asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the consumers price index, or the cost-of-living index where appropriate, for February in each year from 1948 to 1960, inclusive, and the percentage change in each case.
Written Answers. - Details of Consumer Price Index.
The following statements give the information required by the Deputy. For technical reasons it is not feasible to link the group index numbers of the Cost-of-Living Index (Essential Items) base August 1947 = 100, to the group index numbers for the consumer price index, base August, 1953 = 100.
TABLE 1. —Retail Price Index to base August, 1947 = 100 for February in each year 1948 to 1960 together with the percentage change from the previous year.
All Items |
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Mid-February |
Index |
% change from previous year |
1948 |
99 |
— |
1949 |
99 |
— |
1950 |
100 |
+ 1.0 |
1951 |
103 |
+ 3.0 |
1952 |
114 |
+ 10.7 |
1953 |
123 |
+ 7.9 |
1954 |
124 |
+ 0.8 |
1955 |
126 |
+ 1.6 |
1956 |
132 |
+ 4.8 |
1957 |
135 |
+ 2.3 |
1958 |
144 |
+ 6.7 |
1959 |
147 |
+ 2.1 |
1960 |
144 |
– 2.0 |
TABLE 2. — Cost-of-Living Index (Essential Items) to base August, 1947 = 100 for February in each year 1948 to 1953 with the corresponding group index numbers showing in each case the percentage change from the previous year.
Mid-February |
All Items |
Food |
Clothing |
Fuel and Light |
Rent |
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Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
|
1948 |
99 |
— |
97 |
— |
101 |
— |
103 |
— |
100 |
— |
1949 |
99 |
— |
97 |
— |
103 |
+ 2.0 |
101 |
– 1.9 |
105 |
+ 5.0 |
1950 |
100 |
+ 1.0 |
98 |
+ 1.0 |
106 |
+ 2.9 |
101 |
— |
109 |
+ 3.8 |
1951 |
103 |
+ 3.0 |
98 |
— |
125 |
+ 17.9 |
109 |
+ 7.9 |
109 |
— |
1952 |
114 |
+ 10.7 |
109 |
+ 11.2 |
134 |
+ 7.2 |
121 |
+ 11.0 |
114 |
+ 4.6 |
1953 |
123 |
+ 7.9 |
122 |
+ 11.9 |
131 |
–2.2 |
125 |
+ 3.3 |
115 |
+ 0.9 |
TABLE 3. —CONSUMER Price Index to base August 1958 = 100 for February in each year 1954 to 1960 with the corresponding group index numbers showi ing in each case the percentage change from the previous year.
Sundries |
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All Items |
Food |
Clothing |
Fuel and Light |
Housing |
Drink and Tobacco |
Durable Household Goods |
Other Goods and Services |
All Sundries |
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Mid-February |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
Index |
% change from previous year |
1954 |
99.4 |
— |
97.9 |
— |
100.3 |
— |
99.8 |
— |
102.1 |
— |
100.0 |
— |
99.5 |
— |
100.7 |
— |
100.3 |
— |
1955 |
101.2 |
+ 1.8 |
101.5 |
+ 3.7 |
100.0 |
+ 0.3 |
100.6 |
+ 0.8 |
105.0 |
+ 2.8 |
100.0 |
— |
99.3 |
– 0.2 |
101.5 |
+ 0.8 |
100.7 |
+ 0.4 |
1956 |
105.5 |
+ 4.2 |
105.6 |
+ 4.0 |
101.2 |
+ 1.2 |
109.0 |
+ 8.3 |
108.9 |
+ 3.7 |
103.8 |
+ 3.8 |
100.5 |
+ 1.2 |
108.1 |
+ 6.5 |
105.6 |
+ 4.9 |
1957 |
107.7 |
+ 2.1 |
102.1 |
– 3.3 |
102.7 |
+ 1.5 |
120.9 |
+ 10.9 |
115.0 |
+ 5.6 |
112.7 |
+ 8.6 |
108.0 |
+ 7.5 |
113.1 |
+ 4.6 |
112.4 |
+ 6.4 |
1958 |
115.4 |
+ 7.1 |
116.7 |
+ 14.3 |
103.2 |
+ 0.5 |
121.0 |
+ 0.1 |
117.0 |
+ 1.7 |
121.1 |
+ 7.5 |
107.8 |
– 0.2 |
116.1 |
+ 2.7 |
117.1 |
+ 4.2 |
1959 |
117.7 |
+ 2.0 |
121.7 |
+ 4.3 |
103.3 |
+ 0.1 |
112.6 |
– 6.9 |
119.6 |
+ 2.2 |
121.9 |
+ 0.7 |
110.5 |
+ 2.5 |
118.3 |
+ 1.9 |
118.8 |
+ 1.5 |
1960 |
115.4 |
– 2.0 |
114.2 |
– 6.2 |
105.4 |
+ 2.0 |
109.3 |
– 2.9 |
122.7 |
+ 2.6 |
122.8 |
+ 0.7 |
110.6 |
+ 0.1 |
121.0 |
+ 2.3 |
120.6 |
+ 1.5 |