§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the annual average increase in output per
ANNUAL AVERAGE PERCENTAGE GROWTH RATES OVER PERIOD SHOWN Output per person employed at constant prices* Manufacturing industry Whole economy Gross domestic product 1965–76 1965–76 1965–77 1965–76 1965–77 United Kingdom. … … 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 France … … 4.2† 4.1 4.0 4.7 4.5 West Germany. … … 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.4 Italy. … … 3.9 4.3 3.6 4.3 4.1 Japan. … … 7.2 7.3 7.0 8.4 8.1 United States of America‡ … 3.0 1.2 1.2 2.9 8.1 * At purchasers' prices. †The definition of manufacturing output represents 77 per cent, of manufacturing industry and is therefore not consistent with the employment definition. ‡The definition of employment covers wage and salary earners only. Source: OECD.