HC Deb 09 July 1996 vol 281 c117W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the annual average rate of change in manufacturing output for each five-year period since 1975. [35935]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information requested is in the table.

Average annual change in the level of manufacturing output
Per cent.
1975–80 -1.0
1980–85 0.4
1985–90 3.4
1990–95 0.3