§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what have been the gross profits of United Kingdom companies, before depreciation and stock appreciation, for each year since 1960 693W as a percentage return on capital employed in, respectively, gas, electricity and water; transport and communication; distributive trades; insurance, banking and finance, and other services; and if he will give comparable data from international sources regarding the same
GROSS INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS ASSETS Large companies in certain industries Transport and communications (excluding shipping) Distributive trades Miscellaneous services (excluding insurance, banking and finance) 1960 … … … … 13.5 17.8 18.3 1961 … … … … 12.3 16.8 19.2 1962 … … … … 12.7 16.6 17.6 1963 … … … … 13.1 16.9 17.5 1964 … … … … 13.3 17.7 16.4 1965 … … … … 12.9 16.9 14.9 1966 … … … … 11.9 16.0 15.0 1967 … … … … 10.9 16.1 15.2 1968 … … … … 14.6 17.1 15.7 1969 … … … … 17.0 17.8 18.7 1970 … … … … 17.0 18.6 15.7 1971 … … … … 16.5 19.3 15.3 Source: Department of Trade and Industry analysis of the accounts of large industrial and commercial quoted companies operating mainly in the United Kingdom; the population of companies covered by this analysis was revised in 1964 and 1969.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what have been the gross profits of United Kingdom companies, before depreciation and stock appreciation, for each year since 1960 as a percentage return on capital employed in, respectively, bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc.; timber, furniture, etc.; paper, printing and publishing; other manufacturing industries; and construction
GROSS INCOME BEFORE DEPRECIATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS ASSETS Large companies in certain industries Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. Timber furniture, etc. Paper, printing and publishing Other manufacturing industries Construction 1960 … 17.8 16.2 15.2 13.7 16.6 1961 … 17.4 13.4 13.9 12.7 16.1 1962 … 15.7 11.0 12.8 11.9 15.9 1963 … 15.9 12.6 12.7 12.8 17.1 1964 … 17.5 15.6 13.8 14.7 21.6 1965 … 16.4 14.3 13.2 13.5 19.6 1966 … 14.8 12.2 12.1 12.6 16.7 1967 … 15.1 12.7 11 .3 12.7 16.9 1968 … 15.1 15.6 12.2 14.2 16.5 1969 … 14.5 13.4 11.6 13.3 18.9 1970 … 14.7 13.3 10.7 13.2 17.1 1971 … 17.5 19.7 10.3 13.3 18.6 Source: Department of Trade and Industry analysis of the accounts of large industrial and commercial quoted companies operating mainly in the United Kingdom; the population of companies covered by this analysis was revised in 1964 and 1969.