§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the level of Japanese investment in each European Community country, including the United Kingdom, for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 25 February 1982, c. 457]: I assume my hon. Friend it referring to Japanese direct investment in the European Community. The latest available Japanese statistics, which show only the United Kingdom and the European Community in total, are:
Japanese direct investment overseas* US $ million United Other EC Kingdom countries (excluding Greece) 1976 29 174 1977 42 158 1978 25 124 1979 38 233 1980 111 151 *Consists of purchases, net of disposals, by Japanese concerns of the share capital and loans of one year or more maturity of their overseas subsidiaries, associates and branches. SourceJapan Balance of Payments Monthly.