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Table 1. Output per hour in manufacturing, 14 countries or areas 1950-1997

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Table 1.  Output per hour in manufacturing, 14 countries or areas,
          1950-1997    (Indexes:  1992=100)


       United                                                                         Nether-                  United
 Year  States  Canada  Japan   Korea   Taiwan Belgium Denmark  France Germany  Italy   lands   Norway  Sweden Kingdom

  1950   NA     28.0     NA      NA      NA      NA     22.6    13.9    13.2    11.2    12.3    24.5    19.7    24.7

  1955   NA     34.3     8.7     NA      NA      NA     24.6    17.6    19.7    15.6    15.4    28.5    21.6    26.6

  1960   NA     40.7    14.0     NA      NA     17.8    29.9    23.0    29.1    19.6    19.5    36.7    27.6    30.2
  1961   NA     42.9    15.8     NA      NA     18.1    31.6    24.5    30.5    21.2    20.6    38.0    29.0    30.2
  1962   NA     46.3    16.6     NA      NA     19.0    33.2    26.1    32.7    23.4    21.2    38.0    31.3    30.9
  1963   NA     48.1    18.0     NA      NA     19.8    34.3    27.5    34.1    24.1    21.9    40.0    33.1    32.5
  1964   NA     50.4    20.4     NA      NA     21.0    37.1    29.7    37.0    24.3    23.9    42.2    36.0    34.7
  1965   NA     52.9    21.2     NA      NA     22.1    38.9    31.8    39.3    27.1    25.4    44.7    38.7    35.7
  1966   NA     53.7    23.3     NA      NA     23.6    40.8    34.4    40.9    29.4    27.0    46.6    40.3    36.9
  1967   NA     54.3    26.3     NA      NA     24.9    43.8    36.5    43.4    30.9    28.9    48.3    43.7    38.6
  1968   NA     57.6    29.5     NA      NA     27.1    47.8    40.3    47.0    33.3    32.3    51.3    47.8    41.4
  1969   NA     60.5    33.8     NA      NA     29.6    49.8    42.9    50.3    34.5    35.3    56.1    51.5    42.4

  1970   NA     59.2    38.0     NA      NA     32.7    52.7    45.5    52.0    36.8    38.6    57.8    52.8    43.3
  1971   NA     62.7    40.2     NA      NA     34.6    56.3    48.2    54.0    37.4    40.9    60.1    55.1    45.4
  1972   NA     65.6    44.1     NA      NA     38.6    60.8    50.4    57.4    40.5    44.1    63.6    57.9    47.9
  1973   NA     69.6    48.1     NA      NA     42.6    66.9    53.9    61.0    43.9    48.8    67.6    62.1    51.4
  1974   NA     70.8    49.3     NA      NA     45.0    69.1    55.1    63.2    46.7    52.4    70.6    64.8    52.2
  1975   NA     68.1    50.7     NA      NA     46.8    76.1    57.0    65.8    45.2    51.6    69.7    65.8    51.1
  1976   NA     73.0    53.8     NA      NA     51.6    78.8    60.5    70.6    51.4    57.1    71.9    66.8    53.3
  1977  70.5    77.1    55.9     NA      NA     54.1    80.4    64.1    72.8    52.4    61.8    71.5    65.8    53.8
  1978  71.1    78.4    58.1     NA      NA     57.4    81.6    67.0    75.3    55.8    65.9    72.8    67.6    54.5
  1979  72.1    78.3    62.9     NA      NA     60.5    85.6    70.1    78.6    61.2    69.2    78.1    72.9    55.0

  1980  71.9    75.2    63.9     NA      NA     64.5    90.3    70.5    77.2    64.0    69.8    76.7    74.0    54.4
  1981  75.4    77.0    66.0     NA      NA     68.9    91.8    72.6    78.8    65.5    71.4    76.5    73.5    57.2
  1982  77.7    75.2    68.7     NA      NA     72.9    92.1    77.7    78.4    66.6    72.6    79.7    76.7    60.3
  1983  81.3    79.7    69.6     NA      NA     80.6    96.6    79.4    82.5    70.2    78.4    82.4    81.8    65.0
  1984  84.5    86.5    71.9     NA      NA     84.6    96.1    80.7    85.4    77.1    86.1    87.4    85.6    68.5
  1985  87.7    89.7    77.3     NA      NA     86.3    96.7    83.8    88.8    81.5    89.7    90.2    87.1    71.1
  1986  88.2    89.2    76.9     NA      NA     87.6    91.1    85.2    89.4    82.6    91.0    89.0    88.5    73.9
  1987  94.3    91.1    81.2     NA      NA     88.7    90.6    86.7    88.3    85.0    91.7    93.3    90.1    78.1
  1988  97.8    91.0    84.8     NA      NA     91.8    94.1    92.7    91.5    86.6    93.8    92.1    90.8    82.6
  1989  97.0    92.4    89.5     NA      NA     96.7    99.6    97.4    94.3    89.4    97.1    94.6    93.8    86.2

  1990  97.7    95.2    95.4     NA      NA     96.9    99.1    99.1    98.9    92.8    98.5    96.6    95.0    89.2
  1991  98.2    95.0    99.4     NA      NA     99.1    99.6    98.7   101.8    95.3    99.6    97.5    95.0    93.9
  1992 100.0   100.0   100.0     NA      NA    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
  1993 102.1   103.3   100.5     NA      NA    104.1   105.5   101.8   100.7   104.5   101.9   100.6   106.7   105.6
  1994 108.1   105.7   101.8     NA      NA    110.0     NA    110.4   108.0   107.4   114.2   101.4   116.1   109.2
  1995 115.1   108.4   109.3     NA      NA    109.4     NA    114.3   112.0   113.9   119.6   102.0   122.4   107.6
  1996 120.2   106.6   111.9     NA      NA    110.6     NA    117.9   116.7   114.4   122.6   102.6   125.4   106.2
  1997 125.6   109.6   118.8     NA      NA    116.8     NA    125.9   123.6   117.4     NA    103.2   133.6   107.2

NA:  Not Available

Note:  The data relate to employees (wage and salary earners) in Belgium,
       Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and to
       all employed persons (employees and self-employed workers) in
       the other countries.

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 1998.

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