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Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing net domestic investment in fixed assets in manufacturing industry in 1986 to the latest available date together with the corresponding figures for each of the years 1970 to 1986 at actual and at 1986 prices.
Mr. Butcher
Figures of net domestic fixed capital formation in manufacturing industry in 1986 are not yet available. The following table provides for the years 1970 to 1985 at both current and 1980 prices.
| Net domestic fixed capital formation in manufacturing industry (excluding assets leased to manufacturers from the financial industries) | ||
| Year | Currentprices £ million | 1980 prices £ million |
| 1970 | 901 | 3,395 |
| 1971 | 727 | 2,496 |
| 1972 | 434 | 1,377 |
| 1973 | 597 | 1,675 |
| 1974 | 892 | 2,132 |
| 1975 | 687 | 1,304 |
| 1976 | 541 | 851 |
| 1977 | 734 | 1,001 |
| 1978 | 1,033 | 1,291 |
| 1979 | 1,243 | 1,399 |
| 1980 | 237 | 237 |
| 1981 | -1,536 | -1,447 |
| 1982 | -1.822 | -1,629 |
| 1983 | -1,810 | -1,562 |
| 1984 | -675 | -595 |
| 1985 | -651 | -524 |
Source: Central Statistical Office and CSO Blue Book.