§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of inflation in each of the last five years; and whether there were any differences noted between the rates in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. LawsonThe average levels of price inflation, as indicated by changes in the retail prices index, for the calendar years 1974–78 were as follows:
There is no separate official index of price changes in Northern Ireland: the RPI represents changes in the United Kingdom as a whole.
1974 16.1% 1975 24.2% 1976 16.5% 1977 15.8% 1978 8.2%