Polyester Silk Plants

HC Deb 19 May 1989 vol 153 c315W

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list by year for the last 10 years the value in current prices of polyester silk plants imported into the United Kingdom; and if he will show in his answer the country of origin.

United Kingdom exports of knitted or crocheted goods to Turkey (£'000)
	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	11988
Outerwear (group 845.0)	72.3	93.9	159.4	150.4	73.6	500.8	968.0	1,088.1	435.4	—
Underwear (group 846.0)	9.6	0.7	42.3	160.9	68.0	37.8	72.9	171.5	126.6	—
Accessories (sub-group 847.2)	—	—	0.6	1.3	1.8	44.0	14.2	22.4	1.4	—
Headgear (item 848.43)	3.6	—	1.3	—	113.7	1.5	4.7	—	3.4	—
Total	85.5	94.6	203.6	312.6	257.1	583.5	1,059.8	1,282.0	566.8	417.4
1 Provisional.

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes

1. Descriptions and group, sub-group and item references based on Standard International Trade Classification Revision 2 (SITC R2).

2. Due to the changes in the classification with the introduction of the SITC Revision 3 (SITC R3) in 1988 direct comparisons with earlier years not available.