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Lord HAWKE
asked Her Majesty's Government:What proportion of the retail price index, which plays so great a part in
| Retail Prices Index | ||||||||
| Indices Jan. 1974 = 100 | Percentage Change over a year earlier | |||||||
| All items | All items excluding tobacco | All items excluding alcoholic drinks | All items excluding tobacco & alcoholic drinks | All items | All items excluding tobacco | All items excluding alcoholic drinks | All items excluding tobacco & alcoholic drinks | |
| Jan. 1975 | 119·9 | 119·7 | 120·0 | 119·8 | 19·9 | 19·7 | 20·0 | 19·8 |
| Jan. 1976 | 147·9 | 147·3 | 147·8 | 147·1 | 23·4 | 23·1 | 23·2 | 22·8 |
| Jan. 1977 | 172·4 | 171·5 | 172·3 | 171·2 | 16·6 | 16·4 | 16·6 | 16·4 |
| Jan. 1978 | 189·5 | 188·0 | 189·5 | 187·9 | 9·9 | 9·6 | 10·0 | 9·8 |
| Jan. 1979 | 207·2 | 206·1 | 207·9 | 206·8 | 9·3 | 9·6 | 9·7 | 10·1 |
| Jan. 1980 | 245·3 | 244·2 | 245·7 | 244·5 | 18·4 | 18·5 | 18·2 | 18·2 |
| Sept. 1980 | 270·2 | 268·9 | 270·0 | 268·6 | 15·9 | 16·0 | 15·5 | 15·7 |