HC Deb 10 February 1984 vol 53 cc818-9W
Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total value of retail sales was in 1983 and in each of the previous five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Estimates of the value of retail ales in Great Britain derived from the retail sales index are as follows:

£ billion
1978 43.9
1979 51.1
1980 58.8
1981 62.8
1982 68.2
1983 74.7

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