§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage quarterly change, on the basis of a three-quarter moving average in real personal disposable income since January 1960.
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§ Mr. NottEstimates are set out in the following table:
Quarterly changes in real personal disposable income on the basis of a three-quarter moving average Per cent. 1960 Q1 +1.7 Q2 +1.7 Q3 +2.0 Q4 +1.2 1961 Ql +1.4 Q2 +0.4 Q3 +0.3 Q4 +0.4 1962 Ql +0.1 Q2 +0.3 Q3 +1.0 Q4 +0.9 1963 Ql +1.1 Q2 +1.3 Q3 +1.5 Q4 +1.2 1964 Ql +0.6 Q2 +0.8 Q3 +0.9 Q4 +0.7 1965 Ql +0.2 Q2 +0.4 Q3 +0.8 Q4 +2.2 1966 Ql +0.3 Q2 −0.3 Q3 −1.4 Q4 −0.3 1967 Ql +1.0 Q2 +1.8 Q3 +1.3 Q4 +0.9 1968 Ql −0.4 Q2 +0.4 Q3 −0.1 Q4 +0.6 1969 Ql −0.1 Q2 +0.2 Q3 +0.1 Q4 +0.4 1970 Ql +1.1 Q2 +1.5 Q3 +1.7 Q4 +0.3 1971 Ql +0.2 Q2 +0.7 Q3 +1.6 Q4 +1.1 1972 Ql +2.6 Q2 +1.6 Q3 +2.5 Q4 +0.6 NOTE. The figures are based on a three-quarter moving average of seasonally adjusted national accounts estimates of real personal disposable income.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons at the latest available estimates are estimated to have an annual income, respectively, under £1,400, between £1,400-£2,800, between £2,800-£7,000, and over £7,000; and in each of these income categories how many have income, respectively, 47W wholly earned, partially earned and partially unearned, and wholly unearned.
Range of total net income Lower limit £ Upper limit £ Total numbers* (millions) Numbers with incomes wholly earned* (millions) Numbers with incomes partly earned* (millions) Numbers with incomes wholly from investments (000's) 595 … 1,400 … … 6½ 5 1½ 40 1,400 … 2,800 … … 10¼ 8¼ 2 25 2,800 … 7,000 … … 4¼ 3 1¼ 35 Over 7,000 … … … … ¼ .04 .15 10 * Married couples are counted as one.