HC Deb 07 April 1975 vol 889 cc374-7W
Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give the breakdown into the main categories of the United Kingdom's imports from and exports to the original six members of the EEC in oil goods for each of the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and for the four quarters of 1973 and 1974 if these are available.

Mr. Clinton Davis

Figures for oil goods—defined as SITC(R) Division 33 —for years 1970 to 1972 are published under SITC(R) 331 and 332 in Tables II and IV of Volume I of the appropriate "Annual Statement of the Overseas Trade of the United Kingdom". Figures for 1973 and 1974 cannot be derived from published sources and are as follows:

TRADE WITH EEC (6)
£ million
SITC(R) Number Imports (c.i.f.) First quarter Second quarter 1973 Third quarter Fourth quarter Year
Division 33
331 … Petroleum, crude and partly refined … 5.9 6.3 6.7 5.7 24.6
332.1 … Motor spirit … 17.8 23.6 33.0 27.0 101.4
332.2 … Lamp oil and white spirit … 4.7 6.5 7.5 6.9 25.5
332.3 … Distillate fuels … 6.4 6.2 6.2 9.2 28.1
332.4 … Residual fuel oils … 15.9 14.3 8.3 8.0 46.5
332.5 … Lubricating oils and greases … 1.7 1.5 2.2 2.2 7.5
332.6 … Mineral jelly and waxes … 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6
332.9 … Pitch, resin, petroleum—asphalt, etc. … 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.3 5.5
Exports (f.o.b.)
Division 33
331 … Petroleum, crude and partly refined … 2.1 1.3 3.4 1.5 8.3
332.1 … Motor spirit … 0.8 1.3 1.6 4.6 8.4
332.2 … Lamp oil and white spirit … 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 2.1
332.3 … Distillate fuels … 1.5 1.6 5.9 17.3 26.3
332.4 … Residual fuel oils … 0.3 0.4 1.3 3.7 5.6
332.5 … Lubricating oils and greases … 1.9 1.8 2.9 2.2 8.8
332.6 … Mineral jelly and waxes … 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
332.9 … Pitch, resin, petroleum—asphalt, etc. … 1.3 2.5 2.5 0.9 7.2
£million
SITC(R) Number Imports (c.i.f.) First quarter Second quarter 1974 Third quarter Fourth quarter Year
Division 33
331 … Petroleum, crude and partly refined … 10.4 30.7 50.3 38.3 129.7
332.1 … Motor spirit … 30.0 42.2 76.0 54.3 202.5
332.2 … Lamp oil and white spirit … 9.1 9.7 7.9 14.7 41.4
332.3 … Distillate fuels … 3.1 3.4 5.4 8.6 20.5
332.4 … Residual fuel oils … 28.7 36.7 14.4 25.9 105.6
332.5 … Lubricating oils and greases … 2.6 4.9 5.4 4.0 17.0
332.6 … Mineral jelly and waxes … 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.3
332.9 … Pitch, resin, petroleum—asphalt, etc. … 1.5 3.5 3.1 1.9 9.9
Exports (f.o.b.)
Division 33
331 … Petroleum, crude and partly refined … 1.1 5.3 0.6 1.2 8.2
332.1 … Motor spirit … 4.2 20.7 9.4 11.0 45.4
332.2 … Lamp oil and white spirit … 3.2 0.9 0.4 0.9 5.4
332.3 … Distillate fuels … 10.7 24.7 32.7 18.0 86.0
332.4 … Residual fuel oils … 0.4 2.1 7.8 4.0 14.2
332.5 … Lubricating oils and greases … 4.1 4.7 6.2 5.0 20.0
332.6 … Mineral jelly and waxes … 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3
332.9 … Pitch, resin, petroleum—asphalt, etc. … 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.5 7.1

Mr. Adam Butler

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give the breakdown into the main categories of the United Kingdom's imports from and exports to the present eight members of the EEC in oil goods for each of the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and for the four quarters of 1973 and 1974 if these are available.

Mr. Clinton Davis

Figures for oil goods—defined as SITC(R) Division 33—for years 1973 and 1974 are published under SITC(R) 331 and 332 in Tables III and VI of the respective December issues of the monthly "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom". Quarterly figures can be derived from the March, June, September and December issues. Figures for the years 1970 to 1972 cannot be derived from published sources and are as follows:

TRADE WITH EEC (8)
£ million
SITC(R) Imports (cif) Exports (fob)
1970 1971 1972 1970 1971 1972
Division33
331. Petroleum, crude and partly refined 35.7 39.7 41.1 7.7 8.4 19.2
332.1 Motor spirit 61.6 60.1 54.4 11.0 14.2 14.1
332.2 Lamp oil and white spirit 9.3 13.7 19.1 6.3 10.3 9.8
332.3 Distillate fuels 9.0 13.7 16.8 28.4 38.6 34.6
332.4 Residual fuel oils 49.5 48.1 57.4 17.3 22.1 19.9
332.5 Lubricating oils and greases 7.6 8.2 7.2 10.4 11.4 12.0
332.6 Mineral jelly and waxes 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
332.9 Pitch, resin, petroleum asphalt, etc. 1.4 2.8 5.3 1.5 3.8 3.5

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