§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will state for each industrial sector working party since it was set up the changes in the index of output, and the penetration of home and overseas markets and employment, stating the standard industrial classification minimum list headings covered by each working party.
§ Mr. Les Huckfield:The information in the following table relates to standard industrial classification groupings that correspond as closely as possible to the coverage of the sector working parties. Information about the penetration of overseas markets is not available.
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Annual percentage changes in: Sector Working Party(or EDC) Approximate SIC coverage Nearest corresponding Minimum List Headings Out put(a) Employment(b) Import penetration(c) Food and drink 211 to 239 211 to 239(d) Food and drink +1½ -¼ -¾ Specialised organic chemicals Part of 271 271 General chemicals +4 +1 +3 ½ Petrochemicals Parts of 271, 276 271 and 276 General chemicals and synthetic resins +4¼ +1 +3¼ Pharmaceuticals 272 272 Pharmaceutical chemicals and preparations +8 -½ + ¼ Iron and steel 312, part of 311 311 and 312 Iron and steel (general) and steel tubes +2 ¾ 3 ¼ -1 Ferrous foundries Parts of 311, 313 313(e) Iron castings, etc -l ¼ -2 ¾ - Non-ferrous foundries Parts of 321,322,323 21,322,323 Non-ferrous metals +4 ¼ - +1 ¼ Machine tools Parts of 332, 339 332 Metal-working machine tools -4 -& ½ + ½ Pumps and valves Part of 333 333 Pumps, valves and compressors +4 + ¼ -¼ Fluid power equipment Part of 333 Diesel engines Part 334 and others 334 Industrial engines —1 ¾ +2 ½ - Textile machinery 335 335 Textile machinery and accessories 28 ¼ 8 ½ -5 ¼ Construction equipment and mobile cranes 336, part of 337 336 Construction and earth-moving equipment -5 +1 ½ +8 ½ Industrial trucks Part of 337 337 Mechanical handling equipment -1 ½ +½ 1 ¼ Other mechanical handling equipment Part of 337 Office machinery 338, part of 351 338 Office machinery -13 ¼ -2 ½ +14 Mining machinery Part of 339 Printing and bookbinding machinery Part of 339 339 Other machinery + ½ - +1 Heating, ventilating etc. equipment Part of 339 Food and drink processing and packaging Machinery Parts of 339, 341 Constructional steelwork Part of 341 341 Industrial Plant and steelwork 2 ¼ -1 ½ - ½ Process plant fabrication Part of 341 Automation and instrumentation 353 and 354 353 and 354 Surgical, scientific and industrial instruments +3 ¼ -½ +¼ Heavy electrical machinery Part of 361 361 Electrical machinery +1¾ -1 +2½ Industrial electrical equipment Part of 361,369
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Annual percentage changes in: Sector Working Party(or EDC) Approximate SIC coverage Nearest corresponding Minimum List Headings Output(a) Employment(b) Import penetration(c) Telecommunications … 363 363 Telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment -13¼ -8¼ 1½ Electronic components … 364 364 Electronic components +13 +1 +2 ¾ Electronic consumer goods … Part of 365 365 Broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment +5 -2 +2 Electronic computers … 366 366 Electronic computers +21 ¼ +3 +4 ½ Radio, radar and electronic capital goods … 367 367 Radio, radar and electronic capital goods +7 +2 + ¼ Domestic electrical appliances … Part of 368 368 Electric appliances primarily for domestic use +2 ¾ -¼ +1 Gauges and tools … 390 390 Engineers' small tools and gauges + ½ +5 ¼ - Man-made fibres … 411 411 Production of man-made fibres -1 ½ -4 ¼ +3 Wool textiles … Part of 414 414 Woollen and worsted +2 ¼ -2 ¼ + ¾ Hosiery and knitwear … 417 417 Hosiery and other knitted goods +1 + ½ +1 Clothing … 441 to 445 and 449 441 to 445, 449 Clothing +3 ¾ -1 ½ + ½ Footwear … 450 450 Footwear +3 ¼ - +1 ½ Paper and board … 481 481 Paper and board +5 -l ½ -½ Rubber processing … 491 491 Rubber +7 ¼ - +1 ¾ Plastics processing … Part 496 and others 496 Plastics products not elsewhere specified +8 ½ +2 ½ + ½ Notes: (a)Based on Index of Industrial Production (1975=100), seasonally adjusted. Change from 4th quarter 1975 to 3rd quarter 1978, expressed at an annual rate Source:Central Statistical Office. (b)Employees in employment, Great Britain. Change from October 1975 to October 1978, expressed at an annual rate.Source: Department of Employment. (c)Imports (cif) as a percentage of United Kingdom demand, i.e. United Kingdom manufacturers' sales, plus imports (cif) less exports (fob), in current value terms. Annual number of percentage points change from year ending June 1976 to year ending September 1978.Source: Departments of Industry, Trade and Prices and Consumer Protection. (d) Measure (c) relates to MLH's 211 to 232, suitable sales data for MLH 239 "Other drink industries" not being available. (e)Measure(c)shows the annual change up to the year ending December 1977 only, suitable overseas trade data not being available for 1978.