§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the figures 446W given in his reply dated 19 July 1982, Official Report, c. 39–41, to the hon. Member for Grimsby, concerning output and productivity; and if he will include figures for prices and wages.
§ Mr. BrittanFigures of output and output per person employed for the whole economy and manufacturing industries from which updated percentage changes on the previous year can be derived, together with the unemployment rate, output prices in manufacturing industry and average earnings, are published regularly in theMonthly Digest of Statistics, in Economic Trends and its Annual Supplement, and in the Employment Gazette.
The updated figures for the whole economy less production industries are shown in the following table:
United Kingdom Whole economy less production industries Percentage change on previous year Output Output per person employed 1973 +4.2 +1.6 1974 — -1.0 1975 +0.6 -1.4 1976 +1.4 +0.8 1977 +1.6 +1.2 1978 +3.0 +1.8 1979 +2.1 +0.1 1980 +0.1 -0.9 1981 -0.5 *+0.4 1982 +0.8 *+2.1 * Provisional. Source: Central Statistical Office.