§ 24. Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the current inflation rates in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) other Group of Seven countries.
§ Mr. RyderExcluding mortgage interest payments United Kingdom inflation was 6.3 per cent. in March 1990. The latest more comparable inflation rate for other G7 countries was 4.5 per cent. in January.
§ 31. Mr. WallaceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average inflation rate of countries in the exchange rate mechanism of the European monetary system.
§ Mr. RyderExcluding estimates of home owners' costs to put figures on a more comparable basis, the average inflation rate of members of the exchange rate mechanism of the EMS was 4.3 per cent. in January 1990.