asked the Taoiseach if he will state the value (base 1953= 100) of exports, for each year 1948 to 1958, inclusive, of the following:— cattle, foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods (other than foodstuffs).
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Value of Exports.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing for each of the years 1948 to 1958 index numbers to base 1953=100 of the values of domestic exports of (a) Live Cattle, (b) Foodstuffs (including foodstuffs of animal origin, cereals and feeding stuffs and miscellaneous articles of food) and (c) Other Raw Materials and Manufactured Goods (excluding live animals, food, drink and tobacco, parcel post and temporary transactions).
Following is the statement:—
INDEX numbers of values of certain domestic exports.
Base: year 1953=100.
Year |
Live Cattle |
Foodstuffs |
*Other Raw Materials and Manufactured Goods |
1948 |
59.9 |
22.1 |
58.6 |
1949 |
81.3 |
31.5 |
52.3 |
1950 |
88.6 |
45.2 |
74.5 |
1951 |
91.5 |
54.0 |
98.5 |
1952 |
97.6 |
82.9 |
87.1 |
1953 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1954 |
134.8 |
76.5 |
123.0 |
1955 |
143.8 |
53.2 |
149.2 |
1956 |
144.8 |
47.2 |
146.4 |
1957 |
181.8 |
61.5 |
174.5 |
1958 |
153.0 |
71.9 |
168.0 |
* Excluding Live Animals, Food, Drink and Tobacco, Parcel Post and Temporary Transactions.