§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the cost of living has risen in the United Kingdom since the EEC was founded in 1958; and, from information available from international sources, what are the comparable figures for the other member countries of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonFrom—January 1958 to April 1977, the latest date for which figures are generally available, the percentage increase in the cost of living for each of the nine member countries was as follows:
Belgium … … … 134 Denmark … … … 237 France … … … 205 Irish Republic … … … 288 Italy … … … 247 Luxembourg … … … 115 Netherlands … … … 174 United Kingdom … … … 278 West Germany … … … 96 Source: OECD, all-items Consumer Price Indices.
The figure for the Irish Republic is for the period from February 1958 to February 1977.