HC Deb 21 March 1985 vol 75 cc565-6W
Mr. White

asked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report a table giving the rate of inflation for each year since 1970.

The Prime Minister

The annual increase in the retail prices index for each year since 1970 is given in the following table:

Year Increase in retail prices index
(per cent.)
1970 6.4
1971 9.4
1972 7.1
1973 9.2
1974 16.1
1975 24.2
1976 16.6
1977 15.8
1978 8.3
1979 13.4
1980 18.0
1981 11.9
1982 8.6
1983 4.6
1984 5.0