HC Deb 14 January 1980 vol 976 cc650-1W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will circulate in the Official Reportthe missing figures for the United Kingdom in table 138 of the Eurostat publication "Basic Statistics of the Community".

Mr. Lawson

The figures, which are more approximate than those for 1963 onwards, are as follows:

£ million
1960 6,627
1961 6,761
1962 6,395

Source: International Monetary Fund "International Financial Statistics Yearbook 1979".

The United Kingdom figures in table 138 of "Basic Statistics of the Community" up to 1971 are for end of calendar year, as are those given above. From 1972 the figures in the table are for mid-December. To take account of the latest information, the following revisions should be made:

£ million
1971 11,088
1972 12,113
1975 16,624
1976 18,828
1978 26,088

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