§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the change in the output of intermediate goods between 1985 and June 1993 for(a) the United Kingdom and (b) other member states of the EC; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NelsonStatistics for the output of intermediate goods in EC member states are shown in table 0406 of "Data for Short-term Economic Analysis", published monthly by Eurostat. This publication is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the relative position of the United Kingdom in table 0406 of the February issue of "Eurostat Data for Short term Economic Analysis" in terms the percentage change in output in intermediate goods between 1985 and the 1993 of the USA, Japan and the EC member countries.
§ Mr. NelsonTotal industrial production is a more important indicator than any of its market sector components. In the latest three months for which figures are available, compared to a year earlier, production rose 3¾ per cent. in the United Kingdom, while it fell in Japan, Germany, France and Italy.