HC Deb 12 July 1973 vol 859 cc404-6W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total of personal disposable income for each quarter since January 1960; and what has been the percentage increase in real personal disposable income per head of the population between each of these successive quarters.

Mr. Nott

The latest available estimates are given in the following table:

Total personal disposable income at current prices Increase in real personal disposable income per head over preceding quarter
£million Per cent.
1960—
 1st quarter 4,405 —
 2nd quarter 4,542 + 2.4
 3rd quarter 4,602 + 10
 4th quarter 4,728 + 2.0
1961—
 1st quarter 4,767 − 0.1
 2nd quarter 4,901 + 1.6
 3rd quarter 4,944 − 0.8
 4th quarter 4,959 − 0.5
1962—
 1st quarter 5,008 − 0.7
 2nd quarter 5,075 Nil
 3rd quarter 5,143 + 0.8
 4th quarter 5,249 + 1.7
1963—
 1st quarter 5,271 − 0.2
 2nd quarter 5,381 + 1.4
 3rd quarter 5,528 + 2.4
 4th quarter 5606 + 0.4
1964—
 1st quarter 5,680 + 0.6
 2nd quarter 5,799 + 0.4
 3rd quarter 5,913 + 0.9
 4th quarter 6,017 + 1.0
1965—
 1st quarter 6,097 − 0.1
 2nd quarter 6,184 − 0.6
 3rd quarter 6,335 + 1.5
 4th quarter 6,440 + 1.1
1966—
 1st quarter 6,731 + 3.6
 2nd quarter 6,568 − 3.9
 3rd quarter 6,599 − 0.8
 4th quarter 6,668 + 0.1
1967—
 1st quarter 6,678 − 0.4
 2nd quarter 6,906 + 3.0
 3rd quarter 7,069 + 2.0
 4th quarter 7,036 − 1.3
1968—
 1st quarter 7,255 + 1.7
 2nd quarter 7,281 − 1.8
 3rd quarter 7,421 + 0.9
 4th quarter 7,554 + 0.2
1969—
 1st quarter 7,696 + 0.2
 2nd quarter 7,710 − 1.0
 3rd quarter 7,874 + 1.0
 4th quarter 7,993 + 0.2
1970—
 1st quarter 8,096 − 0.2
 2nd quarter 8,464 + 3.0
 3rd quarter 8,709 + 1.5
 4th quarter 8,872 + 0.3
  Total personal disposable income at current prices Increase in real personal disposable income per head over preceding quarter
  £million Per cent.
1971—
 1st quarter 9,031 − 10
 2nd quarter 9,374 + 1.3
 3rd quarter 9,675 + 1.5
 4th quarter 9,905 + 1.8
1972—
 1st quarter 10,054 − 0.3
 2nd quarter 10,777 + 5.8
 3rd quarter 10,817 − 0.9
 4th quarter 11,276 + 2.6
1973—
 1st quarter 11,475 − 0.1

Notes: The figures are based on seasonally adjusted data. The figures given in the right hand column are especially liable to revision and small fluctuations in them cannot be regarded as significant.

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