§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Labour, taking October, 1951, as being 100, what has been the percentage rise or fall in the cost of living for each quarter to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. WhitelawPercentage changes in the average level of retail prices on the base October, 1951–100, for each quarter since that date are as follows. As it has been necessary to link series with different weighting systems the movements over the whole period are only approximate.
Year 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1951 … — — — 100 1952 … 103 106 106 107 1953 … 108 109 109 109 1954 … 109 110 112 112 1955 … 113 115 116 119 1956 … 120 122 122 123 1957 … 124 125 127 128 1958 … 129 131 129 131 1959 … 131 130 130 131 1960 … 131 132 132 133 1961 … 134 136 137 139 1962 … 140 143 143 142 1963 … 145 145 144 145