Construction and Direct Labour Output

HC Deb 30 March 1979 vol 965 cc429-30W

Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of total construction output, all work at current prices, for each year since 1974; what is the total output of direct labour for each year; and what is the direct labour output expressed as a percentage of total output.

Mr. Armstrong

Following are the figures:

CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, GREAT BRITAIN
		Direct labour
	Total £ million	£ million	Percentage of total
1974	10,032	924.1	9.2
1975	11,418	1,285.4	11.3
1976	12,544	1,479.1	11.8
1977	13,694	1,652.5	12.1
1978*	16,093	1,870.8	11.6
* Provisional.

Direct labour output in 1974 is thought to have been understated because reporting was disrupted by local government reorganisation in England and Wales.