§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total level of inward investment was from(a) the EU, (b) the USA, (c) the G7 countries and (d) Japan into the UK in each of the last 20 years. [44782]
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§ Ms HewittThe information is in the following table:
Level of foreign direct investment in the UK 1981–2000 Stock level at year end £ million, current prices EU15 USA G7 total Japan 1981 3,225 9,559 12,049 324 1984 12,203 19,576 24,237 806 1987 16,363 25,838 35,359 2,039 1988 23,593 28,257 41,441 3,082 1989 28,711 37,093 55,307 3,965 1990 33,707 43,784 65,799 5,648 1991 38,036 44,434 68,453 5,346 1992 39,546 46,001 70,216 4,929 1993 40,266 49,537 73,741 5,427 1994 39,998 49,829 73,683 5,105 1995 43,493 55,129 81,689 5,542 1996 43,774 55,956 85,004 5,888 1997 44,927 70,270 105,743 6,562 1998 69,248 93,419 134,140 7,387 1999 107,429 93,469 162,300 4,174 2000 137,468 100,526 195,465 7,770 Notes:
G7 comprises of UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and USA.
Prior to 1987, data were only collected every three years.
Source:
National Statistics.