HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 c150W
Mr. Gould

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the annual inflation rate for each year since the beginning of 1974; and how this compares with the annual changes in the effective exchange rate index over the same period.

Mr. Joel Barnett

Percentage change on previous year in:

Retail prices index Effective exchange rate
January:
1974 12.0 −8.3
1975 19.9 −1.1
1976 23.4 −10.7
1977 16.6 −15.1
1978 9.9 6.8
1979 9.3 −3.8