HC Deb 04 April 1989 vol 150 cc97-8W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the growth in production, employment and productivity for(a) manufacturing industry and (b) pharmaceuticals over the period 1979 to the present; and if he will in each case estimate what part (i) changes in employment and (ii) changes in production have had on productivity changes.

Mr. Maude

The official data series on productivity are published by the Department of Employment in theEmployment Gazette but these do not include separately identifiable figures for the pharmaceutical industry. The following data from the annual census of production provide the required information for manufacturing industry and the pharmaceutical industry. These figures may show different movements from the official series which are derived from other sources. Full data for years after 1986 are not yet available.

Year Production (Gross value added) (1985 prices) Employment Productivity (Gross value added per head) (1985 prices)
£ billion thousands £ thousands
Manufacturing industry
1979 85.4 6,910 12.4
1980 75.9 6,495 11.7
1981 70.3 5,778 12.2
1982 68.2 5,360 12.7
1983 72.7 5,070 14.3
1984 76.0 5,059 15.0
1985 76.5 4,976 15.4
1986 75.9 4,878 15.6
Pharmaceutical products1
1979 1.67 74.4 22.4
1980 1.58 73.3 21.6

Year Production (Gross value added) (1985 prices) Employment Productivity (Gross value added per head) (1985 prices)
£ billion thousands £ thousands
1981 1.52 69.8 21.8
1982 1.69 68.6 24.6
1983 1.75 67.9 25.7
1984 1.92 67.6 28.5
1985 1.95 66.9 29.1
1986 20.6 68.4 30.1
1 The pharmaceutical products industry comprises Group 257 of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980).

1 The pharmaceutical products industry comprises Group 257 of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980).

Source Annual Census of Production.