§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will detail in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage and money value changes in the average retail prices of the 80 important items of food as collected for the purposes of the retail food price index between July 1970 and the latest date for which prices are available.
§ Mrs. FennerThe money value and percentage changes in average retail prices between 21st July 1970 and 11th December 1973 are as follows:
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Change in Average Price Item Money Valued† Percentage Beef: home-killed Chuck +24.2 +74.7 Sirloin (without bone) +33.2 +72.3 Silverside (without bone)* +26.2 +61.8 Back ribs (with bone)* +22.4 +77.5 Fore ribs (with bone) +21.2 +74.4 Brisket (with bone) +18.2 +97.8 Rump steak* +33.4 +57.0 Beef: imported chilled Chuck +24.4 +89.4 Silverside (without bone)* +26.7 +76.7 Rump steak* +31.0 +65.8 Lamb: home-killed Loin (with bone) +24.7 +67.7 Breast* +8.1 +73.6 Best end of neck +18.9 +67.5 Shoulder (with bone) +15.9 +60.9 Leg (with bone) +22.4 +63.5 Lamb: imported Loin (with bone) +27.7 +104.5 Breast* +8.8 +133.3 Best end of neck +23.4 +107.8 Shoulder (with bone) +19.5 +102.6 Leg (with bone) +26.3 +91.3 Pork: home-killed Leg (foot off) +22.7 +80.8 Belly* +15.4 +84.6 Loin (with bone) +23.1 +68.3 225W
Change in Average Price Item Money Valued† Percentage Sausages Pork +9.4 +49.7 Beef +9.7 +61.8 Roasting chicken Broiler, frozen, 3 lb. +10.0 +61.0 Fresh or chilled, 4 lb. (oven ready) +9.6 +49.2 Fresh fish Cod fillets +28.7 +136.7 Haddock fillets +27.0 +106.3 Haddock, smoked, whole +23.4 +100.9 Plaice fillets +29.2 +90.7 Halibut cuts +33.5 +72.5 Herrings +10.6 +93.0 Kippers (with bone) +13.3 +86.4 Fresh vegetables Potatoes, old, loose: White — — Red — — Potatoes, new, loose — — Tomatoes +8.7 +71.3 Cabbage, greens +2.2 +57.9 Cabbage, hearted +1.3 +34.2 Cauliflower or broccoli +5.0 +61.0 Brussels sprouts — — Peas — — Runner beans — — Carrots −0.4 −8.3 Onions −0.7 −10.8 Mushrooms, per¼ lb. +2.1 +33.3 Fresh fruit Apples, cooking +0.6 +8.0 Apples, dessert +0.8 +7.8 Pears, dessert +2.0 +20.4 Oranges +3.6 +51.4 Bananas +2.1 +24.4 Bread White, 1¾ lb. wrapped and sliced loaf +3.1 +34.4 White, 1¾ lb. unwrapped loaf +3.3 +37.1 White, 14 oz. loaf +3.0 +57.7 Brown, 14 oz. loaf +3.0 +50.0 Flour Self-raising, per 3 lb. +5.1 +52.0 Bacon Collar* +22.0 +92.1 Gammon* +29.4 +84.5 Middle cut, smoked* +25.9 +84.1 Back, smoked +29.2 +87.7 Back, unsmoked +27.9 +87.2 Streaky, smoked +22.6 +103.2 Ham (not shoulder) +29.9 +53.8 Pork luncheon meat, 12 oz can +7.0 +51.1 Canned (red) salmon,½-size can +26.0 +93.9 Milk, ordinary, per pint +0.9 +19.6 Butter New Zealand +3.9 +22.5 Danish +4.1 +20.3 Home produced — — Margarine Standard quality (without added butter) +4.0 +37.0 Lower priced +4.0 +45.5
Change in Average Price Item Money Valued† Percentage Lard +5.2 +59.8 Cheese, cheddar type +14.3 +77.3 Eggs, per doz. Large +25.3 +114.5 Standard +26.5 +141.7 Medium +25.7 +162.7 Sugar, granulated, 2 lb. +2.7 +360 Instant coffee, per 4 oz +7.1 +28.1 Tea, per¼ lb. Higher priced +0.7 +6.9 Medium priced +0.3 +3.8 Lower priced +0.3 +3.9 * Or Scottish equivalent. † In new pence per lb. unless otherwise stated. —Not available. Source: Department of Employment.