§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage, for the latest available year, of all retail goods, including motor vehicles, sold in(a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy, were imported.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe figures are set out as follows and show the proportion of apparent consumption met by imports of consumer goods in 1988:
Per cent. Germany 35.5 France 26.7 Italy 26.6 Source: Eurostat.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage, for the latest available year, of all retail goods, including motor vehicles, sold in the EC were imported from outside the Community.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe figure in 1987 was 11.4 per cent. (excluding production figures for Luxembourg).
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage, for the latest available year, of all retail goods, including motor vehicles, sold in the United Kingdom was imported.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe figure in 1988 was 32.7 per cent.