HC Deb 04 November 1992 vol 213 c316W
1991. Mr. Milburn

To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) what was the output in financial terms of the United Kingdom's pharmaceutical industry(a) in 1979 and (b) in 1991;

(2) what were the export earnings of the pharmaceutical industry in (a) 1979 and (b)

Mr. Sainsbury

[holding answer 3 November 1992]: The information available is shown in the table.

United Kingdom Pharmaceutical Industry £ million
11979 21991
Total sales of pharmaceutical products 1,705 6,167
Exports of pharmaceutical products 599 2,716

Source: Business Monitor 2570.

1 1979 figures are based on SIC 1968.

2 1991 figures are based on SIC 1980.