HC Deb 01 April 1976 vol 908 c560W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what are the rates of retail price increase for each of the member countries of the EEC; and which countries have the highest and lowest rates.

Mr. Maclennan

The rates of retail price increases over the latest available six month period for each of the EEC member countries were as follows:

Percentage Change
July 1975—Jan. 1976
United Kingdom … +6.8
Belgium … +5.4
Denmark … +1.3
France … +4.6
Ireland (a) … +2.0
Italy … +5.6
Luxembourg … +5.8
Netherlands … +4.0
West Germany … +2.1

(a) Quarterly Index May 1975—November 1975.