§ Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will detail in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage and money value changes in the average prices of the 80 important items of food, as collected for the purpose of the retail food price index, between July 1970 and the latest date for which prices are available.
§ Mrs. FennerThe following table shows the percentage and money value changes in the average retail prices of about 80 important items of food as collected for the purposes of the Index of Retail Food Prices, between 21st July 417W 1970 and 22nd May 1973, the latest date for which information is available.
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Change in Average Price Item Percentage Money Value* Beef: home-killed Chuck +67.9 +22.0 Sirloin (without bone) +63.2 +29.0 Silverside (without bone)† +56.4 +23.9 Back ribs (with bone)† +69.9 +20.2 Fore ribs (with bone) +67.7 +19.3 Brisket (with bone) +92.5 +17.2 Rump steak† +51.0 +29.9 Beef: imported chilled Chuck +79.1 +21.6 Silverside (without bone)† +69.5 +24.2 Rump steak† +60.1 +28.3 Lamb: home-killed Loin (with bone) +59.7 +21.8 Breast† +70.9 +7.8 Best end of neck +60.4 +16.9 Shoulder (with bone) +58.6 +15.3 Leg (with bone) +57.2 +20.2 Lamb: imported Loin (with bone) +57.0 +15.1 Breast† +81.8 +5.4 Best end of neck +55.3 +12.0 Shoulder (with bone) +61.1 +11.6 Leg (with bone) +52.4 +15.1 Pork: home-killed Leg (foot off) +45.6 +12.8 Belly† +56.6 +10.3 Loin (with bone) +44.4 +15.0 Sausages Pork +35.4 +6.7 Beef +47.8 +7.5 Roasting chicken Broiler, frozen, 3 lb. +33.5 +5.5 Fresh or chilled, 4 lb. (oven ready) +25.6 +5.0 Fresh fish Cod fillets +97.6 +20.5 Haddock fillets +75.2 +19.1 Haddock, smoked, whole +76.3 +17.7 Plaice fillets +55.9 +18.0 Halibut cuts +58.7 +27.1 Herrings +86.0 +9.8 Kippers (with bone) +57.8 +8.9 Fresh vegetables Potatoes, old, loose— White ‡ ‡ Red ‡ ‡ Potatoes, new, loose +178.6 +5.0 Tomatoes +84.4 +10.3 Cabbage, greens +47.4 +1.8 Cabbage, hearted +47.4 +1.8 Cauliflower or broccoli +30.5 +2.5 Brussels sprouts ‡ ‡ Peas ‡ ‡ Runner beans ‡ ‡ Carrots +20.8 +1.0 Onions +106.2 +6.9 Mushrooms, per ¼ lb +14.3 -0.9 Fresh fruit Apples, cooking +89.3 +6.7 Apples, dessert +34.0 +3.5 Pears, dessert +44.9 +4.4 Oranges +27.1 +1.9 Bananas +151 +1.3
Change in Average Price Item Percentage Money Value* Bread White, 1¾lb. wrapped and sliced loaf +15.6 +1.4 White, 1¾ lb. unwrapped loaf +16.9 +1.5 White, 14 oz. loaf +26.9 +1.4 Brown, 14 oz. loaf +23.3 +1.4 Flour Self-raising, per 3 lb +31.6 +3.1 Bacon Collar† +65.3 +15.6 Gammon† +55.7 +19.4 Middle cut, smoked† +61.7 +19.0 Back, smoked +65.2 +21.7 Back, unsmoked +67.2 +21.5 Streaky, smoked +83.6 +18.3 Ham (not shoulder) +27.3 +15.2 Pork luncheon meat, 12 oz. can +21.2 +2.9 Canned (red) salmon, ½ size can +32.9 +9.1 Milk, ordinary, per pint +19.6 +0.9 Butter New Zealand +20.8 +3.6 Danish +19.3 +3.9 Margarine, per ½ lb. Standard quality (without added butter) +14.8 +0.8 Lower priced +18.2 +0.8 Lard +6.9 +0.6 Cheese, cheddar type +70.3 +13.0 Eggs, per doz. Large +50.2 +11.1 Standard +67.4 +12.6 Medium +88.0 +13.9 Sugar, granulated, 2 lb. +22.7 +1.7 Instant coffee, per 4 oz. +29.2 +7.4 Tea, per ¼ lb. Higher priced +7.9 +0.8 Medium priced +3.8 +0.3 Lower priced +3.9 +0.3 * In new pence per lb. unless otherwise stated. † Or Scottish equivalent. ‡ Insufficient or no quotations