The problem asks to calculate the approximate percentage increase in the manufacturing product shipment value per employee in 1995 compared to 1990, based on the given table.

1. Problem Description

The problem asks to calculate the approximate percentage increase in the manufacturing product shipment value per employee in 1995 compared to 1990, based on the given table.

2. Solution Steps

First, we need to calculate the manufacturing product shipment value per employee for both 1990 and

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5. Value per employee = Total shipment value / Number of employees.

For 1990:

Total shipment value = 8,854,873 million yen

Number of employees = 166,637

Value per employee in 1990 = $8,854,873 / 166,637 \approx 53.133$ million yen/employee

For 1995:

Total shipment value = 8,858,646 million yen

Number of employees = 148,865

Value per employee in 1995 = $8,858,646 / 148,865 \approx 59.501$ million yen/employee

Next, calculate the percentage increase from 1990 to 1995:

Percentage increase = $((Value_{1995} - Value_{1990}) / Value_{1990}) * 100$

Percentage increase = $((59.501 - 53.133) / 53.133) * 100$

Percentage increase = $(6.368 / 53.133) * 100$

Percentage increase = $0.11985 * 100 \approx 11.985$

The closest value to the calculated percentage increase (11.985%) from the given options is 11.2%.

3. Final Answer

11.2%