§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, assuming the same per annum growth rate for each country as in the last 10 years, what will be the gross domestic product per head, expressed in the same currency in 1985 in each EEC country; and how this compares with the current position at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2nd February 1978; Vol. 943], gave the following information:
The following table shows the gross domestic product per head in 1975 dollars in (a) 1975 and (b) 1985, based on the assumption in the question:
1975 1985 West Germany 6,790 9,440 France 6,340 8,870 Italy 3,320 4,550 United Kingdom 4,070 4,740 Netherlands 6,080 8,460 Belgium 6,320 8,710 Denmark 7,050 9,220 Ireland 2,600 3,300 Luxembourg 6,470 8,690