Pesticides (Hansard, 15 April 1985)

§ Mr. Butcher

There is no information available on the quantity of organophosporus pesticides manufactured in the United Kingdom but figures for the value of sales by United Kingdom manufacturers are published in table 1 of the Business Monitor PQ 2568 Formulated Pesticides, copies of which are in the Library.

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	No. of enterprises† 1984	1983	1984	1983	1984	1984	1984	1984
			P	4th qtr	1st qtr R	2nd qtr R	3rd qtr R	4th qtr P
Total sales of principal products of Activity Heading 2568 (Formulated pesticides) and work done		345,572	407,980	62,653	113,376	131,031	71,226	92,348
Less sales (included above) of principal products for AH 2568 by establishments classified to other industries		83,706	95,736	13,033	23,324	28,892	21,376	22,144
Plus sales by establishments classified to AH 2568 of principal products of other industries		35,982	37,419	9,791	9,336	10,056	9,094	8,933
Plus sales of Merchanted goods	10	341,580	384,421	79,540	98,837	91,638	102,831	91,114
Total sales and work done by establishments clasified to AH 2568 and contributing to the inquiry^*	11	639,428	734,083	138,950	198,224	203,832	161,776	170,250
Total sales and work done by all establishments classified to AH 2568‡		682,400	785,300	147,700	211,700	217,700	173,400	182,500
^* Please see note on coverage in introduction. Sales are deliveries on sale for home and abroad: forward sales are excluded. Values are net selling values: value added tax, trade discounts and commissions are excluded.
† An enterprise comprises one or more establishments under common ownership or control. The figure shown isthe largest number of enterprises contributing to the heading in any one of the four quarters of 1984.
‡ The figures against this heading include estimates for establishments classified to Activity Heading 2568but not contributing to the inquiry. These estimates were revised in the Q3/84 monitor following a major review of the register of businesses used for Business Statistics Office inquiries. For further information on the revisions or on grossed-up estimates in general, please see the Q3/84 edition of Business Monitor PQ1002.