HC Deb 18 October 1973 vol 861 cc270-1W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the basis of the standard industrial classification, what percentage of the products of each main industry or trade currently consumed are produced by domestic industry and what percentage are imported; and how the present position compares with that for each industry in respectively 1950 and 1960.

DOMESTIC SUPPLIES AND IMPORTS AS PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL HOME SUPPLIES BY INDUSTRY
Percentages
1954 1963 1968
Domestic supplies Imports Domestic supplies Imports Domestic supplies Imports
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 64 36 66 34 70 30
Mining and quarrying 69 31 66 34 53 47
Food, drink and tobacco 76 24 79 21 79 21
Coal and petroleum products 83 17 76 24 77 23
Chemicals and allied industries 86 14 88 12 83 17
Metal manufacture 89 11 92 8 83 17
Mechanical engineering 95 5 89 11 85 15
Instrument engineering 93 7 78 22 75 25
Electrical engineering 98 2 94 6 87 13
Shipbuilding and marine engineering(1). 99 1 98 2 91 9
Vehicles 97 3 97 3 87 13
Metal goods not elsewhere specified. 98 2 94 6 91 9
Textiles 88 12 85 15 84 16
Leather, leather goods and fur 87 13 83 17 78 22
Clothing and footwear 98 2 90 10 85 15
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 97 3 96 4 96 4
Timber, furniture, etc. 72 28 75 25 75 25
Paper, printing and publishing 86 14 86 14 85 15
Other manufacturing industries 96 4 93 7 91 9
(1) Excluding ships delivered abroad.

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