asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the change in the level of employment in the consumer electronics industry in the United Kingdom, as on 1st January and 1st July for each half year since 1973.
Separate statistics for the electronic components industry are not available. The following table shows changes in the level of employment in the radio and electronic components industry, MLH 364 of the Standard Industrial Classification.
| Number of employees | Half yearly changes | ||
| January 1973 | … | 131,100 | +2,900 |
| July 1973 | … | 139,600 | +8,500 |
| January 1974 | … | 149,400 | +9,800 |
| July 1974 | … | 155,200 | +5,800 |
| January 1975 | … | 142,800 | -12,400 |
| July 1975 | … | 128,500* | -14,300* |
| January 1976 | … | 124,800* | -3,700* |
| July 1976 | … | 126,200* | +1,400* |
| January 1977 | … | 128,800* | +2,600* |
| * Provisional. | |||
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures showing the change in the level of employment in the electronics components industry in the United Kingdom as on 1st January and 1st July for each half year since 1973.
Separate statistics for the consumer electronics industry are not available. The following table shows changes in the level of employment in the broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment industry, Minimum List Heading 365 of the Standard Industrial Classification.
| Number of employees | Half yearly changes | ||
| January 1973 | … | 68,000 | +6,100 |
| July 1973 | … | 69,700 | +1,700 |
| January 1974 | … | 68,700 | -1,000 |
| July 1974 | … | 65,000 | -3,700 |
| January 1975 | … | 60,300 | -4,700 |
| July 1975 | … | 55,500* | -4,800* |
| January 1976 | … | 52,600* | -2,900* |
| July 1976 | … | 51,500* | -1,100* |
| January 1977 | … | 52,600* | -1,100* |
| * Provisional. | |||