asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will give, for each industrial sector working party since it was set up, the changes in the index of output, and the penetration of home and overseas markets and employment, giving the standard industrial classification minimum list headings covered by each working party.
[pursuant to his reply, 20 March 1980, c. 259]: The information in the following table relates to Standard Industrial Classification groupings that correspond as closely as possible to the coverage of the sector working parties. Information about the penetration of overseas markets is not available.
Annual average percentage change in
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Sector Working Party (or EDC)
| Approximate SIC coverage
| Nearest corresponding Minimum List Headings
| Output*
| Employment†
| Import penetration‡
| |
| Food and drink EDC, of which:— | 211 to 239 | 211 to 239§ | Food and drink | + 1½ | -¾ | -½ |
| Biscuits SWG | 213 | 213 | Biscuits | — | -1¾ | +¼ |
| Meat and meat products SWG | 214 | 214 | Bacon curing, meat and fish products | +2¼ | -¼ | -½ |
| Milk and milk products SWG | 215 | 215 | Milk and milk products | +1¾ | -2 | -2½ |
| Cocoa, chocolate and confectionery SWG. | 217 | 217 | Cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery | +5 | +2 | +1½ |
| Brewing SWG | 231 | 231 | Brewing and malting | +1 | -¾ | -¼ |
| Spirit distilling SWG | part of 239 | 239§ | Other drink industries | +¼ | +1½ | ֵ |
| Specialised organics SWP | part of 271 | 271 | General chemicals | +5¾ | +1 | +2½ |
| Petrochemicals SWP | part of 271, 276 | 271 and 276 | General chemicals and synthetic resins | +4¾ | +1½ | +2½ |
| Pharmaceuticals SWP | 272 | 272 | Pharmaceutical chemicals and preparations | +2¾ | — | +½ |
| Iron and steel SWP | 311 and 312 | 311 and 312 | Iron and steel (general) and steel tubes | +1¾ | -3½ | +2½ |
| Foundries EDC | parts of 313, 321 to 323 | 313, 321 to 323 | Iron castings and non-ferrous metals | -¾ | -1 | +1¼ |
| Machine tools EDC | 332, part 339 | 332 | Metal-working machine tools | -1¾ | -1½ | +1¾ |
| Pumps and valves SWP | part of 333 | 333 | Pumps, valves and compressors | +¼ | — | — |
| Fluid power SWP | part of 333 | |||||
| Diesel engines SWP | parts of 334,370,380,381 | 334 | Industrial engines | +4½ | -2½ | +3¾ |
| Textile machinery SWP | 335 | 335 | Textile machinery and accessories | -24 | -6¾ | -2½ |
| Construction equipment and mobile cranes SWP. | 336, part of 337 | 336 | Construction and earth-moving equipment | -2¼ | -½ | +½ |
| Mechanical handling SWP | part of 337 | 337 | Mechanical handling equipment | — | -1 | +1 |
| Industrial trucks SWP | part of 337 | |||||
| Office machinery SWP | 338, part of 351 | 338 | Office machinery | -8½ | -1¼ | +7 |
| Mining machinery SWP | part of 339 | |||||
| Printing machinery SWP | part of 339 | 339 | Other machinery | +½ | -1 | +1¾ |
| Heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration SWP. | part of 339 | |||||
| Food, drink and packaging machinery SWP. | parts of 339, 341 | |||||
| Constructional steelwork SWP | part of 341 | 341 | Industrial (including process) plant and steelwork. | -¾ | -2¾ | -½ |
| Process plant EDC | part of 341 | |||||
| Automation and instrumentation SWP | part of 353, 354 | 354 | Scientific and industrial instruments and systems. | +3¼ | +¼ | +¼ |
| Heavy electrical machinery SWP | parts of 334, 361 | 361 | Electrical machinery | -4 | -1¾ | +2¼ |
| Industrial electrical equipment SWP | parts of 361, 369 | |||||
| Telecommunications SWP | 363 | 363 | Telegraph and telephone apparatus anc equipment. | -6¼ | -6½ | -1½ |
| Electronic components SWP | 364 | 364 | Radio and electronic components | +10½ | +¼ | +2½ |
Annual average percentage change in
| ||||||
Sector Working Party (or EDC)
| Approximate SIC coverage
| Nearest corresponding Minimum List Headings
| Output*
| Employ ment†
| Import penetration‡
| |
| Electronic consumer goods SWP | part of 365 | 365 | Broadcast receiving and sound reproducing equipment. | +2 | -4¼ | +3¾ |
| Electronic computers SWP | 366 | 366 | Electronic computers | +29¾ | +4½ | +4½ |
| Radio, radar and navigational aids SWP. | 367 | 367 | Radio, radar and electronic capital goods | +3¾ | +2 | -¼ |
| Domestic electrical appliances SWP | part of 368 | 368 | Electric appliances primarily for domestic use. | +1 | -1 | +1 |
| Gauge and tool SWP | 390 | 390 | Engineers' small tools and gauges | - ¼ | — | +½ |
| Man-made fibres SWP | 411 | 411 | Production of man-made fibres | -2 | -5 | +1¼ |
| Cotton and allied textiles EDC | parts of 412,413,422,423 | 412, 413, 422, 423 | Cotton spinning and weaving, made up textiles, textile finishing. | -1½ | -3¼ | +3¼ |
| Wool textiles EDC | 414 | 414 | Woollen and worsted | -2¼ | -3¼ | +1¼ |
| Knitting SWP | 417 | 417 | Hosiery and other knitted goods | -1¼ | -1½ | +1½ |
| Clothing EDC | 441 to 445, 449 | 441 to 445, 449 | Clothing other than headgear | +1¾ | -1½ | +1½ |
| Footwear EDC | part of 450 | 450 | Footwear | — | -1 | +1¾ |
| Paper and board SWP | 481 | 481 | Paper and board | +3½ | -1¼ | — |
| Printing industries SWP | parts of 481 to 489 and others. | 482, 483, 489 | Packaging, stationery, book printing | +4 | - ½ | + 2¾ |
| Tyre industry SWP | part of 491 | 491 | Rubber | +3 | -4¼ | +¾ |
| Plastics processing SWP | parts of 496 and others | 496 | Plastics products not elsewhere specified | +8¼ | +1¾ | +¾ |
| * Based on Index of Industrial Production (1975=100), seasonally adjusted. Change from 4th quarter 1975 to 4th quarter 1979, expressed at an annual rare Source: Central Statistical Office. | ||||||
| † Employees in employment in Great Britain. Change from November 1975 to November 1979 expressed at an annual rate. Source: Department of Employment | ||||||
| ‡Imports (CIF) as a percentage of United Kingdom demand, i.e. United Kingdom manufacturers' sales plus imports (CIF) less exports (FOB), in current value terms. Annual number of percentage points change from year ending June 1976 to year ending September 1979. Source: Departments of Industry and Trade. | ||||||
| § Suitable sales data for MLH 239 "Other drink industries" are not available for the construction of measure ‡. This MLH has therefore been ommitted in the calculation of measure ‡ for the group "Food and drink"as a whole. | ||||||
Symbols:
— Nil or insignificant.
…Not available.
Abbreviations:
SIC: Standard Industrial Classification (revised 1968).
EDC: Economic Development Council.
SWP: Sector Working Party.
SWG: Sector Working Group.