§ Mr. Masonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the inflation figures for 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1982 and the monthly inflation figures for 1978, 1979 and 1982.
§ Sir Geoffrey HoweThe information requested is as follows:
General index of retail prices, percentage increase on a year earlier Percentage 1973 on 1972 9.1 1974 on 1973 16.0 1979 on 1978 13.4 1982 on 1981 8.6
1978 1979 1982 January 9.9 9.3 12.0 February 9.5 9.6 11.0 March 9.1 9.8 10.4 April 7.9 10.1 9.4 May 7.7 10.3 9.5 June 7.4 11.4 9.2 July 7.8 15.6 8.7 August 8.0 15.8 8.0 September 7.8 16.5 7.3 October 7.8 17.2 6.8 November 8.1 17.4 6.3 December 8.4 17.2 5.4 The level of the retail prices index and its increase on a year earlier are published each month in the Employment Gazette.
§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest estimates of the rates of inflation in each of the member states of the European Community.
§ Mr. Bruce-GardyneBased on the increase compared with a year earlier in each country's official index of consumer prices in the most recent period for which figures are available, the latest estimates of inflation rates are as follows:
Country Period Per cent. Belgium December 1982 8.1 Denmark December 1982 9.0 France December 1982 9.7 Germany (FR) December 1982 4.6 Greece December 1982 19.1 Irish Republic 4th quarter 1982 12.3 Italy December 1982 16.4 Luxembourg December 1982 10.4 Netherlands December 1982 4.3 United Kingdom January 1983 4.9 Sources: United Kingdom: Department of Employment Other countries: OECD