§ Richard OttawayTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the productivity growth in the United Kingdom economy for each of the last 10 years. [144590]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
913WLetter from Colin Mowl to Richard Ottaway, dated 17 December 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on productivity growth in the United Kingdom economy for each of the last 10 years. I have been asked to reply in his absence. (144590)The table below shows growth of output per job and output per hour for the UK whole economy from 1993 to 2002.
Annual growth rate (per cent.) Year Output per job Output per hour 1993 3.5 — 1994 3.9 2.9 1995 1.8 1.5 1996 1.6 1.9 1997 1.5 1.4 1998 2.1 2.8 1999 1.1 1.7 2000 2.4 3.7 2001 1.1 0.9 2002 1.4 1.6