HC Deb 22 November 1968 vol 773 c357W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product was spent in the public sector in each year from 1960 to date.

Mr. Harold Lever

The table below shows total public expenditure on goods and services as a percentage of gross national product at factor cost. The public sector expenditure includes expenditure on imported goods and services which cannot be separately indentified.

1960 1961 1962 1963
25.3 25.9 26.6 26.4
1964 1965 1966 1967
27.3 27.9 29.3 31.5