HC Deb 23 March 1970 vol 798 cc295-8W
Mr. Speed

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the percentage increases, at 1963 prices seasonally adjusted, of gross fixed capital formation and its component parts between the third quarter of 1959 and the third quarter of 1964, and between the third quarter of 1964 and the third quarter of 1969, respectively;

(2) if he will list the percentage increases, at 1963 prices seasonally ad- justed, of the gross domestic product measured by income expenditure and output methods between the third quarter of 1959 and the third quarter of 1964, and between the third quarter of 1964 and the third quarter of 1969, respectively;

(3) if he will list the percentage increase in United Kingdom taxes on incomes, seasonally adjusted and at constant prices, between the third quarter of 1959 and the third quarter of 1964, and between the third quarter of 1964 and the third quarter of 1969.

Mr. William Rodgers

The information available is given in the table below:

Percentage increase
Third quarter 1959 to third quarter 1964 Third quarter 1964 to third quarter 1969
Gross domestic fixed capital formation (at 1963 prices and seasonally adjusted)
Total +45 +15
By sector:
Private sector +48 +12
Public authorities +41 +36
Public corporations +41 +1
By industry group:
Mining and quarrying -22 +16
Manufacturing +31 +25
Gas, electricity and water +63 -21
Transport and communication +3 +31
Distributive trades +48 -7
Agriculture and other industries +72 +16
Dwellings +56 +5
Public services +81 +52
Gross domestic product at factor cost (at 1963 prices and seasonally adjusted)
Income estimate +21 +11
Expenditure estimate +19 +11
Output estimate +19 +12
Taxes on income (seasonally adjusted)
Payments by the personal sector +61 +88

Mr. Speed

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the gross domestic product, at constant prices and seasonally adjusted, quarterly from 1958 to the latest convenient date, using the income, expenditure and output methods, respectively, and the average of the three and if he will compare these with the relevant National Plan forecasts for the period 1964 to 1970.

Mr. William Rodgers

The hon. Member will find the expenditure and output estimates of gross domestic product at factor cost at constant prices and seasonally adjusted quarterly from 1958 to 1968 in the October issue of Economic Trends and for the first three quarters of 1969 in the January issue (Tables A and C), copies of which are in the Library. The income estimate and the average of the three are given in the table below. The average estimate shows an average annual increase of 2.1 per cent. between 1964 and 1969, based on the first three quarters, seasonally adjusted at annual rates. The National Plan, which related to the slightly differently defined aggregate of gross national product at market prices, showed an average annual increase of 3.8 per cent. between 1964 and 1970.

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST AT CONSTANT PRICES AND SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX 1963=100
Based on income data* Average estimate
1958
1st quarter 84.5 85.1
2nd quarter 82.3 83.4
3rd quarter 83.5 84.6
4th quarter 83.1 84.5
1959
1st quarter 84.4 85.3
2nd quarter 85.6 87.0
3rd quarter 87.8 88.5
4th quarter 88.9 90.2
1960
1st quarter 92.1 92.3
2nd quarter 91.5 92.0
3rd quarter 93.6 93.1
4th quarter 93.1 93.4
1961
1st quarter 94.2 94.8
2nd quarter 95.3 95.3
3rd quarter 94.4 95.2
4th quarter 95.4 95.2
1962
1st quarter 94.8 95.1
2nd quarter 96.0 96.4
3rd quarter 96.9 97.0
4th quarter 96.0 96.4
1963
1st quarter 95.7 96.0
2nd quarter 100.2 99.9
3rd quarter 101.4 101.2
4th quarter 102.7 102.9
1964
1st quarter 104.1 104.0
2nd quarter 105.2 105.2
3rd quarter 106.3 105.9
4th quarter 106.9 107.2
Based on income data* Average estimate
1965
1st quarter 108.0 107.9
2nd quarter 108.4 107.7
3rd quarter 109.4 108.8
4th quarter 110.2 109.9
1966
1st quarter 110.3 110.1
2nd quarter 109.2 109.8
3rd quarter 112.0 111.0
4th quarter 110.2 110.4
1967
1st quarter 109.9 110.8
2nd quarter 112.2 112.0
3rd quarter 111.5 112.1
4th quarter 112.2 112.6
1968
1st quarter 114.4 115.0
2nd quarter 114.6 114.2
3rd quarter 115.5 115.9
4th quarter 117.5 117.9
1969
1st quarter 117.2 116.5
2nd quarter 117.4 117.2
3rd quarter 118.4 118.0
* Income data deflated by the price index implied by estimates based on expenditure data.
† Average of estimates based on expenditure, income and output data.