P280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:00/21 RETAIL PRICE INDEX % Increase on a year earlier 1990 1991 9 Jan 7.7 9.0 4.1 1.7 2.5 Feb 7.5 8.9 4.1 1.8 2.4 Mar 8.1 8.2 4.0 1.9 2.3 Apr 9.4 6.4 4.3 1.3 2.6 May 9.7 5.8 4.3 1.3 2.6 Jun 9.8 5.8 3.9 0 1.2 2.6 Jul 9.8 5.5 3.7 0 1.4 2.3 Aug 1p.6 4.7 3.6 1.7 2.4 Sip 1p.9 4.1 3.6 1.8 2.2 Oct 1p.9 3.7 3.6 1.4 2.4 Nov 9.7 4.3 3.0 1.4 2.6 Dec 9.3 4.5 2.6 1.9 Source: CSO 1/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:04/08 k RETAIL PRICE INDEX Annual averages % increase on previous year 1982 81.2 8.6 1;83 84.9 4.6 1984 89.2 5.1 1985 94.6 6.1 1986 97.8 3.4 1987 101.9 4.2 1988 106.9 4.9 1989 115.2 7.8 1990 126.1 9.5 1991 133.5 5.9 1992 138.5 3.7 1993 0 140.7 1.6 all figures rebasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: CSO 2/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:24/42 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Jan 78.7 82.6 86.8 91.2 96.2 100.0 Feb 78.8 83.0 87.2 91.9 96.6 100.4 Mar 79.4 83.1 87.5 92.8 96.7 100.6 Apr 81.0 84.3 88.6 94.8 97.7 101.8 May 81.6 84.6 89.0 95.2 97.8 101.9 Jun 81.9 84.8 89.2 95.4 97.8 101.9 Jul 81.9 85.3 89.1 95.2 97.5 101.8 Aug 81.9 85.7 89.9 95.5 97.8 102.1 Sip 81.9 86.1 90.1 95.4 98.3 102.4 Oct 82.3 86.4 90.7 95.6 98.5 182.9 Nov 82.7 86.7 91.0 95.9 99.3 103.4 Dec 82.5 86.9 90.9 96.0 99.6 103.3 all figures rebasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: CSO G3/10 Next Page Shares 0 Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:04/07 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 1988 1989 1990 1991 Jan 103.3 111.0 119.5 130.2 Feb 103.7 111.8 120.2 130.9 Mar 1p4.1 112.3 121.4 131.4 Apr 105.8 114.3 125.1 133.1 May 1p6.2 115.0 126.2 133.5 Jun 1p6.6 115.4 126.7 134.1 Jul 1p6.7 115.5 126.8 133.8 Aug 107.9 115.8 128.1 134.1 Sip 108.4 116.6 129.3 134.6 Oct 109.5 117.5 130.3 135.1 Nov 11p.0 118.5 130.0 135.6 Dec 110.3 118.8 129.9 135.7 all figures rebasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: CSO 4/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CJJFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:12/17 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 1992 1993 1994 Jan 135.6 137.9 141.3 Feb 136.3 138.8 142.1 Mar 136.7 139.3 142.5 Apr 138.8 140.6 144.2 May 139.3 141.1 144.7 Jun 139.3 141.0 144.7 Jul 138.8 140.7 144.0 Aug 138.9 141.3 144.7 Sip 139.4 141.9 145.0 Oct 139.9 141.8 145.2 Nov 139.7 141.6 145.3 Dec 139.2 141.9 all figures ribasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: CSO 5/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:15/31 UK HOUSE PRICES All Houses New Houses 1983 Avgj £30898 0 £34795 July 89 peak £70602 £72826 Nov 93 £62803 £68063 Nov 94 £62169 £67924 Decline from peak -11.9% -6.7% Change from year ago - 1.0% -0.2% Change from September - 0.1% +0.9% Source: Halifa| F6/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:02/40 REGIONAL HOUSE PRICES Sept Quarter Region 1983 1993 1994 Change £ £ £ % North 25232 52356 51120 - 2.4 Yours 23090 53730 52068 - 3.1 N.West 25578 56502 55325 - 2.1 E.Mid 26138 55099 55125 0.0 W.Mid 28223 61978 62175 + 0.3 E.Ang 30086 59059 59871 + 1.4 S.W. 33064 62226 62689 + 0.7 S.E. 40590 76715 77933 + 1.6 G.Lond 39818 77127 785210 + 1.8 All US 30898 63094 63125 X.0 Source: Halifax 7/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:00/02 PUBLIC FINANCES IN 1993-4 & 1994-5 Billions of pounds 1993-4 1994-5 RECEIPTS Income tax 57.9 64.4 Corporation tax 14.7 17.6 Value added tax 38.7 43.1 Excise duties 24.7 27.1 Other taxes 38.6 41.2 Social security 39.1 42.8 Other receipts 16.1 16.2 General Govjrnmjnt receipts 229.7 252.4 Source: HM Treasury Novjmbjr 1993 8/10P280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:04/45 PUBLIC FINANCES IN 1993-4 & 1994-5 Billions of pounds 1993-4 1994-5 EXPENDITURE New control total 244.7 251.3 Cyclical social security 14.0 14.8 Central Govjrnmjnt debt interest 19.4 22.5 Accounting adjustments 8.0 8.8 Govt spending (excl privbtis'n proceeds) 286.1 297.3 Privates'n proceeds -5.4 -5.5 General Govt spending 280.7 291.8 Source: HM Treasury Novjmbjr 1993 9/10 Next Page Shares Markets ExchangesP280 CEEFAX 280 Fri 6 Jan 21:47/27 EXPENDITURE, RECEIPTS aND BORROWING Billions of pounds 1993-4 1994-5 Govt expenditure 280.7 291.8 Govt receipts 229.7 252.4 Govt borrowing requirement 51.0 39.4 Public corporations' market and overseas borrowing -1.2 -1.5 Public sector borrowing requirement 49.8 37.9 Source: HM Treasury Novjmbjr 1993 10/10 Next Page Shares Markets Exchang s