36 COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES
comparability of demand. The items included and their
1914 prices are shown below.
Wool Yard Goods 1914 Price
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Poplin.................. 150
Broadcloth. ............. 2.00
Cotton Yard Goods
Percale. ................
Singham................
Longcloth...............
Fruit of the Loom. .......
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Hosiery
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Women’s, ...............
Knit Underwear
Men’s union suits. .......
Women’s vests. ..........
Muslin Underwear
Women’s combinations.... 1.00
Suits
Mens. ................. 15.00
Women’s. ............... 15.00
The original clothing budgets, with prices’ and with equiva-
lent weights, are as follows:
Relative
Expendi-
ture
Weight
25.6
17.0
5.9
v2
Relative
Expendi-
ture
Weight
25.8
8.6
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1914
Cost
Coat or suit.........$15.00
Wool dress.......... 5.00
Wool skirt. ......... 2.00
Two cotton skirts.... 2.09
Four waists. ....... 1)
Two house dresses... 2.01)
Aprons............. ©)
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Three union suits. . .
Three union suits. .
Muslin underwear.
Three petticoats. ....
Three nightgowns. . ..
One straw hat. ......
One velvet hat. .... 7
Gloves. .......... 2.6
Sundries. ....... 5.3
All articles. .......$58.70 100.0 All articles... . .$58.15 100.0
Woman's Budget
Suit.......
Overcoat. .........,
Heavy trousers. .....
Two shirts. .........
Two work shirts. ....
One work shirt. .....
Three pairs overalls. .
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Eight pairs hose. ....
Three sets underwear.
T'wo sets underwear. .
T'wo night shirts. ....
Collars and ties......
Hats and caps ......
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Sundries. ... ...
These budgets were carried out on a basis of money cost on separate dates, until
July, 1925. For practical reasons at that time the system of expenditure weights
was adopted.