HC Deb 10 December 1956 vol 562 c20W
Major Beamish

asked the President of the Board of Trade to publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the official index of wholesale prices for drugs and pharmaceutical preparations in June each year since 1949, based on 100 in June, 1949, and the index for the latest month for which figures are known; and show how these figures compare with similar figures for wholesale prices for a typical broad range of consumer goods during the same period.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Following are the figures: