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Mr. Lawson
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current rate of inflation, as defined by the rise in the retail price index over the three months to November 1976, expressed as an annual rate.
Mr. Robert Sheldon
Between August and November the retail price index rose by 4·6 per cent., an annual rate of 19·7 per cent.