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WAGES -- GENERAL SOURCES (all occupations and worker types)
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WAGES in MANUFACTURING, 1940s -- General sources
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WAGES in AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in AMMUNITION and EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in CARPET and RUG MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in CLOTHING MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in FERTILIZER MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in FOOD MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in GRAIN PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY and MACHINE-TOOL MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in MOTOR-VEHICLE MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in RUBBER MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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WAGES in TEXTILE MANUFACTURING, 1940s
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Wages in MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, 1940s
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WAGES in AUSTRALIA, 1940s
WAGES in CANADA, 1940s
Wages in FRANCE, 1940s
Wages in GERMANY, 1940s
Wages in GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, 1940s
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RESTAURANT PRICES, 1940s
GASOLINE PRICES, 1940s
RAILROAD TICKET PRICES, 1940s
BUS, AIRPLANE and STEAMSHIP FARES, 1940s
This section does not necessarily show prices for goods, rather, it reports how much consumers were spending in various categories, like food, utilities, rent, etc. It also shows how such spending increased or decreased relative to a certain base year.
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