Manufacturing Industry

Mr. Pike
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage change in employment in manufacturing industry for each region of the United Kingdom from 1979 to the latest figures available.

Mr. Nicholls
The latest employment estimates are for December 1989. The information is as follows: -----------------------------
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|South East including London|
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|East Anglia                |
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|South West                 |
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|West Midlands              |
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|East Midlands              |
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|Yorkshire and Humberside   |
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|North West                 |
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|North                      |
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|Wales                      |
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|Scotland                   |
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|Great Britain              |
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|Northern Ireland           |
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|United Kingdom             |
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