To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the rate of inflation in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland for each month since the Republic of Ireland became a full member of the European monetary system.
[holding answer 7 December 1989]: The information requested is as follows:
12. month consumer price inflation
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United Kingdom
| Ireland
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1979
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| January | — | — |
| February | — | 10·9 |
| March | 9·7 | — |
| April | 10·2 | — |
| May | 10·5 | 12·6 |
| June | 11·4 | — |
| July | 15·6 | — |
| August | 15·9 | 13·6 |
| September | 16·6 | — |
| October | 17·1 | — |
| November | 17·3 | 16·0 |
| December | 17·2 | — |
1980
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| January | 18·4 | — |
| February | 19·1 | 15·6 |
| March | 19·9 | — |
| April | 21·8 | — |
| May | 21·8 | 20·0 |
| June | 21·1 | — |
| July | 16·9 | — |
| August | 16·2 | 18·8 |
| September | 15·8 | — |
| October | 15·5 | — |
| November | 15·2 | 18·2 |
| December | 15·1 | — |
1981
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| January | 13·1 | — |
| February | 12·4 | 21·0 |
| March | 12·6 | — |
| April | 12·0 | — |
| May | 11·8 | 17·1 |
| June | 11·4 | — |
| July | 10·9 | — |
| August | 11·5 | 20·0 |
| September | 11·5 | — |
| October | 11·7 | — |
| November | 12·0 | 23·4 |
| December | 12·1 | — |
1982
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| January | 12·0 | — |
| February | 11·1 | 18·8 |
| March | 10·4 | — |
| April | 9·5 | — |
| May | 9·5 | 21·0 |
| June | 9·1 | — |
| July | 8·7 | — |
| August | 8·0 | 17·0 |
| September | 7·2 | — |
| October | 6·9 | — |
| November | 6·3 | 12·3 |
| December | 5·4 | — |
1983
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| January | 4·9 | — |
| February | 5·3 | 12·5 |
| March | 4·6 | — |
| April | 4·0 | — |
| May | 3·7 | 9·3 |
| June | 3·7 | — |
| July | 4·3 | — |
| August | 4·6 | 10·0 |
| September | 5·2 | — |
| October | 4·9 | — |
| November | 4·8 | 10·3 |
| December | 5·4 | — |
1984
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| January | 5·2 | — |
| February | 5·1 | 10·3 |
| March | 5·2 | — |
| April | 5·2 | — |
| May | 5·1 | 9·7 |
United Kingdom
| Ireland
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| June | 5·1 | — |
| July | 4·4 | — |
| August | 5·0 | 7·9 |
| September | 4·7 | — |
| October | 4·9 | — |
| November | 4·9 | 6·8 |
| December | 4·6 | — |
1985
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| January | 5·0 | — |
| February | 5·3 | 6·2 |
| March | 6·1 | — |
| April | 6·9 | — |
| May | 6·9 | 5·2 |
| June | 6·9 | — |
| July | 6·8 | — |
| August | 6·2 | 5·5 |
| September | 5·8 | — |
| October | 5·5 | — |
| November | 5·5 | 4·9 |
| December | 5·6 | — |
1986
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| January | 5·5 | — |
| February | 5·1 | 4·6 |
| March | 4·2 | — |
| April | 3·1 | — |
| May | 2·8 | 4·4 |
| June | 2·6 | — |
| July | 2·5 | — |
| August | 2·4 | 3·1 |
| September | 3·1 | — |
| October | 3·0 | — |
| November | 3·6 | 3·2 |
| December | 3·7 | — |
1987
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| January | 3·9 | — |
| February | 3·9 | 3·4 |
| March | 4·0 | — |
| April | 4·2 | — |
| May | 4·2 | 2·9 |
| June | 4·2 | — |
| July | 4·4 | — |
| August | 4·4 | 3·3 |
| September | 4·2 | — |
| October | 4·5 | — |
| November | 4·1 | 3·1 |
| December | 3·7 | — |
1988
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| January | 3·3 | — |
| February | 3·3 | 2·0 |
| March | 3·5 | — |
| April | 3·9 | — |
| May | 4·2 | 1·8 |
| June | 4·6 | — |
| July | 4·8 | — |
| August | 5·7 | 2·0 |
| September | 5·9 | — |
| October | 6·4 | — |
| November | 6·4 | 2·7 |
| December | 6·8 | — |
1989
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| January | 7·5 | — |
| February | 7·8 | 3·3 |
| March | 7·9 | — |
| April | 8·0 | — |
| May | 8·3 | 3·9 |
| June | 8·3 | — |
| July | 8·2 | — |
| August | 7·3 | 4·5 |
| September | 7·6 | — |
| October | 7·3 | — |
| November | — | — |
United
| Ireland Kingdom
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| December | — | — |
Source: OECD.
Notes: Irish data are available only quarterly.
Ireland joined the european monetary system and exchange rate mechanism on 13 March 1979.