The information is set out in the table below.1 The general index of retail prices has been used to deflate the average gross ingredient cost into real terms, using 1995-96 as a baseline.Average Gross Ingredient Cost of General and Proprietary Items Dispensed 1995-96 to 1999-2000 GenericProprietaryFinancial YearAverage cost per item£Total cost of all items dispensed£Average cost per item£Total cost of all items dispensed£1995-961.8039,320,61012.72388,274,1381996-972.0148,201,53313.54407,937,5131997-982.7271,981,17913.89414,375,8751998-992.6374,064,87914.41427,385,5271999-20003.66105,354,73415.07455,592,429Notes:1.