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Mr. Alexander W. Lyon
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the increase in productivity by sector over the past 10 years.
Mr. Jim Lester
The following table gives percentage increases in output per person employed for the whole economy, index of production industries, manufacturing industries and certain industry groups.
| PERCENTAGE INCREASE 1968–78 | ||
| Actual | Annual rate | |
| Whole economy | ||
| (a) | 18·9 | 1·7 |
| (b) | 16·5 | 1·5 |
| Index of production industries* | ||
| (a) | 28·8 | 2·6 |
| (b) | 22·8 | 2·1 |
| of which | ||
| Mining and quarrying | ||
| (a) | 147·4 | 9·5 |
| (b) | -1·3 | -0·1 |
| Manufacturing industries of which | 24·2 | 2·2 |
| Metal manufacture | 4·5 | 0·4 |
| Mechanical, instrument and electrical engineering | 36·1 | 3·1 |
| Vehicles | -4·2 | -0·4 |
| Textiles | 30·4 | 2·7 |
| Gas, electricity and water | 71·3 | 5·5 |
| * Comprising all manufacturing industries, mining and quarrying, construction and gas, electricity and water. | ||
| (a) Including exploration for and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. | ||
| (b) Excluding exploration for and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. | ||