Finance and Business Sector

HC Deb 23 February 1994 vol 238 c276W

Mr. Darling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of gross domestic product for(a) the United Kingdom and (b) each region was accounted for to the finance and business sector in each year between 1983 and 1993.

Mr. Nelson

The latest available estimates consistent with the United Kingdom "National Accounts Blue Book", 1993 edition, expressed in percentage terms are as follows:

	Mortgage rate	Gross share rate	Differential
July	15.25	14.37	0.88
October	15.25	14.44	0.81
1991
January	14.34	13.41	0.93
April	14.24	12.71	1.53
July	12.75	10.61	2.14
October	11.82	9.77	2.05
1992
January	11.39	9.69	1.70
April	10.96	9.23	1.73
July	10.82	8.84	1.98
October	10.60	8.41	2.19
1993
January	8.98	6.29	2.69
April	8.04	5.76	2.28
July	8.01	5.80	2.21
October	8.00	5.77	2.23
1994
January	8.00	5.32	2.68

Source: Financial Statistics (CSO).