§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will update the information in his answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr of 9 February, Official Report, c. 271–74, in respect of output, import penetration and employment for those standard industrial classification groupings that correspond as closely as possible to the coverage of the sector working parties.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his reply, 24 January, 1983, c. 330]: The information in the following table, is the latest available. It relates to the standard industrial classification—1968—grouping that corresponds as closely as possible to the coverage of the sector working parties.
The telecommunications and electronic computers sector working parties—SWPs—referred to in previous answers have been incorporated into a new information technology SWP.
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Approximate SIC coverage Nearest corresponding minimum list heading Average annual percentage changes in: Output* Employment†‡ Import Penetration≑ Petrochemicals SWP part of 271, 276 271 and 276 General chemicals and synthetic resins +¼ -1½ +2¼ Pharmaceuticals SWP 272 272 Pharmaceutical chemicals and preparations +2 -1½ +½ Iron and Steel SWP 311 and 312 311 and 312 Iron and steel (general) and steel tubes -3 -9½ +1¼ Foundries EDC parts of 313, 321 to 323 313, 321 to 323 Iron and castings and non-ferrous metals -5½ -4½ +1½ Machine tools EDC 332, part of 339 332 Metal-working machine tools -8½ -5½ +3 Pumps and valves SWP part of 333 333 Pumps, valves and compressors -2¾ -3 +¾ Diesel engines SWP parts of 334, 370, 380, 381 334 Industrial engines -2 -2½ +3¼ Textile machinery SWP 335 335 Textile machinery and accessories -19½ -11½ +2 Construction equipment and mobile cranes SWP 336, part of 337 336 Construction and earth moving equipment -6¾ -5½ +7½ Mechanical handling SWP part of 337 337 Mechanical handling equipment -6¼ -4 +1½ Office machinery SWP 338, part of 351 338 Office machinery -7 +6½ +½ Mining machinery SWP part of 339 339 Other machinery -2½ -4 +3½ Printing machinery SWP part of 339 Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration SWP part of 339 Food, drink and packaging machinery SWP parts of 339 and 341 Construction steelwork SWP part of 341 341 Industrial (including process) plant and steelwork +1 -5½ +½ Process plant EDC part of 341 Electronic capital equipment SWP part of 353, 354, 367 354 and 367 Scientific and industrial instruments and systems, radio, radar and electronic capital goods +1¼ -¾ +1 Heavy electrical machinery SWP parts of 334 and 361 361 Electrical machinery -4½ -4 +2¼ Industrial electrical equipment SWP parts of 361 and 369 Information Technology SWP 363, 366, part of 351 363, 366 Telegraph and telephone equipment, Electronic computers +8 -3¼ +2½ Electronic components SWP 364 364 Radio and electronic components +7½ -3¾ +3¾ Electronic consumer goods SWP part of 365 365 Broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment +3½ -6 +5½ Domestic electrical appliances SWP part of 368 368 Electric appliance primarily for domestic use -1¼ -5½ +2 Gauge and tool SWP 390 390 Engineers' small tools and gauges -5½ -2¾ +¾ Man-made fibres SWP 411 411 Production of man-made fibres -12¼ -8½ +5½ Cotton and allied textiles EDC parts of 412, 413, 422, 423 412, 413, 422, 423¶ Cotton spinning and weaving, made up textiles, textile finishing -6¾ -6¾ +3¼ Wool textiles EDC 414 414 Woollen and worsted -5¼ -6¾ +1¼ Knitting SWP 417 417 Hosiery and other knitted goods -1¼ -3 +1¼ Clothing EDC 441 to 445, 449 441 to 445, 449 Clothing other than headgear -1¾ -4 +1¾ Footwear EDC part of 450 450 Footwear -4 -4 +2½ Paper and Board SWP 481 481 Paper and Board -2 -4 +1¼
Approximate SIC coverage Nearest corresponding minimum list heading Average annual percentage changes in: Output* Employment†‡ Import Penetration≑ Printing industries SWP parts of 481 to 489 and others 482, 483, 489 Packaging, stationery, book printing — -2¾ +½ Tyre industry SWP part of 491 491 Rubber -2¾ -6½ +2 Plastics processing SWP parts of 496 and others 496 Plastics products not elsewhere specified +3 -2 +1 * Percentage change between Q4 1975 and Q3 1982 expressed at an annual rate. Based on the Index of Industrial Production (1975=100), seasonally adjusted. Source: Central Statistical Office. † Percentage change between November 1975 and June 1982 expressed at an annual rate. Employees in employment in Great Britain. Source: Department of Employment. ‡ Percentage change between November 1975 and June 1982 expressed at an annual rate. Great Britain Employees in Employment figures for period since September 1977 will be revised when the results of the 1981 Census of Employment becomes available at a detailed level. The employment growth figures provided in this table are therefore provisional. ≑ Percentage change between year ending 1976 and year ending September 1982 expressed at an annual rate. Imports (cif) as a percentage of United Kingdom demand, ie United Kingdom manufacturers' sales plus imports (cif) minus exports (fob), in current value terms. Source: Departments of Industry and Trade. ¶ Suitable sales data for MLH 239 'Other drink industries' are not available for the construction of measure ≑ In addition, this measure is not appropriate to the activities of MLH 423 'textile finishing'. These MLHs have therefore been omitted from measure ≑ for the groups 'Food and drink' and 'Cotton spinning and weaving, made up textiles and textile finishing' respectively. Symbols: — nil or insignificant. not available. Abbreviations: SIC: Standard Industrial Classification (revised 1968) EDC: Economic Development Council SWP: Sector Working Party