HC Deb 17 February 1993 vol 219 cc222-3W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been for each year since 1979(a) the cost of importing wood products and (b) the proportion of the total import costs represented by this figure.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 9 February 1993]: I have been asked to reply.

The information is given in the following table.

(a) Cost of importing wood products1 £million (b) Proportion of total visible imports per cent.
1979 1,411 3.0
1980 1,282 2.6
1981 1,343 2.7
1982 1,435 2.5
1983 1,922 2.9
1984 2,119 2.7
1985 2,050 2.4
1986 2,306 2.7
1987 2,665 2.8
1988 3,004 2.8
1989 3,141 2.6
1990 3,109 2.5
1991 2,562 2.2

1 Wood products are defined as the principal products of class 46 less group 466 of the Standard Industrial Classification.

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the domestic consumption of wood products each year since 1979.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 9 February 1993]: I have been asked to reply.

The available information is given in the following table. Comparable data for the years 1979 to 1981 are not available.

Domestic consumption of wood products
£billion
1982 5.4
1983 6.5
1984 7.2
1985 7.5
1986 8.2
1987 9.5
1988 11.1
1989 11.4
1990 11.1
1991 10.3

Note: Wood products are defined as the principal products of class 46 less group 466 of the Standard Industrial Classification.

Source: Business Monitors. PAS series: Central Statistical Office.