§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment by how much(a) inflation and (b) unemployment have increased at the latest available date since 1979 in (i) each EEC country, (ii) the United States of America, (iii) Japan, (iv) Sweden, (v) the EEC as a whole and (vi) the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development as a whole.
§ Mr. EggarThe figures requested are shown in the table.
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/ Consumer prices Unemployment rate1 Latest available date2 Percentage change since1979 Latest available date2 Percentage change since 1979 United Kingdom June 169 April 43 Belgium May 79 April 30 Denmark May 176 May 18 France May 174 April 71 Germany May 28 March 67 Greece May 888 April3 289 Ireland Q2 283 May 139 Italy May 394 May 41 Luxembourg May 70 .. .. Netherlands May 47 January 74 Portugal May 1,258 November -32 Spain May 277 February 108 United States May 61 April -10 Japan May 28 March 10 Sweden May 113 April -24 EC May 166 March 66 OECD May 79 March 15 1 Standardised and seasonally adjusted. 2 1989 unless otherwise stated. 31988 Sources:
Prices: ED for United Kingdom: SOEC for Portugal and Luxembourg; OECD for others. Unemployment: SOEC for Ireland, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Luxembourg; OECD for others.