HC Deb 07 March 1985 vol 74 c526W
Mr. MacKenzie

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, using 1979 prices, he will publish in the Official Report the figures for investment in (a) manufacturing industry and (b) service industries for each year since 1978.

Mr. Butcher

Constant price investment statistics are not available at 1979 prices. Available information is as follows:

Investment in the manufacturing and the distribution and selected services industries
£ million at 1980 prices
Year Manufacturing industries* Distribution and selected service industries†
1978 7,877 11,551
1979 8,205 12,656
1980 7,307 12,761
1981 5,693 12,212
1982 5,596 12,857
1983 5,433 13,394
1984 6,136 n.a.
* Divisions 2–4 of the standard industrial classification (revised 1980) including assets leased to manufacturers from financial industries.
† Divisions 6–8 of standard industrial classification (revised 1980) excluding assets leased to manufacturers.
n.a. denotes not available.