Pound Sterling

HC Deb 14 March 1985 vol 75 cc255-6W

Mr. MacKenzie

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table, taking 1964 as a base year, showing the spending power of the pound sterling in the United Kingdom from 1964, and in each year to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Lawson

The internal purchasing power of the pound (based on movements in the RPI) is set out in the following table.

Year	Purchasing power
	(1964 = 100)
1964	100
1965	96
1966	92

Year	Purchasing power
	(1964 = 100)
1967	90
1968	86
1969	81
1970	76
1971	70
1972	65
1973	60
1974	51
1975	41
1976	36
1977	31
1978	28
1979	25
1980	21
1981	19
1982	17
1983	17
1984	16