HC Deb 30 October 1975 vol 898 cc593-4W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the level of investment by the Government, by nationalised industries, and by private industry, respectively.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The following table shows estimates of fixed investment—gross domestic fixed capital formation—other than in dwellings, for the public authorities sector—comprising central Government and local government—the public corporations sector and the private sector. Estimates for 1945 to 1954 are not available.

FIXED INVESTMENT OTHER THAN IN DWELLINGS
£ million at current prices
Public authorities* Public corporations† ‡ Private sector
1955 418 535 1,290
1956. 484 556 1,490
1957 529 631 1,676
1958 550 669 1,768
1959 591 733 1,846
1960 613 764 2,092
1961 654 881 2,378
1962 713 906 2,358
1963 761 993 2,356
1964 925 1,144 2,755
1965 974 1,249 2,991
1966 1,078 1,405 3,059
1967 1,279 1,602 3,116
1968 1,422 1,554 3,538
1969 1,486 1,406 4,006
1970 1,713 1,592 4,432
1971 1,848 1,777 4,855
1972 2,143 1,681 5,448
1973 2,628 1,927 6,550
1974 2,930 2,555 7,631
* Includes the Post Office up to March 1961.
† Includes the Post Office from April 1961.
‡ The nationalised steel undertakings were transferred from the private to the public corporations sector on 28th July 1967.