Average
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1954-65 Australia (1) 250 200 380 330 280 300 38 Belgium 0° 4g0C 20 60 160 140 501 Canada 1,220 310 310 510 580 330 606 Denmark (2) 20 30 100 43,340 30 40 508.5 Finland 60 610 130 50 30 140 188 France 160 280 160 330 220 770 329 Germany (West) 50 - - - 30 130 67 India 990 770 7710 420 500 220 704 Ireland 360 270 140 590 330 880 375 Italy 470 1,020 540 870 2,270 1,150 818 Japan 520 520 350 440 350 180 412 Netherlands 20 10 260 10 = 20 54 New Zealand 60 90 100 100 250 140 113 Norway 40 80 = 570 130 360 288 Sweden (3) 10 10 10 = ‘“ 10 13.5 Switzerland - - - - = 50 725 Union of South Africa - 10 - 40 - - 705 United Kingdom (4) 260 420 240 220 450 140 297 United States (5) 1,030 2,770 750 650 740 620 1,048
Notes: (1) Including Electricity and Gas.
2) Manufacturing only.
4) All industries included,
4) Owing to ghanges in industrial classification the figures after
1958 are strictly comparable with those of earlier years.
(5) Beginning 1960: including Alaska and Hawaii.
It will be observed that only one major industrial country has a lower average than that of the U.K.e3 ‘lest Germany. It may come as a surprise to some readers to see that the United States heads the list, although it scems quite likely, if present trends continue, that Italy will outstrip the U.S. soon, The very low figures for some countries, e.g., Sweden and the Netherlands, are due to the employers and government in those countries succesfully imposing an incomes policy. In the Netherlands, however, this has broken down, and in Sweden the incomes policy is under very severe strain. The very low figure for South Africa is due to strikes being illegal for 'native® workers; the largest component of the working class,