asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the total consumer expenditure on (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco, (c) gambling and (d) video hire for each year since 1970 showing these in actual prices and in constant prices taking 1970 as 100; and if he will also show each figure as a percentage of total consumer expenditure.
The latest estimates of consumers' expenditure on alcohol (including beer), tobacco and gambling (including bingo admissions) are as follows. Constant price estimates are based on 1980 prices and resealed to 1970=100. Separate estimates for video hire are not available.
Alcohol
| Tobacco
| Gambling
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Year
| Current prices
| Constant prices 1970=100
| Current prices
| Constant prices 1970=100
| Current prices
| Constant prices 1970=100
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£ million
| Per cent. of consumers' expenditure
| £ million
| Per cent. of consumers expenditure
| £ million
| Per cent. of consumers' expenditure
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| 1976 | 5,714 | 7·5 | 133·6 | 3,092 | 4·1 | 97·7 | 871 | 1·1 | 99·7 |
| 1977 | 6,545 | 7·6 | 134·1 | 3,628 | 4·2 | 93·3 | 984 | 1·1 | 97·5 |
| 1978 | 7,283 | 7·3 | 140·4 | 3,885 | 3·9 | 101·0 | 1,127 | 1·1 | 101·1 |
| 1979 | 8,665 | 7·3 | 146·8 | 4,234 | 3·6 | 100·5 | 1,278 | 1·1 | 99·7 |
| 1980 | 9,955 | 7·3 | 140·7 | 4,821 | 3·5 | 97·7 | 1,506 | 1·1 | 99·5 |
| 1981 | 11,152 | 7·3 | 135·9 | 5,515 | 3·6 | 90·6 | 1,626 | 1·1 | 94·8 |
| 1982 | 12,003 | 7·2 | 132·5 | 5,881 | 3·5 | 83·7 | 1,777 | 1·1 | 93·7 |
| 1983 | 13,370 | 7·3 | 137·6 | 6,209 | 3·4 | 82·7 | 1,842 | 1·0 | 92·1 |
| 1984 | 14,430 | 7·4 | 141·1 | 6,622 | 3·4 | 79·9 | 1,971 | 1·0 | 93·8 |
| 1985 | 15,783 | 7·4 | 144·5 | 7,006 | 3·3 | 77·8 | 2,110 | 1·0 | 95·1 |
Source: CSO.