§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the change in non-oil output annually for each of the last 10 years; and what has been the fall or growth in national output overall for each of these years.
§ Mr. MooreThe information, based on the output measure of gross domestic product, is as follows:
Annual percentage change in output Gross domestic product at constant factor cost Year Total Total excluding extraction of oil and gas* 1973 + 5.9 +5.8 1974 -1.6 -1.5 1975 -2.0 -2.0 1976 + 1.9 + 1.3 1977 +2.7 + 1.6 1978 +3.2 +2.5 1979 +2.8 + 1.6 1980 -3.2 -3.4 1981 -2.1 -2.6 1982 + 1.5 +0.8 * Class 13 of the Standard Industrial Classification, 1980