§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of(a) gross domestic product per capita, 340W (b) disposable income per capita and (c) average earnings in Scotland in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. StewartThe information is given in the table.
Gross domestic product per head (£) Personal disposal income(1) per head (£) Average gross weekly earnings of full-time head employees(2)(3)(£) 1974 1,267 1,017 39.5 1975 1,628 1,278 52.6 1976 1,927 1,499 62.7 1977 2,190 1,673 68.6 1978 2,452 1,896 77.0 1979 2,802 2,252 87.5 1980 3,212 2,650 107.4 1981 3,542 3,004 122.0 1982 3,894 3,252 133.5 1983 4,266 3,519 145.2 1983 — — 144.3 1984 4,455 3,845 155.7 1985 4,920 4,086 165.8 1986 5,331 4,463 176.6 1987 5,813 4,823 187.9 1988 6,419 5,187 204.5 1989 7,054 5,659 221.4 1990 7,752 6,351 244.0 1991 8,123 6,904 265.3 1992 (P)8,616 (P)7,617 286.7 1993 — — 296.8 1994 — — 300.8 (P) Provisional. Source: Central Statistical Office Employment Department. Notes: 1 Personal disposable income is defined as the income of the personal sector (households, individuals living in hostels and other institutions, unincorporated businesses such as farms, the funds of pension and life assurance schemes, private trusts and all non-profit making bodies such as universities and charities) less taxes on income, social security contributions, community charge and current transfers from personal income. It is not a measure of the spending power of households. 2 At April each year. Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees whose pay was not affected by absence. 3 1974 to first row for 1983 compiled on basis of men aged 21 and over and women aged 18 and over. Second row for 1983 onwards compiled on basis of employees on adult rates.