asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will state for each year from 1950 to 1995 inclusive capital spending as a percentage of—
The attached table shows capital spending as a proportion of total spending on a national accounts definition for central government, local authorities and general government.The data necessary to calculate these proportions are available only back to 1963 and up to Q3 1995.
Table: Capital spending as a percentage of total spending
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Central Government
| Local Authorities
| General Government
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| 1963 | 4.2 | 28.7 | 11.2 |
| 1964 | 5.0 | 31.2 | 12.9 |
| 1965 | 5.1 | 29.7 | 12.6 |
| 1966 | 5.1 | 30.8 | 13.0 |
| 1967 | 6.8 | 31.7 | 14.3 |
| 1968 | 8.8 | 32.0 | 15.7 |
| 1969 | 10.0 | 30.7 | 16.3 |
| 1970 | 9.4 | 28.9 | 15.5 |
| 1971 | 9.1 | 28.1 | 14.9 |
| 1972 | 7.6 | 27.0 | 13.5 |
| 1973 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 15.3 |
| 1974 | 7.0 | 28.5 | 14.0 |
| 1975 | 6.6 | 23.6 | 12.0 |
| 1976 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 11.7 |
| 1977 | 6.2 | 20.3 | 10.3 |
| 1978 | 6.0 | 18.3 | 9.4 |
| 1979 | 5.1 | 16.6 | 8.2 |
| 1980 | 4.9 | 14.6 | 7.6 |
| 1981 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 5.9 |
| 1982 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 5.7 |
| 1983 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 7.0 |
| 1984 | 5.0 | 13.8 | 7.3 |
| 1985 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 6.7 |
| 1986 | 4.6 | 11.4 | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 4.2 | 11.2 | 6.1 |
| 1988 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 5.6 |
| 1989 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 6.9 |
| 1990 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 10.7 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 8.9 |
| 1992 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 7.9 |
| 1993 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 7.3 |
| 1994 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 7.1 |
| 1995 Q1–3 | 5.4 | 10.2 | 6.6 |