HC Deb 15 October 1990 vol 177 cc695-7W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual index of(a) gross domestic product (output) and (b) manufacturing output for Scotland in each year from 1970 to the most recent year for which figures are available.

Year Production output (1985=100) Construction output (1985=100) Industrial production and construction (1985=100) Manufacturing output (1985=100)
1970 95.3 117.0 99.8 101.5
1971 94.2 114.1 98.4 99.5
1972 96.2 118.8 100.9 101.7
1973 104.5 126.8 109.2 109.8
1974 103.4 113.9 105.6 109.1
1975 99.8 118.9 103.9 104.2
1976 100.1 115.6 103.4 104.1
1977 99.9 120.3 104.2 103.4
1978 100.6 119.9 104.7 103.5
1979 101.2 113.8 103.9 103.3
1980 95.1 107.5 97.7 96.4
1981 93.1 93.6 93.1 93.8
1982 93.6 96.4 94.1 94.5

Mr. Rifkind

The table gives the latest figures for gross domestic product (output) and manufacturing output. These figures are at constant prices and indexed to 1985= 100.

Year Gross Domestic Product (output) (1985=100) Manufacturing Output (1985=100)
1970 80.1 101.5
1971 81.0 99.4
1972 83.9 101.7
1973 90.0 109.8
1974 89.8 109.1
1975 88.5 104.2
1976 90.1 104.1
1977 91.7 103.4
1978 93.9 103.5
1979 94.8 103.3
1980 93.0 96.4
1981 91.7 93.8
1982 93.1 94.5
1983 94.4 93.5
1984 97.5 97.8
1985 100.0 100.0
1986 100.4 97.9
1987 103.5 100.8
1988 108.7 108.6
1989 n/a 113.6

Souce: Industry Department for Scotland.

Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual index of(a) total industrial production and construction and (b) manufacturing industry for Scotland in each year from 1970 to the most recent year for which figures are available.

Mr. Rifkind

The information requested is set out in the table. This gives output figures, at constant prices, indexed to 1985 =100, for production, construction, production and construction, and manufacturing.

Year Production output (1985=100) Construction output (1985=100) Industrial production and construction (1985=100) Manufacturing output (1985=100)
1983 93.3 98.6 94.4 93.5
1984 97.2 98.2 97.4 97.8
1985 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1986 97.8 98.4 97.9 97.9
1987 99.7 96.3 99.0 100.8
1988 107.1 101.9 106.1 108.6
1989 111.3 101.5 109.4 113.6

Source: Index of Industrial Production for Scotland.