§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, using information available from international sources, he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for (a) all consumer prices and (b) food prices in each Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development country (i) the cumulative increase in the period April 1979 to April 1984 and (ii) the average annual rate of increase in the same period.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is as follows:
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OECD consumer prices* April 1979 to April 1984 Percentages Cumulative increase Average annual rate All items Food All items Food Canada +53 +46 +8.9 +7.8 United States +46 +30 +7.9 +5.4 Japanob/ +22 +22 +4.1 +4.1 Australia† +58 +61 +9.6 +9.9
Percentages Cumulative increase Average annual rate All items Food All items Food New Zealand‡ +81 +85 +13.0 +13.0 Austria +34 +25 +5.6 +4.6 Belgium +44 +42 +7.5 +7.2 Denmark +61 +58 +10.0 +9.6 Finland +60 +64 +9.9 +10.4 France +72 +70 +11.5 +11.2 Germany║ +25 +22 +4.6 +4.0 Greece +169 +176 +21.9 +22.5 Iceland‡ +898 +812 +58.4 +55.6 Ireland‡ +106 +70 +15.5 +11.2 Italy† +116 +92 +16.7 +13.9 Luxembourg +46 +43 +7.9 +7.5 Netherlands +28 +21 +5.1 +3.9 Norway +63 +66 +10.3 +10.7 Portugal† +183 +203 +23.2 +24.8 Spain† +93 +78 +14.1 +12.2 Sweden +65 +81 +10.5 +12.6 Switzerland +25 +36 +4.6 +6.3 Turkey† +702 +684 +51.7 +50.9 United Kingdom +63 +51 +10.3 +8.6 * In national currencies; coverage varies slightly from country to country. † March 1979 to March 1984. ‡ February 1979 to February 1984. ║ Food: March 1979 to March 1984. Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators.