§ Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade the 83W index numbers of wholesale prices in this country and the United States of America during each of the last 12 months?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe following table shows the index numbers of wholesale prices as calculated by the Board of Trade for the United Kingdom and by the Bureau of Labour Statistics for the United States of America in each of the last twelve months, expressed as percentages of the averages for the year 1913:
— United Kingdom Board of Trade. United States of America Bureau o Labour Statistics. 1924. November 169.8 152.7 December 170.1 157.0 1925. January 171.1 160.0 February 168.9 160.6 March 166.3 161.0 April 162.5 156.2 May 159.0 155.2 June 157.6 157.4 July 157.5 159.9 August 157.0 160.4 September 156.0 159.7 October 154.8 Not yet available.