§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage increase in the price of beer in each year, ending in October, since 1965.
§ Mr. BryanThe percentage increases in the index for beer in the General Index of Retail Prices are given below. These changes are based on the movements of a large variety of different kinds of beer including both bottled and draught beers and make allowances for variations in the original specific gravity.
Percentage Increase October, 1964 to October, 1965 8.2 October, 1965 to October, 1966 5.3 October, 1966 to October, 1967 0.4 October, 1967 to October, 1968 0.7 October, 1968 to October, 1969 7.7 October, 1969 to October, 1970 7.7 October, 1970 to October, 1971 8.8