§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring up-to-date the information given to the hon. Member for Grimsby concerning corporate savings, Official Report, 29 January 1982, c. 447–48.
§ Mr. RidleyThe current estimates are as follows:
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Saving (undistributed income) after deducting depreciation* and stock appreciation £ million Industrial and commercial companies Financial companies and institutions 1960 1,680 137 1961 1,253 161
Industrial and commercial companies Financial companies and institutions 1962 989 155 1963 1,461 159 1964 1,714 158 1965 1,566 215 1966 1,153 246 1967 1,017 272 1968 1,218 288 1969 1,440 306 1970 1,153 370 1971 1,687 459 1972 2,512 544 1973 3,279 1,151 1974 1,126 974 1975 883 1,076 1976 2,380 1,705 1977 5,396 2,262 1978 7,347 1,451 1979 4,400 2,438 1980 189 1,914 1981 418 2,081 * Depreciation=capital consumption at current replacement cost.