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Sir Ralph Howell
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the average price to the consumer of (a) a pint of milk, (b) a 21b loaf of bread and (c) a pint of beer in 1970, 1980 and each year since 1990.
Mr. Jack
The annual averages of the prices used for calculating the retail prices index are given in the table.
| Annual average price (£) | |
| Bread—800g white sliced loaf | |
| 1990 | 0·50 |
| 1991 | 0·53 |
| 1992 | 0·54 |
| Milk—1 pint pasteurised | |
| 1990 | 0·31 |
| 1991 | 0·32 |
| 1992 | 0·34 |
| Beer—1 pint draught bitter | |
| 1990 | 1·09 |
| 1991 | 1·24 |
| 1992 | 1·31 |