§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the average growth rates of all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in 1979.
§ Mr. BiffenIt is estimated that the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom rose by about 1½ per cent. in volume terms between the years 1978 and 1979. Latest estimates for other countries, prepared by the OECD secretariat, are given on page 168 of OECDMain Economic Indicators, April 1980.