Annual Production (Hansard, 23 November 1979)

§ Mr. Michael Brown
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in the Official Report annual production figures for the agriculture industry since 1 January 1969 compared with other EEC countries.

§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith
Index numbers of the volume of agricultural production in the United Kingdom and in other EEC countries for the calendar years 1969–78 are shown in the following table:
with the construction, mechanical, engineering and vehicle industries.

§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith
I regret that comparisons on the basis of gross national product are not available but figures relating to gross domestic product are as follows: 411W

PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION To GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT^*

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978†

Agriculture … … 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.4

Construction … … 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.8 7.6 8.0 8.1 7.3 6.8 6.2 6.1

Mechanical engineering‡ … 4.4 — 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 n/a

Vehicles‡ … … 3.2 — 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.1 n/a

^* The contribution of each industry to the gross domestic product before providing for depreciation but after providing for stock appreciation.

† Provisional.

‡ 1969 values are not available because a full census of production for these industries was not earned out in that year.

PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTION To GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT^*
			1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978†
Agriculture	…	…	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.4
Construction	…	…	6.8	6.8	7.0	6.8	7.6	8.0	8.1	7.3	6.8	6.2	6.1
Mechanical engineering‡	…	4.4	—	4.5	4.3	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.7	n/a
Vehicles‡	…	…	3.2	—	3.2	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.8	2.8	3.1	n/a
^* The contribution of each industry to the gross domestic product before providing for depreciation but after providing for stock appreciation.
† Provisional.
‡ 1969 values are not available because a full census of production for these industries was not earned out in that year.