§ Mr. Arthur Davidsonasked the Minister for Trade if he will give the figures for cotton and allied textile imports broken down by country of origin; and what were the figures for five and 10 years previously.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 5 July 1982, c. 8]: The available information is as follows:
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Imports of cotton yarns and fabrics Of which consigned from: £ million cif January-June, September-December 1981 (10 months) Federal Republic of Germany 25.1 Italy 24.3 Hong Kong 23.9 Irish Republic 21.4 Switzerland 19.2 France 18.7 Netherlands 17.5 China 13.9 India 13.7 Belgium-Luxembourg 13.4 Portugal 12.6 USA 11.9 Pakistan 11.4 Japan 9.4 Greece 9.3 Turkey 9.2 Austria 6.7 Brazil 2.9 Spain 2.8 Israel 2.7 Other countries 21.3 Total 291.3
Of which consigned from: £ million cif 1977 India 40.4 Hong Kong 25.7 USA 19.2 Portugal 17.7 Switzerland 17.3 Italy 16.0 Federal Republic of Germany 15.2 Pakistan 14.5 Irish Republic 14.4 France 11.8 Netherlands 9.4 Belgium-Luxembourg 9.1 China 7.6 Japan 5.4 Greece 5.1 Turkey 4.1 South Korea 4.1 Colombia 3.4 Israel 3.2 Spain 3.1 Other countries 27.0 Total 273.7 1972 Hong Kong 13.3 India 9.6 Portugal 7.4 Switzerland 7.4 Pakistan 5.3 USA 5.1 Belgium-Luxembourg 4.7 Irish Republic 4.1 Netherlands 3.2 Federal Republic of Germany 3.2 Japan 3.0 France 2.8 Canada 2.6 Austria 2.6 China 2.4 Italy 2.2 Sweden 1.0 Taiwan 0.8 Egypt 0.6 Hungary 0.5 Other countries 4.7 Total 86.7 Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, SITC (R2) sub-group 651.3 and group 652, and corresponding coverage under SITC (R1).
Notes:
(a) Corresponding information by country of origin could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
(b) Owing to last year's Civil Service industrial action, figures are not yet available for July and August 1981.
(c) In general the statistics of overseas trade do not separately identify other textiles manufactured by processes similar to that for cotton.