Report on the Cost of Living in Ireland, June 1922Ireland. Ministry of Economic Affairs
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Report on the Cost of Living in Ireland, June 1922
Ireland. Ministry of Economic Affairs
Cost and standard of living -- Ireland
as to prices of the | | | | | | | | |
following commodities,| | | | | | | | |
giving description of | | | | | | | | |
each item:-- | | | | | | | | |
Fish | | | | | | | | |
Vegetables lb.| | | | | | | | |
Poultry lb.| | | | | | | | |
Fruit lb.| | | | | | | | |
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PARTICULARS OF SOURCES from which information has been obtained:--
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COMMODITY. | SOURCE. | NATURE.
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Beef | |
Mutton | |
Bacon | |
Fresh Pork | |
Sausages | |
Lard | |
Dripping | |
Butter | |
Margarine | |
Cheese | |
Eggs | |
Milk | |
Tinned Milk | |
Bread | |
Flour | |
Meal | |
Rice | |
Potatoes | |
Sugar | |
Tea | |
Coffee | |
Cocoa | |
Jam | |
Fish | |
Vegetables | |
Poultry | |
Fruit | |
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Form B 1.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING IN SPECIAL FORMS FOR RETAIL PRICES.
(1) The necessary inquiries for filling up these forms should be made
immediately.
(2) The returns duly completed should be posted so as to reach this
Office _not later than Thursday, 22nd June_. Please do your utmost to
post them as early as possible.
(3) Get the information from the shops most frequented by the
wage-earning classes. Prices representing the kind, quality, etc., on
which these classes spend most money are the prices required.
(4) Please note the quantity for which the prices of each commodity are
to be quoted.
(5) All prices on Forms B 2 and B 3 should be quoted in pence (but
correct to farthings)--thus Sugar 5-¾d. per lb.
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