§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will set out the figures for manufacturing output for the last three available quarters; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 2 December 1992]: As an index, with 1985 = 100, manufacturing output was 111 in the first quarter of 1992, 111.5 in the second quarter and 111.4 in the third quarter. In the first three quarters of 1992, manufacturing output was over a fifth higher than in 1981, the trough of the last recession.