HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 cc1123-4W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the retail price indices were for(a) soft drinks, (b) confectionery and (c) biscuits for each of the years 1980 to 1996 and for each month from May 1996 to date. [132527]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 25 July 2000]: The information requested is given in Tables 1 and 2. Separate indices are not available for biscuits.

Table 1: Retail Price Indices1 —annual averages 1980 to 1996
Biscuits and cakes Soft drinks Sweets and chocolates
1980 74.0 79.1 72.7
1981 80.9 86.4 78.6
1982 86.1 87.6 81.1
1983 90.1 91.7 84.8
1984 93.9 93.9 88.1
1985 96.1 97.8 92.9
1986 98.1 99.2 98.2
1987 101.4 103.2 100.2
1988 104.6 114.9 101.1
1989 111.5 122.9 104.2
1990 120.2 134.9 108.3
1991 129.4 143.2 115.6
1992 135.4 154.6 121.6
1993 141.0 156.2 127.8
1994 144.4 155.2 133.2
1995 145.9 162.7 137.0
1996 151.3 173.6 142.5
1 January 1987 = 100

Table 2: Retail Price Indices1 —monthly, May 1996 to June 2000
Biscuits and cakes Soft drinks Sweets and chocolates
1996
May 151.1 173.6 141.9
June 151.7 174.5 143.1
July 153.1 174.1 144.8
August 153.0 174.2 144.9
September 151.9 174.6 144.8
October 152.4 175.0 145.0
November 151.4 174.7 144.3
December 150.6 174.9 144.2
1997
January 150.9 176.1 144.5
February 152.9 181.1 144.9
March 151.8 182.0 145.4
April 151.7 180.7 146.4
May 151.8 180.9 147.6
June 153.4 181.5 148.1
July 153.8 181.1 148.3
August 154.0 180.0 148.5
September 153.2 180.5 149.2
October 155.4 181.4 149.4
November 153.2 178.1 149.3
December 153.4 179.1 149.5
1998
January 152.4 180.7 148.8
February 152.0 185.6 148.2
March 152.0 186.6 147.7
April 151.7 184.7 148.5
May 153.4 187.1 149.9
June 155.8 186.1 151.5
July 155.8 186.0 153.2
August 155.9 186.3 153.4
September 154.9 187.1 153.9
October 157.0 187.4 154.4
November 157.0 187.1 154.2
December 157.2 185.6 154.0
1999
January 156.8 186.7 153.9
February 157.4 190.1 154.3
March 157.4 190.3 155.1
April 156.4 188.2 153.8
May 156.1 186.9 153.1
June 156.8 187.4 155.0
July 158.5 186.9 155.2
August 158.5 186.5 155.0
September 157.8 187.8 155.4
October 157.1 186.3 156.0
November 156.5 186.0 156.3
December 158.4 184.9 156.6
2000
January 158.1 185.7 156.1
February 157.7 186.1 155.3
March 157.8 187.4 155.6
April 158.3 186.9 155.9
May 157.0 188.9 157.5
June 157.2 188.4 158.0

Source:

Office for National Statistics