HC Deb 07 August 1980 vol 990 cc234-40W
Mr. John H. Osborn

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if, from information available to him, he will tabulate his assessment of the value, tonnage, and in consequence cost per ton of each export source of coal, and coal products, imported into each EEC country and in total per annum at present.

Mr. Tebbit

[pursuant to the reply, 4 August 1980, c. 5]: The information, in respect of 1979, is as follows:

TABLE 1
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY—IMPORTS OF COAL AND COAL PRODUCTS* 1979
From To European Community Belgium/Luxembourg Denmark Federal Republic of Germany France Ireland Italy Netherlands United Kingdom
£ million
France 55.2 12.1 5.3 26.0 0.1 5.8 2.2 3.7
Belgium/Luxembourg 27.3 0.1 9.5 14.8 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.3
Netherlands 41.0 18.4 0.1 14.7 6.5 0.6 0.7
Federal Republic of Germany 837.7 321.2 3.0 301.0 0.4 102.4 93.6 15.9
Italy 1.3 1.3
United Kingdom 68.8 4.7 0.4 19.0 22.5 13.0 1.5 7.7
Ireland 9.6 9.6
Denmark 0.3 0.2
Norway 1.5 0.1 1.2 0.2
Sweden 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.2
Finland 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.7
Austria 0.2 0.2
Spain 0.4 0.3 0.1
Yugoslavia 1.3 1.3
Turkey 0.4 0.4
USSR 77.8 7.9 0.1 6.3 30.8 0.1 29.3 0.4 3.0
German Democratic Republic 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1
Poland 305.3 16.5 1.0 56.4 100.4 22.0 72.7 17.0 19.3
Czechoslovakia 22.4 1.8 16.6 4.0
Morocco 3.1 0.6 0.7 1.7
Egypt 0.1 0.1
Gabon 0.9 0.9
Zaire 0.3 0.3
South Africa 250.7 31.4 20.1 145.2 0.5 39.5 12.6 1.4
USA 448.9 74.9 44.4 102.0 8.6 133.2 48.9 36.9
Canada 19.9 4.0 10.6 2.0 3.2 0.1
Mexico 0.8 0.5 0.2
Brazil 0.2 0.2
Argentina 0.9 0.7 0.2
Vietnam 0.7 0.5 0.1
China 7.0 2.9 1.5 0.4 0.6 1.5
Japan 0.9 0.9
Australia 193.7 7.2 13.4 53.3 0.4 30.1 29.4 59.9
Secret 126.4 126.4
Unspecified by country 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
World 2,510.0 502.0 138.1 243.0 783.3 45.8 421.6 219.0 156.8
* SITC (Rev 2) Division 32.
— Nil or less than half of the final digit shown.
Source: Eurostat.
TABLE 2
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY—IMPORTS OF COAL AND COAL PRODUCTS* 1979
From To European Community Belgium Luxembourg Denmark Federal Republic of Germany France Ireland Italy Natherlands United Kingdom
Thousands of tonnes
France 1,142 263 83 598 1 91 40 65
Belgium/Luxembourg 633 1 250 316 2 4 35 24
Netherlands 1,364 736 3 443 147 12 1 22
Federal Republic of Germany 20,917 6,825 50 9,026 7 1,962 2,764 284
Italy 24 24
United Kingdom 2,453 144 6 787 846 369 34 266
Ireland 195 195
Denmark 8 7
Norway 61 5 50 7
Sweden 29 17 7 3 1 1
Finland 18 1 2 9 6
Austria 11 11
Spain 16 12 1 2
Yugoslavia 57 57
Turkey 14 14
USSR 2,589 371 6 264 779 1 1,078 12 78
German Democratic Republic 24 2 15 5 3
Poland 12,744 690 49 2,483 4,466 658 3,033 706 658
Czechoslovakia 1,928 64 1,728 2 134
Morocco 61 14 12 34
Egypt 2 2
Gabon 29 29
Zaire 18 18
South Africa 14,167 1,914 1,058 8,117 13 2,325 702 38
USA 14,613 2,591 1,533 3,345 214 4,205 1,639 1,085
Canada 910 153 548 73 132 4
Mexico 27 20 5 1
Brazil 8 8
Argentina 38 30 8
Vietnam 13 11 3
China 312 132 71 23 28 58
Japan 28 28
Australia 7,889 275 640 2,265 8 1,169 1,366 2,165
Secret 7,498 7,498
Unspecified by country 22 5 5 6 1 3 1 1
World 89,859 14,099 7,729 10,587 29,530 1,288 14,158 7,727 4,741
* SITC (Rev 2) Division 32.
— Nil or less than half of the final digit shown.
Source: Eurostat.
TABLE 3
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY—IMPORTS OF COAL AND COAL PRODUCTS* 1979
From To European Community Belgium/Luxembourg Denmark Federal Republic of Germany France Ireland Italy Netherlands United Kingdom
£/tonne
France 48.4 46.2 64.2 43.5 77.0 63.0 55.5 56.4
Belgium/Luxembourg 43.1 63.5 38.0 46.7 60.0 71.8 33.5 55.5
Netherlands 30.1 25.1 32.6 33.1 44.0 51.2 60.8 31.5
Federal Republic of Germany 40.0 47.1 61.1 33.3 57.6 52.2 33.9 55.9
Italy 52.9 52.9
United Kingdom 28.1 32.9 61.3 24.2 26.6 35.2 44.0 28.9
Ireland 49.4 49.3
Denmark 33.1 28.0 85.2 55.8 90.6
Norway 25.0 25.2 25.0 25.5
Sweden 53.7 62.1 18.9 47.0 95.2 135.9
Finland 101.9 71.4 134.6 91.1 116.4
Austria 15.8 15.8
Spain 28.9 23.4 47.7 49.2
Yugoslavia 22.8 22.9
Turkey 27.3 27.3
USSR 30.1 21.3 23.5 23.7 39.6 60.7 27.2 30.3 38.0
German Democratic Republic 30.6 17.8 32.3 34.7 22.4
Poland 24.0 23.9 20.6 22.7 22.5 33.4 24.0 24.1 29.4
Czechoslovakia 11.6 28.5 9.6 22.9 29.5
Morocco 50.8 48.0 44.0 56.6 51.6
Egypt 50.4 50.4
Gabon 29.7 29.7
Zaire 15.0 15.0
South Africa 17.7 16.4 19.0 17.9 37.8 17.0 17.9 37.9
USA 30.7 28.9 28.9 30.5 40.3 31.7 29.8 34.0
Canada 21.9 26.4 19.3 26.8 24.3 20.6
Mexico 28.4 26.8 33.0 37.2
Brazil 26.7 26.7
Argentina 24.6 25.0 22.8
Vietnam 50.5 51.5 47.0
China 22.3 22.2 20.8 19.6 21.4 25.9
Japan 31.7 31.7
Australia 24.5 26.2 21.0 23.5 42.1 25.8 21.5 27.7
Secret 16.9 16.9
World 27.9 35.6 17.9 23.0 26.5 35.6 29.8 28.3 33.1
Notes:
Variations in the figures reflect variations in the product mix as well as the source of supply.
* SITC (Rev 2) Division 32.
— Basic figures nil or too small for reliable £/tonne figures to be calculated.