HC Deb 10 February 1967 vol 740 cc386-7W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total amount and value of newsprint used in this country in 1955, in 1960 and in the latest convenient year; what proportion of this amount was imported in each

Home consumption Imports Imports as proportion of home consumption
Th. tons Th. tons per cent.
1955 … … … … 882 403 (or which: 45.6
Canada 257
Finland 80
Sweden 48
Norway 14
1960 … … … … 1,266 615 (of which: 48.6
Canada 411
Finland 116
Sweden 68
Norway 19
1966 … … … … 1,398* 632 (of which: 45.2
Canada 338
Finland 203
Sweden 52
Norway 38
* Provisional estimate based on figures for January to November.