§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of(a) United Kingdom GDP and (b) the United Kingdom work force the consumer goods and business and consumer services sector accounts for; and if she will make a statement. [78109]
§ Ms HewittIndustries covered by the DTI consumer goods and services unit represented about 14 per cent. of UK total Gross Value Added at basic prices in 2000. The estimate has been derived from the ONS Input-Output Analyses and the ONS Annual Business Inquiry.
Estimate of the UK work force involved in the sector are not available in sufficient detail to provide an estimate, but the ONS Annual Business Inquiry shows it provides 18 per cent. of GB employee jobs.