HC Deb 17 April 1996 vol 275 c527W
29. Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the level of manufacturing output in the UK as a percentage of gross domestic product; and what is the average for the European Union. [23947]

Mr. Oppenheim

The OECD estimates that in 1993 manufacturing output accounted for 21 per cent. of gross domestic product the European Union and, measured on a comparable basis, 19 per cent. in the UK.