§ Mr. Pattieasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the cumulative percentage increases in the following items from February 1974 to December 1978:(a) wages and salaries, (b) retail prices, (c) food prices, (d) United Kingdom company dividends, gross of tax, (e) company profitability and (f) unit labour costs.
§ Mr. Denzil Davies:Following is the information. Only items (b) and (c) are measured on a monthly basis; for the remainder data are only available on a quarterly basis. The latest period for which quarterly information is available for these items is the third quarter of 1978.