Textiles and Clothing

HC Deb 20 July 1990 vol 176 cc752-3W

Mr. Lee

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the latest index of output figures for the textile and clothing industries; and what the figures were one year ago.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The information is as follows:

Index of Production (1985=100)
	Textiles (SIC 43)	Clothing (SIC 453)
May 1989	98	97
May 1990	92	98
Percentage change	-5.8	+0.2
March-May 1989	99.8	97.1
March-May 1990	92.7	100.6
Percentage change	-7.1	+3.6

Source: Central Statistical Office (CSO).

Notes:

1. Textiles and clothing have been classified according to the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).

2. The Index of Production (IOP) figures are seasonally adjusted, and represent movements in output in constant price terms. The series for textiles has also been adjusted to account for stock movements.

3. Although the latest IOP figures are those for May 1990, comparisons have also been made for the latest three month period. The extra data are included, on the advice of the CSO, as a more reliable guide to underlying performance than comparisons between single months. Monthly data tend to be volatile.

4. Percentage changes have been calculated on unrounded data.