asked the Taoiseach the amount by which the price of food in Ireland has increased in the past five years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Living.
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Between mid-February, 1970, and mid-February, 1975, the food group index of the consumer price index rose by 90.6 per cent.
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asked the Taoiseach the purchasing power of £25 in 1975 as compared with 1967.
It is estimated on the basis of the consumer price index numbers that £25 at mid-February, 1975, would purchase the same quantum of goods and services at retail prices as £11.38 at mid-February, 1967.