HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 cc794-5W
Mr. Whittingdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total level of inward investment was from(a) the EU, (b) the USA, (c) the G7 countries and (d) Japan into the UK in each of the last 20 years. [44782]

Ms Hewitt

The information is in the following table:

Level of foreign direct investment in the UK 1981–2000
Stock level at year end £ million, current prices
EU15 USA G7 total Japan
1981 3,225 9,559 12,049 324
1984 12,203 19,576 24,237 806
1987 16,363 25,838 35,359 2,039
1988 23,593 28,257 41,441 3,082
1989 28,711 37,093 55,307 3,965
1990 33,707 43,784 65,799 5,648
1991 38,036 44,434 68,453 5,346
1992 39,546 46,001 70,216 4,929
1993 40,266 49,537 73,741 5,427
1994 39,998 49,829 73,683 5,105
1995 43,493 55,129 81,689 5,542
1996 43,774 55,956 85,004 5,888
1997 44,927 70,270 105,743 6,562
1998 69,248 93,419 134,140 7,387
1999 107,429 93,469 162,300 4,174
2000 137,468 100,526 195,465 7,770

Notes:

G7 comprises of UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and USA.

Prior to 1987, data were only collected every three years.

Source:

National Statistics.