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Written question asked by Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2023. It was answered by Bim Afolami (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 November 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.


Toys and Games and Food: Inflation

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the impact of inflation on the average price of (a) oranges, (b) chocolate, (c) candy canes and (d) toys in the last 12 months.

Answer

Inflation data for games, toys, and hobbies can be downloaded here https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/consumerpriceinflation.

The ONS also have a shopping prices comparison tool which shows inflation for oranges and chocolate, and can be found here https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/articles/shoppingpricescomparisontool/2023-05-03.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1208
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Chocolate Confectionery Inflation Prices Toys and games Oranges
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk