HC Deb 08 November 1967 vol 753 c123W
80. Mr. Patrick Jenkin

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give his latest estimate of the level of investment in manufacturing industry, excluding oil refining, in 1967, expressed as a percentage rise or fall on the previous year.

Mr. Crosland

Companies' forecasts, provided in August and September, suggested a fall in volume of about 8 per cent.