HC Deb 24 April 1972 vol 835 cc212-3W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving the annual rise and fall in the cost of living in the European Economic Community since its inception, taking the base line as being 100 in 1958.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

As the reply contains a table of figures, I will, with

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES IN EEC COUNTRIES. 1958 TO 1971
Belgium France Germany2
Annual Average Index Percentage Rise or Fall Index Percentage Rise or Fall Index Percentage Rise or Fall
1958 … … 100 — 100 — 100 —
1959 … … 101.3 +1.3 106.1 +6.1 101.0 +1.0
1960 … … 101.6 +0.3 110.0 +3.7 102.5 +1.51
1961 … … 102.6 +1.0 113.6 +3.3 105.0 +2.4
1962 … … 104.0 +1.4 119.1 +4.81 108.8 +3.61
1963 … … 106.3 +2.2 124.8 +4.81 112.0 +2.9
1964 … … 110.7 +4.1 129.0 +3.4 114.7 +2.4
1965 … … 115.2 +4.1 132.3 +2.6 118.3 +3.1
1966 … … 120.0 +4.21 135.9 +2.7 122.6 +3.6
1967 … … 123.5 +2.9 139.5 +2.6 124.7 +1.7
1968 … … 126.9 +2.8 145.9 +4.6 126.7 +1.6
1969 … … 131.6 +3.7 155.3 +6.4 130.0 +2.6
1970 … … 136.8 +4.0 163.4 +5.2 134.9 +3.8
1971 … … 142.7 +4.3 172.1 +5.31 141.9 +5.2
Italy Luxembourg Netherlands
Annual Average Index Percentage Rise or Fall Index Percentage Rise or Fall Index Percentage Rise or Fall
1958 … … 100 — 100 — 100 —
1959 … … 99.5 -0.5 100.4 +0.4 102 +2.0
1960 … … 101.9 +2.4 100.8 +0.4 103 +1.0
1961 … … 103.9 +2.0 101.3 +0.5 105 +1.9
1962 … … 108.7 +4.6 102.2 +0.9 108 +2.9
1963 … … 117.0 +7.6 105.2 +2.9 113 +4.6
1964 … … 123.9 +5.9 108.4 +3.0 119 +5.3
1965 … … 129.4 +4.4 112.0 +3.3 126 +5.9
1966 … … 132.4 +2.3 115.8 +3.41 133 +5.6
1967 … … 137.3 +3.71 118.3 +2.2 137.0 +3.01
1968 … … 139.2 +1.4 121.3 +2.5 142.0 +3.6
1969 … … 142.9 +2.9 124.2 +2.4 152 .6 +7.5
1970 … … 149.9 +4.9 129.9 +4.6 159.3 +4.4
1971 … … 160.0 +5.53 136.0 +4.7 171.4 +7.6
Notes: 1New Series.
21958.1961—excluding Saar 3November 1971 Compared with November, 1970
Source: International Labour Office "Bulletin of Labour Statistics."
(4) It must be emphasised that owing to differences in concepts, scope methodology and presentation it cannot be assumed that the figures for different countries are strictly comparable.