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Record books and directions were distributed in the week in September and the keeping of records was set {to begin on October I.
Cost of Living of Shanghai Wor 'The September general index of the cost" of living of Shanghai Workers rose to a new peak. of 203,23, showing an increase of 20.5 per cent. over the August index' and of 50.21 per cent. over the July figure. Simultaneous rises were shown in all the constituent groups: the fuel and light index Increased by 29:0]
cent, food by 1840 per cent, clothitig by 7.18 per cent., and mis: cellaneous items " by 38H per cent, The purchasing power of the dollar was correspondingly reduced from '$0:4270 of its 1936 value in August 0 $0351 in September.
'A review of the monthly indices in the past two years discloses ccrdistinct stages in the fuctuaus. After initial "increases in prices in the early months following the outbreak of the Siro-Japanese hostilities the index gures remained [comparatively steady for about twenty months, fluctuating by not " more than seven points" from month to!
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