HC Deb 19 July 1973 vol 860 c197W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the percentage of gross domestic product formed by direct imports of manufactured goods for each year since 1950.

Sir G. Howe

Imports of manufactured goods, cif, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product at factor cost were:

1950 5.0
1951 6.0
1952 5.6
1953 4.3
1954 4.6
1955 5.8
1956 5.4
1957 5.2
1958 4.8
1959 5.3
1960 6.7
1961 6.3
1962 6.2
1963 6.3
1964 7.4
1965 7.3
1966 7.5
1967 8.2
1968 10.2
1969 10.6
1970 10.7
1971 11.6
1972 11.6