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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the cost of timber imported into Great Britain from abroad in each year from 1960 to 1974 and in 1975 to date.
Mr. Deakins
United Kingdom imports of timber and timber manufactures have been as follows:
| £ million cif | ||
| 1960 | … | 434 |
| 1961 | … | 419 |
| 1962 | … | 393 |
| 1963 | … | 425 |
| 1964 | … | 519 |
| 1965 | … | 516 |
| 1966 | … | 489 |
| 1967 | … | 511 |
| 1968 | … | 622 |
| 1969 | … | 624 |
| 1970 | … | 715 |
| 1971 | … | 713 |
| 1972 | … | 802 |
| 1973 | … | 1,192 |
| 1974 | … | 1,671 |
| January to May 1975 | … | 565 |