asked the Taoiseach if he will state any statistics about the various matters included in the economic series since the last series was published on 4th July, 1958.
Written Answers. - Economic Series: Statistics.
The following statement shows the additions and revisions to the economic series issued on 4th July, 1958.
No. |
Series |
Year |
Unit |
March |
May |
June |
1 |
Imports |
1958 |
£ million |
17.43* |
16.35† |
|
2 |
Total Exports |
1958 |
£ million |
11.51* |
12.03† |
|
3 |
Imports Excess |
1958 |
£ million |
5.92* |
4.32† |
|
14 |
Electricity Output of E.S.B. Generating Stations |
1958 |
K.W.H.(mill.) |
121.14 |
||
20 |
Volume of Production Index Industries Producing Transportable Goods |
1958 |
Base1953=100 |
100.4‡ |
||
24 |
Agricultural Price Index Number |
1957 |
See note at foot of table |
|||
39 |
Dublin Banks' Clearance of Notes, Bills and Cheques — Average weekly Figures |
1958 |
£ million |
26.88 |
||
44 |
Total Railway Receipts— Average weekly Figures |
19571958 |
£000 |
163.3*156.0† |
||
45 |
Road Motor Passenger Services—Vehicle Miles Run |
1958 |
Miles(mill.) |
4.22 |
||
46 |
Road Motor Passenger Services — Passengers carried |
1958 |
Number(mill.) |
26.00 |
||
47 |
New Private Motor Cars registered and licensed for the first time |
1958 |
Number |
1,797 |
||
48 |
Shipping—External Trade —Net Tonnage of Arrivals (with cargoes) |
1958 |
Ton(000) |
431 |
||
49 |
Shipping—External Trade —Net Tonnage of Departures (with cargoes) |
1958 |
Ton(000) |
327 |
||
50 |
Net Passenger Movement by Sea |
1958 |
Number(000) |
+1.16 |
||
51 |
Housing — State-aided Schemes. Number of New Houses built by Private Persons and Public Utility Societies |
1958 |
Number |
239 |
||
52 |
Housing — State-aided Schemes. Number of Houses reconstructed |
1958 |
Number |
611 |
||
53 |
Housing — State-aided Schemes. Total Number of New Houses Built |
1958 |
Number |
415 |
||
54 |
Live Register — Persons residing in Cities, Urban Districts and Towns under the Towns Improvement Act |
1958 |
Number(000) |
30.08 |
||
55 |
Live Register — Total at end of month |
1958 |
Number(000) |
54.3 |
||
56 |
Live Register—Percentage of insured persons on Live Register at mid-month |
1958 |
Percentage |
8.3† |
||
57 |
Unemployment Benefit Claims Current at end of month |
1958 |
Number(000) |
29.92 |
||
58 |
Unemployment Benefit weekly amounts expended in a week at end of month |
1958 |
£(000) |
52.88 |
||
59 |
Persons in receipt of Home Assistance on last Saturday of Month |
1958 |
Number(000) |
47 |
||
61 |
Marriage Rates |
1958 |
Rate per |
3.8‡ |
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62 |
Birth Rates |
1958 |
1,000 |
20.1‡ |
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63 |
Death Rates |
1958 |
estimatedpopulation |
14.1‡ |
*Revised.
†Subject to revision.
‡First quarter Jan.-March.
NOTE:—
Agricultural Price Index Number
Base 1953=100
1957 Annual Figure=99.8
Revised monthly figures for 1957 |
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January |
96.9 |
April |
103.6 |
July |
100.0 |
October |
103.2 |
February |
98.9 |
May |
98.4 |
August |
101.2 |
November |
104.0 |
March |
100.3 |
June |
95.3 |
September |
101.8 |
December |
106.0 |