To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of changes in the average retail price of (a) bread, (b) butter, (c) milk, (d) eggs and (e) flour, since June 2007; and if he will make a statement. (216149)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 7 July 2008:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what estimate the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has made of changes in the average retail price of a) bread, b) butter, c) milk, d) eggs and e) flour since June 2007. (216149)

These data can be viewed at the following link:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/tsdtimezone.asp

By selecting ‘Consumer Price Indices’ and then '3.1: RPI average retail prices of selected items’ the historic average retail prices for each of the above items can be viewed