§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the gross domestic product per head was for each of the last 25 years at current prices. [187117]
§ Ruth KellyThe information re#uested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 7 September 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking for the Gross Domestic Product per head for each of the last 25 years at current prices. (187117)
Estimates of current price Gross Domestic Product per head for the UK, for the past 25 years, are shown in the attached table. These are the most recent data available and are taken from the National Accounts 'Blue Book' 2004.
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Gross Domestic Product per head at current prices UK, 1979–2003 Year GDP per head (£) 1979 3,509 1980 4,096 1981 4,488 1982 4,921 1983 5,376 1984 5,750 1985 6,276 1986 6,727 1987 7,387 1988 8,229
Gross Domestic Product per head at current prices UK, 1979–2003 Year GDP per head (£) 1989 9,010 1990 9,737 1991 10,203 1992 10,607 1993 11,127 1994 11,772 1995 12,402 1996 13,139 1997 13,928 1998 14,727 1999 15,444 2000 16,210 2001 16,837 2002 17,628 2003 18,524 Source: Office for National Statistics
§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what national productivity growth rates were in each of the last 25 years. [187129]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 7 September 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question on the rate of change of productivity in the UK economy in each of the last twenty five years. (187129)
The accompanying table shows the rate of change of productivity, as measured by output per worker, for the whole UK economy. The data shown are from 1979 to 2003 inclusive.
Annual change in productivity1 UK, 1979–2003 Year Annual percentage change 1979 0.7 1980 -1.4 1981 2.2 1982 4.2 1983 4.0 1984 0.0 1985 2.6 1986 3.4 1987 2.3 1988 1.1 1989 -0.7 1990 0.3 1991 2.0 1992 3.6 1993 3.5 1994 3.7 1995 1.5 1996 1.9 1997 1.4 1998 2.5 1999 1.3 2000 2.8 2001 1.3 2002 0.7 2003 1.0 1Measured by output per worker