§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the change in United Kingdom output of intermediate goods since 1985; what is his estimate of the corresponding change in the volume of imports and exports; and what is the implied change in import penetration.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation on United Kingdom output and trade for intermediate goods is available from the Central Statistical Office central shared database, access to which is available in the Library of the House. There are, however, significant differences between the output and trade classifications. A reliable measure of import penetration is therefore not available.