§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of(a) the overall output and (b) the output per person engaged in each of the following industries, for the years 1979, 1980, 1985 and
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Output Output per head 1979 1980 1985 1990 1979 1980 1985 1990 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 74.8 83.0 100.0 104.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a Metals 118.5 90.0 100.0 121.2 68.1 57.9 100.0 135.3 Coal and coke 136.6 139.9 100.0 97.2 96.8 99.7 100.0 225.2 Motor vehicles and parts 131.1 113.3 100.0 120.9 78.8 73.2 100.0 132.3 Electrical and instrument engineering 79.5 77.8 100.0 125.6 65.1 65.4 100.0 132.8 Medical, health and veterinary services n/a n/a 100.0 102.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a
§ Mr. David MellorThe information requested, consistent with that given in the "Statistical Supplement to the 1990 Autumn Statement"—Cm. 1520—is given in the table.
1990, (i) agriculture, (ii) the steel industry, (iii) coal mining, (iv) the car industry, (v) the electrical goods industry, (vi) local government and (vii)the national health service.
§ Mr. MellorEstimates are not compiled on precisely the basis requested, but index numbers of output and of output per head are available for the following industry groups, on a 1985 =100 basis, as shown in the table: