HC Deb 16 February 1981 vol 999 c6W
41. Mr. John Browne

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how the level of retail sales in 1980 compared with previous years.

Mr. Eyre

For 1980 as a whole, the volume of retail sales was just over ½ per cent. above the 1979 level. The volumes of retail sales over the last four years are as follows:

(Index numbers, 1976=100)
1977 98.3
1978 103.8
1979 108.6
1980 109.3

These figures were published in British Business on 13 February 1981.