Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 1 Mar 1966

Vol. 221 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Domestic Capital Formation.

3.

Mr. Ryan

asked the Taoiseach if he will give a breakdown of gross domestic physical capital formation at current and at 1958 prices in respect of the year 1964 on the lines of details supplied in Tables 16 (a) and 16 (b) of the NIEC report on the Economic Situation 1965.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. Carty)

I propose, with your permission, Sir, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the year 1964 as well as revised figures for the years 1958-1963.

Following is the statement:—

GROSS domestic physical capital formation at current prices, 1958-64.

Category	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
	£million
Fixed capital:
Dwellings	11.7	12.8	14.9	16.5	19.8	24.0	33
Roads	4.4	4.5	5.0	6.6	6.7	6.9	7
Other building and construction (incluing land rehabilitation etc.)	26.6	28.5	29.6	34.0	43.3	50.4	63
Transport equipment	14.1	13.1	12.9	16.8	18.0	18.5	21
Agricultural machinery	5.1	5.0	4.6	6.3	6.1	7.1	8
Other machinery and equipment	18.0	18.9	22.8	28.5	35.0	42.1	44
Total gross domestic fixed capital formation	79.9	82.8	89.8	108.7	128.9	149.0	176
Changes in stocks:
Value of change in numbers of livestock on farms	+3.2	+11.0	+1.7	–3.1	+4.0	+3.6	+10
Value of physical changes in non-agricultural stocks	–10.9	+11.2	+8.6	+11.0	+6.6	+7.7	+8
Total value of changes in stocks	–7.7	+22.2	+10.3	+7.9	+10.6	+11.3	+18
Total gross domestic physical capital formation	72.2	105.0	100.1	116.6	139.5	160.3	194

Gross domestic physical capital formation at 1958 prices, 1958-64.

Category	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
	£million
Fixed capital:
Dwellings	11.7	13.1	14.7	15.7	18.0	21.6	28
Roads	4.4	4.6	5.0	6.3	6.1	6.1	6
Other building and construction (including land rehabilitation etc.)	26.6	29.0	29.4	32.4	39.1	45.3	52
Transport equipment	14.1	13.0	12.8	16.4	17.3	17.6	20
Agricultural machinery	5.1	5.0	4.5	5.9	5.6	6.5	7
Other machinery and equipment	18.0	18.8	22.5	27.7	33.4	39.8	41
Total gross domestic fixed capital formation	79.9	83.5	88.9	104.4	119.5	136.9	154
Changes in stocks:
Value of change in numbers of livestock on farms	+3.2	+11.8	+1.6	–3.1	+4.4	+3.6	+9
Value of physical changes in non-agricultural stocks	–10.9	+11.1	+8.6	+10.7	+6.3	+7.2	+7
Total value of changes in stocks	–7.7	+22.9	+10.2	+7.6	+10.7	+10.8	+16
Total gross domestic physical capital formation at 1958 prices	72.2	106.4	99.1	112.0	130.2	147.7	170