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The U.S. Women's Bureau Handbook on Women Workers series included chapters on earnings.
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Wages in AUSTRALIA, 1940s
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Wages in CANADA, 1940s
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Wages in FRANCE, 1940s
Wages in GERMANY, 1940s
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Wages in SPAIN, 1940s
Wages in SWEDEN, 1940s
Wages in SWITZERLAND, 1940s
Wages in GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN IRELAND, 1940s
Wages in MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, 1940s
Itemizes grocery items and shows average price paid. Source: Agricultural Prices, a USDA publication.
Lists retail prices for many food staples and food products for each year from 1947-1964. It also shows how much of the purchase price went to farmers. The extensive table spans pages 14-45 in this source.
Gross rent is defined as "the monthly amount of rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water and sewer) and fuels (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). This source shows data by state and for the U.S. as a whole. Source: U.S. Census of Housing, choose unadjusted figures. Table displays best in Chrome.
Median home values for states and for the U.S. as a whole. Source: U.S. Census of Housing, choose unadjusted figures.
Shows average value for farm land and buildings from 1850-1982. Use the following hyperlinks to see values for AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY. See data considerations for explanation. Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture report.
Includes both land and buildings. Compares to national averages. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Lists typical net monthly bills for residential service, taking into account whether the household used electricity mainly for just lighting, or for refrigeration, cooking and water heating as well. Tells rates in all U.S. cities with a population over 50,000 residents.
Tells average retail prices for June and December of each year from 1941-1948, including coal, coke, gas, kerosene, fuel oil and briquets in each of 55 U.S. cities.
Average rates and prices are listed in "Prices paid by farmers..." (table 669) in Agricultural statistics, 1951 edition, p. 584.
In 1940, 15.3% of people aged 18-21 were enrolled in college. 4.6% of all people aged 25 years or older had completed 4 years (U.S. Census, Table A-2).
Prices in MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, 1940s
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Prices in AUSTRIA, 1940s
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Prices in LATIN AMERICA, 1940s
Prices in the MIDDLE EAST, 1940s
Prices in SCANDINAVIA, 1940s
Prices in the SOVIET UNION, 1940s
Prices in SWITZERLAND, 1940s
Prices in the UNITED KINGDOM, 1940s
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University of Missouri, Columbia
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