§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what has been the total value of textile exports from the United Kingdom to Turkey in each of the years since 1974;
(2) what has been the total value of textile imports into the United Kingdom from Turkey in each of the years since 1974.
§ Mr. FletcherThe information is as follows:
Value £ million Imports Exports (c.i.f) (f.o.b.) 1975 3.6 2.5 1976 6.6 2.5 1977 7.4 3.3 1978 9.9 1.6 1979 10.8 4.0 1980 5.7 1.4 1981 16.4 3.0 1982 18.0 4.8 1983* 24.6 8.1 * Provisional. Source:
Data corresponding to SITC/R2 Division 65, Groups 266 and 267, Sub-group 268.7 (part) and Item 847.11 in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, and corresponding headings under SITC (Revision 1).
Note:
Because of the change in classification between SITC (RI) and SITC(R2), figures prior to 1978 are not wholly consistent with those for 1978 onward. The differences are, however, thought to be very small.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total number and value of items of clothing made from wool imported into the United Kingdom from Turkey in each of the years since 1974.
§ Mr. FletcherThe information which can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
Number (thousands) Value (£ thousand cif) 1978 0.4 6 1983 11.4 160 Source:
Data corresponding to the following SITC(R2) Items in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics: 842.11, 21, 31, 41 and 92; 843.11, 21, 31, 41 and 92; 845.11, 21 and 91; 846.11 and 19.
Notes:
- (a) details by number exclude Item 845.91 (miscellaneous knitted or crocheted outer garments), for which information is available only by value and weight;
- (b) figures exclude garments where the statistics of overseas trade do not distinguish any made of wool or fine animal hair from those made of other textile materials (e.g. blouses, shirts and undergarments, Items 843.59, 844.19 and 844.29 and 39). They also exclude items such as shawls, scarves, ties, cravats, gloves, stockings, foundation wear, and elastic or rubberised articles;
- (c) information on a comparable basis for years prior to 1978 is not readily available at this level of detail owing to differences between the first and second revisions of the standard international
596 trade classification; - (d) attention is drawn to the heterogeneous nature of the information comprised in the data of numbers of items imported.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total number and value of items of clothing made from man-made fabrics imported into the United Kingdom from Turkey in each of the years since 1974.
§ Mr. FletcherThe information which can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
Number (thousands) Value (£ thousand cif) 1978 34.2 75 1983 138.9 604 SourceData corresponding to the following SITC(R2) items in the (United Kingdom)Overseas Trade Statistics: 842.19 (part), 23, 33, 43, and 94; 843.13, 23, 33, 43, 52 and 94; 844.12, 22 and 32; 845.13, 14, 23, 24, 93 and 94; 846.31, 32, 33, 34 and 41.
Notes:
- (a) details by number exclude Item 845.93 (miscellaneous knitted or crocheted outer garments), for which information is available only by value and weight.
- (b) figures exclude garments where the statistics of overseas trade do not distinguish any made of re-generated fibres from those made of other textile materials (eg, shirts and undergarments, Items 844.19 and 844.29 and 39). They also exclude items such as shawls, scarves, ties, cravats, gloves, stockings, foundation wear, and elastic or rubberised articles.
- (c) information on a comparable basis for years prior to 1978 is not readily available at this level of detail owing to differences between the first and second revisions of the Standard International Trade Classification.
- (d) attention is drawn to the heterogeneous nature of the information comprised in the data of numbers of items imported.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total number and value of items of clothing made from cotton imported into the United Kingdom from Turkey in each of the years since 1974.
§ Mr. FletcherThe information which can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
Number (millions) Value (£ million cif) 1978 1.7 1 1983 13.7 23 Source: Data corresponding to the following SITC(R2) Items in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics: 842.19 (part), 22, 32, 42 and 93; 843.12, 22, 32, 42, 51 and 93; 844.11, 21 and 31; 845.12, 22 and 92; 846.21 and 29.
Notes:
- (a) details by number exclude Item 845.92 (miscellaneous knitted or crocheted outer garments), for which information is available only by value and weight.
- (b) figures exclude items such as shawls, scarves, ties, cravats, gloves, stockings, foundation wear, and elastic or rubberised articles;
- (c) information on a comparable basis for years prior to 1978 is not readily available at this level of detail owing to differences between the first and second revisions of the Standard International Trade Classification.
- (d) attention is drawn to the heterogeneous nature of the information comprised in the data of numbers of items imported.