HC Deb 19 June 1991 vol 193 c239W
Sir Richard Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of people employed in manufacturing industries in 1970, 1980 and 1990.

Mr. Jackson

The information is shown in the table.

Employees in manufacturing in United Kingdom
Thousands
June 1970 8,339
June 1980 6,937
June 1990 5,151

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