European Community (Newly Industrialising Countries)

HC Deb 30 July 1981 vol 9 cc453-4W

Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the figures for imports into the European Economic Community from newly industrialising countries over the past 10 years.

Mr. Parkinson

[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1981]: The information is as follows:

Imports into the European Community* from the Newly Industrialising Countries†
	$ billion
1971	11.5
1972	14.5
1973	21.9
1974	30.7
1975	30.9
1976	37.3
1977	42.2
1978	48.2
1979	58.0
1980	65.4‡
Notes:
* Including Greece.
† As defined in government Economic Service Working Paper No. 18 but excluding Greece (now a member of the European Community) and Malta for which information is not readily available.

‡ OECD estimate

Source:

OECD Trade Series 'A'