HC Deb 31 March 1998 vol 309 cc476-7W
Mr. Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the total amount of inward investment in the UK for each of the past 10 years and the figures for British investment overseas, separately identifying the figures to and from(a) EU and (b) other countries. [36314]

Mr. Ian McCartney

The information is in the following tables:

Net inward direct investment flows to the UK 1987–96
£ million
Year EU1 Rest of World Total
1987 3,607 5,379 8,986
1988 5,282 6,280 11,562
1989 5,617 11,788 17,405
1990 7,628 9,527 17,155
1991 4,578 3,840 8,418
1992 3,433 5,383 8,816
1993 1,590 8,281 9,871
1994 3,367 2,679 6,046
1995 3,555 9,099 12,654
1996 3,891 12,193 16,084

Net outward direct investment flows by the UK 1987–96
£ million
Year EU1 Rest of World Total
1987 2,250 16,909 19,159
1988 5,360 15,556 20,916
1989 5,941 15,550 21,491
1990 5,103 5,005 10,108
1991 3,919 5,385 9,304
1992 4,613 5,494 10,107
1993 6,146 11,212 17,358
1994 8,278 12,762 21,040
1995 9,457 18,147 27,604
1996 13,046 8,968 22,014
EU15 countries throughout

Source:

ONS Business Monitor MA4, Overseas Direct Investment

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