HC Deb 30 October 1959 vol 612 c8W
Mr. Wigg

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give the annual rise and fall in the price of imports and exports from 1951 to the latest convenient date, and the internal rise and fall in the cost of living and the £ sterling.

Mr. Amory

The following is the reply:

— Import prices Export prices Consumer price index Purchasing power of the £
s. d.
1951 100 100 100 20 0
1952 98 105 106 18 11
1953 90 101 108 18 7
1954 88 100 110 18 3
1955 92 102 114 17 7
1956 93 106 118 16 11
1957 95 110 122 16 5
1958 87 110 125 16 0
Sept., 1959 87 109 125 16 0