HC Deb 17 July 1974 vol 877 cc150-1W
Mr. Redmond

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish an up-to-date table showing the price index numbers of major basic materials imported into the United Kingdom for the year ended June 1973 and June 1974.

Mr. Deakins

The information is provided in the following table:

1973
January February March April May June
Timber:
Softwood … … … 129.3 133.3 148.0 159.5 173.9 185.0
Hardwood … … … 144.2 156.8 163.7 174.5 185.9 196.8
Plywood … … … 132.2 136.0 138.3 140.4 157.5 167.0
Natural Rubber … … … 115.5 123.9 135.0 132.1 131.2 158.3
Woodpulp … … … 115.0 111.9 111.7 111.2 109.2 109.1
Sulphur, Crude … … … 100.2 100.2 100.2 100.2 100.2 100.2

1973
July August September October November December
Iron Ore … … … 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4
Tungsten Ore … … … 51.1 54.2 56.9 58.8 62.8 66.4
Non-Ferrous Base Metals:
Aluminium Ingotst† … … 97.7 97.7 97.7 100.3 106.5 106.5
Nickelt† … … … 109.6 111.2 114.0 116.8 116.3 116.4
Copper … … … 135.0 143.6 135.3 144.0 161.1 162.7
Zinct† … … … 168.2 171.9 179.0 195.4 209.6 234.5
Tin … … … 127.6 132.4 135.1 144.6 153.5 182.6
Lead … … … 146.1 139.7 144.8 153.0 160.9 201.8
Soya Beans … … … 196.6 224.6 228.0 212.8 199.0 230.1
Groundnut Oil … … … 133.2 155.3 144.4 143.7 149.3 182.6
Hides and skins … … … 196.9 204.4 198.3 199.2 195.2 186.2
Textiles:
Raw Cotton … … … 204.8 246.6 288.2 287.7 269.9 289.8
Raw Wool … … … 331.4 343.7 336.2 319.5 301.4 337.6
Jute … … … 103.2 101.3 102.4 103.4 104.1 104.7
Timber:
Softwood … … … 212.3 220.6 236.2 247.1 249.7 254.8
Hardwood … … … 201.7 212.9 226.6 231.3 236.3 240.5
Plywood … … … 178.5 183.9 193.9 200.0 205.5 217.0
Natural Rubber … … … 197.7 193.8 179.9 173.3 191.7 256.3
Woodpulp … … … 135.4 135.1 138.5 137.9 135.7 136.9
Sulphur Crude … … … 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7

1974
January February March April May* June*
Iron Ore … … … 121.4 121.4 121.4 156.6 156.6 156.6
Tungsten Ore … … … 67.2 70.0 76.0 87.7 130.5 131.7
Non-Ferrous Base Metals:
Aluminium Ingotst† … … 106.5 106.5 114.3 123.7 123.7 123.7
Nickelt† … … … 127.2 131.3 134.9 1301 126.6 125.5
Copper … … … 154.7 170.7 198.6 215.1 201.2 173.1
Zinct† … … … 234.5 234.5 246.7 257.9 257.9 257.9
Tin … … … 191.8 216.3 230.1 251.5 251.4 247.0
Lead … … … 200.5 225.0 238.9 231.7 217.9 188.1
Soya Beans … … … 237.6 237.1 230.1 199.9 190.2 190.5
Groundnut Oil … … … 211.1 299.9 300.2 303.2 302.2 280.7
Hides and skins … … … 205.6 203.6 192.5 186.5 181.7 178.0
Textiles:
Raw Cotton … … … 326.6 294.3 260.7 246.4 225.4 214.8
Raw Wool … … … 329.0 306.7 289.7 273.2 261.8 260.1
Jute … … … 105.4 106.1 108.4 110.5 114.0 118.2
Timber:
Softwood … … … 258.3 262.1 262.8 263.2 264.4 265.0
Hardwood … … … 241.0 249.4 249.3 249.2 248.5 248.8
Plywood … … … 225.4 228.5 229.5 233.0 234.3 234.3
Natural Rubber … … … 264.4 237.7 214.6 194.2 194.1 171.7
Woodpulp … …… 163.0 161.3 160.5 161.6 163.7 162.5
Sulphur, Crude … … … 151.1 151.1 151.1 151.1 151.1 151.1
* Provisional.
† Based on producers' prices.