Capital Return

Mr. David Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish the information needed to up-date tables 1 and 2 of the article "Estimating Companies' Rate of Return on Capital Employed" of November 1974 Economic Trends; and if he will publish the various measures of profitability in these tables as percentage shares of national income at factor cost.

Mr. Clinton Davis
I have been asked to reply.Table 1 of the article was brought up to date in

Trade and Industry, 24th October 1975, pages 244–247. Information to update table 2 is not available. The table below shows company trading income as a share of the corresponding national aggregate where comparable figures are available.

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