§ 55. Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement about the latest figures published by his Department for the retail price index and the wages index.
§ Mr. BryanThe latest published figures relate to February, 1971. They are as follows
General Index of Retail Prices for 16th February based on 16th January, 1962, taken as 100=147.8.Index of Basic Weekly Rates of Wages, based on 31st January, 1956, taken as 100=213.1.