§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the optical precision instrument industry (SIC order 3732) for each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is shown in the table:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment — — — 100 100 Import Penetration 98 104 130 112 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the Pharmaceuticals industry (SIC order 257) for each year
Pharmaceuticals SIC Group 257 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985 = 1001 91 95 100 105 112 121 Employment '000s2 68 68 67 68 71 — Trade Balance £ million3 +591 +664 +823 +840 +829 +867 Import Penetration per cent. 3 22 25 25 25 25 24 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1005 Index of production6 81 85 89 93 100 108 Employment 95 95 94 96 100 — Import Penetration 88 100 100 100 100 96 Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry 4 Provisional 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatement in this way 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100.
§ Mr. Cousinsto ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the medical equipment manufacture industry (SIC order 372)
Medical equipment manufacturing industry SIC Group 372 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985=1001 90 100 100 101 108 122 Employment 000s 2 — — — 2 22 — Trade Balance £ million3 +52 +52 +88 +105 +99 — Import Penetration per cent. 3 64 69 84 84 82 — Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1005 Index of production6 83 93 93 94 100 113 Employment — — — 100 100 — Import Penetration 78 84 102 102 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the medical equipment manufacture industry (SIC order
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Measuring Etc. Instrument Manufacture SIC Group 371 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985=1001 84 87 100 101 110 118 Employment '000s 2 — — — 56 55 — Trade Balance £ million3 +88 +67 +80 +120 +94 — since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is shown in the table:
for each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
371) for each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Import Penetration per cent. 3 21 21 19 18 19 — Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1005 Index of production6 76 79 91 92 100 107 Employment — — — 102 100 — Import Penetration 111 111 100 95 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the instrument engineering industry (SIC order 37) for each
Instrument engineering industry SIC group 37 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment '000s1 104 104 105 105 103 Trade balance £ million2 -182 -268 -309 -387 -350 Import penetration per cent. 2 55 58 57 56 58 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1003 Employment 101 101 102 102 100 Import penetration 95 100 98 96 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the shipbuilding and shiprepairing industry (SIC order 361)
Shipbuilding and shiprepairing industry SIC group 361 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Index of production 1985= 1001 124 113 100 86 487 Employment '000s2 — — — 83 76 Trade balance £ million3 +195 +326 +158 -69 +122 Import penetration per cent.3 11 34 11 48 31 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1005 Index of production6 143 130 us 99 100 Employment — — — 109 100 Import penetration 36 110 36 155 100 Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional. 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the other telecommunication industry (SIC orders 3453 and 3454)
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
for each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
for each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
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Other electronic equipment industry SIC Activities 3453 and 3454 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment '000s1 — — — 103 111 Trade Balance £ million2 -1,341 -1,230 -1,212 -1,210 -1,430 Import Penetration per cent. 2 77 81 90 91 96 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1003 Employment — — — 93 100 Import Penetration 80 84 94 95 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the telecommunications equipment manufacturing industry (SIC order 344) for each year since 1983; if he will provide
Telecommunication equipment and other electronic industrial goods SIC Group 344 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment '000s1 — — — 172 169 Trade Balance £ million2 +148 +70 +222 +245 +88 Import Penetration per cent. 2 36 37 39 39 43 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1003 Employment — — — 102 100 Import Penetration 116 114 109 109 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the basic electrical manufacturing industry (SIC order 342) for each
Basic electrical equipment industry SIC Group 342 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment '000s1 — — — 104 98 Trade Balance £ million2 +540 +389 +445 +523 +261 Import Penetration per cent.2 36 38 45 42 47 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1003 Employment — — — 106 100 Import Penetration 69 81 96 89 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the electrical electronic engineering industry (SIC order 34) for
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Electrical and elecronic engineering SIC Class 34 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985 = 1001 89 97 100 102 104 111 Employment '000s2 615 607 594 569 560 — Trade Balance £ million3 -1,034 -1,400 -1,220 -1,318 -2,025 — Import Penetration3 42 44 47 47 49 — an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1005 Index of production6 86 93 96 98 100 107 Employment 110 108 106 102 100 — Import Penetration 86 90 96 96 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional. 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987= 100.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the office machinery and data processing manufacturing industry (SIC order 33) for each year since 1983; if he will provide
Office machinery and data processing manufacturing SIC Class 33 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment '0001 80 84 91 92 96 Trade Balance £ million2 -947 -1,040 -670 -686 -887 Import Penetration per cent2 106 105 100 100 93 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1003 Employment 80 88 95 96 100 Import Penetration 114 113 108 108 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the machinery for food and chemical industry (SIC order 324)
Food and chemical industry SIC Group 324 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Index of production 1985 = 1001 98 97 100 105 96 101 Employment '0002 — — — 41 41 — Trade Balance £ million3 +155 +92 +162 +120 +102 — Import Penetration per cent3 53 57 59 61 55 — Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1005 Index of production6 102 101 104 109 100 105 Employment — — — 100 100 — Import Penetration 96 104 107 111 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional. 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the metal working and machine tool industry (SIC order 322) for
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Metal working machine tools etc industry SIC Activity 322 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985=1001 79 89 100 92 92 102 Employment '000s2 — — — 77 76 — Trade Balance £ million3 +43 +21 +16 +156 +24 — an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
for each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information available is shown in the table:
each year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is shown in the table:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Import Penetration per cent. 3 37 40 38 40 39 — Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1005 Index of production5 80 97 109 100 100 111 Employment — — — 101 100 — Import Penetration 95 103 97 103 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the boiler and process plant industry (SIC order 3205) for each year
Boilers and process plant fabrications SIC Group 3205 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Employment '000s 1 — — — 27 26 Trade Balance £ million2 -59 +146 +121 +123 +122 Import Penetration per cent.2 19 7 9 9 11 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1003 Employment — — — 104 100 Import Penetration 142 64 82 82 100 Source: 1 Department of Employment. 2 Department of Trade and Industry. 3 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the mechanical engineering industry (SIC order 32) for each
Mechanical engineering industry SIC Class 32 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985 = 1001 94 96 100 98 98 105 Employment '000s 2 775 757 757 728 715 — Trade Balance £ million3 +1,938 +1,951 +2,136 +1,792 +1,406 — Import Penetration per cent.3 32 34 36 37 38 — Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987= 1005 Index of production6 96 98 102 100 100 107 Employment 108 106 106 102 100 — Import Penetration 84 89 95 97 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987=100
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the output of, employment in, balance of trade for, and extent of import penetration in, the soap and detergents industry (SIC order 2581) for each year
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Soap and detergents industry SIC Activity 2581 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Index of production 1985= 1001 92 96 100 106 108 111 Employment '000s 2 13 12 12 12 12 — Trade Balance £ million3 + 71 + 80 + 83 + 83 + 60 + 42 since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is shown in the table:
year since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is shown in the table:
since 1983; if he will provide an estimate for 1988; and if he will express the figures in each case as an index with the latest available year as the base.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is shown in the table:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 41988 Import Penetration per cent.3 7 8 8 9 11 12 Series expressed as index numbers referenced to 1987 = 1005 Index of production6 85 88 92 98 100 102 Employment 111 106 101 101 100 — Import Penetration 64 73 73 82 100 — Source: 1 Central Statistical Office. 2 Department of Employment. 3 Department of Trade and Industry. 4 Provisional 5 No index numbers have been provided for the trade balance as it is not suitable for treatment in this way. 6 Index of production re-referenced to 1987 =100.