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90.
Mr. Nellist
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current level of investment in British manufacturing industry; and what it was in real terms in 1979.
Mr. Major
The provisional estimate of capital expenditure in manufacturing at 1980 prices was £7,389 million in 1987 compared to £8,229 million in 1979.