Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 866449027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-93831

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Cost of living in German towns

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1908

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (LXI, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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» XXXll Wages Index Numbers for Geographical Groups. Geographical Group. Number of Towns. Mean Wages Index Number. Building. Skilled Men. Unskilled Men. Engineering. Skilled Men. Unskilled Men. Printing. Municipal Em ployees. Berlin Central Germany Rhineland Westphalia :— (a) Textile Towns ... (b) Hardware Towns South Germany Saxony Silesia Baltic Ports North Sea Ports 100 83 82 84 77 80 71 78 96 100 80 85 98 81 82 68 76 113 100 86 92* 93 81 79* 95* 69* 88 100 92 95* 99 87 88* 88* 84* 93 100 85 88 89 88 91 88 89 96 100 79* 85 90 85 82 77 77 97 * The number of towns included is less than the total number in the geographical group. For skilled men as a whole, and for municipal employees, the North Sea Ports thus show the highest level, whilst for unskilled men in the engineering and building trades the level is high—quite abnormally so in respect of the building trade. The general level of wages is high for skilled and unskilled alike in the Rhineland Westphalia hardware towns, whilst the lowest position is taken by the Baltic Ports. Hours of Labour.—In the following Table the hours of labour are given for each of the occupations selected for the purpose of comparison between the various towns. Hours of Labour in certain Occupations. Occupations. No. of Towns in cluded. Building Trades* :— Bricklayers and Masons Carpenters Joiners and Cabinet Makers. Plumbers Stucco-workers Painters Labourers 33 33 30 29 26 30 33 Engineering Trades ... ; 29 Printing Trades 33 Municipal Employees :— Road Makers : 31 Road Sweepers ... j 27 Gasworks Labourers... 26 Waterworks Labourers ; 28 Number of Towns in wbicb tbe usual Hours of Labour per Week (excluding intervals) were Under 54. 54. — 33 Over 54 and under 57. 57. Over 57 and under 59. 59 and under 60. 60. 13 13 9 12 9 15 13 14 19 14 21 21 Over 60. * Hours in summer. The predominant number of hours of labour per week in summer are thus in the building trades as a whole from 57 to 60, with 59 to 60 as the number for bricklayers, masons, carpenters, and labourers. In the engineering trades the predominant number is again from 58 to 60. In the printing trades a

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