§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the percentage share of United Kingdom leather and leather goods exports taken by (a) developing countries, (b) the European Economic Community and (c) other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in each of the past five years;
(2) what was the percentage share of United Kingdom market for leather and leather goods taken by imports from (a) developing countries, (b) the European Economic Community and (c) other Organisations for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. ChannonThe following is the information for United Kingdom exports and imports of leather and leather goods*
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1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Rest of World excluding State‡ Trading Countries and South Africa 20 18 21 19 20 * Leather and leather goods are defined as class 44 of the Standard Industrial Classification, revised 1980. † OECD excluding EC. ‡ State trading countries cover China, USSR and other Eastern European countries excluding Yugoslavia.