§ Mr. WHITEasked the Minister of Labour if she has any information showing what was the price of the 41b. loaf in 1914, in 1924 and at the present date in each of the following countries:—Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the United-States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand?
§ Miss BONDFIELD,pursuant to her reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 20th January, col. 20, Vol. 247], supplied the following statement:
In the following table are given such figures as are available with regard to 615W the price of four pounds of bread in the chief city of each of the countries named. The figures are taken from statistics officially compiled in the countries concerned, but in the absence of in formation as to the qualities of bread to
Country. Town. Average price of Bread per 4 1b. (a). July, 1914. July, 1924. July, 1930. Original Currency. Equivalent in Sterling. Original Currency. Equivalent in Sterling. Original Currency. Equivalent in Sterling. Pence. Pence. Pence Great Britain London 505 Pence 5.5 8.7 Pence 8.7 8.0 Pence 8.0 Australia Sydney 7.0 Pence 7.0 10.0 Pence 10.0 11.0 Pence 11.0 Belgium Brussels 0.51 Francs (b) 4.8 2.45 Francs 6.1 Not available — Canada Ottawa 14.8 Cents 7.3 26.8 Cents 14.6 26.8 to 34.8 Cents. 13.2 to 17.2 Denmark Copenhagen 0.655 Kroner (c) 8.6 1.69 Kroner 14.9 1.40 Kroner 18.5 France Paris 0.727 Francs 6.9 2.27 Francs 6.4 3.87 Francs 7.5 Germany Berlin 0.509 Marks (d) 6.0 0.509 Marks 6.7 0.709 Marks 8.3 Italy Rome 0.945 Lire (e) 9.0 3.09 Lire 7.3 3.27 to 4.09 Lire. 8.4 to 10.6 New Zealand Wellington 7.5 Pence (g) 7.5 13.0 Pence 13.0 14.0 Pence (f) 14.0 Sweden Stockholm 1.00 Kronor (h) 13.2 1.49 Kroner (i) 21.5 1.47 Kronor (j) 19.5 United States Washington, D.C. 22.4 Cents (h) 11.1 36.0 Cents 19.8 35.6 Cents 17.6 (a) White bread, except in the case of Germany, where the prices relate to rye-bread. (b) April, 1914. (c) Average prices at beginning of 1914 in chief towns and country districts. (d) Average for October, 1913, January, April, and July, 1914. (e) 30th June, 1914. (f) 3rd Quarter, 1930. (g) Average for four chief centres of New Zealand. (h) Average for year, 1913. (i) Average for year, 1924. (j) Average for Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malm[...].