§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the textile industry, the chemical industry and the mechanical engineering industry, by class and if possible by group, the distribution of labour productivity by median and quartiles at the latest available date in terms of the most reliable measure; and how this compares with the corresponding figures for 1978.
§ 1. Mr. MacGregorMedian and quartile estimates of gross value added per head for the required sectors are shown in the following table for 1979 and 1980. Comparable estimates for 1978 are not available.
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Sector analysis (SIC 1980) Class Group 1979 1980 Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Lower quartile Median Upper quartile 433 Throwing, texturing, etc. of continuous filament yarn ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 434 Spinning and weaving of flex, hemp and ramie 3.1 3.7 4.6 3.0 4.3 5.7 435 Jute and polypropylene yarns and fabrics 4.2 5.3 9.6 3.6 5.1 6.3 436 Hosiery and other knitted goods 3.4 4.4 5.5 3.6 4.8 5.9 437 Textile finishing 4.2 5.5 7.0 4.2 5.8 7.2 438 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 5.0 6.2 8.7 5.6 6.8 9.6 439 Miscellaneous textiles 3.9 5.1 6.9 4.0 5.3 7.2 TOTAL CLASS 43 3.6 4.9 6.6 3.8 5.3 7.1 Notes:
Source: Annual Census of Production.
2. Data based on responding establishments employing 20 or more.
ֵ Denotes reliable estimates cannot be made.