§ 19. Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the rise and fall in the cost of living for each of the months from January, 1951, until December, 1951, compared with January, 1958, until the latest convenient stated monthly date, taking as the basis, January, 1951, being equal to 100.
§ Mr. WoodYes. I am circulating below figure based on the former Interim Index of Retail Prices and on the current Index of Retail Prices.
The following is the information:
AVERAGE LEVEL OF RETAIL PRICES* IN EACH MONTH OF 1951 AND 1958 TAKING THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF PRICES AT 16TH JANUARY, 1951, AS 100. — 1951 1958 January … … 100 141 February … … 101 141 March … … 102 142 April … … 103 143 May … … 106 143 June … … 106 144 July … … 108 142 August … … 108 142 September … … 109 142 October … … 110 143 November … … 110 December … … 111 * The prices normally relate to the Tuesday nearest to the 15th of the month.