Manufacturing Output

HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 cc439-40W

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the index of manufacturing output for each of the standard regions and Wales for each 12-month period from June 1979 to June 1988, inclusive.

Mr. Major

[holding answer 19 May 1989]: Information on the standard regions of England is not available; using latest published data, the indices of manufacturing output for Wales are as follows:

Year1	Wales
1979–80	99.1
1980–81	90.6
1981–82	94.9

Year1	Wales
1982–83	93.0
1983–84	98.9
1984–85	99.8
1985–86	102.1
1986–87	113.3
1987–88	128.5
1985 = 100, seasonally adjusted.
1 Averages for the periods 3rd quarter to 2nd quarter.

Source: Welsh Office.