§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, taking 1960 as 100, he will publish a table showing the level of industrial investment in each current member state of the European Economic Community and the United States of America, Japan, Spain, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Korea, Taiwan and Australia.
§ Mr. ChannonThe most recent readily available information is as follows:
Gross fixed capital formation: Manufacturing Constant prices*, 1960=100 Index Year Belgium 164 1981 Denmark 93 1975 Federal Republic of Germany† 168 1980 France‡ 256 1981 Greece 541 1981 Ireland 576 1980 Italy║ 175 1980 Netherlands║ 194 1981 United Kingdom¶ 78 1983 United States of America 337 1981 Norway 262 1981 Sweden 143 1981 Korea 2,480 1979 * 1975 prices except Denmark, France and Greece (1970), Federal Republic of Germany (1976) and United Kingdom (1980). †Later years include quarrying within manufacturing. ‡ Mining, quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water. ║Mining, quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas, water and construction. ¶Excludes assets leased from the service sector. Sources: United Nations Yearbook of National Accounts Statistics
OECD National Accounts
Business Statistics Office