§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list in the Official Report the proportion of all capital investment in the United Kingdom made in manufacturing industry for each year since 1954.
§ Mr. ChannonThe required information is given in the following table:
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Total investment in United Kingdom manufacturing industry* (including leased assets) as a percentge of total gross domestic fixed capital formation Year Percentage 1955 23 1956 26 1957 26 1958 24 1959 22 1960 24 1961 26 1962 24 1963 21 1964 20 1965 22 1966 21 1967 19
Year Percentage 1968 19 1969 21 1970 22 1971 20 1972 17 1973 17 1974 18 1975 18 1976 17 1977 20 1978 21 1979 20 1980 18 1981 16 1982 15 1983 14 * Divisions 2–4 of Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980).