HC Deb 01 February 2000 vol 343 c532W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the extent of the United Kingdom's capacity for manufacturing related to the power industry. [106675]

Mr. Alan Johnson

The following table gives figures for value added and other relevant data. The statistics cover the products in Standard Industrial Classifications 28.30 (manufacture of steam generators), part of 29.11 (manufacture of turbines and parts thereof), 3.10 (manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers) and 31.20 (manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus). 1997 is the latest year for which complete figures are available.

1995 1996 1997
Gross value added at factor cost (£ million) 3,084 2,898 2,973
Sales and work done (£ million) 7,400 7,213 7,331
Exports (£ million) 3,542 3,998 4,388
Imports (£ million) 3,474 3,926 4,020
UK market (£ million) 7,332 7,141 6,963
Employment (thousand) 120 109 106

Notes:

1. Gross value added, sales and employment for turbines (as part of SIC29.11) are an estimate only, based on individual product data.

2. Trade data for turbines (as part of 29.11) is calculated on a slightly different basis using individual product data.

Source:

ONS

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