§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will give seasonally adjusted estimates of output per head for the industries included in the Index of Production, namely, Order II-Order XVIII of the Standard Industrial Classification, 1958, for each month from January, 1955 to the latest month, based on 1958 equalling 100.
§ Mr. Harold LeverNo monthly seasonally adjusted estimates of industrial production per head are available. The table below shows quarterly indices.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY, 1955–1966 OUTPUT PER HEAD IN STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION ORDERS II-XVIII 1958=100, Seasonally Adjusted 1955 Q1 96.9 1961 Q1 109.7 Q2 97.6 Q2 110.2 Q3 98.5 Q3 110.2 Q4 99.6 Q4 109.3 1956 Q1 97.8 1962 Q1 109.5 Q2 97.9 Q2 111.5 Q3 97.5 Q3 112.9 Q4 97.9 Q4 111.3 1957 Q1 99.1 1963 Q1 111.2 Q2 99.9 Q2 115.3 Q3 100.4 Q3 118.6 Q4 99.0 Q4 120.6 1958 Q1 101.4 1964 Q1 122.3 Q2 99.5 Q2 123.7 Q3 99.1 Q3 123.4 Q4 100.2 Q4 124.2 1959 Q1 101.8 1965 Q1 125.6 Q2 104.6 Q2 124.8 Q3 105.8 Q3 125.5 Q4 109.0 Q4 126.1 1960 Q1 110.1 1966 Q1 127.0 Q2 109.6 Q2 126.5 Q3 109.6 Q3 127.9 Q4 109.9