§ Mr. John Hallasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing personal saving, in total and per head of the population, at constant 1958 prices for 1946 to 1966, inclusive, and for the first nine months of 1967 expressed in terms of an annual equivalent.
§ Mr. DiamondYes. Preliminary figures for the whole of 1967 are now available and will be included in the table.
The information available is as follows:
PERSONAL SAVING REVALUED AT 1958 PRICES Total Per head of population £ million £ 1946 453 9 1947 178 4 1948 60 1 1949 179 4 1950 177 4 1951 144 3 1952 454 9 1953 505 10 1954 439 9 1955 544 11 1956 816 16 1957 787 15 1958 605 12 1959 797 15 1960 1,177 22 1961 1,580 30 1962 1,389 26 1963 1,372 26 1964 1,536 28 1965 1,587 29 1966 1,634 30 1967 1,562 28