HC Deb 15 December 1978 vol 960 cc562-4W
Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the growth in exports of the various categories of textile goods by volume and by value to other member States in the EEC to the latest date in 1978 compared with the same period in 1977.

Mr. Meacher:

The information is as follows:

Janauary—October 1977 Janauary—October 1978 Percentage Growth or Decrease
SITC Rev. 2 Weight (Tonnes) Value (£'000 cif) Weight (Tonnes) Value (£'000 cif) By weight By value
Textile yarn (including wool tops and tops of animal hair) Mainly 651 65,860 139,939 69,074 144,437 +4.9 +3.2
Cotton fabrics, woven (not including narrow or special fabrics) 652 7,371 29,391 9,735 37,058 +32.1 +26.1
Fabric woven of man-made fibres (not including narrow or special fabrics) 653 13,029 37,308 12,955 41,184 —0.6 +10.4
Textile fabrics, woven, other than of cotton or man-made fibres 654 7,773 45,487 7,031 47,152 —9.5 +3.7
Knitted or crocheted fabrics (including tubular knit fabrics, pile fabrics and open-work fabrics) 655 5,664 18,884 5,768 21,275 +1.8 +12.7
Tulle, lace, embroidery, ribbons, trimmings and other small wares 656 823 4,123 981 5,323 +19.2 +29.1
Special textile fabrics and related products 657 12,418 28,505 14,142 33,754 +13.9 +18.4
Made-up articles, wholly or chiefly of textile materials, n.e.s. 658 7,780 23,800 8,299 27,554 +6.7 +15.8
Floor coverings, etc. 659 41,000 68,385 37,214 68,636 —9.2 +0.4
Synthetic fibres suitable for spinning 266 25,271 18,967 36,506 24,887 +44.5 +31.2
Other man-made fibres suitable for spinning and waste of man-made fibres 267 28,284 13,959 29,473 13,947 +4.2 —0.1
Men's and boys' outer garments of textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted goods) 842 4,278 39,744 3,995 50,085 —6.6 +26.0
Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments of textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted) 843 4,546 58,976 5,108 77,253 +12.4 +31.0
Under garments of textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted) 844 1,057 10,475 874 10,790 —17.3 +3.0
Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized 845 4,131 55,454 5,009 69,347 +21.3 +25.1
Under garments, knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair, not elastic or rubberized 846 2,040 19,030 2,190 23,654 +7.4 +24.3
Clothing accessories of textile fabrics (other than knitted or crocheted goods) 847 1,135 9,038 1,236 11,999 +8.9 +32. 8
Total 232,460 621,465 249,590 708,335 +7.4 +14.0
Note: The information above is given on the current basis of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom (SITC Rev. 2), with slight modification to achieve greater equivalence of coverage between 1977 and 1978.