§ 9. Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the latest figures available for the output of manufacturing industry; and what are the comparable figures for 1978.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerIn the three months ended February of this year, the index of manufacturing production is provisionally estimated to have been 88.6 (1975 = 100), 1 per cent. higher than in the previous three months.
A comparable figure for the three months ended February 1978 is 103.5.