HC Deb 16 December 1969 vol 793 c300W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the number and types of commodities she takes account of in compiling the cost-of-living index figures.

Mr. Dell

The list of nearly 350 items taken into account in the compilation of the General Index of Retail Prices is given in Appendix A in the booklet, published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, entitled "Method of Construction and Calculation of the Index of Retail Prices", a copy of which I am sending to my hon. Friend.

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