§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby, Official Report, 27th June, c. 88, if he will now provide comparable figures showing the change in output per head of occupied population for the specified countries between 1973 and 1976.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to the reply [Official Report, 24th February 1978; Vol. 944, c. 840], gave the following information:
Pursuant to the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby, Official Report, 27th June 1977, c. 88, comparable figures for the change between 1973 and 1976 are shown in the following table:
OUTPUT PER HEAD OF OCCUPIED POPULATION* Percentage change 1973–76 German Federal Republic … + 10.1 France … + 9.4 Netherlands … + 8.7 Irish Republic … + 7.1 Denmark … + 5.8 Italy … + 3.5 United Kingdom† … + 1.4 United States of America … + 0.7 Belgium … + 1.6‡ Luxembourg … - 7.2‡ Source: SOEC National Accounts ESA 1960–76 Table A5
* Gross domestic product based on expenditure at constant 1970 market prices and exchange rates per head of occupied population.
† Excluding private domestic staff.
‡ Percentage change 1973–75.