§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of United Kingdom imports food, beverages and tobacco constituted in volume and value, respectively, in each of the past five
IMPORTS OF FOOD BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (SITC SECTIONS 0 AND 1) AS A PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL IMPORTS 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 United Kingdom … 21.1 19.5 16.4 18.1 16.0 Denmark … 9.7 101 8.5 8.6 9.6 Belgium/Luxembourg … 12.2 12.2 10.1 11.7 11.5* France … 12.2 12.4 8.9 11.4 10.6 Germany, Federal Republic of … 16.9 16.5 13.2 14.0 13.9 Irish Republic … 13.0 12.7 12.1 13.3 12.3 Italy … 20.5 20.1 14.5 17.3 15.4† Netherlands … 13.0 14.1 12.4 13.8 13.3* * January to November. † January to September. Source:
1972–75, OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade Series B.
1976, OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade Series A, National publications and Eurostat External Trade.