HC Deb 23 March 1979 vol 964 c133W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what have been the price trends within the past eight months of (a) cotton and (b) nylon yarn; and to what factors he attributes recent increases.

Mr. Meacher

The wholesale price indices for cotton yarn and nylon yarn rose by about 8½ per cent. and 6 per cent. respectively between June 1978 and February 1979. These increases were mainly caused by higher prices for raw materials.