§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table arranged in descending order of magnitude of the percentage change in manufacturing output between 1973 and 1977 for the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, France, Italy, West Germany and Japan.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe table below shows the information requested.
Manufacturing Output (1): Percentage Change 1973–1977 Italy +7.0 Canada +6.5 United States of America +5.7 France (2) +5.0 West Germany +2.7 Japan(3) +1.6 United Kingdom -6.1 Sources: United Kingdom—latest published estimates. Other countries—OECD Industrial Production: Quarterly Supplement to Main Economic Indicators 1977–4 and 1978–1. (1) Volume changes based on 1970=100. (2) Based on annual data which represent only 77 per cent. of manufacturing output, and for 1977 on monthly data which relate to 50 per cent. of manufacturing output. (3) 1977 figure derived from average of 11 months January to November only.