asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the increase in the cost of living consequent on the introduction of decimal currency.
Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Living Increase.
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I understand that it is not possible to derive from the quarterly series of consumer price index numbers a separate measure of the effect of the introduction of decimal currency. The index increased by 2.7 per cent between 9th February, 1971, pre-decimalisation, and 18th May, 1971, post-decimalisation, but in that time price increases caused by many factors occurred.