HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 c287W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has on the average levels of inflation and interest rates in(a) Denmark, (b) Canada, (c)

Short-term Interest Rates
Year United States Japan Germany France Canada Denmark Netherlands Sweden
1979 11.2 6.2 6.7 9.5 111.2 12.6 9.0 8.2
1981 13.1 10.9 9.5 12.2 12.6 16.9 10.1 12.2
1982 15.9 7.6 12.1 15.3 18.3 14.8 11.0 14.4
1983 9.1 6.7 5.8 12.5 9.4 12.0 5.3 10.9
1984 10.4 6.5 6.0 11.7 11.0 11.5 5.8 11.8
1985 8.1 6.6 5.4 10.0 9.5 10.0 6.3 13.9
1986 6.5 5.1 4.6 7.7 9.2 9.1 5.8 10.2
1987 6.9 4.2 4.0 8.3 8.3 9.9 5.2 9.2
1988 7.7 4.5 4.3 7.9 9.5 8.2 4.5 10.1
1 1979 not same series.

Source: IMF and national sources.