HC Deb 29 January 1996 vol 270 cc597-8W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was Welsh gross domestic product per head as a percentage of United Kingdom gross domestic product per head for each year since 1978; and if he will include the latest available statistical revisions with the date and explanation of each revision. [12445]

Mr. Hague

The latest available estimates are shown in the following table. Figures for 1994 were published in the article "Regional Accounts 1994: part 1" in the December 1995 edition of "Economic Trends". The article includes revisions to data on gross domestic product per head for earlier years and an explanation of the reasons for the revisions. Copies of "Economic Trends" are available in the Library of the House.

GDP per head at factor cost: current prices; Wales 1978–1994 (UK = 100)

  • 1978: 85.3
  • 1979: 85.2
  • 1980; 84.2
  • 1981: 83.8
  • 1982: 87.3
  • 1983: 86.7
  • 1984: 85.6
  • 1985: 83.8
  • 1986: 85.4
  • 1987: 86.3
  • 1988: 87.0
  • 1989: 86.6
  • 1990: 85.9
  • 1991: 85.4
  • 1992: 83.7
  • 1992: 82.7
  • 19931: 84.7
  • 19941: 84.7

Note:

1Provisional.

Source:

CSO.