asked the Taoiseach if he will state what the cost-of-living index figure would be in respect of the years 1938 and 1950, if bread were excluded from the list of foods used in calculating the index figure.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost-of-Living Index Figures.
The cost-of-living index numbers in 1938 to the base July, 1914=100, calculated by excluding bread would be, mid-February, 172; mid-May, 169; mid-August, 172, and mid-November, 176. The interim (essential items) index number at mid-February, 1950, to the base August, 1947=100, would be 101, when calculated in a similar manner.