§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much energy was consumed in generating each unit of gross domestic product, on a standard basis, in 1980, 1990 and 1996 in(a) the UK, (b) Germany, (c) France, (d) Italy, (e) the United States of America, (f) Japan and (g) Sweden. [10759]
§ Mr. Page[holding answer 13 January 1997]: The available figures for total primary energy supply per unit of gross domestic product are as follows:
Total primary energy supply/gross domestic product1 (tonnes oil equivalent/thousand 1990 US dollars) 1980 1990 1995 UK 0.27 0.22 0.21 Germany 0.27 0.22 0.19 France 0.20 0.19 0.19 Italy 0.16 0.14 0.14 USA 0.43 0.35 0.33 Japan 0.18 0.15 0.16 Sweden 0.22 0.21 0.22 1 Source: International Energy Agency.