§ Mr. Johnasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the percentage rise in the food index between November and November in each of the years from 1945 to date.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information to the latest complete year is as follows.
Novermber Percentage change 1945–46 -0.6 1946–47 -1.1 1947–48 +4.7 1948–49 +10.0 1949–50 +4.9 1950–51 +15.1 1951–52 +12.5 1952–53 +2.8 1953–54 +5.4 1954–55 +9.5 1955–56 +0.4 1956–57 +2.2 1957–58 +3.4 1958–59 -0.2 1959–60 -0.6 1960–61 +2.0 1961–62 +1.9 1962–63 +3.0 1963–64 +5.1 1964–65 +2.6 1965–66 +3.9 1966–67 +1.4 1967–68 +4.8 1968–69 +6.5 1969–70 +7.9 1970–71 +12.4 1971–72 +8.9