§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1964 the proportion of the gross domestic product that has been absorbed by the nationalised industries.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe proportion of the gross domestic product that has been absorbed by the nationalised industries for each year since 1964 is shown in the table below:
(i) (ii) (iii) Nationalised industries' investment* Gross domestic product (i) as percentage of (ii) £ million £ million 1964 … 1,102 29,255 3.8 1965 … 1,216 31,237 3.9 1966 … 1,420 33,140 4.3 1967 … 1,663 34,952 4.8 1968 … 1,511 37,474 4.0 1969 … 1,292 39,375 3.3 1970 … 1,469 43,227 3.4 1971 … 1,782 48,795 3.7 1972 … 1,658 54,704 3.0 1973 … 1,831 62,962 2.9 1974 … 2,150 72,713 3.0 1975 … 3,414 91,569 3.7 *Fixed investment, excluding net purchases of land and existing buildings, plus the value of the physical increase in stocks and work in progress.