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Sir John Hall
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total of manufactured and semi-finished goods imported by the United Kingdom. West Germany, France and Italy in the years 1963 and 1973, respectively, stated as a percentage of gross domestic product; and what was the trend in 1974.
Mr. Deakins
Imports of the categories requested as a percentage of gross domestic product at current market prices were:
| Semi-finished*goods | Finished† manufactures | All manufactured‡ goods | |
| United Kingdom | |||
| 1963 | 3·0 | 2·1 | 5·2 |
| 1973 | 6·1 | 6·5 | 12·6 |
| January to September | |||
| 1974 | 8·3 | 7·1 | 15·4 |
| German Federal Republic | |||
| 1963 | 3·5 | 2·3 | 5·8 |
| 1973 | 4·6 | 4·5 | 9·1 |
| January to September 1974§ | 5·2 | 4·6 | 9·8 |
| France | |||
| 1963 | 2·4 | 2·5 | 4·9 |
| 1973 | 4·3 | 5·0 | 9·3 |
| January to June 1974≑ | 5·5 | 5·4 | 10·9 |
| Italy | |||
| 1963 | 3·6 | 3·7 | 7·2 |
| 1973 | 5·1 | 4·9 | 9·9 |
| 1974 | … | … | … |
| * SITC(R) Sections 5 and 6. | |||
| † SITC(R) Sections 7 and 8. | |||
| ‡ SITC(R) Sections 5 to 8. | |||
| § The 1974 figures of GDP are based on figures published in the Monthly Reports of the Deutsche Bundesbank Series 4. | |||
| ≑ The 1974 figures are based on estimates of GDP published in OECD Economic Outlook December 1974. | |||
| … Not available. | |||
Source:
United Kingdom: Central Statistical Office, Department of Trade.
Other countries: OECD Main economic indicators and statistics of foreign trade, series B.