§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the increase each year between 1973 and 1983 of (a) agricultural support prices resulting from the European Economic Community annual price review and (b) average inflation rates in the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information requested is given in the following tables:
Increase in average common support prices: * including green rate changes † Average inflation ‡ 1973 7.0 8.3 1974 21.0 12.5 1975 11.6 14.8 1976 8.4 10.5 1977 8.5 9.7 1978 8.1 8.5 1979 5.9 9.4 1980 9.4 10.8 1981 10.6 9.1 1982 12.0 9.1 1983 7.0 6.3 * Increase in intervention (or equivalent) prices for each commodity weighted together by the shares in final agricultural production. Figures relate to the change between marketing years e.g. 1973 represents the increase in 1973–74 over 1972–73. The figures include Greece for 1981. † Includes the effects of green rate changes agreed since the previous price fixing. ‡ Price deflator of GDP at market prices ÷ EC 10.