HC Deb 21 January 1969 vol 776 c62W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, taking the purchasing power of the £ sterling as 20s. in 1951, he will show the value of this purchasing power in each subsequent year up until the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Harold Lever

Taking the internal purchasing power of the £ sterling as 20s. 0d. in 1951, its values in subsequent years are estimated as follows:

s. d.
1951 20 0
1952 18 10
1953 18 7
1954 18 3
1955 17 7
1956 16 10
1957 16 4
1958 15 11
1959 15 10
1960 15 8
1961 15 3
1962 14 8
1963 14 6
1964 14 1
1965 13 6
1966 13 0
1967 12 8
1968 12 2

The estimates are based on movements in the consumer price indext from 1951 to 1967, with a provisional figure for 1968 based on the index of retail prices.

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