§ Mr. Chris Pattenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the percentage of the total sale of steel represented by imports in each year since 1945.
§ Mr. Peter Rees:The available information is as follows:
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United Kingdom Imports of Finished Steel* as a Percentage of Home Demand舤 per cent 1945 n.a. 1946 0.3 1947 1.3 1948 2.1
per cent 1949 4.8 1950 2.5 1951 2.6 1952 5.9 1953 ‡3.0 1954 1.8 1955 6.2 1956 6.4 1957 3.1 1958 2.2 1959 2.5 1960 5.3 1961 1.8 1962 2.7 1963 4.8 1964 5.3 1965 3.0 1966 4.8 1967 8.5 1968 9.2 1969 6.4 1970 5.6 1971 8.9 1972 12.8 1973 13.0 1974 18.1 1975 21.1 1976 21.0 1977 20.6 1978 21.4 1979 21.4 **1980 34.1 * i.e. excluding material for conversion (see note‡舤home demand is defined as producers' deliveries minus exports plus imports.‡Prior to 1954, material for conversion cannot readily be excluded from the import data. The proportion for 1954 consistent with those given in the Table for earlier years is 3.0 per cent.** The 1980 figure has been increased by the effect of the steel strike. n. a. not available.Source:
Based on information, in terms of tonnes, from the Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.