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Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the job losses or gains in the manufacturing sector of the Ulster economy over the past seven years.
Mr. Concannon
The following table shows increases and decreases in the number employed in the manufacturing sector of the Northern Ireland economy over the past seven years:
| Total number employed | Change from previous year | |
| 1968 | 167,750 | — |
| 1969 | 172,901 | +5,151 |
| 1970 | 174,379 | +1,478 |
| 1971 | 169,891 | -4,488 |
| 1972 | 164,552 | -5,339 |
| 1973 | 164,072 | -480 |
| 1974 | 166,142 | +2,070 |
| 1975 | 154,284 | 11,858 |