HC Deb 18 July 1972 vol 841 cc84-5W
Mr. Eadie

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will provide a table showing the annual percentage economic growth of nationalised indus-

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN OUTPUT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
COAL (index of production)
United Kingdom -2.2 -7.5 -8.1 -7.2 1.7
Scotland -3.4 -12.5 -9.2 -7.7 -9.7
GAS (index of production)
United Kingdom +4.7 +7.7 +8.2 +12.8 +23.7
Scotland +3.5 +4.4 +3.6 +3.2 +6.7
ELECTRICITY (index of production)
United Kingdom +3.5 +6.2 +6.6 +4.0 +2.6
Scotland* +7.1 +5.7 +7.2 +0.4 +2.3
STEEL (British Steel Corporation crude steel output)
United Kingdom N/A† +8.2 +1.7 +3.3 -13.3
Scotland N/A† +18.9 +7.3 -0.9 -9.3
1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71
CIVIL AVIATION (Air Corporations and British Airports Authority net output (at constant prices))
United Kingdom‡ +2.8 +12.9 +19.5 -10.4
*Responsibility for Scottish electricity lies with the Secretary of State for Scotland.
† The Corporation was established in mid-1967. The 1968 figure is compared with 1967 production figure for the vesting companies up to nationalisation and the Corporation thereafter.
‡ Figures for Scotland are not readily available.