asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each month since 1974 the annualised six-monthly rate of increase in output prices of products of manufacturing industry.
The information is as follows:
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each month since 1974 the year-on-year rate of increase in the price index of (a) materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry, (b) materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry
| Year-on-Year Rate of Increase in Price Index of | ||||||
| Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry | Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco | Output of manufactured products | Output of products of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco | |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |||
| 1974— | ||||||
| January | … | 70¾ | 85½ | 12¾ | 13½ | |
| February | … | 67 | 81 | 16½ | 18¼ | |
| March | … | 63 | 72¾ | 19¾ | 22¼ | |
| April | … | … | 63 | 77 | 23¾ | 24¾ |
| May | … | … | 58¼ | 75 | 23¾ | 24¾ |
| June | … | … | 51¼ | 69½ | 24¼ | 25½ |
| July | … | … | 44 | 60¾ | 24½ | 26½ |
| August | … | 38¼ | 56¾ | 24½ | 27 | |
| September | … | 37 | 53¾ | 24¾ | 27¼ | |
| October | … | 35¾ | 50½ | 25¼ | 28 | |
| November | … | 35½ | 47¼ | 26 | 28 | |
| December | … | 27¾ | 40½ | 26½ | 28½ | |
| 1975— | ||||||
| January | … | 8¾ | 12¼ | 27¼ | 29¼ | |
| February | … | 5¾ | 9¾ | 24¼ | 25¾ | |
| March | … | 8¾ | 12 | 22¾ | 23½ | |
| April | … | … | 9 | 9¾ | 21½ | 22¾ |
| May | … | … | 12½ | 12¾ | 23 | 22¼ |
| June | … | … | 14½ | 14 | 22½ | 21¼ |
| July | … | … | 16 | 15¼ | 22½ | 21¼ |
| August | … | 19¾ | 17¼ | 22 | 20½ | |
| September | … | 20¾ | 17¼ | 21¼ | 19½ | |
| October | … | 21½ | 20¼ | 20 | 18¾ | |
| November | … | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18¼ | |
| December | … | 22¼ | 20½ | 20½ | 19¼ | |
| 1976— | ||||||
| January | … | 22¼ | 19 | 18½ | 17 | |
| February | … | 26¼ | 22 | 18 | 16¾ | |
| March | … | 27 | 26 | 16¾ | 15½ | |
| April | … | … | 30½ | 31¼ | 16¾ | 15½ |
| May | … | … | 29¾ | 30¼ | 15¾ | 16¼ |
| June | … | … | 31 | 31½ | 16 | 16 |
| July | … | … | 28¼ | 28½ | 16¼ | 16¼ |
| August | … | 24¼ | 26¼ | 16¾ | 17 | |
| September | … | 27¼ | 28½ | 17½ | 17½ | |
| October | … | 27¼ | 27 | 18¼ | 17½ | |
| November | … | 25½ | 26¾ | 19¼ | 19½ | |
| December | … | 24¾ | 23½ | 18 | 17¾ | |
| 1977— | ||||||
| January | … | 26¼ | 26¼ | 20¼ | 19 | |
| February | … | 26¼ | 25¾ | 20½ | 19 | |
| March | … | 24 | 21 | 20¾ | 19½ | |
| April | … | … | 21¾ | 16¼ | 21¾ | 19¾ |
| May | … | … | 19½ | 14 | 22 | 20 |
| June | … | … | 17 | 11¼ | 22 | 20 |
| July | … | … | 16¾ | 12½ | 21¾ | 19 |
| August | … | 14¼ | 11 | 20½ | 18 | |
| September | … | 10 | 8 | 19½ | 17¼ | |
| October | … | 4 | 2¼ | 18¼ | 17 | |
| November | … | 1½ | ¼ | 16 | 14¾ | |
| December | … | 1½ | ¾ | 15¼ | 14 | |
other than food, drink and tobacco, ( c) the output of products of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco and ( d) the output of manufactured products.
The information is as follows:
Year-on-Year Rate of Increase in Price Index of
| ||||||
Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing industry
| Materials and fuel purchased by manufacturing of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco
| Output of manufactured products
| Output of products of manufacturing industry other than food, drink and tobacco
| |||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |||
| 1978— | ||||||
| January | … | —2½ | —4¾ | 12¾ | 12½ | |
| February | … | —3½ | —5¼ | 12 | 11¾ | |
| March | … | —3½ | —3¾ | 11¾ | 11¼ | |
| April | … | … | —2¾ | —2¼ | 9¾ | 9¾ |
| May | … | … | —1¼ | —1 | 8¾ | 9 |
| June | … | … | —¾ | —¾ | 8 | 8½ |
| July | … | … | —1½ | —3½ | 7½ | 8¼ |
| August | … | —1¼ | —3¼ | 7¾ | 8¼ | |
| September | … | —½ | —2¾ | 7¾ | 8½ | |
| October | … | 1½ | —1 | 7¾ | 8¼ | |
| November | … | 3¾ | 2 | 7¾ | 8¼ | |
| December | … | 5¼ | 3 | 8¼ | 8½ | |
| 1979— | ||||||
| January | … | 9 | 9¾ | 8 | 8½ | |
| February | … | 10¼ | 11¾ | 8½ | 9¼ | |
| March | … | 9¼ | 10½ | 8¾ | 9¾ | |
| April | … | … | 10¾ | 13 | 9¾ | 10¾ |
| May | … | … | 11 | 13¼ | 10½ | 11¾ |
| June | … | … | 13¼ | 16½ | 12 | 13¼ |
| July | … | … | 15¼ | 20¼ | 13¾ | 15½ |
| August | … | 17¼ | 22¼ | 14 | 16 | |
| September | … | 19¼ | 25¼ | 14½ | 16½ | |
| October | … | 22¼ | 29¾ | 15¼ | 17¼ | |
| November | … | 26¼* | 36* | 15½* | 17½* | |
| December | … | 26* | 37* | 15½* | 17¾* | |
* Provisional. | ||||||