§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment, taking the first quarter of 1945 as 100, what would be the index number for retail prices in each of the quarters from 1945 to the latest quarter for which information is available.
§ Mr. BoothThe official index of retail prices was first introduced in June 1947.144W Taking the index for that date as 100, the quarterly series is as follows:
RETAIL PRICE INDEX* June 1947=100 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1947 101 103 1948 105 109 108 109 1949 109 110 111 112 1950 113 114 114 116 1951 118 123 127 129 1952 133 136 137 138 1953 139 141 140 140 1954 140 142 144 145 1955 146 148 150 153 1956 154 157 157 158 1957 160 161 163 165 1958 166 168 166 168 1959 169 168 167 168 1960 169 170 170 172 1961 173 175 177 179 1962 181 184 184 184 1963 186 187 186 187 1964 189 193 194 196 1965 198 203 203 205 1966 206 210 211 213 1967 214 216 214 217 1968 220 225 227 229 1969 234 238 238 241 1970 246 251 254 260 1971 267 276 280 284 1972 288 293 298 305 1973 311 321 326 337 1974 351 372 381 398 1975 422 * A number of major changes have been made in the construction of the index since its introduction in interim form in 1947.