HL Deb 04 May 2000 vol 612 cc194-6WA
Lord Ahmed

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the current figures and what have the figures been over the last 30 years for:

  1. (a) M4 (total money supply); and
  2. (b) M0 (cash or coin). [HL2222]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

This information is published in Tables 3.1C and 3.1D of the ONS publication Financial Statistics. The requested data are attached.

Current figures (seasonally adjusted)
Notes & Coins in circulation outside Bank of England (BOE): level £m M0 wide monetary base (end period): level £m Money stock M4 (end period): level £m
March 2000 30,318 30,469 825,392
April 2000 30,418 30,647 not yet available

Figures over the last 30 years (seasonally adjusted)
Notes & coins in circulation outside Bank of England (BOE): level £m MO wide monetary base (end period): level £m Money stock M4 (end period): level £m
1970 3,796 4,097 26,643
1971 4,095 4,289 30,976
1972 4,361 4,845 38,156
1973 4.865 5,339 46,544
1974 5,431 6,157 51,671
1975 6,224 6,872 57,943
1976 6,997 7,648 64,538
1977 7.760 8,651 74,074
1978 8,917 9,836 85,090
1979 10,071 11,013 97,339
1980 10,885 11,649 114,149
1981 11,475 11,925 137,837
1982 11,841 12,302 154,865
1983 12,571 13,038 175,385
1984 13,247 13,746 199,158

Figures over the last 30 years (seasonally adjusted)
Notes & coins in circulation outside Bank of England (BOE): level £m MO wide monetary base (end period): level £m Monev stock M4 (end period): level £m
1985 13,893 14,266 225,144
1986 14,446 15,023 258,186
1987 15,123 15,666 304,708
1988 16,177 16,867 357,755
1989 17,125 17,825 425,731
1990 18,049 18,300 476,692
1991 18,485 18,857 503.822
1992 18,916 19,393 517,709
1993 19,851 20,561 543,253
1994 21,121 21,954 566,080
1995 22,366 23,177 622,016
1996 23,910 24,734 681,914
1997 25,391 26,334 719,991
1998 26,879 27,702 779,507
1999 28,812 30,959 806,571