HC Deb 09 February 1979 vol 962 cc330-2W
Mr. George Gardiner

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the index figures for (a) total industrial production, (b) manufacturing production and (c) implied level of industrial output in every quarter since 1970 (Q1),

INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seasonally adjusted)
Based on 1975=100
All industries Manufacturing industries Implied level of output all industries
1970—
1st quarter … … … … 99.1 97.3 99.2
2nd quarter … … … … 99.6 97.9 100.1
3rd quarter … … … … 100.0 98.0 100.4
4th quarter … … … … 100.2 98.8 100.6
1971—
1st quarter … … … … 99.3 97.3 99.7
2nd quarter … … … … 100.4 98.1 100.1
3rd quarter … … … … 99.8 97.3 99.6
4th quarter … … … … 99.9 97.1 99.8
1972—
1st quarter … … … … 96.4 95.1 96.1
2nd quarter … … … … 102.6 99.7 102.5
3rd quarter … … … … 103.1 100.7 102.8
4th quarter … … … … 106.0 104.6 105.8
1973—
1st quarter … … … … 109.2 106.9 110.2
2nd quarter … … … … 109.7 108.1 110.1
3rd quarter … … … … 110.1 109.2 110.6
4th quarter … … … … 109.0 109.2 109.3
1974—
1st quarter … … … … 102.6 104.4 102.0
2nd quarter … … … … 107.6 109.0 108.7
3rd quarter … … … … 106.9 108.1 108.2
4th quarter … … … … 103.4 104.7 103.9
1975—
1st quarter … … … … 102.5 103.8 102.8
2nd quarter … … … … 99.6 99.2 99.5
3rd quarter … … … … 98.4 98.2 98.2
4th quarter … … … … 99.5 98.8 99.5
1976—
1st quarter … … … … 100.1 99.1 100.9
2nd quarter … … … … 101.8 101.7 101.9
3rd quarter … … … … 101.7 101.8 102.0
4th quarter … … … … 104.5 103.2 105.4
1977—
1st quarter … … … … 105.5 103.9 106.4
2nd quarter … … … … 105.6 102.5 106.3
3rd quarter … … … … 106.2 103.1 106.7
4th quarter … … … … 105.8 102.0 106.6
1978—
1st quarter … … … … 107.1 102.4 107.3
2nd quarter … … … … 111.1 105.0 111.9
3rd quarter … … … … 111.6 105.3 112.2

based on index of 1970=100, and an index of 1975=100.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Estimates of the index numbers of production and the implied level of total industrial output are now based on 1975 and the index numbers based on 1970, the previous base year, are no longer maintained. The quarterly information requested, based on an index of 1975=100, is shown below: