HC Deb 09 March 1971 vol 813 cc95-6W
Mr. Spence

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the rise between 1958 and 1970 in the average prices charged for chemicals, vehicles, engineering products and all manufactured products, excluding nationalised industries, respectively.

Mr. Ridley

The wholesale price index numbers (home sales) for the products of the chemicals and allied industries, for vehicles (excluding aerospace equipment) and for the products of the engineering and allied industries showed percentage increases between 1958 and 1970 of 10, 30 and 37 respectively. An index for all manufactured products excluding nationalised industries is not available; the index inclusive of these industries shows an increase of 38 per cent.

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