§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in manufacturing productivity between 1973 and 1977, and for each of the preceding five four-year periods, viz., 1969 to 1973, 1965 to 1969, 1961 to 1965, 1957 to 1961, and 1953 to 1957.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe table below shows the percentage change in output at constant prices per person employed in manufacturing industries.
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1953–1957 … … + 8.7 1957–1961 … … + 9.2 1961–1965 … … +16.3 1965–1969 … … +16.1 1969–1973 … … +18.2 1973–1977 (provisional) … … + 0.1 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.
§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby, Official Report, 27th February, column 85, if he will publish a revised table of changes in output per head of occupied population in various countries between 1973 and 1976 on the basis of current exchange rates instead of 1970 exchange rates.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.