§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the output of intermediate goods less oil, gas, electricity and water for each of the years since 1969 on the basis of 1975=100.
§ Mr. LawsonThe figures requested are shown in the following table:
Index of Industrial production Intermediate goods industries excluding oil, gas, electricty and water industries* 1975=100 1969 … … … … 110.2 1970 … … … … 108.6 1971 … … … … 105.9 1972 … … … … 106.3 1973 … … … … 115.6 1974 … … … … 107.7 1975 … … … … 100.0 1976 … … … … 103.4 1977 … … … … 103.4 1978 … … … … 103.4 1979 … … … … 103.8 * Minimum list headings 104, 262, 263, 601, 602 and 603 of the standard industrial classification 1968, which are part of the "Intermediate goods industries" category published in Monthly Digest of Statistics, have been excluded in this table. Source: Central Statistical Office