HC Deb 27 January 1969 vol 776 c244W
Mr. Patrick Jenkin

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rise in the cost of living from 1st January, 1963, to 1st January, 1966, and from 1st January, 1966, to the most recent available date, respectively.

Mr. Harold Lever

The cost of living, as measured by the index of retail prices, rose by 11.3 per cent. between January, 1963, and January, 1966, and by 12.3 per cent. between January, 1966, and December, 1968, the latest date for which information is available.