HC Deb 15 December 1978 vol 960 cc394-7W
Mr. Cope

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each month since 1974, using 1975 as a base of 100 (a) the price indices of materials and fuel purchased by industry by all manufacturing industry and by manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco and (b) the price indices of output of industry for all manufacturing industry.

Mr. Les Huckfield:

The information is as follows:

INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES:1975 =100
(a)(i)Price Index of Materials and Fuel purchased by Manufacturing Industry
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
1974 … … 85.2 85.7 85.7 86.2 85.1 84.5 85.1 85.7 86.1 89.4 91.4 91.0 86.8
1975 … … 92.6 90.6 93.3 94.0 95.8 96.8 98.8 102.7 104.0 108.7 111.5 111.2 100.0
1976 … … 113.3 114.3 118.5 122.6 124.4 126.7 126.7 127.7 132.4 138.2 139.8 138.8 127.0
1977 … … 143.1 144.3 147.0 149.3 148.8 148.2 147.9 145.9 145.6 143.7 142.0 141.0 145–6
1978 … … 139.4 139.1 142.0 145.1 146.8 147.0 145.8 144.2 144.8 145.8p 147.2p — —

(ii)Price Index of Materials and Fuel purchased by Manufacturing Industry other than Food, Drink and Tobacco Industries
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
1974 … … 82.9 83.4 83.1 85.8 85.8 85.9 86.7 87.2 87.7 90.4 91.0 91.6 86.8
1975 … … 93.1 91.6 93.1 94.1 96.8 97.9 100.0 102.2 102.8 108.6 109.3 110.4 100 0
1976 … … 110.8 111.8 117.2 123.6 126.2 128.7 128.4 129.0 132.2 138.0 138.5 136.4 126.8
1977 … … 139.8 140.5 141.9 143.6 143.8 143.2 144.6 143.3 142.9 141.2 138.8 137.3 141.8
1978 … … 133.1 133.0 136.5 140.2 142 3 142.1 139.7 138.8 139.1 139.9p 141.6p — —

(b)Price Index of Output of Manufactured Products (Home sales)
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
1974 … … 72.6 75.3 77.7 79.5 80.5 81.5 82.6 83.7 84.9 86.6 87.9 89.4 81.8
1975 … … 92.3 93.5 95.3 96.6 99.1 99.9 101.1 102.2 102.9 104.0 105.4 107.7 100.0
1976 … … 109.3 110.4 111.2 112.9 114.7 115.8 117.5 119.3 120.9 122.9 125.7 127.0 117.3
1977 … … 131.5 133.1 134.3 137.5 139.8 141.4 143.2 143.8 144.4 145 3 145.7 146.3 140.5
1978 … … 148.3 149.2 150.0 150.9 151.9 152.7 153.8 154.8 155.7 156.6p 157.1p — —
p=Provisional
Note:
The index numbers are constructed on a net sector basis. This is to say, the price movements used to compile the index for a particular sector of industry are only those relating to transactions between the sector and other sectors. Transactions between undertakings in the same sector are excluded.