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The GDR’s Failure to "Overtake without Catching Up" (July 30, 1970)

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Work Productivity Comparison: FRG and “GDR”

The production per employee in the “GDR” is lower by:

 

 

(in %)

Energy and fuels

9

Light industry

22

Food industry

23

Electro-technology, Electronics, Appliances

32

Building materials

36

Machines and vehicles

44

Textile Industry

45

Chemical Industry

46

Iron and steel industry

56

Total industry

34

 

Cost of living and prices

(Federal Republic = 100%)

Relative price [in the GDR]:

 

 

Food and foodstuffs, drinks, and tobacco

127

Thereof:

bread and baked goods

53

field vegetables

67

fresh meat

102

citrus and tropical fruits

314

fats and oils

158

coffee (from beans)

450

tobacco products

121

 

Clothing

152

Household items

163

Heating and lighting

53

Residence/Apartment

44

Cost of living, overall

121



Source: Werner Barm, “Die Parole Überholen, ohne Einzuholen” [“The Slogan: Overtaking without Catching Up”], Die Welt, no. 174 (July 30, 1970).

Translation: Allison Brown

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