§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the total consumer expenditure on (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco, (c) gambling and (d) video hire for each year since 1970 showing these in actual prices and in constant prices taking 1970 as 100; and if he will also show each figure as a percentage of total consumer expenditure.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe latest estimates of consumers' expenditure on alcohol (including beer), tobacco and gambling (including bingo admissions) are as follows. Constant price estimates are based on 1980 prices and resealed to 1970=100. Separate estimates for video hire are not available.
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Alcohol Tobacco Gambling Year Current prices Constant prices 1970=100 Current prices Constant prices 1970=100 Current prices Constant prices 1970=100 £ million Per cent. of consumers' expenditure £ million Per cent. of consumers expenditure £ million Per cent. of consumers' expenditure 1976 5,714 7.5 133.6 3,092 4.1 97.7 871 1.1 99.7 1977 6,545 7.6 134.1 3,628 4.2 93.3 984 1.1 97.5 1978 7,283 7.3 140.4 3,885 3.9 101.0 1,127 1.1 101.1 1979 8,665 7.3 146.8 4,234 3.6 100.5 1,278 1.1 99.7 1980 9,955 7.3 140.7 4,821 3.5 97.7 1,506 1.1 99.5 1981 11,152 7.3 135.9 5,515 3.6 90.6 1,626 1.1 94.8 1982 12,003 7.2 132.5 5,881 3.5 83.7 1,777 1.1 93.7 1983 13,370 7.3 137.6 6,209 3.4 82.7 1,842 1.0 92.1 1984 14,430 7.4 141.1 6,622 3.4 79.9 1,971 1.0 93.8 1985 15,783 7.4 144.5 7,006 3.3 77.8 2,110 1.0 95.1 Source: CSO.