§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total output of textiles by value, 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 1985, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and in each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is as follows:
Textiles (ISIC Major Group 321) Sales (US $ million) United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan 1970 6,200 7,458 10,960 1975 8,570 12,356 19,232 1979 12,894 18,222 32,302 1980 12,556 18,857 32,305 1981 10,279 14,740 32,592 1982 9,062 13,731 29,693 1983 8,309 13,303 31,318 1984 8,062 12,729 31,693 1985 8,270 12,295 33,634
Export Ratio (Per Cent.) United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany Japan 1970 17.5 21.1 16.7 1975 20.3 27.3 15.8 1979 24.4 34.1 12.7 1980 17.7 343 16.3 1981 25.8 39.0 18.5 1982 25.9 41.2 17.7 1983 26.4 41.7 17.5 1984 28.0 45.4 17.4 1985 30.2 50.5 15.1
Import Penetration (Per Cent.) United Kingdom Federal of Germany Japan 1970 12.6 21.4 4.1 1975 19.9 28.1 6.1 1979 28.5 36.6 8.7 1980 29.7 37.6 7.6 1981 33.3 39.4 7.5 1982 34.9 40.0 8.5 1983 38.0 41.4 7.3 1984 40.2 43.8 9.1 1985 42.0 47.7 8.2 Notes:
1. Information for 1958, 1960, 1965, 1986 and 1987 is not available on a comparable basis.
2. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
3. Industry Classification: International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC).