§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will list the cumulative increase of retail prices in each member country of the EEC, the United States, Canada and Japan since March 1974 to the latest available common date.
§ Mr. MaclennanThe cumulative increases in the consumer price indices for each of the EEC countries, Canada, USA and Japan between March 1974 and the latest available date-September 1977—are as follows:
March 1974-September 1977 percent increas EEC— Belgium 40.3 Denmark 42.2 France 43.0 Germany (FDR) 17.2 Ireland 75.9* Italy 76.0† Luxembourg 33.9 Netherlands 33.1 United Kingdom 81.0 Canada 35.6 Japan 41.1 USA 28.6 * February 1974 to August 1977. †Estimate. Source: OECD—Man Economic Indicators.
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§ Mr. Pattieasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will list the cumulative into cases in retail prices in each member country of the EEC, the United States, Canada and Japan for the two periods. June 1970 to January 1974 and February 1974 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. MaclennanThe cumulative increases in the consumer price indices for the EEC countries, Canada, USA and Japan between June 1970 and January 1974 and March 1974 to the latest available date—September 1977—are as follows:
Percentage increase EEC June 1970 to January 1974 February 1974 to September 1977 Per cent. Per cent. Belgium 23.5 42.0 Denmark 35.4 43.3 France 27.5 44.6 Germany (FDR) 23.5 17.5 Ireland 44.2* 75.9† Italy 31.8 80.6‡ Luxembourg 21.1 34.8 Netherlands 30.9 35.0 United Kingdom 37.1 82.6 Canada 21.3 37.0 Japan 42.0 42.1 U.S.A. 20.1 30.0 * May 1970/February 1974. † February 1974/August 1977 ‡ Estimate. Source: OECD—Main Economic Indicators.