§ Mr. FORRESTasked the Minister of Labour if he can supply any comparative 1165W table showing the relative rise in the cost of living now in Great Britain, France, Italy, the United States, and Germany?
1. Percentage rise in December, 1921 (the latest month for which it has been computed for all countries). Country. Percentage Increase in December, 1921. United Kingdom … … … … … 99 France—(a) Paris … … … … … 223* (b) Provincial Towns … … … … … 249† Italy—(a) Rome … … … … … 323 (b) Milan … … … … … 439 United States … … … … … 74 Germany … … … … … 1,450‡ * Food, fuel and light only. † Fourth Quarter, 1921. ‡ Food, house rent, fuel and light.
II. Percentage rise in each country, computed to the latest month for which the figures have been published in that country. Country. Date to which Percentage relates. Percentage Increase. United Kingdom 1st March, 1922 … 80 France—(a) Paris September, 1921* … 195* (b) Provincial Towns Fourth Quarter, 1921† … 249† Italy—(a) Rome February, 1922 … 326 (b) Milan February, 1922 … 422 United States December, 1921 … 74 Germany February, 1922‡ … 1,889‡. * A later figure is available for food, fuel and light alone, namely, February, 1922, when the increase amounted to 207 per cent. † Food, fuel and light only. ‡ Food, house rent, fuel and light. NOTE.—The pre-war period from which the increase is calculated is July, 1914, in the case of the United Kingdom and France, January to June, 1914, in the case of Italy, 1913, in the case of the United States and 1913–14 in the case of Germany.