§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the non-food items listed in table 3 of the "CSO First Release" (95)91 in rank order of price increase since(a) May 1994 and (b) August 1992 indicating which increases he classifies as inflationary; and what is the basis for this classification. [30004]
§ Mr. NelsonThe information requested is given in the tables. Any increases over 12 months in the retail prices index component indices contributes to the all items' 12 monthly rate of inflation.
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(a) Retail Prices Index: Sections excluding food ranked by percentage increases May 1994 to May 1995 Section Percentage change over May 1994 to May 1995 Rank Mortgage interest payments 19 1 Cigarettes 7 2 Petrol and oil 7 3 Personal services 6 4 Canteen meals 6 5 Other tobacco 6 6 Water and other charges 6 7 Rent 6 8 Council Tax/Rates 6 9 Household consumables 6 10 Wines and spirits on sales 5 11 Entertainment and other recreation 5 12 Furniture 5 13 Rail fares 5 14 Pet care 5 15 Beer on sales 5 16 Chemists goods 5 17 Take-away and snacks 4 18 Beer 4 19 Furnishings 4 20 Restaurant meals 4 21 Wines and spirits 3 22 Bus and coach fares 3 23 Domestic services 3 24 Other clothing 3 25 Wines and spirits off sales 2 26 Other household equipment 2 27 Television licences and rentals 2 28 Dwelling insurance and ground rent 2 29 Repairs and maintenance charges 2 30 Beer off sales 2 31 DIY materials 2 32 Gas 2 33 Children's outerwear 2 34 Maintenance of motor vehicles 2 35 UK holidays 1 36 Fees and subscriptions 1 37 Foreign holidays 1 38 Books and newspapers 1 39 Purchase of motor vehicles 1 40 Other travel costs 1 41 Postage 1 42 Footwear 0 43 Men's outerwear 0 44 Electrical appliances 0 45 Electricity 0 46 Coal and solid fuels 0 47 Gardening products 0 48 Tapes and discs 0 49 Women's outerwear -1 50 Toys photographic and sport goods -1 51 Vehicle tax and insurance -2 52 Telephones telemessages etc. -3 53
(a) Retail Prices Index: Sections excluding food ranked by percentage increases May 1994 to May 1995 Section Percentage change over May 1994 to May 1995 Rank Oil and other fuel -4 54 Personal articles -5 55 Audio-visual equipment -5 56 Notes:
1. Percentage changes for individual sections are given rounded to integers, reflecting the reduced accuracy of these disaggregated indices.
2. Information for the Depreciation section is not available.
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(b) Retail Prices Index: Sections excluding Food Ranked by percentage increases August 1992 to May 1995 Section Percentage change over August 1992 to May 1995 Rank Cigarettes 24 1 Water and other charges 23 2 Other tobacco 21 3 Petrol and oil 20 4 Entertainment and other recreation 20 5 Rent 20 6 Canteen meals 19 7 Rail fares 17 8 Personal services 15 9 Vehicle tax and insurance 14 10 Take-aways and snacks 13 11 Beer on sales 12 12 Wines and spirits on sales 12 13 Restaurant meals 12 14 Beer 11 15 Pet care 11 16 Oil and other fuel 11 17 Chemists goods 11 18 Domestic services 11 19 Coal and solid fuels 11 20 Bus and coach fares 10 21 Other clothing 9 22 Maintenance of motor vehicles 9 23 Fees and subscriptions 9 24 Wines and spirits 8 25 Repairs and maintenance charges 7 26 Household consumables 7 27 Footwear 6 28 Furnishings 6 29 Postage 6 30 Furniture 6 31 Books and newspapers 6 32 Gas 6 33 Other travel costs 6 34 Other household equipment 5 35 Men's outerwear 5 36 Wines and spirits off sales 5 37 Children's outerwear 5 38 Personal articles 5 39 Women's outerwear 5 40 Beer off sales 4 41 Electricity 3 42 Tapes and discs 3 43 Gardening products 3 44 Purchase of motor vehicles 2 45 DIY materials 2 46 Television licences and rentals 2 47 Electrical appliances 1 48 Toys photographic and sport goods 0 49 Dwelling insurance and ground rent 0 50 Council Tax/Rates -1 51
(b) Retail Prices Index: Sections excluding Food Ranked by percentage increases August 1992 to May 1995 Section Percentage change over August 1992 to May 1995 Rank Mortgage interest payments -2 52 Telephones telemessages etc. -7 53 Audio-visual equipment -10 54 Notes:
1. Percentage changes for individual sections are given rounded to integers, reflecting the reduced accuracy of these disaggregrated indices.
2. Information for the Foreign Holidays, UK Holidays and Depreciation sections is not available.