HC Deb 04 April 1989 vol 150 cc102-5W
Mr. Henderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish import figures and import penetration figures from 1973 to date for manufacturing industries at SIC two-digit level.

Mr. Alan Clark

Data are available only for the years 1978 to 1987 inclusive. The information is given in the following tables:

Table B
Import penetration ratio
(Percentages)
SIC class 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
21 Metalliferous ores extraction and preparation 108 111 103 102 102 101 98 100 n/a n/a
22 Metal manufacturing 25 27 29 25 28 31 37 39 43 42
23 Extraction of minerals N.E.S. 32 35 33 32 39 42 42 43 37 36
24 Non-metallic mineral products 9 10 9 9 10 11 12 13 13 16
25 Chemical industry 28 29 28 30 33 35 38 40 40 41
26 Man-made fibres 41 45 56 59 67 70 68 71 68 66
31 Metal goods N.E.S. 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 16 16 18
32 Mechanical engineering 32 29 29 32 31 32 34 36 37 38
33 Office machinery and data processing equipment 92 92 96 96 105 106 105 100 100 93
34 Electrical and electronic engineering 31 31 31 36 39 42 44 47 47 49
35 Motor vehicles and their parts 35 41 39 42 47 52 51 50 51 48
36 Other transport equipment 41 38 38 41 39 42 51 45 45 42
37 Instrument engineering 52 53 52 58 56 55 58 57 56 58
41–42 Food, drink and tobacco 18 18 16 16 16 17 18 18 18 18
43 Textile industry 31 33 34 39 39 41 44 44 45 47
44 Leather and leather goods 34 40 40 42 42 44 44 49 46 49
45 Footwear and clothing industries 26 29 29 33 33 33 36 35 36 39
46 Timber and wooden furniture 27 29 27 29 29 32 32 30 31 31
47 Paper, printing and publishing 19 19 19 20 19 20 21 21 21 22
48 Rubber and plastics processing 18 18 18 21 22 24 25 26 27 28
49 Other manufacturing 35 36 41 48 38 38 39 38 39 46
n/a—Not available.

Mr. Henderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish the export figures and export-sales ratios from 1973 to date for manufacturing industries at SIC two-digit level.

Table A
Exports at current prices (£ million)
SIC Class
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
21 Metalliferous ores extraction and preparation 67 91 39 42 41 34 36 36 73 17
22 Metal manufacturing 2,104 2,634 3,135 2,919 2,893 3,526 3,766 3,860 3,953 4,097
23 Extraction of minerals N.E.S. 818 1,045 1,288 795 888 1,158 1,356 1,209 1,554 1,648
24 Non-metallic mineral products 636 652 731 824 838 878 985 1,120 1,127 1,183
25 Chemical industry 3,969 4,601 5,104 5,531 6,077 6,949 8,273 9,471 9,617 10,539
26 Man-made fibres 304 361 373 305 300 376 419 435 416 422
31 Metal goods N.E.S. 859 901 996 960 1,006 969 1,093 1,218 1,180 1,287
32 Mechanical engineering 5,792 6,078 6,924 7,079 7,372 6,658 7,493 8,295 8,385 8,984
33 Office machinery and data processing equipment 770 967 1,095 1,056 1,332 1,821 2,787 3,543 3,344 4,211
34 Electrical and electronic engineering 3,117 3,170 3,663 3,942 4,537 5,004 5,909 7,025 7,414 7,993
35 Motor vehicles and their parts 3,048 3,136 3,230 3,277 3,212 3,248 3,563 4,066 4,076 5003
36 Other transport equipment 1,640 1,817 2,422 2,733 3,213 3,323 3,745 4,178 4,642 5,478
37 Instrument engineering 651 753 874 918 1,024 1,013 1,133 1,194 1,230 1,346
41/42 Food, drink and tobacco 2,419 2,480 2,772 2,929 3,182 3,489 3,695 4,058 4,161 4,741
43 Textile industry 1,250 1,332 1,382 1,317 1,321 1,380 1,621 1,859 1,855 2,069
44 Leather and leather goods 128 162 141 131 150 175 232 260 273 345
45 Footwear and clothing industries 735 835 872 880 848 889 1,041 1,165 1,210 1,405
46 Timber and wooden furniture 279 279 292 272 293 311 358 397 380 416
47 Paper, printing and publishing 783 869 965 984 1,065 1,183 1,465 1,620 1,704 2,004
48 Rubber and plastics processing 849 946 1,137 1,113 1,117 1,212 1,369 1,522 1,646 1,974
49 Other manufacturing 764 1,010 1,255 954 909 1,018 1,222 1,051 1,195 1,303

Mr. Alan Clark

Data are available only for the years 1978 to 1987 inclusive. The information is given in the following tables:

Table B
Export sales ratio (percentages)
SIC Class 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
21 Metalliferous ores extraction and preparation 391 556 257 163 154 145 70 95 ‥ ‥
22 Metal manufacturing 21 22 21 22 23 25 32 34 38 41
23 Extraction of minerals N.E.S. 25 29 28 28 14 13 13 13 9 12
24 Non-metallic mineral products 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 15 15 17
25 Chemical industry 36 35 37 39 40 41 44 47 47 46
26 Man-made fibres 49 53 67 63 69 74 72 73 68 64
31 Metal goods N.E.S. 13 12 14 14 14 12 13 14 13 13
32 Mechanical engineering 44 42 45 47 45 40 42 43 42 42
33 Office machinery and data processing equipment 90 90 96 94 108 110 107 100 100 91
34 Electrical and electronic engineering 37 33 34 36 38 37 39 43 43 43
35 Motor vehicles and their parts 38 36 38 41 38 37 37 37 34 34
36 Other transport equipment 45 43 42 50 53 55 63 55 59 57
37 Instrument engineering 51 53 55 59 56 51 53 50 48 52
41–42 Food, drink and tobacco 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12
43 Textile industry 27 27 30 30 29 28 30 31 30 32
44 Leather and leather goods 26 29 32 30 32 33 35 38 36 40
45 Footwear and clothing industries 18 18 19 20 18 18 18 19 18 21
46 Timber and wooden furniture 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
47 Paper, printing and publishing 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
48 Rubber and plastics processing 21 20 23 24 22 22 22 22 21 22
49 Other manufacturing 38 36 36 38 28 28 28 28 28 34
‥= not available.

‥=n.a. Not available.

Mr. Henderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish manufacturing output figures in constant prices from 1973 to date at SIC two-digit level.

Index of production (1985 = 100)
SIC Class 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
21 Metalliferous ores extraction and preparation 180 136 146 145 160 127 119 70 83 84 81 99 100 88 80 76
22 Metal manufacturing 138 126 109 115 114 114 118 91 97 94 94 93 100 101 109 122
23 Extraction of minerals N.E.S. 148 138 123 118 117 110 108 95 85 99 92 98 100 101 104 109
24 Non-metallic mineral products 136 127 119 117 115 116 115 104 93 93 98 101 100 102 108 119
25 Chemical industry 81 86 77 87 90 91 93 84 84 85 91 97 100 102 109 114
26 Man-made fibres 226 194 175 193 172 184 176 129 109 87 101 105 100 104 110 107
31 Metal goods N.E.S. 143 138 125 126 130 125 123 101 93 94 96 104 100 99 103 110
32 Mechanical engineering 125 133 131 125 125 122 117 108 96 98 94 96 100 97 97 106
33 Office machinery and data processing equipment n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
34 Electrical and electronic engineering 87 90 85 84 86 89 88 85 81 84 89 97 100 102 104 111
35 Motor vehicles and their parts 158 146 132 133 144 136 133 115 95 92 96 95 100 98 105 117
36 Other transport equipment 110 112 107 103 98 103 100 108 112 109 103 100 100 104 112 108
37 Instrument engineering n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
41–42 Food, drink and tobacco 95 94 92 95 96 98 100 99 97 99 100 101 100 101 103 106
43 Textile industry 152 139 128 132 133 129 124 102 94 92 94 96 100 100 105 102
44 Leather and leather goods 157 145 148 153 147 144 125 99 92 87 97 103 100 107 109 100
45 Footwear and clothing industries 101 99 99 96 101 104 106 95 88 88 91 95 100 101 102 102
46 Timber and wooden furniture 137 117 115 118 110 114 116 100 90 88 96 101 100 103 112 127
47 Paper, printing and publishing 111 111 96 99 103 105 109 101 96 93 93 98 100 104 114 126
48 Rubber and plastics processing 97 94 86 94 99 102 104 93 85 85 92 97 100 107 120 130
49 Other manufacturing 161 158 144 152 166 167 158 126 114 106 94 99 100 101 102 113
n.a. Not available.