HC Deb 10 November 1980 vol 992 cc52-5W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will circulate in the Official Report a table comparing the increase in import prices for food, fuel and basic materials on a weighted average basis with the corresponding increase in wholesale prices three months later and the increase in retail prices six months later, for each month since the beginning of 1976.

Mr. David Mitchell

The information requested is as follows:

MONTH TO MONTH PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN:
Import prices* of food, fuel and basis materials
1976—
January 1.3
February 1.0
March 1.4
April 3.3
May 3.0
June 3.2
July 0.9
August 1.0
September 1.4
October 2.8
November 2.8
December 1.0
1976—
January 0.7
February 1.1
March 2.1
April -0.2
May 1.6
June 0.7
July 0.7
August -0.3
September -0.5
October -0.2
November -1.5
December -0.6
1978—
January -2.4
February -1.2
March -0.1
April 0.4
May 0.9
June 1.5
July -0.3
August -1.0
September -0.6
October 0.1
November -0.4
December 1.0
1979—
January 0.7
February 1.1
March 3.9
April 0.7
May 3.3
June 3.0
July 0.4
August 2.5
September 1.8
October 1.3
November 2.4
December 2.8
1980—
January 3.3
February 1.7
March 3.2
Wholesale price index of all manufactured products (home Sale)
1976—
April 1.5
May 1.6
June 1.0
July 1.5
August 1.5
September 1.3
October 1.7
November 2.3
December 1.0
1977—
January 3.5
February 1.2
March 0.9
April 2.4
May 1.7
June 1.1
July 1.3
August 0.4
September 0.4
October 0.6
November 0.3
December 0.4
1978—
January 1.4
February 0.6
March 0.5
April 0.6
May 0.7
June 0.5
July 0.7
August 0.7
September 0.6
October 0.6
November 0.3
December 0.8
1979—
January 1.1
February 1.1
March 0.9
April 1.4
May 1.3
June 1.9
July 2.3
August 0.9
September 1.1
October 1.2
November 0.7
December 1.0
1980—
January 2.8
February 1.6
March 1.5
April 1.4
May 1.0
June 1.0
The General Index of Retail Prices
1976—
July 0.2
August 1.4
September 1.3
October 1.3
November 1.8
December 1.4
1977—
January 2.6
February 1.0
March 1.0
April 2.6
May 0.8
June 1.0
July 0.1
August 0.5
September 0.5
October 0.4
November 0.5
December 0.5
1978—
January 0.6
February 0.6
March 0.6
April 1.5
May 0.6
June 0.8
July 0.5
August 0.7
September 0.4
October 0.4
November 0.8
December 0.7
1979—
January 1.5
February 0.8
March 0.8
April 0.7
May 0.8
June 1.7
July 4.3
August 0.8
September 1.0
October 1.0
November 0.9
December 0.7
1980—
January 2.5
February 1.4
March 1.4
April 3.4
May 0.9
June 0.9
July 0.8
August 0.2
September 0.6
* Weighted average of unit value indices.

Sources:

Economic Trends.

Department of Trade.