Footwear Imports (Hansard, 27 June 1972)

HC Deb 27 June 1972 vol 839 c327W 327W

§ Mr. Bray
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the imports of footwear by pairage for the period January to March in each of the five years to 31st March, 1972, the percentage increase over the preceding spring quarter, and the estimate of man hours of production capacity lost as a result of these imports.

§ Mr. Noble
Following is the information:

Thousand pairs^* Percentage change over the previous period Per cent.

January-March, 1968 … 21,277 +22

January-March, 1969 … 24,003 +13

January-March, 1970 … 22,532 -6

January-March, 1971 … 22,645 +1

January-March, 1972 … 29,576 +31

^*Footwear with outer soles of rubber, artificial plastic materials, leather or composition leather (SITC(R) 851.01, 851.02). Information about the man hour equivalents of imports is not available.

		Thousand pairs^*	Percentage change over the previous period Per cent.
January-March, 1968	…	21,277	+22
January-March, 1969	…	24,003	+13
January-March, 1970	…	22,532	-6
January-March, 1971	…	22,645	+1
January-March, 1972	…	29,576	+31
^*Footwear with outer soles of rubber, artificial plastic materials, leather or composition leather (SITC(R) 851.01, 851.02). Information about the man hour equivalents of imports is not available.