Gross National Product

HC Deb 07 March 1973 vol 852 cc164-5W

Mr. Hordern

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, from international sources, he will publish figures showing the proportion of gross national product taken up by wages and salaries each year from 1964 to the latest convenient

WAGES AND SALARIES*AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST
					United States of America	France	West Germany	Japan
1964	…	…	…	…	55.6	43.4	50.1	43.9
1965	…	…	…	…	55.2	43.2	50.4	45.8
1966	…	…	…	…	54.7	42.9	53.3	45.4
1967	…	…	…	…	55.7	42.4	50.5	44.2
1968	…	…	…	…	56.4	42.9	49.0	43.3
1969	…	…	…	…	51.A	42.7	49.7	43.4
1970	…	…	…	…	58.4	42.7	50.6	44.2
1971	…	…	…	…	N.A.	N.A.	51.6	N.A.
N.A. = Not available.
Source: National Accounts of OECD countries 1960–1970 and latest returns from member countries
*Including pay and allowances of armed forces.