The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on the Gross Domestic Product – 26 November 1987

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on the Gross Domestic Product on 26th November 1987.


Mr. Michael Morris To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate for the growth of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom in the light of recent international developments.

Mr. Quentin Davies To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate for the growth of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom in the light of recent international developments.

Mr. Redwood To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate for the growth of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom in the light of recent international developments.

Mr. Major The Autumn Statement, which was published after the stock market fall, forecast growth in 1988 of 2.5 per cent, in the United Kingdom economy as a whole and 3 per cent, in the non-oil economy.