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Mr. White
asked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report a table giving the rate of inflation for each year since 1970.
The Prime Minister
The annual increase in the retail prices index for each year since 1970 is given in the following table:
Year
| Increase in retail prices index
|
(per cent.)
| |
1970 | 6·4 |
1971 | 9·4 |
1972 | 7·1 |
1973 | 9·2 |
1974 | 16·1 |
1975 | 24·2 |
1976 | 16·6 |
1977 | 15·8 |
1978 | 8·3 |
1979 | 13·4 |
1980 | 18·0 |
1981 | 11·9 |
1982 | 8·6 |
1983 | 4·6 |
1984 | 5·0 |