§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table updating his answer given in the Official Report, 31 January 1978, c. 96.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe previous answer gave figures for prices as percentages
PRICES AS PERCENTAGES OF INCOME* October 1977 October 1978 1 pint of beer (bottled/canned) … … 0.6 0.6 1 bottle of whisky … … 7.3 6.4 1 bottle of gin … … 7.2 6.3 20 cigarettes … … 0.9 0.8 1 large loaf … … 0.4 0.4 1 pint of milk (ordinary) … … 0.2 0.2 1 lb. sirloin of beef (without bone) … … 2.4 2.6 1 lb. loin of pork (with bone) … … 1.5 1.5 1 lb. breast of lamb (home killed) … … 0.6 0.6 1 lb. beef sausages … … 0.7 0.7 1 lb. Cheddar type cheese … … 1.1 1.1 1 lb. chicken (roasting, frozen) … … 0.7 0.7 1 kWh electricity … … 0.05 0.05 1 therm gas … … 0.3 0.3 1 gallon four-star petrol … … 1.3 1.1 Bus fare Westminster to Putney (single) … … 0.7 0.7 Underground fare Westminster to East Putney … … 0.7 0.7 Train fare Waterloo to Putney (single) … … 0.5 0.5 Stamp for letter (minimum) … … 0.13 0.11 * As defined above, to include child benefit.