Manufacturing Productivity (Hansard, 15 July 1993)

HC Deb 15 July 1993 vol 228 c649W 649W

§ Mr. Butterfill
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on trends in manufacturing productivity over the past year.

§ Mr. Portillo
Manufacturing productivity in the three months to May was 8.7 per cent. higher than a year earlier. This was the highest growth rate for over six years.