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Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing the value of food imports as a percentage of all imports and expenditure on food as a percentage of total consumer expenditure, for each year since 1964.
Mr. Strang
The information is as follows:
| Imports of food as a percentage of total imports* | Consumers' expenditure on food (including catering as a percentage of total consumers' expenditure† | |
| 1964 | 28·2 | 26·3 |
| 1965 | 26·0 | 25·6 |
| 1966 | 25·3 | 25·3 |
| 1967 | 24·0 | 24·8 |
| 1968 | 20·6 | 23·9 |
| 1969 | 20·1 | 23·8 |
| 1970 | 19·6 | 23·5 |
| 1971 | 19·2 | 23·1 |
| 1972 | 18·1 | 21·7 |
| 1973 | 16·2 | 21·8 |
| *Source: Overseas Trade Statistics 1964–1973—(Section O excluding Division O8). | ||
| † Source: National Income and Expenditure 1963–1973. | ||