HC Deb 05 February 1981 vol 998 cc202-3W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase in domestic credit expansion in each month since June 1979 up to the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Lawson

The change in domestic credit expansion—seasonally adjusted—each banking month since June 1979 is shown in the following table.

Banking month Change in domestic credit expansion £ million
1979
June 550
July 511
August 1,202
September 1,005
October 1,658
November 1,211
December 96
1980
January 738
February 270
March 717
April 701
May 1,149
June 1,369
July 3,466
August 2,011
September 967
October 1,128
November 1,431
December 761