HC Deb 22 May 1979 vol 967 c91W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage change in real personal disposable income for each year since 1945.

Mr. Peter Rees

The available information is given in the following table. Estimates of real personal disposable income are not available before 1948.

Real personal disposable income
Percentage change on preceding year
1949 2.8
1950 3.3
1951 -1.3
1952 1.5
1953 5.0
1954 3.3
1955 4.6
1956 2.6
1957 1.7
1958 1.8
1959 5.2
1960 6.6
1961 4.1
1962 0.8
1963 4.4
1964 3.7
1965 2.6
1966 2.2
1967 1.4
1968 1.9
1969 1.0
1970 3.4
1971 2.9
1972 7.9
1973 5.9
1974 0.8
1975 -0.6
1976 NIL
1977 -1.8
1978 6.4