HC Deb 02 March 1978 vol 945 cc340-3W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what are the monthly trade and production figures from 1970, taking 1975 as the base year for valuation and incorporating the effects of the recent statistical revision; and what are the comparable figures taking 1970 as the base year for valuation and using the previous statistical system.

Mr. Meacher

Rebasing of the index of production figures on 1975=100 is currently in progress, with publication, along with all other statistical series needed for the national accounts, planned for September 1978. Following are the monthly export and import volume figures, as now published on 1975=100,

Visible Trade Industrial Production (seasonally adjusted)
(BOP basis, volume seasonally adjusted)
Exports Imports
Present Series Previous Series Present Series Previous Series All industries
1975=100 1970=100 1975=100 1970=100 1970=100
1970—
January … … 80.4 102.0 76.3 93.6 98.1
February … … 78.9 96.0 76.1 94.3 99.6
March … … 81.1 103.7 77.4 96.7 100.4
April … … 80.6 102.6 80.8 100.7 100.3
May … … 77.6 96.1 82.0 101.3 99.4
June … … 79.3 100.5 81.7 102.9 99.6
July … … 81.0 103.3 63.3 78.2 100.3
August … … 60.4 75.4 88.0 110.7 100.4
September … … 82.6 105.5 86.4 106.5 100.0
October … … 84.6 107.2 83.2 105.8 101.2
November … … 82.3 102.4 83.0 104.9 99.9
December … … 84.4 108.3 83.9 104.9 100.7
1971—
January … … 75.3 94.4 78.5 96.3 101.3
February … … 73.2 90.9 82.1 101.6 99.7
March … … 89.0 111.5 86.4 110.0 98.7
April … … 87.1 112.1 86.3 107.8 100.6
May … … 87.1 108.1 81.4 103.2 100.9
June … … 88.6 112.1 84.9 106.8 100.7
July … … 86.2 108.7 80.2 102.1 100.1
August … … 86.7 109.6 78.9 99.3 100.7
September … … 88.2 111.2 86.3 105.5 99.9
October … … 85.9 108.1 84.7 106.5 100.3
November … … 81.2 101.6 81.5 101.9 100.1
December … … 87.5 112.7 88.6 110.0 100.6
1972—
January … … 82.6 102.8 85.9 104.5 98.8
February … … 84.6 107.7 90.6 111.6 92.3
March … … 81.6 102.5 88.0 113.7 99.8
April … … 80.7 104.6 95.2 117.6 101.8
May … … 85.8 109.3 91.6 115.8 103.4
June … … 87.8 114.3 90.4 118.4 103.9
July … … 83.7 103.9 79.7 101.8 102.6
August … … 53.4 67.2 74.3 93.6 103.5
September … … 87.2 110.9 107.5 135.8 104.7
October … … 98.8 126.6 104.3 131.9 105.6
November … … 95.3 120.8 103.0 131.1 106.3
December … … 92.3 114.9 98.6 124.2 107.1
1973—
January … … 95.2 119.2 100.6 126.9 109.1
February … … 94.3 119.4 100.0 126.7 109.7
March … … 89.9 113.9 105.1 132.8 110.3
April … … 95.8 121.3 97.1 120.2 109.1
May … … 93.1 117.0 110.1 139.5 109.4
June … … 96.8 123.0 102.9 131.0 110.0
July … … 97.7 122.5 104.0 133.6 110.7
August … … 98.4 123.1 107.4 136.4 110.7
September … … 100.2 127.7 107.7 136.9 110.5
October … … 98.8 124.2 119.4 145.8 111.1
November … … 101.7 129.7 102.5 137.5 110.1
December … … 99.8 125.6 109.9 137.8 108.1
1974—
January … … 91.3 117.3 103.8 133.1 102.0
February … … 106.0 135.2 109.1 137.8 103.5
March … … 104.6 131.0 106.6 136.4 106.4
April … … 105.6 135.6 109.3 138.4 108.1
May … … 106.5 132.8 108.9 137.6 108.8
June … … 105.5 135.9 110.2 141.0 109.7
July … … 107.6 137.1 111.3 140.5 109.6
August … … 105.9 131.7 105.4 131.2 109.8
September … … 108.3 137.3 110.1 139.3 107.7

and as previously published on 1970=100, and the present index of production figures on 1970=100:

Visible Trade Industrial Production (seasonally adjusted)
(BOP basis, volume seasonally adjusted)
Exports Imports
Present Series Previous Series Present Series Previous Series All industries
1975=100 1970=100 1975=100 1970=100 1970=100
1974—
October … … 103.2 131.4 106.1 132.2 106.5
November … … 99.7 126.3 108.6 139.3 106.2
December … … 103.2 132.0 105.5 130.1 104.1
1975—
January … … 99.4 130.7 109.3 133.8 105.2
February … … 100.5 128.6 103.0 128.4 105.2
March … … 102.9 128.9 92.2 121.8 103.9
April … … 90.5 115.4 95.3 122.9 102.0
May … … 105.2 132.8 95.3 119.8 100.4
June … … 95.3 121.1 97.4 123.5 100.4
July … … 100.5 124.2 106.7 134.8 100.4
August … … 95.5 118.0 103.9 126.4 98.9
September … … 97.9 123.4 97.2 123.8 100.2
October … … 106.1 131.8 101.3 128.8 100.8
November … … 99.7 125.9 97.4 126.7 101.0
December … … 106.4 132.9 101.1 126.9 100.2
1976—
January … … 104.2 132.3 101.0 127.8 100.4
February … … 104.8 130.3 101.2 126.7 101.7
March … … 109.7 134.1 98.6 124.0 101.6
April … … 108.1 136.3 102.4 132.2 102.0
May … … 110.3 137.9 107.9 134.8 103.6
June … … 111.3 139.2 107.6 137.2 101.3
July … … 106.5 131.1 110.1 139.5 101.5
August … … 112.0 135.6 105.4 133.8 101.0
September … … 111.4 138.0 109.5 140.5 102.1
October … … 114.1 141.6 107.1 140.7 102.6
November … … 111.0 138.8 109.7 140.2 103.2
December … … 115.3 144.1 105.1 133.7 103.3
1977—
January … … 115.2 142.2 116.9 153.9 103.4
February … … 115.2 139.5 103.4 133.9 103.2
March … … 116.5 144.1 107.0 139.2 103.3
April … … 116.1 150.5 105.3 139.5 102.4
May … … 115.9 146.1 109.6 143.9 103.6
June … … 121.8 153.2 114.5 151.3 100.1
July … … 123.2 153.5 110.4 149.3 102.6
August … … 123.4 152.0 101.3 131.9 102.6
September … … 125.9 155.7 107.5 144.9 102.4
October … … 119.6 150.0 101.4 140.4 101.2
November … … 115.2 142.9 98.5 133.2 101.3
December … … 118.9 151.2 108.1 146.2 102.1
1978—
January … … 112.7 148.8 114.4 156.0 Not available
Notes:
1. A description of the changes between the present and previous series of trade figures was set out in an article published in Trade and Industry on 10th February.
2. The trade figures have been rebased onto 1975 in advance of the general timetable for the National Accounts rebasing exercise. This avoids having first to re-classify the figures onto the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 2, which was introduced in January 1978, and then subsequently to rebase them on to 1975=100.
3. Trade figures—Department of Trade; Index of production—Central Statistical Office.