HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 c279W
23. Mr. Sutcliffe

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the change in manufacturing output in the past 12 months. [2622]

Mr. Page

Manufacturing output in the three months to September was 1.2 per cent. higher than a year earlier. Manufacturing output is forecast to grow by 2.5 per cent. next year.