§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the average shop price of lamb for each of the last 20 years in actual terms and as adjusted by the retail price index.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe average price of mutton and lamb recorded in the National Food Survey for each of the last 20 years is set out below. These prices, deflated by the all-items Retail Price Index, are shown in the second column below.
Average price of mutton and lamb pence per lb Average price of mutton and lamb deflated by the all-items RPI pence per lb 1961 16.6 16.6 1962 17.1 16.4 1963 17.4 16.4 1964 19.0 17.3 1965 20.2 17.5 1966 20.8 17.4 1967 20.6 16.8 1968 22.2 17.3 1969 24.0 17.7 1970 24.7 17.2 1971 27.1 17.2 1972 31.1 18.5 1973 40.3 21.9 1974 45.9 21.5 1975 49.7 18.7 1976 58.8 19.0 1977 69.3 19.3 1978 80.0 20.6 1979 85.8 19.5 1980 93.5 18.0