HC Deb 02 December 1964 vol 703 c90W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has through the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on the comparative figures for the percentage rise in the standard of living, as measured by real national product per head of the population, for the United Kingdom and for other leading countries in the period 1953–63.

Mr. MacDermot

The table below shows the percentage increase in gross national product at constant market prices per head of the population for the period 1953–63 (1953 to 1962 in the case of Italy).

Belgium … 31
France … 44
Italy … 62
Netherlands … 35
Norway … 32
Sweden … 40
United Kingdom … 25
Germany (Federal Republic) … 63
United States … 12