HC Deb 23 May 2003 vol 406 c28W
Mr. Howard

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the figures for the assumed trend output growth used to estimate the output gap in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03. [115303]

Mr. Boateng

Table B3 of the Financial Strategy and Budget Report 2003 (HC 500) provided estimates of the composition and rate of trend output growth, as used by the Treasury to calculate the output gap.