§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report showing for each quarter since the first quarter of 1979 Britain's inflation rate as a percentage of the G7 average.
§ Mr. LeeThe table shows the inflation rate for the United Kingdom and the G7 average since the first quarter of 1979:
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Annual Rate of Inflation Percentage United Kingdom OECD G7 1979 Q1 9.6 7.9 Q2 10.6 8.7 Q3 16.0 9.7 Q4 17.3 10.8 1980 Q1 19.1 12.5 Q2 21.5 12.9 Q3 16.4 12.0 Q4 15.3 11.7 1981 Q1 12.7 10.6 Q2 11.7 9.7 Q3 11.2 10.2 Q4 11.9 9.7 1982 Q1 11.1 8.4 Q2 9.4 7.5 Q3 8.0 6.7 Q4 6.2 5.6 1983 Q1 4.9 4.9 Q2 3.8 4.6 Q3 4.6 4.0 Q4 5.0 4.3 1984 Q1 5.2 4.9 Q2 5.2 4.6 Q3 4.7 4.3 Q4 4.8 4.2 1985
United Kingdom OECD G7 Q1 5.5 3.9 Q2 7.0 4.2 Q3 6.3 3.8 Q4 5.5 3.6 1986 Q1 4.9 3.0 Q2 2.8 1.7 Q3 2.6 1.6 Q4 3.4 1.3 1987 Q1 3.9 1.8 Q2 4.2 2.9 Q3 4.3 3.1 Q4 4.1 3.4 1988 Q1 3.4 3.0 Q2 4.2 3.0 Q3 5.5 3.2 Q4 6.6 3.5