§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what conclusions he has reached
Capital investment* and employment† in the textile, clothing and leather industries 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Textiles‡ Investment (£ million at 1980 prices) 466 319 226 205 231 222 142 104 113 106 Employment (thousands) 468 421 407 409 392 376 329 276 263 251 Investment per employee (£) 995 757 555 501 589 590 432 377 430 422 Leather and clothing║ Investment (£ million at 1980 prices) 135 94 82 90 112 122 90 82 102 88 Employment (thousands) 484 460 440 445 433 433 394 342 324 315 Investment per employee (£) 279 204 186 202 259 282 228 240 315 279 * Excluding assets leased from owners in other industries. † As at mid-June. ‡ Class 43 of the Standard Industrial Classification (revised 1980). ║ Classes 44 and 45 of the Standard Industrial Classification (revised 1980). Separate estimates for Class 4 are not available.