§ Mr. Carterasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of United Kingdom imports per month in value terms was accounted for by food and raw materials for each year over the past decade to the latest available date.
§ Mr. NobleFollowing is the information:
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1970 1971 1972 Food Per cent. Raw Materials Per cent. Food Per cent. Raw Materials Per cent. Food Per cent. Raw Materials Per cent. January 23 16 21 14 19 12 February 21 15 21 14 21 12 March 22 14 21 11 20 10 April 21 15 21 12 19 12 May 20 14 20 13 — — June 20 16 21 13 — — July 19 12 20 13 — — August 22 18 20 15 — — September 20 16 19 13 — — October 20 16 18 12 — — November 21 14 20 12 — — December 19 15 20 12 — — * Food is defined as Section 0 of the Overseas Trade Statistics; raw materials as Sections 2 and 4