§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked 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. LawsonThe 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