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Show uu LIVING COST INCREASED NEW YORK. Dec. 2-1 The cost of living in New York state has increased increas-ed sixty-two per cent since 1911, ac- :h.'.-ji.i,-lui..i -i m ...fT7. i. cording to figures made public tonight by the Consumers League of New York. The figures, taken from records of actual living expenses of 1.TG0 wo men, showed an average weekly budget bud-get of $11.62, including room and board $6.67; clothes $1.60; carfare, medical care and Incidentals $3.35. The average weekly budget for a j working woman in 1911 was $9. oo |