Building industry employment index
The October 1980 employee index was provisionally 95.8, compared with 100.2 a year earlier; the Minister said the revised series was forthcoming and would not predict its effect on the trend.
asked the Taoiseach the monthly index of employees in the building industry in October 1980; and the figure for the same month in 1979.
Comment on this
The monthly Index of Employees in the building industry (to base 1975=100) was provisionally estimated as 95.8 in October 1980. The corresponding figure for October 1979 was 100.2.
However it should be noted that this index is currently undergoing revision in the light of the recent results of the labour force estimates for the building and construction sector. The revised series will be published shortly.
Comment on this
Would the Minister agree that the revision will not make any difference to the trend disclosed in his reply?