HC Deb 01 December 1980 vol 995 cc42-3W
Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, taking mid-1960 as 100, what was the index of retail prices at the mid-point in each year to 1980.

Mr. Biffen

The information requested is shown in the table below.

RPI based on June 1960=100.
June RPI
1960 100.0
1961 103.3
1962 109.0
1963 110.1
1964 113.8
1965 119.4
1966 124.1
1967 127.0
1968 132.9
1969 140.0
1970 148.2
1971 163.5
1972 173.4
1973 189.5
1974 220.9
1975 278.6
1976 317.0
1977 373.1
1978 400.7
1979 446.3
1980 539.9