HC Deb 01 March 1971 vol 812 cc346-7W
Miss Quennell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing, from information available from international sources, the gross national product at constant, 1963, market prices per head of the population for the years 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970, in France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United States of America, Canada, Japan, and Great Britain.

Mr. Higgins

Figures for 1970 are not yet available. The table below shows the information for the remaining years on the basis of data received from O.E.C.D., adjusted in the case of the United Kingdom to bring it in line with the revised figures published in January, 1971, issue of Economic Trends. The figures are in constant 1963 market prices and have been converted to dollars at 1963 rates of exchange. Official exchange rates do not, however, necessarily reflect differences in the internal purchasing power of the respective currencies.

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT CONSTANT MARKET PRICES PER HEAD OF POPULATION
U.S. dollars
1967 1968 1969
France 2,094 2,179 2,333
West Germany 1,859 1,982 2,115
Italy 1,134 1,196 1,208
Belgium 1,718 1,776 1,881
Netherlands 1,452 1,533 1,592
United States of America 3,695 3,832 3,900
Canada 2,602 2,686 2,778
Japan 996 1,125 1,251
United Kingdom 1,757 1,799 1,823