HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 cc370-1W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if, using 1980 as the base year, he will publish an index of the degree of import penetration in each major industrial grouping for each subsequent year, using both of the ratios normally used to measure such penetration.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is as follows:

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Class 37 Instrument Engineering 100 111 108 114 120 121 118 121
Division 4 Other manufacturing industries 100 107 107 113 121 120 122 126
Classes 41–42 Food, drink and tobacco 100 102 102 107 115 114 116 114
Class 43 Textile Industry 100 115 118 126 134 134 137 143
Class 44 Leather and leather goods 100 107 105 109 109 118 114 117
Class 45 Footwear and clothing industries 100 114 115 116 126 123 125 133
Class 46 Timber and Wooden Furniture 100 106 108 119 120 113 117 116
Class 47 Paper, printing and publishing 100 107 102 105 114 112 111 118
Class 48 Processing of rubber and plastics 100 116 125 137 143 150 153 159
Class 49 Other manufacturing industries 100 117 99 100 102 99 102 116