§ Mr. David Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the rate of industrial gross fixed investment increased as a proportion of gross domestic product between 1951 and 1964, expressed as an annual rate; and what the corresponding figure is for the period between 1964 and the latest available convenient date.
§ Mr. TaverneGross domestic fixed capital formation by all industries except dwellings and public services, expressed as a proportion of gross domestic product at factor cost, increased by 2.0 per cent. a year between 1951 and 1964; between 1964 and 1969 (based on seasonally adjusted figures for the first three quarters of the year) the corresponding rate of increase was 0.2 per cent.