HC Deb 09 July 1980 vol 988 c180W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the capital per employee in thousands of £ sterling at constant prices in (a) manufacturing and (b) chemicals in the United Kingdom in 1978 and 1979.

Mr. David Mitchell

[pursuant to his reply, 8 July 1980, c. 132]: The latest available information on the basis of the normal measure of capital stock when related to employment is:

GROSS CAPITAL STOCK AT 1975 REPLACEMENT COST PER EMPLOYEE AT END 1978
£000
Chemicals and allied industries 34.2
All manufacturing 13.9

Sources:

Capital stock: "National Income and Expenditure" 1979 Edition and Central Statistical Office.

Employment: Monthly Digest of Statistics March 1980.