Tractor Imports

HC Deb 17 February 1986 vol 92 cc82-3W

Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a breakdown of tractor imports by country of origin over the past 10 years and year by year into the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alan Clark

The detail of information requested is not available by country of origin without incurring disproportionate cost. The table shows a breakdown of tractor imports from the five major countries over the years 1976 to 1985 on a country of consignment basis.

	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	*1985
Netherlands	11.4	24.7	24.0	33.1	26.4	21.3	36.7	31.1	42.3	36.3
Italy	5.0	14.9	13.5	13.5	13.8	7.4	15.6	21.0	23.6	24.3
Others	20.8	19.7	22.5	27.2	25.0	28.5	45.4	36.1	32.9	30.1

^* January to November.

Source: Data corresponding to SITC/R2 sub groups 722.3, 722.4 and 783.2 and equivalent headings from SITC/R.

Note: Imports are valued cif.