asked the Taoiseach if, using whatever statistical form is appropriate, he will state in respect of the years 1956 to 1965, inclusive, the percentage which annual imports bore to the total national expenditure on goods.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - National Expenditure on Goods.
2.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing expenditure on merchandise imports as a percentage of total expenditure on the gross national product in each year 1956 to 1965. Figures for the total national expenditure on goods alone are not available.
Following is the statement:
MERCHANDISE Imports as a percentage of Gross National Product.
|
Year |
% |
|
1956 |
32.7 |
|
1957 |
31.7 |
|
1958 |
33.1 |
|
1959 |
33.4 |
|
1960 |
33.6 |
|
1961 |
36.2 |
|
1962 |
35.2 |
|
1963 |
37.0 |
|
1964 |
36.7 |
|
1965 |
36.6 |