§ 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 retail prices of the 80 important items of food collected for the purpose of the retail food prices 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 1970 and 20th March 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 +68.2 +22.1 Sirloin (without bone) +60.6 +27.8 Silverside (without bone)* +53.3 +22.6 Back ribs (with bone)* +69.9 +20.2 Fore ribs (with bone) +68.4 +19.5 Brisket (with bone) +91.4 +17.0 Rump steak* +48.5 +28.4 Beef: imported chilled Chuck +76.9 +21.0 Silverside (without bone)* +67.0 +23.3 Rump steak* +48.8 +23.0 Lamb: home-killed Loin (with bone) +47.7 +17.4 Breast* +52.7 +5.8 Best end of neck +47.9 +13.4 Shoulder (with bone) +42.9 +11.2 Leg (with bone) +43.9 +15.5 Lamb: imported Loin (with bone) +54.7 +14.5 Breast* +74.2 + 4.9 Best end of neck +52.5 +11.4 Shoulder (with bone) +55.8 +10.6 Leg (with bone) +46.5 +13.4 329W
Change in Average Price Item Percentage Money Value‡ Pork: home-killed Leg (foot off) +43.4 +12.2 Belly* +51.1 + 9.3 Loin (with bone) +41.7 +14.1 Sausages Pork +32.8 + 6.2 Beef +44.6 + 7.0 Roasting chicken Broiler, frozen, 3 1b. +29.9 +4.9 Fresh or chilled, 4 lb. (oven ready) +24.6 +4.8 Fresh fish Cod fillets +72.4 +15.2 Haddock fillets +57.5 +14.6 Haddock, smoked, whole +64.2 +14.9 Plaice fillets +45.0 +14.5 Halibut cuts +58.9 +27.2 Herrings +54.4 + 6.2 Kippers (with bone) +50.6 + 7.8 Fresh vegetables Potatoes, old, loose: White † Red † Potatoes, new, loose † Tomatoes +109.0 +13.3 Cabbage, greens +47.4 +1.8 Cabbage, hearted +10.5 +0.4 Cauliflower or broccoli +36.6 + 3.0 Brussels sprouts † Peas † Runner beans † Carrots –18.8 –0.9 Onions +27.7 + 1.8 Mushrooms, per ¼ lb. +17.5 + 1.1 Fresh fruit Apples, cooking +60.0 +4.5 Apples, dessert +34.0 +3.5 Pears, dessert +35.7 + 3.5 Oranges +25.7 + 1.8 Bananas + 9.3 + 0.8 Bread White, 1¾ lb. 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. +24.5 +2.4 Bacon Collar* +46.0 +11.0 Gammon* +37.4 +13.0 Middle cut, smoked* +42.5 +13.1 Back, smoked +47.7 +15.9 Back, unsmoked +48.1 +15.4 Streaky, smoked +56.6 +12.4 Ham (not shoulder) +19.4 +10.8 Pork luncheon meat, 12 oz. can +10.9 + 1.5 Canned (red) salmon, ½ size can +28.9 + 8.0 Milk, ordinary, per pint +19.6 + 0.9 Butter New Zealand +29.5 +5.1 Danish +24.3 + 4.9 Margarine per ½ lb. Standard quality (without added butter) +14.8 + 0.8 Lower priced +18.2 + 0.8
Change in Average Price Item Percentage Money Value‡ Lard + 3.4 + 0.3 Cheese, cheddar type +73.5 +13.6 Eggs, per doz. Large +38.0 + 8.4 Standard +51.9 + 9.7 Medium +70.9 +11.2 Sugar, granulated, 2 lb. +17.3 +1.3 Instant coffee, per 4 oz. +24.5 +6.2 Tea, per ¼ lb. Higher priced +6.9 +0.7 Medium priced + 3.8 + 0.3 Lower priced + 3.9 + 0.3 * Or Scottish equivalent. † Insufficient or no quotations. ‡ In new pence per lb. unless otherwise stated.