§ Mr. Adleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current rate of inflation, for the latest period for which comparable figures are available, using the same basis for his calculations which produced an inflation rate of 8.4 per cent. during the period of the last election.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe rate of increase in the retail price index in the three months to October expressed as an annual rate was 12.1 per cent.