GDP

HC Deb 11 May 2000 vol 349 cc474-5W

Mr. Gill

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total gross domestic product in 1999. [121411]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Christopher Gill, dated 11 May 2000: The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). I am replying in the Director's absence. The most recently published data for annual GDP was released on the 27^th of March 2000. GDP at current market prices for 1999 was £889,874 million, an increase of 5.0% on the previous year. GDP at 1995 constant market prices for 1999 was £788,729 million, an increase of 2.1% on the previous year.