§ 32. Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of Stale for Scotland what was the level of manufacturing productivity in Scotland in(a) 1979, (b) 1987 and (c) the latest date for which he has figures.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe latest available figures relate to 1989. Information on Scottish manufacturing productivity in 1979, 1987 and 1989 are set out in the following table:
1985 = 100 1979 1987 1989 Manufacturing output 103.3 100.8 113.5 Manufacturing employment 139.5 94.2 97.4 Manufacturing productivity 74.1 107.0 116.5 Source: Index of Production and Construction for Scotland ED quarterly employment surveys.
Between 1979 and 1989 Scottish manufacturing productivity increased by 4.6 per cent. per annum, a rate of growth greater than that of the United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America, west Germany, France, Japan or Italy.