Report on the Cost of Living in Ireland, June 1922

"Report on the Cost of Living in Ireland, June 1922" by Ireland's Ministry of Economic Affairs, is a historical analysis of Ireland's economic state following a period of change. The report, commissioned by the Provisional Government, examines how much more expensive it had become for working-class families to live compared to before a time of turmoil. It explains the committee's process of gathering price information on everyday goods, studying family spending habits and presents the central finding showing that living expenses for wage earners had risen by 85.2% since July 1914, revealing the financial struggles many households encountered.