§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total output of clothing, the percentage exported and the proportion of the domestic market taken by imports in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany and (c) Japan in 1958, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and in each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ 2. Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is as follows:
Clothing (ISIC major group 322) Sales United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan US $ million US $ million US $ million 1970 2,410 3,017 2,294 1975 3,812 5,530 6,117 1979 6,309 7,836 10,780 1980 6,839 8,003 10,583 1981 5,742 6,125 11,459 1982 5,089 5,415 10,167 1983 4,616 5,193 10,834 1984 4,442 4,801 11,065 1985 4,873 4,736 13,682
Export ratio United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan per cent. per cent. per cent. 1970 11.6 13.8 19.6 1975 14.8 20.2 5.2 1979 24.9 34.0 3.2 1980 27.0 37.4 4.6 1981 28.3 42.4 4.9 1982 28.3 47.8 5.2 1983 27.8 50.5 5.8 1984 29.6 56.1 6.7 1985 30.5 62.3 5.1
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Import penetration United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan per cent. per cent. per cent. 1970 12.5 27.8 4.4 1975 25.6 44.9 8.3 1979 35.3 59.8 15.4 1980 37.0 63.7 13.8 1981 42.0 67.9 15.3 1982 42.2 70.9 17.2
United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan per cent. per cent. per cent. 1983 42.2 72.8 14.0 1984 46.3 77.1 17.6 1985 44.3 79.8 14.3 Notes:
1. Information for 1958, 1960, 1965, 1986 and 1987 is not available on a comparable basis.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
3. Industry Classification: International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC).