§ 49. Mr. Shepherdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the capital investment in industry in Great Britain for the year 1949, expressed as a percentage of the national product; and how this compares with 1939.
§ Mr. GaitskellGross investment in industry in Great Britain in 1949 was approximately 9 per cent. of the gross national product and total investment about 18 per cent. No reliable estimates are available for pre-war years, but the percentage in 1949 for investment in industry was probably higher than in 1939 and for total investment probably about the same.