§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs there were in the manufacturing sector in Wales in each year since 1997; and what manufacturing sector output was as a proportion of GDP in Wales in each year since 1997. [151759]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Bill Wiggin, dated 1 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about manufacturing jobs and output in Wales. (151759)1689WThe Annual Business Inquiry provides information on jobs in Wales by industry. Table 1 shows the number of employees in manufacturing businesses in Wales from December 1997 to December 2002.Table 2 shows the proportion of manufacturing Gross Value Added (GVA) to total GVA for Wales. The estimates are based on the regional GVA estimates published in August 2003. These are available on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=7359Under the European System of Accounts 95 (ES A95) the economic estimates that are defined as Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices are broadly equivalent to what has been historically known as GDP at factor cost. The Office for National Statistic has effected the change from GDP at factor cost to GVA at basic prices as part of implementation of ESA 95, along with all other EU countries. GVA at basic prices includes the effects of taxes less subsidies on production, but excludes taxes and subsidies on products, which are included in GDP at market prices under ESA95.
Table 1: Manufacturing employee jobs in Wales, 1997–2002 Year Number of employee jobs (thousand) 1997 215 1998 208 1999 207 2000 201 2001 189 2002 185 Source:
Annual Business Inquiry, Annual Employment Survey
Table 2: Manufacturing Gross Value Added1 as a proportion of total GVA of Wales Year Manufacturing GVA of Wales (£ million) Total GVA of Wales (£ million) Manufacturing as a proportion of total GVA of Wales (%) 1997 8,007 28,942 28 1998 7,941 29,718 27 1999 7.775 30,652 25 2000 7,826 31,864 25 1 GVA at current basic prices, excluding Extra-Regio. Extra Regio is that part of the UK's economic territory which cannot be allocated to any specific region. The contribution to UK GVA of UK embassies abroad and UK forces stationed overseas is included in Extra-Regio, along with the element of GVA relating to activities taking place on the continental shelf.