§ Mr. Dorrellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each month since 1974 the annualised six-monthly rate of increase in output prices of products of manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe information is as follows:
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Mr. Darrellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each month since 1974 the year-on-year rate of increase in the price index of (a) materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry, (b) materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry
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Year-on-Year Rate of Increase in Price Index of Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco Output of manufactured products Output of products of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco (a) (b) (c) (d) 1974— January … 70¾ 85½ 12¾ 13½ February … 67 81 16½ 18¼ March … 63 72¾ 19¾ 22¼ April … … 63 77 23¾ 24¾ May … … 58¼ 75 23¾ 24¾ June … … 51¼ 69½ 24¼ 25½ July … … 44 60¾ 24½ 26½ August … 38¼ 56¾ 24½ 27 September … 37 53¾ 24¾ 27¼ October … 35¾ 50½ 25¼ 28 November … 35½ 47¼ 26 28 December … 27¾ 40½ 26½ 28½ 1975— January … 8¾ 12¼ 27¼ 29¼ February … 5¾ 9¾ 24¼ 25¾ March … 8¾ 12 22¾ 23½ April … … 9 9¾ 21½ 22¾ May … … 12½ 12¾ 23 22¼ June … … 14½ 14 22½ 21¼ July … … 16 15¼ 22½ 21¼ August … 19¾ 17¼ 22 20½ September … 20¾ 17¼ 21¼ 19½ October … 21½ 20¼ 20 18¾ November … 22 20 20 18¼ December … 22¼ 20½ 20½ 19¼ 1976— January … 22¼ 19 18½ 17 February … 26¼ 22 18 16¾ March … 27 26 16¾ 15½ April … … 30½ 31¼ 16¾ 15½ May … … 29¾ 30¼ 15¾ 16¼ June … … 31 31½ 16 16 July … … 28¼ 28½ 16¼ 16¼ August … 24¼ 26¼ 16¾ 17 September … 27¼ 28½ 17½ 17½ October … 27¼ 27 18¼ 17½ November … 25½ 26¾ 19¼ 19½ December … 24¾ 23½ 18 17¾ 1977— January … 26¼ 26¼ 20¼ 19 February … 26¼ 25¾ 20½ 19 March … 24 21 20¾ 19½ April … … 21¾ 16¼ 21¾ 19¾ May … … 19½ 14 22 20 June … … 17 11¼ 22 20 July … … 16¾ 12½ 21¾ 19 August … 14¼ 11 20½ 18 September … 10 8 19½ 17¼ October … 4 2¼ 18¼ 17 November … 1½ ¼ 16 14¾ December … 1½ ¾ 15¼ 14 other than food, drink and tobacco, (c) the output of products of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco and (d) the output of manufactured products.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe information is as follows:
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Year-on-Year Rate of Increase in Price Index of Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco Output of manufactured products Output of products of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco (a) (b) (c) (d) 1978— January … —2½ —4¾ 12¾ 12½ February … —3½ —5¼ 12 11¾ March … —3½ —3¾ 11¾ 11¼ April … … —2¾ —2¼ 9¾ 9¾ May … … —1¼ —1 8¾ 9 June … … —¾ —¾ 8 8½ July … … —1½ —3½ 7½ 8¼ August … —1¼ —3¼ 7¾ 8¼ September … —½ —2¾ 7¾ 8½ October … 1½ —1 7¾ 8¼ November … 3¾ 2 7¾ 8¼ December … 5¼ 3 8¼ 8½ 1979— January … 9 9¾ 8 8½ February … 10¼ 11¾ 8½ 9¼ March … 9¼ 10½ 8¾ 9¾ April … … 10¾ 13 9¾ 10¾ May … … 11 13¼ 10½ 11¾ June … … 13¼ 16½ 12 13¼ July … … 15¼ 20¼ 13¾ 15½ August … 17¼ 22¼ 14 16 September … 19¼ 25¼ 14½ 16½ October … 22¼ 29¾ 15¼ 17¼ November … 26¼* 36* 15½* 17½* December … 26* 37* 15½* 17¾* * Provisional.