HC Deb 26 October 1989 vol 158 cc580-2W
Mr. McLeish

To 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.

Mr. Lang

Estimates 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. McLeish

To 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. Lang

Estimates 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. McLeish

To 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. Lang

The 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.

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.