HC Deb 22 February 1989 vol 147 cc622-3W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the present levels of gross domestic fixed capital formation in Wales; and what is the percentage change over(a) 1988 and (b) the period 1978–79 in both cash and real terms, and expressed in real terms as a percentage of gross domestic product on equivalent industries.

Mr. Peter Walker

The latest figure for gross domestic fixed capital formation for selected industry groups1 in Wales is £1,505 million in 1986. Comparable figures are not available for 1978–79.

Note:

1 The selected industry groups making up the total are: Agriculture; Forestry and Fishing; Energy and Water Supply; Manufacturing; Transport and Communications and Dwellings.