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29.
Mr. Eggar
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the level of manufacturing output.
Mr. Peter Rees
Manufacturing output in the latest three months is 10 per cent. above its trough in the first quarter of 1981. The June CBI trends inquiry indicates a continuation of healthy output growth and little upward pressure on prices.