HC Deb 22 January 1988 vol 125 c874W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the annual average compound growth rate in 1960 to 1969, 1970 to 1979 and 1980 to date for(a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany, (c) Japan, (d) France, (e) Italy and (f) Sweden.

Mr. Lilley

The figures are given in the following table:

Annual average compound growth rates1
1960–69 1970–79 1980–86
United Kingdom 3.0 2.1 2.2
Germany 4.4 2.9 1.4
Japan 10.6 4.7 3.7
France 5.5 3.9 1.6
Italy 5.8 3.0 2.0
Sweden 4.4 2.0 1.6
Sources: OECD, CSO.
1 Using expenditure measure of GNP/GDP at market prices except United Kingdom (GDP(A) at factor cost).

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