HC Deb 22 November 1977 vol 939 c631W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the proportion of the gross domestic product devoted to housing.

Mr. Armstrong

The following table sets out the available information. The answer is in terms of the gross domestic fixed capital formation in dwellings as a percentage of the gross domestic product for the United Kingdom at market prices.

GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION IN DWELLINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.
1948 2.9
1949 2.7
1950 2.6
1951 2.6
1952 3.1
1953 3.7
1954 3.6
1955 3.3
1956 3.1
1957 2.8
1958 2.5
1959 2.7
1960 2.8
1961 2.9
1962 30
1963 3.2
1964 3.7
1965 3.6
1966 3.6
1967 3.8
1968 3.9
1969 3.6
1970 3.2
1971 3.3
1972 3.6
1973 3.7
1974 3.9
1975 4.0
1976 3.8