HC Deb 26 April 1989 vol 151 c571W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the effect of the increase of petrol prices on the prices index over the past 12 months.

Mr. Lee

Over the 12 months ending in March 1989 the retail prices index increased by 7.9 per cent. The increase in petrol prices over the same period contributed approximately one fifth of one percentage point to this increase.

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