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Index numbers of rates of wages for various classes of labour in Canada, 1913 to 1936
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| Building trades | Metal trades | Printing trades | Electric railways | Steam railways | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| index (1913=100) | |||||
| 1913 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1914 | 100.8 | 100.5 | 102.4 | 101.0 | 101.4 |
| 1915 | 101.5 | 101.5 | 103.6 | 97.8 | 101.7 |
| 1916 | 102.4 | 106.9 | 105.8 | 102.2 | 105.9 |
| 1917 | 109.9 | 128.0 | 111.3 | 114.6 | 124.6 |
| 1918 | 125.9 | 155.2 | 123.7 | 142.9 | 158.0 |
| 1919 | 148.2 | 180.1 | 145.9 | 163.2 | 183.9 |
| 1920 | 180.9 | 209.4 | 184.0 | 194.2 | 221.0 |
| 1921 | 170.5 | 186.8 | 193.3 | 192.1 | 195.9 |
| 1922 | 162.5 | 173.7 | 192.3 | 184.4 | 184.4 |
| 1923 | 166.4 | 174.0 | 188.9 | 186.2 | 186.4 |
| 1924 | 169.7 | 175.5 | 191.9 | 186.4 | 186.4 |
| 1925 | 170.4 | 175.4 | 192.8 | 187.8 | 186.4 |
| 1926 | 172.1 | 177.4 | 193.3 | 188.4 | 186.4 |
| 1927 | 179.3 | 178.1 | 195.0 | 189.9 | 198.4 |
| 1928 | 185.6 | 180.1 | 198.3 | 194.1 | 198.4 |
| 1929 | 197.5 | 184.6 | 202.3 | 198.6 | 204.3 |
| 1930 | 203.2 | 186.6 | 203.3 | 199.4 | 204.3 |
| 1931 | 195.7 | 182.9 | 205.1 | 198.6 | 199.2 |
| 1932 | 178.2 | 174.7 | 194.2 | 191.1 | 183.9 |
| 1933 | 158.0 | 169.2 | 184.3 | 182.7 | 179.7 |
| 1934 | 154.8 | 168.0 | 183.5 | 182.4 | 173.7 |
| 1935 | 159.8 | 169.7 | 184.5 | 183.7 | 183.9 |
| 1936 | 160.8 | 170.1 | 185.2 | 185.5 | 183.9 |
| Note: Rates of wages in 1913=100. Index numbers for 1901 to 1912 were given at p. 674 of the 1932 Year Book. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1937. | |||||
