EXCESS OF WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE-EARNERS
 OVER INCREASE IN COST OF
LIVING IN 1926 OVER 1913 OR 1914
{The horizontal black bars show relative increases in weekly
earnings; the vertical red line marks the extent
of cost-of-living increase.)
Per cent Per cent
increase increase
in wkly. cost of living
Industry earnings (75.6%)
Paper Products Manufacturing... 172 -
Men's Clothing. .voeeniveceianas, 151
Bakers uv ny punmpran se vrpwersy gu 190
Hosiery and Underwear (BLS)*, 146
Woolen and Worsted Goods Manufacturing
 (BLS) ..v..0vveen... 142
Granite and Stone Trades........ 141
Rubber Manufacturing.......ec... 139
Cotton Manufacturing (South)
(DN LCBI® soivsnsssvrinnsies 37
iron_and Steel Manufacturing
(NLCBD)* ti. iiiiirnerenses 175
Furniture Manufacturing ........ 1 1
Wool Manufacturing (N.I.C.B.).. 1 ¢
Building Trades ...veeveensseses 153
All Union Wages. ...,e0.vecnn.. "3
Printing and Publishing—Book and
Job (NJI.CB.) v.vvviinnnnreas 171
N. Y, State Factories........... 1 J
Pourdries pep » suevees 2a vanes 100
Motormen and Conductors....... 128
Silk Manufacturing ..........,.. 127
Printing and Publishing—Newspaper
 (NJI.C.B.).ouvvsvueeness 126
Hosiery and Knit Goods (N.I.C.B.) 126
Hardware and Small Parts....... 124
Leather Tanning and Finishing... 123
Paper and Wood Pulp Manufac-EOTIIG
 win i bb ei dinms b nines J22
Chemical Manufacturing.......,. 120
Printing and Publishing—Book and
Job (BLS)................... 118
Electricity——Generation and Distri-BUtlon
 wavs v5 0 sown 4 svisnn es 118
Lumber Manufacturing and Mill.
WOTK oivivinnrnnnnrnnisanans, 117
Anthracite—Consideration Miners. 116
Anthracite—Contract Laborers.... 116
Cotton Manufacturing-—North
NACRBY ooyvcnssrrpmensy ov 313
Agricultural Implement Manufac-TUTE
 vi vvvavcrnrtasnaneresnas 114
Meat Packing..ooceevievneneenes 113
Foundry and Machine Shop Prod-VOLE
 cywvngservvnrrsss vgwerive 333
Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Driv-EFS
 t.essnvssssacencesnnsenrns 111
Machines and Machine Tools..... 111
Cotton Goods Manufacturing
(BLS) ..iviiiiiiiiiiiiina.., 105
Gas, Manufacture and Distribution 102
Automobile Manufacturing....... 98
Electrical Apparatus Manufactur-Ng
 ....iiiiieriiieisiiinaas.. 98
Boot and Shoe Manufacturing
(NICB) cv iiiiineinnnnas 7
Boot and Shoe Manufacturing
EBERY con wavnnvnns snvarun sn
Sleeping Car Conductors.........
Heavy I
Printing and Publishing Newspapers
 (BLS) tc .cvvvvervennes
Longshoremen ...ovevvvnenenenens
Paint and Varnish Manufacturing.
Farm Laborers... ..cviuuevienesen
Anthracite—Contract Miners ..... - s
* The letters (BLS) stand for United States Bureau of Lahor Statistics;
‘N.I.C.B.) for National Industrial Conference Board.

DIAGRAM SHOWING THE UPWARD TREND
OF WAGES AND THE DOWNWARD
TREND OF LIVING COSTS

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