HC Deb 13 February 1979 vol 962 cc506-7W
Mr. Blaker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the index numbers for (a) total industrial output, and (b) manufacturing output for every quarter since 1970 (1st Quarter), based on 1975=100, for the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Italy, France, West Germany, Canada and Japan.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The table below shows such information as is readily available for total industrial output—excluding construction—and manufacturing output, based on 1975=100 and seasonally adjusted. The figures for the United Kingdom are consistent with those published by Press Notice on 18 January 1979. For the other countries specified in

OUTPUT
1975=100 seasonally adjusted
Total industrial output (excluding construction) Manufacturing output
United Kingdom United States Italy France* Federal Republic of Germany Japan Canada United Kingdom
1970— 1st quarter … 97 92 93 86 94 89 83 97
2nd quarter … 97 92 91 88 96 92 82 98
3rd quarter … 97 92 93 88 96 93 82 98
4th quarter … 98 90 92 90 96 93 82 99
1971— 1st quarter … 97 92 92 91 98 94 84 97
2nd quarter … 98 93 90 92 98 93 86 98
3rd quarter … 97 93 92 94 98 95 89 97
4th quarter … 97 95 94 96 96 95 90 97
1972— 1st quarter … 93 98 95 96 99 97 90 95
2nd quarter … 100 100 95 98 100 99 93 100
3rd quarter … 101 102 94 99 101 102 94 101
4th quarter … 104 106 101 101 104 107 98 105
1973— 1st quarter … 107 108 97 103 107 113 101 107
2nd quarter … 108 110 105 104 108 115 102 108
3rd quarter … 108 111 109 106 108 117 102 109
4th quarter … 108 112 111 107 108 119 105 109
1974— 1st quarter … 101 110 113 109 107 119 108 104
2nd quarter … 108 111 115 110 108 114 107 109
3rd quarter … 107 112 110 110 106 110 105 108
4th quarter … 104 106 103 103 102 104 103 105
1975— 1st quarter … 103 96 102 100 99 98 99 104
2nd quarter … 99 97 99 99 98 99 99 99
3rd quarter … 98 102 98 99 99 101 100 98
4th quarter … 100 105 102 103 103 102 101 99
1976— 1st quarter … 100 108 107 108 106 107 103 99
2nd quarter … 103 110 111 108 107 110 106 102
3rd quarter … 103 111 113 110 109 113 105 102
4th quarter … 106 112 118 110 110 114 106 103
1977— 1st quarter … 108 113 121 113 111 115 109 104
2nd quarter … 108 116 113 110 110 115 109 102
3rd quarter … 108 118 112 110 111 115 109 103
4th quarter … 107 118 109 109 111 117 111 102
1978— 1st quarter … 109 119 115 110 111 120 112 102
2nd quarter … 112 122 113 113 111 122 113 105
3rd quarter … 113 125 114 110 114 123 115 105
*Quarterly data represent 78 per cent. of total industry.