§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) the index of output for production industries divisions 1–4 and (b) the output per person employed for each of the years 1979 to 1989, inclusive, using the employed labour force as a denominator.
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§ Mr. LangEstimates of the employed labour force are not available for the production industries in Scotland. The table shows an index of output in the production industries (SIC divisions 1 to 4) for Scotland together with estimates of employees in employment. Output per employee is calculated and expressed in index form for comparative purposes.
Year Production output index (1985=100) Employees in Employment (thousands) Output per employee (1985=100) 1979 101.4 674 74 1980 95.2 631 75 1981 93.2 580 79 1982 93.7 545 85 1983 93.4 511 90 1984 97.2 499 96 1985 100.0 495 100 1986 97.6 474 102 1987 99.6 463 106 1988 107.2 470 113 Source: Index of Industrial Production for Scotland Department of Employment
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) the total index of output of manufacturing industrial divisions 2–4 and (b) the output per person employed for each of the years 1979 to 1989, inclusive, using the employed labour force as a denominator.
§ Mr. LangEstimates of the employed labour force are not available for the manufacturing industries in Scotland. The table shows an index of output in the manufacturing industries (SIC divisions 2 to 4) for Scotland together with estimates of employees in employment. Output per employee is also calculated and expressed in index form for comparative purposes.
Year Manufacturing output index (1985=100) Employees in employment (Thousands) Output per Employee (1985 = 100) 1979 103.5 602 74 1980 96.6 556 75 1981 94.0 507 80 1982 94.7 474 86 1983 93.7 443 91 1984 97.8 434 97 1985 100.0 431 100 1986 97.7 416 101 1987 100.7 407 107 1988 108.7 412 114 Source: Index of Industrial Production for Scotland Department of Employment
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) the total index of output of the whole economy and (b) the output per person employed for each of the years 1979 to 1989 inclusive, using the employed labour force as a denominator.
§ Mr. LangThe table gives the information requested for the years 1979 to 1987, the latest year for which there are estimates of Scotland's gross domestic product.
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Year Gross Domestic Product1 Output per person employed2 1979 94.5 88 1980 92.7 88 1981 91.4 90
Year Gross Domestic Product1 Output per person employed2 1982 92.8 93 1983 94.1 95 1984 97.2 98 1985 100.0 100 1986 100.5 102 1987 102.9 104 Source: Scottish Office Department of Employment.
Notes:
1 Output based estimate of Scottish gross domestic product 1985=100.
2 Based on estimates of employed labour force in Scotland and expressed as an index (1985=100). The employed labour force comprises employees in employment, the self-employed and Her Majesty's Forces.