§ Returned from the Commons agreed to with Amendments.
| 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | |
| Basic foodstuffs | |||||
| Percentage of GNP | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.45 | 2.30 | 2.35 |
| Percentage of National Income | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.73 | 2.57 | 2.64 |
| Agricultural fertilisers | |||||
| Percentage of GNP | 0.1l | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Percentage of National Income | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Animal feedingstuffs | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.49 |
| Percentage of National Income | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.55 |
§ It is not the practice to publish forecasts of future expenditure.