§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each SITC division in manufactures imports as a percentage of exports in or close to the years 1954, 1964, 1974 and 1979.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe information is as follows:
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SITC (Rev 1) Imports as a percentage of exports Division 1954 1964 1974 51 67 94 97 52 6 46 123 53 29 28 37 54 27 12 31 55 30 39 52 56 115 318 123 57 13 5 29 58 43 72 99 59 152 60 59 61 123 91 64 62 4 24 53 63 1,346 1,091 914 64 170 274 364 65 22 62 92 66 47 78 92 67 21 49 130 68 265 223 147 69 7 27 61 71 18 38 64 72 9 37 89 73 7 14 51 81 11 55 73 82 17 66 101 83 25 135 332 84 26 165 175 85 45 164 231 86 40 72 89 89 32 73 97
SITC (Rev 2) Imports as a percentage of exports Division 1974 1979 51 92 82 52 99 66 53 37 43 54 31 36 55 52 43 56 123 166 57 23 22 58 99 107 59 58 62 61 64 88 62 53 71 63 917 612 64 364 285 65 90 126 66 92 90 67 130 95 68 148 137 69 63 65 71 50 48 72 49 55 73 84 107 74 66 69 75 113 114 76 106 109 77 87 97 78 48 125 79 70 77 81 66 90 82 101 110 83 332 553 84 176 159 85 231 311 87 78 81 88 110 139 89 96 102 Notes>
(i)The descriptions and compositions of the divisions of the second revision of the SIT classification (SITC (Rev 2)) can be significantly different from the corresponding Divisions of the previous classification (SITC (Rev 1)).
(ii) The figures for 1954 do not include re-exports of imported merchandise, but the resulting discontinuity is believed to be small.