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Undeniably the price of food hati gone up in the ast few years but j not as much as most housewives think, we suspect. Actually, in terms of money earned per hour, Mrs, America car buy more food with the s weekly or monthly pay check than she ever could before.
But Mrs. A. thinks often times in terms of < the number of sacks siv brings home (from the pay* check. She seldom stops to think about he items-in that sack now as compared with what was in the sacks she brought home from the grocery store a few years ago.
Tjie 'grocery store, • the drug store! the variety and department storc daily
is changing in its complexion
so reports W. M. Gaurtt of the Virginia Chain'Store Council.
Experts predict that by 1960, 90 •per cent of the food dollar will be bandied by supermarket typestores. The average such store today lists over 5,000 items in its inventory.
Gaunt pointed out that since “19511 there has been a bird boom in this country. There are some nine or 1© million paraketts, plus assorted canaries arid other types, of bird fanciers in this'ihountry.
Arid then there’s the other house pets, what
dog, cats, and who knows
else! Gaunt says that in about 8,700 food chain stores alone last year it is estimated that' Mrs# A. spent $193 million for pets_ That! of course is just a part of the total expenditure by Mrs. A. in all food stores. Then there’s the matter of phonograph records. These food chains, cornpbsed of two or more stores, sold $46.5 million worth last year. That’s just a couple of thos^ 5,000 items man of which are not *food items,
Sqi Mrs. A,, although food is a little higher^ the porportion*bf the pay check (about 25 per cent) that vou spend for most items is if” little less. Food is better than it was too. Just think of how little time you spend in the kitchen now as compared to years ago! That’s due to new processing, packaging, freezing, and pre-cooked services you’re getting.
And food is a better buy than many other items you buy. For instance. the National Livestock and Meat Board reports,- your medical 'care is uo 33 percent since 1950 household operation costs are up 29 rercent; transportation costs are up 24 nercent; rents ur> 15 percent: TV repairs are up 26 percent, and beauty shop services are up 14 percent.
If don’t
you’re still not convinced,
noint'vour finger at the farmer; |>e only receives 47 percent of thp dollar vou spend for food. Please). Mrs. A_, keep the-* things in mind ' , ",
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