§ 61. Mr. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the chief price increases since devaluation, giving the separate rise for each commodity or service.
§ Mr. GaitskellIt would be impracticable to give details of the price changes which have taken place since devaluation 137W in the case of every individual commodity and service. Following is a list of the changes since devaluation affecting those groups of commodities and services which are included in the Interim Index of Retail Prices and in the Wholesale Price Index.
Per cent. Interim Index of Retail Prices … … + 2 Food … … + 7 Rent and Rates … … + 1 Clothing … … Nil Fuel and Light … … + 3 Household Durable Goods … … + 3 Miscellaneous Goods … … Nil Services … … + 2 Drink and Tobacco … … − 3 Wholesale Price Index … … +10.0 Cereals … … +19.6 Meat, Fish and Eggs … … − 1.6 Other Food and Tobacco … … +15.1 Coal … … − 0.2 Iron and Steel … … + 0.6 Non-ferrous metals … … +33.5 Cotton … … +20.0 Wool … … +48.4 Other Textiles … … +14.9 Chemicals and Oils … … + 9.6 Miscellaneous … … + 6.7