Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the collective average percentage rise in food prices between the summer of 1972 and the summer of 1973 in, respectively, those member States of the
CHANGES IN PRICE INDICES FOR FOOD IN PAST AND PRESENT MEMBER COUNTRIES OF EFTA Period of each year to which measurement relates Percentage increase 1972 to 1973 Past Member Countries United Kingdom … … … June to August … … … … 14.2 Denmark … … … … June, July … … … … 13.7 Irish Republic … … … May … … … … … 19.9 Present Member Countries Austria … … … … June to August … … … … 7.5 Finland … … … … June to August … … … … 13.6 Iceland … … … … June to August … … … … 28.1 Norway … … … … June to August … … … … 7.1 Portugal … … … … June to August … … … … 8.2 Sweden … … … … June, July … … … … 6.5 Switzerland … … … … June to August … … … … 5.0 Sources: United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. Department of Employment.