HC Deb 24 November 1980 vol 994 cc7-8W
19. Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what estimate he has of the percentage change in industrial and manufacturing production in the current year.

Mr. Adam Butler

The latest figures show that industrial production in the third quarter of 1980 was 9 per cent, below the average level for 1979. The comparable figure for manufacturing is 11.3 per cent.

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