§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what have 549W been the gross profits of United Kingdom companies, before depreciation and stock appreciation, for each year since 1960 as a percentage return on capital employed in, respectively, instrument engineering, electrical engineering, shipbuilding and marine engineering, vehicles, other metal goods, textiles, leather, leather goods and fur, and clothing and
GROSS INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS ASSETS Large companies in certain industries Electrical engineering Shipbuilding and marine engineering Vehicles Metal goods not elsewhere specified Textiles Leather, leather goods and fur Clothing and footwear 1960 … 13.6 10.9 18.6 18.8 12.9 10.1 19.6 1961 … 12.4 9.2 12.7 16.0 12.0 10.0 17.7 1962 … 12.9 6.6 11.6 15.0 11.0 8.9 14.0 1963 … 13.8 6.3 15.1 14.9 12.3 13.2 13.3 1964 … 15.6 5.1 16.0 16.9 13.6 15.5 15.1 1965 … 14.6 -0.2 15.3 15.7 13.5 13.9 13.2 1966 … 14.1 3.5 12.5 14.2 12.1 12.1 11.6 1967 … 13.8 6.6 10.7 14.1 12.1 10.2 12.7 1968 … 15.7 8.4 14.3 14.5 14.5 15.1 13.9 1969 … 14.0 -3.2 13.7 15.6 13.6 16.9 13.2 1970 … 14.2 3.2 7.8 15.6 11.8 15.1 12.7 1971 … 15.0 0.4 12.5 15.6 12.8 19.0 15.4 Source: Department of Trade and Industry analysis of the accounts of large industrial and commercial quoted companies operating mainly in the United Kingdom; the population of companies covered by this analysis was revised in 1964 and 1969.