§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will show the annual growth indices since 1950 for each of gross national product, industrial production and public expenditure, distinguishing between public expenditure on goods and services, on transfer incomes and on investment.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe following table shows the information requested in the 831W form of index numbers. These all show volume changes, except for transfer pay-
GNP at constant factor cost Index of Industrial Production Public Authorities' Current Expenditure on goods and services at constant market prices Public Sector Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at constant market prices* Public Sector Transfer Payments (including net lending) at current market prices 1950 … … … … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1951 … … … … 102.6 102.3 107.8 107.7 105.1 1952 … … … … 102.2 99.1 118.0 115.3 110.5 1953 … … … … 106.9 105.4 121.1 128.8 114.0 1954 … … … … 110.9 110.9 120.6 128.0 116.5 1955 … … … … 114.2 116.3 116.9 123.8 126.9 1956 … … … … 116.7 117.2 115.9 122.4 130.4 1957 … … … … 119.0 119.3 114.1 127.4 136.8 1958 … … … … 119.0 118.2 111.5 125.4 151.0 1959 … … … … 123.0 124.2 113.8 134.8 159.2 1960 … … … … 128.5 132.7 116.3 139.2 177.0 1961 … … … … 133.1 134.3 120.5 151.0 194.9 1962 … … … … 134.9 135.6 124.3 156.4 206.3 1963 … … … … 140.5 139.6 126.3 162.2 219.2 1964 … … … … 148.8 151.5 128.3 189.4 232.4 1965 … … … … 152.7 156.0 131.7 199.0 265.1 1966 … … … … 155.4 158.7 135.5 213.4 277.6 1967 … … … … 159.3 160.6 143.0 243.8 326.5 1968 … … … … 165.0 170.1 143.5 242.9 377.9 1969 … … … … 167.5 174.6 141.2 227.9 398.9 1970 … … … … 170.7 175.1 143.4 233.4 429.2 1971 … … … … 174.2 176.0 147.7 231.9 470.1 1972 … … … … 177.4 179.7 153.1 224.7 544.4 1973 … … … … 188.7 193.0 159.5 226.9 653.2 1974 … … … … 189.1 186.3 164.7 228.4 883.7 * Including expenditure by nationalised industries and other public corporations, the coverage of which has varied over the period.