Slight Rise In Fiji’s Cost of Living
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Prom Our Own Correspondent SUVA, June 22.
ARISE of one point—to 175 — is shown in the quarterly index of the cost of living of European families in Fiji.
The index is compiled by Mr. C. H.
Came on the basis of 100 for August, 1939.
In the last quarter increases occurred in food, cleaning and lighting and hardware groups. A decrease is recorded in the clothing group, mainly in men’s clothing items and household goods, such as sheets and towels.