HC Deb 18 November 1955 vol 546 cc65-6W
Mr. de Freitas

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring up to date the table published on 19th November, 1954, showing how the internal purchasing value of the £ sterling has varied month by month, taking the value in October, 1951, as 20 shillings.

Sir E. Boyle

Taking the internal purchasing power of the £ as 20s. in October, 1951, the corresponding figures for the months since October, 1954, based on the Interim Index of Retail Prices, are as follows:

s. d.
1954 November … … … 17 10
December … … … 17 8
1955 January … … … 17 8
February … … … 17 8
March … … … 17 8
April … … … 17 7
May … … … 17 7
June … … … 17 3
July … … … 17 2
August … … … 17 3
September … … … 17 2
October … … … 17 0