HC Deb 24 February 1989 vol 147 c820W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has on the average income per head in pounds sterling in 1978 and for the la test available year in(a) New Zealand, (b) Australia, (c) Korea and (d) the United States of America and each of the countries of the European Economic Community.

Mr. Lilley

Figures for gross domestic product per head in 1978 and 1987 coverted to United States dollars using purchasing power parities are given in the OECD publication "National Accounts Main Aggregates Volume 1 1960–1987" for all the countries in question except South Korea. The United States dollar/pound sterling exchange rate needed to convert the figures into pounds sterling are given in the same publication. Comparable figures for South Korea are not available.

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