§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing to one place of decimals for each year since 1978 the share of gross domestic product accounted for by the items covered in the retail prices index.
§ Mr. RyderThe data are not readily available in the form requested. There are in any case substantial differences in definition and coverage between gross domestic product and the household expenditure represented in the retail prices index.