HC Deb 27 November 1958 vol 596 c76W
95. Mr. Lewis

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the rise and fall in the price of British imports and exports for each of the months from January, 1951, until December, 1951, compared with January, 1958, until the latest convenient stated monthly date, using as the basis January, 1951, equalling 100.

Sir D. Eccles

Yes. The following is the information:

PRICE INDICES
(January, 1951=100)
Imports U.K. Exports
1951 1958 1951 1958
January 100 100 100 123
February 104 99 102 124
March 108 98 105 123
April 113 99 107 122
May 118 98 110 122
June 118 99 112 122
July 118 98 114 122
August 116 99 116 122
September 116 98 116 122
October 114 98 117 121
November 115 118
December 116 118

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