asked the Taoiseach if he will state (a) the volume of exports index numbers, and (b) export price index numbers for each month since 1st January, 1947.
Written Answers. - Exports: Index Numbers.
Table A shows monthly index numbers of the volume of exports from January, 1947 to December, 1956 and Table B shows monthly index numbers of domestic export prices over the same period. December, 1956 is the latest month for which figures are available.
TABLE A.—Monthly index numbers of the volume of exports in each month January 1947 to December 1956.
Base: monthly average 1953=100.
|
Month |
1947 |
1948 |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
|
January |
49.1 |
48.2 |
55.1 |
60.6 |
53.1 |
74.5 |
81.6 |
85.9 |
100.7 |
73.1 |
|
February |
28.7 |
40.1 |
53.9 |
54.0 |
56.0 |
74.4 |
81.1 |
84.5 |
90.5 |
81.9 |
|
March |
34.3 |
49.6 |
62.5 |
72.6 |
68.1 |
91.1 |
109.2 |
102.8 |
108.9 |
91.4 |
|
April |
43.3 |
42.4 |
58.3 |
61.2 |
56.6 |
72.8 |
81.5 |
86.6 |
88.6 |
82.4 |
|
May |
43.4 |
41.1 |
60.1 |
58.5 |
57.4 |
75.6 |
99.1 |
73.0 |
81.9 |
83.5 |
|
June |
48.9 |
44.8 |
66.2 |
76.7 |
62.8 |
84.7 |
99.1 |
94.1 |
76.1 |
98.2 |
|
July |
51.4 |
53.3 |
67.2 |
85.0 |
77.4 |
82.4 |
106.7 |
96.0 |
91.0 |
101.0 |
|
August |
58.4 |
58.8 |
72.0 |
87.7 |
74.7 |
88.4 |
108.1 |
105.9 |
81.4 |
89.8 |
|
September |
61.4 |
58.0 |
69.8 |
85.6 |
67.6 |
100.6 |
121.8 |
130.1 |
100.1 |
107.5 |
|
October |
55.0 |
60.3 |
65.4 |
81.5 |
109.8 |
98.1 |
114.0 |
113.5 |
107.7 |
119.2 |
|
November |
60.5 |
65.1 |
81.5 |
93.9 |
101.8 |
102.3 |
96.8 |
112.4 |
95.4 |
114.2 |
|
December |
67.2 |
66.2 |
81.5 |
80.1 |
105.8 |
100.6 |
105.9 |
120.3 |
101.3 |
97.0 |
TABLE B.—Monthly domestic export price (unit value) index numbers in each month January 1947 to December 1956.
Base: year 1953=100.
|
Month |
1947 |
1948 |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
|
January |
63.3 |
70.0 |
73.7 |
74.6 |
93.3 |
99.4 |
100.1 |
99.6 |
101.0 |
103.2 |
|
February |
69.1 |
81.9 |
84.3 |
86.4 |
95.3 |
101.8 |
101.9 |
99.8 |
102.3 |
101.3 |
|
March |
69.5 |
84.5 |
85.2 |
85.9 |
99.8 |
100.1 |
99.8 |
99.0 |
102.5 |
100.2 |
|
April |
68.5 |
81.2 |
82.0 |
83.2 |
100.9 |
101.6 |
101.0 |
98.7 |
102.4 |
100.0 |
|
May |
73.9 |
87.9 |
86.0 |
86.8 |
98.3 |
101.7 |
102.4 |
100.1 |
104.0 |
101.0 |
|
June |
69.8 |
76.1 |
77.2 |
80.4 |
94.6 |
102.5 |
101.2 |
99.8 |
103.7 |
99.1 |
|
July |
64.0 |
71.5 |
71.2 |
74.9 |
94.8 |
102.9 |
101.1 |
99.9 |
101.4 |
98.6 |
|
August |
57.8 |
66.8 |
66.6 |
70.2 |
95.7 |
103.0 |
100.5 |
99.6 |
102.0 |
98.2 |
|
September |
70.7 |
79.9 |
81.2 |
87.0 |
94.3 |
100.4 |
101.5 |
99.0 |
103.3 |
96.2 |
|
October |
76.5 |
86.8 |
86.8 |
93.1 |
94.5 |
100.5 |
102.1 |
98.3 |
102.7 |
96.6 |
|
November |
73.8 |
85.0 |
84.6 |
94.2 |
94.7 |
99.9 |
100.1 |
98.6 |
103.4 |
96.3 |
|
December |
72.8 |
82.2 |
83.5 |
98.3 |
96.0 |
98.5 |
98.9 |
99.4 |
103.1 |
95.5 |