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Show uu COST OF LIVING IS GOING UP AGAIN I NEW YORK, Oct 20 The cost of living among wage earning families In the United States has resumed an upward movement, according to flg-'iires flg-'iires for September compiled by the national Industrial conference board I Tho Statement says the figures In jSeptember were 55 6 per cent higher than those for July. 1914, and 0.7 per cent higher than In August The level Is now Identical with that of July of this year. I Ttv; announcement attributes the ln-Icfease ln-Icfease to a rise of 3.3 per cent In fuel prices, as a result of the unstable un-stable coal market Clothing prices l increased one per cent, food prices .7 per cent and rents, light and sundries sun-dries showed no change, according to the board's estimates A drop of 23.9 per cent in the cost of living has been registered from July. 1920. the peak iperlod since 1914. and September. 1 922. Clothing prices have taken the ! greatest drop since the peak was reached. th figures show, while rent fuel and light have Increased slncc then |