Table 2. Output per employed person in manufacturing, 14 countries or areas,
    1950-1997 
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Table 2.  Output per employed person 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     30.0     NA      NA      NA      NA     31.8    17.0    19.2    12.3    16.0    32.0    25.6    29.0
  1955   NA     35.5    10.4     NA      NA      NA     34.0    21.2    28.8    17.7    20.1    37.3    27.9    31.7
  1960   NA     41.8    17.3     NA      NA     22.4    39.2    27.7    38.4    22.4    25.8    46.2    33.7    35.3
  1961   NA     43.8    19.3     NA      NA     22.7    40.2    29.6    39.6    23.9    26.0    47.2    35.1    34.8
  1962   NA     47.7    19.8     NA      NA     23.9    42.6    31.4    41.3    25.7    26.6    47.0    37.5    35.2
  1963   NA     49.7    21.2     NA      NA     24.8    43.3    33.1    42.4    26.5    27.5    49.2    39.3    37.1
  1964   NA     52.3    24.0     NA      NA     26.3    47.2    35.5    46.1    26.8    29.6    52.3    42.3    39.8
  1965   NA     54.9    24.5     NA      NA     27.2    49.5    37.6    48.7    28.8    31.4    54.1    45.1    40.4
  1966   NA     55.4    27.0     NA      NA     28.8    51.0    40.9    50.0    31.6    33.2    56.6    47.0    41.0
  1967   NA     55.9    30.6     NA      NA     30.1    54.1    43.0    51.7    33.7    35.4    58.1    50.1    42.6
  1968   NA     59.2    34.2     NA      NA     32.7    57.7    46.2    56.6    36.4    38.8    60.1    53.6    46.1
  1969   NA     62.0    38.6     NA      NA     35.4    59.3    50.3    60.7    37.4    41.9    64.3    56.8    47.2
  1970   NA     60.3    43.0     NA      NA     38.0    60.8    52.7    62.4    39.1    44.9    65.7    58.1    47.5
  1971   NA     63.6    44.8     NA      NA     39.7    64.6    55.3    63.4    38.6    47.1    67.6    60.5    48.6
  1972   NA     66.7    48.9     NA      NA     43.2    68.4    57.2    66.6    41.6    50.1    70.6    61.8    50.8
  1973   NA     70.2    52.8     NA      NA     46.6    71.2    60.3    70.4    45.6    54.4    74.6    65.2    55.2
  1974   NA     70.9    52.0     NA      NA     47.9    75.0    60.9    71.4    46.8    56.6    76.9    67.3    54.3
  1975   NA     67.4    52.2     NA      NA     47.1    79.9    61.1    72.5    44.5    54.7    75.6    67.0    53.0
  1976   NA     72.3    57.0     NA      NA     52.9    83.2    65.1    79.9    50.6    60.4    76.0    67.2    55.7
  1977  69.2    76.3    59.4     NA      NA     55.3    84.1    68.3    81.1    51.4    65.1    74.4    65.6    56.6
  1978  69.8    78.1    62.0     NA      NA     58.5    84.3    70.8    82.8    54.6    68.7    73.9    65.7    57.2
  1979  70.3    77.7    67.5     NA      NA     61.7    88.4    73.9    86.0    59.4    71.3    78.0    69.8    57.4
  1980  69.3    74.0    68.6     NA      NA     64.7    93.9    74.3    83.5    62.2    72.4    77.1    70.1    54.9
  1981  72.7    75.8    70.3     NA      NA     67.5    94.3    75.5    84.1    63.7    74.4    76.9    70.1    56.8
  1982  73.6    73.5    73.0     NA      NA     73.1    96.0    77.5    83.7    64.7    76.5    79.4    73.4    60.5
  1983  79.1    79.0    74.0     NA      NA     78.7   102.1    79.0    87.9    68.2    82.6    82.5    79.2    65.4
  1984  83.5    85.7    77.3     NA      NA     82.1   101.2    80.3    90.9    74.8    89.5    87.4    84.4    69.5
  1985  86.6    89.1    82.8     NA      NA     85.0    98.4    82.9    93.1    78.4    90.8    89.8    85.2    72.2
  1986  87.1    88.9    81.9     NA      NA     86.3    94.9    84.4    93.0    81.4    91.8    88.7    86.3    74.9
  1987  93.5    91.5    86.7     NA      NA     88.2    92.2    86.5    91.3    85.3    92.0    90.7    88.9    79.7
  1988  98.0    92.9    91.7     NA      NA     92.7    95.8    92.8    94.4    90.0    94.8    90.3    89.4    84.7
  1989  97.2    93.4    95.6     NA      NA     97.2   100.2    97.3    96.2    92.8    97.6    93.3    92.1    88.2
  1990  97.2    95.6   100.5     NA      NA     98.6    98.4    98.5    98.8    94.0    99.0    95.1    94.3    90.7
  1991  97.0    94.9   102.5     NA      NA     99.1    99.3    98.3   101.0    95.4    99.8    96.4    94.3    93.8
  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 103.4   104.8    98.1     NA      NA    102.5   104.7   100.9    97.6   102.5   101.9   100.9   109.5   105.2
  1994 110.7   107.8    99.5     NA      NA    111.3   105.4   109.3   104.7   108.2   114.2   102.0   122.7   109.5
  1995 116.9   110.0   107.6     NA      NA    109.5   107.4   113.7   108.0   114.8   120.0   101.6   131.7   108.7
  1996 122.0   108.5   111.0     NA      NA    111.2   111.8   117.5   110.9   114.4   122.8   101.9   135.5   107.6
  1997 128.4   111.5   117.1     NA      NA    117.7   115.1   125.0   117.7   117.9     NA    102.2   144.5   108.6
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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