HC Deb 24 January 1984 vol 52 cc506-13W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the tonnage, value in £ sterling, and country of origin of (i) hot rolled coil, and (ii) all steels imported into the United Kingdom for each of the years from 1979 and of (i) hot rolled coil and (ii) all steels exported from the United Kingdom; and to which countries there were exports for each of the years from 1979 to date.

Mr. Butcher

The following is the available information:

Table 2: Value of UK imports of steel industry products (£ thousand)
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Jan.-Oct.
EC
Belgium-Luxembourg 111,933 136,339 94,644 100,737 79,894
Denmark 20,422 18,433 16,618 19,621 13,632
France 104,767 155,632 100,253 131,667 89,234
West Germany 209,597 315,249 264,141 311,278 258,823
Greece 1,374 1,825 73 1,302 2,628
Ireland 4,424 5,420 5,470 7,799 9,470
Italy 67,150 72,790 58,346 100,315 45,945
Netherlands 119,567 134,414 120,601 116,648 96,330
EC Total 639,224 840,102 660,146 789,367 595,956
Spain 28,252 28,547 25,996 37,495 27,952
Sweden 95,785 75,783 64,640 81,854 61,699
Poland 9,866 11,978 4,874 10,979 8,804
South Africa 21,419 17,905 6,136 19,660 7,546
Canada 5,202 10,306 3,184 17,649 3,579
USA 20,072 64,335 35,840 22,895 10,171
Brazil 7,403 6,059 1,562 12,315 1,724
Japan 42,101 82,415 15,166 26,755 22,566
South Korea 7,992 10,948 354 7,812 4,474
Other countries 116,769 122,508 88,370 128,702 92,882
Total 994,095 1,270,886 906,268 1,155,483 837,353

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from HM Customs and Excise Statistics.

Note: Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the UK steel industry.

Table 3
Tonnage of United Kingdom imports of Hot Rolled wide coil (All Qualities)
Thousand Tonnes
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Jan-Oct
EC
Belgium-Luxembourg 77 58 40 27 29
Denmark 0 1 0
France 22 47 37 39 32
West Germany 120 130 162 275 290
Greece 0 0 2
Ireland 0 0 0 0
Italy 27 25 24 20 16
Netherlands 75 53 98 58 26
EC Total 321 313 362 419 395
Spain 7 0
Sweden 16 4 4 3 8
Poland 19 30 7 12 17
South Africa 36 27 1 19 4
Canada 4 6
USA 0 1 0 0
Brazil 4 14 0
Japan 55 47 0 0 9
South Korea 26 32 12
Other Countries 78 95 29 80 57
Total 532 551 403 585 502

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Statistics.

Notes:

— = Nil

0 = Less than 500 tonnes

Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry

Table 4
Value of United Kingdom imports of Hot Rolled Wide Coil (All Qualities)
£ thousand
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983*
European Community
Belgium-Luxembourg 14,068 11,073 7,293 5,414 5,591
Denmark 43 126 29
France 4,305 8,641 6,591 8,500 7,153

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983*
West Germany 23,339 26,388 29,503 67,980 79,961
Greece 11 395
Ireland 7 6 39 16
Italy 4,783 4,550 4,229 3,847 4,553
Netherlands 14,064 10,210 15,160 10,810 5,750
European Community Total 60,566 60,916 62,908 96,619 103,419
Spain 881 1 88
Sweden 2,698 778 602 676 1,564
Poland 3,082 4,815 868 1,786 2,912
South Africa 5,514 4,258 177 3,238 760
Canada 693 1,203
United States of America 9 110 87 9 0
Brazil 697 2,371 5
Japan 9,108 7,277 13 89 2,660
South Korea 3,897 5,563 2,164
Other Countries 14,688 18,326 12,356 21,425 10,433
Total 96,546 101,767 77,012 132,979 124,005
* January-October.

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Statistics.

Notes: —=Nil.

0 =Less than £500.

Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry.

Table 5
Tonnage of United Kingdom exports of steel industry products
Thousand tonnes
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 January-October
Economic Community
Belgium-Luxembourg 99 63 125 84 108
Denmark 137 75 120 135 112
France 203 118 167 160 138
West Germany 383 313 399 309 311
Greece 61 50 48 78 176
Ireland 297 156 209 177 142
Italy 226 202 84 142 104
Netherlands 136 81 136 125 141
EC total 1,542 1,058 1,288 1,210 1,232
Norway 97 68 89 107 103
Sweden 195 119 142 140 124
USA 393 214 564 388 281
India 390 126 265 229 157
Other countries 1,782 1,016 1,432 1,289 1,328
Total 4,399 2,601 3,780 3,363 3,225

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from HM Customs and Excise Statistics.

Notes:

—= Nil.

0=Less than 500 tonnes.

Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the UK steel industry.

Table 6
Value of United Kingdom exports of steel industry products
£ Thousand
1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983
European Community
Belgium-Luxembourg 24,080 17,626 28,201 24,731 31,016
Denmark 33,673 19,844 30,765 38,892 32,969
France 64,049 45,055 51,640 56,333 48,893
West Germany 90,796 81,085 94,650 101,690 111,042
Greece 13,195 12,199 15,495 14,711 24,039
Ireland 74,051 44,754 56,189 55,631 46,186
Italy 49,751 51,230 24,610 42,433 31,930
Netherlands 34,720 24,297 34,703 41,577 39,633

1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983
European Community Total 384,315 296,090 336,253 375,998 365,708
Norway 22,801 16,893 19,541 29,812 31,283
Sweden 49,529 34,480 38,026 40,869 33,629
United States of America 106,669 61,743 181,181 128,674 87,131
India 71,411 27,463 47,173 49,569 34,289
Other Countries 437,683 321,968 398,991 438,982 348,829
TOTAL 1,072,408 758,637 1,021,165 1,063,904 900,869
* January-October.

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise statistics.

Notes: Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry.

Table 7
Tonnage of United Kingdom exports of hot rolled wide coil (all qualities)
Thousand tonnes
1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983
European Community
Belgium-Luxembourg 12 0 2 0 29
Denmark 4 2 1 1 3
France 0 0 0 0 2
West Germany 13 7 9 2 6
Greece 0
Ireland 0 0 1 0 2
Italy 57 41 2 7 2
Netherlands 1 6 3 18
Total 86 51 21 13 62

Table 8
Value of United Kingdom exports of hot rolled wide coil (all qualities)
£ thousand
1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983
European Community
Belgium-Luxembourg 2,018 8 221 16 5,472
Denmark 732 291 116 213 731
France 46 12 23 80 276
West Germany 2,289 1,122 1,298 351 1,414
Greece 27
Ireland 8 106 99 104 598
Italy 9,249 7,068 299 1,157 613
Netherlands 119 792 467 3,472
European Community Total 14,342 8,726 2,848 2,388 12,603
Norway 196 169 23 221
Sweden 15 21 11 0 24
USA 743 11 193 1,771 901
India 364 8
Other Countries 8,364 520 6,915 3,421 7,265
TOTAL 23,642 9,447 10,331 7,603 21,022
* January-October

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from HM Customs and Excise Statistics

Notes:

—=Nil

0=Less than £500

Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the tonnage of hot rolled coil produced in the United Kingdom for each of the years from 1979 to date.

Mr. Butcher

The following is the available information:

1979 1980 1981 1982 *1983
Norway 1 1 0 1
Sweden 0 3 0 0
United States of America 5 0 1 13 6
India 4 0
Other countries 69 1 54 24 47
Total 161 56 80 50 116
* January to October.

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Statistics.

Notes:

— = Nil.

0 = less than 500 tonnes.

Figures for 1980 were affected by the dispute in the United Kingdom steel industry.

United Kingdom Production of Hot Rolled Plate and Sheet in Coil and in Lengths
Thousand tonnes
1979 7525
1980 3863
Thousand tonnes
1981 6181
1982 5535
1983 *
* Not available.

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau

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