§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give details of retail price percentage increases since 18th June 1970, for the following items, to the nearest available date : soap and detergents, toilet requisites, hardware, ironmongery, medicines and surgical etc. goods, beer, sherry, infants' clothes, children's clothes, men's clothes, women's clothes, books, stationery, postage, telephones, telegrams, etc., rents, mortgage charges on first purchase houses, business rents, rates and water charges.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFrom the available information the percentage increases in retail prices between 16th June 1970 and 16th October 1973 are as follows :
Item Percentage Increases Soap and detergents. 26 Toilet requisites 11 Hardware, ironmongery 26 Medicines and surgical, etc. goods 28 Beer 18 Sherry. 12 Children's clothing 26 Men's outer clothing 38 Men's underclothing 36 Women's outer clothing 33 Women's underclothing 26 Books, newspapers and periodicals 33 Stationery, travel and sports goods, toys, photographic and optical goods, etc 21 Postage, etc. 74 Telephones, telegrams, etc. 36 Rents 35 Mortgage charges on first purchases houses Not available Business rents Not available Rates and water charges 41
§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give details of retail price percentage increases since 18th June 1970 for the following items, to the nearest available 17W date : potatoes, raw loose tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, onions, cooking apples, dessert apples, pears, oranges, bananas, currants, sultanas, canned pears, canned peaches, canned pineapple, canned fruit salad, sweets and chocolates, and food for animals.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe percentage changes in retail prices between 16th June 1970 and 16th October 1973 are as follows :
Potatoes, raw loose −8 Tomatoes +27 Cabbage +60 Cauliflower +82 Carrots −10 Onions, −9 Apples, Cooking +31 Apples, dessert +21 Pears +30 Oranges +78 Bananas +44 Currants +100 Sultanas +108 Canned Pears +35 Canned Peaches +42 Canned Pineapple +40 Canned Fruit Salad +40 Sweets and Chocolates Food for Animals +24
§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give details of retail price percentage increases since 18th June 1970 for the following items, to the nearest available date : beef, lamb, pork, bacon, ham, eggs, bread, pork sausages, beef sausages, pork luncheon meat (tinned), roasting chicken (frozen, 3lb), canned red salmon, butter, margarine, lard, cheese (cheddar type), milk, tea, coffee, coffee extract powder, sugar, jam and marmalade.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe percentage increases in retail prices between 16th June 1970 and 16th October 1973 are as follows :
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Item Percentage Increase Beef 80 Lamb 83 Pork 71 Bacon 89 Ham 49 Eggs 119 Bread 30 Pork sausages 48 Beef sausages 62 Pork luncheon meat (tinned) 52 Roasting chicken, frozen (3 lb). 78 Canned red salmon 76 Butter 27 Margarine 33 Lard 53 Cheese, cheddar type 79 Milk 20
Tea 9 Coffe, extract, powder 33 Sugar 39 Jam, marmalade 31
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving the percentage increase in price, since January 1962, of the major items in the retail price index, such as food, alcoholic drink, tobacco, housing, including rent, rates and water charges, charges for repair and maintenance, fuel and light, durable household goods, clothing and footwear, transport and vehicles, miscellaneous goods, services, meals bought and consumed outside of the home, at June 1970 and September or October 1973, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the percentage increases in the main components of the General Index of Retail Prices :
Percentage increase between Group 16th January 1962 and 16th June 1970 16th January 1962 and 16th October 1973 Food 41.6 105.1 Alcoholic drink 43.2 64.8 Tobacco 35.8 41.2 Housing 58.6 119.4 Fuel and light 42.1 81.3 Durable household goods 25.1 53.7 Clothing and footwear 23.1 61.3 Transport and vehicles 31.0 69.7 Miscellaneous goods 41.7 75.6 Services 51.6 109.9 Meals bought and consumed outside the home 45.0 120.7