Foreigners The Shanghai Municipal Council announces that an effort will be made to investigate costs of living of non-Oriental foreigners in Shanghai, in which a thorough study of these will be made by housekeepers themselves. One object is to compile an "index", a "pointer" by which it will be able to be known accurately by how much food, rent, heat, clothing and other items move in price and what is the total effect. A second object is to assist the housekeeper in accurate record keeping, which is the basis of budgeting.
Many employers have asked for accurate information as to costs of living, especially since the sharp movements of exchange. Not all employers can make salary adjustments, but accurate facts of living costs are equally important for salaried employees and employers.
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