§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish estimates for the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and the United States of America, in
EXPORT UNIT VALUE INDIES FOR MANUFACTURED GOODS IN DOMESTIC CURRENCIES 1955 I960 1965 1970 1975 197[...] United Kingdom … 65 72 79 100 193 23[...] Federal Republic of Germany … 88 94 97 100 131 134 Japan … 93 97 88 100 195 195 United States of America … 69 81 84 100 159 170 Source: United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.
DOMESTIC WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANFACTURED PRODUCE 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 United Kingdom … 67 74 83 100 189 220 Federal Republic of Germany … 88 88 94 100 136 141 Japan … 86 88 90 100 157 165 United States of America … 80 86 88 100 158 166 Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators and IMF International Financial Statistics.
LABOUR COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT IN MANUFACTURING EXCEPT AS SHOWN 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 United Kingdom … 63 74 79 100 197 221 Federal Republic of Germany … n.a. n.a. 83 100 143 141* Japan … 74 78 96 100 192 186† United States of America … 80 89 85 100 127 128 *Mining and manufacturing. † All industry. Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators
RADIO OF THE DOLLAR PRICE OF MANUFATURING EXPORTS TO WORLD PRICE OF EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 United Kingdom … 0.94 0.98 1.03 1.00 0.97 0.96 Federal Republic of Germany … 0.98 .98 1.00 1.00 1.07 1.07 Japan … 1.18 1.16 0.99 1.00 0.98 0.97 United States of America … 0.87 0.96 0.94 1.00 0.87 0.93 Source: United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.