§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will bring up to date the detailed list showing the rise and fall in the price of foods and food products as published up to mid-October, 1969, by giving the rise and fall in the same foodstuffs from mid-October, 1969, to mid-March, 1970.
§ Mr. Hoy:The following table gives the prices, for mid-October, 1969, and 235W mid-March, 1970, of the commodities covered in the reply I gave to my hon. Friend on 12th February. It should be noted that the prices of some of the commodities concerned are affected by seasonal factors.—[Vol. 795, c.407–10.]
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD Item Unit Mid-October 1969 Pence Mid-March 1970 Pence Difference Pence Bread White, wrapped and sliced loaf 1¾1b. 20.0 20.9 +0.9 Brown loaf 14 oz. 13.5 14.3 +0.8 Flour, self raising >3 lb. 23.1 23.1 No change Beef, home-killed Sirloin (without bone) 1 lb. 103.0 103.3 +0.3 Brisket (with bone) 1 lb. 40.9 41.4 +0.5 Pork home-killed Leg (foot off) 1 lb. 62.7 66.6 +3.9 Loin (with bone) 1 lb. 74.6 78.7 +4.1 Home-killed lamb Leg (with bone) 1 lb. 77.0 76.6 -0.4 Ham, cooked (not shoulder) 1 lb. 123.5 125.8 +2.3 Bacon Back, smoked 1 lb. 76.9 80.5 +3.6 Streaky, smoked 1 lb. 48.1 52.1 +4.0 Fish Fresh cod fillets 1 lb. 45.3 51.3 +6.0 Margarine, standard quality ½ lb. 11.3 12.1 +0.8 Lard 1 lb. 17.2 19.8 +2.6 Milk Pint 11.0 11.0 No change Butter New Zealand 1 lb. 40.2 40.0 -0.2 Danish 1 lb. 47.4 47.9 +0.5 Cheese, cheddar type 1 lb. 42.4 42.6 +0.2 Eggs Large One 4.7 4.6 -0.1 Standard One 3.8 4.2 +0.4 Medium One 3.1 3.7 +0.6 Potatoes Red 1 lb. 5.3 6.2 +0.9 White 1 lb. 4.5 5.6 +1.1 Cabbage, greens 1 lb. 7.5 11.5 +4.0 Onions, ripe 1 lb. 8.8 15.2 +6.4 Apples, eating 1 lb. 17.2 20.3 +3.1 Oranges 1 lb. 17.1 15.4 -1.7 Sugar, granulated 2 1b. 17.8 17.7 0.1 Tea, medium priced 1 lb. 74.4 74.4 No change