HC Deb 03 April 1981 vol 2 cc152-3W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish a table showing the percentage price increases in the following commodities, cumulatively at the end of April and at the end of October from April 1977 to October 1980: coal, electricity and gas.

Domestic Industrial‡
Coal† Electricity* Gas* Coal Electricity Gas
End April 1977 — — — — — —
End October 1977 9 1 10 5 10 11
End April 1978 11 10 10 11 9 29
End October 1978 12 10 10 11 21 32
End April 1979 25 10 10 24 16 38
End October 1979 36 29 19 35 41 70
End April 1980 66 52 39 53 39 108
End October 1980 73 68 53 59 57 140
* Increases calculated on tariffs in force at the specified dates.
† Based on movements in the Coal element of the general index of Retail Prices.
‡ Based on results from a Department of Energy quarterly survey of large industrial consumers. The figures relate to the 2nd and 4th quarters in each year.

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