Food Imports (Hansard, 7 April 1975)

§ Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give the values of food imports including agricultural produce in each of the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974 from Commonwealth countries, the six original members of the EEC, the two other new

	£million cif	Food as percentage of non oil Imports
	1970
Commonwealth^*	724	8.9
EEC (Six)	204	2.5
Irish Republic and Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands)	328	4.1
United States of America	120	1.5
Rest of the World	481	5.9
	1971
Commonwealth^*	747	8.7
EEC (Six)	234	2.7
Irish Republic and Denmark Greenland and Faroe Islands)	371	4.3
United States of America	135	1.6
Rest of the World	481	5.6
	1972
Commonwealth^*	759	7.6
EEC (Six)	256	2.6
Irish Republic and Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands)	396	4.0
United States of America	138	1.4
Rest of the World	551	5.5
	1973
Commonwealth^*	877	6.2
EEC (Six)	470	3.3
Irish Republic and Denmark (including Greenland and Faroe Islands)	483	3.4
United States of America	183	1.3
Rest of the World	696	4.9
	1974
Commonwealth^*	887	4.8
EEC (Six)	866	4.7
Irish Republic and Denmark(including Greenland and Faroe Islands)	621	3.3
United States of America	200	1.1
Rest of the World	799	4.3
^*Excluding Bangladesh for the years 1970–1972.

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members of the EEC, the United States of America and the rest of the world, respectively; and what percentage these represent of total United Kingdom non-oil imports in these years.