§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the total of cutlery imports by value and by volume in the first five months of the current year; and how this compares with the same period in 1978 and 1977;
January to march 1977 1978 1979 Value Volume Value Volume Value Volume £ million Tonnes £ million Tonnes £ million Tonnes Knives and scissors: Imports … … … 2.13 569 2.31 611 4.08 1,271 Exports … … … 2.62 704 2.39 544 2.22 507 Spoons, forks, fish-eaters, butter-knives, lladles, and, similar kitchen or tableware: Imports … … … 1.95 878 1.99 938 2.86 1,266 Exports … … … 0.86 247 1.92 537 1.14 312 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC (R2) Items 696.04, 06 and 08 and equivalent Items for 1977).