P229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 8 May 21:19/48 1/3 BULLION London MonCls Tue AM Tue PM TueCls GOLD 375.50 376.40 376.50 377.50 SILVER MonFix MonCls TujFix TujCls Spot 641.95 638.50 639.10 645.00 3Mth 655.40 655.50 652.95 663.00 New York MonCls TujOpg TujCls GOLD (May) 376.10 n/a 377.10 (Jun) 379.60 380.30 380.30 SILVER (May) 895.50 898.00 900.50 (Jly) 911.00 912.40 916.00 MonCls Tue AM TueCls PLATINUM 274.40 276.80 278.55 COINS Kr'sands 276.75 278.00 278.50 New Sovs 63.38 63.75 63.63 MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 8 May 21:14/14 2/3 LONDON METAL EXCHANGE CASH CASH THREE-MONTH Mon Tue Mon Tue Close Close Close Close Coppjt 1025.0 1042.5 1043.8 1059.2 Tin 8962.5 9025.0 8950.5 9012.5 Lead 327.75 326.00 335.75 334.50 Zinc 678.50 662.00 682.75 667.25 Alumin 943.00 944.00 963.25 964.75 Nickel 3377.5 3400.0 3457.5 3477.5 Silvjt 637.00 643.50 651.50 657.75 NEW YORK COMEX (Settlement Prices) MonCls TujOpg TujCls Copper (Jly) 65.70 66.00 606.50 £/tonne (silvjt pOoz, NY copper c/lb)P229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 8 May 21:24/01 3/3 SOFT COMMODITIES LONDON MonCls TujMdy TujCls Cocoa (Jly* 1894.5 1910.5 1908.0 Coffee (Jly* 2110.5 2115.5 2109.5 Sugar (Oct) 184.30 185.00 184.80 Rubbjt (Nov* 779.50 781.50 780.50 Wheat B (Jly) 127.50 126.40 125.60 Barley (Sip) 106.25 106.00 105.65 SoyaMeal (Aug) 155.10 154.70 155.45 Potatoes (May) 231.25 247.25 246.00 (Apr 1985) 89.10 90.00 92.70 NEW YORK MonCls TujOpg TujCls Cocoa (Jly) 2545.0 2561.0 N/A Coffee XJly* 147.17 146.65 146.96 Sugar (Jly) 6.48 6.46 6.33 MoreP229 CEEFAX 229 Tue 8 May 21:20/47 4/6 RETAIL PRICE INFLATION UPI Inflation Rate 3u0 8 - - 340 6 - - 330 4 - - mamjjasondjfm % mamjjasondjfm Retail Price Index March: 345.1, up 0.3pc from February (Jan 1974=1OO). Annual Inflation Rate 5.2pc, after 5.1pc in year to February. MoreP229 CJJFAX 229 Tue 8 May 21:21/26 5/6 AVERAGE EARNINGS Average Underlying Earnings 12-month Index Increase 155 9 - - 150 8 - - 145 7 fmamjjasondjf % fmamjjasondjf Earnings Index Fjdruary: 155.5 (154.7 in January), a 12-month rise of 5.6pc. (The underlying rise is put at 7.75pc). NB Whole Economy Index (Jan 1980 = 100) (NB Seasonally adjusted) MoreP229 CEJFAX 229 Tue 8 May 21:12/12 6/6 UNEMPLOYMENT Out of Work Vacancies 170 14 - - ************ 150 13 - - 130 12 - % mamjjasondjfm 'GOO mamjjasondjfm Unemployment in month to mid-March was 12.6pc, after February's 12.6pc. Notified Vacancies rose bz 100 in the month to mid-March to 148,800. NB Seasonally adj/excl school-leavjts ( * Excluding men aged 60 and ovjt) More