HC Deb 20 May 1980 vol 985 c105W
Mr. Gummer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he has had any discussion with the Director General of Fair Trading concerning the attempt to restrict competition among wholesale

RATIO OF IMPORTS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO EXPORTS AND TO HOME PRODUCTION
Imports/Exports Imports/Home Production
Country 1963 1973 1974 1979 1963 1973 1974 1979
United Kingdom 0.89 1.12 1.12 1.08 0.14 0.22 0.24 0.26
0.87 0.95 0.94 N.A. 0.12 0.19 0.22 N.A.
Germany 0.58 0.64 N.A. N.A. 0.11 0.17 N.A. N.A.
Italy N.A. 0.89 N.A. N.A. N.A. 0.21 N.A. N.A.
Japan. N.A. 0.47 0.42 N.A. N.A. 0.04 0.05 N.A.
N.A.—Not available.

Note:

Manufactured goods are defined as those produced by industries classified to major division 3 of the international standard industrial classification: broadly equivalent to Orders III to XIX of lb.5 United Kingdom's standard industrial classification (SIC). United Kingdom figures exclude the following SIC minimum list headings, for which information is not available:

MLH 239 Other drink industries
240 Tobacco
342 Ordnance and small arms
396 Jewellery and precious metals
423 Textile finishing
433 Fur
474 Shop and office fitting

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