HC Deb 24 May 1971 vol 818 c13W
68. Mr. Golding

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what have been the changes in industrial production for each month since June 1970.

Mr. Higgins

I have been asked to reply.

The percentage changes in the index of industrial production compared with the previous month are as follows:

1970 June … … +2.0
July … … −1.0
August … … +0.6
September … … +2.0
October … …
November … … −2.5
December … … +2.0
1971 January … … +0.1
February … … −2.1
March … … −1.0

The figures for 1971 are provisional.