§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a) the fall in the exchange rate between 1972 and the fourth quarter of 1976 and (b) the increase between the fourth quarter of 1976 to the present date, together with his estimate of the effect in each case on retail prices.
§ Mr. LawsonInformation on the exchange rate for sterling is given on page 50 ofEconomic Trends. It is not practicable to isolate the effects of the exchange rate changes from other changes which affected retail prices other these periods.