§ 23. Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the most recent figure for output in manufacturing industry; and how this compares with the figure for the same month in 1979.
§ Mr. Norman LamontFor the third quarter of 1984 the provisional index of production for manufacturing industry is 98, based on 1980 equal to 100. This is 9 per cent, lower than the index of production for manufacturing industry in the third quarter of 1979.