§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the increase in import penetration of manufactured goods each year since 1972, distinguish-ing between imports from(a) the EEC and (b) the rest of the world.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation on import penetration from 1970 to 1979 was published in the June 1980 edition of "Economic Trends". Subsequent data up to the year ended June 1989 were published in "Business Monitor MQ12"; annual summaries are published in table 12.2 of the "Annual Abstract of Statistics". These publications are available in the Library of the House. The figures do not separate the EC from the rest of the world.