asked the Taoiseach the annual value of the Irish pound in its purchasing power over the past ten years.
Written Answers. - Irish Pound Value.
527.
Based on the Consumer Price Index the estimated cost of purchasing the same quantity of consumer goods and services during the past ten years as £1 would have purchased in 1974 is given in the following table:
|
Year |
£ |
|
1983 |
3.63 |
|
1982 |
3.29 |
|
1981 |
2.81 |
|
1980 |
2.34 |
|
1979 |
1.98 |
|
1978 |
1.74 |
|
1977 |
1.62 |
|
1976 |
1.43 |
|
1975 |
1.21 |
|
1974 |
1.00 |