§ Mr. Martenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will detail the percentage changes in the average retail prices of the 80 important items of food as collected for the purposes of the Index of Retail Food Prices between July, 1970, and the latest dates for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GodberThe following table shows the percentage changes between June, 1970, and October, 1972—the latest date for which information is available—in the average retail prices of about 80 important items of food as collected for the purposes of the Index of Retail Food Prices:
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Item Percentage change in average price Beef, home-killed: Chuck +36.5 Sirloin (without bone) +40.8 Silverside (without bone)* +33.9 Back ribs (with bone)* +40.3 Fore ribs (with bone) +38.6 Brisket (with bone) +48.4 Rump steak* +37.4 Beef, imported, chilled: Chuck +47.3 Silverside (without bone)* +37.6 Rump steak* +29.0 Lamb, home-killed: Loin (with bone) +26.6 Breast* +20.5 Best end of neck +22.5 Shoulder (with bone) +15.8 Leg (with bone) +21.6 Lamb, imported: Loin (with bone) +46.9 Breast* +47.6 Best end of neck +43.8 Shoulder (with bone) +40.0 Leg (with bone) +39.9 Pork, home-killed: Leg (foot off) +26.1 Belly* +24.3 Loin (with bone) +28.1 Sausages: Pork +19.1 Beef +27.1 Roasting chicken: Broiler, frozen, 3 lb. +16.4 Fresh or chilled, 4 lb. (oven ready) +12.3
Item Percentage change in average price Fresh fish: Cod fillets +56.3 Haddock fillets +41.7 Haddock, smoked, whole +42.6 Plaice fillets +29.9 Halibut cuts +40.1 Herrings +43.9 Kippers (with bone) +44.4 Fresh fruit: Apples, cooking +30.9 Apples, dessert +34.7 Pears, dessert +22.0 Oranges +40.0 Bananas +14.8 Bread: White, 1¾ lb. wrapped and sliced loaf +15.6 White, 1¾ lb. unwrapped loaf +17.0 White, 14 oz. loaf +25.0 Brown, 14 oz. loaf +21.7 Flour, self-raising, per 3 lb. +24.7 Bacon: Collar +19.4 Gammon +21.4 Middle cut, smoked +27.8 Back, smoked +34.1 Back, unsmoked +32.8 Streaky, smoked +26.8 Ham (not shoulder) +12.5 Pork luncheon meat, 12 oz. can + 5.9 Canned (red) salmon, ½-size can +17.3 Milk, ordinary, per pint +19.6 Butter: New Zealand +41.7 Danish +26.5 Margarine, per ½ lb.: Standard quality (without added butter) +13.2 Lower priced +23.3 Lard Nil Cheese, cheddar type +74.9 Eggs, per dozen: Large +0.9 Standard +2.7 Medium +5.0 Fresh vegetables: Potatoes, old, loose: White —19.2 Red — 7.4 Tomatoes —27.9 Cabbage, greens + 7.5 Cabbage, hearted — 9.3 Cauliflower or broccoli + 1.3 Carrots —25.5 Onions —27.7 Mushrooms, per ¼ lb. +18.3 Sugar, granulated, 2 lb. +17.6 Instant coffee, per 4 oz. +17.4 Tea, per ¼ lb.: Higher priced +8.0 Medium priced +7.7 Lower priced +9.6 * or Scottish equivalent.