§ Mr. Blakerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the value in dollar terms of output per head of population in the United Kingdom in 1964 and 1968, respectively; and how this compares with the equivalent figures, which are available to him from international sources, for those years in France, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy, respectively.
§ Mr. TaverneThe following informa-is taken from the publication "National Accounts of O.E.C.D. countries, 1958–1967". Data for 1968 are not yet available.
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT MARKET PRICES PER HEAD OF POPULATION* U.S. dollars 1964 1967 United Kingdom 1,720 1,980 France 1,830 2,190 West Germany 1,790 2,030 Belgium 1,680 2,050 Netherlands 1,420 1,810 Italy 1,040 1,280 European Economic Community as a whole 1,560 1,850 *The conversion to U.S. dollars is made at current official exchange rates which do not necessarily reflect the relations between the internal purchasing power of currencies and may consequently distort the comparisons.