82. Mr. H. Wilsonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the provisional October trade return figures released by his Department on 14th November.
§ Mr. MaudlingThe October trade figures were affected by the strike of tally clerks at the London Docks. It is not known how big the effect was, but it is thought that it was larger on exports than on imports. The distortion of the figures will probably continue, and this will make interpretation difficult for the next month or two.
(1) (2) (3) (4) Year Amount of increase in employed man's National Insurance contribution Ratio of increases between employers' and employees' contributions—2 (b) as percentage of 2 (a) Estimated extra income in first full year after increase (a) Employee (b) Employer National Insurance Industrial Injuries National Insurance Industrial Injuries s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Per cent. £ million 1951 … 2 0 2 0 100 17 1952 … 8 0 7 1 100 64 1955 … 11 1 11 1 100 100 1958 … 1 9 3 1 8 3 96 190