§ Mr. Knox asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of personal disposable income was saved in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyne:The information requested is to be found in a footnote to table 4.1 of "National Income and Expenditure Blue Book"—1981 edition—a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library. The figures are as follows:
Saving as a percentage of personal disposable income per cent. 1971 7.7 1972 10.1 1973 11.9 1974 12.3 1975 12.4 1976 11.6 1977 10.8 1978 13.0 1979 14.7 1980 15.8