asked the Taoiseach the spending value of the Irish pound over the past 20 years.
Written Answers. - Value of Irish Pound.
58.
The amounts, estimated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index, which would have been required in each of the past 20 years to purchase the same quantities of consumer goods and services at retail prices as £1 would have purchased in 1967, are given in the following table.
|
Year |
£ |
|
1967 |
1.00 |
|
1968 |
1.05 |
|
1969 |
1.12 |
|
1970 |
1.22 |
|
1971 |
1.33 |
|
1972 |
1.44 |
|
1973 |
1.60 |
|
1974 |
1.88 |
|
1975 |
2.27 |
|
1976 |
2.68 |
|
1977 |
3.04 |
|
1978 |
3.27 |
|
1979 |
3.71 |
|
1980 |
4.38 |
|
1981 |
5.28 |
|
1982 |
6.18 |
|
1983 |
6.83 |
|
1984 |
7.42 |
|
1985 |
7.82 |
|
1986 |
8.12 |
|
1987 |
8.37 |