§ 73. Mr. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade for details of the retail price of all commodities coming within the price control of his Department on 1st October, 1951; and the price of these articles at the latest convenient stated date.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftIt is not possible to provide information of comparable retail prices in this detail. I would, however, point out that between October 1951, and September this year the prices of clothing and household durable goods 131W included in the Interim Index of Retail Prices fell by about 2 per cent. in each case.