§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Industry, pursuant to his reply of 2 March, Official Report, c. 151–4, concerning labour productivity in certain industries, whether he will publish in the Official Report
Analysis of gross value added per head for selected industries Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980) £'000 at current prices Class and Group 1979 1980 Average gross value added per head* Lower quartile gross value added per head† Average less lower quartile Average gross value added per head* Lower quartile gross value added per head† Average less lower quartile 25 Chemical Industry 251 Basic industrial chemicals 15.6 8.3 7.3 14.0 7.8 6.2 255 Paints, varnishes and printing ink 11.6 6.9 4.7 11.8 6.9 4.9 256 Specialised chemical products mainly for industrial and agricultural purposes 12.9 7.2 5.7 13.8 7.9 5.9 257 Pharmaceutical products 14.2 4.8 9.4 16.2 5.8 10.4 258 Soap and toilet preparations 11.6 4.6 7.0 14.2 6.6 7.6 259 Specialised chemical products mainly for household and office use 9.2 5.4 3.8 14.6 5.7 8.9 Total Class 25 13.7 6.3 7.4 14.3 6.9 7.4 32 Mechanical Engineering 320 Industrial plant and steelwork 9.4 5.1 4.3 9.9 6.1 3.8 321 Agricultural machinery and tractors 9.6 4.9 4.7 8.7 6.0 2.7 322 Metal.working machine tools and engineers' tools 7.0 5.4 1.6 8.4 6.4 2.0 323 Textile machinery 5.9 4.2 1.7 6.3 4.2 2.1 324 Machinery for the food, chemical and related industries; process engineering contractors 10.8 5.9 4.9 13.1 6.6 6.5 325 Mining machinery, construction and mechanical handling equipment 7.9 5.6 2.3 9.0 6.4 2.6 326 Mechanical power transmission equipment 6.4 5.1 1.3 7.7 6.0 1.7 327 Machinery for the printing, paper, wood, leather, rubber, glass and related industries; laundry and dry cleaning machinery 8.4 5.6 2.8 9.1 6.2 2.9 328 Miscellaneous machinery and mechanical equipment 7.9 5.4 2.5 9.0 6.6 2.4 329 Ordnance, small arms and ammunition 8.8 6.3 2.5 10.2 7.1 3.1 Total Class 32 8.2 5.4 2.8 9.3 6.3 3.0 43 Textile Industry 431 Woollen and worsted industry 5.5 3.8 1.7 6.3 4.1 2.2 432 Cotton and silk industries 5.6 3.3 2.3 5.5 3.4 2.1 433 Throwing, texturing, etc. of continuous filament yarn 6.0 ֵ ֵ 5.7 ֵ ֵ 434 Spinning and weaving of flax, hemp and ramie 4.0 3.1 0.9 4.1 3.0 1.1 435 Jute and polypropylene yarns and fabrics 5.6 4.2 1.4 4.7 3.6 1.1 436 Hosiery and other knitted goods 4.6 3.4 1.2 5.2 3.6 1.6 437 Textile finishing 6.0 4.2 1.8 6.0 4.2 1.8 438 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 6.4 5.0 1.4 7.1 5.6 1.5 439 Miscellaneous textiles 5.8 3.9 1.9 5.9 4.0 1.9 Total Class 43 5.4 3.6 1.8 5.7 3.8 1.9 Source: Annual Census of Production. * Data based on estimated and returned data for all establishments classified to the industry. † Data based on responding establishments employing 20 or more. ֵ Denotes reliable estimates cannot be made.