The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 1757028552

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-135495

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: XV, 152 Seiten; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter III. The production of crops

Collection:: Economics Books

XXXVlll Comparatively little information has been obtained in regard to Groceries, returns being available only for Aachen, Mannheim and Mülhausen. So far as it is possible to judge from these few returns, prices appear to have undergone little change. On the whole, then, it would appear that the marked increase in the price of bread in Germany between October, 1905, and the early months of 1908, was to some extent off-set by the lower price of pork, whilst the prices of beef were at practically the same level as at the earlier date, though it must be remembered that during a considerable part of the intervening period meat prices had been at a very much higher level. # Changes in Wages. There has been on the whole a marked upward movement in the pre dominant weekly rates of wages or earnings between October, 1905, and March, 1908,—a period of great industrial activity and expansion—in all the towns and in all the industries investigated. The following table shows the percentage changes in the predominant weekly earnings in various branches of the Engineering Tracies in five towns ; it will be seen that the rise has varied from 11 to 15 per cent, for most sections of the trade in Magdeburg and Mannheim, from 5 to 8 per cent, in Berlin and Mülhausen, and from 2*7 to 3 per cent, at Chemnitz. The general average suggests a rise of something over 8 per cent, for the trade as a whole. Part of these increases has undoubtedly been effected in the face of a fall in piece-rates, owing ip the speeding-up of machinery, and the introduction of more efficient methods. Percentage Increases in Predominant Weekly Wages in the Engineering Trades between October, 1905, and March, 1908. Occupation. Berlin. Chemnitz. Magdeburg. Mannheim. Mülhausen. Average, Moulders Fitters Turners Smiths Pattern-Makers Labourers ... Per cent. 5*4 7- 9 4- 5 5- 9 1-4 8- 0 Per cent. 2-8 2-8 2-8 2-7 2-7 30 Per cent. 13-7 131 115 11-6 125 11-0 Per cent. 14-9 13-4 150 18-0* 148 6-4 Per cent. 9-1 7-0 7-1 4- 6 5- 5 52 Information from one firm only. Per cent. 9-2 8-8 8-2 8-6 7-4 6-7 In the Building Trades the general movement has again been upward, as is shown by the following Table, which gives the percentage changes for certain occupations for which data comparable to that for October, 1905, could be obtained ; in only one case, that of the bricklayers and masons at Aachen, was a decline reported. The average increase for the occupations included in this Table is a little over 7 per cent. In the building trades wages are, as a rule regulated by agreements ; wages are generally increased at each revision of the agreements, and where, as in some instances, there have been two revisions since October, 1905, the advances have been considerable. Percentage Increases in Predominant Weekly Wages in the Building Trades between October, 1905, and March, 1908. Occupation. Aachen. Bricklayers Masons. Carpenters ... Painters Labourers ... and Per cent. (-3-4) 9-4 7-3 130 Berlin. Per cent. 2-8 2-8 212 2-7 Chemnitz. Magdeburg. Mannheim. Per cent. 11-5 115 0-0 171 Per cent. 3-9 3-9 3-6 7-3 Per cent. 81 13-6 00 Average. Per cent. 4-6 6-9 9-1 8-0

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