§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will produce figures to illustrate the seasonal fluctuations in the retail price of beef, pork and lamb in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartIt is not possible to indicate with any precision the seasonal variation in meat prices, but the following table illustrates the way the 335W retail price for beef, pork and lamb has fluctuated seasonally over the last five years.
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1 2 3 Retail prices shown as an index with January 1962 = 100 Moving average of retail prices to remove the effects of seasonal changes Seasonal fluctuations (2 as percentage of 1) 1. Beef 1968: 1st quarter average 149 142 104.4 2nd quarter average 149 147 101.6 3rd quarter average 149 149 99.7 4th quarter average 148 151 98.3 1969: 1st quarter average 153 154 99.8 2nd quarter average 157 157 99.9 3rd quarter average 163 160 101.6 4th quarter average 163 163 99.9 1970: 1st quarter average 164 166 98.5 2nd quarter average 169 169 99.5 3rd quarter average 176 174 101.5 4th quarter average 176 1S0 97.4 1971: 1st quarter average 185 188 98.3 2nd quarter average 201 195 103.2 3rd quarter average 204 202 100.7 4th quarter average 205 209 98.2 1972: 1st quarter average 214 216 98.7 2nd quarter average 225 226 99.5 3rd quarter average 240 n.a. n.a. 4th quarter average 248 n.a. n.a. 2. Pork 1968: 1st quarter average 124 122 102.0 2nd quarter average 123 123 99.7 3rd quarter average 123 124 99.4 4th quarter average 125 125 100.1 1969: 1st quarter average 126 125 100.4 2nd quarter average 126 127 99.2 3rd quarter average 127 130 97.9 4th quarter average 134 133 100.8 1970: 1st quarter average 137 136 100.7 2nd quarter average 140 140 100.0 3rd quarter average 142 142 99.9 4th quarter average 145 145 100.5 1971: 1st quarter average 147 147 100.2 2nd quarter average 148 149 99.9 3rd quarter average 150 150 99.6 4th quarter average 153 153 99.8 1972: 1st quarter average 154 157 98.3 2nd quarter average 162 164 98.6 3rd quarter average 170 n.a. n.a. 4th quarter average 186 n.a. n.a.
1 2 3 Retail prices shown as an index with January 1962 = 100 Moving average of retail prices to remove the effects of seasonal changes Seasonal fluctuations (2 as percentage of 1) 3. Lamb 1968: 1st quarter average 140 135 103.9 2nd quarter average 140 138 101.6 3rd quarter average 137 140 97.9 4th quarter average 140 143 97.7 1969: 1st quarter average 148 147 100.2 2nd quarter average 155 152 101.5 3rd quarter average 158 156 101.3 4th quarter average 158 158 100.0 1970: 1st quarter average 157 161 97.2 2nd quarter average 166 164 101.7 3rd quarter average 170 166 102.6 4th quarter average 164 170 96.4 1971: 1st quarter average 170 173 98.4 2nd quarter average 184 175 105.0 3rd quarter average 178 179 99.5 4th quarter average 174 184 94.9 1972: 1st quarter average 187 193 96.6 2nd quarter average 209 207 101.3 3rd quarter average 228 n.a. n.a. 4th quarter average 231 n.a. n.a Note: Figures in columns 1 and 2 have been rounded to the nearest unit.
§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in the Ministry's statistics for the movement of meat, only meat for human consumption is included.
§ Mrs. FennerThe statistical series "Food supplies moving into consumption" includes meat used for human consumption only.
Figures published in the monthly Digest of Statistics relating to meat produced from United Kingdom slaughterhouses include meat used for pet foods and a small amount of meat and offal unfit for human consumption. Adjustments are made to these figures to take into account imports, exports, waste and non-human use, the resulting figure being the basis of the table "Food supplies moving into consumption".