HC Deb 19 May 1980 vol 985 c19W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the volume of United Kingdom imports of, respectively, consumer goods, intermediate goods and capital goods in 1959, 1969 and 1979 as a percentage of 1975.

Mr. Parkinson

The available information is as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF FINISHED MANUFACTURES* BY BROAD ECONOMIC CATEGORY
Percentage of 1975 values
Consumer Intermediate Capital
1959 N.A. N.A. N.A.
1969 21 31 27
1979 307 239 238
N.A.-Not available.
* Excluding ships, North Sea installations and aircraft.