§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table, from information available to him from international sources, showing the comparative rates of productivity of workers in British industry, category by
INDICES OE OUTPUT PER HEAD IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (1963 = 100) Country 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 France* … 120 127 139 145 155 167 West Germany† … 114 119 133 143 146 150 Italy‡ … 121 129 139 146 154 151 Japan‡ … 131 152 174 200 227 Not Available Netherlands‡ … 121 131 148 165 180 195 Sweden‡ … 121 130 139 145 149 Not Available United Kingdom§ … 110 114 122 125 128 134 United States║ … 112 116 120 124 126 131 Source: International Labour Office, Year Book 1972; for United States, US Bureau of Labour Statistics Notes: * Net production per man hour. † Net production per employed person: excluding gas, electricity and water; including West Berlin. ‡ Net production per employed person. § Net production per employed person; including construction. Output per man hour in manufacturing.