§ Mr. Tom Kingasked the Secretary of State for Trade what action he is taking
Percentage increase on a year earlier 17th September 1974 16th September 1975 14th September 1976 Tea per ¼ lb.— Higher priced … … 8.3 7.7 11.1 Medium priced … … 9.6 14.3 14.4 Lower priced … … 7.5 10.5 13.7 Butter per lb.— New Zealand … … 8.5 29.7 53.2 Danish … … 8.4 30.4 44.8 Home produced … … 4.3 36.4 43.6 Sugar—2 lb. granulated … … 27.7 95.3 -9.9 Milk, ordinary—per pint … … -18.2 55.6 35.7 Potatoes—per lb.— white, loose … … 34.8 119.4 64.7 red, loose … … 33.3 105.6 59.5 Bread— white 1¾ lb. wrapped and sliced 27.5 15.1 15.0 white 1¾ lb. unwrapped … 31.2 14.7 18.3 white 14 oz. … … 33.8 11.6 25.5 brown 14 oz. … … 31.6 10.6 22.6 Coffee, instant—4 oz. … … 16.3 4.5 46.8