HC Deb 15 July 1974 vol 877 cc20-1W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product was attributable to manufacturing industry and to primary production in 1960,1965,1970,

PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ATTRIBUTED TO MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY(1)
1960 1965 1970 1972
United Kingdom(2) … … … … 36.0 34.0 32.6 31.4
France(3) (4) … … … … … 37.2 36.2 36.2 n.a
Germany(5) (6) … … … … … 42.2 42.1 42.3 40.4
Sweden(7) … … … … … 29.3 29.1 28.0 28.2
PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ATTRIBUTED TO PRIMARY PRODUCTION(8)
1960 1965 1970 1972
United Kingdom(2) … … … … 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.9
France(4)(9) … … … … … 9.6 7.6 6.2 6.3
Germany(6) … … … … … 5.7 4.3 3.1 2.9
Sweden(7) … … … … … 7.9 6.5 4.5 4.2
(1) Excludes other industry—mining and quarrying, gas, electricity, water and construction.
(2) Valued at factor cost.
(3) Includes fishing, excludes the production of wine.
(4) Valued at producer's values.
(5) Includes quarrying.
(6) Valued at producers' values—including import duties and deductible VAT on capital goods.
(7) Valued at basic values.
(8) Agriculture, forestry and fishing only.
(9) Excludes fishing, includes the production of wine.
n.a. not available.

Sources: OECD National Accounts 1960–1971 and returns from member countries.

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