United States Congressional Serial SetU.S. Government Printing Office, 1907 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... period , the purchasing power of an hour's wages in 1906 was 7.3 per cent greater , and of a full week's wages 2.4 per cent greater , the increase in the purchasing power of the full week's wages being less than the increase in the ...
... period , the purchasing power of an hour's wages in 1906 was 7.3 per cent greater , and of a full week's wages 2.4 per cent greater , the increase in the purchasing power of the full week's wages being less than the increase in the ...
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... period covered ; that is , back to 1890. The increase in 1906 over 1904 was 6.2 per cent , over 1903 the increase was 6.8 per cent , and over 1902 the increase was 10.7 per cent . The increase in 1906 was more than 20 per cent over the ...
... period covered ; that is , back to 1890. The increase in 1906 over 1904 was 6.2 per cent , over 1903 the increase was 6.8 per cent , and over 1902 the increase was 10.7 per cent . The increase in 1906 was more than 20 per cent over the ...
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... period named . The lowest point reached was in 1894 , when the relative wages per hour were 97.9 . From 1894 the movement was upward for two years ; in 1897 there was a slight decline . From 1897 there was an advance each year . In 1906 ...
... period named . The lowest point reached was in 1894 , when the relative wages per hour were 97.9 . From 1894 the movement was upward for two years ; in 1897 there was a slight decline . From 1897 there was an advance each year . In 1906 ...
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... period . The full - time weekly earnings per employee in 1890 are expressed in the table by the relative number 101.0 , meaning that they amounted to 101.0 per cent of the average full - time weekly earnings for the base period , 1890 ...
... period . The full - time weekly earnings per employee in 1890 are expressed in the table by the relative number 101.0 , meaning that they amounted to 101.0 per cent of the average full - time weekly earnings for the base period , 1890 ...
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... period covered and is indicated by the relative number 104.2 , which means that it was 104.2 per cent of the average for the base period , 1890 to 1899. In 1897 and 1900 the relative purchasing power of a full week's earnings was 103.0 ...
... period covered and is indicated by the relative number 104.2 , which means that it was 104.2 per cent of the average for the base period , 1890 to 1899. In 1897 and 1900 the relative purchasing power of a full week's earnings was 103.0 ...
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