HC Deb 12 November 1987 vol 122 cc216-7W
Mr. Hood

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) which were the top 10 Latin American importers of British manufactured goods for each year since 1975:

(2) if he will list, for each year since 1975, the volume and value in pounds sterling of the top 10 British manufactured goods imported by Latin American countries.

Mr. Alan Clark

Information is available only in value terms for exports of manufactured goods. The available information is given in the tables:

Table I

Top Ten Latin American Importers of British Manufactured Goods

1975–82

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
  • Argentina
  • Peru
  • Cuba
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Panama

1984

  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
  • Chile

Table III £ million
Division 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Road vehicles (78) 63.4 66.1 77.2 82.2 84.9 45.9 30.3 32.6 82.9 93.4
Power generating machinery and equipment (71) 74.5 86.3 79.1 109.5 108.3 83.6 38.9 56.8 75.4 90.4
Machinery specialized for particular industries (72) 97.3 105.1 92.8 110.9 100.8 74.0 44.4 48.5 76.3 78.2
Organic chemicals (51) 37.8 33.2 31.3 35.8 39.7 37.5 35.3 51.2 71.3 66.4
Other transport equipment (79) 154.0 82.2 113.2 40.1 52.9 70.3 52.9 137.4 96.4 56.9
General industrial machinery and equipment NES and machine parts NES (74) 61.3 67.8 78.3 64.4 70.4 54.1 40.2 50.3 59.7 54.9
Chemical materials and products NES (59) 28.2 32.2 35.0 29.3 30.5 29.5 39.7 36.8 56.4 47.9
Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (76) 28.7 21.1 29.6 23.1 22.3 38.3 16.8 20.2 56.0 46.4
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products (54) 18.7 17.1 22.0 25.8 24.7 26.8 25.3 30.1 37.9 42.3
Metalworking machinery (73) 24.5 18.3 17.4 43.1 28.7 24.5 20.8 57.5 7.6 39.1

SourceOverseas Trade Statistics.

Notes

1. Latin America defined as in OTS recognised designation of countries.

2. 1975 and 1976 major exports defined as divisions of the Standard International Trade Classification Revision.

3. 1977–86 major exports defined as divisions of the Standard International Trade Classification Revision 2 (SITC (R2)).

1986 figures provisional.

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