HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 cc260-1W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the value of export trade with(a) Nicaragua, (b) Honduras, (c) Guatemala, (d) Costa Rica, (e) El Salvador and (f) Panama in each of the past three completed accounting years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is as follows:

TRADESTATISTICS: 1984–1986 Value: £000s
EXPORTS IMPORTS
1984 1985 1986 1984 1985 1986
Nicaragua 4,755 6,368 7,349 2,176 1,324 1,30
Honduras 7,381 9,025 9,213 12,360 11,138 5,28
Guatemala 10,659 13,457 9,288 9,564 5,176 8,09
Costa Rica 9,138 14,412 12,007 21,234 22,646 30,31
El Salvador 7,589 8,507 6,917 2,550 1,661 1,32
Panama* 74,343 55,423 44,975 9,680 14,555 4,95

Notes: 1. Figures for 1986 provisional

2. Exports fob; Imports cif.

Source:Overseas Trade Statistics