Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling

HC Deb 09 March 1976 vol 907 cc175-6W

Mr. Hooley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report total consumer expenditure on: (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco and (c) gambling, in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975, indicating which figures, if any, are estimates.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Following is the information:

CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURE IN UNITED KINGDOM
Current Prices (£ million)
(a) Alcoholic Drink(1)
1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
2,602	2,910	3,416	3,927	4,910
(b) Tobacco
1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
1,691	1,808	1,945	2,237	2,741
(c) Betting and Gaming
1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
367	397	443	508	581
(1) Including expenditure on cider and perry.

All the figures are estimates. The bases for making them are described in "National Accounts Statistics: Sources and Methods" HMSO 1968.

The figures for the years 1971 to 1974 are given in Table 29 of "National Income and Expenditure 1964–1974" published by the Central Statistical Office. The figures for 1975 are preliminary estimates.