HC Deb 18 April 1957 vol 568 cc224-6W
Mr. Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in HANSARD a table showing the depreciation in the purchasing value of the£ sterling for each of the months from March, 1951, until the latest date taking as the basis the£ sterling having a purchasing value of 20s. in March, 1951, and basing his calculations on the monthly index of retail prices.

Mr. Powell

The figures are given below:

Purchasing power of the£
1951 s. d.
March 20 0
April 19 8
May 19 3
June 19 2
July 18 10
August 18 9
September 18 8
October 18 6
November 18 5
December 18 4
1952 s. d.
January 18 0
February 18 0
March 17 11
April 17 7
May 17 7
June 17 4
July 17 4
August 17 5
September 17 6
October 17 4
November 17 4
December 17 3
1953 s. d.
January 17 3
February 17 2
March 17 1
April 16 11
May 17 0
June 16 11
July 16 11
August 17 0
September 17 0
October 17 0
November 17 0
December 17 0
1954 s. d.
January 17 0
February 17 0
March 16 11
April 16 10
May 16 10
June 16 9
July 16 6
August 16 7
September 16 8
October 16 7
November 16 6
December 16 5
Purchasing power of the£
1955 s. d.
January 16 4
February 16 4
March 16 4
April 16 3
May 16 3
June 15 11
July 15 11
August 16 0
September 15 11
October 15 9
November 15 6
December 15 6
1956 s. d.
January 15 6
February 15 6
March 15 4
April 15 2
May 15 2
June 15 2
July 15 3
August 15 2
September 15 3
October 15 2
November 15 1
December 15 0
1957 s. d.
January 14 11
February 14 11
March 14 11