§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table showing for each year since 1970 (a) the percentage of exports from Latin American countries purchased by members of the European Economic Community and (b) the percentage of exports from EEC countries purchased by Latin American states; and if he will list the main products involved in each case.
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§ Mr. ChannonThe figures are in the table. Latin America's main exports to the European Community are oil, coffee, animal feedstuffs, metal ores, fruit and nonferrous metals. The Community's main exports to Latin America are industrial machinery, road vehicles and other transport equipment, electrical machinery, organic chemicals and iron and steel.
Latin America*/European Community† Trade Percentage of: Total Latin America Exports going to European Community Total European Community Exports going to Latin America 1970 28 3.2 1971 27 3.2 1972 27 3.0 1973 26 2.7 1974 21 3.2 1975 20 3.2 1976 22 2.6 1977 22 2.6 1978 22 2.5 1979 22 2.4 1980 20 2.5 1981 18 2.7 1982 19 2.2 1983 19 1.8 1984 ‡ ‡ * Comprises Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, E1 Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecquador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. † Present membership throughout. ‡ Not available. Source: IMF Direction of Trade Statistics OECD Series 'C'.