HC Deb 29 February 1956 vol 549 c125W
Mr. Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the present trend in the cost of living in British Guiana.

Mr. Hare

As measured by the index calculated for working-class families in Georgetown, the cost of living, having risen slightly from 1954 to 1955, has shown little change for about a year. The monthly levels since January, 1954 (1938=100) are as follows:

Month 1954 1955 1956
January 268 279 284
February 268 280
March 277 282
April 278 285
May 280 285
June 277 285
July 277 286
August 275 286
September 277 284
October 278 285
November 274 281
December 277 282