asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of the total of the external assets of the banking system and of Departmental funds for the month of May in each of the last ten years expressed in each case as a percentage of (a) imports for the preceding 12 months and (b) the import excess.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - External Assets.
2.
I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested.
Following is the statement:—
NET External Assets of the Banking System and of Departmental Funds for the month of May in the years 1956-1965 expressed as a percentage of (a) Imports for the preceding twelve months and (b) the import excess for the same period.
|
Twelve months ending |
Net External Assets * as % of Imports |
Net External Assets * as % of Import Excess |
|
30th April, 1956 |
91.5 |
191.4 |
|
,,1957 |
106.9 |
335.9 |
|
,,1958 |
103.2 |
335.7 |
|
,,1959 |
98.0 |
263.5 |
|
,,1960 |
94.4 |
261.5 |
|
,,1961 |
88.4 |
276.7 |
|
,,1962 |
85.1 |
266.8 |
|
,,1963 |
79.6 |
212.7 |
|
,,1964 |
70.1 |
193.0 |
|
,,1965 |
58.2 |
146.3 |
*External Assets for May of each year refer to the position as on the third Tuesday of the month and the trade figures relate to the twelve-month period ended 30th April, preceding.
3.
asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of external assets for the months of March, May and June respectively for each of the years from 1955 to date in the terms of the reply to Question No. 3 of 10th June, 1965.
I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested.
Following is the statement:—
NET External Assets of the Banking System and of Departmental Funds for the months March, May and June, 1955-1965.
|
Year |
Month |
£ million |
|||
|
Central Bank |
Associated Banks (net) |
Departmental Funds |
Total |
||
|
1955 |
March |
85.0 |
116.4 |
37.1 |
238.5 |
|
May |
82.4 |
109.5 |
37.1 |
229.0 |
|
|
June |
79.9 |
103.5 |
37.1 |
220.5 |
|
|
1956 |
March |
75.0 |
90.3 |
25.0 |
190.3 |
|
May |
76.8 |
80.0 |
25.0 |
182.3 |
|
|
June |
74.3 |
75.2 |
25.0 |
174.5 |
|
|
1957 |
March |
78.5 |
92.8 |
16.6 |
187.9 |
|
May |
78.4 |
92.2 |
16.6 |
187.2 |
|
|
June |
77.5 |
93.8 |
16.6 |
187.9 |
|
|
1958 |
March |
84.0 |
98.9 |
13.0 |
195.9 |
|
May |
83.5 |
96.4 |
12.8 |
192.7 |
|
|
June |
82.2 |
101.5 |
12.8 |
196.5 |
|
|
1959 |
March |
87.6 |
99.7 |
18.9 |
206.2 |
|
May |
86.1 |
97.3 |
17.3 |
200.7 |
|
|
June |
81.2 |
97.7 |
15.5 |
194.4 |
|
|
1960 |
March |
85.3 |
100.0 |
23.7 |
209.0 |
|
May |
82.2 |
98.8 |
19.7 |
200.7 |
|
|
June |
78.5 |
103.2 |
16.9 |
198.6 |
|
|
1961 |
March |
89.9 |
99.9 |
24.2 |
214.0 |
|
May |
89.0 |
104.2 |
17.3 |
210.5 |
|
|
June |
88.2 |
104.8 |
17.2 |
210.2 |
|
|
1962 |
March |
95.3 |
111.9 |
19.8 |
227.0 |
|
1962 |
May |
94.7 |
111.0 |
17.9 |
223.6 |
|
June |
93.4 |
113.9 |
17.9 |
225.2 |
|
|
1963 |
March |
101.3 |
112.7 |
20.1 |
234.1 |
|
May |
103.5 |
104.6 |
15.6 |
223.7 |
|
|
June |
105.1 |
102.9 |
15.6 |
223.6 |
|
|
1964 |
March |
127.3 |
98.1 |
15.4 |
240.8 |
|
May |
128.8 |
93.9 |
7.3 |
230.0 |
|
|
June |
140.5 |
86.7 |
3.3 |
230.5 |
|
|
1965 |
March |
144.3 |
83.5 |
0.8 |
228.6 |
|
May |
132.7 |
75.1 |
0.8 |
208.6 |
|
|
June |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a.=not available.
NOTE: The figures for March in the years 1955-63 and for May in all years relate to the third Tuesday of the month. Those for March in the years 1964-5 relate to the last Tuesday of the month and those for June in all years relate to the last day of the month and are not available for the current year.