Retail Prices

HC Deb 17 July 1974 vol 877 cc163-4W

Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the per

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SPENT ON RENT RATES AND WATER CHARGES
	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972
North	…	…	…	…	8	9	9	10	9	10	10
Yorkshire and Humberside	…	…	8	8	9	10	9	9	9
North-West	…	…	…	…	8	9	9	10	10	9	10
East Midlands	…	…	…	…	9	9	10	10	10	9	10
West Midlands	…	…	…	…	8	9	11	10	10	11	11
East Anglia	…	…	…	…	9	9	12	9	10	10	9
South-East	…	…	…	…	13	12	13	13	13	13	12
South-West	…	…	…	…	11	11	11	10	12	11	11
England	…	…	…	…	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
Great Britain	…	…	…	…	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
* For households owning their dwellings or living rent free a notional rent has been calculated based upon the rateable value.

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the proportion of total household expenditure in Scotland devoted to rents, rates and water charges for each year 1966 to 1973.

Mr. Booth

The following information is from the Family Expenditure Survey. The figures are rounded, and are subject to sampling variation.

These figures are subject to sampling variation and are two-year averages.

centage increase in the retail price index in the 12 months up to June 1974.

Mr. Booth

The index of retail prices for June 1974 is scheduled for release at 14.30 hours on Friday 19th July.