HC Deb 31 January 1984 vol 53 c205W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report for each county in Wales, and for each of the past seven years, the gross domestic product as a percentage of the European Community average.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Figures for gross domestic product per head as a percentage of the European Community average are available only for 1977, 1979 and 1981. The indices, on the basis of current purchasing power parities, are as follows:

GDP per head (EEC (EUR 10) average= 100)
1977 1979 *1981
Clwyd 79 81 74
Dyfed/Powys 88 103 94
Gwent 87 88 80
Gwynedd 81 81 74
Mid Glarlorgan 78 82 75
South Glamorgan 109 105 96
West Glamorgan 99 103 94
* Estimate.

Source Statistical Office of the European Community (SOEC).