§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is for each year since 1975 the total amount of investment in the(a) chemical, (b) electronics, (c) textile and (d) motor car industries in 1989 moneys.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 18 October 1989]: The latest annual census of production for which data are available is 1987. The figures, in the following table, have therefore been given in terms of 1987 prices.
Net Capital Expenditure in the Chemical, Electronics, Textile and Motor Vehicles1 Industries at constant 1987 prices £million Chemicals2 Electro-nics3 Textiles4 Motor Vehicles and parts15 Standard Industrial Classification (1968) (SIC(68))6 1975 1,666 363 415 512 1976 1,669 331 333 486 1977 1,666 360 300 679 1978 2,045 431 354 809 1979 1,967 450 336 1,161 Standard Industrial Classification (1980) (SIC(80))6 1979 1,766 491 333 1,171 1980 1,483 488 209 929 1981 1,130 491 153 640 1982 1,032 476 163 592 1983 1,022 566 168 596 1984 1,048 814 221 690 1985 1,352 854 249 721 1986 1,384 690 278 711 1987 1,504 652 271 612 SourceAnnual Census of Production.
1 Motor vehicles and parts thereof4. Investment information for cars cannot be separately identified.
2 Minimum List Headings 271 to 179 of SIC(68). Class 25 of SIC(80).
3 Minimum List Headings 338, 363, 364, 365.2, 366 and 367 of SIC(68). Class 33, Group 344 and Activity Headings 3453 and 3454 of SIC(80).
4 Minimum List Headings 412 to 421, 423 and 429.2 of SIC(68). Class 43 of SIC(80).
5 Minimum List Heading 381 of SIC(68). Class 35 of SIC(80).
6 Results of the Annual Census of Production for 1978 and earlier years are available only for industries defined in terms of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1968). For 1980 and later years results are available only for industries defined in 179W terms of the Standard Industrial Classification (Revised 1980). To provide a link between the two classifications, results for 1979 are available on both bases.