§ Mr. Dribergasked the Postmaster-General if he will publish in HANSARD a table showing the charge for sending a one-ounce letter by inland post in each year since official statistics of the cost of living have been published, relating these charges to variations in the cost of living.
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§ Mr. BennThe tariff for a 1 oz. letter has changed six times since 1914 when cost of living indices were first published. The following table compares the cost of a 1 oz. letter with the cost of living index for those years when tariff changes occurred.
Year Cost of 1 oz. Letter cost of Living Index Actual Index d. 1914 1 100 100 1918 1½ 150 203 1920 2 200 250 1922 1½ 150 183 1940 2½ 250 not available 1957 3 300 438 4th Quarter 1964 — — 503 May, 1965 4 400 — The last column is based on the Retail Price Index before 1940 and on the Consumer Price Index after 1940.