HC Deb 13 May 1968 vol 764 c177W
Mr. Speed

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give the latest comparable, and fully revised figures, for operative hours worked in manufacturing industry based on the average of 1955 equalling 100, seasonally adjusted, from the first quarter of 1955 to the latest available quarter.

Mr. Hattersley

Following are the figures:

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY INDEX OF OPERATIVE HOURS WORKED IN MANUFACTURING
(1955 average = 100)
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
1955 align="right">… 99.7 99.8 100.0 100.5
1956 … 100.2 99.2 98.3 98.5
1957 … 98.4 98.7 98.7 97.7
1958 … 96.9 95.1 93.7 93.0
1959 … 93.3 94.7 95.8 96.9
1960 … 98.0 97.5 98.0 97.7
1961 … 97.2 97.5 97.0 95.7
1962 … 95.2 95.0 94.5 93.1
1963 … 91.8 92.5 93.3 93.8
1964 … 94.2 94.6 94.9 95.0
1965 … 94.6 94.6 93.8 93.7
1966 … 93.0 92.6 92.0 89.7
1967 … 88.2 87.2 86.8 86.6