HC Deb 30 June 1992 vol 210 cc470-1W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out for(a) the United Kingdom, (b) each standard region and (c) each Welsh county, the industrial distribution of gross domestic product in percentage terms for each category for the years (a) 1984, (b) 1989, (c) 1990 and (d) 1991, respectively.

Mr. Nelson

[holding answer 29 June 1992]: The table gives the available information on GDP by industry division. Data for 1991 are not yet available and there is no breakdown of GDP for countries.

North Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia Greater London Rest of South East South West West Midlands North West Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Minerals, metals and chemicals n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Metal goods, engineering and vehicles n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Other manufacturing n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Construction 8 8 8 9 6 9 9 7 7 7 8 7 8
Distribution, hotels and catering: repairs 13 16 15 16 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 15
Transport, communication 7 7 6 8 10 8 6 6 7 6 7 5 7
Financial and business services less adjustment for financial services 7 8 9 9 23 17 11 9 10 7 9 8 13
Ownership of dwellings 6 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 4 5 7
Public administration and defence 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 5 5 8 8 14 7
Education and health 11 11 9 9 9 7 10 10 10 11 13 14 10
Other services 6 6 5 6 9 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Notes:

1. The 1990 results are provisional, and the breakdown is not yet available within manufacturing.

2. The total excludes the gross domestic product for the Continental shelf and the statistical discrepancy.

Gross domestic product by industry group: Percentages of regions' totals At 1984
North Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia Greater London Rest of South East South West West Midlands North West Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2 3 5 9 0 2 3 2 1 3 4 6 2
Energy and water supply 7 7 6 2 3 3 3 4 4 7 5 3 4
Manufacturing 31 28 32 26 16 24 24 35 32 26 24 20 26
Minerals, metals and chemicals 11 7 5 5 2 4 3 6 8 9 3 3 5
Metal goods, engineering and vehicles 11 9 11 9 7 13 12 20 12 9 10 6 11
Other manufacturing 8 12 15 12 8 8 9 9 12 8 11 11 10
Construction 6 7 6 7 5 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 7
Distribution, hotels and catering: repairs 12 15 14 13 15 14 15 13 14 13 14 13 14
Transport, communication 6 8 6 8 11 8 6 6 8 6 8 5 8
Financial and business services less adjustment for financial services 6 6 6 7 15 13 8 7 7 6 7 6 9
Ownership of dwellings 5 5 6 6 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 6
Public administration and defence 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 6 6 9 8 15 8
Education and health 11 10 8 8 10 8 9 9 10 11 11 15 9
Other services 6 6 5 5 10 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 6
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each English and Welsh county and Scottish region the estimated gross domestic product per head of population as a percentage of the United Kingdom average.

Mr. Nelson

[holding answer 29 June 19921: These data have been published in the article "Regional Accounts 1990, Part 1" in the November 1991 issue of Economic Trends, copies of which are available in the Library.