Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 26 Apr 1960

Vol. 181 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Economic Series: Statistical Information.

1.

Mr. Sweetman

asked the Taoiseach if he will give any further statistical information that may be available to bring the Economic Series published on the 7th instant up to date.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Donnchadh Ó Briain)

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the required information.

Following is the statement:—

No.	Series	Year	Unit	January	February	March	April
1	Imports	1960	£ mill.		18.27*	20.74†
2	Total Exports	1960	£ mill.		11.18*	12.77†
3	Import Excess	1960	£ mill.		7.10*	7.96†
8	Exports of Cattle	1960	No. (000)	37.55
9	Exports of Tinned Beef	1960	Cwt. (000)	20.64
10	Exports of Beef and Veal, Fresh, chilled or frozen	1960	Cwt. (000)	81.17
11	Exports of Horses	1960	No.	1,106
12	Creamery Butter Production	1960	Cwt. (000)			23.6
13	Wheaten Flour Production	1960	Sacks (000)		154
14	Electricity—Monthly Output of E.S.B. Generating Stations	1960	K.W.H. (mill.)		211.29	209.36
15	Fat Cattle exposed for sale at Dublin Market	1960	Average weekly numbers (000)			3.05
17	Beer—Retained for Home Consumption	1960	Std. Brl. (000)	79.00
18	Potable Spirits—Retained for Home Consumption	1960	Proof gall. (000)	54.72
19	Unmanufactured Tobacco—Retained for Home Consumption	1960	lb. (000)	824
25	Store Cattle (1-2 yrs.) Average monthly Prices at Fairs	1960	£ per head			37.60
26	Fat Cattle (2-3 yrs.) Average monthly Prices at Fairs	1960	£ per head			58.34
27	Milch Cows—Average monthly Prices at Fairs	1960	£ per head			50.68
28	Fat Sheep (1-2 yrs.) Average monthly Prices at Fairs	1960	Shillings per head			157.50
29	Fat Cattle—Average monthly Prices at Dublin Market.	1960	Shillings per live cwt.			130.00
30	Bacon Pigs—Average monthly Market Prices.	1960	Shillings per dead cwt.			225.50
31	Creamery Butter—Average Monthly Prices	1960	£ per cwt.			21.42
32	Hen Eggs—Average monthly Market Prices	1960	Shillings per 120			20.83
33	Potatoes—Average Monthly Market Prices	1960	Shillings per cwt.			10.17
35	Price Index Numbers of Ordinary Stocks and Shares	1960	Base 1953=100				153.2
38	Bank Debits—Ordinary Accounts Average Daily Figures	1960	£ mill.	9.17	7.99	7.65
40	Note Circulation—Amount Outstanding on a Saturday in each month	1960	£ mill.			76.05
41	Post Office Savings Bank and Savings Certificates	1960	£(000)		490.0
44	Total Railway Receipts—Average Weekly Figures	1959 1960	£(000)			137.5*133.7†
45	Road Motor Passenger Services— Vehicle Miles Run	1960	miles (mill.)		3.98
46	Road Motor Passenger Services— (Passengers Carried)	1960	No. (mill.)		23.57
47	New Private Motor Cars registered and licensed for the first time	1960	No.		1,571
48	Shipping—External Trade—Net Tonnage of Arrivals (with cargoes)	1960	Ton (000)		454
49	Shipping—External Trade—Net Tonnage of Departures (with cargoes)	1960	Ton (000)		268
50	Net Passenger Movements by Sea	1960	No. (000)		-3.52
51	Housing—State-aided Schemes— Number of new houses built by private persons and Public Utility Societies	1960	No.		173
52	Housing—State-aided Schemes. Number of Houses reconstructed	1960	No.		411
53	Housing—State-aided Schemes. Total number of New Houses Built	1960	No.		418
54	Live Register—Persons residing in Cities, Urban Districts and Towns under the Towns Improvement Act	1960	No. (000)			26.31
55	Live Register—Total at end of Month	1960	No. (000)			65.2
56	Live Register—Percentage of insured persons on Live Register at mid-month	1960	percentage			8.2
57	Unemployment Benefit Claims current at end of month	1960	No. (000)			35.18
58	Unemployment Benefit—weekly amounts expended	1960	£ (000)			63.06
59	Persons in receipt of Home Assistance on last Saturday of month	1960	No. (000)	43

* Revised.

† Subject to revision