Gross Domestic Product (Hansard, 5 December 1986)

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his latest figure for the gross domestic product per head of each regional area expressed both in 1986 prices and as a proportion of the south-east for (a) 1979 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Giles Shaw
The information requested is:

Gross Domestic Product per Head by Region at 1986 (Second Quarter) Prices and Relative to the South-East ( = 100)

£'000 At 1986 Prices As per cent. of South East ( = 100)

1979 ¹1985 1979 ¹1985

North 4,508 4,797 79.3 80.9

Yorkshire and Humberside 4,593 4,741 80.8 80.0

East Midlands 4,740 4,944 83.4 83.4

East Anglia 4,625 5,205 81.4 87.8

South East 5,683 5,930 100.0 100.0

South West 4,573 4,844 80.5 81.7

West Midlands 4,713 4,770 82.9 80.4

North West 4,767 4,960 83.9 83.6

Wales 4,361 4,586 76.7 77.3

Scotland 4,712 5,026 82.9 84.8

Northern Ireland 3,749 3,864 66.0 65.2

United Kingdom (Less continental shelf) 4,934 5,165 86.8 87.1

¹The data for 1985 are provisional.

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§ Mr. Giles Shaw
The following is the information:

Gross Domestic Product per Head by Region at 1986 (Second Quarter) Prices and Relative to the South-East ( = 100)
	£'000 At 1986 Prices	As per cent. of South East ( = 100)
	1979	¹1985	1979	¹1985
North	4,508	4,797	79.3	80.9
Yorkshire and Humberside	4,593	4,741	80.8	80.0
East Midlands	4,740	4,944	83.4	83.4
East Anglia	4,625	5,205	81.4	87.8
South East	5,683	5,930	100.0	100.0
South West	4,573	4,844	80.5	81.7
West Midlands	4,713	4,770	82.9	80.4
North West	4,767	4,960	83.9	83.6
Wales	4,361	4,586	76.7	77.3
Scotland	4,712	5,026	82.9	84.8
Northern Ireland	3,749	3,864	66.0	65.2
United Kingdom (Less continental shelf)	4,934	5,165	86.8	87.1
¹The data for 1985 are provisional.