Show RENTS 89 80 PER PERCENT PERCENT CENT HIGHER NEW YORK Feb Rents 9 9 Rents for forlow forlow low and medium priced houses houes and apartments throughout the United States Slate now average approximately 80 per cent higher than before the world orld war said raid statement a 1 a issued today by the I Industrial conference board 1 TV W the past year rents rente increased an average or of S 8 per cent but between July end and November 1923 thi this dropped to 3 per cent The hoard a s estimates the result of a a survey urvey made In connection nith It Its Investigation on of 11 liing In coats COBle are arc based on reports from cities Including mot most of the munIcipalities having a population of or more moro In 96 9 cities rent rents did not change between een July and November I last lut In 63 68 there ere ere Increases while In 22 rents went down don With Ith only one exception eastern reported an Increase In the JUly Zou ember In Interval ten SI al |