HC Deb 30 October 2000 vol 355 c280W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his calculation is of the percentage contribution made in the current financial year by each industry and service to the gross domestic product of Wales after deduction of the subsidies paid from UK Government and European sources. [134498]

Mr. Paul Murphy

No estimates have been made for the current year. In 1997, the most recent year for which figures are available, the contribution to GDP of each major sector was as set out in the table:

sector Percentage of GDP
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 1.8
Mining and quarrying, including oil and gas extraction 0.2
Other mining and quarrying 0.3
Manufacturing 27.3
Electricity, gas, and water supply 2.2
Construction 5.3
Wholesale and retail trade 10.2
Hotels and restaurants 3.4
Transport and communication 6.0
Financial intermediation 3.5
Real estate, renting and business activities 14.2
Public administration and defence 6.2
Education 6.0
Health and social work 8.6
Other services 4.7

There are no readily available estimates of direct subsidies across all sectors.

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