The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated January 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question requesting details of the change in gross domestic product in each year since 1997-98. (247605)
Table A provides the latest GDP figures in real terms together with the annual growth rates for each calendar year since 1997. Data for 2008 will be first available with the publication of the Preliminary Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter on 23 January.
GDP in real terms (£ million) (ABMI) Percentage growth rate (IHYP) 1997 951,208 3.3 1998 985,506 3.6 1999 1,019,735 3.5 2000 1,059,658 3.9 2001 1,085,745 2.5 2002 1,108,508 2.1 2003 1,139,746 2.8 2004 1,171,178 2.8 2005 1,195,276 2.1 2006 1,229,196 2.8 2007 1,266,680 3.0 Note: These figures are based on data published on 23 December 2008.