Living Standards of the FRG
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- Created on: 03-06-21 11:58
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- Living Standards of FRG
- 1950s
- Improvements
- Housing- e.g. 416,000 new houses built in 1952, 69% state run
- Limitations
- Goods- very few had TVs, washing machines or phones
- Housing- 7% of new housing had heating, average of 55 sq/m
- Spending- over 45% spent of essentials e.g. food
- Improvements
- 1960s
- Improvements
- Goods- 63% of homes had fridge, 42% TV, 36% washing machine
- Limitations
- 1966-6 (recession, unemployment)
- Improvements
- 1970s
- Improvements
- Housing- 96% had central heating, avg 84 sq/m
- Spending- 37% of income spent on food and housing
- Limitations
- Housing- only 27% of new housing was state run
- Employment- lower living conditions for guest workers, 2 mil long term unemployment
- Improvements
- 1980s
- Improvements
- Goods- 82% had fridge, 82% had TV, 87% washing machine, 88% phone
- Spending- nearly 50% spent on non-essentials
- Employment- avg real wage was 6x as much as 1949
- Limitations
- Spending- housing prices almost doubles to 15.6 in 1985
- Employment- divided wealth. reduces welfare. Unemployment at 10%
- Improvements
- 1950s
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