§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table comparing the annual average 233W rates of change in output per person employed, during each five-year period since 1955, in the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States of America, Canada and Japan and in each of the following sectors; agriculture, mining, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water, textiles, construction, industrial production
OUTPUT PER PERSON EMPLOYED Annual average rates of change Percentages Manufacturing industry Industrial production Gross National Product United Kingdom 1960–65 … … +2.8 +2.8 +2.2 1965–70 … … +3.2 4+3.5 +2.7 1970–75 … … +2.6 +2.0 +1.4 Belgium 1965–70 … … +6.8 +7.4 +4.3 1970–72 … … (+4.5) (+5.5) (+4.0) France 1965–70 … … .. +7.1 +5.4 1970–75 … … .. +4.6 +3.7 German Federal Republic 1965–70 … … +4.6 +4.8 +4.8 1970–75 … … +3.0 +3.0 +2.7 Netherlands 1965–70 … … +7.7 +9.7 +4.8 1970–75 (74) … … +3.5 +5.2 (+4.2) Sweden 1965–70 … … +5.9 +5.9 +3.1 1970–75 … … +2.7 +2.8 +1.2 United States 1965–70 … … +1.2 +1.0 +1.7 1970–75 … … +1.4 +1.0 +l.2 Canada 1965–70 … … +3.5 .. +3.1 1970–74 … … (+3.3) .. (+2.4) Japan 1965–70 … … +13.5 +13.1 +10.0 1970–75 … … +5.9 +5.7 +5.1 .. = Not available. Sources:
United Kingdom: 1960–70—Economic Trends Annual Supplement 1976.
1970–75—Department of Employment Gazette October 1977.
Other countries: ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics 1975 and 1976.
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table showing the value of output per person employed, at current prices and at constant prices, in 1960, 1970 and the 234W and service industries, respectively; and what has been the equivalent change in GNP for each such period.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesI have been asked to reply.
The only comparable information that is readily available is as shown in the following tables
latest year for which the figures are available, in each of the following sectors: agriculture, mining and quarrying, metal manufacture, textiles, vehicles, banking and insurance, hotels and catering.
235W
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesI have been asked to reply.
OUTPUT PER PERSON EMPLOYED 1960 1963 1970 1974 1976 £ £ £ £ £ At current prices* Agriculture, forestry and fishing … … … 833 952 1,672 3,286 4,954 Mining and quarrying … … … 879 1,107 1,702 3,009 7,063 Metal manufacture … … … .. 1,228 1,822 3,296 .. Textiles … … … .. 849 1,379 2,272 .. Vehicles … … … .. 1,161 1,614 3,066 .. Banking and insurance … … … .. .. .. .. .. Hotels and catering … … … Index numbers 1970=100 Agriculture, forestry and fishing … … … 49.9 57.0 100.0 196.6 296.2 Mining and quarrying … … … 49.9 65.0 100.0 176.7 414.7 Metal manufacture … … … .. 67.4 100.0 180.8 .. Textiles … … … .. 61.6 100.0 164.7 .. Vehicles … … … .. 72.0 100.0 189.9 .. Banking and insurance … … … .. .. .. .. .. Hotels and catering … … … At 1970 prices Agriculture, forestry and fishing … … … 54.7 63.1 100.0 132.0 119.5 Mining and quarrying … … … 67.5 76.8 100.0 92.6 105.1 Metal manufacture … … … 88.9 86.2 100.0 107.4 107.8 Textiles … … … 63.7 68.9 100.0 114.9 128.5 Vehicles … … … 85.5 88.9 100.0 109.2 109.3 Banking and insurance … … … .. .. .. .. .. Hotels and catering … … … .. = Not available. * No corresponding estimates are available at constant prices.