§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the gross domestic product 69W per capita, expressed in terms of $US, for each of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in 1984 and in 1985.
§ Mr. MacGregorFollowing is a table showing comparable figures for OECD countries.
GDP per head in OECD countries* (US $) 1984 1985† Australia 11,200 9,800 Austria 8,500 8,600 Belgium 7,700 Canada 13,300 13,500 Denmark 10,700 11,100 Finland 10,500 11,000 France 8,900 9,100 Germany 10,000 10,000 Greece 3,400 Iceland 10,700 Ireland 5,000 Italy 6,100 6,200 Japan 10,500 10,800 Luxembourg 9,200 Netherlands 8,500 8,400 New Zealand 7,100 Norway 13,200 13,500 Portugal 1,900 Spain 4,200 Sweden 11,400 11,800 Switzerland 14,000 Turkey 1,000 United Kingdom 7,500 7,700 United States 15,300 16,200 * Figures are calculated at current prices and exchange rates. It is generally thought preferable to convert individual country's GDP figures into a common currency using purchasing power parities, but no such estimates are available for 1985. † Provisional figures. Where no figures are shown an estimate of population is not yet available. Source: OECD Monthly Economic Indicators, June 1986.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give figures for the financial years 1983–84, 1984–85, and 1985–86 to show the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom continental shelf region.
§ Mr. MacGregorI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.