§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each current member state of the EEC for which quarterly data is available in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development publication 648W "Quarterly National Accounts Bulletin" in each quarter since 1970, the proportion of the gross national product devoted to investment in plant and machinery.
§ Mr. CryerRelevant information is published in the OECD bulletin for the United Kingdom only of EEC machinery as a percentage of gross domestic product at current prices, not seasonally adjusted is shown below:
Per cent 1971 Quarter 1 9.5 Quarter 2 8.4 Quarter 3 8.6 Quarter 4 8.6 1972 Quarter 1 9.3 Quarter 2 8.2 Quarter 3 8.1 Quarter 4 8.4 1973 Quarter 1 9.6 Quarter 2 8.4 Quarter 3 8.5 Quarter 4 9.3 1974 Quarter 1 10.0 Quarter 2 8.9 Quarter 3 8.5 Quarter 4 9.6 1975 Quarter 1 9.4 Quarter 2 8.1 Quarter 3 8.8 Quarter 4 8.1 1976 Quarter 1 9.0 Quarter 2 8.1 Quarter 3 8.4 Quarter 4 8.8 1977 Quarter 1 9.4 Quarter 2 8.4 Quarter 3 8.8 Source: OECD Quarterly National Accounts.