§ 78. Mr. G. Griffithsasked the Minister of Labour the average cost-of-living index number for the year 1938 for rent, fuel and light, clothing, and miscellaneous articles?
§ The Minister of Labour (Mr. Ernest Brown)The averages of the percentage increases, over the level of July, 1914, recorded for the beginning of each of the 12 months of 1938 were as follows: rent (including rates), 60; fuel and light, 81; clothing, 109; miscellaneous items, 75.