§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, further to his reply of 27 April,Official Report, columns 614–15 concerning gross output of finished manufactures and imports of semi-manufactures, intermediate products and basic materials, whether he will provide comparable figures for manufactures less food, drink, tobacco, paper, printing and publishing; and if he will add figures for 1973 and for exports.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe figures are estimated to be as follows:
Estimated Gross Output (£ billion, 1985 prices) Finished manufactures Finished manufactures less food, drink, tobacco. Paper, Printing and Publishing 1970 129.5 n/a 1973 145.8 96.2 1979 144.5 92.7 1988 156.6 101.2 n/a = not available.
Manufactures (SITC 5–8) less paper and paperboard (1) and printed matter (2) (OTS basis) £ billion 1985 prices Exports Imports 1970 31.6 17.2 1973 38.8 26.6 1979 45.9 39.9 1988 59.8 75.4 Notes:
1. SITC 64
2. SITC 892
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£ billion 1985 prices Semi-Manufactures (SITC 5 + 6) Intermediate finished manufactures (part of SITC 7 + 8) Basic materials (SITC 2 + 4) Imports 1973 130 4.7 6.4 Exports 1970 12.2 7.6 1.2 1973 15.4 10.2 1.4 1979 18.5 116 1.9 1988 23.8 14.2 2.2
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, further to his reply of 27 April,Official Report, columns 614–15, concerning gross output of finished manufactures and imports of semi-manufactures, intermediate products and basic materials, whether he will provide an estimate for the increase in the United Kingdom content of United Kingdom exports of finished manufactures between (i) 1970 and 1979 and (ii) 1979 and 1988 on the assumption that the United Kingdom content of exports was the same in each year as the United Kingdom content of United Kingdom output, leaving out of account food, drink and tobacco as well as paper, printing and publishing.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe question could be answered only at disproportionate cost.