8.—6.

Tab e No. 21. IMPROVEMENT IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. Table of Miscellaneous Statistical Information (on a March Year Basis) showing the Most Recent Figures compared with 1934-35, 1935-36, and the Lowest Point in the Depression.

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Lowest Figure. 1 1934-35. j 1935-36. Latest Figure. | | ; | Year ended! Arnnilnt [ Year ended ATtinilnf Year ended a mount Year ended AmnW 31st March, Amount - 3i s t March, Amount - 3i s t March,i Amount - 31st March. Amount - , ; J j I ! 1 Value of total production .. ... £(m.) 1932* 83-6 1935* 97-0 1936* 114-2 1937* 136-1 Value of farm production .. .. „ 1932* 49-2 1935* 59-2 1936* 72-5 1937* 88-6 Value of factory productiont .. „ 1933* 17-7 1935* 20-7 1936* 23-2 1.937* 26-7 Aggregate private income .. .. ,, 1933 90-0 1935 103-1 1936 120-0 1937 150-0 Salaries and wages payments .. ,, 1933 58-9 1935 65-7 1936 72-5 1938 98-6 Gross farming income .. .. „ 1933* 38-1 1935* 46-4 1936* 58-2 1937* 71-9 Exports (excluding specie) .. .. „ 1932 33-9 1935 44-9 1936 49-7 1938 65-0 Imports (excluding specie) .. .. ,, 1932 24-8 1935 32-6 1936 37-4 1938 58-1 Bank deposits (excluding Government) ,, 1932 51-0 1935 62-3 1936 62-1 1938 66-0 Bank debits (excluding Government) „ 1933 539-7 1935 660-3 1936 732-8 1938 957-2 Net bank-note circulation .. .. ,, 1932 5-8 1935 6-3 1936 6-6- 1938 9-1 Building permits issued in larger CGntros Total value .. .. .. „ 1933 2-1 1935 3-1 1936 5-0 1938 8-2 Dwellings .. .. .. Number 1933 997 1935 2,173 1936 3,181 1938 4,872 Mortgages registered .. .. £(m.) 1934 7-8 1935 11-8 1936 16-2 1938 18-1 Mortgages discharged .. .. „ 1933 8-1 1935 13-7 1936 17-6 1938 19-4 Land transfers .. .. .. „ 1934 9-6 1935 12-2 1936 15-6 1938 23-3 Totalisator investments .. .. ,, 1933 3-3 1935 3-9 1936 4-5 1938 6-5 Radio-receiving licenses .. .. (000) .. .. 1935 152-8 1936 192-3 1938 285-0 Post Office Savings-bank— New deposits .. .. .. £(m.) 1933 16-9 1935 24-2 1936 25-6 1938 33-0 Amount to credit of depositors .. „ 1933 42-0 1935 49 -4 1936 52-9 1938 63-1 Sales-tax collected .. .. „ 1934 1-8 1935 2-2 1936 2-5 1938 3-5 Electric-power units supplied .. Million 1932 361-6 1935 591-3 1936 642-1 1938 842-5 Railways: Net ton-miles run .. „ 1933 363-4 1935 419-7 1936 443-6 1938 561-1 Shipping: Manifest tonnage .. ,, 1934 5-7 1935 6-3 1936 6-7 1938 8-2 Motor-vehicles licensed .. .. Number 1933J 195,019 1935t 209,462 1936$ 228,247 1938J 280,327 Consumption of motor-spirit (gallons) Million 1932§ 55-4 1934§ 62 1 1935§ 68-3 1937§ 89-5 Total factory employees .. .. (000) 1934 86-0 1935 93-6 1936 102-3 1938 123-6 Ind.GX"iiunil)6rs of Export prices (1909-13 <= 1000) .. Number 1932§ 892 1934§ 1109 1935§ 1102 1937§ 1440 Wholesale prices (1909-13 = 1000) „ 1932§ 1297 1934§ 1330 1935§ 1385 1937§ 1500 Retail prices—• Food groups (1926-30 = 1000) .. „ 1933§ 732 1934§ 774 1935§ 835 1937§ 956 All groups (1926-30 = 1000) .. „ 1933§ 795 1934§ 808 1935§ 837 1937§ 923 Wage-rates— Nominal (1926-30 = 1000) .. „ 1933§ 833 1934§ 839 1935§ 858 1937§ 1036 Effective (1926-30 = 1000) .. „ 1932§ 1031 1934§ 1038 1935§ 1025 1937§ 1122 Share prices (1926 = 1000) .. „ 1932§ 703 1934§ 960 1935§ 1026 1937§ 989 r ended 30th June. t Does not include factory processing of primary products. J As at end of March. § Calendar Year.