HC Deb 25 June 1953 vol 516 c176W
Mr. H. Hynd

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to publish a further table showing how the purchasing value of the £ has fallen month by month since October, 1951.

Mr. Maudling

Taking October, 1951, as 20s. the figures, based on the Interim Index of Retail Prices of the Ministry of Labour, are as follows:

s. d.
1951— October … … 20 0
November … … 19 11
December … … 19 9
1952— January … … 19 5
February … … 19 5
March … … 19 4
April … … 19 0
May … … 19 0
June … … 18 8
July … … 18 9
August … … 18 10
September … … 18 10
October … … 18 8
November … … 18 9
December … … 18 7
1953— January … … 18 7
February … … 18 7
March … … 18 5
April … … 18 3
May … … 18 4