CONTENTS 
INTRODUCTION. 
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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 . 
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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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