HC Deb 09 February 1979 vol 962 cc330-2W
Mr. George Gardiner

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the index figures for (a) total industrial production, (b) manufacturing production and (c) implied level of industrial output in every quarter since 1970 (Q1),

INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seasonally adjusted)
Based on 1975=100
All industries Manufacturing industries Implied level of output all industries
1970—
1st quarter 99.1 97.3 99.2
2nd quarter 99.6 97.9 100.1
3rd quarter 100.0 98.0 100.4
4th quarter 100.2 98.8 100.6
1971—
1st quarter 99.3 97.3 99.7
2nd quarter 100.4 98.1 100.1
3rd quarter 99.8 97.3 99.6
4th quarter 99.9 97.1 99.8
1972—
1st quarter 96.4 95.1 96.1
2nd quarter 102.6 99.7 102.5
3rd quarter 103.1 100.7 102.8
4th quarter 106.0 104.6 105.8
1973—
1st quarter 109.2 106.9 110.2
2nd quarter 109.7 108.1 110.1
3rd quarter 110.1 109.2 110.6
4th quarter 109.0 109.2 109.3
1974—
1st quarter 102.6 104.4 102.0
2nd quarter 107.6 109.0 108.7
3rd quarter 106.9 108.1 108.2
4th quarter 103.4 104.7 103.9
1975—
1st quarter 102.5 103.8 102.8
2nd quarter 99.6 99.2 99.5
3rd quarter 98.4 98.2 98.2
4th quarter 99.5 98.8 99.5
1976—
1st quarter 100.1 99.1 100.9
2nd quarter 101.8 101.7 101.9
3rd quarter 101.7 101.8 102.0
4th quarter 104.5 103.2 105.4
1977—
1st quarter 105.5 103.9 106.4
2nd quarter 105.6 102.5 106.3
3rd quarter 106.2 103.1 106.7
4th quarter 105.8 102.0 106.6
1978—
1st quarter 107.1 102.4 107.3
2nd quarter 111.1 105.0 111.9
3rd quarter 111.6 105.3 112.2

based on index of 1970=100, and an index of 1975=100.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Estimates of the index numbers of production and the implied level of total industrial output are now based on 1975 and the index numbers based on 1970, the previous base year, are no longer maintained. The quarterly information requested, based on an index of 1975=100, is shown below: