Note 169 — Chapter VI · THE CHASM BETWEEN THE COST OF LIVING AND WAGES
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Even in December, 1820, according to the bureau, the total cost of living was six-tenths of one per cent. higher than in December, 1818, and only 7.4 per cent. less than in June, 1820—the peak of high prices. (Labour Review, Feb. 1821, p 61).