Prices, Incomes and Dividends

HC Deb 21 February 1969 vol 778 c182W

Mr. Whitaker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the approximate annual average rises in prices, incomes and dividends, respectively, for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Harold Lever

The following is the information:

PRICES, INCOMES AND DIVIDENDS CHANGE COMPARED WITH PRECEDING YEAR
	Retail prices*	Total domestic income†	Total personal income†	(per cent.) Dividends on company ordinary shares
1959	+ 0.6	+ 6.2	+ 6.0	+ 17.4
1960	+ 1.0	+ 8.8	+ 7.7	+28.4
1961	+ 3.4	+ 5.9	+ 8.2	+ 13.9
1962	+ 4.2	+ 4.4	+ 5.3	− 0.4
1963	+ 2.0	+ 6.5	+ 6.0	+ 11.9
1964	+ 3.3	+ 8.7	+ 8.0	+ 15.2
1965	+ 4.8	+ 7.4	+ 8.7	+ 14.1
1966	+ 3.9	+ 4.5	+ 6.4	− 1.2
1967	+ 2.5	+ 3.8	+ 4.4	−5.0
1968	+ 4.7	+ 8.7‡	+ 7.9‡	+ 3.2‡
* Based on index of retail prices.
† Before providing for depreciation and stock appreciation.
‡ First three quarters of 1968 compared with first three quarters of 1967