§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage contribution made by each component to the retail prices index in December 1988; and what was the percentage contribution of the same components at the same month in each of the preceding nine years.
§ Mr. LeeFollowing is the information for the sub-groups of the retail prices index. Owing to a change made in January 1987 in the structure of the index it has not been possible to provide a complete back series in all cases. Because the contributions have been rounded independently they do not all add precisely to the 12-month change for all items.