§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will circulate a table in the Official Report 29W showing the value and volume of (a) chemicals and (b) man-made fibre products imported from and exported to the Six original EEC members and other
TRADE IN CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS £million Imports (c.i.f.) Exports (f.o.b.) EEC (6) Rest of World EEC (6) Rest of World SITC (R) SITC (R) 1970 … … … … 219 324 161 623 1971 … … … … 235 334 185 699 1972 … … … … 283 369 220 742 1973 … … … … 418 479 323 950 1974 … … … … 850 728 651 1,491 1975 … … … … 707 704 605 1,573 1976 … … … … 1,106 894 911 2,134 1977 … … … … 1,440 1,022 1,157 2,706 SITC (Rev 2) SITC(Rev 2) 1977 … … … … 1,403 958 1,142 2,675 1978 … … … … 1,674 1,085 1,378 2,823 January-October 1979 … 1,842 1,008 1,525 2,502 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC Section 5). Notes: (a) From January 1978 the United Kingdom has adopted the second revision of the Standard International Trade Classification. Figures for earlier years were compiled under the previous classification (SITC (R)). For purposes of comparison, figures for 1977 have been provided on both bases. (b) Similar information on the value or volume of trade in man-made fibre products and the volume of trade in chemicals could be provided only at disproportionate cost.