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Capital Formation

Volume 940: debated on Monday 28 November 1977

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentage increases at 1971 prices, seasonally adjusted, of gross fixed capital formation and its component parts between the second quarter of 1970 and the first quarter of 1974, and between the first

GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION AT 1970 PRICES
Percentage changes between:
1970 second quarter and 1974 first quarter1974 first quarter and 1977 second quarter
Total+11·5-15·3
By Sector:
Private Sector+14·6-5·5
General Government+22·1-49·7
Public Corporations-12·8+11·2
By type of asset:
Vehicles, ships and aircraft+9·2-2·1
Plant and machinery+11·3-9·3
Private dwellings+15·0-19·4
Public dwellings+2·5-15·0
Other New Buildings and Works+13·8-25·2
By Industry:
Petroleum and natural gas+490·0+254·2
Other mining and quarrying+4·3+20·8
Manufacturing-4·5-16·1
Gas, electricity and water-25·5-28·9
Transport and communication-2·3-10·0
Distributive trades+36·4-17·0
Other industries+49·3-23·2
Public services+17·5-45·5
Transfer costs of land and buildings-10·3+19·7