asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Reporta table showing for each quarter since 1970, using 1975 as a base of 100, the indices of industrial production, excluding construction, seasonally adjusted for all EEC members, the United States of America and Japan.
The table below shows the information requested. The figures for the United Kingdom are consistent with those published by press notice on 13th December 1978. For the other countries specified in the Question the figures have been received directly front OECD and are compatible with those published regularly in Main Economic Indicators.
| INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION EXCLUDING CONSTRUCTION Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||||||||
| 1975=100 | ||||||||||||||
France*
| West Germany
| Italy
| Belgium
| Nether lands
| Luxembourg
| United Kingdom
| Ireland†
| Denmark†
| United States
| Japan
| ||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 86 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 112 | 97 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 89 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 88 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 109 | 97 | 87 | 98 | 92 | 92 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 88 | 96 | 93 | 94 | 85 | 107 | 97 | 89 | 100 | 92 | 93 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 90 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 102 | 98 | 90 | 98 | 90 | 93 |
| 1971— | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 91 | 98 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 103 | 97 | 90 | 97 | 92 | 94 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 92 | 98 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 108 | 98 | 91 | 97 | 93 | 93 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 94 | 98 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 108 | 97 | 91 | 101 | 93 | 95 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 96 | 96 | 94 | 95 | 90 | 106 | 97 | 93 | 101 | 95 | 95 |
| 1972— | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 96 | 99 | 95 | 98 | 91 | 106 | 93 | 92 | 103 | 98 | 97 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 98 | 100 | 95 | 100 | 93 | 110 | 100 | 93 | 107 | 100 | 99 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 99 | 101 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 112 | 101 | 96 | 107 | 102 | 102 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 101 | 104 | 101 | 105 | 96 | 116 | 104 | 100 | 109 | 106 | 107 |
| 1973— | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 103 | 107 | 97 | 106 | 98 | 121 | 107 | 105 | 111 | 108 | 113 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 104 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 99 | 122 | 108 | 105 | 106 | 110 | 115 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 106 | 108 | 109 | 106 | 101 | 124 | 108 | 106 | 112 | 111 | 117 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 107 | 108 | 111 | 110 | 103 | 128 | 108 | 106 | 116 | 112 | 119 |
| 1974— | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 109 | 107 | 113 | 112 | 105 | 132 | 101 | 110 | 115 | 110 | 119 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 108 | 115 | 112 | 105 | 129 | 108 | 108 | 107 | 111 | 114 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 106 | 110 | 111 | 107 | 130 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 112 | 110 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 103 | 102 | 103 | 107 | 103 | 121 | 104 | 105 | 99 | 106 | 104 |
| 1975=100 | ||||||||||||||
France*
| West Germany
| Italy
| Belgium
| Netherlands
| Luxembourg
| United Kingdom
| Ireland†
| Denmark†
| United States
| Japan
| ||||
| 1975— | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 100 | 99 | 102 | 103 | 101 | 109 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 98 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 99 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 99 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 102 | 101 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 103 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 104 | 101 | 100 | 102 | 105 | 105 | 102 |
| 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 108 | 106 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 105 | 100 | 106 | 109 | 108 | 107 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 108 | 107 | 111 | 110 | 106 | 112 | 103 | 108 | 112 | 110 | 110 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 109 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 110 | 113 | 111 | 113 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 110 | 118 | 110 | 108 | 105 | 106 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 114 |
| 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 113 | 111 | 121 | 111 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 115 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 110 | 113 | 109 | 108 | 111 | 108 | 118 | 109 | 116 | 115 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 111 | 112 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 108 | 117 | 116 | 118 | 115 |
| Fourth quarter | … | … | … | 109 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 106 | 107 | 123 | 112 | 118 | 117 |
| 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 111 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 115 | 108 | 127 | 109 | 119 | 120 |
| Second quarter | … | … | … | 13 | 111 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 115 | 112 | 129 | 117 | 122 | 122 |
| Third quarter | … | … | … | 110 | 114 | 114 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 112 | • | • | 125 | 123 |
| •Not available. | ||||||||||||||
*Quarterly data represents 78 per cent. of total industry. | ||||||||||||||
| †Mining and manufacturing only. | ||||||||||||||
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Reporta table showing for each quarter since 1970, using 1975 as a base of 100, the index of industrial production, all industries, and the index of industrial production, manufacturing only.
The data requested are given in the following table:
| INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1975=100) Seasonally adjusted | ||
| All industries All industries | Manufacturing industries Manufacturing industries | |
| 1970 | ||
| 1st quarter | 99·1 | 97·3 |
| 2nd quarter | 99·6 | 97·9 |
| 3rd quarter | 100·0 | 98·0 |
| 4th quarter | 100·2 | 98·8 |
| 1971 | ||
| 1st quarter | 99·3 | 97·3 |
| 2nd quarter | 100·4 | 98·1 |
| 3rd quarter | 99·8 | 97·3 |
| 4th quarter | 99·9 | 97·1 |
| 1972 | ||
| 1st quarter | 96·4 | 95·1 |
| 2nd quarter | 102·6 | 99·7 |
| 3rd quarter | 103·1 | 100·7 |
| 4th quarter | 106·0 | 104·6 |
| 1973 | ||
| 1st quarter | 109·2 | 106·9 |
| 2nd quarter | 109·7 | 108·1 |
| 3rd quarter | 110·1 | 109·2 |
| 4th quarter | 109·0 | 109·2 |
| 1974 | ||
| 1st quarter | 102·6 | 104·4 |
| 2nd quarter | 107·6 | 109·0 |
| 3rd quarter | 106·9 | 108·1 |
| 4th quarter | 103·4 | 104·7 |
| 1975 | ||
| 1st quarter | 102·5 | 103·8 |
| 2nd quarter | 99·5 | 99·2 |
| 3rd quarter | 98·5 | 98·2 |
| 4th quarter | 99·5 | 98·8 |
| 1976 | ||
| 1st quarter | 100·1 | 99·1 |
| 2nd quarter | 101·8 | 101·7 |
| 3rd quarter | 101·7 | 101·8 |
| 4th quarter | 104·5 | 103·2 |
| 1977 | ||
| 1st quarter | 105·5 | 103·9 |
| 2nd quarter | 105·6 | 102·5 |
| 3rd quarter | 106·2 | 103·1 |
| 4th quarter | 105·8 | 102·0 |
| 1978 | ||
| 1st quarter | 107·1 | 102·5 |
| 2nd quarter | 111·2 | 105·1 |
| 3rd quarter | 111·0 | 105·2 |
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Reporta table showing for each year since 1945, using 1975 as a base of 100. the index of industrial production, all industries, and the index of industrial production, manufacturing only.
The data requested are given for each year since 1948 in the following table. Data for earlier years are not available:
| INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1975–100) | ||
| All industries | Manufacturing industries | |
| 1948 | 50·3 | 46·9 |
| 1949 | 53·6 | 50·3 |
| 1950 | 56·8 | 54·1 |
| 1951 | 58·1 | 55·7 |
| 1952 | 56·3 | 53·0 |
| 1953 | 60·0 | 56·7 |
| 1954 | 63·0 | 59·8 |
| 1955 | 66·0 | 63·5 |
| 1956 | 66·6 | 63·4 |
| 1957 | 67·8 | 64·9 |
| 1958 | 67·3 | 64·3 |
| 1959 | 70·6 | 68·0 |
| 1960 | 75·5 | 73·5 |
| 1961 | 76·5 | 73·7 |
| 1962 | 77·2 | 73·8 |
| 1963 | 79·4 | 76·5 |
| 1964 | 86·1 | 83·4 |
| 1965 | 88·8 | 85·8 |
| 1966 | 90·1 | 87·3 |
| 1967 | 91·2 | 87·9 |
| 1968 | 97·0 | 94·1 |
| 1969 | 99·6 | 97·6 |
| 1970 | 99·7 | 98·0 |
| 1971 | 99·8 | 97·4 |
| 1972 | 102·0 | 100·0 |
| 1973 | 109·5 | 108·4 |
| 1974 | 105·1 | 106·5 |
| 1975 | 100·0 | 100·0 |
| 1976 | 102·0 | 101·4 |
| 1977 | 105·8 | 102·9 |