§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total output of footwear, the percentage exported, and the proportion of the domestic market taken by imports in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany and (c) Japan in 1958, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, and in each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is as follows:
Footwear (ISIC Major Group 324) Sales (US $ million) United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan 1970 486 824 358 1975 722 1,120 896 1979 1,209 1,949 2,023 1980 1,344 2,076 2,005 1981 1,294 1,599 2,077 1982 1,189 1,522 1,826 1983 1,065 1,417 1,863 1984 1,205 1,356 1,908 1985 1,076 1,297 2,418
Export Ratio (per cent.) United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan 1970 15.9 10.4 13.1 1975 14.3 15.8 3.0 1979 18.9 21.3 1.5 1980 21.6 23.2 2.0 1981 17.1 25.0 2.1 1982 15.7 27.0 2.7 1983 16.1 31.0 2.3 1984 14.7 32.3 2.4 1985 17.6 40.8 1.7
Import Penetration (per cent.) United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan 1970 15.6 23.8 2.4 1975 25.8 43.3 6.3 1979 39.9 53.1 9.8 1980 40.0 56.0 10.1 1981 40.2 56.0 10.4 1982 40.8 57.3 11.6 1983 44.5 61.1 11.2 1984 42.6 63.3 13.4 1985 46.7 68.2 10.6