§ 56. Mr. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the average percentage rise or fall in the price of our imports and exports for each of the six months from January, 1950 until January, 1958, taking January, 1950 as being equal to 100.
§ Mr. J. RodgersYes. The following are the figures which I think the hon. Member requires.
PRICE INDICES—HALF-YEAR AVERAGES First Half, 1950=100 Year Imports U.K. Exports 1st half, 1950 … 100 100 2nd half, 1950 … 107 103 1st half, 1951 … 137 114 2nd half, 1951 … 140 125 1st half, 1952 … 139 127 2nd half, 1952 … 131 125 1st half, 1953 … 126 121 2nd half, 1953 … 122 120 1st half, 1954 … 121 119 2nd half, 1954 … 123 119 1st half, 1955 … 126 121 2nd half, 1955 … 126 123 1st half, 1956 … 129 125 2nd half, 1956 … 129 128 1st half, 1957 … 135 131 2nd half, 1957 … 127 133 1st half, 1958 … 121 132