2026-04-161927https://dans.nls.ac.in/handle/123456789/3108August 1927. MONTH IN BRIEF. COST OF LIVING: Aug 1927; Comparison with other countries; Wholesale and retail prices. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Disputes, Presidency; Employment situation, July 1927; Workmen’s compensation; Labour news, Ahmedabad; Agricultural outlook, Presidency; Strike in Bombay mills; Women in industry; Fatigue in industry; Employment exchanges and unemployment insurance, Greece; Renumeration of labour; New unemployment Bill, Denmark; Social insurance, France; Deductions from wages or payments in respect of fines – Proposed legislation by the Govt. of India. BOOKS AND REPORTS REVIEWS. CURRENT PERIODICALS. CURRENT NOTES FROM ABROAD. STATISTICAL TABLES: Principal trade disputes, July 1927; Cotton Spinning Returns (yarn, woven goods); Wholesale market prices (Bombay, Karachi); Wholesale prices index, Bombay; Wholesale prices (India, foreign countries); Cost of living index (India, foreign countries); Retail food index (India, foreign countries); Retail food prices, Jun and Jul 1927; Working class cost of living, Bombay.