§ Mr. Proctorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report the annual level of the rate of inflation in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 14 May 1984, c. 13]: The increase in the annual average RPI level for each of the 10 years to 1983 was as follows:
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Increase 1974 16.1 1975 24.2
Increase 1976 16.5 1977 15.8 1978 8.3 1979 13.4 1980 18.0 1981 11.9 1982 8.6 1983 4.6