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Written question asked by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) on Monday, 20 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 February 2012. It was answered by James Paice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 March 2012 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Bread: Prices

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the price of bread over the last five years.
Answer

The average annual price rises that are recorded in the retail prices index (RPI) for bread are shown as follows, along with the actual average prices of three types of loaf of bread.

Average annual price rise
Percentage
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
RPI bread 8.3 15.4 2.8 0.2 5.1
Pence per 800g loaf
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
White loaf, sliced 90 119 123 120 120
White loaf, unwrapped 92 109 110 110 120
Wholemeal loaf, sliced 99 121 125 121 123
Source:
Consumer prices indices, Office for National Statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
96169; 541 c668W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Prices Bread
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk