§ Mr. Gummerasked 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