TABLE 8-2 Growth Around the World
GROWTH IN OUTPUT PER PERSON (PERCENT PER YEAR)
Country 1948–1972 1972–1995 1995–2010
Canada 2.9 1.8 1.6
France 4.3 1.6 1.1
West Germany 5.7 2.0
Germany 1.3
Italy 4.9 2.3 0.6
Japan 8.2 2.6 0.6
United Kingdom 2.4 1.8 1.7
United States 2.2 1.5 1.5

Source: Angus Maddison, Phases of Capitalist Development (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982); OECD National Accounts; and World Bank: World Development Indicators.