asked the Taoiseach if he will state for 1956 the approximate division of gross domestic fixed capital formation between (a) road vehicles, (b) rolling stock, ships and aircraft, (c) plant and machinery, (d) new dwellings, and (e) other construction.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation.
It is estimated that in 1956 the expenditure on gross fixed capital formation was (a) £3,000,000 for road vehicles, (b) £7,000,000 for rolling stock, ships and aircraft, (c) £24,000,000 for plant, machinery and other equipment, (d) £14,000,000 for dwellings, and (e) £28,000,000 for other construction. The expenditure on private road motor vehicles, as on other durable consumers' goods, is classified as current consumption expenditure and not as fixed capital formation.