HC Deb 12 May 1986 vol 97 c325W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, further to his answer of 28 April, Official Report, column 351, on food imports, whether he will provide the 1984 figures for the countries listed in 1970 and not in 1984 and the 1970 figures for countries listed in 1984 and not 1970.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is in the following table.

United Kingdom Trade
Share of United Kingdom food imports* United Kingdom share of imports of manufactures
1970
Italy 1.5 6.3
Belgium/Luxembourg 0.8 7.2
FR of Germany 0.6 5.5
1984
Canada 2.8 2.0
S. Africa 1.8 15.3
Australia 0.6 7.4
* Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Section 0.
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Sections 5 to 8.
United Kingdom share of OECD countries' exports of manufactures.

Source: OECD.