North America (Dollar Investments)

HC Deb 14 April 1967 vol 744 c254W

Mr. Dodds-Parker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the net estimated amount of dollar investments made into North America or repatriated from North America in the years 1957 to 1966.

Mr. MacDermot

Estimates of private investment by the United Kingdom in North America are given in the following table:

					£ million
1958	…	…	…	…	60
1959	…	…	…	…	65
1960	…	…	…	…	50
1961	…	…	…	…	40
1962	…	…	…	…	25
1963	…	…	…	…	55
1964	…	…	…	…	90
1965	…	…	…	…	10

NOTES:

(i) Figures are net of disinvestment.

(ii) Figures before 1958 are not available.

(iii) Estimates for 1966 are not yet available.