§ Mr. Marlowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the value of capital investment for each of the last 10 years at constant prices in private manufacturing industry, all private industry and commerce, nationalised industry, local government, central Government and other categories.
§ Mr. Biffen[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1980, c. 220]: The data requested are shown in the following table: 241W
GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION £ million at 1975 constant prices Private Sector Manufacturing* Other industrial and commercial Private dwellings Public corporations† Local government Central government Total‡ 1970 3,944 4,713 2,047 3,281 4,179 1,258 19,425 1971 3,530 5,180 2,440 3,299 4,057 1,204 19,735 1972 3,002 6,035 2,745 2,904 3,890 1,152 19,767 1973 3,141 6,636 2,449 3,128 4,543 1,214 21,111 1974 3,424 6,287 2,004 3,556 4,188 1,177 20,636 1975 3,103 6,260 2,182 4,026 3,755 1,219 20,545 1976 2,833 6,821 2,180 4,008 3,600 1,195 20,637 1977 3,229 7,331 2,033 3,651 2,959 1,010 20,213 1978 3,567 7,756 2,313 3,486 2,553 919 20,594 1979 3,646 7,790 1,994 3,380 2,434 955 20,199 * These estimates relate to direct investment by private manufacturing industry only. Assets acquired by manufacturers on lease are included, on the basis of ownership, in estimates for other industries and services. They amounted to over £450 millions (at 1975 prices) in 1979, compared with only £190 millions in 1975. † There have been variations over time in the coverage of the public corporations: a list of corporations in existence during the whole or part of the period up to 1978 is given on page 121 of "National Income and Expenditure, 1979 Edition". ‡ For the reasons explained on page 111 of "National Income and Expenditure, 1979 Edition", total GDFCF at 1975 constant prices may not equal the sum of its components before 1973.