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Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade, further to his answer, Official Report, 25 February, column 406, concerning imports of non-textured yarns, whether and to what extent the figures are distorted by differences in quality; and if he will publish in the Official Report a table giving a further breakdown under each heading of the sub-categories for which total figures are given in the monthly trade returns, for exports as well as imports.
Mr. Parkinson
The available information is as follows:
| Imports (1979) | Exports (1979) | |||||||||||
| Federal Republic of Germany | Switzerland | United State of America | Federal Republic of Germany | Switzerland | United States of America | |||||||
| Tonnes | * | Tonnes | * | Tonnes | * | Tonnes | * | Tonnes | * | Tonnes | * | |
| Non-textured yarn of continuous polyester fibres, untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre, single | 7,550 | 1,946 | 6,922 | 1,307 | 978 | 983 | 303 | 2,089 | 190 | 1,899 | 0·4 | 2,454 |
| Other non-textured yarn of continuous polyester fibres of which:— | 6,033 | 1,623 | 34 | 1,622 | 5,516 | 957 | 289 | 2,358 | 95 | 2,560 | 103 | 1,196 |
| (a) High tenacity yarn for tyres, machinery or plant | 1,046 | 2,132 | 0·3 | 1,697 | 187 | 1,096 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| (b) Other— | ||||||||||||
| (i) Single, twisted, more than 50 turns per metre | 2,187 | 1,201 | 20 | 1,688 | 5,237 | 936 | 11 | 8,993 | 3 | 9,427 | 103 | 1,165 |
| (ii) Multiple or cabled | 2,800 | 1,764 | 14 | 1,578 | 92 | 1,893 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| *= Average values per tonne (£'s cif (imports) or £'s fob (exports)) N/A= Not available for publication. | ||||||||||||