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Mr. Hooley
asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list in the Official Report the retail price, including tax, of (a) a pint of beer, (b) a bottle of whisky and (c) a bottle of Spanish sherry, in September of 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978, all figures at constant 1977 prices;(2) if he will list in the
Official Report the retail price including tax of a gallon of four-star petrol in September 1970,
September 1977=100
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September
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1970
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
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| Retail prices indices: | |||||||
| All items | … | … | 39·7 | 75·7 | 86·5 | 100·0 | 107·8 |
| Beer | … | … | — | 73·7 | 85·6 | 100·0 | 106·7 |
| Wines and spirits | … | … | — | 81·3 | 90·6 | 100·0 | 103·3 |
| Petrol | … | … | 40·8 | 90·7 | — | 100·0 | 97·3 |
| Cigarettes | … | … | — | 73·6 | 80·5 | 100·0 | 105·4 |
| Ratio of retail prices indices to | |||||||
| "all items" index: | |||||||
| Beer | … | … | — | 97·4 | 99·0 | 100·0 | 99·0 |
| Wines and spirits | … | … | — | 107·4 | 104·7 | 100·0 | 95·8 |
| Petrol | … | … | 102·8 | 119·8 | — | 100·0 | 90·3 |
| Cigarettes | … | … | — | 97·2 | 93·1 | 100·0 | 97·8 |