§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the level of capital spending per worker in manufacturing industry for each year since 1970 at 1984 prices and for each year the corresponding number of employees in manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. ChannonAvailable information is given in the following table:
Investment and Employment in Manufacturing Industry (Revised Definition)* Capital Spending† per Worker Number of Workers║ (£ at 1980 prices‡) (thousands) 1970 936 8536 1971 887 8224 1972 793 8004 1973 844 8041 1974 921 8071 1975 919 7707 1976 903 7464 1977 963 7492 1978 1056 7456 1979 1108 7402 1980 1040 7024 1981 891 6391 1982 924 6058 1983 935 5810 * Divisions 2 to 4 of the Standard Industrial Classification, Revised 1980. † Including assets leased from financial industries. ‡ Statistics on investment are not available at 1984 constant prices. ║ Annual averages of monthly employed labour force data. Source: Department of Employment and Business Statistics Office.