§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value of(a) manufacturing and (b) consumer spending on jewellery in (i) the UK and (ii) the EU was in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement on her analysis of the trends emerging. [114860]
§ Ms HewittOfficial figures for the UK are shown in the following table. Manufacturers' sales do not include jewellery made by retail jewellers. The figures available for consumer spending do not distinguish between jewellery and watches and clocks. Equivalent figures are not available for the EU.
UK manufacturers' sales1 Consumer spending2 Jewellery Watches and clocks Jewellery, watches and clocks (£ million) 1997 599 87 3,295 1998 571 86 3,320 1999 597 91 3,398 2000 629 72 3,479 2001 518 59 3,452 2001 — — 3,497 1 Product Sales and Trade (Prodcom) reports PRA 36220 Jewellery and Related Articles, PRA 36610 Imitation Jewellery and PRA 33500 Watches and Clocks 2 Consumer Trends—Household Final Consumption Expenditure Source:
Office for National Statistics