§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what were the total imports of tufted man-made fibre carpets from the United States of America for each month beginning January of the current year; and what was the percentage import penetration in each month.
§ Mr. ParkinsonImports of tufted man-made fibre carpets, carpeting and carpet type rugs from the United States of America were:
1980 Thousand square metres January 739 February 517 March 1,064 April 1,141 May 695 June 713 The estimated share of the United Kingdom home market taken by imports from the United States of America in the first quarter of 1980 was 11 per cent.
Figures for each month and for the second quarter of 1980 are not available.