APPENDIX V 



INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES 



For British beef the present excess of prices over 

 those prevailing immediately before the war averages 

 about 40 per cent. For British mutton it is somewhat 

 less. The percentage advance in the prices of imported 

 beef and mutton has been greater than that for the 

 home-grown meat throughout the period. For the 

 better cuts of imported meat the advance since the war 

 began is over 40 per cent, and for the inferior cuts 

 over 60 per cent. At the end of July the average excess 

 price of bacon over that of a year earlier was 18 per 

 cent. The retail price of fish has advanced 60 per cent 

 as compared with a year ago. 



On the 1st June, 1915, flour prices were nearly 60 

 per cent and bread prices over 45 per cent above those 

 of July, 1914. Tea (including duty) stands at 30 per 

 cent above the level of a year ago. 



Granulated sugar fluctuated considerably during the 

 early weeks of the war. At the beginning of December 

 the excess was 68 per cent and has remained close to 

 that figure ever since. 



The present average price of milk is 11 per cent 

 above the level of July, 1914. The average price of 

 butter is 19 per cent in excess of the price a year earlier, 



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