§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the rates of inflation for 1978–79 and in each subsequent year to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. LawsonThe percentage changes in the retail prices index, financial year on previous financial year, are as follows:
per cent. 1978–79 8.3 1979–80 15.8 1980–81 16.3 1981–82 11.5 1982–83 7.1 1983–84 4.7