§ Mr. GallowayTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the current volume of Israeli exports to 691W the United Kingdom; what is the make-up of those exports; and what were the comparable figures for each year from 1966 to 1987.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe current value of imports from Israel for the first four months to April 1988 are £167.00 million.
United Kingdom imports from Israel Table 1 Value £ thousands Division 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Total trade 44,856 54,745 57,805 69,740 78,893 91,183 125,785 159,680 176,414 219,297 Of which: 05 Vegetables and fruit 24,234 32,558 33,233 35,325 39,241 47,107 58,744 67,724 76,515 86,099 84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1,282 1,622 1,912 2,545 5,061 8,259 12,350 17,595 21,531 29,121 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles NES, and related products 1,598 1,137 1,264 1,279 2,170 1,842 2,601 5,427 8,327 13,583 89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles NES 756 1,102 762 1,364 1,421 1,283 1,566 2,502 3,142 5,446 66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures NES 3,994 4,416 6,019 9,787 8,115 10,809 18,794 18,587 31,987 27,504 29 Crude animal and vegetable materials NES 147 249 458 331 405 586 924 2,145 5,804 10,579
United Kingdom imports from Israel Table 2 Value £ thousands Division 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 April 1988 Total trade 232,746 255,866 276,011 313,677 392,744 403,952 385,175 437,014 167,049 Of which 05 Vegetables and Fruit 83,464 95,288 97,237 100,420 113,402 142,562 107,384 123,687 55,301 84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 38,710 46,359 54,438 62,792 69,808 71,379 73,077 71,022 24,125 65 Textile yarn, Fabrics, made-up articles NES and related products 13,431 16,718 16,674 20,177 25,627 31,319 35,550 38,171 14,634 89 Miscellaneous manufactured articles NES 7,672 9,803 11,084 11,452 16,247 16,609 17,509 24,418 7,601 66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures NES 19,644 21,890 17,287 15,125 13,795 14,137 16,272 22,052 7,207 29 Crude animal and vegetable materials NES 6,231 7,719 6,627 8,604 9,565 12,608 13,023 14,585 9,343 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes:
(i) Total trade figures are on a 1981 basis throughout. Imports valued at (CIF).
(ii) Figures for 1987 and for four months ended April 1988 are provisional.