§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a table setting out the information he has on the comparative annualised rates of inflation for (a) France, (b) the United States of America, (c) Japan, (d) West Germany and (e) the United Kingdom in (i) October 1974, (ii) May 1979, (c) June 1983 and (d) the most recent available date.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe 12-month increases in consumer price indices are given in the following table.
per cent. October 1974 May 1979 June 1983 December 1985 France 14.9 9.7 8.9 4.7 USA 12.2 10.8 2.6 3.8 Japan 26.2 3.1 2.0 1.8 West Germany 7.1 3.7 2.4 1.8 United Kingdom 17.1 10.3 3.7 5.7