HC Deb 07 July 1976 vol 914 cc596-7W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, taking 1950 as a base, he will produce a table showing the increase or decrease in productivity of the working population in the United Kingdom in each year since 1950.

Mr. Denzil Davies

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

NET OUTPUT PER PERSON EMPLOYED IN THE WHOLE ECONOMY
At constant 1970 prices
1950=100
1950 100.0
1951 100.6
1952 100.0
1953 103.4
1954 106.0
1955 108.1
1956 108.4
1957 110.6
1958 111.5
1959 115.8
1960 119.7
1961 120.6
1962 122.3
1963 126.3
1964 132.1
1965 134.6
1966 136.7
1967 140.9
1968 147.5
1969 150.5
1970 153.6
1971 158.8
1972 162.4
1973 168.0
1974 166.2
1975 165.0

Output is measured by the output-based estimate of gross domestic product at constant factor cost. Persons employed include employees in employment, employers and self-employed persons plus Her Majesty's Forces. Full-time and part-time workers are all counted as full units.

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