HC Deb 29 November 1982 vol 33 cc25-6W
41. Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will compare the volume of output of the footwear industry over the last three years, each year ending at the month for which information is most recently available.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The latest available figures for the volume of output of the footwear industry over the past three years are as follows:

  1. July 1979 to June 1980 — 142 million pairs
  2. July 1980 to June 1981 — 130 million pairs
  3. July 1981 to June 1982 — 126 million pairs

Source: Business Monitor PQ450.

These figures are based on official returns from footwear manufacturers employing 25 or more people.