§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the annual compound growth of productivity in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the United States of America, Japan and Sweden during the years 1970 to 1979.
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§ Mr. Biffen1978 is the latest year for which international data are available. The figures requested are shown below:
Annual compound percentage increase over the period 1970 to 1978 Output per person employed in whole economy at constant prices. United Kingdom 2.2 France 3.6 Federal Republic of Germany 3.4 Italy 2.3 United States America 1.2 Japan 4.6 Swedan 0.6 Source: OECD