§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing for the years 1954, 1964, 1974 and 1979 imports as a percentage of exports in the case of broad groups of manufactures, namely, textiles, corresponding to the
Per cent. Imports SIC Imports Exports Production (a) Less exports Order 1974 1979 1974 1979 III Food, drink and tobacco(b) 476 322 26 20 IV Coal and petroleum products 113 102 19 17 V Chemicals and allied industries 73 73 37 43 VI Metal manufacture 163 125 32 34 VII Mechanical engineering(c) 60 65 40 46 VIII Instrument engineering 92 98 97 129 IX Electrical engineering 100 99(d) 41 60(d) X Shipbuilding and marine engineering(e) 396 101 130 57 XI Vehicles 47 91(d) 30 66(d) XII Metal goods nes(f) 68 78 11 15 XIII Textiles 97 119 32 50 XIV Leather, leather goods and fur(g) 93 163 36 66 XV Clothing and footwear 198 188 25 44 XVI Bricks, pottery, glass, cement etc. 69 72 10 11 XVII Timber, furniture, etc. 959 508 46 40 XVIII Paper, printing and publishing 324 213 30 26 XIX Other manufacturing 84 97 19 23 Notes:
(a) Sales by United Kingdom manufacturers.
(b) Excluding wines and spirits (MLH 239) and tobacco (MLH 240) for which data are not available.
(c) Excluding ordnance and small arms (MLH 342) for which data are not available.
(d) Data for 1979 are not yet complete; the ratios relate to the 12 months to September 1979.
(e) Imports of ships include foreign-built ships delivered abroad to United Kingdom owners.
(f) Excluding jewellery and precious metals (MLH 396) for which data are not available.
(g) Excluding fur (MLH 433) for which data are not available.