The shortage of rain crops Carone and eirewhere has browrht shout a sharp rise in prices of food-sin Cxechos}ovakin, Cereeal ices, eepecialy' those of tye, and [basics ore ati advancing. "This, wvever, in nut. yot reflected in the retail price indexes, ar evidenced the Following cress On Angus 115 retail Prices of 23 prime necessiagai t 909 in July and 981 on June ea were estimated "at "697, a
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in, ahoes, and. men's hate the me flex figure stood at 1058 on Aurust 15, am against 3045 on duly 25, and 11450" in June, Wholesale prices iso have remained practically ata: tionary. On September 1 the whole-index ston at 997, exactly th Same as on August 1; on July 1 ood 981, and on March 1 at 1,095
'The oficial statistics covering unemployment show that on August 1 there were only 79,000 unemployed, compared. with' 87,000. on July It is expected, however, that the amber of unemployed wil have sin" Ceased daring September.
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