HC Deb 28 November 1985 vol 87 c658W
16. Mr. Wrigglesworth

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the extent of the decline in manufacturing output since May 1979.

Mr. Lawson

Manufacturing output has fallen by 8 per cent. since May 1979 but non-manufacturing output has risen by 11½ per cent. and GDP as a whole has risen by 6¼ per cent.