Manufacturing Industry

HC Deb 24 March 1982 vol 20 cc360-1W

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the increase in unit cost in manufacturing industry in each of the past five calendar years together with the increase in (a) unit values of imports and exports of finished manufactures and (b) wholesale prices less food, drink and tobacco.

Mr. Brittan

The following table provides the latest available estimates:

(1975=100)
	Whole economy: Output per head of working population
1970	95.5
1971	97.6
1972	100.3
1973	104.7
1974	102.8

	Whole economy: Output per head of working population
1975	100.0
1976	100.9
1977	103.1
1978	106.0
1979	108.0
1980	105.6
1981	103.7

Source: Employment Gazette, Monthly Digest of Statistics.