§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures for levels of manufacturing investment in Scotland, both in cash and real terms; and what are the annual figures for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. RifkindThe latest available figures relate to 1986. The volume estimates have been estimated using the United Kingdom deflator for manufacturing investment.
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Manufacturing investment in Scotland Gross domestic fixed capital formation £ million at current prices £ million at 1985 prices £ per employee at 1985 prices 1977 491 950 1,540 1978 523 908 1,515 1979 561 873 1,513 1980 644 871 1,634 1981 585 723 1,517 1982 541 627 1,400 1983 470 515 1,227 1984 596 631 1,589 1985 861 861 2,195 1986 788 757 1,984