§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the prices listed in the final column of table 2 of the annual review White Paper (Cmnd. 8804) on the basis of 1970 instead of 1975.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe information requested is as follows:
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Annual average price index numbers* 1982† Prices of goods and services‡ 498.5 (i) Currently consumed in agriculture of which: 460.7 Seeds 351.1 Animals for rearing and production 527.9 Energy, lubricants 718.7 Fertilisers and soil improvers 547.7 Plant protection products 436.0 Animal feedingstuffs 395.1
Annual average price index numbers* 1982† Materials and small tools 513.5 Maintenance and repair of plant and machinery 418.8 Maintenance and repair of buildings 542.5 Veterinary services 421.4 General expenses 530.7 (ii) Contributing to agricultural investment of which: 535.6 Machinery and other equipment 528.8 Buildings 528.3 (iii) Labour costs 618.3 Producer prices of agricultural products‡ of which: 386.1 Farm crops and horticultural products 369.5 Cereals 400.4 Root crops 392.4 Fresh vegetables 335.9 Fresh fruit 401.7 Seeds 375.8 Flowers and plants 285.6 Other vegetable products 460.7 Animal and animal products 393.4 Animals for slaughter 424.1 Milk 383.3 Eggs 278.5 Other animals and animal products 200.2 (January-October Retail Price Index║ All items 436.8 Food 462.6 Alcoholic beverages 391.2 * 1970=100. † Provisional. ‡ United Kingdom indices of purchase prices of the means of agricultural production and of producer prices of agricultural products. ║ Source: Department of Employment.