HC Deb 28 February 1991 vol 186 cc578-9W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the figures per head for output generally and output in the manufacturing industry in Wales in 1989 and 1990; and what were the equivalent figures for each year from 1979 onwards.

Mr. David Hunt

Estimates of the gross domestic product per head of population in Wales are given in the table. Information for 1990 is not yet available. Manufacturing output figures, defined as gross value added per employee, were given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in response to the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) on 22 February 1991 equivalent figures for all industries are not available.

Gross domestic product per head of population
Factor cost: Total Current prices (£) Manufacturing1
1979 2,509 684
1980 2,860 695
1981 3,062 712
1982 3,397 814
1983 3,705 882
1984 3,839 992
1985 4,231 1,061
1986 4,667 1,260
1987 5,162 1,395
1988 5,815 1,655
19892 6,372 1,801
1 Divisions 2 to 4, Standard Industrial Classification Revised 1980.
2 Provisional