HC Deb 27 January 1993 vol 217 c779W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has concerning the average annual percentage growth in productivity in the(a) manufacturing and (b) construction industry in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available in each member country of the European Community.

(a) Manufacturing
(Year-on-year changes: Percentages)
Belgium France Italy Luxembourg Denmark West Germany Spain
1982 6.76 2.24 1.88 3.00 2.01 0.55 n/a
1983 8.00 2.46 4.92 7.42 6.53 4.62 n/a
1984 3.76 1.24 9.41 12.52 -0.44 3.20 n/a
1985 2.51 2.59 4.40 5.88 -2.36 2.10 n/a
1986 1.95 1.79 2.84 -0.04 -3.42 -1.56 n/a
1987 4.88 2.36 4.88 3.18 -2.78 -2.94 0.87
1988 7.24 5.33 6.16 15.16 2.13 3.13 9.51
1989 2.63 3.82 2.57 7.69 1.48 3.12 0.14

Note: Manufacturing is defined in terms of sections 5 to 8 of the Standard International Trade Classifications.

(b) Construction industry
(Year-on-year changes: Percentages)
Belgium France Italy Luxembourg Denmark West Germany Spain Netherlands United Kingdom
1982 3.1 1.8 -3.2 -2.0 1.3 0.6 n/a 6.0 13.2
1983 2.2 1.9 -1.3 2.7 -1.7 4.1 n/a 5.9 11.4
1984 2.0 4.2 2.6 0.7 1.4 0.7 n/a 3.4 2.1
1985 0.9 3.5 1.4 0.2 2.7 -0.9 n/a -0.1 0.2
1986 2.8 2.8 1.8 4.9 8.1 2.7 n/a -1.7 9.2
1987 2.5 0.2 2.5 -0.3 1.5 -0.3 -3.2 -1.4 2.2
1988 6.8 3.2 2.9 5.6 -4.4 2.2 0.2 8.4 -0.7
1989 0.0 0.5 4.4 1.4 -2.5 2.0 2.4 2.8 -8.6
1990 1.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.8 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.2 n/a

Notes:

Figures for Ireland, Greece and Portugal are not available.

This table has been compiled using OECD data on the construction industry contribution to GDP, expressed in constant prices, divided by OECD data on all persons in the industry. OECD data for the United Kingdom has been expressed at constant prices using the DOE All New Construction Output Price Index.