§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the value of annual output per man employed in United Kingdom industry, excluding agriculture; and what are the comparable figures for the European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. HigginsThe figures for 1969, the latest date available, are given in the table below. They are based on the contribution to the gross domestic product at factor cost per person employed in mining and quarrying, manufacturing, gas, electricity and water and construction. The figure for the United Kingdom is based on data from the National Income Blue Book and those for the European Economic Community countries on data from the E.E.C. National Accounts 1959–69. The figures have been converted from national currencies to dollars at official exchange rates, but these exchange rates do not necessarily reflect differences in the internal purchasing power of the national currencies 37W and do not therefore provide a precise measure of differences in real output.
Value of output per person employed (1969) United Kingdom … 3,700 Belgium … 5,100 France … 6,800 Germany … 5,400 Italy … 3,500 Netherlands … 5,700