Textiles, Clothing and Footwear

HC Deb 15 November 1989 vol 160 cc282-3W

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the reasons for the fall in the production of textiles, clothing and footwear since 1985; and if he will publish in theOfficial Report the reduction in the value of output in

Textiles clothing and footwear
	Gross output (£ million 1985 prices)	Imports (£ million current)	Exports (£ million current)
		Total	EC	Other	Total	EC	Other
1985	12,770	5,793	3,394	2,399	3,040	1,441	1,599
1986	12,870	6,283	3,665	2,618	3,107	1,619	1,488
1987	13,190	7,074	3,868	3,206	3,502	1,950	1,552
1988	13,040	7,652	4,112	3,540	3,560	2,013	1,547
19881	6,510	3,714	2,013	1,701	1,656	940	716
19891	6,330	4,030	2,158	1,872	1,765	1,007	758
1 January to June.

Classification:

Gross Output: SIC classes 43 and 45.

Trade: SITC divisions 65, 84 and 85

Sources:

Gross Output: Estimates derived from Annual Census of Production (1985 gross output) and Index of Production (current period: January to June figures seasonally adjusted).

Trade: Overseas Trade Statistics.