HC Deb 11 March 1971 vol 813 c165W
Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage of industrial investments in comparison to the gross domestic pro

INVESTMENT IN INDEX OF PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES* AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST
Year United Kingdom Belgium† France‡ West Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Sweden
1960 … 7.2 7.0 9.0 9.9 7.9 7.8 8.9 8.7
1961 … 7.9 7.9 9.7 10.4 8.7 8.6 9.6 9.8
1962 … 7.4 9.2 9.8 10.5 9.0 8.9 10.2 9.4
1963 … 7.1 8.6 9.7 9.8 9.3 8.8 9.6 9.2
1964 … 7.7 8.1 9.8 9.9 7.1 9.5 9.2 8.5
1965 … 8.1 8.4 9.6 9.8 5.4 9.1 9.0 8.5
1966 … 8.4 9.2 9.8 9.4 5.6 9.8 9.5 9.1
1967 … 8.2 9.1 9.7 8.4 5.9 9.3 9.4 8.8
1968 … 7.7 8.0 9.3 8.2 5.8 8.9 8.1 8.6
1969 … 7.5 8.3 9.6 Not available 6.1 8.7 7.7 Not available
* Index of Production Industries are manufacturing, mining, construction, gas, electricity and water.
† Including car dealers.
‡ Including fishing.

Source: Information is from Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development.