§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the information given in his reply dated 27 July 1982, Official Report, c. 458, concerning manufacturers' input prices; and if he will add the latest month on a 12-month basis and include figures showing the change in the effective exchange rate in each period.
§ Mr. WakehamThe information requested is as follows:
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Year on year increases in the price of manufacturers' inputs of materials and fuels purchased and in the effective exchange rate. Per Cent. Input Prices Effective Exchange Rate Materials* Fuels† Total 1977 on 1976 +14 +18 +15 -5 1978 on 1977 -2 +9 -1 0 1979 on 1978 +16 +12 +16 +7 1980 on 1979 +19 +27 +20 +10 1981 on 1980 +13 +18 +14 -1 1982 on 1981 +6 +10 +7 -5
Input Prices Effective Exchange Rate Materials* Fuels† Total February 1983 on February 1982‡ +8 +8 +8 -12 * Includes coal for carbonising and crude oil (the raw material for the mineral oil refining sector). † Coal (except for carbonising), gas and electricity. ‡ The February input index (particularly materials) is subject to larger than usual revisions because of the uncertainty over oil prices.