English Translation

5a 2 is used in the graphic industry, followed by the textile industry. In the graphic industries, hourly earnings rose by 13% and in the textile sector by 16%. However, while in the graphic industry the increase in hourly earnings is not significantly exceeded by the increase of weekly earnings, weekly earnings in the textile industry have increased by 25%, which means that there is a significant increase in wages in the textiles industry as a result of the extension of working hours. Gross earnings in the paper-producing industry rose by 35% in the food and beverage industry, by 32%; the increase in weekly earnings is roughly equivalent to the increase of gross earnings; in the metal industry, the rise in gross earnings is, for example, similar to the industries included in the study. Now that actual hourly earnings are available for one year, the real wage can be pursued for the period from April 1940 to April 1941 on the basis of actual hour's earnings. The increase in hourly wages was only good for a more or less large part of the labour force as a result of the simultaneous price increases. The price increase is calculated on the basis of the Prague quantity scheme at about 22%, so that the real wage on the base of actual hourly earnings from April 1940 to April 194l has increased by about 3%, based on actual weekly earnings by about 5%. It should be borne in mind, however, that the Prague scale is a pure price index and does not take into account the shifts in consumption caused by the war food industry. If one would also take into account the shifts in consumption caused by the war-food industry by the transition from branded foods to expensive brand-free food products, then it is unlikely that there will be any increase in the real wage.