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Mr. Marten
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the rise in the cost of living in each EFTA and EEC country in the 12 months to November 1974 or later, if available.
Mr. John Fraser
The latest information available to me from international sources is given in the following table. In the United Kingdom the rise in the General Index of Retail Prices in the 12 months to November 1974 was 18·3 per cent.
| Percentage Change in Consumer Price Indices in the 12 months to October 1974 | |
| Country | Percentage increase |
| United Kingdom | 17·1 |
| Belgium | 15·8 |
| Denmark | 16·8 |
| France | 14·9 |
| Germany | 7·1 |
| Ireland | 17·9 |
| Italy | 24·3 |
| Luxembourg | 10·8 |
| Netherlands | 10·7 |
| Austria | 10·0 |
| Finland | 18·4 |
| *Iceland | 41·4 |
| †Norway | 10·3 |
| †Portugal | 31·2 |
| Sweden | 12·1 |
| Switzerland | 9·8 |
| Notes: | |
| * 12-month increase to August 1974. | |
| † 12-month increase to September 1974. | |
Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators December 1974.