§ 23. Mr. Pardoeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will show the increase
The Table below gives the monthly increases in the RPI, the number of weeks covered by each increase, and the monthly increases expressed at an annual rate. The rounding error in the monthly increase will lead to a considerable margin of error in the annual rate figure. Monthly increase Number of weeks Annual rate of increase December 1973–January 1974 … … … 1.9 5 21.6 January 1974–February 1974 … … … 1.7 5 19.2 February 1974–March 1974 … … … 0.9 4 12.4 March 1974–April 1974 … … … 3.4 5 41.6 April 1974–May 1974 … … … 1.4 4 19.8 May 1974–June 1974 … … … 1.0 4 13.8 June 1974–July 1974 … … … 0.9 4 12.4 July 1974–August 1974 … … … 0.1 5 1.0 August 1974–September 1974 … … … 1.1 4 15.3 These figures are not a good indicator of the underlying rate of inflation.