HC Deb 23 July 1996 vol 282 cc199-200W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of exports of footwear by the EU in 1972, 1979 and the latest available date; and if he will provide corresponding figures for Italy, France and Germany. [38156]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information requested is given in the table:

Percentage shares of EU1 exports of footwear2 1972, 1979 and 1994
1972 EU9 1979 EU12 1994
UK n/a 4.7 4.9
France n/a 10.4 6.9
Germany3 n/a 7.9 9.0
Italy n/a 71.8 48.4

Notes:

1 Shares of EU9 in 1979 and EU12 in 1994. Data for Greece, Spain and Portugal are not available for 1979.

2 Code 64 of the Hannonised commodity coding system.

3 West Germany in 1979.

Source:

Eurostat Intra and Extra EU Trade.

Mr. Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of and exports of footwear by the main manufacturing countries in 1972, 1979 and the latest available date; and if he will provide corresponding figures for Italy, France and Germany. [38157]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information requested is given in the table:

Percentage shares of main manufacturing countries 1 Exports of footwear2 1972, 1979 and 1994
1972 1979 1994
UK n/a 4.5 5.9
France n/a 9.9 8.5
Germany3 n/a 6.7 11.0
Italy n/a 69.9 59.1

Notes:

1 Main manufacturing countries comprise UK, Belgium-Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, USA and Japan.

2 Standard international trade classification (SITC) 85.

3 West Germany in 1979.

Source:

Eurostat Intra and Extra EU Trade.

United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics.

Mr. Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of EU imports and exports of footwear in 1972, 1979 and at the latest available date. [38170]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information requested is given in the table:

UK percentage share of EU(1) exports and imports of footwear (1972, 1979 and 1994)
EU9 EU12
1972 1979 1994
EU Exports n/a 4.7 4.9
EU Imports n/a 15.5 15.4

Notes:

1 Shares of EU9 in 1979 and EU12 in 1994. Data for Greece, Spain and Portugal are not available for 1979.

2 Code 64 of the Harmonised commodity coding system.

Source:

Eurostat Intra and Extra EU Trade.

Mr. Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the level of import penetration in footwear from(a) the rest of the world and (b) the EEC in 1972, 1979 and the latest available date; and if he will provide corresponding figures for Italy, France and Germany. [38164]

Mr. Oppenheim

United Kingdom import penetration for footwear for 1994, the latest year data are available, can be readily calculated from information published in "UK Markets AR 16" published by Taylor Nelson and available in the Library of the House. Comparable information for 1972 and 1979 is not available. Corresponding figures for Italy, France and Germany are not available.

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