§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the rate of growth in the Scottish economy for each year since 1978–79. [22410]
§ Mr. WilsonOutput-based Gross Domestic Product (GDP(O)) in Scotland rose by an average annual rate of 1.6 per cent. between 1978 and 1995. The annual growth rates are given in the table:
Growth in GDP(O) for Scotland 1978–79 1.0 1979–80 -1.9 1980–81 -1.4 1981–82 1.5 1982–83 1.4 1983–84 3.8 1984–85 2.8 1985–86 0.4 1986–87 2.0 1987–88 4.1 1988–89 2.6 1989–90 2.2 1990–91 0.2 1991–92 1.4 1992–93 2.3 1993–94 2.2 1994–95 2.1 Source:
The Scottish Office Education and Industry Department.