Records and Publishing

HC Deb 29 November 1989 vol 162 cc288-9W

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish tables showing(a) the invisible and (b) the visible imports and exports of (i) the record industry and (ii) the publishing industry for the past five years.

Mr. Redwood

[holding answer 27 November 1989]: Figures for visible trade are shown in the table. Invisible trade data are not available.

Visible trade 1984–1988
£ million
	The record industry	The publishing industry
Year	Imports	Exports	Imports	Exports
1984	48.5	52.0	285.6	514.2
1985	49.3	69.3	318.9	569.0
1986	55.6	75.6	325.0	559.9
1987	49.5	86.2	373.6	628.6
1988	96.8	111.8	491.4	674.1

Notes and Definitions.

The Record Industry: Records (7" and 12") and pre-recorded cassettes. Compact discs are included in the 1988 totals (imports £48.2 m; exports £40.1 m), but figures are not available for earlier years.

Source: BPI Year Book 1989–90.

The Publishing Industry: Books, pamphlets, maps, newspapers, Journals and periodicals (SITC 892.1, 892.2).

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.