§ Mr. Sheldonasked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the increase in imports for each extra £ million increase in consumption.
§ Mr. DellIn the input-output analysis for 1963, published in Economic Trends in August this year, it is estimated that imports of goods and services accounted 133W for about 17.0 per cent. of personal expenditure at market prices. It is not possible to say to what extent this overall proportion may apply to changes in personal expenditure at any one time.