HC Deb 25 January 1982 vol 16 c264W
Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what were the levels of United Kingdom imports and exports of hosiery and of synthetic and non-synthetic knitwear for each of the last five years.

Mr. Peter Rees

The available information is as follows:

(£ million)
Imports cif Exports fob
1977 275 218
1978 304 232
1979 370 264
1980 405 313

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, SITC (R2) Groups 845, 846 [less Sub-group 846.5] and Sub-group 847.2; SITC (R1) Sub-group 841.4.

Note: Corresponding information for 1981 is not at present available.