Newsprint

HC Deb 12 November 1975 vol 899 c821W

Mr. Moate

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing

PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND IMPORTS OF NEWSPRINT
	Production	Estimated Home Consumption '000 tonnes	Imports
	'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes	£'000
1965	…	…	…	780	1,440	598	30,959
1966	…	…	…	749	1,423	646	33,800
1967	…	…	…	714	1,380	610	33,000
1968	…	…	…	736	1,445	685	42,490
1969	…	…	…	790	1,478	767	47,761
1970	…	…	…	757	1,429	790	50,999
1971	…	…	…	576	1,368	826	57,131
1972	…	…	…	468	1,447	1,138	83,670
1973	…	…	…	442	1,639	1,176	98,794
1974	…	…	…	382	1,481	1,265	170,778