§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the table about gross domestic product published in the Official Report in answer to a written question on 16 November 1979, Official Report, c. 811–12.
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§ Mr. WakehamThe latest estimates of annual changes in the gross domestic product at constant market prices in the period 1965 to 1980 for the United States of America, Japan, France, West Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom are given on page 34 of the Eurostat publication "National Accounts ESA—Aggregates 1960–1980". A copy of the publication is available in the House of Commons Library.
Figures are also available of the gross domestic product or gross national product in 1981 for the United States of America, Japan, France, West Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom but these figures are based on national definitions and are not entirely comparable with the figures compiled in accordance with international definitions.
GDP at constant market prices Percentage change between 1980 and 1981 United States of America* +2.0 Japan* +2.9 France +0.5 West Germany* -0.3 Italy -0.2 United Kingdom† -2.7 * GNP at constant market prices. † Based on output measure, at factor cost. Sources: United Kingdom—latest published data.
Other countries—OECD Quarterly National Accounts Bulletin, 1982/1.