§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1960 what percentage of world production of textiles was produced in the United Kingdom.
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Mr. Alan WilliamsInformation for all textiles is not available. It is estimated that the United Kingdom's share of total world production of the following textile products was:
Spun Yarns* (in terms of weight) Woven fabrics (in terms of weight) Knitted fabrics (in terms of weight) Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 1960 … 6 3 5 1961 … 6 4 5 1962 … 6 3 5 1963 … 6 3 6 1964 … 5 3 7 1965 … 5 3 7 1966 … 5 3 6 1967 … 4 2 6 1968 … 4 2 7 1969 … 4 3 8 1970 … 4 2 8 1971 … 4 2 8 1972 … 3 2 8 1973 … 3 2 8 * Excluding yarns of flax, ramie and hemp. Source: United Nations "The Growth of World Industry," Vol. II, 1969 and 1973 editions
Estimated shares are based on virtually all producing countries except China, for which figures are included only for cotton yarns. They have been given to the nearest whole number because of the element of estimation in the United Nations figures.
Figures for later years are not yet available.