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Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 28 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 December 2001. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of (a) whole economy productivity growth and (b) manufacturing productivity growth for each year from 1975-76 to 2001-02; and if he will make a statement. - Includes ref to estiamtes of output per job across the whole economy,and for the manufacturing sector since 1978-79, are published by the Office for National Statistics, in Library, and 'pre-Budget report' (Cm 5318).
Answer

Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of (a) whole economy productivity growth and (b) manufacturing productivity growth for each year from 1975-76 to 2001-02; and if he will make a statement. [20222] Ruth Kelly: Estimates of output per job across the whole economy, and for the manufacturing sector since 1978-79, are published by the Office for National Statistics, and are accessible through the Library of the House. Recent trends in UK productivity growth are discussed in Annex A of the 2001 "pre-Budget report" (Cm 5318). Further information is contained in "The Economy: Supplementary Charts and Tables", published alongside this report.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
376 c526W;376 c525W; 20222
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Economic growth Manufacturing industries Productivity
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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