§ Ms JowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average price of 20 cigarettes, the average gross weekly wage for adult male manual workers and the proportion of the latter represented by the former in each year since 1964.
§ Mr. NelsonThe table shows available data.
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Average retail price Cigarettes (20) Year Type of cigarette Pence Average gross weekly earnings of men Full-time manual Great Britain £ Average cost of 20 cigarettes as a percentage of weekly earnings Per cent. 1964 Plain 24.6 — — 1965 Plain 27.1 — — 1966 Plain 27.1 — — 1967 Plain 27.1 — — 1968 Filter tip 24.2 — — 1969 Filter tip 25.8 — — 1970 Filter tip 26.2 26.40 0.99 1971 Filter tip 27.0 29.00 0.93 1972 Filter tip 26.5 32.30 0.82 1973 Filter tip 26.5 37.60 0.70 1974 Filter tip 32.0 43.00 0.74 1975 Filter tip 42.0 54.90 0.77 1976 Filter tip 45.0 64.20 0.70 1977 Filter tip 55.0 70.50 0.78 1978 Filter tip 57.0 79.60 0.72 1979 Filter tip 67.0 91.70 0.73 1980 Filter tip 72.0 110.10 0.65 1981 Filter tip 97.0 120.20 0.81 1982 Filter tip 106.0 131.90 0.80 1983 — — 141.60 — 1984 — — 152.70 — 1985 — — 163.60 — 1986 — — 174.40 — 1987 King size filter tip 144.0 185.50 0.78 1988 King size filter tip 149.0 200.60 0.74 1989 King size filter tip 152.0 217.80 0.70 1990 King size filter tip 168.0 237.20 0.71 1991 King size filter tip 191.0 253.10 0.75 1992 King size filter tip 209.0 268.30 0.78 1993 King size filter tip 229.0 274.30 0.83 Notes:
- 1. Average retail prices of cigarettes prior to 1971 have been converted to decimal equivalent.
- 2. Average cigarette prices 1983–86 and earnings prior to 1970 are not available.
Source: Retail Prices (CSO).
New Earnings Survey (ED).