increase In output of manufacturing industry even when measured against the rise in population suggesting the greater availability of goods
Optimistic view:
more people had a wage due to the proportion of the total working population employed in the manufacturing industry increase
pessimistic view:
poor living and working conditions in the industrial towns negated any positive effects of the rise in wages
there are insufficient statistics to compare money wages against prices
As grain became scarce, the price rose from £2.70 to an average of £4.70 and in 1812 reached a peak of £6.30 - although wages were increasing, the price of both good and manufactured goods raised more quickly
pessimistic - taxation increased between 1793 and 1815 but in 1789 a tax on incomes was introduced which was unpopular with the wealthier classes
standard of living was beginning to improve but it was interrupted by the war in France