Index of Retail Prices

HC Deb 28 February 1972 vol 832 c38W

Mr. Thomas Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the Official Index of Retail Prices for each month beginning with January, 1968, until December, 1971, and the yearly increase that has taken place for each of the years 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971.

Mr. Bryan

Following are the figures:

GENERAL INDEX OF RETAIL PRICES (16TH JANUARY, 1962=100)
	1968	1969	1970	1971
January	121.6	129.1	135.5	147.0
February	122.2	129.8	136.2	147.8
March	122.6	130.3	137.0	149.0
April	124.8	131.7	139.1	152.2
May	124.9	131.5	139.5	153.2
June	125.4	132.1	139.9	154.3
July	125.5	132.1	140.9	155.2
August	125.7	131.8	140.8	155.3
September	125.2	132.3	141.5	155.5
October	126.4	133.2	143.0	156.4
November	126.7	133.5	144.0	157.3
December	128.4	134.4	145.0	158.1
The percentage increases in the years ended mid-December, 1968, mid-December, 1969, mid-December, 1970, and mid-December, 1971, were 5.9, 4.7, 7.9 and 9.0 respectively.