§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing net investment in manufacturing industry for each year since 1945 in terms of both current prices and revalued at 1970 prices.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldFigures are available only from 1948. They relate to gross domestic fixed capital formation in manu640W facturing industry less capital consumption.
NET DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION IN MANUFACTURING £ million Current Prices Constant 1970 Prices 1948 132 300 1949 173 382 1950 228 487 1951 266 529 1952 262 467 1953 242 423 1954 266 461 1955 332 540 1956 444 686 1957 499 736 1958 446 640 1959 388 556 1960 518 728 1961 698 959 1962 591 789 1963 437 562 1964 563 708 1965 692 836 1966 727 844 1967 658 770 1968 700 793 1969 901 982 1970 1,040 1,040 1971 944 859 1972 671 570 1973 729 552 1974 1,244 791 1975 959 474 1976 855 365 Source: Central Statistical Office (figures for 1966–76 from "National Income and Expenditure 1966–76", tables 11.7 and 11.8).