§ 16. Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the percentage changes in consumption and gross domestic product between 1979 and 1992.
§ Mr. NelsonGDP is estimated to have risen by 22¼ per cent. in real terms between 1979 and the first three quarters of 1992. Real consumers' expenditure is estimated to have risen by 37 per cent. over the same period.