HC Deb 19 July 1974 vol 877 cc303-4W
Mr. Anthony Stodart

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if she will state the retail prices in London of the following commodities at the latest convenient date, tea, tips, ¼lb.; lard, 1 lb.; cabbage, per lb.; coffee, instant, ½lb.; corn flakes, 12 oz.; apples, eating, 1 lb.; sugar, granulated, 2 lb.; marmalade, 1 lb.; peaches, tin, 28 oz.; milk, per pint; eggs, standard, 12; beef, silverside, 1 lb.; frying steak, 1 lb.; steak, mince, 1 lb.; lamb, double loin chops, 1 lb.; bread; sliced ham; cheese, 1 lb.; flour, 3 lb.; bacon shoulder, 1 lb.; biscuits, sweet, 1 lb.; salmon, red, 7½ oz.; butter, 1 lb.; soup, 28 oz.; margarine, table, 1 lb.; potatoes, 14 lb.

Mr. Maclennan

The following table shows average retail prices, as collected for the General Index of Retail Prices on 21st May, the latest date for which information is available. This information is not available separately for London.

Commodity Average retail price P
Tea, per ¼ lb.:
Higher price 12.0
Medium price 9.1
Lower price 8.7
Lard, per lb. 17.5
Cabbage, per lb.:
Greens 10.1
Hearted 9.5
Coffee, instant, per 4 oz. 33.8
Apples, dessert, per lb. 12.7
Sugar, granulated, per 2 lb. 10.3
Milk, ordinary, per pint 4.5
Egg, standard, per doz. 35.0
Beef, per lb.:
Silverside (without bone)*
home-killed 69.5
imported, chilled 63.6
Rump steak*
home-killed 93.8
imported, chilled 80.8
Lamb, per lb.:
Loin (with bone), home-killed 67.9
Loin, (with bone), imported 50.8
Bread, white, 1¾ lb. wrapped/sliced loaf 13.9
Cheese, cheddar type, per lb. 36.5
Flour, self-raising, per 3 lb. 20.2
Bacon, collar*, per lb. 43.8
Salmon, canned red, per ½-size 58.0

Butter, per lb.:
Home produced 23.6
New Zealand 21.8
Danish 24.6
Margarine, per lb.:
Standard quality (without added butter) 17.8
Lower priced 16.0
Potatoes, per lb.:
Old (white, loose) 2.5
Old (red, loose) 3.0
New (in season) 8.3
* Or Scottish equivalent.
Comparable information is not available for cornflakes, marmalade, tinned peaches, minced steak, sweet biscuits or soup.

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