1946 June
December
1947 March
June
September December
1948 January
February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
1949 January
February
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Reserves and liabilities
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£ million
U.K. Sterling Liabilities
Total
Unused credits
Gold
United States dollars
Canadian gold and
dollars
including loans to H.M.G.(2)
dollar holdings(1)
United States
Canadian Non-sterling Sterling Area
countries(3) countries
526.1
31.8
8.7
566.6
930-5
245.5
1,266
2,474
597.6
54.4
12.0
664.0
781-6
176.2
1,295
2,414
557.0
25.4
3.3
585-7
657-5
151.4
1,349
2,409
581.7
9.2
2.1
593.0
421-8
138.2
1,369
2,317
560.5
20.9
586.5
99-3
101.0
1,313
2,274
494.0
11-1
511.6
74-4
71.2
1,303
2,270
469.1
11.0
2.7
482.8
49.6
67.5
1,277
2,276
523.3
20.5
4.7
548.5
24-8
63.8
1,263
2,314
518.9
27-2
5.6
551.7
60.0
1,219
2,375
506-4
14-1
13.0
533.5
58.3
1,195
2,396
498-4
9-6
6.5
514.5
58.3
1,181
2,414
438-2
30.3
4.2
472-7
58.3
1,167
2,388
440.9
18-6
4.0
463.5
58.3
1,146
2,364
430.6
19.8
5.7
456.1
58.3
1,129
2,322
421.8
11-3
4.3
437.4
58.3
1,097
2,329
417.5
11-3
3.6
432.4
58.3
1,074
2,329
400.4
14.9
3.3
418.6
58.3
1,058
2,323
396.4
56.5
4.3
457-2
58:3
1,057
2,304
395-7
61.7
7.3
464.7
55.8
1,029
2,273
401.5
66-8
5.5
473.8
53.3
(1) Gold and dollar spot: holdings of Exchange Equalisation Account only. After payment of subscriptions to International Bank and
Monetary Fund.
(2) Excluding holdings of International Bank and Monetary Fund. (3) Including Egypt and Palestine.
Table 12
Prices
Index of export prices(1)
Index of Index of Index of
Index of
import
whole-
agri-
retail
prices
sale
cultural
prices
Index of wholesale prices
prices
prices
United States prices
Index of wholesale prices of farm products
Total deposits of the London
Currency
clearing circula- banks tion(2)
Yield
on
Small savings(3)
21%
Consols
Weekly averages
1947=100
1936/38 |1938-100 =100
June 17,
1947=100
1938=100
£ million
Per cent. million
1946 December
177
243
179
245
5,685
1,380
2.54
2.2
1947 June
187
193
100
188
260
5,658
1,371
2.68
-1.06
1948 January
106
107
209
274
104
211
291
5,776
1,263
3.08
9.32*
February
108
109
214
273
106
205
271
5,642
1,229
3.15
6.06
March
108
109
214
264
106
205
272
5,794
1,233
3.22
3.61
:
April
109
113
216
243
108
207
273
5,861
1,230
.3.28
1.68
May
109
114
217
225
108
208
276.
5,869
1,236
3.25
-0.17*
June
109
115
219
224
110
210
284
5,955
1,240
3.27
-1.03
July
110
115
219
225
108
214
286
5,909
1,258
3.28 -3·11*
August
111
115
218
240
108
215.
279
5,903
1,250
3.26 -1.24
September
112
115
217
239
108
214
276
5,950
1,229
3.22
1.37
October ...
112
116
217
257
108
210
267
6,040
1,222
3.18
0.82*
November
111
117
217
272
109
209
258
6,057
$1,223
3.16
1.25
December
113
117
218
280
109
208
259
6,200
1,253
3.14
-4.40
1949 January.......
113
117
218
278
109
204
253
6,057
1,221
3.12
4.81*
February
218
109
201
245
5,817
1,219
3.09
(1) Exports of United Kingdom produce.
(2) Average estimated circulation with the public.
(3) Net proceeds from National Savings Certificates, Defence Bonds and
Post Office and Trustee Savings Banks. Excluding repayments of maturing Defence Bonds.
* Average of five weeks.
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