32 THE COST OF LIVING IN UNITED STATES IN 1926 
TaBLE 13: NuMBER oF REPORTS AND NumBER oF Cities 
ReporTING FOR SHELTER, FUEL AND CLOTHING SINCE 
Marcu, 1920 
Reports 
496 | 
Shelter , Fuel 
Cities ! Reports I Cities 
170 | 159 , 59 
Clothing 
Reports | Cities 
188 79 
Average up to December 1925 
1920 
March. .......ccou..... 
November. ............... 
1921 
March... .............. 
November. . Eg 
1922 
March. , ou 8 4456 ERE 
November. , Cries 
1923 
March... Ceereeieans 
July. o.oo 
November. . fnew Bn 
1924 
March. . Cee, 
July....... ....ooii.l. 
November. . . 4 
1925 
March... £E0 nn woesnan 
JUlY. css vmninnn von we on 
November.... .......... 
December. . ‘ewe 
926 
Janwary. o.oo 
February. ................ 
March. . .. 
355 
359 
461 
156 
158 
167 
121 
115 
151 
44 
43 
56 
208 72 
203 | 75 
166 67 
479 
467 
490 
| 
165 
167 | 
164 
166 
173 | 
179 
61 
62 
65 
200 
191 
196 
| 
74 
78 
77 
476 
481 
471 
165 
168 
164 
179 
165 
164 
62 
59 
60 
189 
186 
186 
70 
75 
74 
470 
448 | 
613 
164 
161 
181 
171 
171 | 
170 
63 
61 | 
60 
198 
183 | 
170 
87 
78 
80 
574 
568 | 
579 
178 
178 
177 
168 
169 
160 
63 
63 | 
és 
194 
176 | 
172 
80 
78 
78 
566 
558 
549 | 
477 
180 
179 
178 
175 
165 
158 
127 
137 
64 
62 
53 
63 
209 
203 
187 
162 | 
93 
94 
91 
85 
482 
493 
486 
175 
174 
179 
145 
146 
144 
| 
61 
65 | 
61 
163 
178 
172 
81 
84 
82 
April... 
May... 
Tune. 
Cesena 
503 
512 | 
484 
176 
177 
176 
152 
151 
155 
61 
61 
61 
177 
171 
172 
84 
87 
83 
July. ..... 
August. ..... 
September 
ease. 
493 179 
485 | 177 
497 178 
512 179 
23 | 179 
17 177 
163 61 
159, 60 | 
159 | 62 
162 | 63 
164 | 64 
147 oR 
170 
169 
165 
167 81 
167 85 
166 or 
81 
81 
UL 
October. ................ 
November. .............. 
December. . . 
Retrospect 
While the present survey has been confined to the price 
levels of 1926 it seems desirable in conclusion to show these 
index numbers in conjunction with those computed to rep- 
resent the prices of former years. For this purpose annual