§ Mr. Parkinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the value of gilt-edged purchased by non-banking
DATA SOURCES FOR YEARS 1950 ONWARDS (PAGE NUMBERS) Division of national income Rates of growth in the volume of gross domestic product A B A B United Kingdom … … … 303 327 408 434 United States … … … 59 69 368 394 Austria … … … 85 95 372 398 Belgium … … … 97* 107 374 400 Denmark … … … 121 135 378 404 Finland … … … 135 149 380 406 France … … … 147 161 382 408 West Germany … … … 159 175 384 410 Greece … … … 171 187 386 412 Iceland … … … N.A. N.A. 388 414 Irish Republic … … … 195 213 390 416 Italy … … … 207† 225 392 418 Luxembourg … … … 111‡ 123 376 402 Netherlands … … … 219 237 394 420 Norway … … … 231† 249 396 422 Portugal … … … N.A. N.A. 398 424 Spain … … … 255§ 273 400 426 Sweden … … … 267 287 402 428 Switzerland … … … 279 301 404 430 Turkey … … … N.A. N.A. 406 432 * No information available prior to 1953. † No information available prior to 1951. ‡ No information available prior to 1952. § No information available prior to 1958. Source:
A=National Accounts of OECD countries 1950–1968.
B=National Accounts of OECD countries 1960–1970
N.A.=Information not available.
380Wdomestic holders during the calendar years of 1971 and 1972.
§ Mr. NottMy hon. Friend will find the information for the period up to the third quarter of 1972 in Table 18 of "Financial Statistics". Figures for the fourth quarter have not yet been published.