HC Deb 23 February 1976 vol 906 cc68-76W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish estimates of gross investment and capital consumption by industry, if possible on the same price basis and sectoral coverage as Table 68 of the National Income Blue Book, for 1946 to 1963.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The attached tables show gross domestic fixed capital formation and capital consumption, at current prices and at 1970 prices, for those industry groups shown in Table 68 of "National Income and Expenditure 1964–1974" (The Blue Book). The series began in 1948, the earliest year for which these data are available, and end in 1963.

For the years from 1948 to 1962 the gross domestic fixed capital formation aggregates differ from the sum of the components in the constant price section of the tables. The differences arise from the periodic change of base year for the constant price estimates. For long series, estimates calculated on different constant price bases are linked, the component and aggregate series being linked independently. A more detailed explanation of this process is given, in a related context, in the notes on page 104 of the Blue Book.

GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION BY INDUSTRY GROUP 1948–63
£ million
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
At current prices
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 97 98 97 98 101 98 104 116 108 122 144 161 161 176 176 183
Mining and quarrying 28 35 33 34 46 62 79 86 91 103 105 116 95 106 99 90
Manufacturing 320 373 443 516 553 552 590 686 838 928 906 866 1,021 1,249 1,182 1,068
Construction 22 24 26 34 37 37 45 51 53 57 62 61 70 86 74 99
Gas, electricity and water 138 171 195 217 239 265 304 344 342 359 387 429 426 455 523 647
Transport and communication 219 239 230 220 227 290 305 324 401 507 520 551 604 581 504 495
Distributive trades and other service industries 129 149 164 181 194 204 250 325 343 369 421 492 565 639 693 740
Dwellings 337 332 331 376 494 630 645 639 634 615 582 646 721 791 856 910
Social and other public services 90 111 134 163 174 185 191 217 255 286 327 366 387 472 575 620
Transfer costs of land and buildings 46 49 59 70 69 72 82 94 99 105 115 128 140 149 151 168
Total 1,426 1,581 1,712 1,909 2,134 2,395 2,595 2,882 3,164 3,451 3,569 3,816 4,190 4,704 4,833 5,020

GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION BY INDUSTRY GROUP 1948–63
£ million
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
At 1970 prices
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 187 182 174 161 147 144 151 170 152 166 192 215 213 229 220 231
Mining and quarrying 56 71 65 62 76 98 125 130 129 141 140 153 126 137 125 111
Manufacturing 723 821 945 1,011 972 951 1,010 1,111 1,282 1,358 1,289 1,232 1,436 1,706 1,575 1,381
Construction 46 48 50 57 56 55 69 76 73 76 80 81 92 109 92 124
Gas, electricity and water 294 354 392 392 394 434 502 541 504 519 556 614 612 631 711 860
Transport and communication 464 490 448 384 358 455 484 492 576 711 714 750 815 773 663 643
Distributive trades and other service industries 216 213 264 266 264 285 355 437 455 478 534 645 740 818 873 899
Dwellings 678 664 650 636 761 992 1,028 954 913 877 826 942 1,050 1,122 1,177 1,204
Social and other public services 178 213 250 268 263 288 297 317 358 392 441 504 529 629 743 768
Transfer costs of land and buildings 78 78 92 104 104 113 133 151 168 177 198 222 226 228 217 237
Total 2,960 3,234 3,419 3,443 3,467 3,849 4,184 4,432 4,641 4,895 4,936 5,314 5,794 6,361 6,374 6,458

CAPITAL CONSUMPTION BY INDUSTRY GROUP 1948–63
£ million
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
At current prices
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 41 47 54 64 75 79 83 88 95 100 106 110 114 120 126 131
Mining and quarrying 22 24 26 30 35 39 42 47 54 60 66 69 73 76 79 83
Manufacturing 188 200 215 250 292 310 324 354 393 429 460 477 503 550 591 631
Construction 6 7 9 11 15 17 18 21 24 28 31 32 35 39 43 45
Gas, electricity and water 94 99 106 123 139 145 149 165 182 194 205 212 224 242 259 283
Transport and communication 160 173 189 220 246 253 263 284 306 328 343 348 362 383 394 405
Distributive trades and other service industries 69 73 78 92 105 108 114 125 140 152 165 174 187 208 230 248
Dwellings 159 164 170 200 224 224 227 248 265 274 280 278 283 296 310 332
Social and other public services 56 60 63 76 86 87 90 98 107 114 120 122 128 137 149 163
Transfer costs of land and buildings 49 49 59 70 69 72 82 94 99 105 115 128 140 149 151 168
Total 844 896 969 1,136 1,286 1,334 1,392 1,524 1,665 1,784 1,891 1,950 2,049 2,200 2,332 2,489

CAPITAL CONSUMPTION BY INDUSTRY GROUP 1948–63
£ million
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
At 1970 prices
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 79 87 96 104 111 117 122 128 133 136 140 146 151 156 160 165
Mining and quarrying 45 48 52 54 57 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 95 98 101 103
Manufacturing 423 439 458 482 506 528 549 572 596 622 649 676 708 747 786 819
Construction 13 14 16 18 21 24 27 30 33 35 38 41 44 49 52 57
Gas, electricity and water 199 205 212 220 228 237 246 258 269 279 291 304 318 334 352 377
Transport and communication 345 359 374 384 390 398 414 423 432 451 466 472 490 509 517 531
Distributive trades and other service industries 128 132 137 143 149 156 164 174 185 196 207 222 240 259 280 301
Dwellings 320 328 333 339 345 352 361 370 378 386 391 395 400 405 411 418
Social and other public services 113 116 120 125 130 134 139 144 149 155 161 166 173 181 191 201
Transfer costs of land and buildings 78 78 92 104 105 113 133 151 168 177 198 222 226 228 217 237
Total 1,743 1,806 1,890 1,973 2,042 2,120 2,221 2,321 2,419 2,518 2,627 2,735 2,845 2,966 3,067 3,209