HC Deb 27 November 1979 vol 974 c641W
Mr. Leighton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will circulate in the Official Report a table showing the value

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN TEXTILES1 (£ million)
Imports (c.i.f) Exports (f.o.b)
EEC(6) Rest of World EEC(6) Rest of World
1970 … … 75.4 199.2 71.4 395.1
1971 … … 91.1 255.3 70.7 365.9
1972 … … 106.1 294.4 88.7 374.0
1973 … … 156.3 401.2 120.1 588.0
1974 … … 216.5 535.5 152.1 740.7
1975 … … 251.8 482.5 176.5 655.6
1976 … … 342.3 636.5 278.7 816.2
1977 … … 457.5 744.0 359.1 1,001.1
1978 … … 658.4 882.1 389.9 1,000.2
January-August 1979 501.1 697.6 317.7 676.4
UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN TEXTILE CLOTHING2 (£ million)
Imports (c.i.f) Exports (f.o.b)
EEC(6) Rest of World EEC(6) Rest of World
1970 … … 12.6 108.5 18.4 86.2
1971 … … 15.5 151.8 17.9 92.1
1972 … … 22.0 183.4 22.1 100.9
1973 … … 33.3 274.8 30.0 124.1
1974 … … 44.6 331.7 37.6 156.4
1975 … … 68.2 404.0 50.6 175.3
1976 … … 100.9 538.3 92.7 264.5
1977 … … 138.7 567.4 144.3 390.8
1978 … … 188.9 658.3 181.5 422.9
January-August 1979 153.6 555.9 128.6 292.0
Source:
United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics ((1) SITC (Rev 2) Division 65 plus Groups 266 and 267 and Item 847.11; (2) Division 84 less Group 848 and Item 847.11; and broadly equivalent items under SITC (Rev 1)).
Notes:
(a) Owing to changes in the classification of the trade statistics, the figures for 1978 and 1979 are not absolutely equivalent to those for earlier years but the differences are negligible.
(b) To provide information in terms of volume as well as value would entail undue cost.