HC Deb 29 February 1984 vol 55 c193W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a) for the world and (b) for the EEC the value of net inward investment in manufacturing for each

£ million
Year UK Inward Direct Investment in Manufacturing UK Outward Direct Investment in Manufacturing Outward-Inward
World EC* World EC World EC
1960 101.7 3.8 125.6 20.2 +23.9 +16.4
1961 207.5 N/A 101.5 N/A -106.0 N/A
1962 91.4 -1.9 119.6 N/A +28.2 N/A
1963 130.7 4.3 101.1 23.9 -29.6 +19.
1964 123.5 12.9 152.7 19.9 +29. +7.
1965 150.9 10.0 137.5 12.7 -13.4 +2.7
1966 155.3 4.3 157.8 30.4 +2.5 +26.1
1967 108.8 37.1 139.4 11.8 +30. +25.3
1968 234.9 15.9 210.7 43.2 -24.2 +27.
1969 215.8 23.1 293.8 86.3 78.0 63.2
1970 268.9 37.5 308.9 70.9 +40.0 +33.4
1971 339.5 26.2 383.8 183.5 +44.3 157.3
1972 226.6 17.3 352.1 117.3 +125.5 +100.0
1973 452.6 28.8 835.0 272.8 +382.4 +244.0
1974 468.0 28.3 825.1 166.6 +357.1 +138.3
1975 323.0 33.2 677.8 108.4 354.8 75.2
1976 590.5 85.6 1,231.7 287.0 641.2 +201.4
1977 907.0 108.7 1,077.0 322.7 +170.0 +214.0
1978 922.7 120.7 1,520.1 304.7 +597.4 +184.0
1979 1,049.7 105.7 1,347.1 100.7 +297.4 -5.0
1980 1,355.9 -93.3 1,371.9 121.4 +16.0 +214.7
1981 91.7 37.6 2,503.2 472.4 +2,411.5 +434.8
* EC includes Denmark, Irish Republic and Greece in all years.

Source: Overseas Transactions Inquiry.