§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average growth in consumption and average growth in gross domestic product for each year since 1979 and the cumulative percentage change over the same period.
§ Mr. NelsonThe information requested for the years 1987 to 1991 can be derived from table 3 of "Economic Trends", January 1993 edition No. 471, which is available in the House of Commons Library. Figures for earlier years are available in "Economic Trends Annual Supplement", 1993 edition. They are also held on the Central Statistical Office database which can be accessed by the Library. The CSO database identifiers are:
Identity Consumers' expenditure CCBH Gross domestic product CAOP
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the average consumption per capita and average gross domestic product per capita for each year since 1979 together with the cumulative percentage change for both over the period.
§ Mr. NelsonThe information requested for the years 1988 to 1991 can be found in table 8 of "Economic Trends", January 1993 edition No. 471, which is available in the House of Commons Library. Figures for earlier years are held on the CSO database which can be accessed by the Library. The CSO database identifiers are:
Current prices Constant prices Consumers' expenditure per capita FBCC FBCF Gross domestic product per capita CAQB CAQC