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 National Product – 23 May 1988

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on the Gross National Product on 23rd May 1988.


Miss Lestor To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the gross national product for the United Kingdom in 1987.

Mr. Major Provisional estimates suggest that in 1987 gross national product, at current market prices and based on the average measure, was £419.9 billion.