§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer taking the first quarter of 1945 as 100, what would be the index number for industrial production for each quarter since 1945 to the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesIndex numbers of industrial production are available only annually from 1948 and quarterly, on a seasonally adjusted basis, from the beginning of 1952. Taking the average quarterly production in 1948 as 100 the following is the information.
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INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION All industries 1948=100 1948 100.0 1949 106.5 1950 113.1 1951 115.6 1952— 1 112.9 2 110.9 3 110.3 4 114.1 1953— 1 116.6 2 117.6 3 118.6 4 124.0 1954— 1 123.0 2 124.6 3 125.7 4 127.9 1955— 1 129.3 2 130.5 3 131.7 4 134.1 1956— 1 132.5 2 133.1 3 131.9 4 132.3 1957— 1 134.3 2 134.9 3 136.2 4 134.3 1958— 1 134.9 2 133.1 3 132.5 4 134.5 353W
1959— 1 135.4 2 138.8 3 140.4 4 146.7 1960— 1 149.5 2 149.3 3 149.7 4 151.7 1961— 1 150.7 2 153.1 3 152.7 4 151.5 1962— 1 151.7 2 154.1 3 155.2 4 152.7 1963— 1 149.1 2 156.4 3 161.0 4 164.6 1964— 1 169.5 2 169.5 3 170.7 4 175.2 1965— 1 176.2 2 175.6 3 175.6 4 178.4 1966— 1 180.0 2 180.2 3 180.6 4 176.8 1967— 1 179.2 2 181.0 3 181.2 4 185.0 1968— 1 190.5 2 192.1 3 192.7 4 194.1 1969— 1 196.0 2 198.6 3 197.8 4 197.6 1970— 1 196.8 2 197.2 3 198.8 4 199.2 1971— 1 198.2 2 200.2 3 199.2 4 198.4 1972— 1 193.5 2 203.8 3 205.5 4 209.9
1973— 1 218.6 2 217.4 3 219.4 4 217.6 1974— 1 205.9 2 213.7 3 214.7 4 203.5 1975— 1 206.7 2 198.2 Note: The index of total industrial production covers all industries classified to Orders II to XXI of the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification.