HC Deb 14 July 1983 vol 45 cc429-30W
Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the current output of the vehicle component industry in the United Kingdom; and how this compares with the figure for May 1979.

Mr. Butcher

The index of production, seasonally adjusted, 1975=100, for the motor vehicle component industry in the latest three months, March to May 1983, was 86 compared with 116 in the second quarter of 1979.

Note: The motor vehicle component industry is part of minimum list heading 381 of the 1968 standard industrial classification. By definition it covers only those components made wholly or largely of metal, and thus excludes, for example, electrical equipment, instrumentation, tyres, batteries, glass. Individual monthly figures, which are not published, can often move erratically, so information is provided for three-month periods.

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