§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will prepare a table showing for each year since 1 January 1973(a) the average price of a standard loaf of bread, (b) the average price of a pint of milk, (c) the average price of a standard tin of baked beans, (d) the percentage increase in the price of each item, (e) the retail price index and (f) the United Kingdom net contribution to the EC budget; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NelsonThe available information is given in the following table. Average price data for baked beans are not available.
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Year1 Standard loaf of bread2 Pint of milk3 Bread Milk January Retail Prices Index (Jan 1974 = 100) UK net contribution to the EC Budget £ million 1985 47 22.0 3.0 4.8 359.8 1,808 1986 51 23.0 8.5 4.3 379.7 572 1987 55 25.0 4.0 8.2 394.5 1,721 1988 58 26.0 5.8 4.2 4407.5 1,362 1989 60 28.0 5.5 7.2 4437.9 2,315 1990 64 29.0 6.3 7.5 4471.4 2,475 1991 70 32.0 9.7 8.2 4513.6 545 1992 71 33.0 2.5 4.6 4534.9 n.a. 1The price data have been given for January of each year. 2Price for a white unwrapped 1¾1b loaf. 3Price for a pint of pasteurised milk. Prior to 1987 prices relate to delivered milk only. Since then shop-bought milk has been included in the calculations. 4Indices have been converted to a January 1974–100 base from the official January 1987 = 100 base for ease of comparison.