HC Deb 10 May 1977 vol 931 cc426-7W
Mr. Clemitson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of United Kingdom imports food, beverages and tobacco constituted in volume and value, respectively, in each of the past five

IMPORTS OF FOOD BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (SITC SECTIONS 0 AND 1) AS A PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL IMPORTS
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
United Kingdom … 21.1 19.5 16.4 18.1 16.0
Denmark … 9.7 101 8.5 8.6 9.6
Belgium/Luxembourg … 12.2 12.2 10.1 11.7 11.5*
France … 12.2 12.4 8.9 11.4 10.6
Germany, Federal Republic of … 16.9 16.5 13.2 14.0 13.9
Irish Republic … 13.0 12.7 12.1 13.3 12.3
Italy … 20.5 20.1 14.5 17.3 15.4†
Netherlands … 13.0 14.1 12.4 13.8 13.3*
* January to November.
† January to September.

Source:

1972–75, OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade Series B.

1976, OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade Series A, National publications and Eurostat External Trade.

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