§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the division of national income of gross national product, or whatever other comparative national aggregate is appropriate between wages-cum-salaries, income from self-employment, and profits-rents-dividends for each year since 1900 in Great Britain, the United States of America and all countries in Western Europe for which the information is available.
§ Mr. NottI regret that information back to 1900, except for certain countries specified below, is not available. Figures from 1950 are generally available and have been published in national accounts volumes issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The sources of the figures for individual countries are indicated in the tables below.
381WInformation for years prior to 1950 is available for the following countries, but the data are not necessarily comparable with that published by OECD and it
Country Period Source Table Number United Kingdom … 1938, 1946–1949 … National Income and Expenditure 1967. 1 1900–1914, 1920–1938 … The British Economy Key Statistics 1900–1970. A, G United States … 1929–1949 … The National Income and Product Accounts of the United States 1929–1965. 1.10 1900–1929 … Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1957. F55–60* Greece … 1948–1949 … National Accounts of Greece 1948–1970. 2 Finland … 1948–1949 … National Accounting in Finland 1948–1964. Account 2 Sweden … 1943–1949 … Historical Statistics of Sweden Table 260† Netherlands … 1900–1949 … Zeventig jaren statistiek in tijdreeksen 1899–1969. P * Percentage distribution only (10 year averages at 5 yearly intervals). † Income of employees and employers only.