Viscountess ASTORasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amounts invested in and the withdrawals from National Saving Certificates in each week during the year 1927?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI regret that aggregate weekly figures are not available. The amounts invested and the withdrawals month by month during the year 1927 were as follow:
— Cash Invested. Principal withdrawn. £ £ January … 3,399,173 2,916,285 February … 3,120,260 3,436,498 March … 3,304,194 4,248,084 April … 2,884,940 3,819,996 May … 2,947,363 3,426,314 June … 2,885,504 2,857,980 July … 2,932,559 2,961,517 August … 2,519,671 2,587,592 September … 2,578,029 2,729,988 October … 3,480,911 3,149,237 November … 2,901,852 3,418,584 December … 2,906,008 3,071,097 35,860,464 38,603,172