HC Deb 13 July 1983 vol 45 cc385-6W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the increase in productivity in manufacturing industry between May 1979 and the latest available date and between February 1974 and May 1979.

Mr. Lawson

Estimates of output per head and per hour in manufacturing industry are published only quarterly. The nearest possible comparisons to those requested are given in the following table:

Manufacturing industry
Increase in
Output per head Output per hour
1979 Q2 to 1983 Q1 +6 per cent. +9 per cent.
1974 Q1 to 1979 Q2 +13 per cent. +10 per cent.