§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the figures for output per head of the working population given in his answer dated 2 March 1987,Official Report, column 521, including an estimate for the current year; and if he will add broadly comparable figures for 1958, 1963 and 1968 together with the average annual increase between 1958 and 1973, 1973 and 1988, and 1979 and 1988.
§ Mr. MajorThe information requested is given in the table:
Output per head of workforce excluding class 13 (1985 = 100) Year Output 1959 69.2 1963 74.8 1968 87.3 1972 95.1 1973 99.1 1974 97.6 1975 94.8 1976 95.6 1977 96.8 1978 99.2 1979 99.9 1980 96.2 1981 94.4 1982 95.8 1983 98.4 1984 98.4 1985 100.0 1986 102.1 1987 106.5
Year Average annual increase Per cent. 1959 to 1973 2.6 1973 to 1987 0.5 1979 to 1987 0.8 Notes:
1. Based on mid-year estimates of the workforce.
112W2. 1959 is given as the first year because consistent figures on employees are not available earlier.
3. Figures on output for 1988 are not yet available.
4. Figures refer to United Kingdom.