CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER
I. Measuring TE Cost or Living
Expenditures as 2 Measure of the Cost of Living
Prices as a Measure of the Cost of Living
The Technique of Measurement
The Actual Cost of Living
Family Budgets . .
The Standard of Living
The Size of the Family .
The Cost of Living of Single Women
Wage Implications iv
[ndex Numbers of the Cost of Living
Time Series .
Place Series . . .
Purchasing Value of the Dollar
Summary .
IT. InpEx Numsers or Tae Cost or Living, BY THE
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Basic Budget .
Shelter .
Clothing . .
Fuel and Light
Sundries .
Food -
Methods of Collecting and Combining Current Prices
Shelter . .
Clothing . .
Fuel and Light
Coal .
Gas and Electricity .
Fuel and Light Combined
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