Gross Domestic Product Mr.

HC Deb 10 June 1974 vol 874 c417W

Blaker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the percentage growth in the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom compared with that of each of the other member States of the European Community in the years 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973.

Mr. Dell

The table below gives the figures for the percentage growth in real gross domestic product at market prices:

			United Kingdom	Germany
1970	…	…	1.9	5.8
1971	…	…	1.9	2.7
1972	…	…	3.1	3.2
1973	…	…	5.6*	5.4*
			France	Italy
1970	…	…	6.0	4.9
1971	…	…	5.5	1.4
1972	…	…	5.5	3.7
1973	…	…	6.3*	4.7*
			Netherlands	Belgium and Luxembourg
1970	…	…	6.3	6.2
1971	…	…	4.5	3.5
1972	…	…	4.4*	5.5
1973	…	…	5.5*	7.0*
			Denmark	Ireland
1970	…	…	3.2	1.5
1971	…	…	4.0	2.8
1972	…	…	4.6	4.0
1973	…	…	4.0*	7.5*
*Provisional or forecast outturn.