Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Manufacturing Productivity – 27 October 1988

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Manufacturing Productivity on 27th October 1988.

Mr. Greg Knight To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give his latest estimate of the growth of manufacturing productivity over the latest three-months period for which figures are available.

Mr. Major In the three months to August 1988, output per head in manufacturing was 7.5 per cent. higher than the same period a year earlier.