§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total value of textile and clothing imports into the United Kingdom in each of the years since 1964 expressed by (a) value of imports and (b) their percentage share of the total domestic market.
§ Mr. Channon[pursuant to the reply, 4 July 1984, c.184]: Comparable information can be provided only from 1970 onwards. It is as follows:
Textiles and Clothing (Class 43 and Group 453 of the standard industrial classification revised 1980) Value of Imports (£ million) Percentage Share of The Domestic Market 1970 393 13 1971 483 15 1972 586 16 1973 854 20 1974 1,076 22 1975 1,087 23 1976 1,492 26 1977 1,753 27 1978 2,188 29 1979 2,614 32 1980 2,486 32 1981 2,872 37 1982 3,088 37 1983 3,574 39