Wartime changes in the cost of living .. . 75 Relative Cost April, 1914, Price = 100 Groceries, vegetables and fruits Seattle. ... 100 107 114 140 142 Tacoma . . 100 104 106 140 137 Spokane . .... 100 106 108 144 140 Southwestern part of state . 100 107 107 144 144 Northwestern part of state . 100 105 110 142 142 Eastern part of state 100 107 110 144 139 Meat and fish Seattle. 100 103 106 134 166 Tacoma 100 99 96 134 162 Spokane . .... 100 109 118 136 183 Southwestern part of state .
Wartime changes in the cost of living .. . 75 Relative Cost April, 1914, Price = 100 Groceries, vegetables and fruits Seattle. ... 100 107 114 140 142 Tacoma . . 100 104 106 140 137 Spokane . .... 100 106 108 144 140 Southwestern part of state . 100 107 107 144 144 Northwestern part of state . 100 105 110 142 142 Eastern part of state 100 107 110 144 139 Meat and fish Seattle. 100 103 106 134 166 Tacoma 100 99 96 134 162 Spokane . .... 100 109 118 136 183 Southwestern part of state . 100 98 101 127 160 Northwestern part of state . 100 97 102 137 161 Eastern part of state . 100 100 103 126 161 Groceries, vegetables, fruits, meat and fish combined Seattle. . . 100 106 111 138 151 Tacoma 100 102 103 138 147 Spokane . 100 107 111 141 155 Southwestern part of state . 100 104 105 138 150 Northwestern part of state . 100 102 107 140 149 Eastern part of state . . 100 104 107 137 147 13 Digitized by Microsoft®. Digitized by Microsoft® It will be seen from this table and Chart 3 that in thefour-year period the combined prices of groceries, vege-tables, fruits, meat and fish increased 47% to 55%, thedegree of increase varying in different sections of the rise in price of meat and fish was everywhere con-siderably greater than that of groceries, vegetables andfruits. Meat and fish prices continued in 1918 an upwardmovement which first became marked in 1917, whereasprices of groceries, vegetables and fruit increased onlyslightly, if at all, in 1918. In some parts of the state theydecreased. The rate of advance in food prices as awhole between 1917 and 1918 was less rapid than it hadbeen between 1916 and 1917. These price movements in the state of Washington,although computed on a different base, are neverthelessin substantial agreement with the United States Bureauof Labor Statistics index numbers. Other Local Studies Fifteen Shipbuilding Districts. The Unit
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