§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table, arranged in descending order of magnitude, of the percentage change in national productivity as measured in terms of output per person employed between 1973 and 1977, in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, France, Italy, West Germany and Japan.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesFigures for output per person employed in respect of 1977 comparing the United Kingdom with the other countries named in the Question are not available on a consistent basis. Figures for the percentage change between 1973 and 1976 are shown below:
OUTPUT PER PERSON EMPLOYED(1) Percentage change 1973–76 West Germany 10.1 France 9.1 Japan 7.2 Italy 2.7 Canada 1.3 United Kingdom 1.2 United States of America 0.1 Sources: GDP—National Accounts of OECD Countries 1976, Volume 1, Main aggregates. Employment—OECD Labour Force Statistics. (1) Gross domestic product in purchasers' values, at 1970 prices and exchanges rates, per head of total employment.
§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the cumulative increases and the average annual rates of increase in national productivity, measured in terms of output per person employed in the whole economy, in the following periods: (a) July 1945 to October 1951, (b) October 1951 to October 1964, (c) October 1964 to June 1970, (d) June 1970 to February 1974 and (e) February 1974 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the cumulative increases and the average annual rates of increase in manufacturing output and total industrial output in the following periods: (a) July 1945 to October 1951, (b) October 1951 to October 1964, (c) October 1964 to 394W June 1970, (d) June 1970 to February 1974 and (e) February 1974 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.