§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a breakdown, by product group, of total United Kingdom domestic sales of electronic goods and of the import penetration ratios in such goods.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherEstimates of total United Kingdom domestic sales—defined as United Kingdom production less exports plus imports — for 1982 of electronic goods by selected product groups are given in column (1) of the following table. The ratio of imports to column (1) —a measure of import penetration—is given in column (2). Where entrepôt trade exists, as in electronic data processing equipment, this ratio overestimates import penetration.
Electronic Goods Sold in the United Kingdom in 1982 Total Sales in the UK* Ratio of imports to column (1) £ million percentage (1) (2) Electronic Data Processing Equipment 1,650 105 Telegraph and Telephone Equipment 1,250 10 Radio and Electronic Capital Goods 1,710 32 of which: Public Broadcasting Equipment 45 55 Radar Equipment and Navigational Aids 790 18 Medical Apparatus 130 90 Other Electronic Capital Goods 750 36 Electronic Consumer Goods and Miscellaneous Electronic Equipment 1,510 70 of which: Television Receivers 590 32 Other Electronic Equipment 920 95 * Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Source: Business Monitors PQ 3302, PQ 3441, PQ 3443, and PQ 3454