Gross Domestic Product

Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out for (a) the United Kingdom, (b) each standard region and (c) each Welsh county, the industrial distribution of gross domestic product in percentage terms for each category for the years (a) 1984, (b) 1989, (c) 1990 and (d) 1991, respectively.

Mr. Nelson
[holding answer 29 June 1992]: The table gives the available information on GDP by industry division. Data for 1991 are not yet available and there is no breakdown of GDP for countries.

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|Minerals, metals and chemicals                                        |
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|Metal goods, engineering and vehicles                                 |
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|Other manufacturing                                                   |
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|Construction                                                          |
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|Distribution, hotels and catering: repairs                            |
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|Transport, communication                                              |
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|Financial and business services less adjustment for financial services|
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|Ownership of dwellings                                                |
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|Public administration and defence                                     |
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|Education and health                                                  |
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|Other services                                                        |
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|Total                                                                 |
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Notes:

1. The 1990 results are provisional, and the breakdown is not yet available within manufacturing.

2. The total excludes the gross domestic product for the Continental shelf and the statistical discrepancy.

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|Agriculture, forestry and fishing                                     |
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|Energy and water supply                                               |
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|Manufacturing                                                         |
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|Minerals, metals and chemicals                                        |
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|Metal goods, engineering and vehicles                                 |
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|Other manufacturing                                                   |
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|Construction                                                          |
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|Distribution, hotels and catering: repairs                            |
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|Transport, communication                                              |
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|Financial and business services less adjustment for financial services|
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|Ownership of dwellings                                                |
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|Public administration and defence                                     |
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|Education and health                                                  |
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|Other services                                                        |
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|Total                                                                 |
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Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each English and Welsh county and Scottish region the estimated gross domestic product per head of population as a percentage of the United Kingdom average.

Mr. Nelson
[holding answer 29 June 19921: These data have been published in the article "Regional Accounts 1990, Part 1" in the November 1991 issue of Economic Trends, copies of which are available in the Library.