§ Mr. Lewisasked Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the rise and fall in national production for each of the months from January, 1951, until December, 1951, compared with January, 1958, until the latest convenient stated monthly date, using as the basis January, 1951, being equal to 100.
§ Mr. ErrollI regret that monthly figures of national production are not available, but monthly figures of industrial production are, and I am circulating a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (January, 1951=100)* — 1951 1958 Per cent. changes January … 100 118 +18 February … 105 124 +18 March … 100 126 +26 April … 105 116 +10 May … 100 118 +18 June … 105 119 +13 July … 96 August … 90 September … 104 October … 104 November … 106 December … 97 * The index is weighted according to 1948 prices.