HC Deb 24 July 1986 vol 102 cc350-1W
Mr. Wareing

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what items entered into trade between the United Kingdom and Egypt in each of the years 1981 to 1985, inclusive, giving their values.

Mr. Alan Clark

Information within acceptable cost limits is given in the table.

United Kingdom exports to Egypt in 1981 to 1985
Description 1981 £ million 1982 £ million 1983 £ million 1984 £ million 1985 £ million
Meat and meat preparations (1) 1 2 5 24 17
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (33) 14 5 7 9 22
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products (54) 10 10 10 16 16
Chemical materials and products, nes (59) 17 28 18 15 24
Iron and steel (67) 9 13 17 10 17
Manufactures of metal, nes (69) 14 17 19 20 18
Power generating machinery and equipment (71) 15 28 18 37 28
Machinery specialised for particular industries (72) 42 42 44 47 55
General industrial machinery, equipment and machine parts, nes (74) 30 27 33 43 47
Telecommunications, sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (76) 13 18 20 16 18
Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and parts thereof, nes (77) 15 14 17 15 14
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, nes (87) 19 14 13 18 19
SUB-TOTAL 198 216 220 270 294
Balance 127 123 151 158 177
TOTAL EXPORTS 325 339 371 428 471

Source: Table V of the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes:

(i) Numbers in parenthesis after commodity descriptions refer to the divisions of the Standard Industrial Trade Classification (Rev. 2).

(ii) Totals may not correspond exactly to individual figures due to rounding.

(iii) nes = not elsewhere specified.

(iv) Emports are valued fob.

(v) 1985 figures are provisional.

United Kingdom imports from Egypt in 1981 to 1985
Description 1981 £ million 1982 £ million 1983 £ million 1984 £ million 1985 £ million
Vegetables and fruit (5) 16 19 15 22 16
Textile fibres and wastes (26) 2 3 4 4 5
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (33) 382 365 35 120 100
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes, related products (65) 4 4 5 7 8
Power generating machinery and equipment (71) 2 8 4 4 10
SUB-TOTAL 405 398 63 157 139
Balance 10 15 17 23 23
TOTAL IMPORTS 415 413 80 180 162

Source: Table II of the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes:

(i) Numbers in parenthesis after commodity descriptions refer to the divisions of the Standard Industrial Trade Classification (Rev. 2).

(ii) Totals may not correspond exactly to individual figures due to rounding.

(iii) nes = not elsewhere specified.

(iv) Exports are valued cif.

(v) 1985 figures are provisional.