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Table No. 10 PRIVATE DISPOSABLE INCOME

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— 1938-39. 1939-40. 1940-41. 1941-42. 1942-43. 1943-44. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49 (Provisional). Salary and wage payments — £(m.) Per cent. 106-2 102-6 105-4 105-6 108-2 118-1 123-3 135-6 163-3 186-1 198-9 (60-2) (55-0) (55-0) (50-8) (46-7) (45-9) (47-4) (48-5) (51-5) (50-5) (53-9) Index No. .. .. 100 97 99 99 102 111 116 128 154 175 187 Pay and allowances of Armed Forces — 36-7 7-0 6-1 3-5 £(m.) Per cent. 0-9 3-1 15-9 25-4 43-9 54-4 44-5 (0-5) (1-6) (8-3) (12-2) (19-0) (21-1) (17-1) (13-1) (2-2) (1-7) (1-0) Social security benefits and pensions — £(m.) Per cent. 7-7 11-5 12-5 12-9 14-4 15-8 17-6 20-9 34-8 37-6 39-5 (4-4) (6-2) (6-5) (6-2) (6-2) (6-1) (6-8) (7-5) (11-0) (10-2) (10-7) Index' No. 100 149 162 168 187 205 229 271 452 488 513 Other personal income (including rental value of owner-occupied houses) — 87-7 107-3 107-4 £(m.) Per cent. 48-7 53-5 47-4 50-0 51-4 55-3 62-8 69-7 (27-6) (28-7) (24-7) (24-1) (22-2) (21-5) (24-2) (25-0) (27-6) .(29-1) (29-1) Index Nt>. 100 110 97 103 106 114 129 143 180 220 221 Company income (before distribution) — £(m.) Per cent. 12-8 15-8 10-5 14-0 13-6 14-0 11-6 16-5 24-3 31-2 19-6 (7-3) (8-5) (5-5) (6-7) (5-9) (5-4) (4-5) (5-9) (7-7) (8-5) (5-3) Index No. Private disposable income — 100 123 82 109 106 109 91 129 190 244 153 279-4 317-1 368-3 368-9 £(m.) ' Per cent. 176-3 186-5 191-7 207-9 231-5 257-6 259-8 (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) Index No. 100 106 109 118 131 146 147 158 180 209 209