HC Deb 24 March 1981 vol 1 c303W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for employment if he will publish a table, in £ sterling, showing the cost in each of the European Community

Retail Prices of Certain Consumer Goods
Unit Germany (FDR) France Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg United Kingdom IrelandΠ Greece Italy Denmark
Autumn 1975
Bananas 1kg 0.29 0.44 0.30 0.32 0.39 0.32 0.27 .. 0.49 0.48
Tomatoes 1kg 0.36 0.56 0.33 0.57 0.81 0.55 0.65 .. 0.35 1.04
Ordinary red table wine 1 Litre 0.69 0.30 0.61 0.45 0.36 1.32 1.15 .. 0.26 1.25
Single bus ticket 1x15 km 0.38 .. 0.26 0.31 0.30 ‡0.12 **0.15 0.37 .. 0.12 0.48
Second class return rail ticket 2x50 km 1.96 2.43 1.83 1.92 1.77 ††1.28.2.42 2.34 .. 0.79 2.42
October 1979
Milk (whole)
Pasturised (bottled) 1 Litre .. 0.26 0.27 0.25 0.29 0.26 0.22 0.22 .. 0.29
Not pasteurized (not bottled) 1 Litre .. .. .. .. .. 0.26 .. .. .. ..
Beer (bottled) 1 Litre .. 0.22 0.38 0.29 0.46 ║0.83 .. 0.41 .. 0.76
Beef:
Sirloin 1kg 8.31 5.26 4.68 6.72 .. 4.56 3.78 †1.62 .. 2.38
Brisket 1 kg 2.37 †1.56 3.96 .. †2.15 2.23 .. .. .. ..
Cod 1kg *2.65 2.96 2.04 3.83 3.41 ¶2.36 2.11 µ3.08 .. 1.38
Eggs 12 .. 0.75 0.62 0.87 0.81 0.58 0.66 0.55 .. 0.95
Apples 1kg 0.67 0.42 0.40 0.23 0.65 0.40 .. 0.44 .. 0.54
Oranges 1kg .. 0.56 0.53 0.54 0.79 0.48 .. .. .. 0.69
Potatoes 1 kg 0.23 0.14 0.14 0.10 0.11 0.15 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27
White wheat bread 1kg 0.87 0.68 0.49 0.51 0.48 #0.39 0.39 0.21 .. 0.92
Sugar (white granulated) 1kg .. 0.37 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.33 0.35 0.28 .. 0.83
Cigarettes 20 0.74 0.28 0.48 0.53 0.40 0.67 0.54 0.21 .. 1.45

Notes:* Perch fillet. † With bone. ‡ Off peak. ** Peak time. ††it Obtained by converting price for a quarterly season ticket to that for one return journey. ║ August. ¶ Fillet. # Sliced and packed. Π November. µSurmullet.

.. Not available.

Sources: Eurostat survey of retail prices 1975. ILO bulletin of labour Statistics Q2.1980