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Mr. Holland
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the share of the top 100 private sector companies in (a) manufacturing employment, (b) net manufacturing output and (c) net capital expenditure in 1984, 1985 and 1986.
Mr. Alan Clark
The information requested is presented in the following table:
| Share of total manufacturing activity accounted for by the top 100 private sector enterprises in manufacturing1 | |||
| Per cent. | |||
| Employment | Net output | Net capital expenditure2 | |
| 1984 | 32 | 35 | 38 |
| 1985 | 32 | 35 | 36 |
| 1986 | 33 | 37 | 38 |
| 1 Defined in terms of their employment in manufacturing. | |||
| 2 Excluding leased assets. | |||
Source: Annual Census of Production.