§ Mr. Marlowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the index of industrial output divided by equivalent full-time numbers in industrial employment for each of the last 24 months; and what has been the percentage increase or decrease, month on month and year on year.
§ Mr. BiffenConsistent series for output and employment are available only quarterly. The table below gives data for the past two Years.
INDEX OF PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES Output per person employed* seasonally adjusted 1975=100 Percentage change over previous quarter per cent. 1978— 1 st quarter 110.5 — 2nd quarter 114.0 +3 3rd quarter 115.1 –1 4th quarter 114.4 –1 1979— 1 st quarter 114.3 — 2nd quarter 119.3 +4 3rd quarter 117.8 –1 4th quarter 118.8 + 1 Percentage change 1979 on 1978 +3 * Both full-time and part-time workers are counted as full units. Source: DE Gazette.