§ 66. Mr. Woodburnasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the respective total amounts of capital expenditure by industry in 1937 and in each year since the war, stated in terms of 1948 or any other comparable price standard; and whether he is satisfied that the future prosperity of the nation is being sufficiently provided for.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanFollowing is the Answer:
Total gross domestic fixed capital expenditure by industry £ million revalued at 1948 prices 1938 865 1948 933 1949 1,031 1950 1,086 1951 1,061 1952 1,006 1953 1,079 1954 1,186 1955 1,364 These figures cover expenditure by agriculture, fuel and power, manufacturing, building, transport, distribution, etc.; they exclude expenditure on new dwellings, social services and other public services. Figures for recent years in more detail are given in Economic Survey 1956, Table 3. Comparable figures for 1937, 1946 and 1947 are not available.