§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what changes have occurred in each of the last 10 years in(a) the numbers employed in the manufacturing industry and (b) the percentage of British GDP represented by manufacturing industry. [26034]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Paul Flynn, dated 15 January 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the (a) the numbers employed in the manufacturing industry and (b) the percentage of British GDP represented by manufacturing industry in the past ten years. I am replying in his absence. (26034).The table below shows the number of employee jobs in manufacturing for 1992 to 2001.
UK employee jobs in manufacturing (seasonally adjusted) Thousand June Employee jobs 1992 4,146 1993 3,960 1994 3,975 1995 4,076 1996 4,121 1997 4,185 1998 4,204 1999 4,068 2000 3,965 2001 3,837 These estimates are based on the results of regular sample surveys of employers which count the number of employee jobs. The data are published in Statbase on the National Statistics website under series identifier YEJL.
The contribution of manufacturing industry to the United Kingdom whole economy gross value added over the most recent 10 years for which data are available is shown below. The difference between GVA at basic prices and GDP is the addition of taxes on products and the deduction of subsidies on products.
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Current price gross value added at basic prices (current prices) Manufacturing (£ million) Whole economy (£ million) Manufacturing as percentage of whole economy 1991 111,337 523,137 21.3 1992 115,891 546,434 21.2 1993 120,989 575,461 21.0 1994 130,767 608,740 21.5 1995 139,789 639,908 21.8
Current price gross value added at basic prices (current prices) Manufacturing (£ million) Whole economy (£ million) Manufacturing as percentage of whole economy 1996 146,079 679,620 21.5 1997 152,305 720,692 21.1 1998 153,272 761,318 20.1 1999 152,653 795,025 19.2 2000 155,531 831,053 18.7