HC Deb 02 July 1976 vol 914 cc348-9W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if, taking 1950 as a basis, he will produce a table showing the increase or decrease in productivity in manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom in each year since 1950.

Mr. Denzil Davies

I have been asked to reply.

The table below shows, in index number form, net output per person employed in the United Kingdom at constant 1970 prices:

NET OUTPUT PER PERSON EMPLOYED IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
At constant 1970 prices 1950=100
1950 … … … … 100.0
1951 … … … … 100.5
1952 … … … … 96.4
1953 … … … … 102.3
1954 … … … … 105.3
1955 … … … … 109.3
1956 … … … … 108.5
1957 … … … … 111.3
1958 … … … … 111.6
1959 … … … … 117.9
1960 … … … … 123.4
1961 … … … … 122.1
1962 … … … … 123.4
1963 … … … … 129.2
1964 … … … … 139.3
1965 … … … … 141.6
1966 … … … … 144.1
1967 … … … … 149.3
1968 … … … … 160.9
1969 … … … … 164.7
1970 … … … … 165.8
1971 … … … … 170.6
1972 … … … … 181.3
1973 … … … … 195.0
1974 … … … … 189.7
1975 … … … … 185.2

Output is measured by the index of manufacturing production. Persons employed include employees in employment, employers and self employed persons; full-time and part-time workers are all counted as full units.

Data on employment have been taken from Department of Employment sources.

Mr. Stanley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed full-time by manufacturing companies in the private sector of industry and what percentage this represents of the full-time work force.

Mr. Golding

Employment statistics giving separate figures for the public and private sectors were published in the February 1976 issue of Economic Trends. They did not, however, differentiate between those working full-time and part-time, though the proportion of part-time workers in manufacturing industry as a whole is less than one-tenth. At June 1974 the total numbers employed including the self-employed in the private sector of manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom was estimated to be 7,626,000. This represented 30.4 per cent. of the employed labour force, which includes the self-employed and Her Majesty's Forces.

The definition of the private sector is that used for the National Accounts.