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Summary Table 3: Output per Hour Levels and Growth Rates in Selected OECD
Countries, 1950-2006
(United Sates= 100)
|
1950 |
1973 |
1995 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 | |
|
Australia |
73.4 |
75.3 |
82.1 |
82.2 |
80.2 |
78.5 |
78.2 |
|
Austria |
30.0 |
62.9 |
89.2 |
92.4 |
89.9 |
88.2 |
89.1 |
|
Belgium |
49.1 |
79.7 |
105.2 |
102.6 |
97.5 |
95.3 |
95.7 |
|
Canada |
81.0 |
88.5 |
85.5 |
83.2 |
78.2 |
78.5 |
78.1 |
|
Denmark |
56.5 |
74.6 |
97.3 |
91.8 |
86.0 |
85.6 |
85.9 |
|
Finland |
33.9 |
54.5 |
80.0 |
81.8 |
79.7 |
79.9 |
81.7 |
|
France |
42.1 |
73.9 |
104.9 |
104.1 |
100.5 |
100.1 |
100.1 |
|
All Germany |
- |
- |
88.2 |
87.0 |
82.4 |
82.0 |
82.5 |
|
West Germany |
36.7 |
75.4 |
108.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ireland |
29.0 |
44.3 |
79.8 |
96.7 |
99.2 |
98.7 |
98.1 |
|
Italy |
42.9 |
75.9 |
99.4 |
93.2 |
83.3 |
82.2 |
81.2 |
|
Japan |
18.3 |
51.3 |
74.0 |
71.9 |
70.2 |
71.0 |
71.7 |
|
Luxembourg |
66.7 |
84.7 |
106.6 |
107.2 |
100.4 |
100.7 |
102.4 |
|
Netherlands |
56.8 |
84.6 |
98.9 |
96.4 |
91.5 |
90.5 |
91.1 |
|
New Zealand1 |
92.0 |
67.6 |
64.5 |
61.8 |
58.4 |
57.4 |
56.3 |
|
Norway |
51.2 |
73.8 |
114.0 |
114.2 |
113.4 |
113.0 |
111.1 |
|
Portugal |
18.1 |
43.3 |
51.5 |
54.4 |
49.3 |
48.8 |
48.3 |
|
South Korea2 |
17.8 |
17.0 |
38.4 |
41.2 |
43.3 |
43.6 |
44.6 |
|
Spain |
21.2 |
44.5 |
80.1 |
71.1 |
63.4 |
61.9 |
60.7 |
|
Sweden |
57.4 |
80.6 |
84.5 |
85.3 |
84.9 |
85.2 |
86.4 |
|
Switzerland |
73.1 |
88.7 |
84.0 |
81.0 |
76.2 |
76.2 |
76.9 |
|
United Kingdom |
61.9 |
66.0 |
86.6 |
86.4 |
84.8 |
84.2 |
84.4 |
|
United States |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Unweighted Average3 |
48.1 |
67.0 |
86.5 |
85.0 |
81.5 |
81.0 |
81.2 |
Notes:
1. Data for New Zealand are available for 1956 onwards only. The relative level shown for 1950 is
actually for 1956, the first year for which data are available for both New Zealand and the United States.
The growth rate shown for the 1950-73 period is actually for 1956-73.
2. Data for South Korea are available for 1963 onwards only. The relative level shown for 1950 is
actually for 1963, the first year for which data are available for both South Korea and the United States.
The growth rate shown for the 1950-1973 period is actually for 1963-73.
3. The average excludes the United States for relative levels but includes it for growth rates. For 1950 and
1973 and the 1950-73 and 1973-1995 periods, West Germany is included and All Germany is not
included. For 1995, 2000 and 2006 and the 1995-2000, 2000-2006 and 1973-2006 periods, All Germany
is included and West Germany is not included.
Source: Table 3
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