§ 94. Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the percentage increases in the index of retail prices for nationalised industries, food, housing, fuel and light, durable household goods, clothing and footwear, transport and vehicles, miscellaneous goods, services and for all items in the index since October 1964, since July 1966 and since November 1967, respectively, to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. DellThe percentage increases were as follows:
13th October, 1964 to 16th December, 1969 19th July, 1966 to 16th December, 1969 14th November, 1967 to 16th December, 1969 Nationalised industries 29.5 17.5 9.8 Food 23.5 14.8 12.9 Housing 30.0 15.8 9.3 Fuel and light 29.2 18.4 9.0 Durable household goods 17.4 12.7 10.5 Clothing and footwear 13.7 8.9 7.1 Transport and vehicles 22.0 13.8 9.7 Miscellaneous goods 28.3 20.1 17.6 Services 34.9 20.9 13.9 All items 24.6 15.3 11.6 Notes:
1. The items included under the heading "nationalised industries" are: Coal, coke, gas, electricity, road and rail passenger transport, and postal and telephone services.
2. These items are also included in other groups as follows: Coal, coke, gas and electricity in Fuel and light; road and rail passenger transport in Transport and vehicles; postal and telephone services in Services.