etc.), 1.09 to 1.67 reichsmarks. |
| Rye bread, 0.44 to 0.82 reichsmarks. | |||
| Italy:— | |||
| Province of Rome | … | 21st December, 1936 | 2.91, 3.45 and 3.64 lire. |
§ The prices shown for Great Britain and Northern Ireland are for white bread of the kinds most generally bought by working-class families. For Paris, the price shown is that officially quoted for "white bread, first quality." The prices quoted for Germany are those shown, in official publications, for (a) wheat bread sold in rolls or other small sizes, and (b) rye bread, which is widely consumed in that country. The prices shown for Italy (Rome) are those officially fixed for loaves of varying sizes and different qualities of flour.