§ Mr. James Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what are the volume and value of timber imports in 1971, expressing the figures as a percentage of total United Kingdom consumption, and showing how 1971 compares with the period 1965 to 1970, inclusive.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantImports represented about four-fifths of consumption by volume in 1965 falling to about three-quarters in 1971. Figures of consumption by value are not available. Following is the other information:—
IMPORTS OF TIMBER (SITC(R) DIVISION 24 LESS CORK) Million cubic metres* £ million c.i.f. 1965 11.3 219 1966 10.0 193 1967 10.1 191 1968 10.9 230 1969 9.5 217 1970 9.7 237 1971 9.5 244 *Approximate conversion factors are used to bring some categories of timber to the common unit.