HC Deb 23 January 1973 vol 849 c61W
18. Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the rate of increase in consumers' expenditure in real terms.

Mr. Higgins

The provisional estimate of consumption in the third quarter of 1972—the most recent estimate available—is 6¼ per cent. higher than during the third quarter of 1971.