HC Deb 28 May 1970 vol 801 c512W
Mr. Emery

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what she estimates has been the year-to-year percentage increase in productivity over the last 10 years to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Dell:

The figures required are shown below:

Whole Economy—Gross Domestic Product Per Person Employed
Percentage Increases
1960 to 1961 +0.8
1961 to 1962 +0.9
1962 to 1963 +3.2
1963 to 1964 +4.6
1964 to 1965 +1.7
1965 to 1966 +1.5
1966 to 1967 +3.1
1967 to 1968 +4.6
1968 to 1969 (based on the first three quarters of 1969 only) +1.9