HC Deb 09 February 1983 vol 36 c379W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what percentage of world trade in textiles and clothing is produced in the United Kingdom.

Mr. MacGregor

United Kingdom exports in 1980 accounted for 6.2 per cent. of world exports in textiles and clothing excluding the exports of centrally planned economies, the figures for which are not available.

Source: UN Yearbook of International Trade Statistics," volume II, 1980 edition. Textiles and clothing defined as divisions 65 and 84 of the SITC—Revision 2.