§ Dr. CableTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the productivity performance figures were in each year since 1992 for(a) output per worker and (b) output per hour. [88856]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from K. Dunnell to Dr. Vincent Cable, dated 7 January 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about what the productivity performance figures were for each year since 1992 for (a) output per worker and (b) output per hour. I am replying in his absence. (88856)
The table below shows indices of output per job and output per hour for the UK whole economy for each year from 1992 to 2001 along with the annual growth rates.
UK whole economy productivity indices and growth, 1992 to 2001 Index (1995 = 100) Annual growth rate (per cent) Year Output per job Output per hour Output per job Output per hour 1992 91.0 3.4 1993 94.3 95.4 3.6 1994 98.2 98.5 4.1 3.2 1995 100.0 100.0 1.8 1.5 1996 101.5 101.8 1.5 1.8 1997 103.1 103.3 1.5 1.4 1998 105.0 106.0 1.9 2.6 1999 105.8 107.5 0.8 1.4 2000 107.5 110.6 1.6 2.9 2001 108.6 111.5 1.0 0.8