§ Mr. Stallardasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the rise in the retail price index and the rise in the pensioner price index for each month since January 1982, inclusive.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyne[pursuant to his reply, 26 October 1982, c. 340]The information requested for the general index of retail prices is as follows:
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1982 Percentage increase of all Items Index on a month earlier January +0.6 February +0.0 March +0.9 April +2.0 May +0.7 June +0.3 July +0.0 August 0.0 September -0.1 Similar information for the one and two-person pensioner household price indices is not available since the indices are only published quarterly.
Public sector borrowing requirement and national debt as a percentage of gross domestic product PSBR "Real PSBR" National debt (at end financial year) "Real national debt" (at end financial year) £m per cent.* £m† per cent. ‡ £m║ per cent.¶ £m• per cent.▀ 1974–75 7,999 9.1 9,580 9.1 46,404 52.6 50,604 47.9 1975–76 10,639 9.6 10,181 9.6 56,584 51.2 51,347 48.6 1976–77 8,524 6.6 7,212 6.6 67,166 52.3 53,992 49.7 1977–78 5,594 3.7 4,156 3.7 79,180 53.0 56,598 51.0 1978–79 9,231 5.4 6,204 5.4 86,885 51.1 56,055 49.1 1979–80 9,912 4.9 5,690 4.9 95,313 47.0 51,354 44.2 1980–81 13,194 5.7 6,408 5.7 113,037 48.6 52,821 46.7 1981–82 8,753 3.4 3,842 3.4 117,959 46.4 50,583 45.4 *Percentage of GDP(E) at current market prices.
† At 1975 prices, calculated using the implied deflator for total home costs.
‡Percentage of GDP(E) at 1975 market prices.
║ Total liabilities of the national loans fund at nominal value.
¶ Percentage of GDP(E) at current market prices in the preceding financial year.
• At 1975 prices, calculated using the implied deflator for total home costs for the last quarter of the preceding financial year.
▀ Percentage of GDP(E) at 1975 market prices in the preceding financial year.