§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total of overseas investment for each year since 1945; and what percentage was respectively portfolio and direct investment, and what proportion of each type of investment was each year directed towards, respectively, Europe, United States of America, the Commonwealth, other developed countries, and other developing countries.
§ Sir G. HoweThe information available is given in the table below.
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DIRECT INVESTMENT* Total Western Europe U.S.A. Commonwealth† Other developed countrics‡ Other developing countries§ £ million As a percentage of total 1958 … … 144 12 7 72 — 9 1959 … … 196 11 8 72 — 9 1960 … … 250 12 6 63 11 8 1961 … … 226 20 9 57 4 10 1962 … … 209 25 5 53 7 10 1963 … … 236 29 5 42 16 8 1964 … … 263 19 12 45 17 7 1965 … … 308 21 7 48 15 9 1966 … … 276 24 15 42 11 8 1967 … … 281 13 18 45 16 8 1968 … … 410 25 21 40 10 4 1969 … … 549 29 10 48 12 1 1970 … … 517 22 25 40 9 4 1971 … … 645 43 19 27 3 8 * Net of disinvestment, excluding oil, and before 1963 insurance. † Including South Africa before 1960, and Rhodesia before 1966. ‡ Including South Africa from 1960. § Including Rhodesia from 1966.