§ 56. Mr. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is today's nominal value, including accrued interest, of a National Savings Certificate, purchased in September, 1939, for 15s.; and what is its real purchasing power, allowing for the subsequent drop in the internal purchasing power of the £
§ Mr. R. A. Butler22s. 11d. and 10s., respectively. The second figure is based on the price index of all consumer goods and services between 1939 and 1953, and the Interim Index of Retail Prices thereafter.