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House Building Industry

Volume 456: debated on Tuesday 6 February 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the contribution to the UK economy of the house building industry was in each year since 1997. (118961)

The Department of Trade and Industry is responsible for statistics on construction in Great Britain only. The total value of public and private house building in Great Britain in 1997-2005 was:

£ million

Current prices

Constant (2000) prices

1997

7,983

9,911

1998

8,430

9,791

1999

8,419

8,884

2000

9,985

9,985

2001

10,234

9,420

2002

12,089

9,933

2003

15,362

11,205

2004

19,447

12,763

2005

21,063

13,072

Note:Data for 2006 will be published on 2 March 2007.

Current prices series is the price prevailing in the relevant year.

Constant (2000) prices series show the change in construction after the effects of inflation have been removed. This information is published in the Construction Statistics Annual 2006, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.