asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of home production in each quarter of 1978, each quarter of 1977 and the three quarters of 1979, by colume and by value, in the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.
Production by the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre weaving industry, from the first quarter of 1977 to the second quarter of 1979, was as follows:They exclude cloth used within establishments. Sales by United Kingdom establishments with over 50 employees were as follows:the Lancashire cotton man-made fibre woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.
Imports as a percentage of domestic sales of cotton and
man-made fibre cloth, in terms of square metres, from the first quarter of 1977 to
Percentages
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1977
| 1978
| 1979
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | |
| Cotton cloth | 60 | 63 | 64 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 68 |
| Man-made fibre cloth | 43 | 44 | 47 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 53 |
Domestic sales are defined as total sales by United Kingdom manufacturers plus imports minus exports.
Source: Textile Statistics Bureau, Overseas Trade Statistics.
Percentages
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12 months ending
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| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | |||||||
| March | June | September | December | March | June | September | December | March | |
| MLH 413 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 |