Prices

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will set out in tabular form for each year since 1962, taking 1962 as 100, the constant real price, including excise duties of (a) beer, (b) spirits, (c) wine and (d) cigarettes.

[pursuant to his reply, 2 March 1982, c. 111]: Index numbers of mid-year typical prices relative to the average retail price index (all items) are as follows:

Year	Beer^*	Spirits^†	Wine^‡	Cigarettes^**
1962	100	100	100	100
1963	104	98	98	98
1964	111	102	104	102

Year	Beer^*	Spirits^†	Wine^‡	Cigarettes^**
1965	111	106	116	110
1966	112	109	111	106
1967	109	107	108	103
1968	108	92	103	103
1969	111	92	132	106
1970	113	87	124	99
1971	106	76	113	91
1972	107	72	103	85
1973	106	63	95	79
1974	111	58	91	82
1975	110	63	97	87
1976	117	63	89	80
1977	116	61	86	84
1978	117	58	81	78
1979	123	55	75	82
1980	118	53	71	77
1981	122	55	70	84
1982††	125	53	70	84
^* Draught beer in a public bar
^† Bottle of whisky at an off-licence
^‡ 70cl bottle of table wine at an off-licence
^** Packet of 20 standard tipped cigarettes
†† January price and RPI used

Volume 19: debated on Wednesday 3 March 1982