Les prix de détail à Moscou et dans quatre villes occidentales en novembre 1971

In: Revue de l'est: économie, planification et organisation : etudes comparatives est-ouest, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 55-77

Abstract

Retail Prices in Moscow and in Four Western Cities in November 1971.
This paper lists the retail prices of 168 roughly comparable goods and services as observed in Moscow and in four Western cities in November 1971. The nature of the sample and the limitations of the comparison are discussed. The first appendix lists the retail prices in the local currencies. These are converted to US dollars at the rate of exchange introduced in December 1971, in the second appendix. In Appendix 3, these prices are related to the average take-home pay of the industrial workers, male and female, of the respective countries in November 1971. The methodology is admittedly controversial and suggested improvements for future comparisons are invited.