Food Prices

HC Deb 26 March 1984 vol 57 cc25-6W

Mr. Colin Shepherd

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the cumulative increase in food prices in each member country of the European Economic Community, the United States of America, Canada and Japan from May 1979 to the latest available common date.

Mr. MacGregor

The following table shows the percentage changes in the consumer price index for food between May 1979 and December 1983:

Percentage increase in food prices* between May 1979 and December 1983
	Percentage
Germany	†118
France	‡65
Italy	86
Netherlands	‡20
Belgium	║38
Luxembourg	¶40
United
Kingdom	42
Ireland	•63
Denmark	50
Greece	152
United States	25
Canada	39
Japan	14
* Unless otherwise stated includes restaurant meals and excludes drinks and tobacco.
† Including drink and tobacco.

‡Including drinks.

║ Excluding restaurant meals, including drinks.

¶ Excluding restaurant meals.

• Statistics collected quarterly; increase between May 1979 and November 1983

Source: OECD.