Indicators of Sustainable Development

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Indicator: Economic output H1
GDP and GDP per head: 1970 to 2003  
Indicator Chart
Note: [1] Chained volume measures rebased to 1970 = 100.
Change since
tick 1970
tick 1990
tick 1998

Coverage: United Kingdom

Source: ONS

Objective: Our economy must continue to grow
  • Between 1990 and 2003, GDP grew in real terms by 35 per cent. Output has increased steadily since the early 1990s, with a 13 per cent rise between 1998 and 2003.
  • Output per head has increased at a slightly slower rate, by 27 per cent between 1990 and 2002 and just 9 per cent from 1998 to 2002, reflecting the fact that the population has also increased.


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