§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the changes in levels of(a) manufacturing productivity and (b) overall productivity between (i) March 1974 and April 1979 and (ii) May 1979 and April 1997. [10888]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Philip Hammond, dated 29 July 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question regarding changes in levels of manufacturing and whole economy productivity.Information is not available for the dates requested but is given for the nearest period in the table below.
Sector Period Percentage change Manufacturing Q1 1974 to Q1 1979 5.7 Q2 1979 to Q1 1997 83.5 Whole economy Q1 1974 to Q1 1979 9.4 Q2 1979 to Q1 1997 36.7
§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was manufacturing output in the United Kingdom in each year between 1979 and 1997 in terms of(a) volume and (b) value at current prices. [10959]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Dominic Grieve, dated 29 July 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on manufacturing output in the United Kingdom in each year between 1979 and 1997.The index of the volume of manufacturing output at constant prices for each year between 1986 and 1996 can be accessed as Series DVZK on the ONS databank by the House of Commons Library. Data for 1997 is not yet available. The indices for the years 1979 to 1985 are given in the table below:139W
Year Volume of manufacturing output at constant prices 1979 90.6 1980 82.8 1981 77.7 1982 77.6 1983 79.2 1984 82.2 Data on the value of manufacturing output at current prices is available for the complete range of years between 1979 and 1996 and can be accessed as series CFLV on the ONS databank by the House of Commons Library. Data for 1997 is not yet available.