§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the average figure for wholesale prices in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively, for each of the months from January, 1929, to the present date?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe index numbers of wholesale prices in the United Kingdom and in the United States for each month, from January, 1929, to the present date, are shown in the following table. The index for the United Kingdom is that calculated by the Board of Trade (average of 1924=100), and the index for the United States is that compiled by the Bureau of Labour Statistics (average of 1926=100). In each case the figures represent average monthly prices.
Month. United Kingdom (Board of Trade). United States (Bureau of Labour Statistics). Base. Average of 1924 = 100. Average of 1926 = 100. Average of 1924 = 98.1. 1929. January 83.2 97.2 February 83.3 96.7 March 84.4 97–5 April 83.4 96.8 May 81.7 95.8 June 81.6 96.4 July 82.7 98.0 August 81.8 97.7 September 81.7 97.5 October 81.9 96.3 November 80.6 94.4 December 79.7 94.2 1930. January 78.8 93.4 February 76.9 92.1 March 74.9 90.8 April 74.4 90.7