HC Deb 25 April 1984 vol 58 cc508-9W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the total value of exports by the chemical industry from the United Kingdom in each year since 1974.

Mr. Channon

The information is as follows:

UK Chemical Exports (fob)
Value £ Million
1975 2,145
1976 3,007
1977 3,817
1978 4,199
1979 4,911
1980 5,286
1981 5,550
1982 6,119
1983* 6,929

* Provisional.

Source: Data corresponding to SITC/R2 Section 5 (Chemicals and related products) in the UK Overseas Trade Statistics and its earlier equivalent.

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