HC Deb 17 May 1976 vol 911 c345W
Mr. Rippon

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of inflation on 1st May 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976 compared with 1st May 1970.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The retail prices index is not collected for the first day of the month. The nearest figure to that date is the index for April. The increase over the previous year to April was:

Per-cent.
1970 5.6
1971 9.4
1972 6.3
1973 9.2
1974 15.1
1975 21.7
1976 18.9