The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Manufacturing Productivity – 16 June 1988

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Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Manufacturing Productivity on 16th June 1988.

Mr. Sayeed To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing productivity in the United Kingdom economy since 1980.

Mr. Gerald Howarth To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing productivity in the United Kingdom economy since 1980.

Mr. John Greenway To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of manufacturing productivity in the United Kingdom economy since 1980.

Mr. Major Since 1980, output per head in the manufacturing sector has grown at an average rate of 5.1 per cent. per year – faster than in any other major industrialised country.