§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the 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 other items in the index since 10th December, 1968.
§ Mr. DellThe percentage increases between 10th December, 1968, and 20th January, 1970, the latest date for which the index is available, were as follows:
Percentage increase Nationalised industries … 4.9 Food … 7.4 Housing … 4.9 Fuel and light … 5.1 Durable household goods … 5.9 Clothing and footwear … 5.1 Transport and vehicles … 2.4 Miscellaneous goods … 6.6 Services … 7.2 All other items … 4.8 NOTES:
1. The items included under the heading "nationalised industries" are:
- Coal.
- Coke.
- Gas.
- Electricity.
- Road and rail passenger transport.
- Postal and telephone services.
2. These items are 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.
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE NORTH LANARKSHIRE TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 January … … 6.3 4.5 3.8 5.1 5.5 5.2 5.4 February … … 5.9 4.2 3.4 5.0 5.2 4.9 5.1 March … … 5.4 3.8 3.3 5.1 5.0 4.7 — April … … 5.1 3.4 3.4 5.1 4.9 4.5 — May … … 4.7 3.1 3.0 5.1 4.7 4.2 — June … … 4.3 2.9 3.0 4.8 4.5 4.0 — July … … 4.7 3.2 3.3 5.3 5.1 4.7 — August … … 4.8 3.4 3.4 5.3 5.2 4.9 — September … … 4.6 3.1 3.5 5.1 4.8 4.5 — October … … 4.3 3.1 3.8 5.1 4.8 4.5 — November … … 4.1 3.2 4.2 5.2 4.7 4.4 — December … … 4.2 3.3 4.5 5.1 4.7 4.6 —