HC Deb 20 March 1978 vol 946 c430W
Mr. Woof

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total of manufactured and semi-finished products imported by the United Kingdom from the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia and Poland in the years 1976 and 1977, respectively, stated as a percentage of gross domestic product.

Mr. Meacher

Imports, valued cif, covered by SITC(R) Sections 5 to 8 and expressed as percentages of the United Kingdom gross domestic product at factor cost are:

1976 1977
Federal Republic of Germany 2.25 2.62
France 1.36 1.56
Italy 0.76 0.97
Poland 0.07 0.08
German Democratic Republic 0.05 0.07
Czechoslovakia 0.05 0.06