HC Deb 19 November 1954 vol 533 c71W
Mr. de Freitas

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring up to date the table published in November, 1953, showing how the purchasing value of the £ sterling has varied month by month since October, 1951, taking that month's value at 20 shillings.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Taking October, 1951, as 20s. the figures for the months since October, 1953, based on the Ministry of Labour's Interim Index of Retail Prices are as follows:

1953 s. d.
November … … … 18 4
December … … … 18 5
1954
January … … … 18 4
February … … … 18 5
March … … … 18 3
April … … … 18 2
May … … … 18 3
June … … … 18 1
July … … … 17 10
August … … … 17 11
September … … … 18 0
October … … … 17 11