Coal (Price Increases) (Hansard, 25 January 1984)

HC Deb 25 January 1984 vol 52 c574W 574W

§ Ms. Harman
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the percentage increase in cost to domestic consumers of coal for every year for the past 10 years.

§ Mr. Giles Shaw
The table gives the percentage increase in the index of domestic coal prices between successive years since 1973:

Percentage

1973–74 11.5

1974–75 34.7

1975–76 23.7

1976–77 16.5

1977–78 11.4

1978–79 17.4

1979–80 27.7

1980–81 17.4

1981–82 7.5

1982–83 6.3

	Percentage
1973–74	11.5
1974–75	34.7
1975–76	23.7
1976–77	16.5
1977–78	11.4
1978–79	17.4
1979–80	27.7
1980–81	17.4
1981–82	7.5
1982–83	6.3