HC Deb 03 March 1982 vol 19 c143W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many firms in manufacturing industry employ 10 or more workers; and what is the distribution between sectors.

Mr. MacGregor

Estimates for establishments employing 11 or more—which are the basic reporting units used for the annual census of production—are shown in the following table. Corresponding estimates for establishments employing 10 or more could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Order; Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1968) Number of establishments employing 11 or more
III—Food, drink and tobacco 3,718
IV—Coal and petroleum products 137
V—Chemicals and allied industries 1,605
VI—Metal manufacture 1,829
VII—Mechanical engineering 7,280
VIII—Instrument engineering 1,120
IX—Electrical engineering 2,472
X—Shipbuilding and marine engineering 563
XI—Vehicles 1,548
XII—Metal goods not elsewhere specified 6,221
XIII—Textiles 3,101
XIV—Leather, leather goods and fur 661
XV—Clothing and footwear 3,870
XVI—Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 1,653
XVII—Timber, furniture, etc. 3,975
XVIII—Paper, printing and publishing 5,099
XIX—Other manufacturing industries 2,758
All manufacturing 47,610

Source: Business Statistics Office.

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