§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing imports and exports in 1970, 1979 and 1986 by volume and value from the European Economic
United Kingdom trade in textile yarn, fabrics and made up articles: 1979 and 1986 1979 1986 EC total (including Greece, Spain and Portugal) Rest of world total EC total Rest of world total SITC items Metric tonnes £'000 Metric tonnes £'000 Metric tonnes £'000 Metric tonnes £'000 Imports 652.00 27,967 123,569 84,090 192,224 44,564 254,698 66,060 216,050 653.00 61,603 266,600 34,796 142,866 82,179 527,029 47,863 281,418 654.00 14,531 56,891 23,513 24,450 11,808 100,615 23,432 40,863 655.00 5,715 31,075 4,570 20,193 7,508 53,861 3,622 20,326 656.00 1,208 9,651 2,848 35,955 4,095 29,390 2,622 39,483 657.00 41,479 79,498 17,605 34,453 59,422 186,065 20,596 77,749 658.00 25,262 78,827 15,912 41,821 28,747 138,637 16,970 57,022 659.00 49,328 79,291 24,970 77,765 154,667 251,785 18,161 85,486 Yarns Cotton 21,334 39,854 17,172 27,895 32,295 83,153 22,711 47,073 Man-made fibre 5,766 23,818 635 2,976 9,421 60,120 1,548 10,776 Wool 91,075 179,851 55,801 88,874 140,566 387,333 56,550 135,244 Exports 652.00 16,209 60,019 11,131 60,749 16,391 80,021 8,841 75,763 653.00 17,764 60,760 19,124 67,059 19,889 76,556 11,907 63,030 654.00 9,206 64,519 13,296 128,211 8,369 85,475 10,802 161,533 655.00 8,730 34,512 6,801 33,331 9,603 49,904 4,508 28,102 656.00 1,592 9,412 1,871 20,566 1,536 16,487 1,716 24,372 657.00 22,542 55,448 27,032 75,294 23,935 96,040 25,281 128,435 658.00 11,307 43,539 7,011 35,993 9,189 48,693 5,936 42,864 659.00 38,600 81,807 31,594 85,045 20,834 79,775 23,097 102,888 Yarns Cotton 5,747 12,173 3,326 7,962 3,032 9,386 1,402 5,154 Man-made fibre 10,363 46,789 6,156 30,117 8,538 53,666 7,104 51,031 Wool 73,331 143,059 59,432 120,082 59,255 194,195 34,620 109,884 Notes:
1. Cotton yarns denned as SITC Sub-group 651.3 less Item 653.31.
2. Man-made fibres yarns defined as SITC Sub-group 651.2 less Items 651.21, 651.25 and TTCN heading 5310 2000.
3. Woollen yarns defined as SITC Sub-groups 651.4, 651.5, 651.6, 651.7 and 651.8 less Items 651.49 and 651.78.
4. Woollen yarns also include yarns of fine animal hair.
5. 1986 figures provisional.
Source: Over Trade Statistics
550WCommunity and from other countries of textiles in each three-digit sub-division of SITC division 65, excluding sub-division 651, together with the figures for, respectively, cotton, man-made fibres and wool yarns.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation for 1970 is not available within agreed cost limits. The requested information on United Kingdom trade in 1979 and 1986 is in the following tables: