§ Mr. Mylesasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the level of imports of New Zealand lamb month by month for the first 10 months of 1979 compared with 1978.
§ Mr. ParkinsonUnited Kingdom imports of fresh, chilled or frozen lamb originating in New Zealand were as follows:
S. 717/719 Tonnes 1978 1979 January 22,183 14,748 February 11,425 28,015 March 33,163 25,913 April 22,111 21,194 May 11,672 15,626 June 11,719 21,115 July 20,334 12,279 August 14,593 11,635 September 13,954 18,068 October 4,636 10,089 January—October 165,662 178,337 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (part SITC (Rev 2) Sub-group 011.2).
Notes:
(1) The cumulative figures for the periods January to October 1978 and 1979 incorporate corrections; individual monthly figures are uncorrected.
(2) The effects of industrial action have led to distortions in the pattern of trade recorded in the first eight months of 1979, and the figures for individual months must be interpreted with particular caution.