HL Deb 04 June 1984 vol 452 c481WA
Lord Vaizey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the level of the retail price index, taking April 1955 as 100 (subject to the customary qualifications of linking indices, etc).

The Minister of State, Privy Council Office, and Minister for the Arts (The Earl of Gowrie)

Taking April 1955 as 100, the level of the retail price index for April 1984 is 824.