HC Deb 22 February 1991 vol 186 cc292-3W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was manufacturing output per head in each United Kingdom region in each year since 1976.

Mr. Mellor

The table gives the available information at current prices. Constant price estimates can not be calculated because there are no regional price deflators. Differences between regions may be due to differences in their industrial mix.

North Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia South East South West
1986 16,382 15,695 14,538 17,269 18,158 15,891
1987 19,305 17,344 16,354 18,326 20,114 17,297
1988 21,260 18,975 17,856 20,414 22,112 19,128
1 Results of the Annual Census of Production for 1978 and for earlier years are available only for industries defined in terms of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1968). For 1980 and later years, results are available only for industries defined in terms of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980). To provide a link between the two classifications, results for 1979 are available on both bases.

West Midlands North West Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Orders III-XIX, Standard Industrial Classification (1968)1
1976 4,854 5,438 5,776 5,437 4,727 5,316
1977 5,455 6,247 5,895 6,011 4,909 6,042
1978 6,271 7,138 6,582 6,808 5,062 6,845
1979 7,128 8,369 9,043 7,988 6,461 8,154
Divisions 2–4, Standard Industrial Classification (1980)1
1979 7,136 8,078 7,199 7,915 6,399 7,838
1980 7,739 9,159 7,835 8,921 7,089 8,796
1981 8,874 10,069 9,415 10,701 9,070 10,027
1982 10,078 11,594 11,134 12,087 9,229 11,342
1983 11,409 13,176 13,353 13,745 10,938 12,947
1984 12,474 14,266 14,660 14,693 11,627 14,052
1985 13,928 15,705 15,395 16,317 12,323 15,375
1986 15,346 17,254 18,410 16,232 13,720 16,595
1987 16,594 18,746 21,235 19,153 14,287 18,412
1988 17,995 21,025 24,368 20,814 15,054 20,261
1 Results of the Annual Census of Production for 1978 and for earlier years are available only for industries defined in terms of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1968). For 1980 and later years, results are available only for industries defined in terms of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980). To provide a link between the two classifications, results for 1979 are available on both bases.