Statistics are available to prove contention that the cost of living Shanghai has gone up. It ie cen much dearer to-day than in Which forms the basis, ut 100, of Index figures given. The sent index for March Jumped to LY) 111 for January and as low os 14 whereas it was 112 in February in March last year. lowest on 1 except for the average for all 18 at 102 and for the month of Av ast year at 104,6 and the sent October last at 103.9 since ¥hy Jumped 100.2 for November and I for December last.
Figures compiled for the workin classes by the Bureau of Se! Affairs of the City Governmett Shanghai tell the same story for February the figure was I rise from 103,64 for January, Agures not being available. 74 Agure for December asi ct 14 most_nearly approached the Standard of living at 100, 'Other, statistics, recorded 'Tariff Commission's publica' that gold bar transactions in hal have never shawn the Jes of recovery from the steady ward gradient' since the amal tion of the Chartered Stock 24 Produce Exchange with the [ly Stock Exchange in September the subsequent month 0! Oct having the record total of trans for all time at 4.097.079 10m Tevel the record for March, not poorer from that of Feet by very much, was no more 210215.
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