Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 July 1994. It was answered by Anthony Nelson (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 July 1994 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Question: What distinction he draws in measuring inflation and assessing its importance between demand-pull, cost-push, leading-sector and asset inflation; how he assesses the damage done by each form; and if he will publish figures giving the relative impact of each form of inflation for each year between 1980 and 1990; and 247 c13-4W, if he regards as inflationary the increase in the retail price of personal articles between August 1992 and May 1994 as in the retail prices index; what kind of articles were covered how much of the increase was due to increases in labour unit costs in production and distribution. - Shall write and place a copy of the letter in the Library.

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