§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving the present productivity per capita of European Free Trade Association countries, of the present six countries of the European Economic Community and of Great Britain, from international sources and using as the basis of comparison the £ sterling.
§ Mr. HigginsThe latest available information is given in the table below. The figures for the European Free Trade Association have been derived from data published by O.E.C.D. and those for the countries of the European Community from data in the National Accounts Yearbook of the Community. The estimates have been converted from national currencies to £ sterling at official exchange rates but these do not necessarily reflect differences in internal purchasing power. The movement between 1968 and 1969 for Germany and for France is affected by the French devaluation and the German revaluation in 1969. The figures for the employed population are the nearest available to the average number employed during the year but are not all 41W on the same basis. The employment figures for E.F.T.A. countries are not yet available for 1969. In view of the uncer-
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST PER HEAD OF THE EMPLOYED POPULATION £ sterling E.F.T.A. 1968 1969 E.E.C. 1968 1969 Austria … 1,300 — Belgium … … 2,050 2,250 Denmark … 1,850 — France … … 2,250 2,450 Norway … 2,250 — Germany … … 1,900 2,100 Portugal … 600 — Italy … … 1,400 1,550 Sweden … 2,450 — Luxembourg … … 2,150 — Switzerland … — — Netherlands … … 2,050 2,300 United Kingdom … 1,450 1,500