§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the value of imports of steel and steel products from developing countries in each of the past five years;
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- (2) what was the total value of imports of steel and steel products into the United Kingdom in each of the past five years;
- (3) what was the value of exports of steel and steel products from the United Kingdom to developing countries in each of the past five years;
- (4) what was the value of exports of steel and steel products from the United Kingdom to countries other than developing countries in each of the past five years;
- (5) what was the value of imports of steel and steel products from each of the EEC member States into the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Parkinson[pursuant to his reply, 12 December 1979, c. 629]: The available information for ingots, semi-finished and finished steel is as follows:
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS Total EEC* £ million cif Developing countries† 1974 604.9 406.7 7.7 1975 677.2 443.8 2.4 1976 784.6 518.5 11.9 1977 808.2 528.7 8.6 1978 882.4 564.1 16.9 January—October 1979 829.4 548.4 13.4
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS Developing countries† £ million fob Other than developing countries 1974 113.1 350.9 1975 166.2 394.8 1976 189.4 499.6 1977 207.1 657.7 1978 259.7 664.5 January—October 1979 223.9 657.1 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC (R1 and 2) Groups 672 to 675 Sub-groups 678.2 to 678.4 and 679.3, plus relevant parts of SITC (R2) 676.01 and 676.02, 679.42 and 791.99 and corresponding headings under SITC (R1). * Similar information for individual EEC countries could be provided only at disproportionate cost.& †Figures for developing countries are based on the area groupings Latin America, Middle East and North Africa and other developing countries as defined in the prefatory notes to the overseas trade statistics of the United Kingdom.