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Index numbers of living costs in eight cities of Canada, alternate months, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947

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Index numbers of living costs in eight cities of Canada, alternate months, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947
  Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton Vancouver
  (August 1939 = 100)
1940        
February 102.6 101.6 103.1 103.0
April 103.3 105.1 103.7 103.5
June 103.2 101.7 103.8 103.1
August 104.6 105.3 103.7 103.8
October 105.2 106.9 101.2 104.1
December 106.3 108.6 105.6 105.4
1942        
February 112.4 115.7 110.9 112.2
April 112.6 116.1 111.1 112.3
June 113.1 116.2 112.0 113.1
August 115.0 117.5 114.1 115.1
October 114.5 117.0 113.6 115.5
December 115.6 118.5 115.0 116.9
1944        
February 115.4 119.3 115.7 116.8
April 115.7 119.1 115.7 117.3
June 115.5 119.3 115.7 117.5
August 115.7 119.6 116.1 117.0
October 115.8 119.2 115.8 117.2
December 115.8 119.2 115.6 116.9
1945        
February 116.0 119.1 116.0 117.6
April 116.2 119.6 116.2 117.8
June 117.2 119.9 116.7 119.1
August 118.0 121.2 117.7 119.4
October 116.8 120.3 117.1 117.9
December 117.0 120.7 117.6 118.7
1946        
February 117.1 120.6 117.8 119.2
April 118.4 121.7 119.1 120.4
June 120.9 125.3 121.2 123.7
August 122.1 126.1 123.2 124.7
October 122.7 127.2 123.9 125.9
December 123.2 128.2 124.8 126.6
1947        
February 121.0 129.0 121.9 127.7
April 126.1 131.7 127.5 130.1
June 129.7 136.2 131.3 134.3
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.