§ Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish a table, from information available to him, showing the rise in the cost of food for each of the present member countries of the EEC and for each member of the EFTA over the past two years.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information is as follows:
CHANGES IN PRICE INDICES FOR FOOD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND E.E.C. AND E.F.T.A. MEMBER COUNTRIES Month of measurement Per cent. increase 1971 to 1972 Per cent. increase 1972 to 1973 United Kingdom September 9.4 15.1 Austria August 5.7 7.0 Belgium August 6.6 7.3 Denmark July 10.5 14.5 Finland August 9.8 13.7 France July 7.4 10.2 Iceland August 21.9 28.1 Irish Republic May 10.8 19.9 Italy May 5.2 13.6 Luxembourg August 8.0 5.5 Netherlands August 6.2 8.4 Norway August 8.9 5.2 Portugal August 10.0 8.6 Sweden July 10.7 5.8 Switzerland August 6.7 5.0 West Germany August 6.1 7.5 Sources:
U.N. Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.
Department of Employment.