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Mr. Marten
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the rate of inflation from November 1976 to date.
Mr. Robert Sheldon
Over the five months from November 1976 to April 1977 the Retail Price Index rose by 8ยท7 per cent. Figures for May 1977 are not yet available.