ECONOMICS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION BREAD AND THE WAGE EARNERS BUDGET* Expenditure on Bread as percentage of income with bread priced at: Occupation Effective Daily gs (Aug 1788) 14s (Feb-July 1789) Wage in Sous** Laborer in 15 60 97 Reveillon wallpaper works 18 50 80 Builders Laborer 24 37 60 Journeyman mason Journeyman, 30 30 48 locksmith, carpenter, etc. 60 15 24 Sculptor, goldsmith *The price of the 4 pound loaf consumed daily by workingman and his family as the main element in their diet **Effective wage represents the daily wage adjusted for 121 days of nonwork per calendar year for religious observation, etc. Average Price of a Hectoliter (100 liters) of wheat in France 1730 9.5 francs 1750 14.5 francs 1770 19.8 francs 1789 21.0 francs Price of 100 kilograms of Wheat in Paris, 1770-1790 1770 25 francs 1775 20 francs 1780 17 francs 1785 19 francs 1789 29 francs 1790 27 francs
ECONOMICS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION BREAD AND THE WAGE EARNERS BUDGET* Occupation Effective Daily Wage in Sous** Expenditure on Bread as percentage of income with bread priced at: gs (Aug 1788) 14s (Feb-July 1789) Laborer in Reveillon wallpaper works 15 60 97 Builders Laborer 18 50 80 Journeyman mason 24 37 60 Journeyman, locksmith, carpenter, etc. 30 30 48 Sculptor, goldsmith 60 15 24 *The price of the 4 pound loaf consumed daily by workingman and his family as the main element in their diet **Effective wage represents the daily wage adjusted for 121 days of nonwork per calendar year for religious observation, etc. Average Price of a Hectoliter (100 liters) of wheat in France 1730 9.5 francs 1750 14.5 francs 1770 19.8 francs 1789 21.0 francs Price of 100 kilograms of Wheat in Paris, 1770-1790 1770 25 francs 1775 20 francs 1780 17 francs 1785 19 francs 1789 29 francs 1790 27 francs
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