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Mr. Pattie
asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will give the latest index figure for the following items, using March 1974 as a
| NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES PRICE INDICES | ||||||
| March 1974 = 100 | ||||||
| March | March | March | March | March | April | |
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1978 | |
| Retail Prices | ||||||
| Electricity (1) | 100 | 137 | 188 | 220 | 249 | 253 |
| Gas(1) | 100 | 112 | 139 | 154 | 169 | 169 |
| Domestic coal (1) | 100 | 127 | 160 | 194 | 223 | 223 |
| Postage—second-class | ||||||
| letter | 100 | 183 | 217 | 217 | 233 | 233 |
| Telephone—local call: | ||||||
| Call box | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 |
| Private subscriber | 100 | 150 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Wholesale Prices | ||||||
| Finished steel (2) | 100 | 155 | 164 | 211 | 229 | 230 |
| Sources: | ||||||
| (1) General Index of Retail Prices (Department of Employment). | ||||||
| (2) Wholesale Price Index (Department of Industry). | ||||||