HC Deb 05 March 1936 vol 309 cc1540-1
15. Mr. GALLACHER

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the list of food items used in the compilation of the cost-of-living index; and the average prices of these articles in the

The following Table gives the information required, so far as it is available. Corresponding particulars have not been collected for any date prior to July, 1914.
July. 1914. Average of the Prices returned at the beginning of each month of
1924. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Beef, British:
Ribs per lb. 0 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
Thin Flank perlb. 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 0
Beef, Chilled or Frozen:
Ribs per lb. 0 0 10¼ 0 10½ 0 10½ 0 0 0 9 0 9 0
Thin Flank perlb. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mutton, British:
Legs per lb. 0 10½ 1 8 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 3 1
Breast perlb. 0 64 0 11¼ 0 10 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 0
Mutton, Frozen:
Legs per lb. 0 1 0 11¾ 0 11½ 0 10½ 0 0 0 0
Breast per lb. 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0
Bacon, Streaky (a) per lb. 0 11¼ 1 1 1 4 0 11½ 0 10 0 11½ 1 1
Flour per 7 lb. 0 10½ 1 4 1 1 0 11½ 0 11¾ 1 1 1
Bread per 4 lb. 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
Tea per lb. 1 2 2 1 ll¾ 1 10¼ 1 9 1 1 l1¼ 1 11½
Sugar, Granulated per lb. 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milk per qt. 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0
Butter, Fresh perlb. 1 2 1 11¾ 1 1 1 1 1 1
" Salt per lb. 1 2 0 1 10¼ 1 1 1 1 0 11¼ 1
Cheese (b) perlb. 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 10¾ 0 10½ 0 0 0
Margarine per lb. 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
Eggs, Fresh each 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Potatoes per 7 lb. 0 0 l0¾ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fish (c) (Index number) 100 211 214 209 205 201 198 201 201
(a) If this kind is seldom dealt with in a locality, the returns quote the prices of another kind locally representative.
(b) Tho description of cheese for which prices are quoted is in most cases Canadian or New Zealand, but in some districts the returns quote the prices of another kind locally representative.
(c) The available data are insufficient to provide a satisfactory basis for the calculation of annual averages of the retail prices of fish: the index-numbers given show the approximate ratio of prices in each year to those of July, 1914, as indicated by the returns received.