asked the Taoiseach the total rise in the cost of living at 10th October, 1974 as compared with that at 31st December, 1973.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Living.
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The consumer price index is calculated only in respect of mid-February, mid-May, mid-August and mid-November each year. Between mid-February and mid-August, 1974, the index rose by 9.6 per cent. The increase between mid-November, 1973, and mid-August, 1974, was 14.7 per cent.