§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the real terms increase in productivity and manufacturing output in the periods 1960 to 1969, 1970 to 1979 and 1980 to 1989 for(a) Britain, (b) France, (c) Italy, (d) West Germany, (e) the Netherlands, (f) Sweden, (g) the United States of America and (h) Japan; and what was the average inflation rate for those countries in those decades.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 14 May 1990]: The available information is in the tables:
Output per person in manufacturing Changes in real terms Per cent. 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 United Kingdom 17.4 13.3 50.5 France2 19.9 23.7 28.9 Italy1 2 25.1 15.4 23.9 Federal Republic of Germany 22.0 24.6 20.6 Sweden2 24.7 12.8 23.3 United States of America 17.5 20.2 33.8 Japan 29.5 28.4 28.3 Netherlands 19.1 31.2 17.0 1 1980 to 1988 change. 2 1961 to 1969 change. Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators.
Manufacturing output Changes in real terms Per cent. 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 United Kingdom 25.2 4.2 23.3 France 29.0 26.7 9.0 Italy1 32.5 24.5 8.2 Federal Republic of Germany 29.5 15.5 15.1 Sweden 32.0 9.0 18.0 United States of America 25.9 27.3 31.6 Japan 33.8 24.2 36.1 Netherlands 28.0 21.0 22.0 1 1980 to 1988 change. Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators.
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Average annual inflation rates1 1960 to 1969 per cent. 1970 to 1979 per cent. 1980 to 19882 per cent. United Kingdom 3.8 12.7 7.4 France 3.9 8.9 7.8 Italy 3.8 12.3 11.7 Germany 2.6 4.9 2.9 Netherlands 4.1 7.0 3.1 Sweden3 3.6 7.9 7.4 United States of America 2.4 7.1 5.6 Japan 5.6 9.1 2.5 1 These rates were calculated using the consumer price indices.
2 Latest year figures available.
3 IFS.
Sources: OECD Main Economic Indicators.