§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product in each year from 1960 to 1972, or the latest available date, went to rent, profit and interest.
§ Mr. NottThe information is as follows:
TOTAL OF RENT, TRADING PROFITS AND SURPLUSES, AND NET INCOME FROM ABROAD, AS A PROPORTION OF (A) GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AND (B) NATIONAL INCOME Per cent. (A) (B) 1960 25.5 19.5 1961 24.1 17.9 1962 24.0 17.7 1963 25.3 19.1 1964 25.4 19.2 1965 25.1 18.9 1966 23.9 17.4 1967 24.3 17.7 1968 24.6 18.0 1969 24.0 17.1 1970 22.4 15.0 1971 22.3 14.7 1972 22.2 14.5 Notes: The above incomes are the total of the incomes arising from the national product other than income from employment and from self-employment. They include net interest received from abroad; other interest paid or received by the various sectors of the economy cancels out in the definition of gross national product. In Column (A) both the incomes and gross national product are defined after deducting stock appreciation but before deducting capital consumption; in Column (B) national income (and the corresponding incomes) are measured after deducting stock appreciation and capital consumption.