HC Deb 20 June 2003 vol 407 c500W
Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value of(a) manufacturing and (b) consumer spending on jewellery in (i) the UK and (ii) the EU was in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement on her analysis of the trends emerging. [114860]

Ms Hewitt

Official figures for the UK are shown in the following table. Manufacturers' sales do not include jewellery made by retail jewellers. The figures available for consumer spending do not distinguish between jewellery and watches and clocks. Equivalent figures are not available for the EU.

UK manufacturers' sales1 Consumer spending2
Jewellery Watches and clocks Jewellery, watches and clocks (£ million)
1997 599 87 3,295
1998 571 86 3,320
1999 597 91 3,398
2000 629 72 3,479
2001 518 59 3,452
2001 3,497
1 Product Sales and Trade (Prodcom) reports PRA 36220 Jewellery and Related Articles, PRA 36610 Imitation Jewellery and PRA 33500 Watches and Clocks
2 Consumer Trends—Household Final Consumption Expenditure

Source:

Office for National Statistics

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